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3 & Sallyanne Atkinson and Roy Harvey had a lot to say about this week's City Every week the world seems to get a bjt more crazy. The bewildering 4 Council Election (and each other). LENORE TAYLOR also reports on the array of insane decisions and nrtind boggling facts make it very tempt­ candidates in Taringa, candidates on campus and the women candidates in ing to withdraw into our own safe little worlds of assignment deadlines Paddington. and coffees in the refec. 5 Out of the ashes of AUS... arises another big mess! KEVIN VELLNAGEL One thing is certain, nothing will change If we all sit round like limp pieces of car­ reports. pet. 6 More MX. PETER D'ARTAGNAN reports on America's latest decisions. Power isn't some mystical quality which eminates from our leaders. Their power is. simply the sum total of our allegiance. Protest by us can wobble their pedestal and 7 They've brought nuclear weapons into Brisbane. Semper was there when the make them snatch for policies which please us. We just need the energy and the. warships docked. knowledge to do some effective wobbling. 8 Union News and Letters to the Editor. The most monstrous insanity is the world's desire for new and improved means of personal destruction. We can already destroy ourselves forty times over. One would 9 & Women's Rights Pages: The series of interviews with women in the profes- think masochism would have its limits. But this week congress approved another $15 10 sions continue, plus; the young women's collective and more on the women's billion spending on MX missiles. (Think about it, $15,000,000,000 dollarsll I) self-defence courses. This Sunday the people of Brisbane are" rallying for peace at 12.30 p.m. in Roma 11 In true Chariots of Fire tradition our own Great Court Race, by ANDY Street Forum. This is when peace groups count theirsupport. This is when politicians WORRALL. Arts Summit: Three ambitious, but not so charismatic students peer down from their pedestals and figure out how many votes they might lose by organise a meeting in the style of their leader. There are two new anti-nuke making more pro-nuclear decisions, This is when we can all stand up for sanity.. groups on campus. LYN IRWIN reports. College News: The Natives are Restless by P. GIBBON. More on the 75th Anniversary celebrations by The second disturbing issue to resurface this week is the probability of the re-intro­ JOHN MAINSTONE. duction of tertiary fees. Apart from costing each one of us Si,500 every year, this decision will worsen the 13 The Union has recently cut up its cupcake. KEVIN VELLNAGEL talks to already elitist nature of universities and is indicative of the decreasing priority place Treasurer, Tony Kynaston about tlie budget and the problems. TEAS dead­ this government gives to education. line is fast approaching. Get those forms in fast. The rumblings from Canberra have turned into a roar and we could all soon be faced with tertiary fees, Minister for Finance, Peter Walsh, made the pro-fees submission to caucus last week, GAVIN SAWFORD gives the inside story. while education Minister Ryan's proposal recommended against the re-introduction of fees. Caucus referred the matter further to the Expenditure Review Committee. 14 & Wliat's On ... 1000 ways to get off your bum and go out. 15 The Walsh argument, contained in a paper leaked to Semper, Is flimsy and based al­ most entirely on a study of students commencing higher education conducted in 16 KATHRYN McKAY talks to our new Education Resource Officer. THE 1976 and 1977 by Anderson, Boven, Fensham and Powell. POSTMAN gives a revised version of union happenings. Opposition to Job's This study concluded that the abolition of fees had 'produced no discemable dif­ Doctorate is growing. MADONNA KING reports. ference in the social spectrum of higher education'. 17 & Fiction, Consuming Passion - a disarming short story by ROSS S.MITH It is important to note that the study was conducted only two years after the abo­ 18 lition of fees, a very short time in which to expect a breakdown in the attitudes and norms barring lower socio-economic groups from tertiary education. 19 The Real Axis. KEVIN GILBERT talks with (and about) PSI and Other Voices. _ One of the academics involved in the study has been quoted in the Melbourne Age as saying that the re-introduction of fees would be 'socially regressive' and that more 20 An Overview of Rock. GAVIN SAWFORD interviews the author of "Rock in the Eighties". recent studies have shown that more people with lower socio economic backgrounds are attending university. 21 & Reviews, reviews, reviews... records These statements seriously undermine Senator Walsh's arguments. It is disturbing 22 that caucus voted to pursue the matter, despite ALP policy to provide free tertiary education and the flimsy pro fees arguments. 23 More reviews; books and films Student measures to combat the re-introduction of fees wilt be discussed at the 25 Still more reviews; theatre, galleries and restaurants rally on Wednesday March 27 at 1 p.m. in the Great Court. Also, there is a letter on page 4 of this Semper which can be filled out and sent directly to Canberra. 27 Dirt and our new comic "Get Tough" The student outcry throughout Australia must be loud and persistent to reach the 28 I wasn't kidding, or how lo commit suicide so they will never forget, by ears of a government intent on budget cuts. Andrew Christie and Karen Heuler. Reviewed by MORT STREET. These two issues affect us all. This week we are presented with an opportunity to take a stand on each of them. Think past next weeks assignment deadline. Think about these threats to our existence as students and as residents of planet earth ... and .. .RALLY AGAINST THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF FEES, MARCH 27, THE GREAT COURT, 1 P.M. and RALLY FOR PEACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMA­ MENT, MARCH 31, ROMA STREET FORUM, 12.30 P.M. LENORETAYLOR

WE WERE WRONG In the article "Conventional Warfare" on pages 12-13 of our last edition, in Roi't Number Two, reference was made to Thomas Bradley and Tracey Harrison having attempted to represent Bald Hills TAPE college and the Queensland College of Art respectively. Semper now finds this information to be incorrect. There was an at­ tempt by other students to represent these colleges but THOMAS BRADLEY AND TRACEY HARRISON WERE NOT INVOLVED. Semper apologises to them for any inconvenience this error may have caused.

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Semper is a non-profit political and cultural magazine based at the Uni of Qld. EDITORS: Lenore Taylor, Kevin Vellnagel and Gavin Sawford TYPESETTING: Louise Larder LAYOUT: Matt Mawson PRINTERS: Warwick Daily Nev«, Warwick DISTRIBUTION: On campus - the editors, Off campus - Gordon & Gotch ADVERTISING: Phone Tony Anderton on 371 2568 PUBLISHER: Mr Brad Bauman, President of the Studenu Union, U.Q. Contributions are welcomeij, but no responsibility is accepted for unsolicited material. Ssmpsr, March 25,1986 . The POfA SALLYANNE Show With less than a week to go, the governments. He said that Brisbane rate Brisbane City Council eleclion cam­ payers were already footing $20 million of the $32 million bus system deficit and paign focuses ever more closely on could ill afford a bigger bill. Alderman it's-time-for-a-changc At­ Sallyanne Atkinson was also pessimistic kinson and Lord Mayor I'll-stand- about the possibility of sludcntconccssions on-my-record Harvey. unless ihe savings generated by the Liberal Party's planned bus system overhaul The polls have put S.illy.innc slightly could fund ihcm. ahead, but only the incautious would make substantial bets. BIKEWAYS The Labor adminisiration seems on the Bikeways are another transport mailer defensive. After 24 years of City Hall do­ relcvanl to sludenls. Both Sallyanne and minance, they arc facing their closest cam­ Roy have grand bike way plans. paign. The Labor administration provided When Semper interviewed Rov Harvey, SI.8 million to improve the University his public relations person was constantly bikcway and build bikeways in other parts present, occasionally prompting the Lord uf the city in 1984/85. Further work will Mayor, finding him relevant material and complete the Toowong Station section of indicating whether or not material was on the University bikeway and extend il the record. through'the city to the Botanic Gardens. 5allyannc .Atkinson seemed confident Sallyanne Atkinson was critical of the when she spoke lo Semper after an early Labor plan and said that she would pro­ morning breakfast engagement. duce a mote comprehensive plan includ­ She often mentioned her admiration ing a bikeway from Indooroopilly Station for the type of local government she had to the University, observed on her two irips to America. She obviously has many new ideas and CAMPAIGN FUNDING uses her academic friends at University The Liberals have accused Lord Mayor and QIT lo help her with plans and pro­ Harvey of using ratepayers tnoney to fund posals. his rc-elcciion campaign through 'informa­ Her policy speech was in an American­ tive' media pieces, addressed to the citi­ like style, high in emotional appeals and zens of Brisbane, which feature ihe Lord low in concrete facts. She admitted ihai Mayor prominently. the speeches given at last year's Demo­ iioy Harvey couniered by claiming cratic Convention had influenced her thai every lime the Liberals "I'alsified the style. facts to the people of Brisbane", be had She denied rumours that her innovative the obligation lo lell them the irulli. The ideas and willingness to accept advice Council had been using the media to com- tVom ac.ideniics were causing ripples with­ •iiunicaie with Brisbane people since 1965, in ihe more conservative Liberal Paiiy <\(-\- and he could see no re.ison to stop during minisiraliun. an c'eciioii camoaign. Sallyanne Atkinson cited the Liberal •\kierman llar\e\ said that the Liberal's P.ir!y iradition of le.idership, and claimed claims about L.ibor misspending and poor hcT term .is leader has been one ol pani- budgeting were not sincere because abso- cular oniiy. However, she g.ive .m extra­ luteiy no amendments had been made to ordinary reason for her harmonious re- the List two Labor governnienl budgets. lalions with her akiermanic learn, saying "I don't think (ibe Liberals) know how "I'm a woman and I'm young and I'm 10 re.id a budget, ... I think they must non-threalening io them". smoke marijuana or something, . . . it's The other Lord Mayoral candidate, the unreal," Roy Harvey said. Green Party's Drew Huiion, claims lo have received "tremendous support" COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT from the Brisbane people, but opinion Both parties have policies to encou­ attitudes. Both the Labor and Liberal polls put il at about '\%. Drew l-lutton sees the party as the fore run­ rage community involvement in local parlies point out that the NOP have no However, Drew Hutlon's preferences ner of a whole social movement. goVernmenU The Labor Party is seeking policies on the areas in which local govern­ arc being directed to Roy Harvey, and The Green Parly wants lo make local constructive comment from citizens ment functions. this could prove important in such a through its community discussion papers government truly local. They believe that All non Labor parties mentioned the close competition. on all pertinent m.iiters. Greater Brisbane is far loo large for true farcical 'nuclear free /one' signs in King The presidential style Lord Mayoral community based government and should Sallyanne Atkinson has proposcdacom- George Square and suggested ihai Lord campaign is seen as a bad thing by all par- be broken into smaller areas for some dec- miltee system, based on schemes she Mayor Harvey cither take down the signs tics. All acknowledge ihal it distr.uls sion making purposes. saw operating in the Unitied States. In or disallow visits by nuclear powered ships. public attention from the truly local issues The Green Party also advocates a move each area she would set up a committee Lord Mayor llarvey claims thai the de­ towards an cnvironmenlally sustainable of each ward, of concerned residents, members of local claration of Brisbane as a nuclear free communily by emphasizing durable, re­ Sallyanne Atkinson also mentioned a service clubs etc, who would discuss local zone referred only lo nuclear installations pairable goods and materials that can be general tendency for media and public to issues and report to the Lord Mayor. She and the Council cannot control visits to focus on personalities, not policies and said this would keep her in touch with recycled. its pons because walerwavs are an area of felt thai even If the Lord Mayor were not ihe electorate and give her a community The Democrats are running u.uler the Stale Government jurisdiclion. elected directly there would still be a sounding board. slogan, 'The Watchdog in Cily Hall'. They The Labor Council did not openly op­ focus on herself and Roy Harvey. On March 30, only the Labor and Li­ want to make sure that the Lord Mayor pose Expo for ibe same reason, "We ear- Also discussed was the contingency ol beral parties will contest all 26 wards, but puis Brisbane before the inteiesis of his not lell the State what to do. If they'te a Liberal Lord Mayor and Labor domi­ there arc five parlies fielding candidates. or her parly. The Democrats have strong going ahead with tlie Lxpo, wc want to nated council, The Green Party has a Lord Mayoral environmental policies and also want to get the besi deal we can tor Brisbane," Roy Harvey said that Labor aldermen candidate, Drew Hution, and they are fight the mismanagement and manipula­ Roy Harvey said. would continue to press for the implemen­ also contesting the Wooloongabba, Spring tion of Council. As they put it, ihey want Interest in ne.M Saturday's Biisbane tation of Labor policy, and the situation Hill and Inala wards. to'open up'City Hall. City Council election seems to centre would therefore be confused. The .Australian Democrats are running around the perlorniance of the three The Nuclear Disarmament Party want Sallyanne Atkinson said that in the in the Gap, Paddington, Coopers Plains minor parties .md the two major Lord event of a disrupted, deadlocked Council, and Bracken Ridge. No Democrat is run­ to: Mayoral candidates. Sallyanne Atkinson the possibility of State intervention could ning for Lord Mayor, but their candidate 1. close all foreign military bases in Aus­ says of the Labor .sldermcn, "'I be\ have no not be ruled out and she thought the in Ihc Gap, Mike West, is the candidates' tralia; vision for this cily. . . They are in every Labor uidermen would keep this in mind. leader and spokesperson. 2. prohibit the stationing of nuclear wea­ sense yesterday's men." She also mentioned the many powers The Nuclear Disarmament Party is also pons in Australia, as well as prohibiting Roy Harvey says the Liberal aldermen, the Lord Mayor docs have, such as formu­ standing candidates in Logan Cily, Pad­ visits by nuclear warships, submarines "Are that crooked they tould sleep in a lating a budget, and it should be remembe­ dington and Taringa. and aircraft; and corkscrew." red that if elected Lord Mayor she would The Green Party's policy is based on 3. to cease the mining and export of Aus­ One thing is certain. Next Sunday, have the people's mandate. four principles: tralian uranium. either the 'crooked' Liberals or the 'yes­ 1. a non aligned, non nuclear Australia; BUS CONCESSIONS The candidates believe that it is impor­ terday's' Laboriles will be looking for a 2. social and economic equality; '• i new leader. Roy Harvey ruled out the possibility tant lo bring these issues down to a local of student bus concessions unless they 3. partial democracy; and level in order to reach people and change LENORE TAYLOR could be funded by the State or l-ederal 4. environmental sustainability. Brisbane City •communities have more say on things ing the new Taringa ward, which that affect them." Council Elections - takes in much of his old electorate. . She proposes to decentralise council He identified saving St Lucia parkland, functions by establishing voluntary Com­ bikeways, the increase in high rise dcve- . munity Councils. lopment and rate increases as the maior . Taringa Candidates issues in Taringa. He is concerned that the high-rise build . Sue Kleidon is standing in the Pad­ up between the river and Sir Fred Scho- • dington ward for the Nuclear Dis­ nell Drive could continue right up to • armament Party because she felt il Carmody Road, and says he will try to " was about time a woman got into prevent this. However, considering the the political arena to fight for the development that has taken place over future of the human race. the last nine years, the fruitfulncss of She said she personally liked the Demo­ Denver's efforts must be questioned, crat candidate in Paddington, Bev Floyd, especially if Labor retains a majority in but felt the Democrats did not give the the council. nuclear issue a high enough priority. Students should also realise that rate The Nuclear Disarmament Party is a increases are passed on to them through single issue party, although they divide that issue into three strands. They oppose mining and export of uranium, foreign bases in Australia and the docking of nu­ clear armed or powered warships in Aus­ tralian ports. Sue Kleidon feels that the eighties are a time when women have come into their own, and that this is evident in the fact He sees accommodation and the pro­ that they're two women running in the posed Toowong railway station develop­ Paddington ward alone. ment as two major local problems. As a West German, Michael has seen the impact of 'rows of suburban housing silos' and feels that we should compromise between suburban family living and the building of high rises. Damien Ritchie, the Nuclear Disar­ He is also concerned about the tenancy mament Party candidate in Taringa problems, such as paying rent to real had no involvement in politics be­ estate agents and thereby having no oppor­ fore he joined the NDP in November tunity to negotiate with landlords about last year. housing improvements. Ife wants Brisbane to be a true nuclear The retail area proposed for Toowong free /one, insic.id ot just being signposted station is about 40% the size of Indooroo­ as one. pilly shopping town. Michael is very con­ If elected, the NDP candidates plan to cerned about ihe traffic problems this set up peace and education resource cen­ will cause in an already congested area. tres through the council and in various Michael Kolmet studied environmental rent increases, Alderman Beanland said. science in Germany and geophysics al ward offices. Denver Beanland helped get the Liberal Damian's campaign is being run by Queensland University. He has been a party involved in local government and is member of the ALP for four years. friends and fellow NDP members, all of now clcpmy leader and finance spokes­ whom have full-time jobs or are students. person. The campaign is low budget, consisting Before bis eleclion in 1976 he worked Women Candidates mainly of leaflcJting and poslering. for the National Bank. He has lived in the The NDP plans to pressure the council Taringa area for about half his life. for tertiary bus concessions, but given (Paddington) thai both major parties have completely The ALP candidate for the ward of ruled out this idea, il seems that success Voters in the Paddington ward have would be unlikely. Taringa, Michael Kolmet, has lived the unusual choice between two "al­ Damian Ritchie lives at Chapel Hill in Toowong since he emigrated ternative" party candidates; Sue Student and is a teacher's assistant at Xavicr Home. from West Germany in 1973. Kleidon of the Nuclear Disarmament Candidate Michael seems to relish the task of sol­ Party and Bev Floyd of the Demo­ ving real constituent problems and during A/Iike Kaiser is the ALP-endorsed Denver Beanland has been the crats. his campaign has pushed for the erection candidate for the City Council Ward Alderman for Auchenflowcr for the of a bus shelter in West Toowong and a "In the contest for Paddington, Sue Kleidon and myself get along quite well, of Pullenvale. past nine years and is now contest-' toilet block in Moore Park, wc agree that the nuclear issue is of enor­ He is a final year Electrical Engineering mous importance," said Bev Floyd. Student. "The fact that the Nuclear Disarma­ Mike should be no stranger to Queens­ ment Party is contesting the Paddington land University Students as this is his second year on the Student Union Execu­ tive. Last year he was the Education Vice- NO FEES President of the Union and co-ordinated Senator P. Walsh, NAME:. . . Minister for Finance, ADDRESS: Parliament House. CANBERRA. ACT 2600

