A top union leader has called on the Morrison government to urgently introduce laws to prevent Australian businesses from “profiting by importing goods made by slavery”, as the push gains support from across the political spectrum. The president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions,...

Deal struck by previous Liberal premier Colin Barnett is with same agency as Victoria’s vetoed belt and road project

Australia accused of being slow to respond to human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region because of fears of trade sanctions The Australian government has left the door open to toughening up the nation’s laws against modern slavery amid concerns about human rights abuses in China’s...

Penny Wong calls for Australia to consider targeted sanctions on foreign entities directly profiting from forced Uyghur labour The Morrison government must explain whether it sees human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region as a case of genocide, the federal opposition says. Labor’s...