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Tim Dornin

Minister's call to arms to crack down on modern slavery

Andrew Forrest and Penny Wong speak out against slavery at the Bali ministerial conference. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australia needs a better modern slavery act and other countries should be encouraged to improve their legislation to help end such abhorrent crimes, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says.

Senator Wong hosted the eighth ministerial conference of the Bali Process in Adelaide on Friday which brought together business and government representatives to tackle people smuggling, human trafficking, slavery and related crimes.

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