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Cassandra Morgan

Women lumped with exes' debts after escaping abuse

Financial abuse victim Shelley says her former partner took all her money from a joint account. (Supplied the Zahra Foundation/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian women are being lumped with their abusive partners' crippling debts as financial services field increasing calls for help.

The Australian Taxation Office is frequently being roped into situations in which men put their company tax debts into their current or ex-partners' names, UNSW researchers revealed on Wednesday.

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