'They were left with no money, no food and were treated no better than slaves'

By Farrah Tomazin and Nick McKenzie
Updated August 20 2017 - 12:18am, first published August 19 2017 - 11:06pm
MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA 2 AUGUST 2017. Cambodian citizen Sophea Touch poses for a photo in melbourne's Treasury gardens on Wednesday 2 August 2017. Sophea  is a case study on an expose about modern slavery in Australia ahead of landmark laws being considered by Feds. Photo Luis Enrique Ascui
MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA 2 AUGUST 2017. Cambodian citizen Sophea Touch poses for a photo in melbourne's Treasury gardens on Wednesday 2 August 2017. Sophea is a case study on an expose about modern slavery in Australia ahead of landmark laws being considered by Feds. Photo Luis Enrique Ascui

If it has been raining in the Lockyer valley, the deep green farmland carpeting the region beckons as a place of plenty.

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