CHILD BRIDE OR SEX SLAVE?

The Federal government is determined to stop young Australian girls being sent overseas to arranged marriages:

The Foreign Affairs Department has confirmed that 12 girls, younger than 18, have approached the Australian embassy in Beirut asking for help after being sent to Lebanon.

"That is illegal. That is not acceptable in Australia and as from tomorrow, as a result of laws passed in the Senate in June this year, it is an offence to traffic a juvenile overseas for sexual servitude or bondage," Senator Ellison said.

Gee, maybe we should respect these people's cultural differences. You know, for the sake of multicultural harmony.