The Australian Institute of Crimonology (AIC) released a research paper about human trafficking. The paper summarises what is currently known about the nature of people trafficking in Australia. It includes an examination of how the reality of people trafficking compares with community perceptions of the crime. The authors note the need to establish reliable data-driven monitoring systems to better assess the nature and extent of trafficking into Australia, and the need to educate the Australian community to improve their understanding, given the important role they play in identifying and supporting trafficking victims.

The AIC also produced the Trafficking in persons monitoring report: January 2009–June 2011.

Both reports are available from www.aic.gov.au.