Over the past few years we have been shocked by the dramatic rise in domestic violence. We have seen a State Government taskforce established and generous funding pledged from the Federal Government in order to put an end to domestic and family violence. Despite this the problem grows and the pornography industry thrives. Once only freely available in the online space, pornography has now has successfully transitioned into the mainstream. Just look at the Fifty Shades Franchise. 

Just in case you were wondering if the jury was still out on pornography's effects on young people Dr Michael Flood, Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, took to Twitter to set the record straight. 

We hope community members and policy makers will take note. 

The Pornography and harms to children and young people symposium was recently held in Sydney.

Keynote speaker Dr Michael Flood appeared on The Drum to talk about the influence pornography is having on young people's attitudes towards sex and relationships.