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Australia to strip convicted paedophiles of passports
May 30, 2017
Convicted paedophiles will have their passports cancelled to prevent them travelling overseas to offend again under tough new laws which Australia today hailed as a "world first". Legislation will be introduced to parliament this month making it illegal for registered offenders to leave or attempt to leave the country as part of a crackdown on child-sex tourism.
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