Senator Probes Whether Returned ‘ISIS Brides’ Eligible for Taxpayer-Backed Welfare

Senator Probes Whether Returned ‘ISIS Brides’ Eligible for Taxpayer-Backed Welfare

South Australian Senator Kerrynne Liddle has questioned a social security official over the potential welfare cost to taxpayers for returning “ISIS brides” and their children. During a Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee hearing on Oct. 10, Liddle probed Matt Flavel, deputy secretary of social security, on what payments the women and children could be eligible for in Australia. Flavel said there wasn’t a specific category of payment f…

Australia’s repatriation of ISIS female members sparks Assyrian outcry

Assyrian organisations in Australia have slammed the federal government over reports that a group of Australian Muslim women who went to live under the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) rule have returned to the country.