The RhED Advisory Committee provides advice, feedback and recommendations on RhED policies, programs and services. The advisory committee membership comprises current or former sex workers, and RhED management. read more...
Scarlet Alliance are currently running three consultations on online content laws, STI management and their Strategic Plan read more...
We are now officially a member of the Global Network of Sex Work Projects read more...
Interested in learning new skills and giving back to the sex worker community? read more...
RhED is partnering with MoneyGirl to help peers understand and better manage finances read more...
Book your free tickets for 18 August 2021 book launch. read more...
Get your submission in to the banking regulation and call for an end to banking discrimination. read more...
Dr Zahra Stardust and others will discuss censorship and the passage of the Online Safety Bill 2021 read more...
Are you a sex worker in Victoria who has experienced stalking? read more...
Respect QLD is running a heap of free workshops for sex workers Australia-wide during June / July / August read more...
Unless you are registered for GST, you won't be eligible for $5000 in coronavirus compensation. read more...
Red Files' submission about the Online Safety Bill 2021 is now published. read more...
5 minute anonymous survey where you can tell police how they can do better read more...
Find out how you can make a submission about the Online Safety Bill 2020 read more...
Are you a sex worker with knowledge of more than one language? read more...
Some up to date information of the current state of syphilis in Australia read more...
July 9th at 10.30am to 12.30pm Adelaide time! read more...
Are you writing a submission into the decriminalisation of sex work in Victoria? If so, attend the last submission writing workshop on the 8th of July at 2pm! read more...
Ever worked in Victoria? Want to work in better conditions? This survey is for you. read more...
Great news for those in Queensland but be wary - there are requirements to return to work! read more...
Vixen Collective is running a survey for sex workers who wouldn't make their consultationa! read more...
SIN Adelaide is holding a space for Aboriginal sex workers to talk with our wider community read more...
Red Files has been invited to contribute to Victoria’s first whole-of-government LGBTIQ strategy, read more...
Submit your writing and art with Scarlet Alliance! read more...
Creating and Selling Adult Content Online - Workshop with Jenna Love read more...
Respect Inc. is running an online rally where anyone anywhere can join in! Come join your fellow peers in celebration of your god given right to suck and fuck! There will also be an event with sex workers sharing and presenting their artistic work! read more...
Coronavirus support for international students, Victoria only read more...
This just announced by Respect QLD read more...
Scarlet Alliance, the national peak body organisation, is fundraising for those most vulnerable due to COVID-19 read more...
15 minute survey about JOB SATISFACTION. Closing date 25 April 2020 read more...
St Kilda Legal Service wants to hear from LGBTIQ Victorian read more...
Public Health Order directive 5 requires sole operator sex workers in QLD to stop work read more...
DHHS bans even private sex workers in new Directive. read more...
Prime Minister bans new adult only businesses as part of escalating coronavirus measures read more...
RhED is hiring one Full Time peer to be a health educator specialising in migrant sex work read more...
Please Masseur was popular with male sex workers and male erotic massage therapists in Australia and beyond. read more...
Cairns 20 hours/week Brisbane Casual read more...
The ongoing issue of Ugly Mugs and Red Files as a "violence prevention charity" featured in The Age article. read more...
Vixen Collective meeting and Decrim Campaign meeting 19 December 2019, Carlton read more...
Former sex worker and politician Fiona Patten to head inquiry read more...
Applications close 11 November 2019 read more...
If you're in Melbourne, come along as a networking opportunity! read more...
Hideously bad laws including increased police powers have been introduced into Queensland parliament. Instead of moving forward with a commitment to decriminalise sex work the government has entered a Bill into parliament that increases criminalisation of sex workers and increases police powers. read more...
Please put up your hand to give advise and have a say on how our support services and government can better meet our needs. read more...
Apply by 3 October 2019 read more...
Red Umbrella Day Working Group at RhED read more...
Join RhED for a free workshop on Thursday 26th September 2019 2pm-4pm. Join RhED for a free workshop on Thursday 26th September 2019 2pm-4pm. read more...
Gala Vanting talks the Drum about the recent death of our community member. read more...
Join the Symposium at Parliament House on 21st August 2 pm - 5 pm with your collegues read more...
Scarlet Alliance Administration Officer- part time 2 days/week (0.4 FTE) - Sydney read more...
Respect Inc have just done their 4th release of workshop dates for 2019! read more...
