Sex work decriminalisation defeatedADELAIDE — The Brindal bills to decriminalise prostitution were defeated in the SA parliament on July 27, by a vote of 16-28.
Sex workers will continue their
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Decriminalisation of prostitution continues to be debated in the South Australian parliament, and it is expected that this issue will gain momentum in the coming weeks. On February 9 Mark Brindal, a Liberal backbencher,
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QUITO — Indigenous people throughout Ecuador have been engaged in protests against a new agricultural law which was approved by the national congress and President Sixto Duran Ballen at the beginning of June. Protests
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Amazon peoples take Texaco to courtQUITO — Representatives of several groups of indigenous peoples from the Ecuadorian Amazon region left for New York on November 3 to begin court action against the US oil company
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Adelaide ambushed in local electionsADELAIDE — Residents go to the polls again on May 1, this time to elect local government representatives. Adelaide's only professional street theatre company, Ambush Street Theatre
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The 5th National Conference on AIDS (November 22-25), run concurrently with the Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, proved to be an arena where activists, medical professionals and support workers
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Chilean indigenous leader toursADELAIDE — Domingo Colicoi, an indigenous leader from Chile, spoke to a meeting on October 22 organised by the 500 years campaign in Adelaide. Colicoi is a representative of the All Lands
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The Melbourne International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (at the National Theatre, St Kilda, until February 15) presents a challenging program of local and international film dealing with diverse subjects ranging from