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Natasha Ambrose at home in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

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

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The Pink House … the oldest brothel in Australia.

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
Bonnie Blue.

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
Sex worker Dallas Rayne wants the Punter Planet website which reviews sex workers to be taken down.

‘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

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
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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
Australian influencer Anna Paul, English adult actress Bonnie Blue and singer Lily Allen are well-known OnlyFans creators.

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
Pineapple Swingers Club in South Melbourne has been allowed to trade even after locals contested it.

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
Working from home – or from bed – could be actively harming workers’ mental health.

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