Anthony Albanese has played a cynical political game over the so-called "ISIS brides".For months, the prime minister talked tough on the four women and nine children who arrived in Australia on Thursday — and on the remaining families in Syria — while acknowledging he had no legal means to prevent their return.His harsh words have not been matched by a sense of urgency about the resurgence of the Islamic State terrorist group in Australia, nor about the security gaps being exposed by the royal commission into the Bondi attack.The political storm over the families has consumed the oxygen that should be directed at a far more pressing problem: Australia's homegrown terrorism crisis.Keeping these families out was never a serious option and pursuing it as one has come at a cost.The reality both sides of politics have refused to state plainly is that "out of sight, out of mind" is the most dangerous response to terrorism.Known quantities like these families can be monitored Some young people are falling through the gaps of deradicalisation and early intervention programs.ASIO now assesses the terrorism threat at the same level as during the height of the caliphate.There are at least 20 Australian women and children still hoping to return to Australia from Al Roj.These families can be known quantities