Ahead of next week's budget, addressing intergenerational fairness is shaping up as a central theme.

A group of Australian women and children with links to the Islamic State group are on the final leg of their journey home to Australia and say they just want their children to be safe.

A number of prominent Jewish women are expected to front the Royal Commission on antisemitism and social cohesion when it resumes today.

The US President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal to end the war, while threatening to bomb them if they don't agree to America's terms.

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A man who was moved on by police outside the antisemitism Royal Commission in Sydney for allegedly wearing a t-shirt with a swastika on it has now been arrested.

The man was approached by officers after he was seen loitering near the inquiry with an antisemitic slogan on his t-shirt.

The commission is hearing first-hand testimony from Jewish Australians about their experiences of antisemitism.

Multicultural Affairs Minister Anne Aly says she believes the children from the ISIS-linked cohort returning to Australia... can "turn their life around" for the better.

Four women and nine children are expected to fly into Australia tomorrow, after leaving Syria's Al Roj refugee camp in late April.

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett says the children who return will be asked to participate in anti-extremist programs.

Ms Aly -- who was an acclaimed expert in radicalisation prior to entering politics -- says de-radicalisation programs in Australia have a high success rate.

Donald Trump has paused plans to help guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to progress peace negotiations with Iran.

He says the decision comes at the request of Pakistan and other nations.

Despite the pause, President Trump says the U-S blockade on Iranian ports remains in place.

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Police have confirmed Australian children with connections to members of the Islamic State group will be asked to take part in anti-extremism programs.

Four women and nine children have booked flights to return to Australia from Syria, after spending years in a Syrian refugee camp.

The AFP says some of the women are expected to be charged with terrorism and crimes against humanity offences.

Meanwhile, some of the younger cohort will receive mental health and wellbeing support.

Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says the government’s new fuel security plan falls short of what’s required.

The government has unveiled a $10 billion fuel security and resilience package aimed at ensuring Australia has at least 50 days of fuel supply, and increased storage of diesel and aviation fuel.

Mr Taylor says the mandatory stock obligation should be at least 60 days’ worth, closer to the 90-day recommendation of the International Energy Agency.

A father has told the Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion his son was dragged across the floor and subjected to anti-Jewish slurs, as part of a pattern of bullying at a Darwin school.

The man, appearing under the pseudonym AAT, told the inquiry his 13-year-old son became fearful of going to school after enduring both verbal and physical bullying.

He says the family moved to regional New South Wales last year, where the bullying has started again at a new school.

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Three child protection staff have been stood down by the Northern Territory government over the case of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs.