Sex work
‘I have no regrets’: My husband the escort
When a young married couple fall into financial straits, the husband turns to escort work – at his wife’s urging – to pay the bills.
- Anonymous
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I worked at an escort agency. This is how it changed my attitude to sex
What started as a side hustle born out of curiosity became a window into a hidden truth: everyone wants to be touched.
- Jade May
- Analysis
- Social media
How adult content platform OnlyFans transformed porn
The platform, reportedly up for sale for billions, has made a smutty industry far more lucrative.
- The Economist
Why this new swingers club has people up in arms
The new club in South Melbourne has locals worried that it will cement the area as a red-light district.
- Tom Cowie
How online porn is hooking more Australians
One rehab centre reported a 184 per cent increase in inquiries for pornography or sex addiction support in the past six months alone.
- Maeve Bannister
- Opinion
- Column 8
Providing the providers with support
And that moment when you realise your shoe polish will outlive you.
‘Women are putting male escorts on retainers’: Why more women are paying for sex
Historically, male escorts, particularly those who service women clients, have not been particularly visible. That’s slowly changing.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Updated
- Crime
Homicide squad investigating woman’s death at Footscray brothel
Police are probing the deaths of a man and woman in separate incidents in Melbourne on Friday night.
- Ashleigh McMillan
‘Sex parties’ are booming in WA. So, what really happens behind closed doors?
They’re so exclusive there’s an extensive vetting process you need to go through before you can even get an invite. But once you’re in, the parties are not for the faint-hearted.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
- Exclusive
- Sydney councils
Developers circle Sydney’s oldest brothels as sex work goes freelance
The world’s oldest profession meets Sydney’s biggest obsession as the city’s biggest players reveal brothels are facing a tough future and the old-school bordello business model is fast becoming a relic of another era.
- Andrew Hornery
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