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There are 209 Australian kids stranded in India — they have special legal rights we must not ignore

  • Written by Joshua Aston, Associate Dean Law, Edith Cowan University
There are 209 Australian kids stranded in India — they have special legal rights we must not ignoreChildren outside Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.Ramesh Kumar Singh/AP/AAP

The latest Senate estimates hearings revealed there were more than 200 Australian children stuck in India without their parents, up from 173 last month.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Frances Adamson says diplomats have a “steely determination” to...

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