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How do you define slavery in the 21st century? That's the question faced by the High Court this week. Five Thai prostitutes whose passports and airline tickets had been confiscated had to work off a $40,000 debt before they received any wages. Is this a valid employment arrangement, or modern-day slavery? Read Transcript
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Under new legislation gang members will be subject to tough control orders and anyone at all who associates with a gang member could go to jail. Read Transcript
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Iwao Hakamada has been languishing on death row in Japan for 40 years. And just recently a court ruled he's going to stay there—even though the only evidence against him was a confession obtained under duress. Read Transcript
Internet auction giant eBay is under scrutiny from the competition regulator. It wants to force all its Australian buyers and sellers to use just one method of payment. Is this a restrictive trade practice or a consumer friendly move? Read Transcript
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Many police officers in Western Australia now carry them and their counterparts in Queensland are about to get them. Read Transcript
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