Pirate porn and candle wax: review of Australian film classification recommends end to ban on fetishes

Report says some depictions of violence in pornography should be allowed, with government to first tackle gambling in video games

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Australia should ditch its censorship of certain fetishes and some instances of violence in pornography, according to a review that could open the way to everything from wax fetishes to pirate pornography.

On Wednesday the Albanese government released a review of the classification system handed to the Morrison government three years ago, promising to prioritise reforms to tackle in-game gambling.

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