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'ISIS bride' barred from Australia issued permit to return home
Key takeaways
- Tony Burke says the government has received legal advice it is obligated to allow the woman to return.
- A woman who has been living in Syria and has links to Islamic State has been issued a permit to return to Australia.
- A temporary exclusion order issued by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke had previously barred the woman, who is an Australian citizen, from coming home.
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Tony Burke says the government has received legal advice it is obligated to allow the woman to return. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
A woman who has been living in Syria and has links to Islamic State has been issued a permit to return to Australia.
A temporary exclusion order issued by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke had previously barred the woman, who is an Australian citizen, from coming home.
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