A focus on stopping migrant boats as millions of people arrived on planes with inadequate scrutiny meant authorities missed widespread exploitation and abuse in Australia’s visa system, according to the form
“One police officer I spoke to couldn’t get over the idea that there was so little they could do to combat sexual servitude,” she said, while describing her own revulsion at discovering case studies that exposed abject human suffering.er top cop who led the Albanese government’s immigration rorts inquiry.
Nixon said her investigation began with leads generated by the Trafficked series, a significant data sweep of previous reports and a deep dive into intelligence holdings of state and federal agencies.
“One police officer I spoke to couldn’t get over the idea that there was so little they could do to combat sexual servitude,” she said, while describing her own revulsion at discovering case studies that exposed abject human suffering.
But in a reform still being considered, Nixon said that, as in Canada and New Zealand, temporary migrants should be barred from working in the sex industry. If they were found to do so, they and their employer could be deported or otherwise sanctioned.“I’m not blaming the victims. It is about targeting these people who are exploiting these women. This is organised crime,” Nixon said.
Source: Migration review: Christine Nixon reveals Home Affairs’ immigration failings