ɪlˈiːt "kˈɔːl ɡˈɜːlz" wɜːɹ ɐvˈeɪləbəl fɔːɹ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃənz, bˈɪznəsmˌɛn ænd ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz ɡˈɛsts ʌv sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns, wˈaɪl "tˈɛnəmənt ɡˈɜːlz" wɜː jˈʌŋ wˈɜːkɪŋklˈæs wˈɪmɪn hˌuː ɹᵻzˈɔːɹɾᵻd tə kˈæʒuːəl pɹˌɑːstɪtˈuːʃən tə sˈʌplɪmənt ðɛɹ dɹˈʌɡ spˈɛndɪŋ, klˈoʊðɪŋ ænd mˈiːɡɚɹ ˈɜːnɪŋz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ tˈaɪmz ʌv ɔːstɹˈeɪliən kɹˈɪmɪnəl ænd nɑːɹkˈɑːɾɪk kˈʌltʃɚ, ˈæbsəns əvə kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv wˈɛlfɛɹ stˈeɪt ænd ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt.
Elite "call girls" were available for politicians, businessmen and overseas guests of significance, while "tenement girls" were young working-class women who resorted to casual prostitution to supplement their drug spending, clothing and meagre earnings during times of Australian criminal and narcotic culture, absence of a comprehensive welfare state and unemployment.