Simply don't watch it.

Don't dictate what other people can watch either.

With all due respect, people can produce/ watch whatever they like.

The beauty of a Australian democracy is that we respect freedom.

You may find it distasteful but its nit illegal or hurting anyone.

If you want to ban stuff like this then I suggest you move to a communist or radicalist country.

I really don't watch TV very often, if I do it's very late at night when the baby is awake, I prefer to watch doco's or youtube videos on the economy and investing (lol boring). Whenever I have watched reality shows I literally feel my brain cells dying! I have a friend (Simon) who was on married at first sight, he said it was the WORST experience of his life - his 'wife' was horrible and the only good thing was he got to plug his business.
if you want reality tv, how about filming the truth behind motherhood- the good, the bad and the exhausted? lets shed some light on postnatal depression and coping with a baby who has separation anxiety or running a business when you have a newborn attached to you. Babies in the workplace.
this whole love me love me not, im rich and famous, im almost a teenage hooker crap is just mindless filth designed to keep you in front of the tv and consume advertisements - next time you watch, count how many ads are on compared to the news.

The most respectful and enjoyable show I have ever seen is the Great Australian (and British) Bake Off.

I used to really enjoy the earlier seasons of My Kitchen Rules. It actually focused on the cooking. But now I refuse to watch it, as all they do is tear each other down and be awfully nasty.

The only 'reality' shows I've ever watched were The Block and House Rules, and only a couple of seasons of each. Once they started focusing more on the drama than the house building etc, I wasn't interested. Wouldn't bother me if all those shows like Bachelor, Big Brother etc were taken off air.

I think the contestants are not there fir love but to self promote themselves and their “services”

The worst one was There's Something About Miriam. What a train wreck of a show, not to mention the aftermath!

I just assume they are all rigged

I think to agree OP. I think the concept of these shows are awful. The same concerns were raised over shows like Jerry Springer, Ricki Lake and others during the 90s and some even incited crimes to be committed from the actions of the shows producers to push people too far. While I don't think this will happen with these current shows, I do think we need to consider the messages to society, the emotional toll (short term and long term) of the contestants and the role of the viewer. We do have an industry body in Australia that access's such things but I don't know how for the life they get allowed. Watching contestants go through these emotions in this environment you have to wonder why humanity wants to watch "hunger games" type viewing, it is that, it's just reformatted with "love" or "survival" as the goal. Do we really want to sit in front of a screen, passing judgements on the contestants personalities, in which these could have huge consequences for them in "real" life. Also do they really expect people to be genuine in front of a camera that beams Australia wide. "finding love" in this format is a joke, and yes it makes a mockery of dating, and real people finding love normally. All be it some shows like Survivor do make it very clear its a competition, however bachelor and bachelorette is playing with people emotions and makes a joke of "love".

While these shows are absolute junk (I'm happy to see them go as I think reality shows are shit), I think the real damage to society with regard to how relationships are perceived, are sites like Tinder. People are scrolling and swiping on photos of potential suitors. It's become a meat market, largely based on appearances alone (this too fuels the obsessive need to Photoshop one's images in order to compete, damaging one's self-perception and self-worth). And being so accessible, I've had friends meet people on Tinder and other dating sites, only to find their new partners/romantic interests still trawling the site, like some sort of addiction.