<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It will cost Australian taxpayers millions of dollars for the government to surveil and rehabilitate each so-called ISIS bride and their family, as political tensions flare over the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/isis-brides-return-to-australia-update-two-women-set-to-be-charged-with-crimes-against-humanity-and-one-with-belonging-to-a-terrorist-group/a21f8385-426a-4792-99ef-39e3aaeacde3" rel="" target="_blank" title="arrival of three women who now face serious criminal charges."><span>arrival of three women who now face serious criminal charges.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The opposition previously claimed the cost of round-the-clock monitoring for high-risk individuals with links to the Islamic State terror group in Australia totals $2 million per person each year, a figure </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-what-to-expect-signficant-changes-announcements-explainer/94106a49-6102-447d-bb6a-53aabc1d4a5f" rel="" target="_blank" title="Finance Minister Katy Gallagher"><span>Finance Minister Katy Gallagher</span></a><span> has been unable to deny.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When asked if the figure was accurate, Gallagher told ABC Radio National that the government will "spend what we need to spend to keep Australians safe".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-may-8-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/364555ec-fcc9-4c31-8ee2-7a04b8ca2adf" target="_blank"><strong><span>US confirms clash with Iranian forces</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/hantavirus-outbreak-symptoms-transmission-risks-everything-you-need-know-explained/52a07cc8-8f6d-405b-a7a6-efd9a2aa6f03" target="_blank"><strong><span>What is hantavirus? Everything to know about the deadly cruise ship outbreak</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I would suggest the opposition would have done exactly the same if they were in government," she added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gallagher said the children of the ISIS brides and fighters who have returned to Australia in particular will require a lot of assistance and government-managed programs to reintegrate into society.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/isis-brides-australia-costs-two-million-taxpayer-bill-monitoring-rehabilitation-welfare-explained/1cc42ff2-b3dc-415c-810e-7a75327b46b9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've consistently said the parents of these children have made a terrible decision to either take those children or have children in these camps or warzones," Gallagher said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They are Australian citizens, they are entitled to Australian citizenship.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We need to make sure they are supported and managed appropriately."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-house-prices-set-for-downturn-as-rate-hikes-bite/0da3c2c9-4128-40a9-9245-e880a89a2a07" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australian house prices set for downturn as rate hikes bite</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victorian Liberal MP Jason Wood claimed the exborbitant yearly cost is spent on constant surveillence, with some returning citizens requiring at least two officers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Coalition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam previously criticised the Labor government for not stopping the Islamic-linked group from arriving on Australian soil.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Australian taxpayers who can't pay their own bills are not going to be happy about people who went to join a terrorist organisation and support those perpetrating crimes under that organisation's banner, getting welfare payments," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's not right."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dozens of ISIS fighters and their brides have returned to Australia since 2013.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Government plans have been in place since 2014 to manage the returning citizens.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 13-person cohort of ISIS brides and their children are due to return to Australia, among them are the three women who now face criminal charges.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/farrer-byelection-explainer-election-regional-nsw-nationals-coalition-liberal-party-one-nation/e41a53e4-be03-466c-923e-ab263973a631" target="_blank"><strong><span>All eyes on Farrer: How regional electorate could upend conservative politics</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Three ISIS brides arrested and charged</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two ISIS brides who were arrested after arriving in Melbourne yesterday have been charged with slavery offences allegedly committed during their time in Syria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The two women, grandmother Kawsar Abbas, 53, and her daughter Zeinab, 31, were taken into custody by federal police as they landed at Melbourne International Airport yesterday evening.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Abbas has now been charged with four counts of crimes against humanity, including possessing and using a slave, and Zeinab has been charged with two counts of crimes against humanity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian Federal Police (AFP) will allege in court that Abbas travelled to Syria in 2014 with her husband and children, and was complicit in the purchase of a female slave for $US10,000, and knowingly kept the woman in the home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers will allege that 31-year-old Zeinab travelled to Syria in 2014 with her family and knowingly kept a female slave in the home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Each of the charges carry a maximum penalty of 25 years' imprisonment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The charges come after a third ISIS bride, 32-year-old Janai Safar, was arrested after she landed in Sydney from Syria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Safar has been charged for allegedly entering and remaining in a declared conflict zone and joining ISIS.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google 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