Former Prostitute Tells Australian Students: Brothel Work Safer Than Online Alternatives

Prostitution may be on rise in country

Students, or "sugar babies", who do sex work should be working in brothels rather than relying on online prostitution organisations, a former Canberra sex worker says.

The Sunday Canberra Times reported hundreds of ACT university students are receiving gifts and having their tuition fees and rent paid by so-called "sugar daddies" whom they have found online.