WHO IS THIS DOG, AND WHAT IS HE DOING ON THE COVER OF
YOUR UNIVERSITY FILES CONSERVATION AFTER THE DAM THE UGLY SIDE OF ENVIRONMENTALISM FEARS AND PHOBIAS MORE CAFES THAN YOU CAN POKE A FORK AT EDITORIAL Conterrls One problem in the way of women achieving equality, is the vehicle with which the change will take place. CONSERVATION AFTER THE DAM The Franklin Dam issue left the Australian conservation movement euphoric, enthusiastic and far better organised. KEVIN VELLNAGEL reports. Like racism, or any of the other 'isms, attempting to change soc ietal opinion by miltiant means tends to alienate more than it con NEWS verts. Attempting the same goal by quiet and subtle means is ex What do East Timor and the Killer Tomatoes have in common? Hint: Its tremely slow. not their colour. Obviously, there is no simple solution. YOUR UNIVERSITY FILES: And who has access to Ihem. When the United Nations announced its Convention for the Elimi Despite being passed by the Federal Government, the Freedom of Information nation of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the Act has no teeth at this University. PAUL O'SHEA explains why. Australian Government planned to ratify it, there was a great furore SUBMISSION FOR PROPOSED FEE RISE FOR OLD UNI UNION from many sections of the community. The Festival of Light was You can't say you haven't been warned. Actually, the fee rise is inevitable so moved that it sent out a press release about the famiiy-group- {and we couldn't say that unless we were pai... wanted to). destroying Convention. The seemingly innocent section explaining the role of women in NEWS the workplace merely suggested that women should have the choice Is a blockade in the Games Room inevitable? Only if they put in nuclear pinball games (at 20 cents, of cotirse). to go to work, not that they have to. What no one seemed to realise was that if the Australian Govern THE UNIVERSITY MYTH: Ivory Towers, GPA's and TE Scores. ment does decide to adopt the report, it only means the Convention DAVID PHILLIPS explains the limitations of the existing way of assigning is a goal that the Government should strive towards, not one that it University places (and why you have deserved to come here at all). has to. Even if it is adopted as the bible according to the UN, many n THE UGLY SIDE OF ENVIRONMENTALISM of the changes won't take place. One man's theory about what happened with the Franklin Dam. Letters to the Editor concerning JOHN GROVER'S article should be submitted to On another side, as some of you may have noticed in the previous Semper by August 12. Semper, the Federal Education IVIinister, Susan Ryan, has indicated 13 U.N. ANTl-SEXlSM CONVENTION: Family-Destroying, there should be more women involved in the teaching side of tertiary Society-Changing, or all a Myth? education. Whenever the Festival of Light feels strongly enough about an issue to send She proposed Affirmative Action legislation that would require even Semper a press release, we know it must be important. CHRISTINE the appointment of suitably qualified women to positions at all FOGG reviews all those who have something to say about the Convention. levels of the academic hierachy. 14 NEWS The implication is, if a man and a woman of more than a basic Fulltime students on the dole can afford to call their lecturers by phone - academic qualification apply for the same position, the woman which is just as well since they won't be able to call for free in the should get the job in order to lower the segregation. forseeable future. This tokenism, to my mind, does more damage than good. A basic 15 OFF THE CHAMPAGNE TRAIL instinct of humans is that we like to believe we're thinking for our When hundreds of Diplomats get attacked each year, one may begin to wonder selves. When someone comes in and forces an opinion on you, you why such postings are popular as 'jobs for the boys'. JOHN HENZELL, the react against that. antithesis of diplomacy, takes a look at the situation.
16-17 WOUF WEEK For the male-dominated and sexist department of popular myth The Week of University Fun is your week and Tough Beans if you don't like to have a woman forced among them, will cause a reaction against it. Join in the Pram Race and throw a custard pie or two, but watch out them, despite whatever level of competency the woman may show. for pranks. It many take considerably longer, but the change in values about women will take place through proving their competency, not by 18 OEDIPUS A short story by KIERAN RIDGE (with a little help from his mum). forcing opinions. Sexism is bad, but tokenism is worse, because it perpetuates the 19 DOLLARS FOR DEGREES: Are you really here just for the money? problem. If you arc, then why are you doing Arts? NIGEL PENNINGTON and other delegates at a recent conference in Toowoomba have been looking at other reasons for why you're at university.
SEMPER is a non-profit political and cultural magazine based at the 21 FRIEND OR PHOBIA: Fears, Phobias and other Balls of Fun. University of Queensland. Arc you afraid of DARREN WINDSOR? If you are, then you suffer from Windsorphobia, which also afflicts republicans. EDITOR; John HenzelI; ASSISTANT: Harry Dunstall TYPESETTING: jcnni Bird 22 CAFES MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND LAYOUT: Matt Mawson COVER PHOTO: Stephen Nash They also make thtj reviewers go round. ANNETTE O'HARA, KAREN LONG PRINTERS: Warwick Daily News, Warwick and JOHN HENZELL arc all considerably fatter after this in-depth report. DISTRIBUTION: On campus, by editor. Off campus - Gordon & Gotch ADVERTISING: Phone Graham Higgins, 371.2568 27 STEPHEN DONALDSON PUBLISHER: Ms. Fleur Klngham, President of the Sludcnis Union, U.Q. One of the Great American Fantasy writers talks to JOHN CASKEY about Contributions arc welcomed, but no responsibility is accepted for unsolicited life, the Universe, but not about why we've got a dog on the cover of Semper. material. 31 ODDS AND ENDS Ducks, slugs, humps, pigs, Mounties, pet bras, dead egg timers, truck massacres, submarine swimming pools, kangaroo scrotums, Carstairs of the jungle HQ and more. Compiled by JOHN HENZELL without putting Lester SHELL AUSTRALIA the Wonder Dog anywhere on the page. POST-GRADUATE 25 WHAT'S ON All that's important in the world of entertainment, compiled by SCHOLARSHIPS KAREN VENSKE Arts & Science/Engineering THE REVIEWS 26 Books: THE ORIGINS OF POLITICAL SURVEILLANCE IN AUSTRALIA Two Shell Post-Graduate Scholarships providing for fees reviewed by ANDREW ERASER, and THE ROOF OF QUEENSLAND and living costs plus cost of travel, are offered to reviewed by ROSA MUSUMECI. 26 Theatre: PLASTIK! reviewed by ANNETTE O'HARA. provide post-graduate study at a university in the United 28-29 Records: Lots and lots (which means I'm too lazy to count them all). Kingdom. 30 Films: BURDEN OF DREAIVIS reviewed by JOHN HENZELL The Shell Post-Graduate Arts Scholarship is open to FIRST CONTACT reviewed by HOWARD STRINGER honours graduates of an Australian university in arts, MUDDY RIVER reviewed by SALLY WILLIAMS commerce, economics and law. The Shell Post-Graduate Scholarship in Science or Engineering is open to honours graduates in science or engineering. Applications for scholarships, which are normally tenable from October 1984 close on September 26,1983. Prospectus and application form maybe obtained from the Registrar of the University or from the Personnel Manager of The Shell Company of Australia Limited. FEATURE CX>NSERVATION AFTER THE DAM
Encouraged by success in the battle against the Flowing on from the Franklin, a number of con MON REPOS ROOKERY Franklin Dam, conservationists have attempted servation battles will receive more co-ordinated support. These include: One victory the WPSQ has scored occured on July 27, to use their new-found political ability on when a Bundaberg court rejected an appeal by a land other catnpaigns. Ranging from saving turtle developer to re-zone as 'rcsidental A' an isolated pocket SUNSHINE COAST HINTERLAND rookeries from developers, to stopping another of land behind the Mon Repos turtle rookery. dam, this time in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Many of the residents of the Malcny region are already The rookery, situated on one of the few sandy the campaigns are summed up by KEVIN staunch conservationists, and the building of a dam in beaches in the area, is a major turtle breeding ground, VELLNAGEL. an area that many of them consider to be as worthy and also one of Bundaberg's biggest tourist attractions. of saving as the Franklin, has merely personalised their The Woongarra Shire Council had refused to re- determination. Enthusiasm generated by the Franklin Dam zone the 14.99 hectare site from 'rural A' to 'resi The Maleny Plateau was once rich in timber, but has decision hasn't been left unused. In a state of dential A', thereby stopping a professional developer since been almost logged to extinction, because of the post-High Court euphoria, the conservationist from going ahead with a TOO allotment sub-division. fine timber to be found there. The dam, situated in The land developer, who stood to make $800,000 groups have pooled their resources to form a Baroon Pocket, threatens areas that local residents to $2.5 million from the sub-division, appealed against more coherent national conservation strategy. have begun reafforestation 'programmes in, and threat the Council's decision in court. ens the natural beauty of the area. Soon after the Dam decision, the June issue of With the court action pending, the WPSQ inter the Wildlife Preservation of Queensland's 'Wildlife vened and became the respondant to fight the case. Newsletter' began talking about consensus and good The Bridge Creek Protection Society (Bridge Creek Two officers of the Department of Primary In will. Such factors had been amply present in the Nat runs through Baroon Pocket), has since amassed a dustries (Qld. Government) testified in court in favour ional Conservation Strategy for Australia (NCSA) sizable amount of information about the dam and of the developer. They said the land had infertile soil Convention, which was finaiised in Canberra on June the planning that went towards its proposal. and was therefore poor farm land. 9 to 13. The Society's spokesperson, Gary Blisner, claims A town planner was brought up from Sydney to that insufficient studies were done on alternatives to advocate the idea of sub-dividing block so isolated The resulting document, which had representatives from development. of all sections of the community to give their ideas on the dam, and says that it appears the decision was being Turtle expert, Dr. John Parmenter, a lecturer at the such a strategy, is obviously one that will be of con rushed through without sufficient time for the people Capricornian Institute of Advanced Education, told the siderable importance to the future of conservation concerned to become informed. Additionally, an environmental impact study has court that a residential zoning would expose the beach campaigns. to: "a continual human presence, pet cats and dogs, In a way, the use of consensus follows an education been deferred, so that no social or environmental factors will be adequately considered, with the recommenda- pollution and house lights (lights confuse turtles)'. These of conservationists that was gained from the Franklin factors would all depreciate the area as a rookery. case, about how to use conventional political channels ,tions being based largely upon engineering and technical Don Henry said the court's favourable decision, 'was to achieve their goals. details. The Bridge Creek area that will be affected by the very exciting, because it ruled in favour of the conser No doubt, the Federal Government's use of consen vationist's side. sus was influential in adopting this strategy. dam contains rainforest, the rare Giant Freshwater 'That is a really good decision for the rookery, but it These gains haven't been achieved without some Crayfish and platypus breeding grounds. is also an important decision, because of the way law difficulties. The WPSQ Director, Don Henry, explained At present, many of the councillors of the area would works to set legal precedent for future decisions. his point of view on the NCSA thus: 'The process of seem to be making their decisions based on the judge consensus is frought with danger. It's got some ad ment of the engineers. 'He (Mr Justice Row) ruled very strongly in favour of vantages in that you have got a broad community view the environment, saying it is right and proper that en and can educate other sections of the community. vironment is considered in these sorts of decisions. Since an estimated $40 million stands to be made in 'That is going to be very important for local govern 'But, when it comes to being a little controversial the construction of the dam by the engineering firm ment planning and the ability to ensure, through courts, or looking a fair way ahead, consensus tends to fall that wins the tender, the wisdom of this trust needs to that the environment is taken care of throughout down, sometimes you end up with the lowest com be questioned, according to Mr Blisner. Queensland.' mon denominator. Residents downstream of the dam and in the catch 'There were proposals put forward at the Con ment area haven't been given sufficient information, OTHER CAMPAIGNS ference that there siiould be something about people according to Mr Blisner, for a project that will substan having legal standing, or being able to go to the courts. tially change their lives and their livelihoods. Environmentalists are also currently mobilising their So if you believe something is important, that the forces to save rare nothern rainforests, and even the environment shouldn't be affected, then you can appeal WILSON ISLAND Great Barrier Reef is still in danger. and say this Is not right. That was totally rejected by Conservationists arc trying to stop a logging com the industrialists (at the meeting)'. One area in immediate danger is Wilson Island, off pany from chopping down 6,000 hectares of virgin However, the NCSA did stress three main objectives: Gladstone. A lease for it has recently been given to rainforest at Downey Creek behind Innesfail later 1. Maintain essential ecological processes and life sup P (S 0 for development as a tourist area. However, this year. It is one of the last areas of its type. port systems (e.g. soil regeneration and the cleansing its size, 4 hectares, and the fact that it is a major nest The logging companies in the north cite loss of em of waters) on whicli human survival and development ing ground for the endangered sea-bird, the Roseate ployment if their operations are stopped. But even if depend; Tern, has caused concern among environmentalists. they keep chopping, the timber supply will run out 2. Preserve genetic diversity, on which depend the func The estimated earnings of P & 0 from the Island in 3-4 years. tioning of many of the above processes and life-support arc only $50,000 per year. Also they have extensive The Great Barrier Reef, despite misconceptions in systems; holdings on other islands. the minds of some, and promise? by others, is still 3. Ensure the sustainable utilisation of species, eco Environmentalists say the development of the Island only 20% national park, so its future is far from secure. systems (notably fish and other wild life, forests and is unneeded and irresponsible, and so are calling for a grazing lands). boycott of P & O. -N E WS EAST TIMOR COMES KILLER TOMATOES- TO AUSTRALIA PATENTED FOOD?
