Justice Forrest said he accepted the girls now objected to returning to Italy, however he said he believed their views had been "significantly influenced" by their mother and other family members.
He said he believed the children were reluctant to return because their mother had repeatedly told them she would not join them because of fears she would be imprisoned upon her return for keeping them in Australia.
Justice Forrest said he believed she would return with them if the girls' father promised not to pursue criminal complaints against her.
