‘Sex parties’ are booming in WA. So,what really happens behind closed doors?

‘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.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt

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Developers circle Sydney’s oldest brothels as sex work goes freelance

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.

  • byAndrew Hornery
I hired a male sex worker for my 70th birthday. It didn’t go as planned

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...

  • byGail Rice
I’m a retired nurse and academic. I’m also a sex worker

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.

  • byHilary Caldwell
The girlfriend AI experience could spur,or destroy,real relationships
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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.

  • byAllison Schrager
Sex stays the same,but sex work changes

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.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
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‘Freezing my tits off on Liverpool St’:The unfiltered history of Kings Cross

‘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.

  • byHelen Pitt
Parliamentary committee accepts framework to decriminalise sex work in Qld

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.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Why we shouldn’t put the Spotlight on sex work
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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.

  • byJenna Price
‘I’ve been called a whore by a GP’:Calls to repeal mandatory sex worker health testing

‘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.

  • byCourtney Kruk
From inner-city squalor to ocean views:The Aussies making it big on OnlyFans

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?

  • byAndrew Hornery