[Iceman90]

I am not trying to be a jackass, but to ask questions that maybe have not been considered by the person looking for help. Sometimes we all need to have an outside perspective on our scenario...and I am also genuinely curious.

Considering Canada and Australia have good diplomatic relations, would it not make sense for the mother contact Australian authorities (child welfare, police, courts, etc. - not sure exactly which agency it'd be but I bet the research could be done from Canada) and present that documentation to show that the kids are to come live in Canada with their mother?

If this person has all their ducks in a row and the paperwork is valid I can't see why the local authorities wouldn't help in this process. It may be a slower process than expected but might yield better (and cheaper) results. Especially if the father is just non compliant in a legal request to send the kids home, local authorities could take some action against him which couldn't be done from Canada.

If the proper authorities were involved they could make sure the children are safely removed from the father's home, probably transported to the local airport, and taken care of while waiting to to meet their mother - or even placed on an airplane by themselves to meet the mother in Canada.

I can understand this person's plan and their reason for thinking that going to retrieve the kids themselves is the best move, but I would urge them to perhaps consider a different tactic.

I can see border and customs officials being suspicious if a single woman (or group of adults) enters Australia, and leaves less than 24 hours later with children. Not saying they'd be stopped and questioned but if they were I bet this could take some explaining.