Dear Senator Walsh. Asa student of the University of Queensland, I am distressed and disgusted that you should consider the re-introduction of post-secondary fees. The financial position of tertiary students is already precarious and any further financial commitments would exacerbate that situation. Previous studies have shown that the imposition of fees would cause large numbers of students to with­ draw or defer their studies and prevent many intending students from enrolling. It would he those groups already severely under-represented who would be most disadvantaged by such a move. Your proposals are contrary to the A.L.P. Policy of a free and equitable educa­ tion system. We implore the Federal Go vernment to re-affirm their current policy. Ward along with the Democrats will se­ the successful "Teach Academics toTeach" verely challenge the Labor Party Candi­ Further, campaign. date because Labor policy on the nuclear This year he is a National Student Af­ question is in disarray. fairs Officer, an Academic Board Repre­ "Since 1977 the Australian Democrats sentative and a Dircctorof Campus TravcL have consistently and strenuously opposed l^ike says he is running in the City the use of nuclear power and will continue Council Election in an attempt to bring to do so. Our aim is to be elected and good old fashioned representation back have more influence on the decision-mak­ Yours sincerely, to the ward of Pullenvale. ing process," said Bev Floyd. "1 intend to be in my ward office Bev Floyd puts a high priority on what every available minute of the day. That she calls 'Local Democracy', is what aldermen arc for," Mike said. "The way things arc organised at pre­ "I won't employ a Ward Secretary, nor sent", she said, "means that individuals will I spend my time trying to get elected arc easily overlooked. I want to change to the position of Lord Mayor as did the the system so that individuals and local last Alderman (Sallyanne Atkinson)". Semper, March 25,1985 Factioii fights jeopardise natioiiai student union

Tlie organisational structure of the University, has resigned from it saying Australian Farmer's /\ssocialion, a similar things. national tmion, or the /\ustralian "Thai's two out of five of their so- Labor Party is not something thai called executive resigning in disgust," he most would sec as beautiful or fas­ said. cinating. Mr Kaiser said the Victorian CALPS were nol attending the ACTS meeting However sluden! politicians .ire fight­ pl.inned for F-,isler, and he wasn'! en­ ing relentlessly lo b.ive one or the other thusiastic about this campus attending accepted as a model for a new national the meeting. union and the v/ar seems as winnable Mike Kaiser says ihc CALPS are against as the one raging in the Persian Gulf. the idea of campuses directly affiliating StudentsiniheLiberalfactioncombined lo a national union. with some independanisand Centre Uniiy He said, "We've tried ihat mode) in ihe members on February 10 to win ihe first past wilh ,AUS and it hasn't worked. battle. They formed ACTS (ihe Australian "What we see as ideal would be a Council of Tertiary Sludcnis). federation of stale b.ised unions as hap­ A spokesperson for ACTS, Student pens with irade unions. Union Secretary, Kale Greenwood, said, Slate unions are closer lo ihe member­ "ACTS is not a formed organisation but ship, therefore ihey can co-ordinate things is the preliminary step to the selling up on a slate basis and people don't feel so of a truly national organisaiion." alienated from where they're pouring She said, "Il is an initiative in gelling their money inio," he said. the ball rolling rather than sitting around Kale Greenwood disagrees lh.it this theorising about the sort of strucwre was the main reason for the demise of Australian students need for a national AUS. body. She said, "It was peddled lo death by Ms Greenwood said, "ACTS believes ideologically comniittcd groups using it what is really needed is a professional to push their own wheelbarrows. lobbyist in Canberra to lobby ihe Federal "When you consider that the 'centre' that policy should be passed by referen- ACTS is waiting till the Easter weekend Cabinet. This would be along similar lines lay somewhere between the Left Alliance dums, petitions or general student meet­ convention to form policy. Kate Green­ lo the very successful Australian Farmer's (Rads, Maoists, C.P.A., wishy washy iefl ings of a certain required number of votes. wood said, "No one is going lo respond Association. and the Socialist Workers Party) and the "This is the point system. There might loo favourably to pre-empting loo many However, the Union's National Student Victorian Socialist-Left, it was hard lo be 10 points if it's passed by a referen­ decisions as lo structure." Affairs Officer, Mike Kaiser, speaking on tell what relation ihe organisation bore to dum, live points if ii's passed by a sludeni Mike Kaiser said structure "Is nol an behalf of CALPS (Council of /\ustralian the general student population," she said. general meeting and two points 11 it's pas­ area that we (CALPS) have really decided Labor Party Students) is sceptical about Mike Kaiser agreed that the blood had sed by a union council like ours. because the National Convention never ACTS. gone to the heads of some AUS delegates "Any motion would men need JU got ihal far lo decide ihe 'tin-tacks'." Mr Kaiser said, "Russell Jacobs of the and they had promoted their own causes, points before il can even be discussed by Bui Mr Kaiser did offer his persona! N.S.W. Institute of Technology has re­ but he thinks the policy process was lo a national sludenl convention," he said. view that, "Stale based unions should pay signed from ACTS and in his resigning blame. While CALPS supports some form of a proportion of their funds lo a nallonal statement he claimed that it was a right- He said, "Policy should be iniiialod by points system lo keep deleg.ilcs in check, federation. wing front campuses, by individuals, and before it .Ms Greenwood simply blames ihe laciio- "The Slate union body Itself should "Also Keith Williams, from Griffith ca:i be discussed by ;i national convenilon nalism of sludeni representalives as ihc elect representatives to go onto a national ni.iin reason why they didn't .ilways vole body, il is similar to ihe ALP's model. lor suideni interests. ".Alternatively delegates could be elec­ She says that ihe new Viclorian Union ted directly from the campus to ihe natio­ of Studenls, which is a CALPS sponsored nal body. PROPOSALS - studenls. Responsive lo needs of women venture, and the 'Rad' .Mliance in South students. Studenls formulating and voting "The way we wanted policy formula­ INDEPENDENTS, KEN FUSSELL Q.\.l. Australia are both examples of factions on policy. National organisation; federat­ ted would lake the onus olf those who (Vote: 1,440-9.5%) dominating an organisation in iheii power actually went. So you wouldn't get as ion of campus student organisations. base states. State/Regional committees. State/Reg­ National student newspaper. much factional I'iKhting. ional resource centre. Issues for policies Ms Greenwood said, ".ACTS on the "The policy discussed would have been discussed on campus first Right of recall. TOTAL VOTE; 15,127. other hand is not .i one faction organisa­ decided by the students not by the stu­ Equal votes for all campuses. Represent­ tion. The people that support it come pri­ dent politicians," he said. atives of universities, TA FE's and CA E's marily from iwo iaclions - the Liberals Mr Kaiser feels that the national bod>' and Centre Unity and lis selling-up was etc on State! regional committees. RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL should have paid employees and paid stu­ strongly influenced by sludenls from the dent office bearers that are elected every AUSTRALIAN LIBERAL STUDENTS BALLOT HELD AT THE END Independent Left. 12 mondis. He supported ihe position of FEDERATION (Vote: 1,001 - 6.6%) OF 1984. "ACTS does nol want to deal with [ac­ President (who Is mainly concerned with Structural proposals to be drawn up Q.I: "Do you believe there should be tional interests, but wilh student repre- education), a Secretary/Treasurer and a only out of the responses to questions. a national student organisation to senljiives il^ their oflicial capacity as elec­ Media Officer to promote good P.R. The'elected convention to determine represent students in Australia? ted members of their union executives," He fell there was no need for a Wo­ structure for a national student organisa­ (Yes: 16,147) (No: 1,339) Total: she said. men's Officer. "It's my opinion that you tion on the results of the ballot questions. 17,486 (Winning question: 92.3%) At present there are three sludeni wouldn't need a Women's Rights Vice- LEFT ALLIANCE (Vote: 1,262-8,3%) Q2: Do you believe that the main groups (ACTS, CALPS and Left Alliance), Presldenl and the role of women in edu­ Decentralisation of activity. An appro­ priority of a national student thai are independently trying lo set up cation should be included under educa­ priate central co-ordinating body in organisation should be education, national sludeni unions, and all maintain tion," he said. Canberra. Membership involvement in welfare and services? that only they can properly represent stu­ "A separate national women's organi­ denls. policy. A commitment to feminism. (Yes: 16,701) (No:983) sation should be set up apart from the The right of students to democrat­ Total: 17,684 (94.4%) ACTS currently claims it has suppor­ nallonal student union," he said. ically determine the ambit of the organis­ Q.3: Should a national student organi- ters al Queensland Uni, Sydney Uni, Mac- Il may seem implausible, but both ation. jatton be constitutionally limited to quarle Uni, Adelaide Uni and the Univer­ ACTS and CALPS do have something in certain areas of policy? sity of Tiismania. common. The two believe that education, MODERATE STUDENTS ALLIANCE (Yes: 9,581) (No:7,741) CALPS has recently been involved in welfare and services should be the prio­ (Vote: 3,922 - 25.9%) Total: 17,322 (53.396) selling up Slate based unions in Western rity for any national siudent organisation. Only priority: Tertiary students and Australia; in their strong-hold, Victoria; Left Alliance would dispute this prio­ their education. Maximum student partic­ Q.4: Should membership of a national and moves are afoot in Queensland via rity and al the conveniion struggle lo ipation on democratic decentralised student organisation be on the basis QERC (the Queensland Education Re­ keep inlcrnalion,i( policy within the am­ structure. Avoid divisive issues, seek of ;(a) Campus Affiliation (b) In­ source Centre) to set up a Stale union. bit of a new national student union. They consensus. Students vote on policy. dividual voluntary membership, Left Alliance, although nol very active also wanted a large commitment to women Officials directly elected and honorary. ((a): 10,267) ((b): 7,165) in Queensland, controls most South Aus­ and overseas students via regional resource No compulsory fees, instead fund specific Total: 17,432 (58.8%) tralian campuses and is the driving force centres, independent of, bul funded by, a projects. Q.5: Should the voting structure of behind NSWEAN (the NSW Education central organisation. a national student organisation be Action Network). COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN LABOR It seems that no group will compromise based on; (a) Equal votes for each In Queensland ihe debate is between PARTY STUDENTS & CENTRE UNITY lo form a united national student organi­ campus (b) The principle of one CALPS and ACTS over whether a new STUDENTS (Mote: 7,502 - 49.5%) sation in the near fuiure, so if fees are re­ student/one vote? union should be a federation of stale Education; number one priority. Prov­ introduced because co-ordinated opposi­ ((a): 4,302) ((b): 10,665) unions or an association lo which campu­ tion is lacking, remember lo write a 'frien­ ision of welfare and services for all Total: 14,967 (71.2%) ses are directly affiliated. Past this narrow dly' letter lo your local student polliician. area of debate, the factions have a lew de­ KEVIN VELLNAGEL termined views. IMX-SlKMiening tiie fuse

The United States Senate last week approved President Reagan's $1.5 billion iVlX missile programme. Reagan's success came only afler .in inU'Jisive lobbying campaign. Although Sr4 "fte fV M€., some Repuhlicjns dcfecled from Rea­ gan's camp, more ihan enough Demo­ crats voted for the programme for it to easily pass through the senate, Ilowever, Reagan still li.is to pass the bill for 21 missiles through the Democrat controlled House of Representatives. The .MX missile has been dubbed the "peace-keeper" by Rc.igan, and is also considered to be an important bargaining chip in the arms control discussions in Geneva. Despite ihe "doublespeak" that many grr)ups use to support the MX, it could Jangeiouily dcslabilise the whole nuclear balance. The MX is 10 be housed in existing Minuieman silos which the American de­ fence department admits can be destroyed by Soviet missiles. The concept of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) ihen be­ comes redundant unless the Americans adopt a policy of launching their own missiles before the Soviet missiles reach iheir targets. A Soviet missile lakes only about 20 minutes lo reach America, so the Ameri­ cans have only this time or less to deter­ gets in a fraction of the time present Committees that "the Administration s\ic of each side's arsenal to eliminate the mine if their tracking stations or sensors weapons take. It can deliver multiple accepts that a nuclear exchange would possibility of the 'nuclear winicr' scenario. arc accurate enough before deciding to warheads with pin-point accuracy. It is produce a 'nuclear winter' effect," But even with the frightening possibility launch a retaliatory strike. perfect for knocking out Soviet missile The 'nuclear winter' concept holds of global destruction so many political A decision may be required al any installations. The Soviet's trigger finger that even a small-scale nuclear war leaders in Australia still support the MX. hour of any day in any year with the de­ can only be made more jittery. would cause tremendousflrestorms. Clouds Maybe it's because it is seen as a Right- cision maker, technically the President, If the Reagan administration denies of dust and debris would be thrown into wing stance and Right-wing is the fashion in any state of mind. As has been illus­ this then the MX missiles are not needed. the atmosphere, light and warmth would of the day. trated in the past a simple computer The existing Minuieman missiles com­ be blocked and all life would die. However, despite the inspiration of error can put missile silo crews on full bined with submarine launched missiles With the danger of a 'nuclear winter' our political leaders, the MX is becoming red alert. would surely be capable of enough des­ being accepted by the Defence Depart­ a reality; the Americans and Russians are The MX has upped the "ante" in super­ truction to be a deterent. ment It would seem illogical to build big­ getting shorter fuses; the 'doomsday power rivalry and must be a first strike An official for the United States De­ ger and better nuclear wcapons.Tf nuclear clock' stands al 2 minutes to twelve; and weapon to offer any logical explanation fence Department, Richard Perle, recen­ deterrents really arc necessary then the the holocaust is closer than ever before. for its existence. It can reach soviet tar­ tly told two House of Representatives sensible course should be to reduce the KEVIN VELLNAGEL

