Official Confirms No Ban on Welfare Payments to ISIS Brides and Children

A group of supporters surround an ISIS-linked family as they arrive at Melbourne international Airport, in Melbourne, Australia on May 7, 2026. A group of 13 women and children are set to return to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp following the fall of Islamic State. AAP Image/Joel CarrettReturning Australian ISIS partners and children may qualify for welfare if they satisfy eligibility requirements, a Senate estimates hearing has been told.Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price questioned officials during the Community Affairs Legislation Committee on whether ISIS-linked parties were subject to “benefit restriction notices,” a tool that can suspend access to welfare payments in limited circumstances.