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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Adeshola Ore and Benita Kolovos

Victorian opposition objects to repatriation of ‘so-called Isis brides’, as election campaign begins

Matthew Guy standing next to Phillip Pease
Opposition leader Matthew Guy (right) appeared alongside the Liberal candidate for Mordialloc, Phillip Pease, on day one of the 2022 Victoria state election campaign, where he said he could not support the repatriation of relatives of IS fighters. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

Victoria’s opposition leader, Matthew Guy, says he does not support the repatriation of Islamic State fighters’ relatives from Syria to Victoria, saying it could compromise the safety and security of Victorians.

On Saturday, four women and their 13 children – relatives of IS fighters – arrived in Sydney under a commonwealth repatriation scheme. They are expected to be among 60 women and children repatriated from the al-Hol and Roj refugee camps in northern Syria over the next few months.

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