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Semper, March 25,1985 Megadeatii Maciiines maice Goodwill Visit Photography: Kevin Vellnagel expense to mature age and part-time passed concerning Constitutional Alloca­ students. The Union believes this will tions. Such allocations are at present gua­ diminish the quality and diversity of ranteed to certain areas and can only be the learning experience of all students altered by an amendment to the constitu­ on campus. tion, Council is yet lo vole on this admend- Further, the Union calls on the ment. Federal Government to increase fund­ The policy al present is as follows: Union News ing to tlie University to allow It to pur­ That the Constitutional Allocation for sue Us recently abandoned policy of the Part-Time students', Externals', encouraging part-time and mature age Postgraduates' and Women's Riglits' 1 985 could well be nominated the cretary, President and Senate Members students. area be abolislied. to make representations on this matter We'll keep you posted. year of the nasty surprise. TEAS seeking its reversal The thre.it of fees is upon us .ind siu: The department of Fducation has In­ dents must act qaickly to stop them being 2. That this Council condemns the Uni­ CONSTITUTION CHANGE • The following Constitution Change will formed us that 1st year applications Co re-introduted. A rally of U.Q.U. students versity Buildings & Grounds Depart­ TEAS arc well down. It is believed iha: will be held on Wednesday March 27, be presented at the 4lh Ordinary Meeting ment for the unnecessary resurfacing many people arc not applying because wilh speakers lo discuss the proposals of for a 1st Reading: of roads and the further restrictions on they ihink they are not eligible. Ou: the Federal Cabinet. Be there or forever It was moved that section 3.2 of the sludeni car patHing, when the funds Welfare Officer strongly recommends h(jld your peace. used could have been used to upgrade Constitution be amended as follows: 3.2 After the words "may elect", insert that all students apply and let the LATE-NIGHT BUS unsurfaced car parks and for other Ocparimcnt assess your position, other­ more useful purposes. "by special resolutions" The bus will leave Mayne Hall Taxi LSCI6 wise you may be shortchanging yourself. Rank ai G p.m. and then every half-hour This is only the beginning, more news There has also been some relaxing of until the Libraries close. See the notices laler. THENEWE.R.O. requirements, especially for continuing in the Libraries for the rouie. DONATING BLOOD David Phillips the past Education Re­ students. So even if you can't gather all source Officer, has been replaced by LOOPS The Red Cross visits from Monday 25 [he information ihey want, at least ap­ Laurelle Woollctt. Hailed by the Courier Mail as one of March to Wednesday 27 March, from ply by the 31st of March, it's worth a If you hivc any problems regarding the best productions ever to play in the 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. shot! Now more than ever, they need blood, assessment, exclusion notices or discip­ Cement Box Theatre (under the Schonell), CLUBS & SOCIETIES and plenty of it, from no-risk groups. In linary action, contact Laurelle on the Loops runs until March 30. Clubs &. Socs General Assembly will be the past the U.Q. students have donated first floor of the Union Building or One review tl.timed; "The problem held on the 29ih March. One Liaison Of­ a substantial amount of the Red Cross phone 371 1611. with Loops ... is that il passes loo quic­ ficer will be elected al this meeting. kly". Don't miss it. total, as the presence of the "Corpuscle HEAPZA-PIZZA Cup" in the Presidents office will testify. The tasty pi/,;as (beloved of Union STUDENT CAR PARKING Please make a special effort to donate Councillors), are no longer confined to KATE GREENWOOD Two nioiicms were passed at Council: blood this year. eaters in the Bistro and those who know Secretary /. Unit the Union is opposed and absolu­ about the take-away. tely livid about the recent rezoning of NUMBER OF PLACES A Pizza delivery service is about to THE FIRST EVER ARTS SUMMIT the general parking section of Com­ The letter to Senator Susan Ryan con­ start for College sludcnis and anyone else A Council of Arts Faculty Clubs and merce Car Park. I liis arbitrary decision cerning the lack of places at this Univer­ around the campus. Societies is to be held Tuesday foils to take into account tlic under- sity has been sent, in addition, the Part- April 2nd at 1pm in the Whitlam utilisation of the restricted section of Time students moved: COUNCIL Room, UQ Union Building. the car park, and the long standing his­ That this Council\ condemns the Uni­ The next Ordinary Council is on Thurs­ All Arts students are welcome. tory ol the area as a Student Car Pork. versity for its short sightedness in acting day 18 April. Union Council calls on the Union Se­ lo give preference toschool leaversatthe At the February Council a policy was

The authors attempt to blame the Federal amounted to installing a few dozen lights Government for the bugging of Lionel Murphy around campus. and even for the investigations taken by the No doubt every gory detail of the attack independent Royal Commissioner, Frank Costi- was given front page coverage by Brisbane's gan. daily rags. It was a much more personal thing Lionel Bowen, has not "made it clear that lo students at the ANU. Two people from my he has no intention" of implementing a Bill of lectures, real people, not just front page pictures, Rights. He actually said that lo fully guarantee had been attacked. It could have been me. human rights in Australia, a Bill of Rights needs And, al the risk of sounding melodramatic, to be enshrined in the Constitution so that all it could still be you. The Victims were not laws would then be subject to the Bill of Rights. both "frail, innocent girls". One was in fact a A Bill of Rights as an ordinary enactment by reasonably well-built, confident 18 year-old Dear Editors, could easily be altered for the male sex by just Parliament would always be subject to repeal male. Ay.iin (his year Ihe lumouis have begun changing the gender specific words from female by a Conservative Government. So let's not leave it up lo the women's 10 ciiculate about the Women's Rights to male. Finally, the authors seem to presume that groups to protect us. We should all take an in­ ConimiUee; liow it cieates feeling of in- The article itself was written by three les­ the Civil Liberties and Rights and Dignity of terest before the hatchet falls in Brisbane, on tiiTKcldiion, or It iioci intimidate, or g'eet bians and had previously been included in ear­ the individual will be guaranteed if the Govern­ someone we know. |)(!ople m a cold MM\ inhospituhle manner lier editions of the Homosexual Handbook. It's ment reveals the names of A.S.I.S. agents in­ ANTHONY CONNELL ,is if Mtiikisn stood .it the door to turn all aim, as the title suggests, is to give the hetro- volved in the Sheraton Raids. However, many 'oiiisideib' lo stone. Not so! In fact, quite sexual, and -its presumed a somewhat bigotted members of the Labor Government, the A.L.P. untrue. one al that, some things to think about. This and other progressive bodies realise that legis­ When I entered the Women's Rights Room particularly refers to immediate things such as lation such as a Bill of Rights is necessary in the Dear Editors, last year for the first time (was greeted warmly, sexual attraction, her lesbian identity and peo­ short term but in the long term, true Civil Liber­ Thank you for "Challenging the Tvanqui- oilercd a cup of cnliee and any help and sup­ ple's reaction to that. It should be emphasised ties and Human Rights can only be guaranteed lised Eighties with Poetry" (Bruce Dawe port I might need whether it be help with study that the whole article is in a humorous vein. in a society in which there is equal political and style) in the first issue of Semper ~ it or support with problems. The room is there Homosexuals were not being singled out to economic power such that all people can parti­ brought back many memories. for all women and the area provides us with seek special preference. It is a 'guide' to the cipate equally in that society. The poem about Sir Henry Bolte receiving many services - the library, workshops, con­ treatment of all humans as humans. That an DAN CROWLEY his Honorary Doctorate at the same Graduation tact wilh other services off campus and most article such as this was necessary, points out the Ceremony as myself in 1967 was a painful imporlanily support - something that is nol fad that some people treat gays in a very diffe­ memory for many of the studenls involved and quickly ijiueii or easy to iind in todays' some­ rent manner. what selfish society. their parents. I hope I have cleared up any problems that In Dawe's second poem, "Tutorial", unfor­ So expel those unpleasant unfounded ru­ Catherine may have had. Once again, the arti­ Dear Editors, tunately, history has not repeated itself. .. I mours Uom your mind. The Medusa never exis­ cle was not meant to offend but to educate. I I totally agree with Karen Axford's article recall, as an undergraduate, compulsory tutorials ted! I invite all women to come up to Women's extend a personal invitation to Catherine and "Security on Campus", even though find­ In all subjects with a limit of 8-10 students in Rights any time. Join the open committee all readers lo come along to our Meetings and ing it in this University's paper was a dis­ each. Such a tutorial system fostered a Com­ meetings, Tuesday 1 p.m. and become involved meet the lesbians, homosexual men and straight turbing experience. To recap' her main munity Spirit because your tutors, not much ol­ if you want to becaus? the Room and the area supporters who make up our members. points: der than yourself and your fellow students, belongs to all of us. ROBERT HENDERSON 1) Security Funding should be a high priority were the real "teachers" as you tried to grapple JANE EATON President of Gay Sot. in the University's budget. (I mean security with the expertise and research in lectures and for people, not security for the car parks of text-books. At the age 17 to 20 I certainly the privileged few.) needed all the personal help and encouragement 2) Lighting on Campus is vital, and offered through small tutorials in every subject Dear Citizen, 3) Everyone, male or female, should learn to Perhaps not any more? Dear Editors, I write in response to the article "1984: defend themselves. I challenge the editor of this paper to I am writing this in response to a letter Civil Liberties Round-up", {Semper 4/3/ The disturbing part of the article is that reveal the dropout rates in all subjects at from Catherine Gunn in the last issue of 85). I was amazed by the level of histori­ It recalls a similar article this time last year in all levels at this university and whether these Semper. She was angered by the section cal and political analysis behind the state­ "Woroni", the Australian National University's subjects had an adequate tutorial system. I in the Homosexual Handbook entitled ment "Labor governments like all others paper. At the time i paid as much attention to remind the Dean of Arts that a lecturer can "Hints for the heterosexual woman when put the interest of the state before the in­ it as most Semper readers vvould have paid to only "teach" when he/she has an adequate first she meets a lesbian". If she was terests of the individual." Karen Axford's article, namely to read it, think back-op system. I would remind also many of genuinely upset by the article then I apolo­ One could be forgiven for forgetting the "I agree" and forget it. the members of the Senate ot the standard of gise to her and regret this misinterpreta­ A.L.P's successful campaign, when the Menzies' This was also the amount of attention that educalion they experienced and with tne help of tion. government attempted to outlaw the Commu­ the ANli's money men paid to it, i.e. they paid students, provide comprehensive tutorial sys­ The purpose of the article was not to isolate nist Party, in the most draconian piece of legis­ lipservicebut not money. tem which is so sadly lacking now. homosexual wimmin as something extraordinary lation ever seen in Australia, or forgetting Nothing resulted from the campaign until PETER COX but to point out a reasonable and polite way Lionel Murphy's attempts to democratise the near fatal wounding of two students in a Psychology IN the heterosexual women should react. I should A.S.I.O., or forgetting the Cain Labor Govern­ brutal knife and hatchet attack. Only after this also like to point out that it is not sexist but ments abolition of the Victorian Special Branch. was any action taken and even then it only Semper, March 25,1985 Vhmeri Rights

Young Women's Kit

The availability of information cation, employment opportunities, trades specifically relevant to young and other areas where information is women is inadequate in Queens­ often unavailable or not readily access­ land, ible to young women. High schools In this Slate offer limited Similar kits have been produced In access lo information on the choices New Souih Wales by collectives of young available to young people with regard women who were granted Federal Gover­ to their lives alter school. This is especi­ nment funding for the projects. ally true for women. The resource kil will by no means be Things like information on trades and e.xhausiive, and the purpose of compiling apprcniiceships, how to apply for them, the kil is nol to lell young women vArat how to register al the CLS, how to apply they should be doing wilh their lives, for unemployment benefits etc are just but rather to supply women with inform- nol made readily available to high school aliim un whai ihey can do, and the Sludenls. Women especiiilly are not choices available lo ihem, which will encouraged to consider trades or t)ihcr hopefully expand the range of choices non-traditional areas of employmeni as their p.uenis, peers and society give them. 'Valid work options. We are still in the early stages of gathering fnfurmalion, and we would This siiualion has prompted a group entourage any women interested in being of yuuni^ women lo compile a resource involved in producing the kil lo contact kit, directed p.irlicularly at v/omen in Donna, Sue or Sharron at Women's high schools but also relevant lo women Rights, on ibc first floor of ihe Student generally. The kil will contain a compre­ Union Building. The phone number is hensive contact list, information on 371 1611, extension 233. sexual harassment, unemployment, edu­ Women's Self-Defence Any woman on campus who is knowledge, ability and confidence to concerned about her safety should defend themselves in any ihrealening attend the free self-defence courses situation. offered by the Student Union at The classes ate extremely well attend­ a variety of venues around campus ed, with many women expressing an interest in them being run again next this semester. semester. The courses are run by two qualified I can recommend ihcm to any intcr- women insiruciors who centre the classes estt'd women, as they arc nol only useful, on the art of self-defence, not attack, in bui also enjoyable. an attempt to provide women wilh the

MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS Karen Axford . . . Women's Rights Vice- COMMITTEE 1985 President (Commerce) Terrie McLean (Science) Brad Bauman . . President U of 0 Union Nina Seto (Arts) (ex-officio) Christine Fogg (Arts) Kate Greenwood Secretary U of 0 Union Desirae Kirby (Engineering) (ex-officio) Jil! Rhodes (Social Work) Tony Kynaston . . . Treasurer of U of 0 Catherine Sykes (Commerce) Union (ex-officio) Sharon Caddie (Arts) (The male members are able to nominate KymSheehan (Law) Young Women's Collective a female nominee for Women s Rights meetings.) A Brisbane young women's collect­ The collective hopes that the product­ ive is looking for work to publish ion of this book will promote an ongoing in a book to be totally produced by group to foster young women's develop­ young women for International ment in .Australia. Conirlbuiions close on April 30lh and Year of Youth. should be sent to Anne Ryan, care of Photographs, graffiti, poems, drawings, the Young Women's Collective, PO Box short stories, anything two-dimensional, 56, Mater Hill, 4101. help wilh editing etcetera are most welcome and needed.

Rape Poem

'llicrc is iKJ (liffcraicc bciwrni being rupcd and hein}> pushed down a flit^iu of icmcnt steps except that the wounds also bleed inside.

'iTieie is no difference between being raped and bein.i,' run over by a truck except that afterward men ask if you enjoyed it.

There is no difierence between being ra|)cd and being bit on the ankle by a rattlesnake except that people ask if your skirt was short and why you were uut alone anyhow.

