Suzanne Dredge

A desire to understand how Australians become radicalised has spawned some popular ideas about the creation of jihadists that are misleading or completely incorrect, a leading expert warns.

An accused Islamic State facilitator wanted here and in the US for his role with the terrorist group has been returned to Australia eight years after he left to become involved in the Syrian civil war.

The first group of Australian women and children held in Syria is returning to Sydney after spending four years languishing in a detention camp.