Payne raises jailed Aust academic's plight

By Rebecca Gredley
Updated January 17 2020 - 7:33am, first published 7:02am
Australian academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been sentenced to 10 years' jail in Iran for spying.
Australian academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been sentenced to 10 years' jail in Iran for spying.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has spoken to her Iranian counterpart about an imprisoned Australian academic, after the woman begged the government to help release her from jail.

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