The Democratic Republic of East which the victor is always the force Timor was proclaimed on No in control of the heights. vember 28th, 1975. Nine days He had photographs showing Jose later a visit from then President Cusmao (known to the Timorese as Ford coincideci with Indonesia Xa Na Na), who is Commanderin- invading East Timor. Chief of Falantil, the military wing With the election of the Federal of Fretilin, at the conference with Labor Government in Australia, the Colonel Purwanto, the Supreme ban on Fretilin representatives visit Commander of the Indonesian ing Australia has been lifted, allow forces in East Timor. ing Abilio Araujo and Roque Rodri- Mr Araujo, when speaking to stu gues, both members of the Fretilin dents at the University of Queens Central Committee, to attend both land, reiterated his request for Aus official and public meetings around tralia to support the people of East Australia since July 17. Timor in their struggle for self- Abilio Araujo, theelected Minister determination. for Economic and Social Affairs in 'We do not want Australian troops the East Timorese Government, fighting in East Timor, or arms — asked the Australian people to sup but we need Australia to support us port the East Timor people in their in the United Nations,' he said. search for a peaceful solution to the A United Nations peacekeeping Indonesian occupation of their land. force to supervise the unconditional A ceasefire, signed between Freti withdrawal of the Indonesian oc- lin and Indonesia, was initiated by cuping forces in East Timor and to Indonesia at Lari Cuto during talks conduct free and democratic elec held on March 21 st and 23rd, 1983. tions in East Timor has been request ment breeding programmes. In the This indicated that Indonesia isn't ed by Fretilin, In 1982 the Fraser Government American and European experience in control of the entire country. 'We have come to Australia, the attempted to introduce a Plant as a result of a Bill like the PVR, only democratic nation in our region, Variety Rights (PVR) Bill. The At a press conference, Mr Araujo many seed companies were taken and we are asking for moral and purpose of the Bill was to make produced photographic evidence to over by large multinational com diplomatic support in the United possible the granting of patent show that the talks were held in a panies. Opponents say that as a Nations — not troops or arms,' he Fretilinheld area. He has also af rights to people who breed or result of this the quality of seeds said. firmed that Fretilin has control of develop new plant varieties. dropped and their cost increased, RIC MOORE most of East Timor, a country in As a result of a strong lobbying However, before the Senate campaign by environmentalists, al Standing Committee had finished ternative lifestylers and other con its enquiry, there was the double cerned people, the Bill was referred dissolution which meant all unpass- to a Senate Standing Committee on ed Bills (including the PVR) auto National Resources. This Com matically lapsed. The Hawke Gover mittee was to study the various argu nment has indicated that it will ments in favour of and against the favour the introduction of a limited Bill. Bill for 'horticultural' plants. The Fraser Government argued Opponents of the PVR Bill claim that the Bill was required to provide that the term horticultural is too access lo overseas plant varieties vague and the Bill is merely the which weren't available due to a thin end of the wedge. It would lack of patent protection in Austra seem unnecessary to have a Bill lia. The Government also argued that would result only to line the that royalties would be an incentive pockets of lawyers. lo agricultural companies to in They affirm that 'genetic re stitute breeding programmes. sources should remain a public re Opponents of the Bill pointed to source and that PVR is not in the the many problems associated with best interests of the Australian com it. The PVR Bill could be used by munity and it long term agricultural the Government as an excuse to or social needs. Left to right: Col. Purwanto, Supreme Commander of the Indonesian forces in tost Timor, with THOMAS CULLINAN lose Gusmao, Commander in Chief of Fretilin's military wing, Falantil. reduce financial support for govern
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One of the less likely implications of the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act concerns access by students to their University files. Under the Act, one may make an application to the Minister of a particular government department, and subject to numerous statutory exceptions, may peruse information held by that Department, about oneself. 'An important part of the Freedom of Information Act is a right to insist that a person's file be corrected, if that tile contains inncorrect information,' said Chris Gilbert, Lecturer in Law at Queensland University. A decision by a Commonwealth department to refuse an individual access to their file for the purposes of perusal and possible correction, is appealable to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. This aspect of the Act appears to be based on the principle that no Government official should have access to information about an individual unless that individual also has such access and that one has the right to know what information forms the basis of administrative decisions about oneself. This was what Keith Wright used to gain access to his file held by the 'Special Branch' section of the Queensland Police Force. It's a useful aspect of the legislation, but one of the major complaints about the Act in general, is that it has to many exceptions. Along with the Commonwealth Bank and ASIO, statutory bodies like the University of Queensland, aren't required to conform to the Act. Any student who demands access to their file will be refused. could be looked at in this office. 'Our policy is con appeals and applications for special consideration, which Recourse to the State Ombudsman under the Parlia fidentiality'. may include details as to a student's marital status, mentary Commissioner Act (Qld.) of 1974, would give There is no doubt that the sort of information the personal life, parental relationships, financial status and, the Commissioner an enforceable right to inspect uni University holds is confidential. An enrolment form perhaps, psychiatric and medical reports. versity files. alone can reveal a student's home and semester address; One consolation about student access to their own However, this would only occur if a studcrit was the type of accommodation they have; their sex and files (or lack thereof, compared lo the Commonwealth appealing against alleged maladministration by the marital status; occupation; academic qualifications; situation), is that similar restrictions apply to other university, based on information contained in those details of next of kin; physical handicaps; whether part- groups as well; the University takes its role as keeper files. There is no right to peruse or correct personal time or not, whether they are likely to be at university of such information very seriously. information in university files. during the day or at night. There arc strict internal procedures even for the Dr. Rayner said: 'University policy is that there is From the more comprehensive personal flics, one University's own officers, to gain access to files and no automatic right of access'. But he has also said: 'Wc can learn of academic records, and occasions of acade there is the previously mention policy on access for are willing to corisider individual cases, when the file mic difficulty. Such occasions will give rise to exclusion outsiders. Except for certain limited statutory requirements, the Records Section does not make such records avail able to anyone, included State and Commonwealth departments. 'I can't recall any case when the personal files of a student have been made available to a Common wealth official or one from the State, for that matter,' YOUNG Dr Rayner said. Dr Rayner has said a court order would compel the University to release files for legal proceedings to the Moving into the world you police or to solicitors, claiming that the strictness of this policy is a legacy of Sir Zelman Cowen's period as Vice- have three options: Chancellor. He was evidently very aware of the pro MEN prieties of the relationship between the individual and You can use your tertiary education to the State, get a share of the "good life". This is all that protects students' files from being available to Commonwealth and State authorities. In the absence of Queensland Freedom of Information v5 You can avoid any social responsibility. legislation, a situation could arise such that government officials would have access to information about an individual that the Individuals themselves would not. You can be bruised helping to change our Chris Gilbert claims there are no plans for Freedom of Information legislation in Queensland, and, as yet, world through Christian involvement. the Queensland Law Reform Commission have not The idea of scrvlne others appeals produced a paper on the subject. to me and 1 nould like more information aiMWl your life work The C'olumbans, Catholic priests wtirkint; to rebuild our world through Gospel values in Asia and Latin One must remember that statutory authorities other Name; America Invite you to share their involvement in this than the University keep comprehensive files on indivi .•\ddres>:. dual Queenslanders. third option. These authorities may not be as enlightened in the approach as the present University administration. They Hiislcudc: Age: are guardians of sensitive and confidential, personal Coniiui: Rev. IJ;O Donnelly. information. SI. Culunibun's Mission, Sludie!>:.- Nih. Ksscndon. \'ic. .1041. . Year. Tel. («Ml.W-.1544. ^^^^^:<•:w^^:w^:•:•^:•:•^tw:w;•:•:•^x•^^ •K'X'SW.V mm^mmmmm The Union has operated on a fixed It will have to be reduced to nil by the income - $90 of the $130 Student end of 1984. There has only been one Union Council any semester, pay to the University fees The Union has conducted its affairs Services Charge - since 1982, meeting since the last issue of Semper. in accordance with the University Statutes in a responsible manner over the past On July 21, the more important of the and Rules, shall be deemed to have when fees were increased by $20 number of years, reducing the overdraft motions covered Included: thereby paid their subscription to the from $70. from its highest figure of $750,000. - The position of the Part Time Organ Ufiion for that semester. During this time inflation has contin This overdraft was principally to finance iser was abandoned and the Union Ex (b) Life Members who are students ued at about 12% p.a. In other v/ords, otir the construction of the Schonell Com ecutive was directed to investigate alter shall, in each semester in which they are $90 per student fee income in 1982 is plex. native proposals. enrolled, be liable to pay the subscription worth $79.20 in real terms in 1983, and DEFERRED 8c IMPENDING - Union Council approved in principal for that semester in accordance with will be worth $69.70 in 1984. EXPENDITURE the building of a new refectory under S.4.6|a) above. Like any services organisation, if the the Physiology lecture theatre. (c) Other members of the Union shall Union wants to continue to provide for This year, because our real income has - Union Council called upon the Uni pay the subscription directly to the its members then its income level must declined, whilst wages and prices have versity administration to reconsider the Union. be maintained. risen, we have had to defer a number of importance of providing educational faci c) SECTION 5.5. (b) Delete 'collected The wages bill has dramatically in capital projects. Because we have been lities for overseas students as part of by' in the second last line and replace creased over the past number of years. spending substantial amounts of money foreign aid by Australia. with: 'And grants in lieu of subscript This has been due to a number of factors: on reducing our overdraft, we have been ions received by', (i) increases in compensation for in unable to take on new projects to extend EDUCATION dl SECTION 9.3. Delete (a) flation; (ii) more staff employed in order our services. The Union is continuing its campaign e) SECTION 9.6. Insert after referendum to improve and extend the services we Some examples of capital expenditure to have the Engineering Faculty's new in the second last line: 'Of those entitled provide; (iii) generous wage agreements planned in the near future are - exclusion rules abandoned. The Faculty's to vote for that position'. ncgoriatcd by the Union Executives in Fire Proofing Stairs (Union Complex): proposals have again been referred to f) Insert a new Section 11.7 and re previous years. We understand that the three staircases number accordingly. leading up to the Axon Room do not the Faculty for consideration. TABLE 1. Payroll Total Wages The University Committee investi SECTION 11.7 Any member of the conform to fire regulations. gating entry procedures have made some Union, who is a part-time student, may Year ending June 1979 $727,588.64 We wish to have the Axon Room a recommendations to the University Sen nominate for the position of Part-Time 1980 906,267.00 fully-licensed functions room (so its ate — none very notable, with the excep Students Vice-President. 1981 1,096,452.07 profits would subsidise other Union tion of recommet\din9 the abandonment THAT THE 2nd READING OF THE 1982 1,309,087.89 services), but this is not permitted until of ASAT as soon as a suitable alternative CONSTITUTION CHANGES BE EN 1983 1,683,844.93 we install the fire-proof stairs. The cost ACTED. KINGHAM/BOND Note: these figures have not been adjusted for has been developed. inflation. of this and associated upgrading is likely The Union has prepared a submission to be at least $150,000. suggesting a new approach, as explained BOTANY CLUB Table 1 shows the increase in the Re-flooring Refectory: This year we by David Phillip's article contained else The Botany Club will be holding a wild Union's wage bill in the past number of started on our programme of re-laying where in this issue. food symposium from August 12 to 14 years; note that it is not in real terms the floors in our eating areas. To re- that will include a tea party, lectures and and would have to be adjusted for in floor half of the Axon Room cost CONSTITUTION CHANGES a forum. The Club can be contacted for flation to facilitate comparison. $22,000 - 1 shudder to think what the There are also some wage anomalies At the 8th Ordinary Meeting of the 72nd more details on 377.2070 or 377.2767. Malley Refectory would cost. that require ratification in the future. Council of the University of Queensland Schonell Downstairs; This year we have Whilst our administrative and refec Union, to be held on Thursday, August completed the much enlarged foyer and WOUF WEEK tory staff are paid well in comparison 18th, 1983 at 6.15pm in the E.G. Whit- the long-awaited air-conditioning. We stilt to workers in similar operations else lam Room, the following Constitutional Remember, read the posters and partici must install a shower and toilet^ back where, our Organisers are among the Changes will be presented for a 2nd pate. WOUF Week is this week. stage, as we are at present in breach of lowest paid in Australian students unions. Reading: Brisbane City Council licensing regu UNION MEETINGS We must attempt to adjust these a) SECTION 1.3, Delete present de lations - cost $10,000, approximately. wages as soon as possible - this obviously finition of 'Postgraduate Student' and Clubs and Societies; Aug. 8 at 4pm in Re-development of Forum Area: We have the Clubs and Societies Room. requires money. insert the following: 'Postgraduate Stu already allocated $10,000 from this Hospitals Area Committee: Aug. 10 at dent' means any person enrolled for a OVERDRAFT COMMITTMENTS year's budget towards upgrading the 6pm in the Green (Music) Room. Doctorate or Masters Degree, a Masters Forum Area. Management Committee: Aug, 16 at 2pm At the end of this year the Union will Qualifying Degree, or any Honours De It is unlikely however, given some bad in the Ryan Room. have reduced its overdraft to $75,000; gree. Union Council; Aug. 18at 6.15pm in the b) SECTION 4.6. Delete and replace E.G. Whitlam Room. with: 4.6(a) Students who, in respect of Table 2. UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND UNION Cath Flow Projections — On Baiii of No Fee Irtcrean YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED BUS PROTEST CASH INFLOW 31.12.83 31.12.84 31.12.85 31.12.86 Bank overdraft beginning of year (117,821} (75,000) (500,000) (400,000) As you may have heard in lectures, 15 minute intervals, from 7.45am to Student Service Fees 1,115,000 1,115,000 1,115,000 1,115,000 the Union Is protesting about the 11.30am on the three days. Other income 35,000 45,000 50.000 50,000 Bank Overdratt end of year •500,000 lack of bus concessions for tertiary On Monday, in the Forum Area, a 75,000 400,000 300,000 students, by running its own FREE speaker will outline the various proposed 1,107.179 1,585,000 1,065,000 1,065,000 aims and objectives of the campaign. buses between the Toowong bus CASH OUTFLOW On Wednesday, the Union plans to stop and the Abel Smith Lecture Constitutional Funding 151,810 151,810 151,810 155,810 have speakers from both State and Local Trading Loss {Exc. Depreciation) 130,753 Theatre. 160,000 185,000 200,000 government levels, speaking about the Student & Admin Departments 679,095 751,000 820,000 865,000 Show your support (and save some campaign. Capital Expenditure 85,759 '590,000 100,000 100,000 money), on August 8, 9 and 10 by using The bus is absolutely free and the f^eserve Spending - Surplus/IDelicit) 59,762 (67,810) (191,810) (271,810) the Union's buses. departure times will be displayed on a 1,107,179 1,585,000 1,065,000 1,065,000 The buses will be leaving Toowong at blackboard at the Toowong Bus Stop.
