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Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has been re-united with her family in Australia, a spokeswoman for the Nine Network has confirmed. 
The mother-of-three arrived in Sydney on Friday night robbed of custodial rights for her two children in Lebanon after an attempt to abduct them in Beirut failed and led to her and a 60 Minutes crew spending a fortnight in prison.  
On Sunday night, the Channel Nine program will feature Ms Faulkner and reporter Tara Brown re-uniting with their families in Australia - but will not focus on the events of the past two weeks. 
The recap will play "a small part" in Sunday night's program, a Nine spokeswoman said. 
It comes as Ms Faulkner made her Facebook profile public again, posting photos of herself and the two children she left behind with estranged husband Ali Elamine in Lebanon, as friends wished her well.
She also has a baby and a partner, Brendan Pierce,  living in Australia. Ms Faulkner was expected to have taken a morning flight to Brisbane on Saturday morning.
"Welcome back gorgeous, so proud of you," wrote Ms Faulkner's friend Stephanie Adams online.
In Lebanon, Ms Faulkner relinquished the custodial rights to her two children in exchange for abduction charges against her being dropped after a botched recovery mission landed her and the 60 Minutes crew in jail. 
Ms Faulkner went to Beirut in the hope of bringing five-year-old Lahela and Noah, three, back to Australia with her.
She was expected to catch an onward flight this morning to Brisbane, where she will be reunited with her partner Brendan Pierce and their young child.
Tearful farewell
Ms Faulkner, Lahela and Noah shared ice-cream, kisses and hugs in a Beirut playground before she left to return to her new partner and baby in Brisbane.
Ms Faulkner's tears came after the children left, her estranged husband Mr Elamine said.
"Sal had fun, the kids had fun, that's all that matters," he said.
"She's their mother and obviously they are going to enjoy time with her."
The Australian Family Court granted Ms Faulkner full custody of her two children but she gave up that right in exchange for Mr Elamine dropping his abduction charges.
That led to Ms Faulkner and the 60 Minutes crew's release after two weeks in a Beirut prison, although they still face possible criminal charges.
Mr Elamine will not let the children return to Australia any time soon, but Ms Faulkner can visit them in Lebanon or a third country such as the UAE or Cyprus.
Asked if it was right to separate the children from their mother, Mr Elamine replied: "No, no, we are discussing that, Sal and I, right now. If she is not here, she can Skype them and whenever she feels the need or wants to come over."
Mr Elamine has not dropped charges against the child recovery team members who seized the children on a Beirut street as they walked with Mr Elamine's mother on   April 6.
"They were the ones who were the muscle on the ground," Mr Elamine said.
"They are the ones who orchestrated most of it.
"The kids obviously felt the effect of that. Noah still hates being outside, away from me. I think he is a bit scared someone might come and snatch him."
Fairfax Media and AAP