Foreigners who commit domestic violence and forced marriage face being deported even if they are not convicted as the government clamps down on the shocking crimes.
Tough-talking new immigration minister Alex Hawke has signed a direction ordering officials to take the offences more seriously when assessing visas.
He announced his new rules in a speech at the Western Sydney Women organisation on International Women's Day.
Foreigners who commit domestic violence and forced marriage face being deported even if they are not convicted. Pictured: Australian Federal Police arrested two women and a 20-year-old man in rural Victoria in October. They were all charged with causing a person to enter a forced marriage