'Z'hcrc is no difference between bei)i,i,' raped and going head first ihrrmgii a windshield except that afterward you are afraid not of cars bul half tlie human race. MARG PIERCY (fnm IN THE PINK; The Raving Beauties Choose Poems from the Show and Many .More. 1984) Women in the Professions Part Ttvo: Dt JUDITH BLACKSHAW andCAROL PETHERICK

They call them the "pig ladies" but two "pig ladies" share a room in the Vet. Dr Judith Blackshaw and Carol Pe- Ag. Building, therick of the Dept of Animal Pro­ Neither woman feels that she has faced discrimination in working towards her duction aren't insulted by their chosen career. However, both possess nickname, in fact they're quite strong characters and are not easily intimi­ proud of being females in a male- dated. dominated faculty. Carol Pctherick tells the story of the first paper she gave at a conference. She Carol Pctherick (left) and Dr Judith Blackshaw "There arc advantages being a woman was the only woman amongst eighty or Australia and Dr Blackshaw is the only reer now have decided nol to have child­ in our field because people don't forget ninety men, but was not in the least per­ person in Australia who teaches animal ren. Qrol made a decision long ago not you", says Dr Blackshaw. turbed. behaviour. Other women are working on lo have a family. Dr Blackshaw graduated wilh a B.Sc. Dr Blackshaw wanted lo be a bacterio­ Ph.D's in poultry behaviour and the be­ This decision is made for the sake of a from Old University in 1960. She worked logist when she was iusl two years old. haviour of certain wild animals. There are career or because some women do nol as a research sludeni in the Dept of Phy­ Fler father was an academic and with a now quite a few women in the Australian feel that this world is a good place in siology for two years and then decided to supportive family there did not seem any Society for ihc Study of Animal Beha­ which to bring up children. have a f.imily .ind slay al home lo care reason why she should nol achieve her viour. Carol explains that the decision lor a from iheni because "in those days you goal. However, Dr Blackshaw does nol ex­ couple lo remain childless usually occurs did Slay al home and il didn't occur to There were only eight girls in her Bio- pect to see more women al the lop of her when the woman is in her late twenties me nol to slay a! home", chemistry class wlicn Judith Blackshaw profession for quite a while. She says: or early thirties and because of physical During this time she studied geology first came lo Uni. These women did nol "The history of women al work only goes faclors it is dangerous lo postpone the at night. She travelled lo America wilh feel disadvantaged. Dr Blackshaw says back a very short lime. I was probably decision. her husband in 197.S where she comple­ they were all treated very well by their one of the first of my group to go lo work, Dr Blackshaw says: "You can see the ted a m.islers degree in science educalion. male colleagues. and it was not accepted then that you go dilemma • if ihey arc al the top to their Upon reluming to Ausiralia, Dr Black­ Those eight sludcnis are still friends. 10 work. So you can'i expect for women field they do have to make a conscious shaw taught science at the teachers train­ Mosl have done further study - one has a al this stage lo have .ictually got to the choice whether lo break off fur a lillle ing college al Kelvin Grove. Ph.D. in high energy physics, one specia­ positions that men have. Some men have while." However, Dr Blackshaw adds thai She received her Ph.D. in Pig Behaviour lises in fish bch.aviour and another is a taken twenty or thirty years logci where in an academic career il is usually possible five years ago and has been working at dietician. Fven ihose that chose to follow they are. I ihink we h.ive lo be very pati­ lo resume your career at any stage if you the University of Qi^Jcensland ever since. domestic pursuits have taken part-time ent al getting to those positions." have enough determination. She has iusl been appointed as a full-lime tutoring jobs. Carol s.iys there arc no regrets about lecturer, When asked what women can do to Women are still undcr-rcprcsenicd In her decision. She does believe, however, Carol Pelhoricl; is enrolled for her Ph.D. gel ahead in her profession, Dr Blackshaw the animal science field. Carol Pctherick that the decision can be harder for men. wilh the Dept of Animal Production. The said that the only way to gel ahead was is one of ihe few Ph.D's in the field in through qualifications. Dr Blackshaw said She says: "I think ihe maiuriiy of men she fell she was always iudged solely on siill want to be fatheis. It's more diffi­ her qualifications. However, she cautions cult to find a mate who doesn't want lo that women must balance out what they be a father than a woman who doesn't want in their life. " To gel lo the lop you want to be a mother." may have to sacrifice other things. And Both Carol Pctherick and judilh Black­ some women aren't willing lo make those shaw believe that childless couples, while sacrifices", says Dr Blackshaw. slill in the minority, are certainly becom­ Both Ur Blackshaw and Carol Pctherick ing more common and the decision,not to agree they have been foriunate in having have children is becoming socially accep­ supportive parents. They know other wo­ table. men who are struggling to keep up with Dr Blackshaw thinks that in ihe end .study, looking after their children and it really tomes down tu personal goals. coping wilh a husband who does nol ap­ With their strong personalities and prove of their career the inevitable diffi­ down-to-earth appro.ich tu life, it's no culty wiihchoosingbolh career and family. wonder these iwo women .ire so well res­ Dr BLickshaw says many of her youn­ pected by their male colleagues. ger friends who were selling out on a ca­ KAREN AXFORD Job Strikes Again

On Tuesday March 5, 1985, the The Act removes the power industry Stale Government again rammed a workers' right lo strike and history has draconian piece of legislation shown repeatedly ihai, whenever this right Is removed, wages and conditions through parliament - The Elect­ are attacked by employers. The Act also ricity (Continuity of Supply) Act. makes it extremely difficult for unions The implications of this Act are not to organise workers in the power industry, confined merely to the 1002 as the Electricity Commissioner may striking linesmen, but will have deem such actions as interference wilh or serious consequences for all work­ harassment of employees. This is only the ers and unionists, especially for beginning. J oh has publicised his inten­ women workers. tions to introduce legislation along the FOR INFORMATION ON OUR SPECIAL lines of Thatcher's Employment Acts, STUDENT AIRFARES & TOURS. CALL INTO: •j'.t,'''^-'' 'Women have always worked for lower which are designed to break the backs wages and In worse conditions than men. of British trade unions. • 57 HIGH STREET TOOWONG - 370 8056 A major reason has been the weakness of n Women students should realise that * 40 CREEK STREET BRISBANE-221 9388 trade unions for women. iiP'H] Women have been cither poorly union­ the consequences of the present dispute ised, as are many of the non-anglo migrant go far beyond the temporary inconven­ women who work in the textile and cloth­ ience of power rationing which we exper­ ing trades, or their unions lack industrial ienced last month. At a lime when TOOWONG strength, such as nurses' unions which universities and Colleges of Advanced find it difficult to combat the ideology Education are gradually coming around * 370 8056 of feminine nurturance which undermines to policies of equal opportunity for the fundamental right of these \!'orkers women in education, such policies will CITY to withdraw their labour. Women need have little consequence for women when stronger unions, not disarmed unions, and entering the workforce In a context of Sil!ElIifliflim3LflmilMD3 * 2219388 the Electricity Act is the first major step an ever-widening labour market and a THE NAnONAL STUOeNT TRWEL OHGANISATION in the Government's plan to cripple situation in which the right to defend unions in Queensland. wages and conditions is being eliminated. Semper, March 25,1t85 lO Great Court Race Emmanuel College:

The University of Queensland Sports versity of Queensland and entry forms Association in conjunction with the are available at the Sports Association. The Natives seventy-fifth University Secretariat The final of the Great Court race will are organizing an event in the tradi­ start al 1 p.m. on Monday 22 April in the tion of the annual Great Court race presence of the Duke and Duchess of Kent They will also present prizes to the at Cambridge University, England. Are Restless winner and all finalists on this very pres­ The inaugural Great Court race will be tigious occasion. part of the seventy-fifth University Anni­ This event should prove very exciting versary programme and is expected to be­ and we anticipate that a large crowd of come an annual event. spectators and media will join the royal Heats for the event are required as couple in wilncssing the race. only the fastest five persons will be eli­ For further information or enquiries gible to compete in the final. The heals contact the Recreation Office at the will be run on Monday 15 April between Sports Association, phone number 371 1 - 2 p.m. around the Great Court cloister 7777 or myself on 245 5946, {one lap, or 636 metres). The race is open ANDY WORRALL. to full-time undergraduates of the Uni­ IllllllllllllllllllllllllliliilllllllllllllllllJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ Arts Summit Ap/i/^r/f

An "arts sutTimit" is being planned Arts representatives Mark Herbert, to discuss the creation of a body to Simon Jackman and Bevan Lisle, who are planning the summit, believe that an or­ The traditional Emmanuel College long ago discarded gowned formal dinners co-ordinate the activities of the Arts ganising body would remedy the situation. 0-week Toga Party took on a new (Angus 1, Students 0). Come summer he faculty clubs and societies. "Such a body could argue effectively look this year, strengthened his support in the Council Unlike Science, Law and Engineering (a sort of college senate - 20% studenls) for the funds to undertake larger projects For a start it was two weeks late and our students, who have their own faculty thanks lo a dubiously organised eleclion such as joint functions," said Mark Her­ l-know-what's-bcst-for-you Principal, An­ clubs, arts students are not represented where no vote was cast. An indication of bert. gus Edmonds, seemed intent on making on the Clubs and Societies Committee the control he gathered was given by the "Hopefully the summit will give us life hard for anyone wanting to drink al­ by the one club. sub-heading of a lengthy list of updated some idea of what direction we should be cohol by banishing the bar downstairs The existing system for the Arts faculty regulations which were issued to all stu­ going In," he said. and preventing anyone with a drink from consists of various departmental clubs dents in 0-weck. It read: "Approved by The summit is to be held in the E.G. coming upstairs to get out of the rain. and societies who apply independantly to Emmanuci College Council - Minute Whitlam Room at 1 p.m, on April 2, and The famous cheap punch was conspicuou­ the Clubs and Societies Committee for Number 8646"; a good trick, considering all Interested arts students and club exe­ sly absent ("Mixingdrinks is bad for you") finance. the last meeting had closed on minute cutives are invited to attend, but,.bad luck, anyone intent on gelling This results in a lack of long-term plan­ 8639. Mark Herbert, Simon jackman and drunk did so and there was as always fun ning on an Inter-club or faculty basis, ma­ In order to avoid having the nicely dis­ Bevan Lisle can be contacted via the to be had. king it Impossible to organise and fund ciplined freshers contaminated by the Union Office for further information. Emmanuel, generally regarded as the larger, faculty-based projects. seniors, he was cjmmandcering, unreason­ second best college on campus (except by able and generally unpleasant In the latter Emmanuelians), especially for its freedom, pari of '84, which resulted in a dismal fun and spirit, is in trouble. We have as a 50% return rate in '85. Angus instructed Principal a potentially good man, a dedi­ the Students' Club President and the 0- cated man who means well (don't they week Chairman lo stop the singing and Writing Officer all?). leaching of popular college songs in 0- He is a Principal who accidently caves- weefc, something they couldn't do even if drops on 6 a.m. student meetings, who Queensland Writers Collective spokes­ they had wanted to. Three days later they The newly formed Queensland Wri­ officially threatens to remove valves from person, Anne Jones, said, "Arts funding were roused from their beds at 6 a.m. and ter's Collective is asking both State bikes found indoors, who even insiallcd agencies are notorious for ignoring writers. given six hours notice, Later in the day and Commonwealth government an 11 p.m. curfew for freshers on the first In the last financial year the Stale govern­ .Angus announced the total ban on all al­ agencies to employ a Community night. He has told seniors that their return ment spent approximately $2 million in cohol on college grounds, suspended 0- implies an obligation lo accept his rules Writing Officer to help Queensland support of music, while its assistance to weck activities and advised all senior slu­ and he has expelled students without writers. writers totalled less than $15,000." denls that they would suffer no financial right of appeal. He has even ordered stu­ An application is being made to both "The Literature Board of the Australian disadvantages if they left by Sunday. denls to his office to discuss their morals the Queensland Directorate of Cultural Council Creely admits that on a per capita The Sludenls' Club Meeting on March Activities and the Literature Board. basis, its grants to writers in Queensland and has introduced a regulation which es­ sentially forbids gatherings of two or 4ih showed widespieadantipathy low.irds The application calls for the Commu­ are significantly below mosl other states," Angus, even frtjm the Freshers. The two she said. more students in their rooms or blocks. nity Writing Officer to be based In Bris­ expelled sludenls were elected as Hono­ Emmanuel has been darkened by des­ bane wilh the responsibility of develop­ A draft of the Community Writing rary Vice-Presidents and llicre were no potism to such an extent that we, the wri­ ing work opportunities for writers in lib­ Officer proposal has been v.'ritten, bul is nominations for ihe position ol Presidenl, ters, must cower behind a pseudonym. raries and schools, with local government to be further discussed at an open meet­ in (jrder to deprive .Angus (jl a scapei^oal. Our apologies. authorities, and in industry. ing lo be held al 8 p.m. on Monday April 1, Luckily, we cm seek comfort in poli­ on the fourlh floor of the Brisbane Com­ How we ended up wiih a Principal They also want the Community Writing tical history which shows the self-deslrue- munity Arts Centre at 109 Edward Street. who was formerly Housemaster of

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The re-introduction of tertiary fees tertiary students' last hope for a feeless is becoming a frightening possibil­ education could rest with the same Party who tried to introduce fees in 1982, but Union Cake ity following recent developments was defeated by the party who may try within the Federal Parliamentary to introduce them now. Labor Party. The slogan "feed the hungry child", Since late February, a number of prop­ Queensland University Student Union's used by 4ZZZ in its radiothon, may osals relating lo fees have been discussed Education Resource Officer, Laurelle by various Caucus sub-commiltces. As a Wollctt, feels that if enough opposition soot^ be applied to the Student's result, the argument for fees is not only to the proposal couid be raised now, then Union. gaining ground in both the parliamentary the Expenditure Review Committee In allocating the $1,34 million of the and public domains, bul a great deal of would not recommend that fees be re­ Union's 1985 budget it was found that 5 misinformalion has been spread about. introduced. This in turn would mean that per cent of fees that arc kept as emergency caucus almost certainly would not vote One such rumour that swept this reserves will have lo be distributed lo in favour of them. campus several weeks ago was that cau­ other areas. cus had voted 51 lo 49 in favour of "There is already too much media Union Treasurer, Tony Kynaston, said fees. acceptance and support for the rc-iniro- that the nature of the Union was lo live duciion of fee," she said, "and students This is totally false, as no such vote from year to year, and now they were must make their opposition heard." was ever taken and caucus merely passed "paying for the crimes of our parents". discussion of the matter onto Cabinet. "The argument for fees is two-fold," "The problem is that no long term Ms Woollctt said. In fact, the passage of ihe fees argu­ planning has taken place in the Union, "Senator Walsh argues that money ment through the various Labor Party which is usually run by student executives must be saved, and the introduction of committees has been as follows: that are elected every twelve months. So a $1500 fee for university students and 20 February: Senator Walsh's Finance long term items, such as maintenance and a $900 fee for CAE students is the best Department prepares a budgetary paper depreciation reserves for replacing capital way lo save government expenditure arguing in favour of fees as a way of equipment, have been neglected," he said. on tertiary education. cutting down govcrnmcnl expcndilure. "This year we've had some large repair The government hopes to save $1.3 mill­ "The other point put forward in bills. We have to put new chairs in the ion off this year's budget, and is examin­ support of fees is that since the Whitlam Schonell Theatre, the Relaxation Block ing a variety of spending cuts, as well as government abolished them in 1974, roof needs to be replaced and Semper a number of revenue-generating tax there has not been an influx of students needs a new typesetter." Tony Kynaston changes. As a result. Senator Walsh pre­ from Ihe lower socio-economic brackets." "This all has to be funded out of one The areas ihat had large increases over sents the pro-fees argument to caucus, The second argument does not hold year's capital rather than over a longer the rate of inflation were Activities, Clubs and Education Minister Susan Walsh true, Ms Woollen said, because it was period," he said. and Soc's and the Student's Legal Service, presents the- anti-fees case. The comm­ based on figures from a survey conducted "Wages are currently going up expo­ However all three areas had shown this ittee defers support one way or the other two years after fees were removed. This nentially. For the period 1981 to the pre­ trend for the last couple of years and the for the proposal, and recommends that period would not have been long enough sent, wages have gone up 100 per cent, main factor is an increase in staff. Cabinet examine the matter. to indicate a marked change in the back­ v/hile ihe service charge has only gone up Other areas that received more were the // March: Cabinet defers a decision on grounds of students. 50 per cent." Colleges area from $360 to $850; Environ­ the issue, passing it on to the Cabinet In fact, one of the compilers of the "This year we've rubbed our faces in ment from $500 lo $815; Transport Expcndilure Review Committee. This Survey, Dr Don .Anderson, now admits enough shit to make us want to clean it Committee from $350 to $850; Overseas committee's role is to examine all budget­ that it was carried out too early, and up," he said. Studenls Committee froni $50 to $500 ary proposals before presenting its that now there is greater social equality To help alleviate the current problems, and Professional Services (legal advice, recommendation to Causus. Al the same amongst tertiary students. Mr Kynaston wants more long icnn plan­ accounting etc) from $6,000 to $12,000. time, Cabinet also recommends that the "As for the economic argument, il ning and regular fee rises every three Items lo be reduced were the Cement Education sub-committee of the Social just doesn't make sense," Ms Woollctt . years that are indexed against C.P.I, in­ Box from $26,500 lo $4,790 (there arc Policy Committee examines the issue said. creases. no longer paid employees in this atea; and presents a recommendation to the "The government has shown no figures "We should have gone for a fee rise Plijyhouse from $16,000 to $13,000 Expenditure Review Commiiicc. to support the arbiiary sums of $1500 this year to cover our problems," he said. and National Student Affairs from $3,400 20 March: Cabinet Expenditure Commi­ and $900 and, when you consider that it However he felt that fee rises should to $1,900. ttee and the caucus Educalion sub­ costs approximately $9000 per year to only be every three years so that an ave­ committee begin examining the argu­ educate a science student, the figures rage student would only cx.pcricncc one Although ihe Union is in difficulty, ments for and against the introduction become absurd." rise during their period at University. two new services are starting. The first is of fees. The process is expected to take Unfortunately, it seems that the Of this year's expenditure, $178,350 the new security bus which will transport some weeks before ihc Expenditure Re­ Sludeni body is going to have to prove will subsidise Catering Services (the refec­ students lo and from the Central Library, view Committee makes its recommendat­ its opposition to the re-introduction of tories and the Bistro); $134,000 will go to carparks, colleges and ferry terminals, ion to caucus. The recommendation fees if ihcy are to be avoided. on capital expenditure and $1,029,714 Monday to Thursday, fiom 6-11 p.m. lo caucus will act as an indicator of On Wednesday March 27 at 1pm, there on student services and administration. The second project is the new on-campus caucus's voting intentions. If caucus votes will be an anli-fccs rally in the Great Unlike most governments today, the pizza delivery service run by the Schonell against fees, the matter ends there. If Couri of Queensland University, with Union has no current loans and actually Restaurant. il votes for fees, legislation will be drawn guest speakers. receives $70,000 in interest per year. iMr Kynaston stressed thai there has up and presented to Parliament. Caucus Petitions arc currently being circulated, Other income (apart from fees) includes been no cutback in services, but said the consists of the parliamentary Labor and elsewhere in this edition of Semper, $74,000 for rental of the Relaxation situation was still dire because there were Party, and if it votes to table the legis­ there is a form letter for you to sign and Block lo Counselling Services and Health no reserve funds. lation in Parliament, it will pass It send to Canberra. Services and $58,521 from the Schonell. He said, "Without our reserves, If wc through the House of Representatives. It is vital that we all show our oppo­ Mosl of this year's budget allocations crash through (the present allocations), The only obstacle to fees being passed sition to fees and maintain the basic are the same as last years wiih an allow­ wc crash". would then be the Senate, which Labor right of all .Australians to a tertiary ance for inflation. KEVIN VELLNAGEL does not have control of. Paradoxically, education: GAVIN SAWFORD Low TEAS turnout The Education Department has ex­ Even if you are not earning anything, pressed surprise at the low number il is necessary to indicate this by writing of T.E.A.S. application forms they "nil" in the personal income column, ra­ ther than just leaving ii blank. have received. When detailing parental income, it is With ihc forms due by March 31, the necessary to ilemise income deductions, department is still walling for the last rather than writing in a loial deduciiun. minute rush of applications. Full details of your university course This year the department is accepting must also be included, and these arc often forms that do not contain complete aca­ left out by students. demic or financial details. finally, you must nut forget lo .sign Queensland Director of the Common­ your T.E.A.S. form. wealth Education Department, Pat Corby, The Education department said ihal a said that as long as the forms were in by lot of students were noi filling in their the due date, they will be considered, al­ forms because ihcy thought they weren't though it would lake longer to process eligible for T.E.A.S. them while the missing details were filled in. Most tertiary students arc in fact eligi­ ble for some form of T.E.A.S., although Many of the applications that the de­ it may nol always be the entire benefit, partment has received so far have contai­ and the department recommends that ad ned a number of mistakes, which lead lo students submit a form. delays In receiving T.E.A.S. payments. In order to reduce the delays, il is But remember lo do It before March necessary to fill in the entire form. .31! The most common mistake concerns GAVIN SAWFORD the declaration of personal income. 13

