Australia
Bobbi Starr Travels to Australia for Sexpo 2008
Adult performer Bobbi Starr is in South Australia for the Sexpo Health, Sexuality and Lifestyle Expo.
Biohazard’s Original Lineup Tours Australia, New Zealand
The original lineup for the influential New York-based band Biohazard has reunited for a 20th Anniversary Tour, which will span the globe this summer. Alternative metal band Korn will be joining Biohazard for this sold-out arena tour.
.XXX Rejection Gets Replayed by Australia News Site
It’s been about a year since ICANN rejected ICM Registry’s .XXX proposal, but the story surrounding its defeat was resurrected and took on a life of its own Monday.
High-end Adult Retail Hits Australia
Adult boutique Sexyland is taking suburban Melbourne by storm, offering discriminating consumers and curious couples the latest adult novelties and other items in a comforting and helpful atmosphere.
Australia: Success in Battling Internet CP May Be Driving Contraband Offline
An assessment by Australian Customs of the most commonly seized contraband in 2007 suggests that the success in combating online child pornography has led to an increase in the attempted smuggling of CP in hard-copy form.
Australia to Implement Net Censorship Law in January
Australia is set to implement new rules that will impose stringent regulations on online and mobile companies that provide sexually oriented content.
Nude Pictures Sink Australia Family-Values Candidate
The conservative Family First party has dumped a candidate for the Australian House of Representatives after compromising pictures of him appeared on gay websites.
Spartacus Expands Distribution in Germany, Australia, U.K.
Fetish specialty manufacturer Spartacus Enterprises has expanded its worldwide distribution with deals in Germany, Australia and the U.K. — the company's largest international expansion plan.
Country Snapshot: Australia
For a country that has one of the world's most tolerant attitudes to gambling, you might be forgiven for thinking that Australia's Government would adopt a similarly liberal attitude when it comes to online adult.
Australia Demands Filter-Hacking Investigation
Reports of a Melbourne teenager hacking into a government-supplied antiporn filter are being investigated, according to Federal Communications Minister Helen Coonan.
Australia Offers Parents Filtering Software
As of Monday, Australian parents will be able to download filters designed to block children from accessing adult content on the Internet. Parents also can order the filtering program on CD and a hotline offering advice on how to manage Internet safety also will be operational.
Australia Prime Minister Proposes Internet Filters
Saying "No single measure is foolproof," Australian Prime Minister John Howard called for a $190 million program to regulate access to content on the Internet in a speech to the Australian Christian Lobby.
Australia May Jail ‘Traffickers’ of Adult Material
In a move that the New Zealand Herald called “draconian,” legislation was introduced to the Australian Parliament that would allow anyone possessing more than five adult-oriented films or magazines to be arrested for “trafficking” and face up to two years in prison.
Australia: 25 Lose Jobs Over Workplace Porn
The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service has fired 11 government officers for accessing and storing adult material — including some child pornography — on work computers. Fourteen other officers have resigned.
Australia Bans Pornography and Alcohol for Aborigines
Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced regulations to ban pornography and alcohol to Aborigines in certain areas of the Northern Territories. The Australian Commonwealth seized control of 60 Aboriginal communities in an attempt to control what Howard called a child sex abuse crisis among them.
'Pornification' of Australia Sparks Call for Investigation
A study completed by Nielsen//NetRatings and Internet analysis firm NetView has shown a 23-percent increase in online adult traffic in just one month, and the number of adult shops has risen to 900 — a 400-store jump in four years.
Australia Considers Mobile XXX Crackdown
Australia's Federal Parliament will consider a battery of new laws that, if passed, would toughen age-verification requirements and ban adult content on mobile devices.
Australia Considers Banning ‘Up-skirt’ Content
Urging lawmakers to come up with a comprehensive national policy toward the Internet publication of so-called “up-skirt” and “down-blouse” photos, an Australian attorney general has called for new legislation that would outlaw the controversial content.
Illegal Porn Trade Flourishes in Australia
While the Australian government contemplates a myriad of technological fixes for what it sees as the country’s growing online porn problem, and the nation’s censors work tirelessly to pre-screen indecent content, an investigative report in the Sunday Age has found a booming business in illegal porn DVDs.
Australia to Subsidize Internet Filter
Having explored many options to keep children from accessing pornography, Australian Communications Minister Helen Coonan has decided on a federal subsidy for parents who buy filtering software for their home computers.