I have just emailed directly the journalist who wrote this article. If you are interested in reading what I said, read on below. (Some is copy pasted but I have changed it as well to address him personally). I will let you know if I get any response. I have tried without success to find out who his boss it who would have approved the article for publication, but I can't figure out who it would have been. 

Dear Mr Iannella, 

Regarding your article “Kinky kicks are all tied up, From Rope bondage to dominatrix etc” in The Advertiser on 18/6/22. This is extremely inappropriate content that should not be in a newspaper that children may have access to. I rarely buy the newspaper but seeing this yesterday made me realise I can’t EVER leave a newspaper in reach of children where they could inadvertently be exposed to such pornographic-like content. The Advertiser should have an “R” 18+ rating if they are going to print articles such as this. 

I’m not sure if you are a parent- but even if you are not you may have nephews/nieces, or friends in your life who have children... Before submitting this article for publication did you not stop to think about the children in your life who may come across it? Can you see the concerns I have with this as a mother? As a community we have a responsibility to consider the impact of our words and actions on the vulnerable and impressionable hearts and minds of children. How this passed that test and was approved for publication I cannot fathom. I have been motivated to action on this by the the horror I felt as I imagined my 11 year old daughter and 9 year old son reading this article had I left the newspaper on the table not realising it contained this article. 
Graphic pornographic content is creeping into more and more mainstream media (TV shows, news articles, magazines, movies). The boundaries are constantly being pushed with how much sexual content can be shown/written about and I want to stand up and say it's not okay. If the line can't be drawn at the sort of thing in this article, then where on earth can it be drawn?? How much more graphic does it need to get before we say enough! I already have to vet every single book, show and website before I can let my primary school aged children look at anything. I don't want to be so controlling, but they are just too young to be exposed to this. It’s utterly exhausting as a parent having to be so vigilant with media. I thought the newspaper was one of the last remaining safe spaces... but apparently I was wrong.

This article shows a sickening example of one of the reasons why sexual assault is such a problem in our society at this time. There is such a cry that people need to be educated about sexual consent/safe sex, and yet it is total hypocrisy when all of this ‘BDSM’  etc is promoted as normal and acceptable. What a confusing message that it’s okay to play-act rape & sexual violence, but it’s not okay if it’s real. What’s the difference? Throw drugs and alcohol in the mix and there is no possible way that people can be aware of where the ‘line’ is between pretend and real. In this digital age it is absolutely tragic that young people get their “sex education” through pornography AND mainstream media that is not only normalising but then continually feeding their desire for ‘pretend’ sexual violence. The moral decay is frightening, and there are very real consequences- sexual assault being just one of many ways that individuals, marriages, families and communities are impacted by this confusing and unhealthy behaviour. 
Your article contained images of sex toys, and mentioned: 'rope play' with ‘dominatrix’, bondage/BDSM, flogging/whipping/tying people up, 'corporal punishment’, sensory deprivation/‘mummificaition’, 'people want to be used as pets and slaves’, swingers/casual sex parties in Adelaide. These things were depicted as normal and positive behaviour. This sort of content should be confined to restricted and content-specific platforms, it does not belong in a newspaper that sits on a families kitchen table. It sent shudders through me to imagine how easily my primary school aged children could have flicked through the newspaper and read this. I remember enjoying reading the newspaper on a weekend as a teenager and this has shown me that the newspaper is not safe to have in the house. Anyone who thinks exposing young people to this kind of content is okay is delusional. Surely no parent wants to raise their children to think these perverted sexual behaviours can be part of a healthy sex life and can help set them up for healthy relationships. 

I implore with you to consider these things before writing about similar topics in the future. I am also sharing these concerns via a “Letter to the Editor”.