CANBERRA, ACT, July 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Editor's note: Video grabs from AFP Commander Helen Schneider are available via Hightail.
Modern slavery. Human trafficking. Forced marriage. They are horrific crimes many people would imagine only happen overseas. But they could be unfolding in your city, your town, your street or your neighborhood. It is a grim reality hiding in plain sight in modern Australia. And one the AFP is pulling back the curtains on.
To mark United Nations' World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (WDATIP), the AFP has detailed there were 382 reports of modern slavery and human trafficking offences in the 2023-24 financial year. This represents a jump of more than 12 per ce...