New Education Resource Officer

The position of Education Resource Officer (ERO) is "actually about two and a half jobs", according to Laurelle Woollctt, 33, the Union's new ERO. In the first week of semester Ms Wool­ lctt and the previous ERO, David Phillips, were inundated with students and their problems. Ms Woollctt said the first week is usually a quiet time and she was surpri­ sed at the number of students who drop­ ped in for information and advice. The Education Resource Officer resear­ ches cducilion issues involving individual students and the University as a whole. Ms Woollctt also deals with student ap­ peals relating to exclusion and special examinations. Students can see her if they have problems with assessment or difficulty in coping with their coursework. Ms Woollctt said the ERO was more fami­ liar with the rules and regulations of the a rally on March 27 and handing out leaf­ University than students. Therefore she lets and posters to help make students liaises between students and the adminis­ aware of this major problem. It is possi­ tration. bly the greatest issue facing Ms Woollctt Ms Woollctt began her education at at the moment. James Cook University and did a teachers "A month ago most of us believed that Not the Union News training course in Townsvillc. She later the fees issue was a bit of flag flying, but completed an Honours Degree in Sociology since then things have just proliferated so at Queensland University. fast that there is a strong possibility that "Picking the right clothes for your lic was strangely subdued and there were This is her first job of this type at a fees will be accepted by caucus," she said. first lecture is very important", an­ mutterings of discontent among the cho­ university, but she had done similar work "The office has had many people, mo­ nounced Beau Jest to those assem­ sen few because the Imperial Senate had previously. thers, students and others, who were very bled for the University's Orienteer­ awarded an Honorary Doctoring of Laws concerned over the whole matter, ringing Ms Woollett's office is located on the ing Course. Beau, who later enter­ to CountOtlo the Hun, Premier of Queens­ up and coming in to see us. land, for his distinguised service to the first floor of the Union Building, near the tained Mrs Roneo Joyner from Main Refectory. "The issue of Fees runs much deeper Banana Republic. S.T.O.F. (Society to Outlaw Fun), The office contains a small library of than whether or not students can afford "It just won't do", they argued at the books, government submissions, papers, to go to University. It shows how much explained to the attentive throng Aneamic Board Meeting, "He doesn't reports from the Commonwealth Tertiary we value education in our society and that "somthing pink or beige is al­ have a T.E. score of 880 and besides the Education Commission and other higher what we see as important," she said. ways a winner, and lime puce was School of Hard Knocks doesn't teach the education bodies, as well as student hand­ Another issue which concerns her is making a come-back in tutorials." three R's, Radical, Rights to Strike, books and a collection of pamphlets and the proposed rc-structuring of primary These instructions were part of a plan Range Feeding of Chooks." press clippings. She said students could and secondary schools. She said this would to have fun, fun, fun for three days and "Hear, Hear", agreed the members. borrow these at any time provided they have many ramifications the ERO hadn't then get serious, involved and enlightened were returned to her office. The library yet addressed. about the world. It's called Orienteering. Elsewhere, unknown to the Ivory Cita­ is used by the ERO for her own research. "A problem at the University is that The master plan determined by Sir del, Professor Willhclm Offend was nego­ Ms Woollctt said her office is not alig­ often it limits the idea of eduction to its B.F, Atkins and Paul D'Ego, involved: tiating his escape to Paraguay. "At least ned with any particular political party own sphere," she said. a) an all night belching and obnoxious I shall be able to continue my experi­ but she is concerned with political issues "It sees itself as a cut-off body and it behaviour competition during movies ments there", explained the Professor, which may effect students. She said the has to re-address the way it connects it­ at the Schonell Cinema. whose teaching methods had caused con­ Federal government's proposal to re-intro- self lo the general community and the b) all you could drink and all the pizza siderable stress amongst students. His ex­ ducc tertiary fees was a good example of rest of the education system." and spaghetti you could eat for $1 periments included cloning himself but this. She has been involved with organising KATHRYN McKAY provided you were there first, 6ft 6" when his clone did nol attend lectures the Ivory Citadel became suspicious and sus­ and 280lbs. pended his aciiviiics. "I know who I am c) a wet T-shirt party that no-onc knows and who I'm nol and who isn't me", an­ about. swered the Professor when asked whether d) 6 hours of deafening noise by the Inci­ he was having trouble with his clone. dental Society e) Free, not quite beef burgers provided A Stale of Emergency was declared by Opposition to you vote for Sir Brian when he runs Beau Jest before the first meeting of the for President of the Universe. Union Collective to prevent them from 'This just proves what free enterprise agonising over difficult decisions. Spendi- can do for you", Sir Brian bellowed to all dly outfitted by Lord Peacock's very own Job's Doctorate Grows who would listen. tailor he chastised his critics: "As Head Hungry first years were left to ponder Prefect al Qld Senior High I have the right A precedent was set at Queensland to dissociate itself may have been influ­ the evils of socialism, as Sir Brian and to interpret policy that doesn't exist and University recently when the Acad­ enced by Oxford University's refusal to Paul D'Ego turned the lights back on as buy imitation matchbox toys if I want!" bestow an Honorary Doctorate of Law on emic Board dissociated itself from a their final act of fun. Prefect in charge of Tuckshop Money, decision made by the University British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. Tony Kindastoned, declared his support; That decision broke a 40-year-old "Matchbox toys are going up in price Senate. Meanwhile in the Ivory Citadel, Darth tradition of granting Honorary Doctor- next week and if wc buy now we'll save Rayner was issuing orders. "No more pen­ The Academic Board voted 58 to 46 in ales of Law on government heads who enough money lo gel three extra cream already held Oxford degrees. sioners, three legged marsupials or union buns for little lunch." favour of dissociating itself from the officials". In a programme reminiscent to decision to award an Honorary Doctorate The reason given for Mrs Thatcher's Thompson Gunner, poised to question, rejection was her damage to the edu­ the Hitler Youth, only 17 year-old blond of Law on Sir Johannes Bjeike Petersen. youths with large white teeth and pink mused over this new concept in economic, cation system and, as the Academic "You have to spend money now to save it Although the Board has had disagree­ baggy shorts would be admitted to the Board argues, the Premier's contributions later", and the family Postman Ihrealcned ments with the Senate before, according University Club. towards Queensland tertiary education lo tell the Ivory Citadel that the Union lo Academic Board representative, Mr The University Piggy Bank Director, seem a suitable reason to question his was flush with Tuckshop money. Archbi­ David Barbagallo, it "... has never gone Ritchie Rich, described the new measures eligibility for an Honorary Doctorate. shop Lucas of the 'Not Left Hand Church' this far before". as "a cost cutting exercise" "Pensio­ The Academic Board argues that called the meeting to order. "Order, you The reason for granting Sir Job an ners have caused problems with their abi­ the Premier's present stance on education, can interject if it's fair but only if you go Honorary Doctorate rests on a tradition lity to think. Besides, the money saved his censorship of certain material, and his to church regularly." He then interjected, of awarding one lo the Premier of the will allow us to resurface the Senate Car abolition of some modern study courses "This would never happen in N.S.W." day every 25 years, when the university Park for the 9th time, put a new coat of celebrates its anniversary. could hardly be seen as positive contri­ Notably absent from the meeting was butions to education in this State. varnish on the Vice-Chancellor's desk and Recipients of Honorary Doctorates so plant five thousand trees for the East Karen Chainsaw from the Women's Price far include the founder of Queensland However, although the Academic is Right Committee. Karen was conduct­ Board has decided to disassociate itself African Tragedy." Bill Bumble, the Chief University, William Kidston, William Gardener, added enthusiastically, "Homo­ ing Sclf-Defcnce Courses for Women who Forgan-Smilh, and Frank Nicklin, all of from the decision, there is little doubt wanted to enter the Women's Price is that the Premier will receive the award as genous footpaths are essential for the cele­ whom have significantly contributed to brations of the 75th anniversary of tenure." Right Room. the University. planned. Karen explained the reason for conduc­ Another recipient, Mrs Molly Budtry- The occasion of Sir J oh receiving the ting the courses: "Once you're 'in' in the Olsacn, has returned her degree as she award may also be the occasion for some Throughout all this the V.C, Luke Star- room everyone is quite friendly". With feels all degrees have been devalued by rigorous protests from University staff watcher, and Princess Jeanne had enter­ friends like that who needs enemies. Then the decision to award the present Premier and students! tained members of the Aneamic Board again why not try it? At least it's free. one. MADONNA KING at the University Palace. The annual fro­ THE POSTMAN The decision of the Academic Board Semper, March 25,1985 ifi urs is a love greater than any before seen on earth, and yet you - I don't even know your name. Forgive me if the flow is one way, but this is a delicate situation and it's Oprobably best if the secrets of tliis whole sticky mess are stuck inside only one brain. This way we can dispose of the whole despair of communication. I know you trust me.

So 1 must know you; the knowledge must be complete. This is information storage, information flow - niy brain will process all the information 1 receive, you need simply to be a passive bank of information, ,^nd I have found you al last. Although you liave no say in this affair, 1 know that you couldn't disapprove - this is the most glorious scientific pursuit; this is the fine line where art and science meet. I aim to know you in absolute terms.

Our quest began two weeks ago. i started with your arm, and I can IrutlifuJly say that 1 know your arm better than yourself. It was almost a magical process whereby the exislance of your arm, the very essence of your arm, passed into my being. Please don't be alarmed, this does not mean that I own your arm or anything - (all petty power plays have been dispensed with by the exquisite symmetry of our relationship) - it simply means my body, as well as containing my own essence, now contains the essence of your arm. 1 have simply provided a new house for it. I must say that I doubted the whole process myself when I had to take you out of the freezer, and when your flesh clogged the teeth of the saw blade; but all traces of these doubts have now vanished my love, and I am sure that we are taking tlie right path. Very soon we shall unite in ultimate consumption; very soon we shall share the same body. I have gained a lot of respect for the complexity of the individual - it took a lot longer to integrate your arm than I had at first expected. The hand in itself proved to be a marvel in engineering beauty. The first two days 1 devoted to observation of its movements, to its texture, to its possible configurations - in short -1 got Consuming to know its external components fully and intimately. You may think two days is a long time. Well frankly you are right - but 1 was only starting. As 1 get more hv ROSS SMITH experience (if I may say this without seeming boastful), I can feel myself getting much faster with tliis whole process of assimilation. Passion The first incision I made in your stiff little hand sent shivers down my back (I think I'm just an old-fasluoned romantic at heart). To know your muscles! your ligaments! the whole blood flow of your hand! Oh, how can I express my wonder? The perfect machinery of labyrinth of plumbing and tendons in your wrist, the soft blood, bone, muscle, ligaments - the completeness of Your second arm was much easier than the first - most compliance of your flesh as my scalpel hissed down your of the knowledge I needed had already been conveyed. 1 it all! upper arm, splitting your bleep open like a ripe melon. I had aifeady assimilated the concept of 'arm', i simply Your loveliness inspires me to a frenzy. When I first could barely contain myself when exposing the bone hxid to change my thinking from right lo left. The same saw your bone I nearly swooned, I sat crying and kissing in your upper arm, with its long concealed majesty - it was true for your legs. that bone tor nearly Halt an hour, it was one ot the spoke with a haunting eloquence belter than a thousand bones in your thumb. Your adorable thumb. Yesterday 1 assimilated your gelatinous breasts; it was an words act of sexuahly that eclipsed anything these fools Without iti any way belittling iny love for your other around me could ever experience. Today, as the components, I must say that your bone structure - no, molecules of your sexuality travel my blood, 1 can the bones themselves - inspire in me the greatest already feel a change coming over me. Something is passion. Caressing and kissing your bones, I can our flesh nourishes me, it keeps me strong, awakening that has been long dormant - the nature of transcend all artistic experience, all religious experience; keeps me pure. For a month now I have female is just beginning to be apparent. It is as if I were I feel close to completing my goal - your mystery is partaken of nothing but water and your in a room divided by a partition, and that partition is stored in your bones. Your bones contain your hidden flesh; it is an awesome feeling knowing just starting to be removed. power - they impose order on the tangle of muscles, that your very molecules are passing from flesh and blood vessels - they make a desparate cry for mYy intestines through to my bloodstream, to know that Today, I have begun to study your sex organs. Your permanence, for immortality. Your bones hold the fort. my body is being rebuilt with your blood and bone. I womb is on the table in front of me, glistening with can feel you inside of me. You are in my blood; and you liquid life - it is an enigma to me. I dissect il, piece by I shake with anguish when I tliink of the fools surround­ are getting stronger. piece, and examine it - but there is an essential mystery ing me, who think they know love. What can they here that I cannot solve. I think I shall have to devote I thought at first to boil your flesh, but chose instead to the next few days to its study; I sliall not sleep until I know? All they see is skin, hair, nails; all they can touch eat it raw. 1 know now tliat tliis was the correct decision. is flesh; all they can hear is noises coming from their capture this elusive quality, then I sliall consume your Your bones I grind into a powder, and mbc it with your uterus -and our sexes shall combine under the one roof. lovers' throats. They function purely on appearances... blood to make a digestable paste. if only I could show them ... But I figure that I must The prospect of this Js so exciting tliat 1 can barely complete this task, so that 1 can then hold up an Out bodies are mingling. think straight; the union of our sexes siiall relegate the absolute love in front of their faces and confront them II will not be long now before you have moved entirely sex act to its rightful place - and I sliall never desire with their ignorance into your new home. orgasm again. Every day I love you more and more. I know that what 1 iiave already learnt of you - that If your arm was easier to know than your liand, it was no less beautiful - it held no less mystery. The continued

17 continued part of you that has joined me in this body - will help me to solve this riddle.

