Jerk Choices

This is an ad from the Australian Sex Party which parodies the conservative “Work Choices” campaign from a few years ago. It’s not often you get an electoral ad that makes a fairly direct reference to masturbation, even though it probably should happen a lot more often in political advertising. Yes, the Sex Party ARE serious but they know how to make us laugh.

Fiona Patten Reveals How The NVE Classification Was Derailed

[flashvideo file=video/fionapatten.flv /] In 2000, the Howard government seriously considered introducing a new law that would have essentially made explicit porn movies legal in Australia. The Non Violent Erotica (NVE) classification was to replace the existing X classification. Explicit films rated X are illegal to sell in all Australian states (though it’s not illegal to own them). The NVE classification was a handy way of liberalising erotic material in one Read More …

At Last: The Sex Party

Good news: the folks at the Eros Association have decided to get serious and form a political party. They’re launching the Australian Sex Party at Sexpo in Melbourne on Thursday and are hoping to round up the 500 members required to make it officially recognised by the legal system. They’re aiming to put censorship onto the agenda, but they also want to talk about sex education, abortion, contraception, gender issues Read More …