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    Australia Plans To Deny Passports To Child Sex Offenders

    The legislation is "the toughest crackdown on child sex tourism by any government," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said. In 2016, some 800 registered child sex offenders went overseas from Australia.
    by Bill Chappell May 30, 2017 1 minute
    New legislation in Australia would cancel the passports of thousands of convicted pedophiles.

    Australia's estimated 20,000 registered child sex offenders would lose their passports under a new law that government officials say is aimed

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