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Karen Sweeney

Judge rejects order to repatriate Aust women from Syria

The Australian government won't be forced to repatriate 31 women and children from Syrian camps. (HANDOUT/SAVE THE CHILDREN)

The father of a woman repatriated from a Syrian refugee camp is devastated that a court has rejected a push for women and children held alongside her to be returned.

A Federal Court judge ruled on Friday not to force the Australian government to repatriate 11 women and 20 children, after a legal challenge brought by Save the Children.

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