The Italian father of four girls at the centre of an international custody dispute has expressed his concern at the way the Australian media has reported the case.

Lawyers for the sisters' Australian relatives will head back to the High Court in Brisbane tomorrow to argue for the girls to be allowed to stay in Australia, if that is what they want.

The children, aged nine to 14, are currently in the care of a relative.

Their Italian father's Brisbane lawyer has released a statement on his client's behalf.

In it, the father describes how he has waited a long time to enjoy their company.

He also says he never expected a difficult situation to be further complicated by what he has described as the "many distortions and untruths" that have been published against him to score points in a legal dispute.

He says it has caused a pain he would not wish on any parent.