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Australian woman selected for Roosevelt freedom award

Australian woman selected for Roosevelt freedom award

Australian human rights advocate Grace Forrest will become only the second Australian to receive a Four Freedoms Award for work battling modern slavery.

Back to school warning on forced marriage of students

Back to school warning on forced marriage of students

Back to school warning on forced marriage of students

Back to school warning on forced marriage of students

Teachers and students are often best placed to spot warning signs of forced marriage, with police urging school communities to be on alert as classes resume.

Support program to help combat modern-day slavery

Support program to help combat modern-day slavery

Support program to help combat modern-day slavery

Support program to help combat modern-day slavery

More than $12 million in federal funding will go towards a specialised program to help victims of forced marriages in Australia to get help.

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Australia to get its first anti-slavery commissioner

Australia to get its first anti-slavery commissioner

New laws have been introduced to appoint Australia's first anti-slavery commissioner to tackle issues like sex trafficking and exploitation.

Frontline services urged to help end modern slavery

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.

Secrets of Dawn: exposing the truth behind the magazine

Secrets of Dawn: exposing the truth behind the magazine

An exhibition focused on the Stolen Generations will shine a light on the former NSW Aborigines Welfare Board's Dawn Magazine and the truth behind the pictures

Heat on climate, gender at companies' annual meetings

Heat on climate, gender at companies' annual meetings

The annual general meeting season is expected to kick off with a focus on sustainability, remuneration for bosses and votes against all-male boards.

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Scrutiny adds to headwinds for sustainable investment

Scrutiny adds to headwinds for sustainable investment

Scrutiny adds to headwinds for sustainable investment

Scrutiny adds to headwinds for sustainable investment

Sustainability considerations are being hardwired into financial market law and Australian fund managers will need to lift their game, an expert report finds.

Properties raided over human trafficking claims in ACT

Properties raided over human trafficking claims in ACT

Properties raided over human trafficking claims in ACT

Properties raided over human trafficking claims in ACT

An investigation has been launched into how a woman from Colombia was allegedly brought to Australia as a slave for a Canberra business and family.

Couple accused of keeping a slave to stand trial

Couple accused of keeping a slave to stand trial

Couple accused of keeping a slave to stand trial

Couple accused of keeping a slave to stand trial

A duo accused of keeping a slave in servitude for ten months have been committed to stand trial in after they pleaded not guilty to three offences.

Forced marriage escapees find refuge in safe houses

Forced marriage escapees find refuge in safe houses

Forced marriage escapees find refuge in safe houses

Forced marriage escapees find refuge in safe houses

Campaigners are urging the public to support survivors of slavery and forced marriage rebuild their lives in safe houses across Australia.

Slave keeper jail time increased for contacting victim

Slave keeper jail time increased for contacting victim

Slave keeper jail time increased for contacting victim

Slave keeper jail time increased for contacting victim

A woman in prison for keeping a Tamil woman as a slave has had her jail term increased for trying to stop her victim giving evidence against her.

Slave keeper tried to convince victim to stay quiet

Slave keeper tried to convince victim to stay quiet

Slave keeper tried to convince victim to stay quiet

Slave keeper tried to convince victim to stay quiet

A Melbourne woman convicted of keeping a vulnerable Tamil woman as a slave for eight years has admitted trying to silence her from giving evidence in court.

NSW steps up to help Australia's 41,000 modern slaves

NSW steps up to help Australia's 41,000 modern slaves

NSW steps up to help Australia's 41,000 modern slaves

NSW steps up to help Australia's 41,000 modern slaves

A victim-survivor of modern slavery wants all of Australia to adopt a new NSW roadmap that targets modern slavery in agriculture, cleaning and other industries.

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Couple accused of keeping woman as slave in home

A Melbourne couple have faced court accused of keeping a vulnerable woman as a slave in their home, in the city's west.

Melbourne couple charged with holding woman as a slave

A Melbourne couple have been charged with slavery offences, accused of keeping a woman in indentured labour at their home for nearly a year.

More than 40,000 modern slaves trapped in Australia

At least 50 million people are trapped as modern slaves in exploitative work or marriage conditions across the world, with about 40,000 in Australia alone.

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