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Kat Wong

Australia must pay war crime victims, UN experts urge

Australia has not paid a cent to any victim of war crimes in Afghanistan, a UN report highlights. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Families affected by Australia's alleged war crimes in Afghanistan have been left destitute and a panel of UN experts says the government must compensate them immediately.

A report led by judge Paul Brereton found evidence Australian soldiers had unlawfully killed 39 Afghans, with some tortured before their murders.

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