Forced marriages risen by almost 30 per cent, according to AFP report
As students prepare to head back to school for the new year, the Australian Federal Police is calling on educators to be a frontline of defence in detecting warning signs from children who may be forced into marriage.
Reports of forced marriages jumped from 91 in 2023-24 to 118 in 2024-25, according to the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation.
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