Aussie students sell their bodies to pay ...

HUNDREDS of university students in Victoria have turned to prostitution to pay their way through higher education, The Sunday Age has learnt.

Up to 40% of the female sex workers in Melbourne's brothels are attending the city's eight universities and other colleges.

Many of the women cite the costs of course fees, increased rent and a rise in the general cost of living for their decision to join the "oldest profession".

One 22-year-old Monash student, who has been working as a prostitute and escort for 18 months, told The Sunday Age: "In an ideal world I wouldn't be doing this work but it's well paid and there's no way I could afford to complete university and live out of home if I had any other part-time job." More...

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