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Australian Opposition Suggests Return of Stolen Indian Children
Indian authorities say at least 13 children adopted by Australians were snatched by gangs between 1998 and 1999 and sold for less than $300 to Chennai-based adoption agency Malaysia Social Services.
Queensland Child Safety Minister Margaret Keech told The Sun-Herald her department was told of the allegations last year and it immediately launched an internal audit of all adoption cases involving Indian children between 1995 and 2007.
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland has also ordered an investigation. It is understood most of the children ended up in Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Tasmania.
''These allegations demonstrate why it is necessary to maintain rigid procedural safeguards to ensure the integrity of the overseas adoption system and, in particular, to avoid the exploitation of children,'' McClelland said.
Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson said Australia had a moral responsibility to return any children found to have been stolen.
''Let us hope the inquiry, in fact, does not find that children have been effectively kidnapped,'' Dr Nelson said.
''And the right thing, we would expect in most cases, will be to look at returning them to their rightful families.''
Minister Keech said she had ordered a fresh review of Queensland's inter-country adoption processes.
The New South Wales Government says no similar cases have been reported in the state.
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