Harmful sex industry bill introduced to South Australian parliament
On Wednesday, the 30th of August, a Bill (Summary Offences (Prostitution Law Reform) Amendment Bill 2023) was introduced to South Australian parliament by the Honourable Nicola Centofanti, MLC (Lib). This Bill seeks to shift criminalisation from the sex industry...
Asian migrant sex workers respond to recent brothel raids
At least thirteen workplaces were targeted by Border Force and one raid included armed police.
Scarlet Alliance responds to the sentencing and parole of men found guilty of manslaughter
Last week media reported the release of a man who has been granted parole after serving two and a half years for the manslaughter of Jingai Zhang, and the sentencing of a man for a 10-year prison term with a non-parole period of 6 years and 9 months for the...
Key Issues for Asian Migrant Sex Workers: Our 2023 Agenda
Background Scarlet Alliance convenes the Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group (AMSWAG), made up of Asian migrant sex workers and Asian migrant sex worker peer educators. AMSWAG centres the voices of Asian migrant sex workers in the development of Scarlet Alliance...
Statement on sex worker invasion of privacy by advertiser Scarlet Blue
Sex workers, Scarlet Alliance and state and territory sex worker organisations are aware that Scarlet Blue, an Australian sex worker advertising site, has recently decided to engaged a third party verification platform (Sum and Substance Ltd) that requires sex workers...
Don’t divide our community
Recommendation to barr migrant sex work in Australia sparks fresh fears for rights of migrant workers.
Position vacant – National Programs Manager
Scarlet Alliance is looking for a new National Programs Manager. Applications close 6.00pm AEST, Friday 9 June 2023. Are you committed to sex worker peer education, community development and health promotion? We are looking for an experienced sex worker advocate to...
Experiences of sex workers with disability for the Australian Disability Royal Commission
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...
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...