Police Minister Judy Spence is taking her first foray into the issue of health by relinquishing all health staff of ethical, professional and confidentiality standards, only if they are dealing with sex workers (Clause 31, proposed S134A, of the Prostitution Amendment...
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Move To Criminalise Oral Sex: Sex Workers Targeted
The Police Minister Judy Spence is increasing police powers to entrap and deceive sex workers into offering oral sex without a condom. Currently police act as clients, calling and visiting sex workers to pressure them into agreeing to offer sex without a condom, and...
Spence Ignores Unfinished CMC Consultation Process & Pushes Ahead With Discriminatory Sex Industry Law – 5 April 2006
Police Minister Judy Spence is rushing through major changes to Queensland sex industry laws only weeks before the pending release of a Crime and Misconduct Commission report. In her second reading speech on the 28th of March, Minister Spence implied that the proposed...
Sex work allowed for teacher: Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Susan Booth. Herald Sun, 8 November 2005
THE Queensland Government could breach discrimination laws if it tries to stop public servants working in the legal sex industry, the state's anti-discrimination commissioner said. Premier Peter Beattie was today considering strengthening legislation to make all...
Sex Worker Scapegoated; Beattie promotes discrimination 7 November 2005
In Queensland sex workers are protected from discrimination by anti-discrimination legislation. It is illegal to discriminate against a person because they are a sex worker. It is a breach of this Act to suggest that a person who works as a legal sex worker as well as...
“Working Girls to have no minders” 11th October 2005, Alison Andrews, Tasmania Examiner
Prostitutes working in pairs will not be able to use a receptionist or employ a security guard for protection under amendments to the Sex Industry Bill proposed by Attorney-General Judy Jackson. Ms Jackson said yesterday that the changes to the bill were necessary to...
“Union pushes for sex worker visas” October 14, 2005, AAP
Most Asian sex workers trafficked into Australia want to go on working as prostitutes and should be given visas, says a sex industry union.A sex workers association forum in Melbourne was told Asian sex slavery in Australia was largely a myth. And panel members said...
Cheers and Jeers over brothel ban, Michelle Paine, Tasmanian Mercury, 7 Oct 2005
ANTI-Prostitution lobbyists were jubilant yesterday over Attorney-General Judy Jackson's backflip on sex worker regulations.Tasmania's brothels - of which there are between 15 and 50 - have been warned of $50,000 fines and five-year jail terms. Coalition Against...
“Volunteer Awards” Northern Territory News 21/09/05
Two Territory organisations have takenout categories in the 2005 National AustraliaBank Volunteer Awards.YMCA of Katherine won the Educationand Youth Development category andScarlet Alliance won the Health andWellbeing category. Both will receive $7000.The...
“Gong for Volunteers” Darwin Palmerston Sun 21/09/05
The Scarlet Alliance NT - working to improve the lives of sex workers - were named state winners in the National Australia Bank Volunteer Awards. Alliance secretary Alina Thomas said it was great the alliance was being acknowledged. The Scarlet Alliance represents sex...
“NT volunteers help put sex workers first” National Australia Bank 19/09/05
Without a dedicated and passionate group of volunteers, the Scarlet Alliance would never have got its start in life – an important fact when you consider the significance of what they do, working to improve the wellbeing of sex workers throughout Australia.That...
“Sex and the city” by Erin O’Dwyer, 11/09/05, Sun Herald
What you see in celluloid is a far cry from the reality when it comes to sex workers. Erin O'Dwyer goes beyond the red light to explode the myths.THE BROTHEL owner sits cross-legged on the floor, wearing Buddhist prayer beads and quoting Shakespeare. "The...