Overview
- Police in Alice Springs started an urgent search Monday after reports a five-year-old girl was taken from her bed.
- Investigators are seeking a man who was recently released from prison and is the primary suspect in the alleged abduction.
- National security agencies are monitoring women and children linked to ISIS who are seeking to return to Australia from Syria.
- Some of those women and children have secured tickets to travel to Australia, and officials are tracking their movements.
- The returns could prompt tighter screening at the border and added support needs for families, a live issue in Australia’s debate over repatriation from Syria.