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Three furious Sydney mayors have abandoned their threat to spend thousands to confront Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a fancy Labor gala dinner after a federal minister listened to their concerns about Islamic State brides.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil met the trio, who represent areas in western Sydney, last Friday, heading off the potentially awkward interaction during a grand anniversary celebration fundraiser for the ALP on Friday.
Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone insisted he and his neighbouring mayors would have forked out the necessary cash to attend Friday's $1500-a-table 'It's Time' fundraising dinner if Friday's meeting in western Sydney had not gone ahead.
'We said we would buy the tickets to speak with the prime minister just so our community voice can be heard,' Cr Carbone said.
'We would pay that price because that's what is required.'
'We don't think it should have been required because we think that people should be able to have a discussion with three mayors in local government that almost represent a million people.'
Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone (pictured) has revealed he and two other western Sydney mayors were prepared to fork out thousands to attend a gala Labor dinner to front the prime minster over their concerns of having to resettle Isis brides in their respective areas
Ms O'Neil briefed Cr Carbone along with Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun and Campbelltown Mayor George Greiss on the repatriation of the four women who travelled to the Middle East as family members of radical Islamic fighters.
The women were repatriated to Australia earlier this month with their 13 children and quietly resettled in NSW and Victoria.
A total of 13 women and 42 children are set to be resettled in Australia from Syria after spending years in the al-Roj refugee camp.
Following the unwelcome threat of the fancy Labor dinner being gatecrashed Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil (pictured front right) and Energy Minister Chris Bowen (pictured front right) met with the three mayors on Friday to discuss their concerns
But in a bizarre twist Cr Carbone, who in a fiery clash with The Project host Waleed Aly insisted relocating the ISIS brides to his area would traumatise victims of the terror group now
