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Anna Boucher, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney

Visa exploitation review urges tougher penalties and a ban on temporary migrants in sex work. Would this solve the problem?

Christine Nixon Australia Home Affairs Immigration Slavery Clare ONeil

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has railed against the exploitation of Australia’s migration system, saying it has been “used to perpetrate some of the worst crimes to humanity, sexual slavery and human trafficking”.

After releasing a long-awaited review into the country’s immigration and visa system, conducted by former Victoria Police commissioner Christine Nixon, O'Neil pledged to take immediate action against the offences revealed in the report.

The government has committed to spending an additional $50 million to create a new division in the Department of Home Affairs to increase immigration compliance resources by 43% this financial year.

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