In November, the Federal government appointed former Labor minister Chris Evans as Australia’s first-ever National Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

According to the international human rights organisation Walk Free, 41,000 people live in situations that amount to modern slavery in Australia. 

The New South Wales Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dr James Cockayne, says he welcomes his new federal counterpart. 

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First aired on The Wire, Monday 16 December 2024