Recommendation to barr migrant sex work in Australia sparks fresh fears for rights of migrant workers.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, interviews and information from people with disability about ‘preventing and responding to violence,…

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 […]

The passage of the Victorian Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill 2021 is an historic achievement for sex workers. Sex workers applaud the Andrews Labor Government recognition of sex work as work […]

Victorian sex workers have been waiting decades for a funded peer-only organisation run by and for our community. Today we are proud and excited to announce that Vixen Collective, Victoria’s […]

Respect Inc, DecrimQLD and Scarlet Alliance welcome the Palaszczuk government announcement that the decriminalisation of sex work in Queensland has been referred to the Queensland Law Reform Commission. The Commission […]

Scarlet Alliance, the Australian Sex Workers Association, and SIN, the South Australian peer sex worker organisation, refute the comments made by SAPOL commissioner, Grant Stevens, in the InDaily article published […]

Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, our member organisations and individual sex workers publicly condemn this week’s malicious, self-serving and ignorant commentary (Canberra Times, 18 August) by Canberra brothel owner […]

Scarlet Alliance and Vixen Collective are disappointed with the unnecessary focus on sex work in the recent reporting on Victoria’s COVID-19 infections. A sex worker in St Kilda was identified […]

Vixen Collective and Scarlet Alliance welcome the announcement by the Andrews government committing to decriminalise sex work in Victoria. The repeal of the Sex Work Act 1994 is a positive […]

The passage of the Online Safety Bill 2021 in the Federal Parliament earlier this week leaves the sex worker community fearing for further loss of essential tools that protect our […]