Sex work
Sex work is all over TV right now. Which shows are telling the real story?
New Aussie reality series Turned On is about sex work in the same way The Real Housewives of Sydney is about real housewives that live in Sydney.
- Lucie Bee
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The golden rule of sex work is to not fall in love with a client. Kayla Jade broke it
She tried to keep her guard up, until one day “Mr Sheffield” arrived.
- Kayla Jade
A client owed Natasha $2200. She had no idea he was a serial rapist
The man had hired Sydney-based Natasha Ambrose for almost a year before things turned “weird”.
- Emily Kaine
I visited Australia’s oldest brothel with my mum. It was eye-opening
Kalgoorlie’s infamous pink house has had its doors open for over a century. No questions about the women-run enterprise seem to be off-limits for McGowan.
- Julia D'Orazio
- Opinion
- Sex & relationships
Jokes about boys and a banned porn star aren’t ‘edgy’. It’s exploitation
Bonnie Blue bragged about having sex with young men. If the genders were reversed, no one would be laughing.
- Melissa Hoyer
- Exclusive
- City life
‘A breeding ground for misogyny’: Calls to shut down popular review website
A Melbourne-run sex review website with more than 250,000 members has been labelled a breeding ground for misogyny and unacceptable behaviour towards women.
- Cara Waters
- Graphic content
- Good Weekend
Curated guest lists, ‘consent angels’, ‘female energy’: How swinging’s changed
More people – including “unicorn” single women – are checking out the nation’s sex parties. One stalwart’s top tip for the curious: practise saying “no”.
- Konrad Marshall
‘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
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