Diana Hayes is a Religious of the Sacred Heart in the Australia-New Zealand Province. She was a primary school teacher and then worked for a social work degree in mid-life. She worked in a hospital with children and adults with cerebral palsy and in community aged care before taking up roles more internal to her congregation and working in vocation ministry. Hayes attended St. Beunos in North Wales in 2014 to do a course in retreat giving and spiritual direction. She is a member of the leadership team of her province and is involved in several other ministries part-time. She joined Australian Catholic Religious Against the Trafficking of Humans (ACRATH) in 2014.
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Sisters to parliament against trafficking
For 13 years, the Australian Catholic Religious Against the Trafficking of Humans group has been going to the national Parliament to advocate for policies and laws to address modern-day slavery practices in supply chains and labor markets. It is hardly likely in Australia that anyone would not accept that we do not want human trafficking or slavery, but the readiness to open their eyes and realize that it does happen here is very welcome. We hope that the Modern Slavery Bill will be effective and given the resources it needs.