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Alex Mitchell and Sebastian Tan

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Vulnerable worker left homeless after slave complaint - You Need To See This

Modern slavery complaints to federal police have risen 140 per cent since 2018. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Frontline workers including police need better training to recognise signs of modern slavery as migrant workers are targeted in regional and rural parts of Australia.

NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner James Cockayne pressed the issue at a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday, adding labour hire companies were actively exploiting regulatory gaps.

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