Media Mentions

“Queensland sex workers forced underground by ‘draconian’ laws amid ‘predatory’ police targeting, advocates say” – ABC (online & radio)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-27/queensland-police-entrapment-sex-workers-prostitution-laws/13188118

“The ’no sex’ sex worker who’s legally barred from telling clients she doesn’t have sex” – News.com.au

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/the-no-sex-sex-worker-whos-barred-from-explaining-her-job-in-one-australian-state/news-story/918571bccda88bb53ef9bdc82d5156c1

“Common act sex workers can’t do in Queensland: There’s plenty of things sex workers can legally do but those in the industry are smarting from “bizarre” red light red tape making their work a minefield” – News.com.au

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/common-act-sex-workers-cant-do-in-queensland/news-story/364043aa54ee2e6804af12a05a1db7aa

“Stop criminalisation of sex worker safety in Queensland” – QNews

https://qnews.com.au/stop-criminalisation-of-sex-worker-safety-in-queensland/

“Queensland sex workers demand decriminalisation” – Pink Advocate

Queensland sex workers demand decriminalisation

Queensland accused of falling behind other states as sex workers pressure Government to change laws – ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-19/sex-workers-pressure-for-changes-to-queensland-laws/11806420

Sex workers fear spike in police action – Courier Mail

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sex-workers-fear-spike-in-police-action-over-illegal-fifty-shades-of-grey-service/news-story/faa8b7aa059cbb8b0481584006187b86

Sex workers waiting for action by the Attorney General – 4zzz

4zzz.org.au/program/the-pineapple-rebellion

Sex workers in Queensland accuse police of entrapping them into breaking the law – News.com.au

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/careers/sex-workers-in-queensland-accuse-police-of-entrapping-them-into-breaking-the-law/news-story/f03b44ffe3c39d3d52a7abb12b497bb2

Sex Workers Say Their Safety Strategies Are Criminalised, And It’s Putting Them In Danger – Buzzfeed

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/sex-work-decriminalisation-arrests-gold-coast-queensland

New push towards Queensland sex work decriminalisation – Courier Mail

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government/new-push-towards-queensland-sex-work-decriminalisation/news-story/b204c912b82778353881266e42de4fef

Queensland withdraws laws – Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/22/queensland-withdraws-laws-allowing-police-to-film-premises-of-private-sex-workers

Stark choice for Qld sex workers – work safely or obey law? – Qnews

https://qnews.com.au/stark-choice-for-qld-sex-workers-work-safely-or-obey-law/

Sex workers call on industry to be decriminalised 30 years on from Fitzgerald Inquiry – ABC online & television news

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-02/sex-workers-want-decriminalisation-marking-fitzgerald-30/11261020

Decriminalise Queensland Sex Work: An Interview With Respect’s Janelle Fawkes

Sex worker activists fight for decriminalisation – Qnews

https://qnews.com.au/sex-work-activists-fight-for-decriminalisation-decrimqld-respect-inc-qn-magazine/

Sex workers in Queensland must choose: be safe or be legal – Guardian feature

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/07/sex-workers-in-queensland-must-choose-be-safe-or-be-legal

Queensland sex workers call for decriminalisation of their industry – Quest/Courier Mail feature

https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southwest/queensland-sex-workers-call-for-decriminalisation-of-their-industry/news-story/2f43245c16f8d49b89823579d7067372

Decriminalisation in Qld and NT – ABC radio

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/nt-latest-jurisdiction-to-consider-sex-worker-law-reform/10963770

‘Illogical laws’: Sex workers and allies rally for decriminalisation in Queensland – Qnews

https://qnews.com.au/sex-workers-and-allies-to-rally-for-decriminalisation-in-queensland/

30 years since Fitzgerald, it’s time to make Queensland sex work safe – Crikey opinion

https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/02/04/queensland-sex-work/

No justice for sexual assault victims: Sex workers ‘less than citizens’ – Archer magazine

http://archermagazine.com.au/2019/01/no-justice-sexual-assault-victims-sex-workers-less-citizens/

Spike in sex workers charged for job related offences sparks distrust – Townsville Bulletin

https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/crime-court/spike-in-sex-workers-charged-for-job-related-offences-sparks-distrust/news-story/67a406d7c57ebcfb95269c67cc5feafc

Man taken to court after defrauding Brisbane sex workers – Courier mail

https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southwest/man-taken-to-court-after-defrauding-brisbane-sex-workers/news-story/5f1b7105fb65771ec48bd7d6531b9c9e

Sex workers demand change to laws –  The Queensland Times

https://www.qt.com.au/news/gladstones-sex-workers-demand-change-to-laws/3402274/

Queensland Government turns attention to decriminalising sex work – ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-27/sex-worker-laws-in-queensland-under-review/10429522

Queensland sex workers say current laws put their lives at risk – ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-13/qld-sex-workers-want-law-changes-to-protect-their-own-safety/9651784?pfmredir=sm

Sex workers have to choose between working legally or working safely – Brisbane Times

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/sex-workers-have-to-choose-between-working-legally-or-working-safely-20181120-p50h42.html

The ‘nutty’ list of words that Queensland sex workers aren’t allowed to use in adverts – News.com

https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/censorship/the-nutty-list-of-words-that-queensland-sex-workers-arent-allowed-to-use-in-adverts/news-story/2eef1956f2759ce2f74cf55622eb33a5