Table 3. UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND UNION REMOVED FROM MY ROOM Cash Flow Projectiom - On Basil of $15 Fee Increase GODDARD BUILDING, 8/7/83 YEAR ENDED '/ YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED Brown imitation leather handbag, con CASH INFLOW 31.12.83 31.12.84 31.12.85 31.12.86 taining personal papers, identification Bank overdraft beginning of year 1117,821) (75,000) (500,000) (400,000) // Student Service Fees 1,115,000 1,300.800 1,300.800 1,300,800 and keys on distinctive parrot key Other Income 35,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 ring. Name on papers, etc. is V. IIQI^ Bank Overdraft end of year 75,000 •500,000 400,000 300,000 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND lIBRAfllES Paitcmore. 1,107,179 1,770,880 1.250,800 1,250,800 If the bag and contents are re turned to Lost Property or Zoology LIBRARY HOURS CASH OUTFLOW Department, there will be no quest EXHIBITION WEDNESDAY Constitutional Funding 151,810 180,000 180,000 180,000 ions asked. Trading Loss (EKC. Depreciation) 130,753 160,000 185,000 200,000 All libraries will be closed on Exhibi Student 8i Admin. Departments 679,095 751,000 820,000 885,000 Good reward for anyone finding tion Wednesday, 17th August. Capital Expenditure 85,759 '590,000 100,000 100,000 and returning same. BARBARA PATON Reserve Spending - Su[T>|us/(Deficit) 59,762 89,880 (34,200) (1U,200) V. PAITEMORE Acting Reference Librarian 1,107,179 1,770,880 1,250,800 1,260,800 Ext. 3316 UNION
performances in trading departments that vices to students, at affordable prices. would hope to employ another person quired to pay annually - wc assumed this wc will be able to spare the money. Our Whilst most of our ventures arc pro to cater for the entire work-load in the as being $100,000, which is the annual basic wish is to make the Forum Area fitable, Catering, in particular, runs at a area. repayment required on our current over into a place where students can enjoy a considerable loss. FEE-RISE OPTIONS draft, pleasant meal and be able to comfortably Because prices of all our inputs, in This $100,000 can be seen in the 1985 hear public speeches. Cost - $20,000. cluding wages, will continue to increase Wc now have the facts and projections columns by subtracting $500,000 from Schonell Theatre: We have to replace wc must expect the catering deficit to in front of us - let us look at our final $400,000, which gives -$100,000 or a the existing scats in the Theatre. When grow larger. options, and sec what is feasible and repayment of $100,000 per year. sensible. Union Council has instructed they were first installed, over ten years Wc have projected a 10% increase The only difference with a larger over mc to prepare a submission for a $20 ago, the Union went for the cheapest in its level per year - this assumes that in draft of say, $1,000,000, is that it would increase and a $15 increase. The choice variety. It will cost us at least $50,000 real terms, it will remain constant. take us twice as long to pay off, will be made by Union Council at its to replace them. As for our other trading areas, we have next meeting. OTHER UNIVERSITIES Creperie: The design of the Crcpcrie is budgeted conservatively and assumed that not conducive to quick and efficient their contribution to Union funds will Table 2 shows projections for the Union's Table 5 shows students service fee levels service. Extensive re-modelling and re remain relatively stable. budget on the basis that there is no fee in all of the Australian universities in 1983. fitting would cost upwards of $100,000. Because of extreme difficulties in increase. The figuret o examine is that for Relaxation Black: VVe also have plans to gaining access to movies soon after their Reserve Spending. You will notice that a number of the extend our offices and enlarge meeting release, and the penetration of home It is budgeting practice that wc set larger universities have a joining fee payable by first year students. Looking space for Clubs and Societies, and allow videos, wc feci that there will be a de aside a proportion of our budget to at annual fees there are a number of Health and Counselling Services more cline in Schonell profit. cater for budget blow-outs and unfore points to take into account when com room - this will cost at least $1 million. In other areas, such as the Calculator seen expenditure. paring the figures: (i) some universities Physiology Refectory: There is also a Shop, falling prices of calculators and Last year we spent more than we had annually vary the proportion of the fees proposal that the Union enters into a more students purchasing calculators at budgeted reserve spending, and put ourselves behind in the 1983 budget, going to the various student areas - for joint venture with the University to build school, have meant a decline in the a refectory to cater for students in the before wc even started. these 1 have put in a figure for each revenue it is returning to the Union. area based on the proportion of each southern precinct of the University. Our As far as Table 2 is concerned, no fee The situation is one where we have student's fees they received; (ii) there exact contribution is under negotiation, rise would mean that next year we would budgeted for a slightly declining con are different structures in different but it will be at least $100,000. have a reserve spending of ($67,810). tribution from our trading areas to universities - most have the S.R.C. and Brackets indicate the figure Is negative. MINOR CAPITAL PROJECTS Union funds. the Services Union as separate bodies, In order lo have a sufficient reserve We will also have to undertake projects STUDENTS ADMINISTRATION whereas here, the Union performs both spending we would have to cut back functions; (iii) there are varying levels of a minor nature. Things that spring to DEPARTMENTS expenditure on other areas by $120,000 mind are: a word-processor; replacing We have assumed that student and of university assistance to student bodies - with disastrous implications for - some, like us, pay for all of their re our old photocopier; re-roofing part of admin, departments' budgets will re students. It is clear, then, that wc cannot the Refectory; eradicating drainage prob main relatively constant in real terms, quirements (i.e. electricity, buildings, provide our present level of services water, etc.), other have their university lems, and improving disabled access to but will increase by about 10 per cent without a fee rise. the Union Complex. per year, in order to keep up with in pay for their buildings etc.; (iv) some Table 3 shows projection under a $15 universities have separate post-graduate I am not suggesting that if we get a flation. fee increase. Under a $15 increase wc organisations or building funds - this is fee rise then we will be able to complete This is an extremely conservative could quite adequately cope with 1984, listed in the 'other' column; (v) the table all of these projects, or even a significant assumption because it docs not even however, in 1985 wc would have a take into account any new areas of only describes full-time fees, some uni number of them. negative reserve spending (therefore versities charge part-time students half We must, however, in the medium expenditure in the short term. another fee rise). Our Education Committee, for ex fees. Many have two classes of part-timers term, strive to provide the funds for all We have budgeted for a $100,000 (depending on workload), with the higher of these projects. If we do not have a ample, has one of the smallest budgets a year overdraft repayment (more details of a Union our size. Our Education Re workload class paying very close to the fee rise, it is certain we will not be able of this below) - if we did not spend full-time fees. to commence any of them. source Officer spends much of his time this money, wc would have a positive helping students with appeals and has Looking at the average student services TRADING AREAS reserve spending of $70,000 which would little time to help prepare submissions be just sufficient. So it can be seen thaf fees in 1983, we can see that, at $130 The Union operates a number of trading to the University and government on $15 is satisfactory for 2 years, providing the University of Queensland is $11.00 ventures in order to provide basic ser matters of student interest. Ideally wc wc commence no new projects, either lower tban the average. capital or recurrent. As far as sports fees go, we arc $3.13 Table 4 shows projections under a $20 above the average (sec SPRA, if you Table 4. UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND UNION increase. In 1984 we would have a res wish them to justify their case). erve spending of $147,000. This is more Comparing our Union fees to those Cash Flow Projections - On Basis of S20 Fee Increase of other unions and SRCs, it can be YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED than enough, so we would transfer CASH INFLOW 31.12.83 31.12,84 31.12,85 31.12.86 $60,000 out of the 1984 budget to be seen that we arc $16.78 lower. Bank overdraft bcqinninc of year (117.821) (75,000) (500,000) (400,000) added to the 1985 reserve spending In other words, were our fees $20.00 Student Service Fees 1,115,000 1,363,000 1.363,000 1.363,000 figure. higher this year, wc would only be mar Other Income 35,000 45.000 50,000 50,000 Using this money transfer wc would ginally above the Australian average. Bank overdraft end of year 75,000 • 500,000 400.000 300,000 increase 1985 reserve spending to ap VVe would expect most student ser 1,313,000 1.107,179 1,833.000 1,313,000 proximately $80,000, which would be vices fees to rise next year, leaving us CASH OUTFLOW quite satisfactory. with a $20 increase almost certainly Constitutional funding 151,810 185.000 185.000 185,000 Under this option wc would also be below the 1984 average. Trading Loss (Exc. Depreciation) 130.753 160.000 185,000 200,000 able to embark on new capital and YOU HAVE YOUR SAY Student 8i Admin. Departments 679,095 751,000 820,000 685,000 recurrent projects to the value of Capital Expenditure 85,759 "590,000 100.000 100,000 The proposals for the fee increase will Reseiue Spendir\9 - Surplus/COeficit) 59,762 147,000 23,000 (57,000) $100,000 a year to be paid off the be put to the next meeting of Union overdraft. 1,107,179 1,833.000 1,313.000 1,313,000 Council at 6.15pm on the 18th August. With a $20 increase, we would be able All students have a right to attend and to operate for 1984 and 1985 quite com speak at alt Council meetings. fortably, and not require a fee rise until Please put your views on the propo 1986. Table 5. Austral Ian University Student Services Fees - 1983, Full-Time Students sals. Only student representatives on file Overdraft - you will notice in the JOINING ANNUAL rEE Council may vote. FEE column for 1984 in tables 24, asterisked' INSTiTurtON 'SRC SEHV.UNION SPORTS •SflC SERV.UIVION SPORTS OTHER ANNUAL If the fee rise is approved, a submis Univtnity of Mtttidt 3000 27.71 112.47 2282 163 00 figures showing the effect of an overdraft Auti. N«ion«l Uniweriitv 20,80 88.00 48.00 3.20 160.00 sion is then sent to the University. 56.43 31.00 23.57 4V07 155 00 facility for $500,000. 2725 100C2 27.07 12.06 10700 The overdraft sum, which would be Gcillilh Univenily 3000 8500 • • 115.00 125 00 Jamn CooV Umvttiiiy spent in that year, increases the cash 48.69 8001 45.50 MKOuirie Univt'iiiy 15.00 59.00 40 00 14 00 I7R0O inflow for that year only, and appears in MalbourntUniveisily 25.60 114.01 46.31 2.89 19200 ISSOQ the Outflow side of the budget in capital Monuh UninrtilV 7500 expenditure. 2800 6100 4D.0O 135 00 PAUL LUCAS Unlnriily GI Ntw Englind 25.00 4S00 43.00 35 00 45.00 123 00 The figure $500,000 is an arbitrary Union Treasurer U
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TEl:»l9C19/)if93SS UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY MYTH Ivory Towers, GPA's and T.E. Scores Despite moves tliat the University introduce an entry system based on motivation as well as purely academic achievement, this hasn't been recommended in the draii report oi a University committee on entry procedures, released recently. DAVID PHILLIPS, the Student Union's Education Officer, explains the short comings of the current entry requirements. It has long been suspected that the pro cess of studying at this University Is irrele vant to the process of obtaining a degree. All those lectures and tutorials and examina tions merely exist to cloud the reality that the true test is whether or not you can success fully negotiate the bureaucracy, fill in all the forms correctly and navigate through the minefield of contradictory and arbitrary rules and policies. Only then will you receive the elusive piece of paper and get to dress up in the funny clothes. Out of this whole process the most important assessment of all is not your final exam, but your very first test — whether or not you manage with those whose T.E. scores tall between 950 study has shown that students who drop out are to get into University at all. and 960. Yet, last year, because of the quota likely to have been bright at secondary school, With a 77% failure rate, it's the toughest test system, those students with a 930 score would but lacking in motivation. you ever take. In 1981-82, out of 20,850 ex have been denied access to seven separate If the aim to to produce good professional pressed preferences for courses at this Uni courses open to students who were given 955, practitioners then a whole range of other criteria versity, only 4,695 offers were made. Only about even though both groups had a roughly equal may be important. As Professor D.j. Anderson half of the people who wanted to come here chance of success. stated: 'Medical practice, for example, requires ahead of anywhere else managed to gain a place. A University committee set up in 1981 to human sympathy, as well as technical skills, yet The human significance of this is clear, if one examine the problems with entry procedures selection is exclusively from the young swots who accepts the University's own estimate that more spent two years preparing a draft report. Pre can get themselves to the top one percent of than 86% of applicants not offered a place in their dictably enough, the committee stated that it; examination results ~ arguably not the group first preference course here do not proceed to 'has not assumed any major philosophic re who are most able to empathise with varieties accept any other place in Queensland tertiary orientation in selection procedures but has of human suffering. Law, which one would think institutions. If this estimate is correct, it would operated within the present framework to should have a special concern for the poor and mean that up to three and a half thousand stu identify substantial and remedial weakness,' dispossessed, recruits more than other occupa dents in 1982, were deterred at least from im tional groups from the privileged strata of society.' mediate pursuit of tertiary education in Queens Thus it nhadea numberof recommendations for 'Engineering, which is being faced with increas land, because they were selected out. Most would changes 'within the present framework', but did ingly difficult value decision, concerning tech join the 95% of 17 to 19 year old Australians not not depart at all from the apparently unchal- nological advances and their effects on the envir attending a university at all. lengable, timehonoured, sacrosanct principle of onment recruits students who are, on average, In this context it is not surprising that many selection on the basis of demonstrated academic more dogmatic than any other. All these stu people are unhappy with the University's entry merit dents are generally much more politically con procedures. It is surprising that so few students, Unfortunately, the most significant and serious servative than their age group in the general regardless of whether they get in or noL really concernsabout the University's entry procedures population. (Andnson, 'Piitliciijjlion o( Ihc YouriR in Higher Educotion) understand how the system works. arise from its very adherence to this principle, When it comes to the question of equity in The whole process is shrouded in an air of two questions arise; Are students best selected selection procedures, things become even more mystery for many people, surrounded with myths only on the grounds of past academic perfor difficult As long as there remains preeminent dnd misconceptions. mance, usually in a very different environment reliance on past academic performance, there from the University? Can any system of entry will always be a bias in favour of those who can One of the most prevalent myths is that the based solely on some measurement of previous afford to attend private schools where facilities Tertiary Entrance (T.E.) Score needed to gain academic merit operate equitably to select stu are better and emphasis is placed on training entry to the various courses reflects in some way dents for tertiary education. students to get into university. It remains true the level of ability necessary to succeed. 'You Some faculties already have decided that stu that the most competitive faculties remain the province of young, upper and middle class, pri need 985 to get into Medicine and anyone who dents are not best selected only on the basis of academic merit. The Faculty of Music requires vate school students, who are conventionally comes up with less than that wouldn't be able to intelligent and politically conservative. pass.' So the myth goes. But in reality, entry interviews and auditions of all applicants before T.E, scores are available. The Faculty of Law op The real problem lies in the last two years of standards are determined by a combination of compulsory schooling, when most people from factors which have nothing to do with the level erates a policy of limited special access for Abor iginal students. Several departents expressed in loss-privileged backgrounds are tost to the edu of ability you need to pass. terest in non-academic entry criteria in submis cation system. There is not much difference be A quota is set for a course with reference to sions to the University committee. tween the social composition of grade 12 students the amount of funds and resources available for The University itself currently makes special and students overall in tertiary education, but teaching it Students are then selected on the provisions for mature age students which can per there is still a huge difference when it comes to basis of previously demonstrated academic merit mit entry without fulfillment of the strict require the more competitive courses at university. until the quota is reached. If a lot of high achie ments of demonstrated academic merit applying One obvious source of bias in the Queensland vers apply for entry and the quota is small, entry to younger students. Many mature age entrants system is the Australian Scholastic Aptitude Test standard will be high. It's as simple ^s that have nonetheless displayed considerable aca (ASAT), used to adjust the marks of students in Another myth which most students can not tell demic ability and achieved notable success in one school relative to students in other schools. you is superstitious nonsense, is that per their university studies. It is based on the assumption that there are formance at school will predict performance at Of course tnere is a question of the aim of 'good' and 'bad' academic schools, I.e. that a university. There are plenty of legendary figures tertiary study. Is it to produce university medal certain good grade in a subject at Ivory Towers who barely scraped in to university and then went lists, or to produce well-educated Individuals Grammar is worth more than the same grade on to first class honours, and others who waltzed and good practitioners in the various professions? awarded at Pick and Shovel State School. in from the highest echelons of secondary school If it is to produce university medallists, then ASAT is also used to vary the results achieved intelligentsia, only to fall flat on their grade previous academic merit must become the prime in different subjects. For example because Mathe point averages. criterion of selection, although there is the hoary matics Two is studied by neurotic Introverted pro More Important than such individual cases is problem that past academic merit as currently digies who do well in the ASAT test assessments the general truth that, except at the higher levels, measured, doesn't predict university perfor in that subject become more heavily weighted e.g. T.E. scores over 950, the correlation between mance particularly well. than assessments in MathematicsforPeople- T.E. score and subsequent university perfor If, however, the aim is to produce well- WhoWatchedSesameStreet ones. mance is not particularly good. For example, educated individuals, it may well be that The problems here are fairly obvious, and are students with T.E. scores from 930 to 940 have motivation is the important criterion, assuming — continued on following paga an equal chance of passing university overall there is some mininium level of ability. A recent 9 NEWS UNION BLOCKING THE NUCLEAR STATE In October 1981, the United Stales Government officially an nounced that it was prepared to buy commercial plutonium on the world market in order to dei'elop its arsenal of nuclear weapons. ' While this news came as no great surprise to people already fcurful of the arms race/ it brought ihe involvement of uraniunfi selling governments, and their contribution to the Cold War, into the public eye. Australia's uranium mines around the country bear the testament of our coun try's uranium export industry. One such mine is the Roxby Downs uranium mine in South Australia. The South Australian Labor Government states that the exported uranium 'can and will go ahead' provided that the government deems it in the public interest. As a reaction against the South Aus 20c PINBALL MACHINES tralian Government's actions, the Coali tion for a Nuclear Free Australia, a branch of the Greenpeace movement, is IN THE GAMES ROOM organising a blockade of the Roxby This semester the Union has enter All of the videos are the latest type, Downs site and holding a non-violent pro and will be constantly replaced with test, due to take place from August ed into a new agreement over the even newer machines. 