Daily Planet

Daily Planet is a licensed brothel in Melbourne, Australia. It entered the news in 2003 when it became one of the first brothels listed on a stock exchange. The brothel has won the Australian Adult Industry Award for "Best Brothel Overall" in the years 2004-2008. The 18-room brothel is located at 9 Horne Street, Elsternwick, a southern suburb of Melbourne. As of 2006, the brothel charged A$ 90 for a room for half an hour, with the service provider charging another $90. It was also mentioned in interviews and promoted by blink 182 during an Australian tour in 1998. Daily Planet was founded in 1975 by John Trimble, who remains the owner. Andrew Harris, who served as the company's CEO from 2002 until 2006, stated in 2002 that the operation...