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Child support birthday loophole to end

Ms Ruston says authorities will be able to pursue unpaid child support after the child turns 18. (AAP)

Services Australia will have the power to dock the wages of more parents who aren't paying child support under a $7.8 million plan targeting over 18,000 people.

The move aims to close a loophole where it's "effectively case closed once a child turns 18" when trying to recover a debt, Social Services minister Anne Ruston says.

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