27th till September 4th. operation of the Games Room No longer are there some 40 cent The main course of action is planned outside the Creperie. We are in as a physical blockade of the site, design partnership with fVlr. Dick Mere machines, all arc 20 cents a game!! ed to prevent full production of uranium If you want to go down to take dith. Change is available from our super mining activities. part at the blockade itself, training pro visor, Joe Jennings, at the desk, or al This new agreement guarantees 55% ternatively, from the Union Bookshop. Like most similar causes, the Coalition grams are scheduled for the near future. of the takings to the Union (v^^hich will Hours of operation are 9.30am to for a Nuclear Free Australia is not ex The Roxby Downs blockade reflects go to subsidise other Union services}, 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday; Friday actly flush with funds and they make it the growing interest of the public in the and machines will be fixed within three 9.30am to 3pm. quite clear that donations would be affairs of both state the federal govern hours, if they break. Support your Union and have a good gratefully accepted. You can send money ments. It is hoped such protests will At present there are five pinball time at the Games Room. to Roxby Action Group, 291 Marphett continue. machines, six upright videos, five table Street, Adelaide, 5000. HOWARD STRINGER videos and four full-size snooker tables. PAUL LUCAS Union Treasurer
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8 UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY MYTH Ivory Towers, GPA's and T.E. Scores Despite moves that the University introduce an entry system based on motivation as well as purely academic achievement, this hasn't been recommended in the draft report of a University committee on entry procedures, released recently. DAVID PHILLIPS, the Student Union's Education Officer, explains the shorl comings of the current entry requirements. It has long been suspected that the pro cess of studying at this University is irrele vant to the process of obtaining a degree. All those lectures and tutorials and examina tions merely exist to cloud the reality that the true test is whether or not you can success fully negotiate the bureaucracy, fill in all the forms correctly and navigate through the minefield of contradictory and arbitrary rules and policies. Only then will you receive the elusive piece of paper and get to dress up in the funny clothes. Out of this whole process the most important assessment of all is not your final exam, hut your very first test — whether or not you manage with those whose T.E. scores fall between 950 study has shown that students who drop out are to get into University at a!!. and 960. Yet, last year, because of the quota likely to have been bright at secondary school, With a 77% failure rate, it's the toughest test system, those students with a 930 score would but lacking in motivation. you ever take. In 1981-82, out of 20,850 ex have been denied access to seven separate If the aim to to produce good professional pressed preferences for courses at this Uni courses open to students who were given 955, practitioners then a whole range of other criteria versity, only 4,695 offers were made. Only about even though both groups had a roughly equal may be important. As Professor D.j. Anderson half of the people who wanted to come here chance of success. stated: 'Medical practice, for example, requires ahead of anywhere else managed to gain a place. A University committee set up in 1981 to human sympathy, as well as technical skills, yet The human significance of this is clear, if one examine the problems with entry procedures selection is exclusively from the young swots who accepts the University's own estimate that more spent two years preparing a draft report Pre can get themselves to the top one percent of than 86% of applicants not offered a place in their dictably enough, the committee stated that it: examination results — arguably not the group first preference course here do not proceed to 'has not assumed any major philosophic re who are most able to empathise with varieties accept any other place in Queensland tertiary orientation in selection procedures out has of human suffering. Law, which one would think institutions. If this estimate is correct, it would operated within the present framework to should have a special concern for the poor and mean that up to three and a half thousand stu identify substantial and remedial weakness.' dispossessed, recruits more than other occupa dents in 1982, were deterred at least from im tional groups from the privileged strata of society.' mediate pursuit of tertiary education in Queens Thus it made a numberof recommendations for 'Engineering, which is being faced with increas land, because they were selected out Most would changes 'within the present framework', but did ingly difficult value decision, concerning tech join the 95% of 17 to 19 year old Australians not not depart at a!i from the apparently unchal- nological advances and their effects on the envir attending a university at all. lengable, timehonoured, sacrosanct principle of onment recruits students who are, on average, In this context it is not surprising that many selection on the basis of demonstrated academic more dogmatic than any other. All these stu people are unhappy with the University's entry merit dents are generally much more politically con procedures. It is surprising that so few students, Unfortunately, the most significant and serious servative than their age group in the general regardless of whether they get in or not, realty concerns about the University's entry procedures pOpUlation.'(Andoison, ToKicipalfort D( the Younfj in Hi'shci Educalion) understand how the system works. arise from its very adherence to this principle. When it comes to the question of equity in The whole process is shrouded in an air of IWo questions arise: Are students best selected selection procedures, things become even more mystery for many people, surrounded with myths only on the grounds of past academic perfor difficult As long as there remains preeminent ^nd misconceptions. mance, usually in a very different environment reliance on past academic performance, there from the University? Can any system of entry will always be a bias in favour of those who can One of the most prevalent myths is that the based solely on some measurement of previous afford to attend private schools where facilities Tertiary Entrance (T.E.) Score needed to gain academic merit operate equitably to select stu are better and emphasis is placed on training entry to the various courses reflects in some way dents for tertiary education. students to gel into university. It remains true the level of ability necessary to succeed. 'You Some faculties already have decided that stu that the most competitive faculties remain the province of young, upper and middle class, pri need 985 to get into Medicine and anyone who dents are not best selected only on the basis of academic merit. The Faculty of Music requires vate school students, who are conventionally comes up with less than that wouldn't be able to intelligent and politically conservative. pass.' So the myth goes. But in reality, entry Interviews and auditions of all applicants before The real problem lies in the last two years of standards are determined by a combination of T.E. scores are available. The Faculty of Law op compulsory schooling, when most people from factors which have nothing to do with the level erates a policy of limited special access for Abor less-privileged backgrounds are lost to the edu of ability you need to pass. iginal students. Several departents expressed in cation system. There is not much difference be A quota is set for a course with reference to terest in non-academic entry criteria in submis sions to the University committee. tween the social composition of grade 12 students the amount of funds and resources available for and students overall in tertiary education, but teaching it Students are then selected on the The University itself currently makes special provisions for mature age students which can per there is still a huge difference when it comes to basis of previously demonstrated academic merit the more competitive courses at university. until the quota is reached. If a lot of high achie mit entry without fulfillment of the strict require ments of demonstrated academic merit applying 0(^e obvious source of bias in the Queensland vers apply for entry and the quota is small, entry system is the Australian Scholastic Aptitude Test standard will be high. It's as simple Ss that. to younger students. Many mature age entrants have nonetheless displayed considerable aca (ASAT), used to adjust the marks of students in Another myth which most students can not tell demic ability and achieved notable success in one school relative to students in other schools. you is superstitious nonsense, is that per their university studies. It is based on the assumption that there are formance at school will predict performance at Of course there is a question of the aim of 'good' and 'bad' academic schools, i.e. that a university. There are plenty of legendary figures tertiary study Is it to produce university medal certain good grade in a subject at Ivory Towers who barely scraped in to university and then went lists, or to produce well-educated individuals Grammar is worth more than the same grade on to first class honours, and others who waltzed and good practitioners in the various professions? awarded at Pick and Shovel State School. in from the highest echelons of secondary school If it is to produce university medallists, then ASAT is also used to vary the results achieved Intelligentsia, only to fall flat on their grade previous academic merit must become the prime in different subjects. For example because Mathe point averages. criterion of selection, although there is the hoary matics Two is studied by neurotic introverted pro More important than such Individual cases is problem that past academic merit as currently digies who do well in the ASAT test, assessments the general truth that, except at the higher levels, measured, doesn't predict university perfor in that subject become more heavily weighted e.g. T.E. scores over 950, the correlation between mance particularly well. than assessments in MathematicsforPeople- T.E. score and subsequent university perfor If, however, the aim is to produce well- WhoWatchedSesameStreet ones. mance is not particularly good. For example, educated individuals, it may well be that The problems here are fairly obvious, and are students with T.E. scores from 930 to 940 have motivation is the important criterion, assuming — continued on fallowing page an equal chance of passing university overall there is some minimum level of ability. A recent UNIVERSITY
— from provlous page academic merit, or on the basis of reports from funding comes from the Commonwealth and not their schools which take into account personal the State. noted in the University committee's report Most as well as scholastic characteristics. Both of It is distinctly curious in the light of concerns notably, a problem arises since able students these systems are reportedy very successful to over falling numbers in external study, and, fin could receive a lower T.E. score if their class date, although neither has operated for long. ally, hardly seems justified when only 5.1 % of new mates were not motivated during the taking of the Importantly, both systems allow the entry of students in 1982 fell into this category anyway. ASAT test. at least some highly motivated student who may On overseas students, there is already a quota otherwise have been denied access. of only 30 students on overseas visas and who This could readily happen in a school in an area were educated overseas. There is no special limit where relatively few students proceeded to ter If a school report system was instigated it would be possible also to accept a greater proportion of on students with visas if they have matriculated tiary education. This bias is exacerbated by the in Australia — which most of them do. The Com understandably deliberate efforts of private reports for consideration from schools previously under represented in numbers of students pro mittee had reasonably clearly decided that the schools to do everything possible to enhance the existing limit was adequate (after all it has never chances of their students for entering tertiary ceeding to university. This would give students at such schools relatively greater consideration been filled), until the issue of overseas students study. became a media event The effect of the ASAT adjustment of subjects under this aspect of the entry procedure than others from more priveleged backgrounds. Having concluded for example that 'only a very is to disadvantage students who, for whatever rea large influx of overseas students would seem to son, decide to take the socalled 'soft options', Such a move would be a tiny shuffle in the long march toward redressing inequities of access to justify this University's placing stringent res like foreign languages, in grades 11 and 12. As trictions on the admissions of overseas students,' such, there is a bias against female students who the university and would scarcely represent a 'major philosophic reorientation'. the Committee inexplicably went on to re have not taken pure maths and science and commend a limit of no more than 10% of the against students in schools where these options Nontheless, any such suggestion would doubt quota for any course. This would mean only one are not emphasised. lessly be vehemently opposed by the strong con for Forestry, two for Music, and four for Archi The Students Union has supported the Univer servative voices and the private school lobby. tecture, Speech Therapy and Surveying. sity committee in its recommendation that ASAT The Entry Procedures Committee made a num Importantly, this limit would apply to overseas be dropped following the establishment of a satis ber of more specific recommendations relating to students matriculating In Australia as well as factory alternative. the operation of the current rules. Compiled overseas. That is surely a fairly stringent limit As the Committee discovered, however, it is prior to the change of Government in March, yet numbers of overseas students in Australia are very easy to identify shortcomings and inequities during a period of severe contraction in edu yet to bo cut. in the system, but it is not at all easy to find cation funding, it isn't surprising that the Com The Commonwealth Government is currently solutions. In fact reading the report one gains mittee assumed there was no chance of additional reviewing the whole question of overseas student the impression that to some extent the recom funding or increased student intake. This assump policy. The Student Union has recommended that mendations to stick with the present framework tion is (hopefully) not completely valid under the no quota be imposed until a national policy has reflect frustration at finding anything else that Hawke Government, with a positive policy of been established. would work and that the University could afford. increasing educational participation and for whom The Committee's report has drawn responses But the fact is that there are institutions else education is a much higher budgetary priority. from many sectors within the University as well where which do operate entry systems which Two of the more surprising'contractionary' re as the Union. It is now faced with the task of move away from our overwhelming reliance on commendations were for possible limits on intake examining this set of conflicting views, which demonstrated academic merit Within Australia of interstate students and overseas students. promises to be as big a task as its original one of the best known examples is the Faculty The Committee recomniended on the request guidelines. of Medicine at Newcastle University. There oi a Faculty Board, that University Senate should This time however, there are not two years to students can enter either on the basis of overall determine a limit on the number of admissions report The aim is to complete the report by academic merit or on the basis of personal qual of students not domiciled within Queensland August 25, for presentation to Senate on Sep ities established by test and "interviews, plus at and relying on qualifications obtained interstate. tember 8. 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10 OPINION The Ugly Face of ENVIRONMENTALISM
Most of tjie media coverage of the Franklin Dam issue was of the Greenies and not the pro'dammers.This allowed several miscon ceptions about the issue to gain widespread credibility. As JOHN CROVER* explains, all was not as it seemed.
The views expressed in this article are not necessarily those held by the editor.
A government has attributes in common with a squid, a marine animal which can change colour quickly, swims backwards so it can see where it has been, but only has a rough idea where it is going.
