Some of them might get slap-on-the-wrist, token punishments for the sake of keeping the public complacent, but most will be freed quickly, and fully able, should they choose to do so, to resume their jihad. What could possibly go wrong? Australia is a modern, diverse, multicultural state. Islam is a religion of peace. There is nothing to be concerned about, unless you’re a “far-right” “Islamophobe,” in which case you are actually the problem.
“Second group of Australian women linked to Islamic State to return home,” Reuters, May 26, 2026:
SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuters) – A group of seven Australian women and 12 children linked to the Islamic State militant group have made travel plans to return home, authorities said on Tuesday, in what would be the second such Australian group to leave a Syrian refugee camp this month.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the government was not assisting their travel and that any who have committed crimes “can expect to face the full force of the law”.
“These are people who have made the horrific choice to join a dangerous terrorist organisation and to place their children in an unspeakable situation,” Burke said in a statement.
Burke did not say when the second group would arrive and his office did not respond immediately to a request for more details. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported they left a camp in northeast Syria last Thursday and could land in the coming days.
Four women and nine children returned to Australia earlier this month after more than seven years in a Syrian camp. Two of those women were charged with slavery offences, while another was charged with terror-related offences, including allegedly joining Islamic State….
jerry glenn says
Australia surges in the international Islamopandering derby
James Lincoln says
Decades ago, when I thought about Australia, I thought about beautiful women like Olivia Newton-John.
Decades ago…
Tim gallagher says
Australia is going down the same path as other western countries, James, when it comes to letting Muslims in. It is different in the sense that I think it is far harder for European countries to stop the Muslims from invading as all they have to do is get across a narrow waterway. Same ignorance about evil islam in Australia as in other countries. Australia is also different as we are in Asia and rapidly becoming Asian. Most immigrants now are from India and China. I am happy with that but I would have no Muslims. There are still lots of beautiful women here, maybe they might often look like that stunning Eurasian beauty, Norah Jones rather than Olivia. Of course there is Margot Robbie. I had to look it up just to be sure, but Olivia was born in the UK. I think her father was an academic and brought his family to Australia. I hope you are going well. I wish everybody would wake up and slam the door shut on Muslims.
James Lincoln says
Doing well here in the United States – hope you are well also.
Thanks for your informative reply, Tim.
Tim gallagher says
Glad you’re going well, James. I’m going ok. The USA seems to be letting far too many Muslims in. Same problem everywhere except Hungary, Poland and the Czech republic.
Merylin Jenkin says
this is so wrong they chose to go there leave them there
Kepha says
May God forgive me for this thought, but if there were a bunch of originally non-Muslim women in this situation, there’s a part of me that would like to strip off their butqas, shave their heads, and make them ride aroung town exposed in the back of a pickup truck. Unfortunately, I could also see that their kids, who have no more sin in this regard than our common original sin, being bullied in school…
Alkflaeda says
How soon before Syrian men coime forward claiming to be these women’s husbands, and demanding next of kin rights to enter Aistralia?
somehistory says
How long before some of them put on the full garbage bag and claim to be female, demanding to be allowed in?