Australia's elephant in the room: modern-day slavery Slavery watchdogs have questioned how many law breaches it will take before Australia responds to evidence laying bare injustices faced by migrant workers. AAP · Aug 5
Migrant workers' exploitation costing billions in wages A survey of thousands of workers on temporary visas has highlighted an industrial scale of exploitation including deliberate underpayment and dodgy contracts. AAP · May 8
ASX suffers more heavy losses as Middle East crisis spooks investors – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 11
Bitter fruit: the dark underside of the booming NSW blueberry industry Labour hire companies operating on the mid-north coast said to be taking advantage of ‘extremely weak’ state regulation and visa loopholes The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2025
Estimated thousands trapped in Australian farm slavery The fruit, vegetables and meat in Australian's fridges are often picked or processed by migrant workers, who are highly vulnerable to modern slavery. AAP · Jun 13, 2025
Former Labor senator to be Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner With an estimated 41,000 people living in modern slavery in Australia, Chris Evans’ role to address exploitative practices such as forced marriage and deceptive recruiting The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2024
Thousands of migrant workers 'trapped in slavery' Thousands of temporary migrant workers in regional NSW are being exploited by cunning employers and hire companies, leaving them destitute, a report has found. AAP · Sep 18, 2024
School cleaners in NSW 'at risk of modern slavery', government warned 'Deceptive recruiting ... or even forced labour.' Newcastle Herald · Jun 14, 2024
Frontline services urged to help end modern slavery The current caseload of modern slavery victims in NSW could cost as much as $9.6 billion as the state continues work to stamp out exploitation in workplaces. AAP · Oct 30, 2023
X, formerly Twitter, fined and may face slavery charges Australia's eSafety Commissioner says some of the biggest tech companies are not living up to their responsibilities to tackle child sexual exploitation. AAP · Oct 16, 2023