Three women accused of being ISIS brides were arrested in Melbourne on terror and slavery charges after years in a Syrian camp, thrusting repatriation and justice back into the spotlight.

A group of Australian "ISIS brides" and children are stuck in Syria because Australia has refused their return, Damascus has claimed.

The first flight carrying ISIS brides back to Australia today has touched down in Melbourne.A group of two women and seven ...

The ISIS brides returning to Australia have been identified ahead of their arrival in Sydney and Melbourne after years with Islamic State in Syria.

Three women accused of being 'ISIS brides' were arrested as they stepped off a flight home, ending a near decade-long police wait, with the trio facing terror and slavery charges ...

On 7 May 2026, news.com.au published a version of this article about Kawsar Abbas (also referred to as Kawsar Ahmad). A photo of Fatma Mallouk was mistakenly used in that publication. Mrs Mallouk is ...

Australians do not need unkeepable promises or stern words, they need a serious investigation into why, exactly, the system is broken.

Janai Safar, one of the so-called ISIS brides, has been arrested after touching down in Sydney, more than a decade after leaving Australia to join Islamic State territory in Syria with her cousin in ...

Lebanese Muslim Association secretary Gamel Kheir, a 56-year-old conveyancer for Bankstown firm Kheir Lawyers, said the women ...