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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Queensland to decriminalise sex work as review recommends new advertising rules

Queensland attorney general Shannon Fentiman.
Queensland attorney general Shannon Fentiman says changes to the sex-work industry will ‘ensure that some of the most vulnerable people in our community have legal protections at work’. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Queensland will decriminalise sex work after a long-awaited review recommended sweeping changes to the industry to combat violence, discrimination and exploitation.

A landmark review into sex work by the Queensland Law Reform Commission has made 47 recommendations, including scrapping the Prostitution Licensing Authority, repealing some police powers and allowing services to be advertised on radio and TV.

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