A couple of things need to be said.

1) It's a critical point in international law that
the women and children in question are Australian
citizens and have a right to enter Australia.

2) It is the youngest, most unwell and most vulnerable
of Australian children who will be the first ones
repatriated to Australia.

3) Some of the mothers could face arrest and potential
charges upon their return to this country.

4) All of the adults in the group are subject to
Australian law and could possibly be prosecuted for
engaging or preparing to engage in terrorist acts.
Our security agencies have made it clear that charges
could be laid upon the adults entering Australia
and they could face arrest on landing.

5) It has been made clear that there would be "an ongoing
monitoring provided by our security and intelligence
agencies who will stay in contact with these people and
monitor them once they arrive back in Australia."

6) The women in Roj camp have volunteered to be subject
to government control orders when they are returned.

It should be re-assuring to most Australians that the
first Australian children that were brought home in 2019
are now reported to be living normal lives in the
community, attending school and playing sport.

A decision to repatriate the remaining children would
provide them with the same opportunities.

Criticizing our government for doing the right thing is
encouraging disunity and division and produces nothing
constructive. The government is doing all it possibly
can within the letters of the law and morality and is
being advised by our security and intelligence agencies.
No government could do any better.

the women and children in question are Australian
citizens and have a right to enter Australia.
Foxy,
How so ? Didn't they denounce Australia & Australian advise not to go there & adopted ISIS citizenship ?

Indy,

Did you not come from somewhere else? What have you done for Australia, didn't join the military when you could have, got a pension for the rest of your life, for some Australia is the lucky country. Never have said where you came from and why.

Paul1405,
I don't denounce Australia & swear allegiance to a terrorist group. I only denounce hangers-on citizens such as yourself who are only interested in dividing people & destroying society harmony ! What have you ever done for this Nation ? Not as much as I i"m certain of that !

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Dear Indyvidual, Dear ttbn,

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You consider that :

« The kind of people supporting the "bringing them home" are the same who support disunity »

Australia has responsibilities towards its citizens both domestically and internationally. We have signed international conventions which we must respect.

We have a moral, legal, and political obligation to repatriate Australian citizens held in custody for their terrorist-related activities in the detention camps in Syria.

Assuming our responsibilities and respecting our international obligations can by no stretch of the imagination be construed as “supporting disunity”.

It is simply our duty. Failure to assume our responsibilities and honour our signature could only confirm the shaky reputation we have already acquired by ScoMo’s (mis)handling of the submarine “contract of the century” with France.

We should not be guided by fear. We have to take stock of the situation and face reality. The problem is not just the people we have to repatriate from the detention camps in Syria. There are probably many more potential terrorists amongst us that we ignore.

We need to take a holistic approach to the problem and eradicate it intelligently, preventively, and effectively. I suspect we have a lot to learn from our woefully misguided compatriots who continue to languish in those insalubrious Syrian detention camps.

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Australia has responsibilities towards its citizens both domestically and internationally.
Banjo Paterson,
Of course just as Australian Citizens have responsibilities towards Australia !
When Citizens choose to denounce their responsibilities, Australians have every right to denounce them & leave them to the results of their deliberate choice !
Govts don't usually fail their Citizens, it's Citizens who, in their capacity & duty as bureaucrats who fail their fellow Citizens as do greedy Citizens !