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  • D’Ath’s Dirty Bomb

    The last Bill introduced by Queensland Attorney General and Minister for Justice and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Yvette D’Ath, before announcing her retirement from politics was the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. Queensland Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Rob Norman said, “A… Read More

  • Queensland Attorney General, Yvette D’Ath, has tabled the Criminal Code (Decriminalising Sex Work) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill to fully decriminalise the sex industry in Queensland.  Queensland Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Rob Norman said, “If this Bill is passed, prostitution will be treated like regular work. This is a dark day for Queensland women. The Attorney General’s… Read More

  • Steven Miles’ plan to introduce legislation into the Queensland Parliament to decriminalise prostitution is a high-cost gamble supposedly aimed at reducing violence and exploitation of women in the sex industry. Queensland Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Rob Norman said, “The Premier’s gamble will place the lives of vulnerable young people in the firing line. Overseas experience… Read More

  • In an attempt to reverse their reputation as ‘Europe’s biggest brothel, Germany is considering the implementation of the Equality Model of Prostitution Law Reform after calling out the sale of sex as unacceptable and something that should be restricted. Queensland Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Mr Rob Norman, said today, “The German experiment in… Read More

  • The latest mobile billboard advertisement from Melbourne brothel, ‘Gotham City’, features highly sexualised, exploitative images which objectify all women and ignores community responsibility to protect children as it roams Melbourne streets including near schools.  Jasmine Yuen, Victorian State Director for the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said, “Under the Andrews-Allan Government’s Sex Work Decriminalisation Law, the sex… Read More

  • The submission by the UN Special Rapporteur to the European Court of Human Rights that the French law which protects and provides exit strategies for women in prostitution while combatting those who exploit their vulnerabilities namely pimps, traffickers and sex buyers aligns well with the Equality Bill recently introduced by the Honourable Nicola Centofanti into… Read More

  • Equality Model of Prostitution Law Reform opposed by advocates for pimps from an outdated era

    The Equality Model of Prostitution law reform which is embodied in the Summary Offences (Prostitution Law Reform) Bill has been tabled by the Honourable Nicola Centofanti in the South Australia (SA) Upper House. The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) Director of Public Policy, Christopher Brohier, said today, “Ms Centofanti’s bill is based on the most progressive, women centred,… Read More

  • Widespread decriminalisation of prostitution has led to increasing cases of sexual exploitation among temporary workers, human trafficking and other organised crime activities. This is the conclusion that must be drawn from the Nixon Inquiry into the immigration system and student visas. One of the report recommendations is for employers who employ temporary workers in prostitution to… Read More

  • According to copies leaked to the media, a review into Australia’s Visa system by former Victorian police commissioner Christine Nixon, has found widespread cases of sexual exploitation, human trafficking, and other organised crime activities. Queensland Director for the Australian Christian Lobby, Rob Norman said, “The only winners of decriminalisation are the pimps and third parties who… Read More

  • In introducing the Summary Offences (Prostitution Law Reform) Amendment Bill 2023 the Honourable Nicola Centofanti MLC has followed the lead of countries known for their promotion of equality between genders such as Sweden, France, Canada, Ireland, Norway and Ireland who have introduced Nordic-style prostitution legislation reform. The European Parliament has also approved this model as best practice for… Read More