Australian report: $1.7 billion in unpaid child support, urges ATO involvement for better enforcement.

A parliamentary report in Australia reveals $1.7 billion in unpaid child support, mainly by male parents. The committee recommends transferring responsibility for collecting these payments from Services Australia to the Australian Tax Office (ATO) for better enforcement. The report also highlights the need to protect victims of financial abuse, proposing reforms across banking, insurance, and legal systems to address the estimated $5.7 billion annual toll of financial abuse.

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