Govt says sex work decriminalised,but industry wants more reform

Govt says sex work decriminalised,but industry wants more reform

The draft laws remove the need for sex workers trading alone to register as sole operators.

  • byKatie Burgess

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Brothel operators must provide free condoms under new sex worker bill

Brothel operators must provide free condoms under new sex worker bill

The ACT Greens will introduce draft laws on Thursday.

  • byKatie Burgess
Mortgage broker punched,spat on sex worker,court hears

Mortgage broker punched,spat on sex worker,court hears

A Sydney mortgage broker allegedly paid for the $200 ‘platinum service’ at a brothel then punched the sex worker who believed he wasn’t wearing a condom.

  • byAngus Thompson
Sweeping changes proposed for'restrictive'sex work laws

Sweeping changes proposed for'restrictive'sex work laws

Reforms to the ACT's decades-old sex work laws could allow sex workers with sexually transmitted infections to provide commercial sex services.

  • byEmily Baker&Michael Inman
Warehouse to whorehouse:Port Melbourne objectors lose in VCAT ruling

Warehouse to whorehouse:Port Melbourne objectors lose in VCAT ruling

VCAT's decision to approve a brothel in an industrial park bordering a residential area shows how tensions can rise when the tribunal adheres to planning considerations in determining applications for brothels,which inevitably polarise communities.

  • byDavid Merlo