Wise decision malcing must be based on truth, sound knowledge and experience. We all know that. But our political leaders on both sides of the House don't know it; and I am not being politically partisan in saying this, it is a matter of too much importance to us all, whatever our political vievvpomt. The examples are many, in defence, foreign policy, uranium, antidiscrimination, etc. Let us look at the example of the Dam. The Senate Inquiry pretended to knowledge superior to thai of the Hydro Electric Com mission engineers: they preferred to listen to the plausible antidam ecocausists and published their concocted figures which helped the anti- dam campaign. Those figures were as false as the 'Save the Wild River' campaign. The Senators It means a fortune to the Wilderness Society more radioactivity, even when the stack is 1,000 had listened to those who did not know. Truth who immediately moved out of their humble feet higli, than they could get from any nuclear was rejected. office in Pitt Street, Sydney, to the other side power station in the world (wiBrid.. oi oi. scicme 19-0 There is no wild nver at the dam site because of the road into offices with three plate glass 1II.I-, •.()). As Dr Okainoto of the University of NSW rapids can only occur where the river crosses shop fronts, and lots of dedicated worl In Tasmania, because the dam issue was so important, even the unions voted Liberal. Not a dam, but the validity of the Commonwealth the defeated Tasmanians. single seat went to the ALP. Tasmanians were foreign affairs powers. We ignored the warning sure that they were protected by the Constitution Dr Bob Brown has been triumphant indeed, signs and must pay the price. The individual and the decision by the Canberra Blockhouse but that should be judged in the light of his is now entirely at the mercy of any international came as a great shock. two full page interviews with the 'Tribune', which trendy group that makes contact with Canberra. Mainlanders going there must not expect to are most revealing. The dam is just another What has happened has been achieved surrep receive the traditional help and hospitality. Don't feather in his cap. Whether he is a pawn, or titiously by the Fraser Administration. The Hawke expect to be picked up on the road when hitch whether he will occupy a disgraceful place in Federal Government merely came in where they hiking. What happens today is the drivers roll history remains to be seen. left off. The State Premiers have been mollified down their windows and call out 'Co back to the The High Court has been forced to make a dec by the hand out of largesse after their recent mainland you bastards, we don't want you here'. ision that the Federal Executive has total power conference, but, as Roger Randerson stated in over the States and every citizen in the land, The care of our environment is a good thing, the'Sunday Independent', July 10,1983: but the ugly face of political 'environmentalism' a great advance for totalitarianism. The next step will be the bill of rights to further limit is the most costly burden borne by Australian 'they must be dismayed by the undermining of their taxpayers, responsible for more of our financial Constitutional Rights as result of the High Court de our freedoms. We may as well cheer up, for the downturn than anyone dare admit. cision (4 to 3) against Tasmania. worst is yet to come. Bernard Frieden's 'The Environmental Protect 'The road to fullblooded Socialism has been cleared of ion Hustle' The planned ratification of the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women has caused more than just a murnier of complaints and paranoia. CHRISTINE FOGG reviews the arguments for and against the document and finds out what all the fuss is about. Hovi' many people feeling and expressing outrage and fear about the effect on family life of ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Formsof Discrimination Against Women have actually read the document in question? This evil, subversive document is freely avail able for purchase by the public at a cost of S2.70 from the Australian Government Publishing Ser vice Bookshop at 294 Adelaide Street, and the thirty articles of the Convention, simply and clearly expressed in straightforward English, not 'legalese', are available for perusal in the Govern ment Library in the Michie Building, at the Uni versity of Queensland. The Convention expresses respect for national sovereignty and concern that in situations of poverty, women have the least access to food, health, education, training and opportunities for employment and other needs, stating that: 'the great contribution of women to the welfare of the family and to the development of society, so far not fully recognised...'. It defines discrimination as 'any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of martial status, on a distinctions should be corrected. equal opportunity and equal benefits from basis of equality of men and women, of human This organisation and others opposing rati society.' rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, fication have stated that Australia would lose its Queensland lacks the antidiscrimination legis economic, social, cultural, civil or any other independence and have foreign nations inter lation which already operates in New South fields'. fering in our internal affairs, and that ratification Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the United The articles call for the elimination of prejudice would legallyobtige Australian motherstoworkin Kingdom, but a draft copy of an Equal Op and other practices based on the idea of the all areas of industry. portunity Bill prepared by the Lobby for Equal inferiority or superiority of either sex; temporary Di Zeitlin, tutor in Government at the Uni Opportunity (LEO), in Queensland, has been sent positive discrimination where necessary, shared versity of Queensland, said: 'It is rubbish to talk of to all Queensland politicians. responsibility between men and women for the ratification giving other nations the power to The Bill would, if implemented, make it un upbringing of children, the suppression of come in and control Austalia. Women Who Want lawful to discriminate on the grounds of sex or prostitution, and the provision for women to have to be Women aren't talking about real problems marital status in the areas of employment, equal access to courses of study and institutions. that women face as a matter of every day life. education, the provision of goods and services, Women's right to the same employment op 'The legislation is not revolutionary, but a accommodation, land and clubs. portunities as men, equal access to health care moderate set of standards which might be of It also outlaws victimisation and discriminatory services, financial credit, equality within marriage some help to women facing massive discri advertisements. An aggrieved person, male or and in the family are asserted, while the Con mination. The U.N. Convention doesn't provide female, could lodge a complaint with the Reg vention states that the rights of children are any preference for a political system. Statements istrar, who will refer it to the Commissioner for paramount. about women being forced into the workforce are Equal Opportunity whose role is to investigate Opponents of ratification of the Convention propaganda which blatantly ignore statistical and conciliate complaints. The complaint would claim to be protecting Australian family life and evidence, such as that relating to young women only be referred to the Equal Opportunity Board If traditional Christian values. However, Father trying to get work. The latest figures for the conciliation, the preferred method of resolving Moynihan, of the Cathedral Office of the Catholic apprentice system show that 95% of Australian any complaint, was unsuccessful. Church in Brisbane, said recently: 'This is a vital apprentices are male, and if hairdressing is ex Michelle Robertson, Women's Rights Orga issue which has got to the crank stage. People are cluded, then 98% of apprentices are male.' niser at the University of Queensland, said, 'A flaw in LEO's draft legislation is that it covers only expressing opinions without having read the legis She said that while there is no question of going discrimination on the grounds of sex and marital lation'. against national autonomy, wo do live in an status. There is more chance of having this legis John Woodley, Uniting Church Committee of international conmiunity and she would like to lation accepted tiian legislation covering broader Social Responsibility Spokesperson, said: 'The see women in Australia treated at least as well as Uniting Church does support ratification of the areas such as race, ethnicity, disability, age and women in comparable countries. The Convention sexuality, but the effectivity of the Bill is limited. Convention. We do not believe that ratification of provides minimum standards to give women the the Convention will lead to a breakdown of family liberty to choose their way of life and pursue it 'The chances are that a black working class life. It is part of the process that Jesus commits us freely and without discrimination. Women could woman won't know about this legislation, and the to in freeing people to be themselves'. not be forced into any activities in which they do system doesn't work for-her to have access to its Lorraine Bence, Spokesperson for the Young not wish to participate. benefits. The Bill isn't going to change attitudes. I Women's Christian Association, confirmed that Anne Warner, ALP Candidate for Kurila, said: think a multipronged educative approach to the YWCA supports ratification of the U.N. Con 'Fears that giving women equal liberty will lead to changing attitudes is more effective.' vention, a breakdown in family life are quite unjustified. The ratification of the Convention is expected Why should a family include an unpaid slave? This A 'multipronged educative approach' might to be debated in the coming budget session of is not what a family is, but a group of people living include an examination of the true meaning of the Federal Parliament, with reservations which pre together for mutual support and affection, be terms 'freedom' and 'liberty'. The Convention, clude the provision of paid maternity leave or cause they want to. when ratified, wilt give women liberty to choose women taking up combat positions in the armed 'Opponents to ratification assert that govern the way of life that most agrees with their in forces. ments ought not to intervene to direct the way dividual needs. Jackie Butler, from 'Women Who Want to be that people conduct their lives, but as govern Women', said although she opposed equal op ments are democratically elected bodies, they portunity legislation, she believed individual are responsible for seeing that all citizens have 13 -EDUCATION UNIVERSITY Unemployment Money HANGING ON for Fulltime Students THE TELEPHONE Full time students may now be - a statement that the student is willing Eadier this year, a number of stud eligible to receive unemployment to give up full time study if they are ents complained about the lack of benefits, thanks to a new inter offered work must be made; access to a telephone for them to pretation of the Social Security - the number of hours the student is call their lecturers and tutors. rules. attempting and if they arc available at night is also taken into considera In response to this, the StudeniHJnlon To determine eligibility for TEAS, a tion began investigations irito the feasibility student needed to have more than eight - whether the student has paid fees is of a free internal line. contact hours at university. Under the another contributing factor. Since the 'mtcrnal telephones arc ran new interpretation, if a student is doing If you arc uncertain about your eligi by the University, permission had to be less than eight hours, then they should be bility for unemployment benefits, call granted by the Deputy ViceChanccllor eligible for unemployment benefits - re Social Security, Indooroopilly on 378. (Fabric and Finance), Mr Ritchie. gardless of whether they arc full or part 6644, or the closest office near you, This isn't the first time a free internal time, ' and make an appointment to see a social phorte has been mooted, but the Union While this won't affect a great many worker. Or, contact me (the Welfare is hoping that the University will accept full lime students, those doing courses Officer) in the Union Building or phone its proposal this time. with low con tact hours (e.g. thesises, etc) 371.1611. However, following the reaction to a are able to take advantage of it. 24 June 1983, preliminary letter to Mr Ritchie, expect Dear Mr Lucas, This means that a qualifying student INDEPENDENT TEAS ations aren't particularly high. Mr Ritchie has passed to me for reply direct will receive the dole ($64.69), which is For those students still trying to qualify The letters below have been reprinted your letter of 1 June 1983 abotit the provision of some Internal telephone services. higher than even the highest TEAS for TEAS at the 'independent rate', a to show that the Union is actually trying ($59,62), to do something about the situation - This matter has been traversed before. In reminder that hours spent babysitting, 1978 the then President raised a similar request. However, a number of conditions lawn mowing, and labouring may be 1st june, 1983 At that time we had doubts about the conven apply: credited to tiie 'elusive' 104 weeks at Dear Mr Ritchie, ience to students and staff of the proposal. Wc -~ students must convince Social Security re: Provision of Inlcrnal University Tele have no measure of frequency of the need for 25h.p.w., if the total work for one week students to contact their teachers by telephone. that they are actively seeking full- exceeds 10 hours. phone for Student Use 1 have had a number of requests from stu The main point of contact with teachers is time work; Additionally there must be proof of an before and after the lecture and tutorial. When - students must be prepared to attend dents who wish to have a University internal employer/employee relationship existing, telephone available to them so they may longer sessions of academic counselling are interviews during their study time; contact lecturers and tutors without incurring required, prior arrangements mostly have to be This is usually evidenced by a record of made and discussions over the telephone are award wage payments made. the cost of a private telephone call. Would it be possible for the University to install such a usually not suitable. Any queries about eligibility for TEAS phone in a public location. Naturally it would In the circumstances I do not think a clear VOLUNTARY COUNSELLOR should be directed to the Department of iiave to have, a 'bar' placed on it for external case has been made for your proposal. We calls. The best location would be in one of the would be prepared to look again at your NEEDED Education (226.9391) or if you wish to suggestion when we can Fmd funds to expand discuss your enquiry with someone on 'Red Phone' cubicles in the foyer of the Union To cope with an increasing need for Administration Building. If this is not suitable, and upgrade our PABX. However, this is not counseilors of people with sexual and campus, contact me on 371.1611, or call any central location within the University likely to be for some time. relationship problems, the Humanist at my office on the 2nd level of the would do. Yours sincerely, Union Building. B.M. Keane, Counselling Service will shortly be For a small inslallation cost the University Assistant Bursar (Property) commencing a counsellor training course. JENNY HOWELL would be providing a much appreciated service If you would like to participate, Welfare Officer to students. (Mr Ritchie is art leave until mid-August - Ed.) 