Border Force in sex trafficking, organised crime crackdown to tackle migrant worker exploitation
Almost two dozen women have been intercepted at the border on suspicion of being brought into the country as part of sex-trafficking operations.
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Almost two dozen women have been intercepted at the border on suspicion of being brought into the country as part of sex-trafficking operations.
Almost two dozen women have been intercepted at the border on suspicion of being brought into the country as part of sex-trafficking operations.
Poor management of the nation’s already inadequate immigration and visa laws and a focus on stopping boat arrivals has allowed organised crime syndicates to flourish.
Traffickers and people exploiting foreign workers have been rorting Australia’s migration system to ply their trades. Now former chief commissioner Christine Nixon will conduct an inquiry.
Warnings about migration rorting have been ignored for years. The government now has an opportunity to make the system simpler and fairer.