The riddle of your womb was more difficuh than 1 had thought - it nearly drove me lo despair, nearly killed any hopes I had for reaching our goal; 1 thought I was going to lose you. But 1 have done it. lively day now I grow stronger and stronger; you arc filling me

1 love you, with every fibre of my cxistance, yet you are breaking my heart - why do you remain so aloof? I even sense a certain disdain; do you resent me? do you consider it an intrusion? NO! NO! please, 1 beg of you to wait, lo think of the end rcsuh - we hold the infinite in our hands, we must he careful nol to stumble now. I have a dream, which occurs every night. Wc are both suspended in water, bul 1 am free to move - around us, the water swirls in violent currents and eddies. 1 swim towards you. and you simply watch mc with impassive eyes, i struggle against the currents, and fight with all my energy to reach you • but always the currents consuniatc our marriage by this final act which would You have almost given me all, my love, and our union is finally suck me away. Each night 1 get closer and closer open up our love for one another - but 1 cannot wait. nearly complete. I can feel you inside of me, body and to you before the currents beat me. Last night I was so Still I fed your reserve, and 1 need the strength of your soul. I know your function, I know your form; but I close - ) fhouglit J was finally going to reach you. Wild love before I can begin working on tlie brain (whicj? is don't know,vo« - I don't know your thoughts. with joy, 1 reached oul my hand to touch you - but a going to be a difficult job). Your reserve has sapped me And here our love will reach its ultimate peak, because current dragged me away at the last moment. of my energy, 1 am plagued by doubis - and i know in front of me lies your dissected brain. 1 have studied that I need your heart now to give me the strength to it carefully, I liave weighed it in my hands and viewed it As I watched you shrink in the distance, 1 thought I carry us iJirough this rough patch. from every angle - now 1 simply have to eat h and we saw a faint smile touch your lips. Have faith my love, tliat glorious day is drawing near will be home. 1 awoke in the most unspeakable anguish. when we will be one. My hands are shaking. I am going to know all ypur thoughts All your desires All your hates My task is almost complete; yesterday I assimilated your Your heart was slippery and wet under my scalpel - Your innermost secrets eyes (with their long lashes), your nose, your sensuous what a splendid knot of muscle, pumping your blood Your brain feels like cold mush in my mouth - lips - your face. I ground your skull lo powder and have through your body all your life, nourishing and Slides easily down my tliroat replenishmg, caring, restoring; that is now a part of me. eaten it. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ME ????'.'???????? My freezer is almost empty, 1 have only your heart and I received your heart like the holy sacrament. I can feel your brain left lo know and consume. Which should I your love starting to flow through my veins as my body take first? I had planned on leaving the heart till last, to digests and distributes your heart.

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IB Semper, March 25,1985 mill} IM i imi How can I tell if I'm here? How real Despite its image of grcater-things-to-come is "reality". This question has per­ for bands, Roger admits that things arc plexed scholars, philosophers, wri­ not so cosy. "There's so many bands in ters, statesmen and numerous other Sydney", he says, "it's just like you're people for centuries, constantly screaming up against a brick Recently it also perplexed two Sydney wall, and it's really virtually impossible to bands, who set out to answer it with a get through. It's incredibly difficult . . . tour entitled "Travelling Outside the Axis We've found things very hard down there. of Reap". The bands were Pneumatic "But things arc on the upturn now. It Swing Incorporated and Other Voices, seems that the single's apparendy going and they had the misfortune to arrive in into the independent charts, we're getting Brisbane the day after the blackouts star­ a bit of airplay on 2jJJ, and we're starl­ ted, an event in itself quite unreal. Never­ ing to fill up venues. theless it was real enough lo seriously dis­ "It's a point that you've just got to be rupt their tour, and It wasn't until their totally confident within yourselves, and I last gig at the main refectory that both think we're at that stage where wc arc, bands were able to perform unhindered. and wc have a product, the single, to pub­ Formed in Brisbane around licise that fact. It's just a scratching, dis­ . 1982 as Missing Words, Other gusting business that you have lo manipu­ Voices have developed a uni­ late [0 publicise and put iorward youself. que blend of rock, jazz, per­ It involves, I suppose, a certain amount of cussion and atmospherics. On their compromise, but compared to working in ^ singles. 'WWlll' and 'She Walks some shit job, and never doing a thing, Down', Other Voices create a world the compromise would be far greater." of tones and feelings, coloured by the dynamic presence and lyrical P.S.I., on the other hand, use less con­ tales of lead vocalist Roi;cr Morris. ventional methods to change perceptions of the "real". Some call it an or e.\peri- Other Voices, consisiiny of .Morris, menial, others may call it shii, but P.S.I.'s bassist Paul .McGr.ith, guft.iriSi Rich­ machiavellian tactics still man.igetoachieve ard Farmer, drummer Darren Perkins this goal. I3asically a three-piece, P.S.I. and Graeme Morris on sa\.iplionc and Lonsists oi .\e\il!e on drums, while the clarinet, do not lil into ihe normal rest of ihe insirumenialiun, including a mold of rock, ,-\5 Rutjer c.Npl.iins; siioppiftg-i(()!/cv, is sliared iv, Uarwick "There's this enormous thing in Sydney and Rich.ird. that bands should bo fun, and I'm not "Certain piece- oi music through his­ into their idea of I'un at all. Fun is pretty tory have had an client or. people a superfluous as far as I'm concerned. 1 really strong effect", s.i\s Richard, "amJ think bands like |oy Division, the Cure, we're trying KJ he a band that is capable and Birthday Party are euphoric, you of having.inequaliv.ii nol stronger, effect know . . . uplifting, and that's the enjoy­ cjn people b\' what we ilo. ment in them. "It's an experiment in tiiifereni emo­ "It's kind of fun in a way, because ( tions, and diliereni things like that. Other never find those bands depressini;. The b.utds are playing, even though ihey may thing about those bands is that they've not be aware ol ii, formulas, whereas found something within themselves that we're not really varving things ihey do. ihoy put Umvard inj ivaiiy ptrnvrfui way. \Vnat we're trying to ck; is see wh.u eUe It's the same thing. .. we're finding some­ liiere is otn there in ihe world luher than thing wiihin ourselves which we're trying .ill these formulas and diileieni sounds." to put t"orward." Compared lo a guitarist iis-ng eight ei- As Missing Words, the band's soni;s ietis, and nol gelling difiemil soiimis lor showed a fair amount of social conscious­ any song despite this, P.S.I, see themselves ness. However, Roger's present lyrics as being able to create diflereni sounds seem to focus on more personal politics. for e.ich ol thei: songs. "Not only the "There's ahvays a social cnnsciousness," sounds .lie dil lereni", adds W'ai wick, "the Roger says, "I've been trying more and riiythms are diflereni, iheway v.eapproach more to write .ibout univers.il einoiiiins each one is diliereni. li's like the sel thai and feelings, and social conscience has we\e giji is iwel'.e one-ac; jii.iVs, il \ou probably become less direct in the lyrics, li''>e. It's like each one is e\perin;eniing and m(jre just a poiin on which to ):inge with a different feeling. .. ,-\ UCJSS helween some feelings I have, lor instance, in emotional i;^pui, atmospheric input and ,i "Married to Sam", the twobi/arre, totally v.hule lot ol (iiher ihi.-.gs ion," dilfereni inspirations I'ur that weie the Noi so long ,igo C.ii-M!ei V'u^iaiie were breaking up of a love aflair and the New beaten up aJter their Tf,! gig |/„ d,,ini^ Zealand/.Aniericm situation, and the f.iel similar :hing. so h,iw tlo people reac! that Ronald Reagan is jusi ,in inciedibie lo wh.ii P.S.I. Jo? "It's got to ;;,, wilh joke... conili;i<)iijng and preLon>.e;iiio;is -M -Ah,)! "/'/,*) leaving you, I'm leaving you far y' sort of very fafel\', .ind people to be what some guy at the corner shop is have started lo get used lo us, and they've saying, as il is the political situation at actually started lo li.kc us which is sur­ the time. The music in thai way is not de­ prising most of all to us." Probably sur­ finable at all in political terms, but I think prising lo a lol of other people as v.x'll. politics should be an extension of your fhe problem of the "real axis" is still honest thoughts..." burning in my head, so I pose it lo P.S.I, Allhough they moved down to Sydney "It's sort of a reference to Sydney and some time ago. Other Voices still feel that ourselves, as well," Warwick starts to ex­ they always will be a Brisbane band, given plain. ''It rose from the axis of real mean­ their origins and influences. "We've got ing - imagination, imagery of some kind. certain influences", Roger says, "that arc So, what we were trying to do was to say, completely different to those of Sydney firstly, we're travelling outside the inner bands. The contaci is probably no longer cily and going lo another place. But, that important. We've probably lost secondly, we're travelling outside the ima­ touch quite a bit with the Brisbane scene, gination. It's like we're not playing with and that's just inevitable." what you've already perceived we're With reference to "Travelling Oulsidc trying to play wilh things that you haven't the Axis of Real^", one could infer that perceived." Sydney was this "real axis", given the Both an experience, no doubt. exodus of bands to the southern capital. KEVIN GILBERT