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BE EARLY AND HAVE THE WEEK OF A LIFETIME! Contact - CAMPUS TRAVEL Ground Floor- Union Building- University of Qld Phone 371 2433 • 371 2163 - 377 2925 1A FEATURE OFF THE CHAMPAGNE TRAIL Molotov Cocktails for Australian Diplomats Due to the recent increase in attacks against foreign embassies, the Department of Foreign Affairs has Increased the protection facilities for Australian diplomats. Contrary to the champagne trail myth, there have been 262 attacks against Australian officials living over seas in the past five years. JOHN HENZELL reports on the situation. Diplomats who listened to David Combe's intention to become an ambassador, may have wondered why he'd ever want such a job. In the past five years, Australian officials overseas liavc been the victims of 262 cases of criminal acts such as robbery with violence, aggravated assault and rape. These weren't just concentrated in just a few centres; of the 86 cities in which the Department of Foreign Affairs has offices, only 25 were reported to be trouble-free. Even if the acts aren't specifically perpetrated against Australian personnel, there arc risks. The First Secretary to tiie Australian Embassy in Cairo was seriously wounded during the assassination of President Sadat in 1981. Il certainly goes a long way to dispelling the myth of the 'champagne trail' consisting of retired politicians, rewarded for faithful party service. An article in the Australian Foreign Affairs Record lists the risks to Australian representatives working overseas as being in three main categories - crime, civil disorder and terrorism. The siting of relatively affluent Australian embassies in poor areas of the world inevitably results in a higher risk of crime than in more developed areas. In most cases this isn't a premeditated victimisation of Australian officials; just a victimisation of those with money - a facet of life in those countries. However, since the Australian officials cannot spend against foreign embassies if it is felt that the particular To counter this, the Department of Foreign Affairs all their time in the confines of the embassy, the De government is interfering with local affairs. has had to increase the security to a level that is approp partment also conducts courses designed to make Probably the most worrying threat to Australians' riate to the risk. people more aware of their own security in cities with security Is terrorism. Unlike crime or civil unrest, terro In high risk areas, this involves locating the chan high personal security risk. rism can occur anywhere at anytime, without pre- ceries and residences in the safest areas of the city Civil disorder creates further problems with diplo dicabitity. with perimetre and intrusion alarms, grills, security mats' security. lighting, sophisticated locks, two-way radios and 'safe Although not usually directed towards diplomats, While the victims of terrorist attacks tend to be havens' within the buildings, should the outer defences the bombing of the American Embassy in Beirut earlier coincidentally involved - jet passengers in a skyjack be breached. this year indicates that civil unrest can be directed or shoppers in a bombed supermarket - individual targets are selected by terrorists for their symbolic value. Killing a country's diplomat is seen as making an attack against the country itself and not just one mem ber of it. The Armenian's acts of terrorism against Turkish officials are retribution for war crimes perpet AUSTRALIA BLASTS rated by the Turks in World War 1, rather than just a vendetta against diplomats. As any of the 70 countries that have had their dip lomats attacked in the past 10 years would testify, PACIFIC TESTS diplomats are fair game for terrorists and are very effective for bringing their campaign to the public eye. Although French nuclear testing in the Pacific ment refuses to release this sort of information. Due to the unpredictability of the terrorism, police isn't exactly new, the details are very tightly In recent months, the Australian Government has in most cotJntries aren't able to provide an adequate condemned the testing programme but, as in the past, kept by the French Government. PETER defence against it. The article in '. . . Record' recom these protests have been ignored. mends visible defences, claiming that a terrorist group KELLY looks at the history of testing in the Following evidence of radioactive fall-out in Aust Pacific. is unlikely to attack, regardless of the attractiveness of ralia, the Whitlam Government took France to the the target, if the perceived risk Is seen to be greater than While recent attempts by the Federal Govern International Court of Justice in an attempt to slop the potential gain. ment to halt the testing of nuclear weapons in the tests. the Pacific have proved ineffective, this latest The Court condemned France's nuclear programme, Following a recent increase in terrorism, the Depart but France responded by merely substituting atmos series of events is merely part of a continuing ment of Foreign Affairs has had to increase the annual pheric tests with subterranean testing. expenditure on protecting the diplomats from $500000 history of nuclear tests in the Pacific Islands France has now invited Australia and other independ since World War II, in 1980/81 to $ 1 300 000 in 1982/83. ent Pacific nations to send scientists to visit the site at Overseas posts now generally have bulletproof re There were a total of 67 tests on Bikini and Eniwetok Mururoa as observers. ceptionist booths, surveillance systems and detailed Atolls carried out by the United States before 1958 and It is expected that this invitation will be accepted emergency evacuation plans. Great Britain conducted tests on Christmas Island at by a forum of South Pacific nations to be held in Canb The safety that can be provided to Australian diplo this time. erra later this month. mats is balanced by the restrictions that can be fairly In 1963, these two countries signed a treaty with Miss Moulet said that the French Embassy expects placed on their activities. Some safety Is compromised the Soviet Union banning above-ground nuclear testing. that this should satisfy the Australian Government so that the family can live a relatively normal life. The French did not sign the treaty and have tested that the tests arc safe. more than 70 nuclear bombs at Mururoa Atoil in French However, it seems unlikely that this will alter the Polynesia since 1966. stance of the Australian Government, and, in partic Despite the upgrading of the protection facilities France's attitude Is that the tests enhance their ular. Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Hayden, who said; the good safety record that Australian embassies have country's nuclear deterrent force, which is important 'It was the Government's view that, while environmental is more due to our insignificance as a power and re to their military independance. effects of testing were important, its dominant concern lative inoffensivcncss rather than our protection mea Miss Moulet, from the French Embassy in Canberra, was that nuclear testing should not take place in any sures. The problems of diplomatic security still exist. said the geological conditions and low population environment'. Perhaps the Australian public would feel better density made Mumroa Atoll the ideal testing site. about giving David Combe a diplomatic posting now. Possible damage naturally depends on the size and type of devices being tested, but the French Govern ::;:;:;^S:S$;^^$i^5?Si5$-^ ••••-•-•••-•->:%x-:.X':r *-•.•.•••.*.•.•."»• 15 SHORT STORY by Kieran Ridge My father parked the car by the road, then wc climbed over the waist-high stone wall and walked down towards the beach. When wc got to where the dunes flattened to open sand, my father put up the umbrella and laid out his beach towel beneath it. After stripping off his shirt and trousers, he sat there in the shadow of the umbrella wearing only his polka dot bcr- muda shorts. 'Coming in for a swim, Dad?' I asked. *No thanks son. You go ahead.' 'Okay,' I said. I waded into the water feeling its coldness. When I was in, up to my waist, 1 dived forward and swam oul to where my feel no longer touched bottom. Once there, I turned over and floated on my back looking up at the blueness. It felt good, lloaling in the water with the chill of it against my back and the warmth of the sun on my face and chest. I thought about the time .Mama and her sister took me to the beach in Venice. When Mama went lo the beach, she never sat under an umbrella. She lay stretched out be neath the sun or went swimming far out into the ocean. When she walked lo and from the water, she was tall and brown, and all the men looked. Mama was Italian. That made me half-Italian, and sometimes my father thought it was funny to call me a dumb little wop. I stared at the blueness, until it seemed to suck me up into itself. An hour passed before I heard my father's voice. 'You arc late and I was hungry,' she apo 'I wish you wouldn't call him that, Martin,' 'Giorgio,' he called. logised. Mama frowned. I swam back to the shallows then waded 'That's okay, honey,' my father said. 'You're so pretty when you frown, honey,' ashore and walked up the beach to the umbrella. 'Did you enjoy your swim?' she smiled. my father laughed again. 'You make me feel 'Mama will be waiting,' he said. 'I didn't go in, but Giorgio was out there good even when you try to make me feel bad.' I nodded, then took down the umbrella while quite a while.' he dressed. 'Was it nice, darling?' Mama's frown turned into a smile and she reached across and squeezed my father's hand. Back at the hotel we found Mama in the 'Yes, Mama,' I smiled. outdoor restaurant. She was sitting alone at a 'For a dumb little wop he's a pretty keen After lunch I went exploring the rockpools table for three, and had already started eating. swimmer,' my father laughed. near the hotel and thought about ways to kill my father. I clambered over the rocks con sidering all the traps I could set for him. As the afternoon wore on 1 grew bored with the rockpools. Restless, I climbed to the top of a Dutton Park Ferry tall rock which jutted out into the water. I sat there looking out over the ocean. In the bowels of this land A living quagmire of secrets Rest some of our finest hands. Diarrohea from our laxcttes. Some time later I was aroused from my trance Those who amused us, Daily with oral payment rendered by a woman's screams. Those who used us, He ferries loads that bring no tenders I shivered atop my rock, then slid down the And those who loved to confuse us. For Hades monopolizes this product side of it and went running towards the screams. Now they stay Which sheepishly awaits even struck Heart pounding, I rounded a turn and there In archaic array, 'Tis their future that's guarded by three heads was Mama, her arms gathered up around her Upon the hill-side For those that cross a better life instead. forehead, her face contorted in a scream. Orderly side by side So they silently queue along the pontoon Awaiting their downward march For the safari beneath a waning moon. Her hysterical eyes saw me, then pointed Straight and stiff, devoid of starch. down and looked back at me. But the wait is long 'Silent men gazing thoughtlessly as each other At her feet was my father's body, skull Could their stop be wrong? Statuettes isolated from paist green clover smashed. For now some tilt and crumble, removed Eternal stark beacons of humanity. I moved towards her outstretched arms. from past glory Engulfed by weeds that enjoy insanity Strewn about, lost importance, a demeaned story, And seasonally fight to glaze memory. 'You were away so long,' she cried. 'Your Bound by soil and carvings Obscurity's loss is but temporary father and I were worried so we came to look Plus countless other markings. For in the end all succumb for you. He went running across the rocks like a But is this a mute reprise Cut from the heard and struck dumb!' boy. I told him not to, to be careful. Then he Or merely a stealthy disguise? — Such is the belief of the naive, slipped and.,.' * A pessimism that's far from reprieve, She let oul a long moan and pulled my head Forging past, along the bottom, Yet it plagues and frightens to her breast A bearer of man's flotsam And certainly won't enlighten. The river Styx, the divide, . Julian Lane Between here and the other side, *J ».•.•:•.*>>» 18 EDUCATION • !• LLARS FOR DEGREES ARE YOU REALLY HERE JUST FOR THE MONEY? Entitled 'Learning and Earning', a recent conference, consisting mainly of academics " c and educational adminlstrators,focussed on issues and trends in education and (un)em- ployment; The Student Union's Education Vice Presi dent, NIGEL PENNINGTON, offers his inter pretations and views on the matter. Whyare you studyingat university? If some media observers are to be believed, you have assessed the value of a degree in dollars and cents, and are singlemindedly pursuing it, oblivious of social and political events, and regardless of your personal tastes and talents. Ten years ago, the media described students as longhaired layabouts/ pseudointellectuats; people whose aim in life was either esoteric en lightenment or radical 'stirring'. Whilst both views are, and were, distorted overstatements, the first is probably closer to the truth. As Professor Karmel, prominent economist and education administrator, argued at the Learn ing and Earning Conference: 'The expansion of education in the 1960s, at both secondary and tertiary levels, was supported by largely economic arguments. For the individual learning was for earning; it was assumed that higher levels of education would increase the individual's capacity to obtain a better job. For society, the emphasis was on education as a major factor in economic growth...' It is evident, however, that many students follow their intrinsic tastes and talents in course selection. So we, indeed, pursue scholarship for the high ideals of enlightenment — or even purely for the sake of interest. Nevertheless, it would be brave — or foolish — to argue that most students do not hope, in the end, to gain a job that is either financially or idiosyncratical- ly attractive to them. Ten years ago this was virtually guaranteed. Now of course, it is much less certain. In the eighties, many graduates find them selves unemployed, or working in an unrelated will remain. decline has a number of features, but the most field, or in a job for which they feel over- This sort of structural unemployment is new to important of these has been that, in contrast to qualified. Many bachelor/degree graduates, for postwar Australians. The accepted view, how young men, young women have tended to com instance, are filling jobs which people with senior ever, is that, left to itself, the market system will plete secondary school, and, to a much lesser passes would have filled a decade ago. Addi not recreate full employmenL extent, obtain a higher qualification. tionally, the relative income difference between Basically what has happened, is that, through One participant at the Conference related this graduates and nongraduates, is substantially less. technological innovation and overinteraction tendency to a shift in social values, an accept wilh the world economy, there have been major ance by young women of a career-role, for which Perhaps as a response to this changed situation, job losses in fields like manufacturing and agri more education was necessary. It could just as less young schoolleavers in the past decade culture, which have previously been major youth sensibly be argued, however, that remaining at have been choosing to continue to some form of employers. Manufacturing industries, for in school was a rational response to a job market higher education, or even to finish high school. It stance, which employed 25% of the workforce in with few opportunities for young girls — the so- is probable, of course, that government attitudes, 1971; employed 19% last year. called'shelter effect'. and the decline in financial support for students This process has been partially offset by in Pulling together this sort of economic data have contributed to this process. On the other creases in finance, property and business services, tends to give a depressing picture: one scenario hand, enrolments at universities and CAEs have and community services. A shift has been taking that presents itself, is of a 3-tiered economy. This been maintained by a sharp increase in partici place, from bluocollar to whitecollar employ would consist of: a high paid sector of the work pation by older students, particularly women ment. Disturbingly though, the increased em force involved in productive, hightechnology industries (including obviously, those who own or over'the age of 25 and in the part time study ployment in those industries has not been by manage the means of production), supported by mode. youth; the public sector, particularly, has ceased a service and hospitality industry, and at the to be the major employer of youth that it previ This drop in education by youth, in a country bottom of the scale, a substantial pool of un which already has a relatively low education par ously was. employed. ticipation rate, has lately been a source of dis The major growth area of employment for Whether endorsing this sort of scenario or not, cussion and contention. Reversing this process young people, in fact, has boon in parttimo work few of the Conference speakers were prepared to was one of the Hawke Government's election particulady for 1517 year olds. Take a good look view these underlying economic trends as other platforms. at the staff in MacDonalds, Woolies, etc. and you than inevitable. Such a position on the part of In looking for causes of falling education par will get a substantial clue as to what is happen educationalists is understandable; few would ticipation, most observers place great emphasis ing in the teenage labour market (it has got much dispute that the educational system is dependent on the labour market, and particularly the to do with careers). on the economy, rather than viceversa. emergence in the early 70s of largescale youth The net result of all this? At January, 1983, Nevertheless, it is instructive that some of the unemployment. Two main theories are put: a about 29% of 15-19 year olds were unemployed. participants found it difficult to accept the obvious feeling of cynicism about the value of higher It is important to note, too, that there have point that, of itself, increased participation in education, in job terms; and the attractiveness been major gender differences in the experience education, does not create jobs in any quantity. of taking a job while it's availab le, particularly high of unemployment. Simply put, young women Certainly higher participation in education can achievers in young men. have suffered more than young men. Whereas decrease workforce participation, and the exis One point that was stressed time and again by five years ago, female unemployment rates were tence of highly skilled labour is a minor economists at the Learning and Earning Con about 2% higher than males, after the real crash employment stimulant Basically though, the ference, was that this unemployment was more in 1982, the difference could be as much as 8%. These differential unemployment rates would related to technological innovation than the re — conOnued on (oOowIng page cession. I n other words, if and when we climb out be higher still, were it not for a decline in the of this recession, large pockets of unemployment workforce participation by young women. This 19 NEWS Feminist Woricshops The Womens Rights 'Introduction to Feminist Week Four: takes up racism. The ideologies and Ideas' workshops have been held every practices of racism will be discussed with speci semester since 1979, and provide a forum fic reference to feminism and its impact upon for discussion not often open on campus, all women's lives. and are not limited to students. Mem Week Five:will discuss sexuality. Questions raised bers of the public are also welcome to in this session will look at why only certain participate. modes of behaviour are acceptable to society, Group discussions provide valuable ways of and will examine the notion of choice. learning and developing your own thoughts and Week Six: will talk about sexual harassment — opinions. They allow for disagreemen and quest what it is and what to do about it, This issue has specific relevance to women and affects ioning and as such allow participants far more all aspects of their lives. It is important that we opportunity to breakdown the hierarchies usually recognise that it is unacceptable and intimidatory presenting in 'learning' situations. and do something about it. Participants in the Feminist Ideas workshops Week Seven: will look at one aspect of con determine how the sessions will be run, and have cern to all women — health. The specific areas a large input into the formulation of future work of women's health have traditionally been ignored shop programmes. This procedure ensures that by mainstream medicine, and it has nol been what is planned is relevant to people's lives and until recent years that women have had the what is affecting them. opportunity to challenge these assumptions. Week Eight: the last session is