A legal battle to bring a group of Australian women and their children stuck in a refugee camp in Syria back home to Australia has been rejected by the Federal Court.
On Friday, his Honour Justice Mark Moshinsky rejected the application brought by non-profit group Save the Children Australia who are seeking a writ of habeas corpus – which would require the Commonwealth to bring the women before an Australian court.
The Federal Court decision will be kept confidential for seven days to allow the parties time to make further applications to the court, including costs.
More to come.