The two Victorian women face charges including enslavement, while another woman will appear in court in Sydney having been charged with being a member of a terrorist organisation. Follow updates

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The two women arrested in Melbourne yesterday after their return from Syria have now been charged by the Australian Federal Police.
A woman, 53, was charged with multiple crimes against humanity, including enslavement, possessing a slave, using a slave and engaging in slave trading. Each offence carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
Australian JCTTs (Joint Counter Terrorism Teams) methodically investigated all Australians who travelled to declared conflict areas and will ensure those who are alleged to have committed a criminal offence are put before the courts.
JCTTs include some of the most experienced national security investigators and analysts in our country. This remains an active investigation into very serious allegations.
They’ve said one thing and done the other. They said they didn’t want these people to return to Australia, and yet at the same time, they didn’t stop them getting passports … They didn’t use temporary exclusion orders …
I think the Australian taxpayer has the right to know that the government has done everything in its power to prevent them coming here, to prevent that cost occurring and to keep Australians safe.
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