12-year-old girl, who is believed to be the deceased woman's daughter, managed to flee the house despite her injuries before seeking help from members of the public.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said migrant workers often hesitate to approach government agencies directly because of concerns about their visa status or possible retaliation from employers.

The minister said Australian security agencies were also confronting a new form of domestic radicalisation involving young people, often with little connection to traditional extremist networks.

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The 35-year-old Indian citizen arrived in New Zealand on a visitor visa in April 2023 and applied for refugee and protected-person status three months later.

Ms Armstrong, a support worker and mother of a four-month-old baby boy, was last seen alive on Tuesday, July 7, at her home in Newtown, Toowoomba.

The 45-year-old man was sentenced in an Australian court after pleading guilty to trafficking in children and causing a person under 18 to remain in forced labour.

Sidhu pleaded guilty on March 26 to one count of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise.

Police allege the material, dating back to 2014, was shared with friends and family members through an encrypted social media platform.

The victim, a Sri Lankan national employed as an office manager, was repeatedly pressured to make payments while trying to build her future in New Zealand and progress her residence application.