Shirley Margaret Brifman (née Emerson; 7 December 1935 – 4 March 1972) was an Australian sex worker and brothel madam who was known as a whistleblower on police corruption.
Brifman was born in Atherton, Queensland, the thirteenth child of Beatrice (née Currey) and James Emerson, a labourer.
She began working as a barmaid after leaving school, and in 1957, she married Szama "Sonny" Brifman, a Polish-born hotel owner; they had four children together.
Her death came eighteen days before she was due to appear as chief witness in the trial of Tony Murphy; the case against him subsequently collapsed.
However, Brifman's daughter Mary Anne continued to lobby the Queensland government for a further investigation, and in January 2017 the Attorney-General, Yvette D'Ath, announced that the State Coroner would "make further inquiries" into her death and "determine whether an inquest should be held".