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Forced child marraiges alarms in Australia

File photo: Newely married couples Puniya Devi 18-years left and Deman Chaudhury 8 years, right, in Bathe village, Patna Bihar northen Indian state.

A newly married couple in India who were forced to marry are victims of one form of modern slavery. Source: AAP

Schoolteachers and counsellors are raising the alarm about a growing number of Australian girls being forced into child marriage. One government child-welfare hotline has received more than 70 calls for help in the past two years.


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By Hannah Sinclair

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Schoolteachers and counsellors are raising the alarm about a growing number of Australian girls being forced into child marriage. One government child-welfare hotline has received more than 70 calls for help in the past two years.



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