“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...
“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...
“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...
“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...
Sex Work Laws Changing in Northern Territory
Melinda James from Stateline, ABC Darwin, reports on sex industry laws in the Northern Territory, and interviews Janelle Fawkes, Scarlet Alliance President, and Alina Thomas, SWOP NT spokesperson. Broadcast 3 December 2004. Sex workers are unhappy with current level...
Sex Workers Demonstrate AIDS protection
Australian sex worker, Janelle Fawkes,and her unidentified compatriotwho dressed as a male client,show hot to put on womanprotection gear to delegates at the 15thInternational AIDS Conferencein Bangkok, Thailand Thursday,July 15, 2004. Fawkes demonstrated howto check...
Zi Teng; “Prostitution ‘just another’ job’ May 3 2004
KELVIN CHAN, South China Morning PostThe world's oldest profession should be decriminalised, speakers told Hong Kong's first international conference on sex workers' rights yesterday. Prostitutes, unionists, activists, academics and legislators from around the world...