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27 October 2021: The Politics of Distraction
The coronavirus pandemic has loomed large over the campaign to ...
13 September 2021: This is Morality Politics
Morality policies occur….. “(...) if policies are explicitly ideological, a ...
8 September 2021: Liberals Take Back Matthew Guy
Yesterday, 7 September 2021, the Victorian Liberal Party removed Michael ...
27 August 2021: Is this a Rushed Process?
Today, 27 August 2021, submissions to the new Department of ...
5 December 2020: The Coalition of Independent Women
Fiona Patten and independent MP Ali Cupper have just announced ...
16 October 2020: Review now in Minister’s Hands
Melissa Horne takes over from Fiona Patten in a new ...
14 October 2020: Fiona Patten’s Deadline
Today marks Fiona Patten’s deadline – the date by which ...
6 August 2020: The Domino Effect
What is the domino effect and how does that relate ...
7 July 2020: Does the law offer solutions?
Do criminal laws offer the best method of preventing violence ...
30 June 2020: Successful Chat with Community
Sex Workers’ Voices Victoria is a pop-up project led by ...
3 June 2020: A Healthy Dose of Self-Criticism?
Sex workers often point to the police and the government ...
2 June 2020: Coronavirus and the Review
By now we’re all familiar with how coronavirus has impacted ...
1 June 2020: The issue of Discrimination
Will Fiona Patten consider the issue of discrimination against sex ...
6 March 2020: Street-Based Sex Workers Consultation
Had a great chat to a group of seven street-based ...
4 March 2020: City of Port Phillip Supports Decrim
SWLRV attended a City of Port Phillip council meeting on ...
5 December 2019: Fiona Patten Joins us on the Radio
Australia's only sex work radio show, Behind Closed Doors, on ...
27 November 2019: Labor Announces Sex Work Review
Hours after The Age publishes an article on sex work ...
27 November 2019: Further Pressure as Media Covers Issue of Violence
Investigative journalist with The Age, Farrah Tomazin, publishes an article, ...
26 November 2019: Victory in Northern Territory and Crossbencher Ramps Up Pressure
Northern Territory Decriminalises Sex Work Media announces a huge win ...
18 November 2019: Journalist Meets Sex Workers
The Age senior journalist and investigative reporter Farrah Tomazin meets ...
November 2019: Four Dozen MPs = ?
Exhausting! Between November 2018 and November 2019, we ran around ...
17 October 2019: Sex Workers Interview David Limbrick MP On Radio
The team of sex workers at Behind Closed Doors, a ...
20 June 2019: Australian Conservatives Party Deregisters
After just over two years, the Australian Conservatives party deregisters, ...
18 May 2019: Coalition Shock Win in Federal Election
The Coalition is re-elected at the federal level, shocking many ...
April 2019: Sex Work Radio Launches in Melbourne
A group of three vivacious Melbourne sex workers team up ...
March 2019: Northern Territory Releases Discussion Paper
The Northern Territory government publishes a Discussion Paper "Reforming Regulation ...
11 December 2018: Fiona Patten Retains her Seat
After a nervous two week wait, Fiona Patten wins back ...
26 November 2018: Government Offers Fiona Patten a Job
With election results still being finalised, it becomes clear Fiona ...
24 November 2018: Victorian Election Result
Labor's Landslide The left leaning Victorian Labor Party wins the ...
October 2018: We Launch Our Website
After talking and planning for months, we finally launch our ...
October 2018: Victorian Election Campaign 2018
Labor's Campaign Labor campaigns in the looming 2018 Victorian election, ...
24 August 2018: Scott Morrison Becomes Prime Minister
In the Australian Federal Parliament, conservative MP Scott Morrison wins ...
January 2018: The Reason Party Forms
In 2009 Fiona Patten founded the Australian Sex Party. Eight ...
February 2017: Formation of the Australian Conservatives Party
At the federal level, former Liberal Party MP, Cory Bernadi ...
November 2014: 2014 Election Result
Labor Wins Government The left leaning Victorian Labor party wins ...
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