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Children at Risk of Forced Marriage

Why are children at greater risk of Forced Marriage during COVID19? The global shutdown of schools and widespread economic insecurity due to the pandemic, has put our children at risk of forced marriage, abuse and modern slavery. We are all struggling with the...

Does Slavery Happen in Australia?

In Australia, slavery is not a word we think of. It’s easy to take our freedom for granted. So looking around, it would appear like we live in a slave free society. But can modern slavery really exist here? Most of us probably think of people in chains or the Atlantic...

Where To Find Real Guilt-Free Chocolate This Easter

It’s the chocolate lover’s favourite time of year. Chocolate is everywhere in huge quantities. Who’s complaining? We certainly aren’t! That said, not all chocolate is the same - not only in taste, but in ethical impact too. We all want to be able to indulge in some...

How To Impact Modern Slavery

It can seem overwhelming trying to impact Modern Slavery. This is because there are over 40.3 million people in modern slavery around the world. Not only that, there is an estimated 15,000 people in slavery on any one day right here in Australia. It can seem hard to...

Gold Coast has now its own Speakeasy Bar!

We turned back time with our first every roaring 20s Speakeasy event at out little cafe on the Gold Coast! Tickets sold out and a great night was had by all. Caprioskas, espresso martinis (made with our ethically sourced coffee) and 75's were the favourites of the...

International Women’s Day at The Freedom Hub

This International Women’s Day at The Freedom Hub, we took time to celebrate our success stories so far, as well as think about our vision for the future. The Freedom Hub already supports 37 women who escaped modern slavery, and is the only charity in Australia...

Message from our CEO

Well it has been a flying start to 2019. There is so much to do! I am not sure I will ever feel undaunted by the responsibility on our shoulders helping victims of modern slavery recover from their trauma, navigating their daily problems and helping them try to see a...

Survivor Success Story – Finding your way

A survivor success story is always a story worth telling. This post depicts how the simple success of finding your way can have an incredible impact on a survivors confidence. I consider myself a proficient public transport user, but when I went to Melbourne for the...

What the Modern Slavery Act means for Australian businesses

Are you wondering what the Modern Slavery Act is really going to do? How can this Modern Slavery Act change the way we do business in Australia? In our last update we shared the incredible news that the much-anticipated and long-overdue Modern Slavery Act had finally...

Speakeasy Jazz bar – First edition!

What a better way to end a busy week than a Speakeasy Jazz night?! Turned into a New York club from prohibition times, our venue of Waterloo was the place to be last Friday night! Jazz lovers definitely got their fix with the incredible performance of the Syd’Side...