usually very The workshops this semester are being held productive. Participants review the series, talk over eight weeks as part of the Activities De about future workshops and areas that we may partment's workshops. want to be involved in, Week One:gives an introduction to the contem porary womens movement, and will take up issues such as organisation and what aspects Last semester's workshop participants decided of women's lives must be changed to achieve that the most valuable discussion occured in equality between men and women. women-only sessions, it was then decided that Week Two: will give a guide to resources avail this semester's workshops be open only to wo able in the Brisbane area, what specific groups men. It is not a dogmatic decision that was are doing, and how to be involved. formed liy those involved, and may indeed Week Three: will look at representations of change as the participants wish. women as portrayed in the media. Sexist Workshops begin on August 2, 6-8pm in the advertising, for example, has often been Ryan Room, so if you're interested come along. challenged and this session will look at lan The workshops are free. guage and visual images and the effect they have MICHELLE ROBERTSON on how people view each other, i.e. regarding Womens Rights Organiser beauty. — from previous page effect of increased participation in education in a in the 1950s, laid down the blueprint on which one stream the high academically talented will be depressed Job market is credentiallism — the in secondary schooling in Australia has been based. isolated, intellectually pampered, and trained for flation of qualifications required to gain any par This model is basically generalist education to higher education; in the other, the less able will ticular job. grade 10 (with some preliminary streaming) fol be given a sound, vocationally orientated pro The point, hopefully, is clear: increasing edu lowed by 'senior' education, whose major sole gramme — a practical education to fit them for cation participation without the creation of more purpose was to select and train an academic elite the vyorkforce. jobs, whether bythe expansion of the demand for for higher education. An obvious objection Is that such a system labour or the sharing of available jobs, is ultim In that context, it is unsurprising that the non- would cement existing social inequalities in the ately selfdefeating. elite, Le. those who are selected out by this provision of education and life opportunities. While it is only a partial answer, increased rigidly competitive system, found most alter Just as cogently argued, though, was the case education participation isarguably desirable fora natives, including unemployment, preferable. that the distinction between vocational and aca range of reasons: the potential economic bene It was also suggested that the basic authority demic skills, or technical and intellectual training, fits, the intrinsic value of education, the reduc relations at senior levels of schools were inap is a false one. The essence of this argument is tion in the number of people competing for jobs, propriate, in that mindless discipline, authori that all intellectual achievements are in some and so on. tarianism and trivial rules were inappropriate sense, skills-based, that theory and practise inter It is welcome news that trends away trom par treatment for young adults. act That is, the learning of concepts is not neces ticipation in education past grade 10 underwent To digress for a moment, it is noteworthy sarily best achieved through books, nor practical a sharp reversal in 1983. It is sobering, how that contrary to the establisiied wisdom of the skills tlirough action — that some mixture oi ever, that the most likely explanation of this is academic and professional elite, there is con learning experience is desirable. Source support the worsening of teenage unemployment in the siderable evidence about early schoolleavers for this argument is provided by the British model past eighteen months. Plausibly, young men have finding satisfaction and personal development in of comprehensive schools, evidence from which followed the trend of young women and have work, rather than drudgery and alientation. This indicates that bright students aren't dragged down chosen to remain at school as simply a better is not to say that much of this work was not and slow learners aren't disadvantaged by a com alternative than unemployment. monotonous and deadend; rather, that many mon experience of education. If this is so, it is clear that some changes must found it preferable to the school experience. The final point in the argument against pro be made to the education system past grade 10, Given that this option has largely disappeared, viding a two-tiered education system is the rate which was previously being rejected by the bulk however, it is recognised that attracting and of social change. What is needed for the complex of young people. Otherwise, the potential value holding a larger proportion of adolescents in and stressful future, both socially and in the work of this education is inevitably going to be less schools after grade 10 is going to require changes force, are flexible, problemsolving minds, not ened, and the increased participation will not be in the nature and structure of schools. Some of narrowly utilitarian ones. Given the present rate sustainable, in the long term. In other words, the models that were put forward were: the re of change in the labour market this is indis the educative value of schools will be diminished structuring and curriculum broadening of high putable. to the extent that they function as 'shelters' schools; the expansion and extension of the role To sum up then, we have a situation where for youth without other options. of the TAFE (Tertiary and Further Education) increased education participation can contnbute The fundamental change that is going to have to sector which, incidentallyhasbeen the only edu to, but not solve, unemployment problems. A occur is the nature of the schooling experience. cation sector to increase dramatically in the past reduced workforce participation rate, a more The L& E Conference was perhaps the first occas decade; the creation of separate 'senior' colleges, flexible and highly skilled workforce, and a more ion that leading education administrators have on the American model. educated, selfaware and confident population been prepared to admit the experience of post- One possible approach was, however, heavily can bo cited as benefits for following a policy to compulsory education is a profoundly unsatis criticised by conference participants. This was achieve this. But such a policy will require a factory and unattractive one for the majority of the argument — which has previously been influ major rethinking, and restructuring of secondary young people. ential in Australia — that a two-tiered system of education. The cause of this unattractiveness can largely education should be developed. be traced back to the Wyndham Report, which, This model would consist of two streams. In •:•>:•:•;•:•:•, 20 FEATURE FRIEND or PHOBIA? Phobias, Paranoia and other balls of fun Are you scare'd of anything? You're not? Then maybe you suffer from Phobophobia - the fear of being scared. Whatever you suffer from, you'll be able to find your kink in DARREN WINDSOR'S review of what's what in the world of phobias. Ever since the beginning of time, humans have had irrational fears. Whether these are common (like being afraid of the dark when young) or uncommon (like Sydmornheraphobia - the fear of the Sydney Morning Herald), they have always existed. The word phobia comes from Phobias, the Greek god of war and slaughter whose face was enough to send opposing troops into paroxysms of fear, but the really big name in phobias is Pan. When he was born, according lo ancient Greek myth ology, Pan was so ugly that his mother ran away in horror. When travellers got close to him, his very essence was said to make their hearts race and the hair on the backs of their necks brisde. From this maternal blessing we got the word 'panic'. Although there remains a core of old favourites, some phobias have gained short-lived, but intense, bouts of popularity. The fear of getting syphillus {syphillphobia) was one such fad. When germs were discovered, the fear of them LESTER the WONDER dog shops at... union CfiLCULfiTDR SHOP V Union Arcade, University of Qld Ph. 370 9817 or 371 1611 We stock a full range of HEWLETT-PACKARD * CASIO SHARP and CANON Calculators and Accessories The best prices in town! 21 CHEZ TESSA, Hawken Drive, St. Lucia Village. The setting is pleasant, but suffers from too much FOOD: Burgers and chips to sandwiches lo European meals. road noise coming from MacGregor Terrace to have AVERAGE PRICE: $4 lo $5 for main meals. HOURS: 7.30am to 10,30pm, 7 days. an uninterrupted conversation. SEATING: about 18. Don't go there for the food - that's not to say that GOOD POINTS: menu Variety, food t|uality, best sandwiches the food isn't good, just that it is done better elsewhere. ir\ Bfisbanc, reasonable prices, BAD POINTS: Dingy setting. SARAH'S, 57 MacGregor Tee,, Bardon. CONCLUSION: Order from tlic more expensive meals on the FOOD: Pies, pastries, quiches. menu. AVERAGE PRICE: $4 to $5. HOURS: Dam to 6pm, 7 days. SEATING CAPACITY: about 25. GOOD POINTS: pleasant decor, uncrowded eating area, food prices. BAD POINTS: undistinguished food, road noise, limited menu. CONCLUSION: A good place to go for a bite to cat, if you're in the neighbourhood. CHEZ TESSA Few students would know that Chez Tessa originated in Wickham Terrace. Up until twelve years ago, Chez Tessa was a fully fledged restaurant specialising in Greek and Italian foods. When the building they were housed in was lorn down, ihey moved out to the present Hawken Drive location and adopted more of a cafe style, without a conscious effort, to lower the quality of the food accordingly. They haven't quite achieved the latter, but the §ARAH"§ restaurant expertise allowed them to maintain a stan dard of food higher than that of most places. The best description of Sarah's at Bardon, is modest. The specialities are still European meals and desserts. With only four tables of its own, it has to borrow a The manager of Chez Tessa makes an effort to pro few more from the curry restaurant in the same arcade vide meals that students can afford so that burgers and to provide adequate seating. OODLES The interior is light and airy, but only has room for chips are provided, next to the more conventional Anyone-who read the Oodles review in the last issue of meals, which probably accounts for Chez Tessa's less one table, so the rest are outside on the patio. To an extent, Sarah's food mirrors these humble Semper would know that our reviewers are biased to than excellent reputation among students. wards it. Since many order from the lower end of the menu, surroundings; the range of food available is small, but Is prepared in the small kitchen. There is a limited range For good reason too, the place is excellent. All the Chez Tessa seems no different to students than any food is prepared on the premises by the two qualified other cheap takeaway. However, ordering from the of hot food, wilh the entire selection fitting into a bain marie shorter than a metre long. chefs employed there. higher end will demonstrate the cooking ability that Probably best described as Australian/International, can be found there. The Chicken Breast and Pine Nuts in Filo Pastry was good, but wasn't especially exciting. Sarah's offers a the menu is varied as often as possible, but it doesn't Chez Tessa's Spanakopita recipe differs from most similar dish with chicken and mango filling which sounds take many return visits before you run out of new dishes in having a minimal amount of cheese involved, so that interesting, but wasn't available on the day we went. to try. there is a fuller taste of spinach. This doesn't detract The roast leg of pork was found to be succulent and from the meal's appeal. Like the chicken, the home-nriade meat pic raised a few eyebrows. It was simply competent, not bad, but comes with a choice of apple sauce and gravy. The A chicken in red wine casserole was rated as having with nothing to distinguish it from any other hand Beef Wellington — beef pieces and pate wrapped in the right amount of spice to suit our tastes, as did the made meat pie. With good chunks of meat and pliable pastry - was similarly good, although the meat was fried rice, which had the vegetables measured in grams pastry, that is still streets ahead of mass produced pies. a little dry in places. instead of PPM like many other varieties. The quiche, again, was quite average - standard fare The seafood and meat pastas were good and were The dessert we had was traditional Greek fare - for such places. The food should be seen in context; made In large quantities and served into portions during oozing with sugar. Once again, this wasn't a detraction Sarah's is principally a lunchtime venue, a fact reflected the night. from the meal, just a faithful adheraiice to the recipe. in the opening hours. The hot food is complemented Soy Sauce Chicken pieces and Crab Bisque comple While Chez Tessa doesn't claim to be a true deli- by a selection of salads, terrines and pates. mented the extensive range of pates, terrines, four catessan, it has gained a reputation for its sandwiches. Of the desserts we tried, the Strawberry Liqueur was varieties of fresh salad, vegetables, desserts and quiche. A middle-aged lady comes in around lunch time and made up of layers of cream and sponge topped with Choosing the Quiche Lorraine of the four varieties prepares them to your order while you wait. Using her (predictably enough) strawberries. The cream was especi offered, we found it to be among the best we tasted. hands liberally, she breaks all the health rules, but the ally freah, but the cake wasn't. The food really is a good thing. Served in generous result is the best sandwiches to be found anywhere. The Chocolate Liqueur, by comparison, was of the proportions, it is accompanied by vegetables or salad The food at Chez Tessa ranges from very bad to very san^e structure, but was even creamier and richer. The with one course being more than enough for most good, depending upon how much you want to spend, Rum Mocca featured a lot of cream and tasted a little people. if you buy the cheap food, you'll go away with an un odd to my friend, but was pronounced good enough. The food is sufficIenUy spicy to be interesting, favourable opinion, but ordering from the higher priced Sarah's is more of a place to go for somewhere to without being overpowering. end will result in eating some authentic European cook meet and sit in the sun, than a place that attracts you But then, there are the picnic hampers. Included in ing. because of its food. an esky are pate, terrine, crackers, a selection of cold 22 ega-cheap takeaways are good for fitting the gap when nothing else is available and Mrestaurants are good for once a weetc/month/tifetime (depending on your financial position) nights out - but if s the cafes which make living really worthwhile. son. We didn't try the worst - Beveriy's and the Windmill's food quality speaks for itself - instead we chose cafes which were either close to the University, or offered the best quality food. ANNETTE O'HARA, KAREN LONG and JOHN HENZELL each put on about five kilos In pursuitof this story. meats, four salads, cheese, fruit, nuts, knives, forks, selection of seafood meals, but these are complemented spoons, plates, cups and even a plastic bag to put all by a range of other dishes that are as wide and as inter your garbage into. All this costs $7 a head and is packed national as any of the other cafes reviewed here. in such generous quantities that it would be impossible In order of what we ate, wc found the Honey Soy for normal people to get through it all in one meal. Wings to be reasonable, although a little dry, but about Because Oodles is on Waterworks Road, the main as good as the other cafes that offered them, while the road up to Ml Glorious and Mt Nebo, and is along the quiche was fairly undistinguished, it is not the Saucy back route to Ballymore, the hampers are popular wilh Salmon's speciality. picnickers and rugby fans. The Spanakopita was markedly different from other The food is good stuff and the price is even better. recipes, by having solid pastry lopped with sesame seeds An average meal costs between $5 and $7, instead of the usual filo pastry. This meant that a good deal of the moisture from the four cheeses used is kept OODLES, 369 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove. inside. FOOD: Roasts, quiches, casseroles. AVERAGE PRICE: $5 to $7 The Sparc Ribs had a good flavour, without being HOURS: 4.30-8.30pm Wed-Fri; 1 tam-8pm Sal-Sun. overpowering, and were a liule tough, although, once SEATING: None. again, no worse than anywhere else. The Lasagna was GOOD POINTS: Excellent food quality, generous servings, good heavily lomato-bascd, but that wasn't a delrimcnl lo the vegetables, reasonable prices. BAD POINTS: Lack of any seating facilities. enjoyment ot It. CONCLIJSION: Excellent value, but needs seating inside. The herbcd fish seemed more herbs than fish, and was simply too spiced. We've had fish at the Saucy Salmon before and it was never as overspiccd as that, so it AMBROSIAS may have been a mistake. Sited in a row of shop fronts in High Street Toowong, Accompanying all this was a. mixture of salads which Ambrosia's is geared towards the lunchtime business market of Toowong. included tabouli, avocado, artichoke hearts, lettuce and tomato, these were all crisp and fresh. 