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North Queensland NRL forward Luciano Leilua has been arrested and charged with domestic violence offences after an alleged incident in Sydney on Monday.

NSW police confirmed they were called to a Harrington Park home around 1pm on Monday after reports of a domestic violence incident.

Officers attended and were told a 26-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 26-year-old woman known to him and smashed the woman's phone.

He was arrested at the home and taken to Camden Police Station, where he was charged with common assault (DV); damage or destroy property (DV) and granted bail to appear at Campbelltown Local Court on October 11.

The matter has been brought to the attention of the NRL Integrity Unit who are liasing with the North Queensland club, a NRL spokesperson said.

The club said in a statement it had been made aware of an alleged incident regarding Leilua, which has resulted in police charges.

"The club is gathering further information and assisting the NRL Integrity Unit as well as providing support to all parties involved," it said.

"Further comment will be made in due course."

It is unclear whether any potential no-fault stand-down policy decision by the NRL would carry across to the upcoming Rugby League World Cup in the UK, with Leilua included in Samoa's squad.

The NRL has an automatic stand-down policy for charges which bring with them a minimum 11-year prison sentence.

While Leilua's case doesn't fall in that category, the NRL has previously stood down players charged with domestic violence under the discretionary part of the policy.

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A father and grandfather of an Australian woman and three children in a Syrian detention camp says he's excited at the prospect of having them returned.

The Labor government is set to implement a rescue plan to bring 16 women and 42 children who are families of Islamic State members.

They have been held in al-Roj detention camp in northeast Syria near the Iraqi border for three-and-a-half years following the fall of Islamic State in March 2019.

A secret ASIO mission into Syria has cleared the way for the families to be repatriated to Australia, The Australian reported on Monday.

Kamalle Dabboussy, who lives in Sydney, says he's not been officially notified of the mission but would cooperate with all levels of government to bring his family home.

"It's every parent's wish to ensure their children are safe," he said.

Muslim community leader Dr Jamal Rifi said he believed "100 per cent" that Australia would be safe with the women returning home.

He told Sky News the nation's security agencies could also adequately monitor the women and children if there were security concerns.

Save the Children Australia chief executive Mat Tinkler said the repatriation "can't come soon enough".

"Children have died in these camps," he said.

"Australian children are poorly nourished, suffering from untreated shrapnel wounds and the situation is impacting their mental health."

But the opposition is demanding more details.

Former home affairs minister Karen Andrews says she didn't give the green light when she was in government due to the risk to Australia officials and radicalisation concerns.

Ms Andrews said advice to her stated the women posed a security risk after travelling willingly and being "complicit, generally, in the role they were expected to play ... to support ISIS and foreign fighters".

Ms Andrews said bringing them back "posed an unnecessary risk and enormous cost".

"I've seen nothing to alter my view," the opposition home affairs spokesperson told the ABC.

But federal frontbencher Tanya Plibersek disputed the account.

"Some of the women, the mothers, were taken there as little more than children themselves and married off to (Islamic State) fighters," she told the Seven Network.

"Some of them were tricked, some of them were forced to go there."

Ms Plibersek said there would be an expectation security organisations would stay in contact and monitor those repatriated.

But Ms Andrews said control orders giving Australian authorities surveillance powers were not easy to get and maintain.

Opposition immigration spokesman Dan Tehan said anyone who had broken the law, such as going to declared zones where the Australian government had banned visits, should face prosecution.

A spokesman for Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil told the ABC any decision on repatriation is informed by national security advice and "it would not be appropriate to comment further".

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Demand for plasma has reached a record level, prompting a fresh call for 50,000 Australians to donate the blood product this month.

About 5000 Australians receive a plasma infusion or are treated with medicines made from plasma each day.

Demand for the blood product grew by about 13 per cent over the past year due to more people being diagnosed with immunodeficiencies.

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood needs 1600 donors to give plasma every day in October to keep up with need around the country.

Stuart Chesneau, who oversees Lifeblood's plasma program, said the early diagnosis of serious medical conditions like cancer and improved care was behind the growing need for plasma.

"Early diagnosis has really driven up a lot of demand. It has gone up between seven and 10 per cent every year for the last decade," Mr Chesneau told AAP.

"We've got the highest voluntary rate of plasma donation in the world per capita, but still the demand for those products continue to rise."

Plasma is protein-rich liquid that is the basis of blood, which can be used to create medicines for patients with immunodeficiencies or given in a transfusion to help fight infections.

"About 30,000 plasma medicines go out every week in Australia," Mr Chesneau said.

"It takes up to 15 donations to make one of those medicines."

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood used International Plasma Awareness Week to address the misconception that people with tattoos cannot donate blood products.

Mr Chesneau said rules on who can donate plasma were not as strict as those for donating blood.

"If you got a tattoo today, you can donate plasma tomorrow. There is no delay at all," he said.

Anyone unsure about whether they can give blood products can check their eligibility on the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood website.

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