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Health
political reporter Nour Haydar

Federal government to change child abduction law to consider domestic and family violence before ruling

The Federal Government has changed the law to address concerns regarding the way Australian courts deal with international child abduction cases where a parent has fled domestic violence overseas.

Some legal experts and victims of domestic violence who have been caught up in legal matters filed under the Hague Convention have warned that Australian courts are sending women and their children back to countries where they have escaped abusive partners. 

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