Fatima Elomar, the wife of Islamic State terrorist Mohamed Elomar, has pleaded guilty to helping his fight in Syria.
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Wearing a bright yellow veil, Mrs Elomar stood in Downing Centre District Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to one count of supporting foreign hostile acts, between April and May 2014.
Judge Peter Berman continued her bail, and adjourned the case for sentencing in April next year.
Mrs Elomar was supported by a large group of women in court.
She was stopped at Sydney Airport in May 2014 when she tried to board an international flight.
Police alleged she was carrying cash and supplies, including camouflage gear, GPS watches, money and some medical supplies on behalf of her husband,
Ms Elomar was charged under the Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act.
Last year, her husband and his fellow Australian fighter Khaled Sharrouf posted images on Twitter, showing them posing with the heads of executed fighters, holding guns and standing over bloodied bodies.
Her husband was killed in an air strike in Syria in June.