1 September 2019, $25, Melbourne read more...
RhED - Resourcing Health and Education in Victoria read more...
Phone appointments available to those who live in regional or rural Victoria. read more...
RhED is in Victoria and wants peers to help join their working group. Read info below. read more...
The RED Magazine is published by RhED in Victoria. read more...
Free course run by Victorian sex worker organisation RhED. Starts July 25, 2019. read more...
SWOP ACT is looking for a new coordinator, a paid position of about 20 hours per week ($38.08 an hour) read more...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) are doing a survey on female sex workers contraceptive preferences and need your input! read more...
SWOP is running 2 free workshops in July - "Private Work 101" and "Money Matters" read more...
Red Files Inc. wrote in favour to decriminalise sex work in the Northern Territory under the capacity of a relevant organisation. read more...
Behind Closed Doors is a new 3CR radio program providing a safe space to explore the world of sex work on air. read more...
Check out these upcoming FREE workshops run by Respect QLD. Topics include advertising laws, tax and self care. There are also a few online options for those who can't attend in person. read more...
Call for full decriminalisation in the Northern Territory read more...
RhED is seeking expressions of interest from sex workers to fill one current vacant position on the RhED Sex Work Advisory Committee. Please see attached flyer for details. All expressions of interest must be received by 5pm Thursday 11th April 2019. read more...
SIDAC (Sex Industry Decriminalisaion Action Committee) are organising a massive event on the 28th of March (fast approaching eeeek) where Julia Bates AO from NSW and Dame Catherine Healy from New Zealand are coming over as our key notes to discuss decrim in their specific jurisdictions. There will also be the opportunity to ask questions from a panel, and Kat, SIN's new manager, will be on the firing line. read more...
Full time position at RhED working as a Peer Health Education and Support Worker. Applications close March 22nd. read more...
Check out these upcoming events in QLD, run by Respect, free for all sex workers! read more...
If you're in Queensland 4-5th March, don't miss out on the round table read more...
After decided to come out, we have set up the boundaries on what can and cannot be said about Red Files. read more...
SWEAR is Western Australia's only peer-operated sex worker organisation. I read more...
Hosting by Respect Inc. online read more...
Red Files own Estelle Lucas has written about sex work read more...
AA is an sex worker owned online advertising directory read more...
For those interested in the politics and laws of sex work, especially Victoria read more...
MANY SEX WORKERS ARE EXTREMELY CAPABLE OF LOOKING AFTER THEIR PHYSICAL WELL BEING. THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ADDED PEACE OF MIND IN THE SAME WAY ALL SELF DEFENCE COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT AND BUILD CONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL SAFETY. read more...
We're going with the high visibility approach! read more...
Have your say! read more...
Members will be reimbursed $50 for a 2 hour meeting for their time! read more...
We are now an official not-for-profit organisation! read more...
We want your voice in how to shape our future! read more...
Held in Brisbane this year! read more...
Want to start working for the community? read more...
Respect Inc. is holding a variety of workshops between now and November. Sex worker only. RSVP so you don't miss out! read more...
New laws regarding sex work have just been passed in the ACT. SWOP ACT has produced this great summary of the most significant changes for sex workers. read more...
RhED is seeking anyone with experience as a sex worker in Victoria (past or present) to take part in a community needs assessment to see what you'd like to see in a career development program. read more...
We're pleased to announce our first sponsorship! Please give a warm welcome to our sponsor that helps keep Red Files standing. read more...
This web resource is a community driven project, which has incorporated the efforts of sex workers, peer educators, sex worker organisations, community organisations and health professionals across Australia. It is made by sex workers, for sex workers. read more...
Presented by Gala Vanting and Assembly Four (Melbourne) Hosted by Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association and SWOP NSW. read more...
With tax time fast approaching, we're running our popular Money Matter$ workshop. It's free for sex workers of all persuasions on Wednesday 20 June. read more...
From conflicting religious viewpoints to political beliefs, sex workers tell us how they deal with the unsavory convictions of some clients. read more...
Whatever the reason for doing sex work, we all deserve respect for our autonomy and access to services and safe working conditions. read more...
The Victorian Liberals are looking to favour stringent new laws that will protect the sex work industry, but not those who work in it. read more...
Following a break-up, one woman decided to enter the world of ‘sugaring’. A year in, she is still looking for her ideal sugar daddy. By Emmy Ley. read more...
