The Australian Association of Mental Health Practitioners (AAMHP) is calling for calm, constructive engagement between NSW Police, LGBTQIA+ communities, venue operators, businesses and community leaders following recent police operations across Sydney’s Oxford Street entertainment precinct.

The Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA) welcomes the return of Joy - widely regarded as the world’s first public statue honouring sex workers -to its original plinth in Darlinghurst, following a community-led effort and the City of Sydney’s reinstallation of a new bronze replica.