Funding to tackle modern slavery in Australia welcomed - but still more work to do

Survivors of human trafficking will receive a four-year funding boost from the government, a move welcomed by support groups. But they say there is still more that can be done to tackle modern-day slavery in Australia.

Government boosts funding to combat modern slavery Source: Getty / D-Keine/Getty

Survivors of human trafficking will receive a four-year funding boost from the government, as part of the federal budget.

The Support for Trafficked People Program, delivered by the Australian Red Cross, has been allocated an additional 24-point-3 million dollars.

Professor Jennifer Burn is Director of Anti-Slavery Australia at U-T-S, an organisation which has long been advocating for this funding.

She said she was delighted to see the funding allocation, particularly the pilot program which removed the need for police referrals.

But to fight modern-day slavery, she says there are still areas which need to be addressed.

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