A group of women and children linked to the Islamic State terror group has been searched and their devices downloaded by police on arrival at city airports after returning to Australia from years in detention.
The so-called "ISIS brides" travelled from a refugee camp in northern Syria for families of killed or detained Islamic State militants.
The first group of two women and their children touched down in Melbourne shortly after 4.30pm on Tuesday, having flown with Qatar Airways via Doha.
A group of four women and their children arrived at Sydney airport, where they were taken out a back entrance, avoiding waiting media.
Members of the Victoria and NSW Joint Counter Terrorism teams awaited the groups.
"The cohort was subject to a range of operational responses, including the searching of belongings and the downloading of their devices for investigative purposes," NSW and Victoria police said in a statement.
