Temporary Exclusion Orders allow the home affairs minister to stop a person entering for up to two years, but there is a high bar for the powers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Home affairs minister Tony Burke is “taking advice” from security agencies on whether Australian women and children in a Syrian detention camp should be temporarily banned from returning, but it is unclear how many in the cohort such an order would apply to. On Monday night, 34 Australian women and children – the wives, widows and children of dead or jailed Islamic State fighters – left from the al-Roj camp, in north-eastern Syria, after being released by Kurdish authorities for their expected repatriation to Australia. Continue reading...
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TUE · 2026-02-17 · 05:35 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0217-16832
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Tony Burke ‘taking advice’ from security agencies about Australian women and children in Syria seeking to return
Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is consulting with security agencies regarding the potential use of Temporary Exclusion Orders to prevent the return of Australian women and children currently held in a Syrian detention camp. The consultation follows the release of 34 Australian women and children from the al-Roj camp in northeastern Syria by Kurdish authorities on Monday night.
Josh ButlerThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-17 · 05:35 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is consulting with security agencies regarding the potential use of Temporary Exclusion Orders to prevent the return of Australian women and children currently held in a Syrian detention camp. The consultation follows the release of 34 Australian women and children from the al-Roj camp in northeastern Syria by Kurdish authorities on Monday night. These individuals are wives, widows, and children of deceased or imprisoned Islamic State fighters. Temporary Exclusion Orders can prevent a person's entry into Australia for up to two years, but require a high legal threshold to be enacted. It remains unclear how many of the returning Australians could be subject to such orders.
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The women and children are wives, widows and children of dead or jailed Islamic State fighters.
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34 Australian women and children left from the al-Roj camp after being released by Kurdish authorities.
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Temporary Exclusion Orders allow the home affairs minister to stop a person entering for up to two years.
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Tony Burke is 'taking advice' from security agencies about Australian women and children in a Syrian detention camp.
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