Despite sex work being largely decriminalised in New South Wales since 1995, sex workers across the state experience stigma, discrimination and vilification from members of the general public, media, private organisations, law enforcement, and government service and...
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Consultation for the Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
The process of consent law reform in Queensland has been ongoing since 2021, with Scarlet Alliance, Respect Inc and #DecrimQLD providing input via stakeholder consultation sessions and through submissions. This submission focuses on proposals to introduce a so-called...
Operation Inglenook Briefing Paper
This briefing addresses the Australian Border Force Operation Inglenook, first established in late 2022 in response to media claims regarding the exploitation of the visa system within the sex industry, and claims of trafficking and other modern slavery practices. Scarlet Alliance maintains exploitative bosses or fraudulent migration agents can be addressed when sex workers are empowered and supported to report crime, have access to legal migration pathways, and are not at risk of deportation for coming forward.
Submission to the Northern Territory Law Reform Committing into Consent for Sexual Offences, July 2023
The document has been developed by Gen Dally (NTAHC) with contributions from James Holland (Health Equity Matters), Hannah Walter (Health Equity Matters), Liewen Hu (HALC), Aaron Cogle (NAPWHA), Phillippa VennBrown (NAPWHA), Mish Pony (Scarlet Alliance) and Leanne...
Submission on Safe and responsible AI in Australia, Dept of Industry, Science and Resources
As communities that experience everyday consequences of digital discrimination and algorithmic bias, sex workers are uniquely positioned to provide input into technology governance and regulation. As a historically criminalised undertaking, sex work and sex workers...
Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Bill 2023
Scarlet Alliance submission to the Select Committee on Temporary Migration’s inquiry into Temporary Migration on July 26, 2020. Scarlet Alliance argues that the Australian Government must take steps to avoid criminalising workplace practices, and instead pursue policies that deliberately advance the labour rights of migrant workers.
Don’t divide our community: recommendation to barr migrant sex work in Australia sparks fresh fears for rights of migrant workers
According to media articles, an unreleased report on Australia’s migration system recommends barring temporary migrants from working in the sex industry. This proposal would divide the sex worker community, giving residents’ full rights and throwing migrant sex...