A group of nine women and children has landed in Melbourne while another woman and her child arrived in Sydney.

The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp.

Home affairs minister Tony Burke says government continues to refuse to help the group of 13

A group of nine women and children has landed in Melbourne while another woman and her child arrived in Sydney.

Most Australians do not want the women and children to come home, but advocates say they're in danger.