Survivors of human trafficking will receive a four-year funding boost from the government, as part of the federal budget.
The Support for Trafficked People Program, delivered by the Australian Red Cross, has been allocated an additional 24-point-3 million dollars.
Professor Jennifer Burn is Director of Anti-Slavery Australia at U-T-S, an organisation which has long been advocating for this funding.
She said she was delighted to see the funding allocation, particularly the pilot program which removed the need for police referrals.
But to fight modern-day slavery, she says there are still areas which need to be addressed.
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