The Home Affairs Department confirmed about 150 documents on dealings between Minister Tony Burke’s office and ISIS brides’ representatives, including Dr. Jamal Rifi, but refused a Sky News FOI request due to resource demands.
This follows Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s repeated denials of any government contact or repatriation aid, despite 34 Australian women and children still held in camps like Al-Roj.
Recent independent returns led to arrests on terrorism charges, including enslavement of a Yazidi woman, fueling opposition calls for transparency amid national security concerns.
