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Report calls for action to end forced marriages

A new report into forced marriage and slavery in Australia is calling on the federal government to devote more resources to breaking the cycle of violence and poverty.

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By Luke Waters

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Anti- slavery Australia says girls as young as ten are being coerced into marriage, and it's urging the government to speed up plans to make the practice a criminal offence.


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