Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Senator for Western Australia
7 OCTOBER 2025
ALBANESE GOVERNMENT’S ISIS BRIDES COVER-UP
The Albanese Labor Government is covering up basic details about the status and number of ISIS brides who have returned to Australia.
In absurd scenes in a Senate Estimates hearing today Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet officials and Minister Penny Wong refused to even confirm if any of the ISIS brides’ cohort have returned to Australia.
After questions by Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Michaelia Cash, about the status of the ISIS brides, PM&C officials claimed they were unable to reveal any details due to privacy concerns.
When asked how many ISIS brides had returned to Australia, PM&C officials also claimed privacy concerns.
When asked if the Prime Minister knew how many ISIS brides had returned to Australia Minister Wong took the question on notice.
“This has turned into another Albanese Government cover-up,’’ Senator Cash said.
“It is an absolute disgrace that the Albanese Government refuses to give the most basic details about the return to Australia of this cohort,’’ she said.
“Australians deserve to know how they are being protected from this highly dangerous cohort who associated themselves with the barbaric Islamic State regime,’’ Senator Cash said.
“Australians deserve to know how many are here and under what circumstances they came here,’’ she said.
“There was nothing asked today that would infringe the privacy of any individual. This is an extremely weak excuse for what amounts to a shoddy cover-up,’’ Senator Cash said.
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