Porn or persecution: the real Paul Yore story

The arts community bites back over nanny state politics and irresponsible reporting that have plagued the Paul Yore child pornography case. Who is it that is doing our artists such a disservice?
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Australia’s dismal record on censorship in the visual artists has again been thrown into the spotlight this week. Melbourne artist Paul Yore was formally charged last Friday with one count of producing and one count of possessing child pornography.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina