AFP says human trafficking from Australia continues to rise - ABC listen

AFP says human trafficking from Australia continues to rise - ABC listen

The latest figures from the Australian Federal Police show human trafficking from Australia has almost doubled in the past five years.

Australian National Review - Human Trafficking Reports Have Almost Doubled in 5 Years, Police Say

Stock image of a trafficked child. Posed by a model. doidam10/Depositphotos Many forms of human trafficking in Australia have risen alarmingly in the past year. Reports of exit trafficking—where a person is taken or sent overseas and then has their passport taken from them so they have no choice but to remain, often illegally—have jumped by more than 100 percent between 2024/25 and the previous year. Meanwhile, reports of human trafficking and …