The Catholic Leader
December 16, 2007

THE reality of human trafficking in Australia has been highlighted by the inclusion of a Brisbane nun on a new international network to deal with the problem.

And in a trafficking-related incident close to home, a north Queensland couple last week were the first in the state to be jailed on slavery charges.

Co-ordinator of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan Working Against Human Trafficking Sr Pauline Coll was among 33 women religious from 26 nations who came together to launch the International Network of Religious Against Trafficking in Persons (INRATIP). read more..

Townsville Bulletin
Malcolm Weatherup
December 7, 2007

THE Weipa man who repeatedly raped a Filipina woman he used as a slave has been jailed for eight years.

His wife was jailed for four years for her lesser role in the case.

Zolton John Kovacs, 59, and his Filipina wife Melita, 49, were found guilty after a Supreme Court trial of possessing and using the woman as a slave, and of arranging a sham marriage for her in the Philippines so she could get an Australian visa. read more..