Need to stop return of fighters: minister

By Colin Brinsden
Updated July 21 2019 - 10:58am, first published 9:24am
The federal government wants laws to stop foreign fighters returning to Australia passed.
The federal government wants laws to stop foreign fighters returning to Australia passed.

Reports that many foreign fighters have returned to Australia emphasises the need for parliament to pass legislation to prevent such dual-citizens temporarily heading home from war zones, a federal cabinet minister says.

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