A Canberra woman's husband said not to book return flights. It was a case of exit trafficking

And, given that we can see that there's a spike in things like family violence, exit trafficking — it's underfunded."Ms Burn said even if migrant women sought help, they were often left with nothing — that was what happened to Farah.Farah, as she has asked to be called to protect her identity, believed she was beginning a new life in Canberra after an arranged marriage to a man who was an Australian citizen.Instead, her offender used her temporary visa status to perpetrate abuse."I asked my husband to provide supporting documents to assist me And, of course, they're not fully aware of what [Australian laws, protections and support services] they have access to."Ms Abbasova said such examples of migration-related abuse — especially where a victim-survivor is unaware of what visa she is on because it is controlled by a perpetrator — were seen frequently in her practice.But she said there were also plenty of stories for hope. Ms Abbasova gave a "not uncommon" example of a woman who had now rebuilt her life in Australia after escaping exit trafficking and an abusive marriage."So you can see elements of coercive control, elements of almost modern slavery."Ms Abbasova said the woman, aged in her 20s, was told she was going on a holiday, but instead her perpetrator took her overseas and stole her passport."Her husband was the first point of contact for immigration