SECURITY AND VALUES: WHY ALBANESE IS FAILING OUR NATION

Anthony Albanese has serious questions to answer concerning what his government is hiding about its involvement in returning a group of so-called ISIS brides to Australia.

Australians deserve clarity. Instead, they are being fed half-truths and denials. 

In Parliament recently, Mr Albanese flatly rejected reports that preparations were being made to bring these women back. Yet soon after, NSW Police confirmed that steps were indeed underway.

So which is it? Either the Prime Minister misled the Parliament, or his own government is acting without his knowledge. Both scenarios are unacceptable. 

In both cases, Albanese is failing the most basic duty of a Commonwealth Government: the security of our great nation and our people.

We cannot afford to sanitise who these women are. They are not innocents caught up in a war they didn’t understand. They are Australians who made a deliberate choice to abandon their country and join the death cult ISIS.

And ISIS was no mystery. The world saw its crimes in real time: genocide against Yazidis, mass executions of Shia Muslims and Christians, executions in public squares, and women and girls sold into slavery. Anyone who joined ISIS knew exactly what they were supporting.

And let us not forget, the so-called “brides” were not passive observers. They married fighters, raised children into an ideology of hate, and kept the households that sustained terrorism. That is complicity. That is participation.

For the Prime Minister to keep Australians in the dark about their return betrays the trust of the Australian people. And despite Mr Albanese’s denials, this is his reality: If these women and their children are to return, they cannot do so without travel documents. Only the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Australian Passport Office can issue the documents of identity required to leave Syria and fly home. These are federal bodies answerable to the Commonwealth Government.

That means that despite his denials, the Albanese government will need to be directly involved. To claim otherwise is absurd. 

Meanwhile, there are reports that preparations are already underway to “receive” these women once they arrive in Australia. 

Yet again, Mr Albanese brushes this aside as “not accurate.”  Australians know better. This is spin, not leadership.

No responsible government should expose its citizens to risk by welcoming back adults who betrayed their country to support terrorism.

And let me be clear: our agencies should be empowered to meet any returnee at the airport and determine whether they should be arrested for joining with ISIS, which is a clear breach of Australian law. The government needs to make clear that the rights of Australians to be safe in their own country come before the demands of those who abandoned it.

This debate goes beyond terrorism and counter-intelligence. It cuts to the heart of what we value as a nation.  It says this government has lost sight of the basics: loyalty to one’s country, responsibility for one’s choices, and the principle that betrayal carries consequences.

At this point, I want to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, whose passing is a loss for conservatives everywhere.

Charlie stood fearlessly for family, for faith, and for freedom. He told young people that patriotism is not something to be ashamed of, that strong families are not optional extras but the foundation of strong societies, and that Western civilisation is worth defending.

At a time when political leaders around the world often bow to fashion, Charlie spoke with conviction. His voice was unapologetic, his courage infectious, and his belief in truth unshakable.

Importantly, he inspired a generation of young people. He showed them that conservatism was not something to apologise for but something to celebrate. He gave them the tools to defend free speech, to uphold family, and to fight for values that matter in other words - stand firm for principles. 

His message is especially relevant to us in Australia, where our government seems more concerned with appeasement than with protecting the values that hold our nation together.

Australians deserve better. They deserve a Prime Minister who understands that the first duty of the Commonwealth Government is to keep its people safe. Albanese has shown he is not that leader.

I assure you that the Coalition will continue to demand the truth. We will continue to oppose the return of those who chose ISIS. And we will continue to defend the values Charlie Kirk championed: family, faith, and freedom.

Without these values, our nation cannot endure.