HIV-positive sex workers could soon be allowed to operate in Canberra under sweeping changes proposed for the territory’s decades-old prostitution laws. read more...
It seems Wix has followed Craigslist’s lead, fearing newly implemented ‘sex-trafficking’ law. read more...
"Sex workers are terrified:" Less than three weeks after the so-called anti-sex trafficking bill became law, the consequences are dire. read more...
The feds shuttered the website for facilitating sex trafficking—but it also gave sex workers a home off the streets. Thanks to a new law, that may be the only place for some of them to go. read more...
It has been 23 years since New South Wales decriminalised sex work. How much has changed for sex workers? read more...
For those looking into in-person socialising with peers, here's another event coming up in June. read more...
Join Red Files member Amber Leigh as she hosts a workshop about coming out as a sex worker read more...
Estelle has been working hard to create a solution to FOSTA/SESTA for sex workers who operate their own websites. Check it out here! read more...
On 2nd of June sex workers all over the world will be engaging in workshops, protests and rally's read more...
Think about the tools you use for work, and then imagine a legal change on the other side of the world could take them out of your hands. Sex workers fear that could happen in Australia if a contentious US bill becomes law. It's aimed at making websites liable if they're used to facilitate "sex trafficking". read more...
SIN in SA is looking for a Male Project Worker to join their team! read more...
...And what it means for sex workers. read more...
If you operate a website in your business, this may interest you read more...
SIN are interested in hearing from people who are receiving any kind of government payment and are linked to a job active network agency! read more...
Check out what the administration will be aiming to achieve this year and leave your 2 cent in the comments section! read more...
SOCIAL MEDIA IS RESHAPING SEX WORK—BUT ALSO THREATENING IT read more...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers Blog read more...
Article written by one of our very own members Lisa Marie read more...
The Sex Worker is at Gasworks Art Park in Albert Park until March 18. For information visit http://www.gasworks.org.au/event/the-sex-worker/. read more...
'They Don't Want to Include Women Like Me.' Sex Workers Say They're Being Left Out of the #MeToo Movement read more...
Representatives of Red Files got together to discuss what Red Files has been achieving and what we would like for our future. Check it out! read more...
Take a look at everything we did during our launch (2nd June) through to the end of December. read more...
Want to know where all your donations are going? Here we list exactly what we've done with our fund. read more...
Recent study finds internet gives sex workers more control over work and cuts risk of physical attack. read more...
Modern Whore, the young Canadian’s memoir, is a candid account of her time as an escort. She explains how she ‘created something that’s never been made before’ read more...
A fundraiser has been created to help raise money for Valentina, a Brisbane based worker only new to the industry who was brutally attacked an injured last week. read more...
Come join Red Files and local sex workers for this impromptu workshop on the 7th of December read more...
If you're a migrant sex worker - this one applies to you! Make an easy $80 by sharing your experience for research! read more...
I never thought I'd be able to find a job that worked for me, but being an escort allows me to work around my health issues. read more...
Police have raided seven massage parlours on the Gold Coast that were allegedly operating as fronts for illegal prostitution. read more...
Australian cities are waging a war against illegal or non-compliant brothels but sex workers have slammed the methods, calling it a form of sexual assault. read more...
We are hoping there's a subject within the work you feel passionate enough to write about. Check our our article ideas here and see if there's a topic you can tackle! read more...
Ever been interested in activism? Here's a quick overview of the political climate that governs our jobs. read more...
We need more sex worker power to set this ship sailing! Interested in being more involved in the community? Maybe this is the job for you... read more...
Now that we’ve launched, you’re probably wondering what the team will be up to. In this article the Director has outlines her aims and plans for the cycle. read more...
This is an open letter from the Director about investing in upholding the Community Guidelines that bind us as a support group read more...
It can be your time, energy, expertise, knowledge, ideas, enthusiasm, wisdom, skills, network, contacts so on and so forth. We need help on all fronts! read more...
Learn more about an organisation that offers services to sex workers in Victoria including what they do, how they can help you and how to get into contact! read more...
The staff has assembled all the feedback from the beta-phase. Here is a summary of what was suggested and what we have done. read more...
Red Files is seeking a sex worker and a Red Files community member to work as part of the Red Files team. read more...
Everything you need to know about the unofficial launch and beta-phase of Red Files: what to expect, what to do and the future... read more...
My name is Estelle Lucas and I’m the founder of Red Files. This is my story with Red Files so far... read more...