Matthew Holloway - Tasmanian Times

Dissent in White Ribbon Starts to Bite

Thursday in Hobart, White Ribbon Research Advisor and University of Tasmania Professor of Social Work Bob Pease launched his White Ribbon Research...

Where do survivors fit in Australian sex industry research? 4

Where do survivors fit in Australian sex industry research? 5

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Where do survivors fit in Australian sex industry research?

As the recent post ‘Sex Work and Southern Theory’ ( HERE ) highlights, although there is a growing body of sociological research...

Rodney Croome OAM out of order on surrogacy 7

Rodney Croome OAM out of order on surrogacy 8

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Rodney Croome OAM out of order on surrogacy

*Pic: Rodney Croome with a congregation where he delivered a recent lesson ( TT here ) Rodney Croome’s recent statement questioning the...

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The Withdrawal of Grand Theft Auto V

Last week survivors of prostitution had a victory with the decision by Target and Kmart to withdraw Grand Theft Auto V (GTA...

Swedish journalist visiting Australia calls for a stop to surrogacy 13

Swedish journalist visiting Australia calls for a stop to surrogacy 14

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Swedish journalist visiting Australia calls for a stop to surrogacy

Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Swedish journalist, activist and feminist visiting Australia as a guest speaker at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas...

SOCIAL: Baby Gammy, Scarlett Alliance 16

SOCIAL: Baby Gammy, Scarlett Alliance 17

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SOCIAL: Baby Gammy, Scarlett Alliance

• Baby Gammy has shown the need for debate on surrogacy • Scarlet Alliance fails in bid to gag playwright Peta Brady...

Women forced into sex industry - Abbott must fund Exit Programs  19

Women forced into sex industry - Abbott must fund Exit Programs  20

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Women forced into sex industry – Abbott must fund Exit Programs 

*Pic: Photo credit: Lynn Savarese. Ruchira Gupta is the Founder and President of Apne Aap Women Worldwide – a grassroots organization in...

Call to suspend oversight of police complaints 22

Call to suspend oversight of police complaints 23

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Call to suspend oversight of police complaints

Tasmanians for Transparency have called on the Attorney-General Brian Wightman and Police Minister David O’Byrne to suspend all investigations underway by Tasmania...

Internet muddies ethics on child pornography 25

Internet muddies ethics on child pornography 26

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Internet muddies ethics on child pornography

A Tasmanian study finds that one in ten people believe there is nothing wrong with viewing or distributing child pornography. (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-18/survey-finds-acceptable-of-child-porn/4894764?section=tas) Researchers...