50 percent of the heroin market in Australia is supplied by Afghan heroin.

Source:  UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 5: Heroin, June 2010.

The main source country of women who are trafficked into Australia is Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia.

The top two cities where women are trafficked for sex in Australia is Sydney and Melbourne.

Source:  Farah Farouque, “Human trafficking not just for sex,” The Age, June 9, 2010.

Up to 10 percent of all timber imported into Australia is believed to have been illegally logged.

Source:  Tom Arup, “Call to ban timber logged illegally,” Sydney Morning Herald, June 1, 2010.

According to Australia’s Attorney General, the country’s economy loses up to 15 Billion Australian Dollars ($13 Billion) to organized crime activities.

Source:  Josh Gordon, “Organised crime rips $15bn out of the economy,” The Age, May 16, 2010.

According to a court case in Australia, 3 fishermen who were paid by human smugglers to deliver people by boat were paid $55 (63 Australian).

Source:  Phoebe Stewart, “People smugglers’ $63 boat trip ends in jail,” ABC News (Australia), May 7, 2010.

The prostitution industry in Australia is estimated to generate $27 Million (30 million Australian).

Source: Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, “Australia: Trafficking-Prostitution,” accessed: April 26, 2010.

90 percent of brothels operating across Australia are illegal and working outside of the legalized prostitution industry.

Source:  Margaret Wenham and Michael Madigan, “Prostitution laws fail to rein in illegal sex trade,: Courier Mail, August 17, 2009.

Estimates of the number of human trafficking victims in Australia range from 400 people to 1,000 people at any given time.

Source:  Parliament of Australia, “Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission, Ch.2: The problem of sexual servitude and trafficking in women,” June 2004.