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Slavery in the suburbs: Migrant women abused for dowry

It’s domestic violence with the added threat of deportation.

In many South Asian cultures, the bride’s family often pays the groom. But sometimes the demands for dowry don’t stop with the wedding.

Migrant women in Australia speak to Sarah Dingle for the first time about falling unwittingly into abusive relationships.

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