(NCA NewsWire) A senior diplomat has told a court she was not aware of any plans to bring ISIS brides and their children back to Australia.
On Tuesday, a “last resort” legal fight began in the Federal Court hoping to force the Australian government to repatriate 12 Australian women and their 21 children from a camp in Syria.
The case has been brought by non-profit group Save the Children Australia who are seeking a writ of habeas corpus — which would require the Commonwealth to bring the women before an Australian court.
Thirty-four women and children with Australian citizenship, or eligibility for citizenship, remain in the Al-Roj camp in northeast Syria, with 31 joining the lawsuit.
