Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, , 4:05:10 to 4:06:57
Update on Australian citizens and families affiliated with Islamic State remaining overseas, specifically focusing on individuals in the Al-Roj camp.
Topics: National security, Human rights, International law
Speakers: Hon Jonathon Duniam, Brendan Dowling, Stephanie Foster
Yeah, okay. Thank you. Very helpful. Um I wonder if I can go ask the sprides is that's us in this section, isn't it? Yes. Great. We'll go back to some of these ones now. Uh I just wonder whether there's any update on any uh uh status or information relating to Australian citizens and or their families currently overseas who fought with or were affiliated with Islamic State. Do we have any further or new information related to anyone in that category?
Brendan Dowling, counter-terrorism coordinator. Uh with the independent arrival of the last cohort of women and children, uh we believe that is uh the remaining Australians, Bar 1 from the Al Rodge camp. Um there are a range of other uh Australians of counter-terrorism interests who remain uh overseas.
Okay. Um with regard to the bar one, that is the medical doctor that remains, is that correct?
Uh or is he separate to the So when I said bar one, I was referring to the women and children in the camp? Yes. And uh what I should have said is bar two, because uh there is two individuals associated with that uh cohort.
Yeah, and that includes the doctor, the party.
No, no, he's the one of the um women and her child.
Oh right, okay. Uh with regard to the medical practitioner whose name escapes me now, do we know if there are any activities uh being undertaken at present by third parties to facilitate the repatriation of that individual?
I am not aware of any efforts to repatriate. The Australian government is certainly not involved in any efforts to uh repatriate, but not to my knowledge, Senator.