Our research found Australia’s visa system continues to harm migrants once they’ve experienced exploitation. Survivors described being left destitute and desperate without access to services.
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Last year, the workplace cop fined employers just $4 million for underpaying workers. The Tax Office collected $3 billion in penalties from people who didn’t pay their tax.
Exploitation flourishes because regulators do not routinely detect or punish labour law noncompliance.
As we begin to emerge from restrictions, there are many things the federal government could do to improve the conditions for those stranded, and speed up their return home.
A new survey is the first in Australia to look at the residency and visa status of migrant and refugee women, and the first to ask specific questions about controlling behaviour.
Australia’s population growth is expected to be stagnant over the next two years, due largely to decreased immigration. This won’t lead to a quick economic recovery.
New research shows women on temporary visas are trapped in family violence by a lack of financial support, safe accommodation, and the threat of their visa being revoked.
In a new survey of 6,100 temporary visa holders, half of Chinese respondents said they have been subjected to racism, while 76% were less likely to recommend Australia as a place to study.
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Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Deputy Program Director, Migration and Labour Markets, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies (IDIE) at Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Lead Researcher with the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre and Lecturer in Criminology at the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Monash University
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Senior research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Monash University
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Master's Student, UNSW Sydney
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Research associate, Grattan Institute
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Anti-slavery researcher and practitioner, University of South Australia
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Sociology, University of South Australia
