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Australian paedophiles still trying to travel overseas despite passport ban

“World first” laws have banned up to 20,000 Australian paedophiles from leaving the country, but more than two dozen have attempted to do so, SBS News can reveal.

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By Heba Kassoua

Presented by Al Bayt Baytak



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