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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.
- by Andrew Hornery
Latest
I hired a male sex worker for my 70th birthday. It didn’t go as planned
Mitch, in his 30s, seemed like a perfect gift to self. But then...
- by Gail Rice
I’m a retired nurse and academic. I’m also a sex worker
Slut-shaming kept me in the closet for 20 years. It’s time to reclaim my story.
- by Hilary Caldwell
Opinion
AI
The girlfriend AI experience could spur, or destroy, real relationships
AI has the potential to make the market for fake intimacy much larger. People can subscribe for a fraction of the cost of a human sex worker, and with no stigma or legal consequences.
- by Allison Schrager
Sex stays the same, but sex work changes
The internet has changed so many basic things in society – and the world’s oldest profession is one of them.
- by Melissa Cunningham
‘Freezing my tits off on Liverpool St’: The unfiltered history of Kings Cross
From Sydney’s first strip club, to drag cabaret and late night parties – Kings Cross was once the centre of Australia’s after-hours entertainment scene.
- by Helen Pitt
Parliamentary committee accepts framework to decriminalise sex work in Qld
Twenty-five years after prostitution was legalised in Queensland, the industry will be decriminalised to improve the lives of sex workers.
- by Courtney Kruk
Opinion
Defamation
Why we shouldn’t put the Spotlight on sex work
It’s legal. It’s well-paid. And many women do it because it’s flexible, and they can be their own bosses. Our collective weirdness about sex work is embarrassing.
- by Jenna Price
‘I’ve been called a whore by a GP’: Calls to repeal mandatory sex worker health testing
Queensland sex worker Eva says doctors can be ‘patronising and really offensive’, making it difficult to comply with laws that mandate she and her colleagues have regular health tests.
- by Courtney Kruk
From inner-city squalor to ocean views: The Aussies making it big on OnlyFans
A lucky few are amassing considerable wealth selling tailored, adult content on the social media site – but at what cost?
- by Andrew Hornery
Magazine
Good Weekend
The February 10 Edition
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