Australia news live: woman to appear in court charged with joining Islamic State
Woman arrested at Sydney airport after arriving back from Syria last night; two more women face charges in Melbourne. Follow updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action. A woman who arrived back in Australia last night after spending more than seven years in Syrian detention camps will appear at Downing Centre local court t
The two Victorian women face charges including enslavement, while another woman will appear in court in Sydney having been charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation. Follow updates
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- Australia news live: woman to appear in court charged with joining Islamic StateGuardian - World · Nick Visser · May 7, 2026, 9:40 PM
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