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SsmpBr, March 25,1985 20 Will commercialism compromise music? GLENN A; BAKER, Rock Hist- ing to sell it haven't really changed a great Rock generally steals from other rock. I don't think it will. It's like the old orian andvco-author with Stuart deal. There is so litlle originality in music. saying: the greatest artists are the hungri­ Coupe of 'The New Rock'n'Roll: What effects has technology had upon When I asked George Young if he listens est ones. They're the ones who finally The AZ of Rock in the '80$',. modern music? to much music ihese days, he said he make il because the hungrier you are the was interviewed for Semper by I think we're a bit too close at the mo­ didn't have to. "I've heard it all before", more you want success. If success isn't Gavin Sawford .;*.. -; V ment to really evaluate its worth. I think he said. "When I listen to rock on the the goal then what's the point? And suc­ what technology has done on a positive radio, I can tell you the predecessor of cess is, as we understand it, selling a lot of level is push the making of music into the that song." And it's true. There is almost Obviously there is a commercial motive records and getting lots of hits in the reach of a lot of people that are cither not nothing that I can hear on the radio now behind all forms of rock music. Do you charts. I've yet to come across any other formerly trained or arc simply nol great that 1 can't say, "Well, they've taken ihal really think rock music can be artistic forms of success. Maybe there's one in musicians. Anyone can programme a syn­ from this or that". without the commercialism behind it? drawing a lot a people to gigs but that thesizer without having to be musical. wears off really quickly. And bands that Basically, stealing is a fact of life. It's Of course, and anyone who says other­ This means we're getting a lot of trash in are popular live usually lament the fact not so much plagiarism, as an adaption of wise is basically a fool. Commerciality is. rock, but there are also a lot of bands that they can't cross-over and become a someone else's sound. Ray Parker junior the bottom line of all music making. The that arc making fun, bright music. They'll recording band. is being sued over the "Ghost-busters" degree of commerciality alters, but every-, fold and get jobs in ad agencies or what­ theme, and he's even come out and admit­ body who makes a record, every young What about the punk movement in 1977 ever, but then again that's what the garage ted that, "Yeah, it probably was rather kid who grows up and learns to play gui­ and its uncompromising rejection of the boom in America in the sixties was all like thai." Thai climale has cs-istcd for a tar or keyboards, has the dream of be­ big record labels and the commercial rock about too; People making one or two sin­ long lime, and I don't think anything has coming a rock and roll star, regardless of establishment in general? gles and then drifting away. changed. what they'll say in interviews. Everyone Punk was that great anguished cry What it has also given rise lo is a rather wants to stumble upon the million dollar, from Britain where there were three mil­ unfortunate climate of plagiarism. Now, Do you see the use and influence of videos riff. lion kids on the dole that didn't want to with things like Fairlights, you can tape a as a necessarily bad thing? I certainly know the processes by be paying ten quid to see some flabby sound from somebody else's record and There is a darker side to rock videos, which bands are signed to record compa­ rock dinosaur on a stage at Wembley Sta­ feed it into your machine and change it and it really is becoming obvious now nies after they're seen in clubs. Sure the dium. Bul then take The Clash, who were into something else. One of the most that rock videos, far from being the sa­ companies arc listening for something represcniative of that boom and new gene­ plagcriscd sounds of a!) is a drum sound viours of new music, may in fact be proved new (well some are listening for some-- ration. It was a few years after the punk on "Back in Black", the AC/DC album. lo be irrepairable damage to ii, for a thing new), but they are also listening for explosion that one rock writer in Britain Al Albert studios they have a little game number of reasons. For a start, musicians something that will go gold or platinum noted that when The Clash arpved at a where they turn on the radio and try lo are not aciors. You get some guy who in or number one or make them an awful lot rock festival, the four of them arrived in be the first one lo point out where the a studio is a wizard and al writing a song of money. And the bands, if they were different Rolls Royccs. drum sound has been stolen from. It's in is an absolute genius who on a video honest, would admit that they are the You shove a signed blank cheque and a Cyndi Lauper record, and these guys looks like a klutz. I mean he can'l move band that wants to go to number one. the keys to a Mercedes under any little have put on "Back in Black", put it in and he can't talk and he can'l act and il's Much of rock and roll has changed over snotty punk's nose and he isn't going lo their computer and used il on their re­ often embarrassing. Often these rock thirty years, but then there's much that preach to you the philosophy of the strug­ cord. videos are jusi totally off the beam. People never want to hear ihe records hasn't. Now wc have new technology and gling masses. Maybe I'm sounding cynical, So I think that it's a bit of a shame again. we have a more bleak and austere outlook but I've been in rock and roll for long that we're seeing mass ihefi going on in music. But it's still three minute songs enough and I've seen enough moods and musically. I don't enjoy computer music. The great value of music is that every­ by people trying to gel to number one on phases of it to understand thai the goals I don't enjoy the sound of electronic one has their own men till irTiai;e of a song. the charts, and nothing that much has and desires of the people making the drum-pads. I don'l enjoy the sound of Your mind's eye sees a piece of music changed. music and the people recording and hav­ synthesizers. I think maybe I've been loo completely dillerenlly to a million other ingrained with electric guitars, and it's peoplc'b. But rock videos lake an image very hard for me lo get into synlh music. of a director and implanls that so (irmly in your mind ihat can'l create your own Do you think then that current synth- image. You've gut this patented one ihat sound, as typified by bands such as 'Duran you've got lo share with everyone. And Duran', will spell the death of rock music that's dangercHJb. 1 got into music bec.iuse or herald another electric guitar revolu­ there was a whole world inside me thai 1 tion. imagined and treated, ^osv 1 leel sorry Did ihe dinosaur bands of the seventies (or kids who tan only see Ruisell Mul- provoke ihe death of rock? They angered cahy images instead of their own, and I enough people to create a revolution that think that's dangerous. gave us some of the best and freshest rock The cause of this is the American pen­ that wc had heard in years. Rock is cyclic. chant for overkill. In the hands of the Bri­ Nothing changes. Think of the R & B tish and Australians, before M.T.V., rock boom in Britain in the early si,\ties, which video was used fairly intelligently and I gave rise to "She Loves You, Yeah, Yeah, think tastefully. But the Americi-ns don't Yeah", or the British beat boom, which know the first thing about good lastc or within a few years led lo Procul Harem resirainl and all of a sudden M.T.V. star- adapting Bach with "A Whiter Shade of led and there was literally 300 American Pale". By the end of the sixties it was like rock video shows. The Americans just bubblcgum. Maybe what Johnny Rotten' ground it into ihe ground. Il w.is like gave us in 1976 hasn't just melted into bloody hula-hoops and chewing gum. bubblcgum. I wonder if "Wake Mc Up Lveryone was churning oul crap and shii Before You Go-Go" isn't the equivalent and il was being overdone, and what was of "Yummy Yummy Yummy I've Goi a nice idea lo begin with became a really Love In My Tummy". And if that is ihe overblown exercise. case, maybe we're going to sec the cycle repeal itself all over again. If a group doesn't push out a video, is it going to lose record sales? You mentioned plagiarism earlier, and I A lol of people now refuse to do ihal wonder if there isn't a place for construc­ and I think you're seeing a back-lash. Joe tive plagiarism? Jackson refused to do a video, hui then Somebody once said that there arc again he got so much P.R, oul of It he only about a dozen original riffs in rock. didn't need to do one. Greg Hann from The gentle word is inspiration, but every­ Men Al Work said to me that the pressure thing steals from everything else. Al the was not coming up with a new album, bul moment Willie Dixon is sucing Led Zepp- the fact that they had to do a video with lin for "A Whole Lotta Love", saying that every single. He said it would do nice to Led Zepplin stole it from him. What, no­ put out a simple song and just let it sink body mentioned in the story is that there or swim on its merits. To have lo become is a Small Faces song from about three a film star every lime you put oul a re­ years earlier which Led Zepplin stole cord is I think a bit unfair to people. •2 from. So the Small Faces ripped it off from Willie Dixon, and then Led Zepplin Modern music has always seemed to be '^ stole it from the Small Faces. closely related to fashion and style. How 8 21 So t think there is a gulf. On the con­ continued automatically reflect their environment. What do you think Is the American atti­ So I don't think that you have to wear it tude to music? tinent and in Britain, rock and roll is a like a cross. I don't think that you have Americans have no concept of their part of life for all ages. It's a culture. In to get out there in sack-cloth and ashes America it never has been and it never closely are the two related, and do you own music. They consider it worthless, and be very painful and overbearing, but will be a culture. It's a music that is pro­ think that they are inseparable? [and always have. Wc had a situation I think if you're intelligent then basically duced by black people. In America to Style and music have always been like "where the Beatles and the Stones and the what you-ieave behind you will be an in­ become a rock and roll band you just spouses. It has been very hard to imagine 'whole British boom were trading on dicator of the mood of the times. I songs which were Black American songs want to become basically just like Van original rock and roll without blue suede Halen and get laid and stoned. That has shoes and drape coats. It's hard to imagine The worst thing you can do with Rock 'that had been completely ignored in never really been the attitude in Britain. the Beatles without their lapels; it's hard and Roll is take it too seriously. Rock [America or had reached number 99 on to imagine the hippies without their long and Roll is fun and it's light and it's breezy ! the charts over there. The British took hair, kaftans and beads or the Ramones and it's trashy and it's good-time. As soon .music the Americans didn't want to know Is rock music, in England in particular, a without their leather jackets. But 1 think as you start making it serious you lose about, added a different guitar sound to great social equaliser in that if you belong what is a little unfortunate is that now your audience and you fall into that ttap •it and sent it back to the Americans, who to a sub-culture or listen to a certain kind style, which has always been the junior of "Midnight Oil", where politics and the 'lapped it up, not realising where it had of music you can feel inherently superior partner in the relationship, has taken the music inevitably begin to suffer, and no­ lead, and is now more important than thing wins oui in the end. I don't particu­ music. There's an interesting quote from larly want to be preached at, and I defini-. Americans don't know the Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp, who said tcly don't want to be preached at by a "What wc want to do is create a sound­ rock and roll band; a bunch of guys in track for what goes on in our clubs, by their early twenties telling me about the ^^^m>f.'m^g0^thifg0o§^g(^^^^ making records". This makes the music state of the world. I have my own views irrelevant -• the people in the clubs arc about the slate of the world, and it has mmmmt&i'rmeam more imporianl, and it's jusi creating an come from a reasonable amount of study, to someone who just listens to the top atmosphere. When fashion supercedes so some pimply faced British nineteen come from in the first place. American music then I think you've got a form that year-old kid telling mc.my politics just rock and roll legends, people like Gene forty? only has a limited life. Style is integral, makes me want to throw-up. Vincent and Jerry Lee Lewis, found a Yes. Peter Townsend said as much but it'i nol of primary importance. home, a market in Britain long after when talking about mods. He said being Do you think that rock music can be an America had forgotten them. The Ameri­ part of the mod movement was the closest Should music attempt to induce social art form. can capacity to chronicle, to place into he ever felt to patriotism. It was all a mat­ change, or at least a change in conscious­ I think it can be an art form, but it's any perspective their own music is re­ ter of being one and being unified. ness, or should it merely entertain? popular art, high art. To aspire to an ope­ markably slender. What do you think is the future of music, You can't effect change when you're ratic, classical art idiom is foolishness in given the current trends? Americans treat music as if il's part in competition with people like Margaret the extreme. When I listen to Elvis Pres­ I think it's going to go back round in of the toast in the morning before you Th.itcher, who can put 50,000 people oul ley's Sun sessions, I'm listening to one of circles. Rock and roll is basically an old go to work, and the British treat it as a of work. What power does a rock and roll the mosl sublime fusings of musical form whore who gets laricd up every few years fact of life. In Britain, there's a whole singer have? In Britain it's jusi loo awe­ probably ever achieved in the history of and bounces back out on the street. Il pop music culture. Everyone is into some. music. Certainly il's art in its own way, will give us some nice moments, if will knowing what's in the charts, and in II you look at the very best music of but it's nol an in the way people believe also give us some very ordinary moments America that just doesn't happen. A few the pasl thirty years, you find thai il re- it is. and il will continue to go round in circles. people know about music, but they know llects the environment, and the social, We will probably see in a few years ano­ more about cars and T.V. than they'll tiiluiral and politicalallitudes of the times. Do you think that rock music is only ther revolution where a lot of snotty little ever know about music, it's a way of life. You listen to Credence Clearwater doing youth oriented and therefore transient new punks will wani to get rid of the 'I'oriun.iie Sun', you listen lu Bub Dylan and relevant to only a section of the po­ When John Lennon first wcnl to Ame­ dinosaur bands like Culture Club, Frankie doing virtually anything, you listen lo the pulation for ten years at the most? rica with ihe Beatles, he went to Miami Goes to Hollywood, Spandau Ballet and Beatles doing 'Revolution' and you're Thai's probably true. Which is why the and he said that he had iroublc contain­ Duran Duran. They'll be considered bands he.ii ing Mjngs which awaken in you images only worthwhile stuff by the truly great ing his laughter as he saw all these kids in who play giant stadiums and who are out ol the peiiod in which they were made. performers endures. The rest of il goes by horn-rim glasses, pink-zinc noses and ber- of touch with their audience. So il will all Yet I don't think that you could describe the wayside. 1 wonder how much of post- muda shorts. They were the uncoolcsl go round in one giant circle. any of tho:,e people as overly political, rock rock music we are goingloremember. kids in the whole world. He said that the and I don'l think they set oul to create I ihink we'll remember Elvis Coslcllo. British kids were dressing up, they had political music. 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FIELD OF GLASS: TheTriffids (Hot Records) SCENIC VIEWS: Rubber Rodeo MOOD SWING: The Nails (RCA) On earlier albums, such as their debut 'Treeless Many contemporary groups have used the The Nails are a former ska/reggae band from the Plain' and 'Raining Pleasure', the Triffids have country genre as a vehicle for musical explor­ US. Their vocalist and lyricist. Marc Campbell, demonstrated a restrained force and intensity. ation. The list includes the slide guitar attack is destined to become a sort of pseudo-intellect­ On 'Field of Glass' this restrained force is still of the Gun Club, Wall of Voodoo's tumbleweed ual rock poet. evident, but the underlying power of the record­ synth, and the crassness of the Johnnies. 'Mood Swing' is easy to listen to (the lyrics more so ing seems to be desperate to burst these restraints. While using the vv-estern genre as a base. Rubber than the music) and, allhough some of the songs are Side A is full of pov/erful playing, where guitars Rodeo go further and fuse two seemingly incompatable slow-going and pretentious, others are excellent. grate and bite, accompanied by piercing organ. 'Monkey musical forms; country and electronic. 'Scenic Views', The standout track on the album is '88 Lines About On My Back' adds feedback, once again restrained, and a produced by Hugh Jones {of Echo and the Bunnymen 44 Women', which is very well written; metallic finale, which is one step off succumbing to a fame), serves to emphasise the synthesizer aspect with­ Linda thought her life was empty Birthday Party-like holocaust. out overwhelming the guitars. Filled it up with alcohol Side B contains 'Field of Glass' - an absolute master­ From the Bonanza-like opening of 'Need You Need Catherine v^as much too pretty piece and definitely the track of the year. Doors-like M'j', 'Scenic Viev«' presents a musical and lyrical collage She didn 't do that shit at all of country tales of love, devotion, despair and in construction, it provides a perfect contrast of passion Uh uh, not Catherine desolation. Like such American groups as Talking Heads, and frustrated violence. David McComb's lyrics, as And so it goes for another 42 women. always, tell tales of pain and confusion ... B-52's and Devo, Rubber Rodeo look at the concept of Americana, but examine it through the country genre. 'Home of the Brave' is aiso lyrically good with a / wallc a field of glass I Under a sun of steel catchy tune, sung with sensitivity and style. Beneath that mean old sun Tracks such as 'City of God' and 'House of Pain' are sermons on social life and the futile relationships it 'Mood Swing' is a tougher street song vj\ih good key­ ... without developing into crass tales of 'Woe is me ... boards and drumming which give it a haunting quality. creates. she done me wrong'. Instead, McComb produces a song Again Campbell writes well; While Bob Holmes and Trish Milliken tell their tales of true honesty. of woe, Gary Leib's synths and Mark Tomeo's pedal Its a wonderful city, even on its knees On the strength of this EP, it is easy to see why the steel guitar unite to form an appropriate atmosphere. Put on your jacket baby, I'll show you what I mean. Triffids' overseas acclaim is well-deserved. Shame we This harmony is best achieved in a cover of Patsy Cline's never got to see their return gigs in Brisbane. From there he journeys through a decaying city: 'Walking After Midnight' (the best track on the album). Down on the streets I can hear cars crash ... BRENDAN LONG Here, an ordinary tale of loss becomes an obsession, Down on the streets I can bear the blood boil... while the instrumentation creates an eerie, almost Down on the streets I can hear the mood swing. disturbing atmosphere. The rest of the album is just as interesting as the Nails All this adds up to a thoroughly enjoyable album; move through a variety of songs, using sitars, horns and thoughtful, but not crassly intellectual. There is some flexing vocals. Definitely worth a listen. new life in the land of musical dinosaurs. ANTHONY ZORBA BRENDAN LONG

OPEN MIND: Jean Luc Ponty Jean Luc Ponty has once again produced a haun- tingly soulful album with 'Open Mind'. With this album Ponty goes on a tour-de-force of con­ temporary jazz greats incorporating the newest technolo­ RATT: Rett (EP) SURPRISE SURPRISE: Non-Stop Dancers gical advances in the music industry. Ratt is a group with all the trappings and postngs There are no surprises here. Non-Stop Dancers Combining synthesizers, electric violins, rhythm com­ of an American heavy metal supergroup - offers exactly what their name suggests, eleven puters (presumably two fairlights) and effects preamps teensy tight leathery clothes, dark flowing supremely danceable tracks. with the outstanding talents of Chick Corea, Casey A band with a brash image, Non-Stop Dancers dish up Scheveretl and George Benson, Ponty has brought us a manes of hair, scowling poses on the record sleeve, heavy make-up, and their very own logo a well packaged and produced album which is often re­ masterpiece of relaxation and techno-jazz. miniscent of the 20's "Putting on the Ritz" style. for daydreaming schoolklds to copy onto their All three of the solo artists enhance this piece of jazz The pick of the crop are "Shake this City", (the sin­ experimentation which works magically. notebooks. gle off the album), "Spider and the Fly" and "Armadillo "Open Mind", and for that matter Jean Luc Ponty, One big problem, however, it that no one here has Rhumba". are often compared to Jean Michel Jarre with the incor­ ever heard of them and, hopefully, on the strength of Despite some talented vocal work (with particularly poration of technological wizardry but there the compa­ this cliched and totally uninspired recording, never will. melodic harmonies) no one musical area rises above rison^, ends. To my mind the combination of technology All dressed up and nowhere to go. Is there anything mediocity. with contemporary jazz genius raises this album to a more pathetic? "Surprise Surprise" is an entertaining album. Non-Stop greater height. PAUL BAKKER Dancers do what they do, well. SIMON HOUGHTON SIMON HOUGHTON 23 Partly because leftist art was frowned upon (the Communist Party was declared illegal in June 1940) and partly because of the lack of response to several exhibi­ tions Smith had been involved in, he de­ cided to give up painting altogether and concentrate on cultivating an audience for art, to develop a criticism of Austra­ lian art. The worth of his contribution in that area must be judged by people better qualified than myself. Bernard Smith, liowever, has left us with a remarkable book. It has a singular honesty to it, lacking the egotistical blun- derings of say, Colin Bingliam, or Clive James. This is perhaps because Smith wrote it as a second person narrative. The author's modesty and self-depreciation is neither brilliant in the sense of being sharp and funny, nor necessarily worthy of The Book of The Year Award. It is simply a g^m^jj •••' good book to read because it is an emi­ nently readable story of one man's life. DAVID BLAKE 3' ^S^f ^J f-A

