Answer: Australia
Notes: Australia appointed its first anti-slavery commissioner, Chris Evans, a former senator and human rights official. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced Evans’s five-year term starting in December. The role aims to strengthen efforts across government, business, and society to combat modern slavery. Modern slavery robs victims of dignity, rights, and freedoms, as stated by Dreyfus. Walk Free’s 2023 Global Slavery Index estimated 41,000 people in modern slavery in Australia in 2021. A recent report from New South Wales' anti-slavery commissioner estimated 16,400 people in modern slavery within the state.
