If you wish to live here then we have rules and laws and you need to agree to accept them before deciding this is where you wish to live. By our rules those children have been abused and they really should be removed from the parents and the parents jailed.

I agree, they shouldn’t be allowed to have children.

Why why why how could these so called parents do this to there two innocent young girls l say deport the good for nothing parents and leave these poor girls here they are better off without there parents.. If the parents want to live there lives like they are still in Africa then send them both back there. DEPORT THEM

Really what is wrong with people. These people should be locked away and never allowed near any children . This is just so wrong .

I was watching a program and apparently this has occurred to 140 million women in the world! There is an online and media campaign to put a stop to cutting as this is the cutting season. Young women are sent away at this time of the year for cutting. I will be adding my support to stopping this horrific act by joining campaigns.

The barbaric and disgusting mutilation of girls and women just has to stop. The law needs to be enforced and the girls need to be protected. This is sickening and unacceptable in this day and age.

This astounds me; how awful. I can’t believe this type of thing happens in this day and age.

Wow can not believe things like this still happen in this day and age

wow, this type of thing is still going. total barbaric. im glad I wasn’t born in that family. the world sometimes needs a bit of a bounce to wake everyone up and think about their actions if they were in their body.

The world saddens me so much sometimes, this is a horrible story & that’s so cruel to do to your own child 🙁

This cruel and barbaric practise was brought to my attention via a Biography by Waris Dirie around 20 years ago. She became a United Nations advocate for the abolition of female genital mutilation at least that long ago having undergone this procedure at the age of 5 in 1970. Her story is worth a read if anyone is interested in becoming move involved/active in assisting to stop this. It is very sad that this is still happening, but I am warmed to know that Australia is recognising the appalling practise and has laws in place to protect children in Australia and beyond. Hope the law is enforced with the highest penalty in this instance.

This has just upset me so. I have few words. This is barbaric.

Absolutely disjusting they should be hung and quarted.

This is such an outdated barbaric practice. If you want to live in Australia, please follow our laws.

What on earth! Those poor children 🙁

Such sad practice !! What a trauma done to these girls. Don’t know if charging is the way, educating comes first me thinks.

This practice has to stop It was done in times ago but should not be allowed in Africa today or any other country. These little girls go through terrible pain and live the rest of their lives under some-ones thumb. If they come to Australia to live then they must follow our rules and protect their little girls l

wow. i am appalled. the parent have been in aus where we don’t do this but still i guess traditions are strong. poor girl

Poor girls! What an horrendous practice! I really hope the parents will be charged!!

oh wow this is so disappointing, i hope that they are punished to the full extent of the law and that there are no loop holes to let them off