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  • Boycotts ramp up on The Body Shop and L’Oreal

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    In the lead up to Christmas cosmetic retailer The Body Shop is coming under increasing pressure from women’s human rights groups with calls for consumers to boycott their products. The Body Shop is one many corporate offenders on the Collective Shout 2016 Crossed Off list an annual blacklist of corporate offenders who have sexualised girls…

  • Sex Industry Lobby Group Disrupts Survivor Book Launch

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    On Sunday 21 August, sex trade advocates tried to derail the launch, in Townsville, Queensland, of Prostitution Narratives, a recently published compilation of sex trade survivor testimonies. The tactics used by the pro sex trade lobby are becoming increasingly nasty, especially since the release of damning stories of violence in the Australian sex trade, as described…

  • Melbourne Writers’ Festival Panel Dispute Exposes Anti-Survivor Agenda

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    In the spirit of the popular ‘sex workers are under-represented’ stance, repeated by liberal media and prostitution advocates, ad-nauseum, Daily Life has published yet another article repeating the myth. The author, Kate Iselin, aside from being a self-described “sex worker” and published writer, is also “furious.” This time, the article targets the Melbourne Writers Festival…

  • Amnesty Members put No Confidence Motion in Amnesty Australia Board at Hobart AGM

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    Members of Amnesty International Australia last Saturday (16th May), put a No Confidence Motion in the Amnesty International Australia Board over their actions on Amnesty’s proposed new sex law policy. Two resolutions were put before the Tasmanian Amnesty AGM including a No Confidence Motion in the AIA Board and a resolution on all members right…

  • Analysis of The Sex Discrimination Act Amendment 2013 – Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status

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    Key Amendments Introduced The 2013 amendment substantially expanded the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. The main changes are: Redefinitions (or Removals) How This Changed the Original 1984 Act Impacts on Women Comparison of Sex Discrimination Act: Before vs After 2013 Amendments Area Before 2013 (Original Act) After 2013 Amendments Practical Effect for Women Definitions of Sex,…

  • Analysis of The Sex Discrimination Act 1984

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    Below is a detailed, section-by-section analysis of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (the copy below compiled as at early 2010/2011), focusing on how the Act defines “sex”, “woman” and “man” for its purposes, the principal prohibitions, the sex-based exemptions (Division 4) and who those exemptions affect — especially women. 1 — Executive summary (quick takeaways)…