THE BOY ADEODATUS: Bernard Smitii, Alien Lane. S9.95. This is a surprising book. Biograp­ hies, and auto-biographics, arc often AJMADEUS: Director, MilosFornian. between Mozart and Salieri brings a per­ career memoirs. with Tom Hulce. F.Lee Abraham, vading supernatural aura to the film. Cer­ Since Bernard Smith was a Professor Elizabeth Berridgeand Roy Dotrice. tainly sec it. The haunting impression of of Contemporary Art al Sydney Univer­ Hoyts Regent. Cominu to the Sclio- a frolicking genius struck down in his sity and also the author of lialf a dozen prime by a jealously evil rival lingers and iiell. books on Australian Art, I expected to provokes, unlike a lot of other commer­ find three hundred pages of mundane "Amadeus" is at first glance simply cially successful films around al the drivel detailing his relationship with the about the Vienna days of Wolfgang moment. history of Australian art. Aniadeus Mozart, and the jealousy SIMON JACKMAN So it was quite a surprise to read of the he inspires in Salieri, the court com­ man's childhood, youth and young adult­ poser to the Austrian Emperor. hood. Another surprise! Smith devotes at While experts disagree as to the way in least one third of the book lo telling of which Mozart met his untimely death, the ONCE UPON ATIME IN AMERICA: two families' liistorical circumstances; his sensational suggestion tliat he died at the Robert De Niro, James Wood, Tues­ foster family, and the family of his flesh hands of his paradoxically adoring rival day Weld, Elizabeth McGovern and and blood mother. nevertheless makes for a great film. But Treat Williams. Director, Sergio This seems to be a sensible tiling to do. this film offers much more than a biogra­ Leone. Next at the Village Twin. If I remember my Bible correctly, there's phical study of a great composer, his "Once Upon a Time in America" is a verse somewhere that says "the sins of work and one man's plot to kill him. engrossing to say the least, despite the fathers are visited upon their children Salieri's own musical talents, relatively its epic length of nearly four hours. even unto the third and fourth genera­ mediocre compared with Mozart's genius, tions. ...", which reinterpreted in a gene­ are perceived by Salieri as the result of The film has three lime units (1923, ral sense means that, for example, if Cod-given providence. Similarly, Salieri 1933 and 1968) through which il moves Grandma and Grandpa weren't on speak­ sees Mozart's brilliance as nothing short freely, though nol necessarily in order. ing terms for forty years, then il might CHILDREN'S MINDS: Margaret of the voice of God himself, and it is The plot concerns a group of Jewish slum explain why your mother is a neurotic, Donaldson from this fundamental position that the kids in New York who involve themselves in petty thievery, and build up a tight and why you have trouble talking lo girls. Schools are a form of national ser­ whole plot of the film is drawn. In Bernard Smith's case, it was doubly comradeship as they move up the ranks vice, "the children are conscripts, Salieri's vision of the world is thrown of crime. important that he wrhe family history be­ and their youth does nothing to al- - into turmoil when confronted by the im­ cause first, he was an illegitimate child The gangster story is a familiar one, ter the seriousness of this fact." So pish and flamboyant character of Mozart. (hence the books title, Adeodatus being but what lifts this film out of mediocrity begins Margaret Donaldson's book, For Salieri, Mozart is a living contradic­ St Auglines bastard child), and second, tion: an instrument of God, yet an abhor­ is the direction of veteran Italian director, "Children's Minds". But she doesn't his mother was an Irish Catholic, while rent, uncouth and crude social being. A Sergio Leone, which compensates for the his foster family were Anglo-Auslralian believe that 'deschooling' society is series of confrontations between Mozart occasionally cliched and sometimes con­ protestanls. the answer to this problem. Rather and Salieri resuUs in Mozart ridiculing fusing script. Leone pioneered the "spag­ Bernard Smith was born on the tnird Ms. Donaldson is concerned with Salieri - a process which culminates in hetti" Western with Clint Eastwood, and continues his love of close-ups of faces, in of October, 1916, the son of Rose Anne how young* children acquire adult Salieri vowing to destroy Mozart. this case mainly Robert De Niro's and Tierney, an Irish emigrant to Cairns, and reasoning, or how children's minds More than strikingat Mozart personally, Charlie Smith, a sensuous but elderly man James Wood's, His camera examines every work. Salieri's jealousy is for him rationalised hne and hollow of their faces, extracting (late fifties) who was gardener al a house "Children's Minds" looks at the pro­ by his plot to eliminate God's musical all the emotion from the eyes. where Rose Anne had gained work as a blems educators have when relating to voice. Salieri is striking at the God and domestic. Rose Anne moved to Sydney young children, and why assumptions are the universe which made ftim mediocre Violence is central to the characters, to have the child. But because Rose Anne made about how children understand the and Mozart brilliant, yet frustratingly and when it comes \\ is felt (and heard, was an unmarried mother (she and Charlie world around them. The book discusses disgusting. By preying on Mozart's guih thanks to some good old Italian dubbing). decided against marriage) she was forced why some children fail and others achieve, and grief over his father's death, Salieri The violence is quite graphic as the charac­ to foster Bernard out, since in those days and why some problems children find dif­ draws him into a self-consuming (and ul­ ters run through various shootings, slab- there was no pension for single parents. ficult become easy when presented to the timately destructive) cycle of work and bings and rapes. These actions revoU, but Rose Anne eventually returned north and children in another way. The way some­ alchoholic escapism. not in the same way as they would in a B-gradc fiick. Leone realises the audi­ had more children, after marriage to ano­ thing is worded is important if the child is The film ends with Salieri claiming a ence's tolerance and stretches, but never ther man. Bernard was left with the Keen to understand what is required of him/her. victory for mediocrity over genius - a breaks it. family in Burwood, growing up with The author discusses the work of Jean victory for the human condition over the other foster children in a stable, loving Piaget, and includes an appendix of Piaget's divine excellance in the repose of the Leading a fine cast is Robert De Nho but devoutly Protestant environment. Theory of Intellectual Development. Ms. Creator, Mozart frustratingly (for Salieri) as the central cliaracter Noodles. Once After finishing High School, Smith Donaldson argues logically agamst much representing a temporal manifestation of .again De Niro immerses himself m the won a scholarsMp to Sydney Teachers of Piaget's evidence and generally attempts the latter. role, playing the gangster as both a young College, where quite by chance he took to give a fair and balanced viewpomt. Her These lofty thematic cohsiderations and old man, and aging convincingly. His art as a special subject, an interest that style is free flowing, which makes it easier aside, "Amadeus" is a thoroughly enjoy­ character is moody, brooding and mean became a life time study. Though not a to.digest the wealth of information pre­ able film with sets and costumes that me­ as he shoots, stabs and rapes his way pamter of extraordinary talent, he was a sented. The book isn't too long ehher, at ticulously and authentically recreate eigh­ through the fihn, yet he becomes a man capable artist. It was through associations about 150 pages. Even though she uses teenth century Vienna. Cleverly filmed we can feel for. We find ourselves rationa­ made at Teachers College that led to his the terminology of her profession, she and edited, the film's only short-coming lising his crimes, and he becomes a victim joining the Teachers Branch of the Com­ takes care to explain exactly what these is occasional American cultural overtones of circumstance and his social background. munist Party, which he did in May 1940 terms mean. in the leading actor's nagging accents. James Woods does a fine job as the adult because, having rejected Christianity, "Children's Minds" may not be the The music, naturally enough, is worth the Max. He is capable of a menacing violence, he had not come to believe they possessed type of book everyone might want to admission price alone, and for anyone and yet shows great tenderness towards all the answers. He knew they had not. read. But primary school teachers, the who has ever tried to write a song the Noodles. But they could at least through Marx pro­ parents of young children and anyone at portrayal of Mozart's creative genius" is a The story may not be that original, vide a reasonably coherent picture of hu­ all interested in child psychology will must. but the direction, acting and photography man history that was not an affront to Ills find it an informative and practical book, "Amadeus" is a detailed and long film, more than compensate. What results is an intelligence. And they proposed a cohe­ which explains the training of young but well worth the attention it commands. exciting exposition on America and its rent course of action for the improve­ minds. The link between the universal dichotomy values, told from a fresh perspective. ment of society. KATHRYN McKAY of genius and mediocrity and the struggle FRANK NEGRIC Semper, March 25,1985 24 LOOPS: Schonell Downstairs score in "Loops", which was composed It takes fine theatre to move an au­ by Darren Venn, adds vibrancy and im­ pact, and makes "Loops" more powerful dience from sorrow, to laughter, to than the more subtle "Cuckoo's Nest". disturbed anxiety in the space of 90 The intimacy of the Cement Box theatre minutes. Theatre goers who choose ilso gives rise to intense audience involve­ to see the musical cabaret "Loops" ment. at the Schonell Downstairs will be The music presented ranges from broo­ treated to a night of fast moving, ding ballads lo lively rhythm and blues. enlightening entertaininent. The score acts as a mood-setter and a "Loops" is the maiden production for pace-setter. Above all the music is a writer Darren Venn and director Marcus thoroughly enjoyable, indispensible facet Hughes, and is set in the Stigmalae Reha­ of the play, and compliments clear, clever bilitation Centre for the criminally insane. scripting. The play chronicles the tragic, but some­ Unfortunately, some of the singing in times amusing, case historiesoflheinmates, the play is a little weak, but this is com­ 'Three Sisters': Alayne Lowicn, John Dommett, Lyn Scmmlcr, Babs McMillan and their struggle against a sadistic head pensated by a powerful and engaging nurse, the formidable "Mother". performance by Gcnieve Thackwell-James, The play also gives an account of the who plays Dolly. Her strong, resonant THREE SISTERS: QTC Solyony,and Laurance Hodge as I he aging demise in ideals of Cynthia Bromley, a solo performances were especially grip­ 'Three Sisters' performed by the doctor aiso deserve commendation. young psychiatric nurse. Cynthia come ping. Queensland Theatre Company had The production lacked cohesion - and lo Stigmalae full of notions to save the Darren Venn and Marcus Hughes can all the eleiTients to a great produc­ this was not missed by the audience. The poor unfortunate patients. She ends up he well pleased wilh their first produc­ tion. The big problem was that it Queensland Theatre Company could not adopting the brutal altitudes of "Mother". tion. "Loops" is fun, "Loops" is deep, fill the auditorium al the SGIO for llieir just didn't pull together. season's premier and new gaps appeared in "Loops" is ihemalically similar lo and is certainly great value in entertain­ Anton Chekov'sscript is brilliant. Writ­ the audience afler interval. The final act "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in ment. ten in 1901 it explores his own philosophy was losl to most in the ruffling of pro­ that il questions the assumptions behind ANGELA WARD that the world is full of lots of nice peo­ grams, the stifled yawns and the gentle the meaning of insaniiy. However the ple leading nice lives - charming and amu­ snores of more than one avid theatre pa­ sing - but ail very tedious. The only way tron. out is to join together to strive for a bet­ LISA SIMMONS ter life. 'Three .Sisters' is a story about an upper-class family in prc-rcvolulionary Russia. Basically U talks about losl hope and the death of dreams. Il biJgins hap­ pily wilh a series of tragic, though unex- Irodinary events finally destroying each person involved. Yet each character is so human that the whole sad process be­ A'R'T comes comical. An exhibition of sculptures and The script used was a new translation drawings by David Paulson (below) by Michael Frayne. Il is more informal, is being held al Michael Milburn's and easier to understand than the old Old Gallery, 11 Logan Road, translation from Russian. The technical VVoolongabba. side of production was also very good. Paulson is well-known for his provoc­ The sels, costumes and lighting could not ative, expressive paintings and drawings, have been improved upon. grounded in the figurative, represent­ Yei wilh so much lo work wilh, the ational mode. This exhibition, however, cast could not quite carry it off, On ihe reflects a maiuriiy rcccnily accelerated whole mosl characters were overacted. during the artist's completion of a Masi- The best performance was by Lyn Somm- cr's Deyrec at ihc Univcrsily of Tasmania. ler who was very convincing as the middl­ The issues David Paulson confronted ing sister, Masha. Stephen Witiaker as during this lime involved extensive psychoanalytic research and exploration of media alternatives. He turned to sculpture as a means of communicaling the urgency of his message. All the works in this exhibition display a definition ihat emphasises ideas ralhcr than emotion, although the thoughts arc accompanied by a physic­ al, visceral reaction. Il is an extraordinary exhibition of sophisticated understanding which attests SCHERHAZADE INDIA seur of good food with a healthy bank ba­ this culture's over-reliance on rational RESTAURANT: Milton Rd, lance there is the Maliaraja's platter for SI 5. More reasonable in price is the thought as the primary, if not the only, Toowong. way to understand the world. Unless you know the area, 'Scherha- Mughlai Fair, a lamb dish costing S8. 'Scherhazade' has a large wine cellar, MARINA MUECKE zrtde' may prove difficult to find. excellent service, and is immaculate in There are no blaring neon signs or cleanliness. However, the prices are by exotic smells, just a tiny billboard no means within the grasp of the stu­ announcing the restaurant's name. dent budget. The average meal would Newly buih,'Scherhazade'lriestoevoke cost between SI5 and S20. IT WAS A BOLD PLAN TO CUT an Indian atmosphere. The walls are lined 1 must point out that everything on DOWN ON FOOD Bll-LS with Indian paintings and artifacts with a the menu is heavily spiced, so if plan­ rich. The dish was however overbalanced silar amongst the collection. Traditional ning on dining at 'Scherazade' be certain in favour of fhe chicken with an interest­ Indian music plays softly (fortunately) in youenjoy hot food. ing tang of spring onion. the background. PETER DEVRIES Wlien confronted with the main course, The menu provides a wide range of I was shocked to see its complexity. Duck Indian foods which most people have pro­ and Black Bean Sauce, a usually simple bably never heard of. There are, of course, dish of duck and one, maybe two vegeta­ LOON FUNG CHINESE RESTAU­ the curries. They are listed as being mild bles, 'proved a maze of celery, barley but to my friend's palate proved extremely RANT & TAKE-AWAY: Station Rd. corn, bean sprouts, onion, bamboo hot. They range in price from S8.25 to Indooroopilly. shoots, and more. $11.75. Tiie Chinese Take-away has establi­ The dish was satisfying, and was served To begin with, an entree is worth ex­ shed its riche in Australia's collec­ with steamed rice. The variety detracted ploring. I tried 'Shaha Jahani Tikka' tive palate, and has never failed to from the central ingredient - the duck. which is chicken marinated in yoghurt, supply the lazy home cook with an The sauce was delicious. cashews, poppyseed and spices. It cost excuse not to wash the dishes. Loon Fung is the ideal Chinese take­ S5.50. Most of the entrees are in the five away for the student's budget. Prices of to six dollar range and contain either Loon Fung Chinese Restaurant and Take-away, on Station Rd, indooroopilly, soups range from Si.40 to S4 for com­ chicken or lamb. bination soups, and main course prices As I mentioned before, the main course is your typical "Aussie" Chinese take-away, complete wilh plastic forks and MSG. range from S3 to about S6. contains a variety of curries. But there are A single main course would be more more interesting dishes - 1 tried a south The menu is typical of many Chinese restaurants, with the added advantage of than satisfying for the average sludeni, Indian meal called Prawn Vindaloo and the price range would be ideal for which cost an exorbitant SI2.75. a string of cantonese dishes throughout. An old favourite, sweet corn and chic­ his or her wallet. There is a wide range of vegetarian ROBERT McKINNON meals costing around S8. 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Semper, March 25,1985 26 President, who is asking every''^sup­ have hoped President Reagan had porter" of the N.C.C. to make a do­ Talk about an exercise in stabbing outgrown Clint Eastwood movies yourself in the back! During the nation, the suggested amount being like Dirty Harry. Then again, old twenty dollars. Then just to encou­ recent power dispute, the Queens­ habits die hard. If only die was the land branch of the Australian Jour­ rage everyone to donate, he's offe­ operative word... ring an all expenses paid trip for nalist's Association voted down a two to Europe, or $5,000 cash. motion reasserting their commit­ There are also ten secondary awards ment to freedom of the press; a of $200 each. Times may be tough, iwT ill commitment contained in the or­ but,^ as always with the N.C.C, ganisation's constitution. Could this you ve gotta be in it to win It. nave had something to do with the Brisbane Council Officers have always printer's strike or were tlie AJA had the power to impound canines with­ simply trying to beat Joh to it? out making an arrest. However, this po­ wer may soorn extend to owners of canines as well. Legislation before parlia­ It seems that not everyone thinks the sun ment this week gives 'authorised persons' Among the most notable guests at the shines out of Sallyanne Atkinson's dcr- the power to detain dog owners and take all male St. Patricks day dinner held at On page 13 of this Semper is the winner rierc. Apart from the A.L.P. in general, them to a police station if they are sus­ the Irish Club were none other than of last edition's caption contest. He wishes there are rumours that some members of pected of giving a false name or address, "bouncing" Bill Gunn (commonly refer­ to remain anonymous, but we know who the Liberal party are less than ecstatic I '."jonder what they do with dog owners red to as "thePremier's shadow") andSir you are Brelt, so pick up your Schonell about her. if no one picks them up from the pound? tickets from the office anytime. Semper Edward "fleecem " Lyons. One such rumourinvolves.AssociatcPro- was so innundated with hundreds of en­ This pair of fine upstanding Queens­ fessor. Glen Barclay, a senior lecturerinhis- tries, (hat we have decided to run a second land gentlemen spoke intensely with tory at Queensland University, who also caption contest. Just think of a witty and each other all night, possibly because happens to be a state executive member not (00 obscene caption for the photo be­ low, and drop it into the office. The winner tight-wad Lyons wouldn't give anyone of the Liberal Party. any tips on wliich horses to avoid, and receives a free double pass to (he Schonell. When he heard Sallyannc's tactless possibly because W.A.M. (Bam) Gunn is comments about his colleague the late such a crasliingly inarticulate bore. Dr Dennis .Murphy, he was not amused. Anyway, both hurried away from the So unamused that he rang up Big Boss official reception rather early, and both Peacock and politely informed him that departed in the same car, probably to he would not stand on the same platform continue planning the relentless economic as Sallyanne. advance of this fine state of ours. Doubt­ And who said Liberals don't have prin­ less Fleecem would have done all the sug­ ciples gesting, with Warn Bain doing all the nod­ ding.

Ronald Reagan recently drew on some earlier work experience. He picked up a pen and cocked his Sincere condolences are extended hand into a make believe .44 Mag­ to everyone's favourite, the N.C.C. num. He aimed at congressmen who It appears the organisation is expe­ had been talking about raising taxes riencing some funding problems, and dared them, "Go ahead... make and are down to their last two mil­ my day." His message was clear, if lion. To the rescue has come Brian they attempted to raise taxes he Mullins, the N.C.C's Queensland would veto their Bill. One would

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