Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Rice. Prior to the election, we announced a strengthening of the modern slavery framework. I was part of the discussion about that after engaging with civil society advocates, including Walk Free. The approach we are taking is to work to strengthen our domestic framework so that we can ensure, as far as we are able, that Australian consumers can have confidence in the supply chains of products that they buy and goods and services that they purchase from whichever jurisdiction. I don't think there's anyone in Australia who would advocate or believe that it is acceptable for us or for companies to profit from forced labour. The approach we are taking is the Modern Slavery Act. The Attorney-General is leading that. A review has been conducted, and the government will formulate its response in relation to that review.