Australian Prostitute Wins Discrimination Case Against Hotel
Hookers hit mining towns, need to rent rooms.
SEX workers were last night celebrating a stunning victory in their battle against motel owners in the booming mining towns, after the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled in favour of a prostitute who complained of discrimination after being told she could not rent a room.
The decision is likely to have ramifications for hotel and motel operators across Australia, who could now find themselves in breach of the anti-discrimination laws that exist in every state if they try to turn away prostitutes.
Prostitutes have descended upon small towns near the large mines in record numbers over the past few years, determined to take a slice of the mining boom.
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