▁industry ▁are ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁sex ▁industry ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁Swedish ▁model , ▁while ▁other ▁sex ▁worker ▁organis ations ▁opp ose ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁Sex ▁Party ▁opp ose ▁M alt z ahn ' s ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁sex ▁industry ▁and ▁subsequently ▁target ed ▁M alt z ahn ' s ▁seat ▁over ▁her ▁views ▁on ▁sex ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁state ▁election , ▁prefer encing ▁Labor ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁passed ▁a ▁motion ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Model , ▁M alt z ahn ▁stated ▁“ If ▁I ▁am ▁elected ▁to ▁state ▁parliament , ▁I ▁will ▁vote ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁Victor ian ▁Gre ens ▁policy , ▁and ▁will ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁model , ▁including ▁if ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁introdu ces ▁it . ▁I ▁will ▁not ▁ab st ain ▁from ▁the ▁vote . ▁Their ▁ag enda ▁is ▁anti - w omen ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁spent ▁my ▁career ▁fighting ▁for ▁women ’ s ▁rights .” ▁ ▁M alt z ahn ▁remains ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁figure ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁st ance ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁and ▁sex ▁workers ▁continue ▁to ▁protest ▁against ▁her ▁at ▁public ▁events , ▁including ▁at ▁the ▁recent ▁Gre ens ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁election ▁campaign ▁launch . ▁ ▁Awards