Australia's last remaining ISIS bride, a Sydney-born woman held in a Syrian detention camp, has been granted permission to return to Australia after the Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed that an exclusion order against her has been lifted. The decision follows the exhaustion of all legal avenues to prevent her re-entry.
Strict Conditions Imposed
The woman will face what Burke described as "the highest level of scrutiny and surveillance" legally possible. Under the strict conditions, she must notify authorities of her place of residence, any workplace or study location, and all travel plans. In an unprecedented move, she must provide 24 hours notice before using any telecommunications device, including payphones, and the same requirement applies to any social media use.
Legal and Security Background
Burke emphasised that the conditions represent "the absolute legal limit" of monitoring and control that can be imposed on her return. The woman is one of the final people known to be in Syrian camps with links to the Islamic State. Authorities had previously banned her re-entry, but an application to return was made and legal avenues were exhausted, forcing the government to grant her request.
