Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil met three western Sydney mayors who thought their suburbs would be used as a “dumping ground” for returning relatives.
Through a lawyer,Tarek Namouz said he mixed money he earned from the barber shop and the government’s assistance.
The federal government has accused the opposition of “rank hypocrisy” for opposing the repatriation of Australian relatives of Islamic State fighters.
The arrival of an initial group of women and children remains contentious,with MP Dai Le accusing the government of operating under a “cloak of secrecy”.
The idea that any adult woman could be “tricked” and “forced” to cross into Syria after June 2014 appears completely implausible.
The prospect of the former explosives guru walking free only 11 years into his 20-year jail term prompted outrage from people who lost family members and friends in the 2002 Bali terror attack.
One of the militants linked to the Islamic State group demanded a helicopter for him to escape.
With the Albanese government looking to extract former Islamic State brides and their children from Syria,the risks are under scrutiny.
The member for Fowler said south-west Sydney residents were alarmed by the idea of family members of Islamic State fighters being resettled in the area.
Repatriating women and children from Syria to Australia may not be easy,but it is the right thing to do.
Deradicalisation experts have backed a plan to rescue dozens of Australian relatives of former Islamic State fighters from Syria despite the Coalition’s warnings.