Anthony Albanese Refuses Aid as Australia Blocks Citizen With IS Ties

The Australian government issued a rare exclusion order to block a woman with alleged IS ties from returning home after she and 33 other citizens were turned back by Syrian authorities while attempting to leave the Roj detention camp.Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed the two-year ban was based on national security risks, marking the first public use of the 2019 law designed to prevent extremist fighters from entering Australia.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated that the government will provide no assistance to repatriate the group of 11 women and 23 children, stating that the adults chose to align themselves with a brutal ideology.