A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Sex Party
A sharp, darkly funny insider account of the sex industry’s collision with politics, censorship and everyday Australian life by Robbie Swan, a former national magazine editor turned political lobbyist for Australia’s adult industry.
After decades spent on the fringes of politics, publishing and Australia’s sex industry, Robbie Swan finally tells the stories he could never quite leave behind.
Inside A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Sex Party:
- A prologue by one of Australia’s most popular satirist and social commentator Phillip Adams.
- Combines memoir, investigative journalism and true stories gathered over two decades on the front lines of Australia’s sex law reform.
- Offers behind-the-scenes access to political campaigns, parliamentary battles and media controversies.
- Explores big themes: free speech, morality, censorship, power and personal freedom while balancing satire and seriousness.
- Written by veteran editor and strategist Robbie Swan – alongside his partner and co-creator of the Australian Sex Party – trailblazing Victorian MP Fiona Patten.
“Wry, candid and funny, this is a behind-the-scenes look at the remarkable profiles of people behind the intersection of sex, politics and power.” – Westender News
Part memoir and part social history, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Sex Party reveals the human side of an often-misunderstood industry: the humour, the resilience and the strange, sometimes surreal encounters that shaped a generation of activists and outsiders.
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Sex Party by Robbie Swan with Fiona Patten
Out 6 May 2026 from Wilkinson Publishing
ISBN: 9781921332968
RRP: $29.99
Format: Paperback, mono, 160 Pages
Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm (C format)
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