Trafficking Case Decision     In a historic decision, the High Court of Australia has rejected the appeal of Wei Tang against her conviction for holding women in sexual slavery in a brothel in Brunswick Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria. This landmark decision has seen a redefinition of slavery in Australia, and will form an important precedent. To read more details of this case, follow this link to the recent transcript from The Law Report.  
Sex Trafficking and Human Rights         Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation Lara Fergus (Australian Institute of Family Studies) 2005   Joint Parliamentary Committee on Australian Crime Commission - Inquiry into Trafficking in Women for Sexual Servitude - terms of reference and submissions. CATWA submission   Australia and the Traffic in Women into Sexual Exploitation Sheila Jeffreys 2002   Submission to Round Table on Women's Policy Jennifer Oriel 2001  
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Australian Crime Commission Evidence given at public hearing in Melbourne, Nov 2003. The evidence by Sheila Jeffreys is on page 61 of the document.   Human Rights Watch This link takes you directly to the Trafficking section of the Human Rights Watch web site.