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Otago Daily Times
13-08-2025
- Automotive
- Otago Daily Times
New Go Bus depot
Go Bus has opened a new Dunedin depot, marking a major investment in the city's public transport future. Go Bus Transport, part of leading Australasian public transport operator Kinetic, has officially opened a new purpose-built depot on Portsmouth Dr in South Dunedin. The former PlaceMakers site has been completely refurbished to bring Go Bus Dunedin's operations and workshop together in one location, replacing the long-standing depot on Princes St. The depot includes a fully equipped workshop capable of servicing up to six buses at a time. The workshop maintains a fleet of more than 100 vehicles across Dunedin and the wider region, including urban buses, school buses, and SESTA (specialised school transport assistance) vehicles. It also includes a 50,000-litre diesel fuel tank, refuelling area and a state-of-the-art bus wash. A portable charger on site supports the new electric buses operating in the Mosgiel–Dunedin network, complementing the wider EV charging infrastructure located at Go Bus's satellite depot in Mosgiel. Go Bus chief operating officer Ben Barlow said the new depot was an exciting step for the business and the region. The opening of the Portsmouth Dr depot coincides with the recent arrival of 13 new electric buses, which have joined the Mosgiel-Dunedin network. — Allied Media
New York Post
20-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
OnlyFans users face prison under harsh new Swedish prostitution law
OnlyFans users in Sweden could face prison sentences under a harsh new law that treats buying online sex shows the same as paying a prostitute for sex. The law, which will take effect July 1, also criminalizes profiting from or promoting others who perform sexual acts for payment on demand. 'This is a new form of sex purchase, and it's high time we modernize the legislation to include digital platforms,' Swedish member of parliament Teresa Carvalho said after the bill passed. 4 OnlyFans users in Sweden could face prison sentences under a harsh new law that treats buying online sex shows the same as paying a prostitute for sex. Koshiro K – Under the new law, it will be illegal to pay someone to carry out a sexual act remotely — such as on a live video stream — for the specific purpose of that act being viewed by the buyer. The law targets live, specially-commissioned interactions — which are especially lucrative and popular among many porn stars on online platforms. Watching and paying for pre-recorded adult content will remain legal. Carvalho, who is part of Sweden's left-wing opposition party, the Social Democrats, said the law is not aimed at targeting OnlyFans models themselves. 4 'This is a new form of sex purchase, and it's high time we modernize the legislation to include digital platforms,' Swedish member of parliament Teresa Carvalho said after the bill passed. Facebook/Teresa Carvalho Instead, she said it will protect young people and other individuals vulnerable to exploitation. She pointed to links between online exploitation and grooming with drug abuse, human trafficking, and prostitution. The bill was proposed by the Swedish parliament's justice committee and received cross-party backing. 4 Swedish OnlyFans model Elsa Thora is seen in an undated Instagram post. Instagram/ In Sweden, paying for sex is already illegal and faces a sentence of up to one year in prison. Sweden's sex trafficking laws focus on punishing the buyers, but not the sex workers. Pimping carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison. This new law cracking down on OnlyFans and other adult sites is similar to the SESTA/FOSTA law passed in the US in 2018 during President Trump's first term in office, which punished platforms that facilitate sex work, Yigit Adin, activist at the European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance, told But others in Sweden want the law to go further, and have called for a total ban on platforms like OnlyFans. 'It is a forum where sexual services are also sold. Prostitution or the sex trade is constantly taking new forms, and it is important that politicians and legislators keep up with the developments that are taking place,' Social Democrats politician Annika Strandhäll told the Swedish newspaper Expressen. 4 Swedish OnlyFans model Cina Podenphant is seen in an undated Instagram post. Instagram/cinapodenphant She also called on age limits on porn sites to shield children from harmful material. 'From the perspective of Swedish women, we see a big problem with the access to gross violent pornography that very young children in Sweden today have, just by pressing a button on their phones,' she said. 'We protect our children in many different ways from gaining access to different things that are not appropriate in our society. For example, if they go to a gambling site, or from having access to alcohol or similar,' she added.
