The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (also known as the Australian Disability Royal Commission or the ADRC) was established by the Australian Government in 2019. It is an independent inquiry into the issues...
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Scarlet Alliance notes the rise of violent fascist tactics against trans & queer community, reaffirms the need to curb anti-trans and anti-sex work criminalisation
Scarlet Alliance acknowledge and pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the land on which sex workers live, work and prosper. In racist immigration policies on stolen land, implicit in “anti-trafficking” laws...
Stan’s Revealed: Trafficked exposes Nick McKenzie’s white knight fantasy based on racist stereotyping
Nick McKenzie tells us he has exposed an underworld of human trafficking. All he has exposed is his own ignorance and racist assumptions about Asian migrant sex workers. This documentary highlights the failure of the criminal justice approach to trafficking, and that...
Sex workers angry at manslaughter verdict in killing of Kimberly McRae
The Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP NSW) and Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, are shocked and disappointed that the court has found the accused not guilty of murder, but guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. This verdict is extremely...
Announcing our new CEO, Mish Pony
We’re excited to announce our new Chief Executive Officer, Mish Pony. Mish (they/them) has over 14 years experience as a sex worker, and has been with us here at Scarlet, in a variety of roles, since 2009. They bring with them a deep understanding of the issues facing...
Northern Territory becomes first place in the world to explicitly protect sex workers from discrimination
Today, on the 22nd November 2022, sex workers in the Northern Territory and throughout Australia celebrate the passing of the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022 in NT Parliament. This places NT as the first place in the world to provide explicit...
Vale Carol Leigh
Today Scarlet Alliance pays our respects to Carol Leigh (1951 - 2022). A brave, bold and pioneering sex worker, activist, artist, author and performer whose contributions to our movement we will forever be indebted to. Over the course of her life Carol was a staunch...
Sex Worker Input on the Australian Disability Royal Commission (ADRC)
Scarlet Alliance, with additional policy and counselling capacity generously provided by SWOP NSW, is working to support sex workers with disability to provide input into the Australian Disability Royal Commission (ADRC). The ADRC is seeking submissions, entries,...
SANF22 is almost here!
Our bags are packed, registrations are closed, and we’re getting ready to head to Naarm for the 2022 Scarlet Alliance National Forum!
Community Briefing: Monkeypox info for sex workers
Monkeypox was first reported in Australia on 20 May 2022. Information about monkeypox is rapidly-changing as the outbreak unfolds and case numbers increase, so please continue to monitor health information. Scarlet Alliance will continue to provide updates as they...
Paid opportunity: sex worker groups case study
Are you a sex worker collective, group, community or cooperative in so-called Australia interested in getting paid to feature your work in our online Peer Educator Training Program? Big or small, formal or informal, if you’re a group led by sex workers, we’re interested in hearing from you.
Paid opportunity: sex workers with skills in video editing, illustration or graphic design
Are you sex worker with skills in video editing, illustration, or graphic design, or experience doing data visualisation? We are looking for sex workers to lend their creative skills to some new Scarlet Alliance health promotion and peer education resources in...