11 features a simple, varied menu and an unpre We were also given a plate of vegetables which con tentious surrounding that doesn't cover much as other cafes, but does what it does do very well. tained creamed potato (nothing special), ratalouille (pleasant), baby carrots in a cheese sauce (good) and a Since it doesn't have to cater for the student/poor mixture of broccoli, sultanas and banana that tasted end of the market. Ambrosia's is able to concentrate considerably belter than it sounds. on providing food of good quality that doesn't auto matically put it out of the reach of most students, and The hcrbed bread was principally garlic, but the just slightly more expensive than other restaurants of accompanying herbs could still be tasted, adding a its genre, with meals (smaller than average proportions) pleasant extra to the overall flavour. ranging from $3 to $5, The servings weren't as big as Oodles, but the prices were correspondingly cheaper, so that it would take The food is the main attraction at Ambrosia's; the more than one course lo quench an appetite. setting is nothing of any special consequence. The After eating all of the above, we sampled some of the tables are too close together so that getting out of the Saucy Salmon's home recipe caramel tart, which wasn't deck chairs requires the co-operation of the person as rich as most other tarts - a benefit to those without sittingat the next table. a sweet tooth. The Lasagna is excellent, with a strong meaty base The prices don't differ between eating in and take that suffered only from being in too small portions. aways, and range between $4 to $7 for the seafood Ambrosia's version of Spanakopita doesn't break any meals and $2.50 to $5 for the others. new ground in the recipe, but tastes at least as good as Considering the size of the servings, this makes the any other in Brisbane's cafes. SAUCY SALMON quality comparable to Oodles, which makes it good The same applies to the Soy Chicken Legs, which value. were slightly more subtlcly flavoured than other cafes' Bigger than the other cafes/takeaways, the Saucy recipes. This still resulted in a distinctive taste lo my Salmon is big enough to be borderline as a restaurant SAUCY SALMON, 147 Baroona Road, Rosalie. mind, and this was an improvement. in its own right. Only its takeaway counter qualifies it FOOD: Seafood as well as Italian, French, Mexican and Greek. The curry wc were given was rated as too hot by for a place in this comparison. AVERAGE PRICE: Seafood i'\ lo $7, olhcR $4 to $5. the others who sampled it, but I thought it was quite Another change from the others is that the Saucy HOURS: I I.30am lo 8.30 Tuesday to Sunday. average, so it must depend upon individual preferences. SEATING: about 20. Salmon is largely a family-run affair, with at least four GOOD POINTS: Range of food, prices arc cheap, good selling, The desserts really show Ambrosia's culinary superi family members being present on the night we were friendly slaff. ority. One was chocolate over a caramel base that was there. BAD POINTS: Occasional ovcrspicingof food. rich and generally described as mouth watering by ail It makes the atmosphere very relaxed and, while it CONCLUSION: )ust like a reslauranl, except cheaper. who lasted il. is still several steps away from being like a big family The Strawberry Cream Cake was even better, with dinner table, it is closer than most. As the name would suggest, the menu has a large — Continued on following paga 23 •F( •It • — from previous paga very fresh strawberries and even fresher cream. open longer if people want to continue playing back After this, the Pecan Pie was something of a dis gammon or talking. appointment; it isn't easy to make well, and while they The Lasagna is made with a heavily tomato-based didn't do it badly, it didn't inspire a desire to order it recipe and is served in a bowl rather than a plate, be next time. cause it comes in a thin sauce. The hours are set up to cater for the business com At $4.50 it isn't the cheapest around, but the serv munity (which is considerable in Toowong), but is ings are of a reasonable size. Again, like French cafes, open until 7.30 at night and on the weekends for local Czars places a great emphasis on French pastries. Of the residents. 13 varieties to choose from, the Strawberry Pastry we As such. Ambrosia's is getting back to the original sampled was fresh, not as rich as many other French dclicatessan plan of excellent food in reasonable sur pastries tend to be, and based on a crusty pastry base. roundings. While il doesn't offer picnic hampers. Czars does have Russian/Italian/Frencb food nights, where they AMBROSIA'S, High Street, Toowong. provide all you can eat for $10. FOOD: Lasagna, lamb curry, ravioli "and siandaVcfd'cli fare. AVERAGE PRICE: $4 to $6. *0' Czars doesn't pretend to be anything except a basic HOURS: 10am-7.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat, 10am-3pm Sun. cafe. It succeeds at that. SEATING: about 20. GOOD POINTS: Food quality, price/quality value. CZARS, Cnr. Sir Fred Schonell Or. & Ryans Rd., St. Lucia BAD POINTS: Small servings, crowded seating area, road noise. FOOD: Italian, Mexican and French, but no pates or terrines. CONCLUStON; If you place good food highly, this is the place. and the prices; the food is great, but you certainly pay AVERAGE PRICE: J5 But if you don't... for it. HOURS: 11am to 2pm, 5pm to lam.Sun toThurs, The range is limited in the meal section to several 1 lam to 2pm, Spm to 2am, Fri and Sat. SEATING: 40 quiches and a few pies, but the gist of the place is the GOOD POINTS: open setting, long hours, waitress service, desserts. French pastries. All of the food available is always fresh and mostly BAD POINTS: Limited menu made in the Pattisiere. CONCLUSION: Go for a place to meet and drink coffee, The asparagus quiche was above average, and the not necessarily for the food. serving was generous. The Pumpkin Pie was similarly good and received complimentary reports from all who tasted it, de pending upon their fondness for pumpkin. But, as said before, what the Pattisiere is really good at is desserts. Out of the tremendous range, the lumber jack cake (apple and dates) was excellent, and nol as heavy as many similar cakes tend lo be. The Cherry Topped Baked Cheesecake is the sort of thing Sara Lee would dream about. It was very, very rich - a taste, one suspects, dictated by the Hamil ton clientelle. Finally, the Profiterolles differed from the usual recipe by having a layer of custard under the cream, adding an extra flavour to the similarly rich taste. Slices of cake range from $1.10 upwards, and the Profiterolles are from $1.65. The food isn't cheap ~ a meal will cost $6 lo $7, but if you're looking for PAMELAS PANTRY quality, you don't need to look past here. PATTISIERE, 120 Racecourse Road, Hamilton. Caxion Street has given rise to a number of quality food FOOD: quiche, pics and desserts. establishments over the years. Rags, CaVaand Gambaros AVERAGE PRICE: $6 to $7. HOURS: 9am lo 4pm Tucs-Sat, 10am4pin, Sunday. are all found there. SEATING: None. Whatever the attraction of the higher quality food, GOOD POINTS: Food quality,desserts it has made Caxton Street the main street of Brisbane BAD POINTS: Pnce hurts. to gastrinomes. CONCLUSION: Dessert City!! FAMISHES Situated in the thick of all this, is Pamela's Pantry, In terms of takeaways, Famishes is New Farm's answer which differs from the rest of the cafes in several funda to Oodles. The comparisons are Inimedlate - the range mental ways. of food and prices are so close as to be academic in For instance, it deals only in a limited range of food, their differences. like soup, beef and chicken pies, several varieties of Like Oodles, there is a range of roasts, casseroles and quiche, complemented by a range of eight salads and quiches, backed up by salads, vegetables and pates. nine desserts. Famishes isn't on a main road to anywhere, and is If you don't want to eat there, there is also a range surrounded by commercial and semi-residential areas of frozen foods (soup, quiche, spaghetti sauce), so that as opposed to Oodles which is in the heart of suburbia. the buyer can take it home and cook it at a time when One wonders about where the profitibility comes from. they want a gourmet feed. The manageress of Famishes explains that the cafe The food that is served hot is heated in a micro caters for all varieties of people, so that there is no one wave when you order, which means that unpopular group that uses it significantly more than anyone else. meals don't slowly shrivel up in a bain marie all day. Even the setting out of the bain marles are like The focus on the lunchtime crowd is apparent by the Oodles, with the main food on the left and the desserts hours that Pamela's Pantry keeps. Closing at 6pm week and salads on the right.. days, it allows Pamela's to specialise on one specific One big advantage that it does have is in the seating market. available. Even though only four tables, it gives Famishes There are considerable reasons to rename Pamela's an edge that the opposition doesn't have. Pantry 'Pamela's Quiches', because the quiches that The food differs markedly from Oodles, not in are sold are among the lightest and best tasting to be choice, but in the way that the dishes are prepared. found anywhere. Whether due to the cosmopolitan atmosphere of New The portions arc considerably smaller than at other Farm or not, the food is all very highly spiced. cafes, making Pamela's more of a snack bar, so that more All the meals we sampled were considerably tangier than one slice of quiche is required for a meal. than anywhere else. While that isn't necessarily a bad Like several other places, Pamela's also does picnic CZARS thing, even the vegetables suffer from this over-zealous hampers, but the selection is limited by the range of use of spice. food that is available. The inspiration for Czars came when the owner was in It seems a bit disappointing, because it hides the true Europe. On each street corner in France he noticed a flavour of the food, which can be brought out quite PAMELA'S PANTRY, 65 Caxton Street. Petrie Terrace. small cafe - dingy outside and cosy inside. well otherwise. FOOD: quiche, pies, soup. They were the sort of places that people went to talk, The meatloaf was quite competent, despite the AVERAGE PRICE: $4 10^5. write letters, play cards or just have a quick snack. They spicing, as was the asparagus and cheese pie. However, HOURS: nam to6pm,Mon ioFri;10am to5pm Sat, SEATING: None. never pretended to be fully fledged restaurants and the food is served in generous servings and reasonably GOOD POINTS: Best quiche in Brisbane, ftwen food. specialised in light meals. priced. BAD POINTS: Limited menu, small servings, short hours. Apart from the dingy exterior, Czars remains true to Not having been to Famishes before, the spicing may CONCLUSION; Good place for a light, quality snack. this brief. On the corner of Sir Fred Schonell Drive and or may not be coincidental to our visit (we didn't tell Ryans Road, it serves meals and is a good place for them we were coming). Rave reports from friends sug people to meet over coffee. gest that it isn't. The resulting clientelle tends to be young couples The prices are reasonable, since one course will be and groups of people from the University, no doubt sufficient, and the seating adds to the appeal. helped by Czars' 10 percent student discount. FAMISHES, 640 Brunswick Street, New Farm Of the meals, Lasagna and Nachos are predictably FOOD: roasts, quiches, casseroles. the big sellers, but Pilmanies (boiled meatballs In light AVERAGE PRICE: $5 to $6 pastry). Spaghetti Botognaisc and soup are also avail HOURS: 11am-9pm Wed lo Sun;Closed 3-40pm Wed-FrL PATTISIERE able. SEATING: about 17. The hours are designed to capture both the lunch and GOOD POINTS: Generous servings, menu variety, seats, prices. Due to its location in Hamilton, Pattisiere doesn't BAD POINTS: Spicing. exactly rely on the student trade for its survival. In late night trade with an Ham to 2pm session all week, CONCLUSION: Another Oodles, depending upon your taste. stead it is geared towards business lunches and Hamilton, reopening at 5pm for a 1am close on Sunday to Thurs housewives. day and 2am on Friday and Saturday. In line with the This is reflected in the quality of food available street cafe ideal, the owner is more than happy to stay 24 INEMA August 14 - 'Strceton in France', Presented by Qld. Art Gallery to accompany exhibition. 2.30pm. free August 19 - 'Jenny'. French with English sub-titles. Presented by Alliance Francaise, Floor 2,191 George Street. Spm, $3 non-members. August 26,27,28 - 'Second National Film Event - Imamura'. Festival of Japanese films presented by A.F.I. See programme for prices and times. 109 Edward St., City. 221 1527 for bookings or information. LASSICAL August 12,13- 'The Saint of Bleckcr Street'. Opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti. Performed by the Chorus and Orchestra of liicConscrvalorium's Advanced Opera School. Qld. Conservalorium of Music. 7.30pm, Cone. $6. August 11 - Hans Oeinzer performs works from Debus- sey. Berg and Schumann on clarinet. Qld. Con servalorium of Music. Spm, Cone. $2. August 14 - An Afternoon of Schubert. Qld. Con. of Music. 3pm, Cone. $2. August 13 - ABC Third Family Concert. Conducted by Andreas Albert, featuring Blackstonc Ipswich Cambrian Youth Choir. City Hall. 7.30pm. Scenes from (clockwise from top left) :r/?(r Shadow of a Doll, The Cage, A Dance Party in the Kingdom ofLilliput, August 20 - Harry Begian conducts the Qld. Youth and Still Movie. Japanese experimental films at the Centre Cinema, from August 26. Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Conservatorium's Wind Ensemble and the 1st Military District Band. Spm. Cone. $2. August 13 - DEAD KENNEDYS; The Johnnies; Public Execution (reformed). Festival Hall. ALLERIES mxi $10.70/$8.7O ZZZ. Tickets on sale now. August 17 - Band Bazaar, $3/$l ZZZ. The Colours; August 4 - Sept. 4 - 'Strceton in France'. Exhibition The Differentials; Diatonix;Tape Loops. by Melbourne artist, watercolours and drawings. August 19 - Conflict; The Fits; Mystery of 6's. Presented by the Australian War Memorial. Qld. Art Gallery. Daily, free. $5/$3ZZZ. August 20 - Machinations; My 3 Sons. $5/$3 ZZZ. August 6-19 - 'Faces and Figures'. Paintings and scul August 24 - Real Life; Dance Theatre. $5/$3 ZZZ. ptures by Edward Van Dijk. BCAC, 109 Edward Street, City. Mon-Frl 10am4pm;Sat nam4pm; Sun 1-4pni. August 19-13 - Exhibition of works by David Marsden. Ray Hughes Gallery. HEATRE Until August 17 - 'Variations'. Paintings, mixed media, drawings by Thomas Vale-Slattery. Milburn Galleries, 11 Logan Road. W'Gabba. August 5-17 - 'Lock Up Your Daughters'. Brisbane Until August 18 - Exhibition of works by Ian Smith. Arts Theatre. Musical. Wed-Sat, 8.15pm at 210 Ray Hughes Gallery. Petric Tee., Brisbane. August 9-27 - 'Signal Driver'. Q.T.C., SGIO Theatre, Turbot St., Brisbane. WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS August 11-Sept 3 - 'Firing Squad'. Starring Reg Liver- August 12 - Metro Physics. Public meeting. Speaker, more. Her Majesty's Theairc. Nightly at Spm, Mr Okin. Presented by Theosophical Society. Phone 221.2777 for bookings. 355 Wickham Tec., Brisbane. Spm. Free. Until August 13 - 'Beccham'. Q.T.C. Tuc-Sat. August 19 - Feminism, socialism and the reform of SGIO Theatre, Turbot St., City. everyday life. Presented by Dcpt. of Anthropology Triple Had presents at Amyl's Nightspace, Until August 14 - 'Boys Own Macbeth'. T.N. Theatre and Sociology. Speaker, Beverly Brown from 502 Queen Street, City - Co., Brookes St. Theatre. Cone. $7. Imperilivc lo City University, London. 2pm, 89, Forgan Smith. August 10 - Band Bazaar, $3/$1ZZZ. My 3 Sons; book. August 19-21 - Walcrcolour Weekend. Presented by The Promise; Billy Mummy; Ups and Downs. Until August 20 - 'Plastik!'. La Boite Theatre. Music the Qld. Art Gallery for experienced watercolour August 12 - Strange Tennants; Furious Turdes; by Mark Simmonds. Wcd-Sat. Cone. $5. 57 Hale artists. Fee of $45. Further information from Neat, Neat, Neat. $5/$3 Street, Peirie Terrace. 369.1622. Education Section, 240.7255. August 13 - Immaculate Crows; A 2 Z; Eugene and August 10-13 - "Daring Romance'. Prcscnietl by UDS. the Egg. $5/$3 ($ 1 for holders of Schonell Downstairs Theatre, Uni. of Qld. Spm Compiled by KAREN VEN2KE DEAD KENNEDYS' ticket siubbs) $5/$4. LOOSELEAF REFILLS Foolscap - 60 sheets - only $1 For cheap stationery & second-hand textbooks. Located downstairs in tlie Union Arcade - plione 371 1510 25 REVIEWS ON TOP OF THE WORLD THE ROOF OF QUEENSLAND: Graham VValsii. University of Queensland Press. SI9.95. A simple factual text antl colour ful photographs arc the basis of a new book about one of Queens J^TJfE ORIGINS or land's ren]ote.st areas. FOtlTiai The Roof of Queensland', written by arcliacologicst, Gralianie Walsh, pro SUmililNCE vides more than 90 full colour photo graphs of the tablelands that form the 'roof of Queensland' - a sandstone range Frniih' (iilii extending beyond the Carnarvon Gorge, in Central Queensland. The book is a quick guide througli the THE ORIGINS OF POLITICAL area, which, according to Walsh, lacks SURVEILLANCE IN AUSTRALIA adequate conservation measures. by Frank Cain. Angus & Robertson. It illustrates notable landmarks, which At a time when the general pub include a selection of Aboriginal rock art. lic are thrilling (courtesy of ASIO) Simplicity is the obvious feature of to the private lives of David Combe the book. and his drinking partners, a book It lists a brief history of the area's geology, exploration, settlement and tracing the development of^ political Aboriginal culture. surveillance in Australia seems time It is not a comprehensive work, but a ly indeed. simple picture record of the region. As Senior Lecturer in History at the In 100 pages, Grahame Walsh tries Royal Military College Dunlroon, Frank to project an image of the landscape, Cain is a man well equipped lo do the ranges, plateaus, creeks, cliffs and gorges. job. In his book he traces the develop His aim is, as he states in the preface, ment of high scale political sun/eillance to arouse pulilic awareness for adequate from Worid War 1 through to the estab conservation of the area. lishment of ASIO in 1949. Cain's basic thesis is that political But the overall simplicity, sketchy surveillance, has been used by a succes historical detail and colourful photo sion of non-Labor governments as an graphs make it more of a traveller's instrument of harrassment against people guide through a colourful wilderness, Sornc geological formations in tin- arra, like the "Monument" (above), were named after their abpearance. Others, like '\Marlong Arch" (top), were named after Aborigin and groups of a left-wing persuasion. rather than a book espousing the lack al words. Most, however, were named after the problems that early explorers had in While political surveillance has been a of conservation. negotiating the area's gorges. feature of any state, it was the conscrip ROSA MUSUMECI Melancholv Gully,\\It Misery, Mt Hopeless, Purgatory, Mt Hades, Hell Hole, Ogres tion debate of Wodd War I that enshrined Thumb, Devil's Sig^iboard and Devil's Nest sbovied their despair. it as a proscribed political activity. In this debate, the chief advocate of conscription was the Prime Minister, Billy Hughes, while the forces against were led by the International Workers of the Wodd, better known as the Wobblies. While conscription was defeated, the DISJOINTED REALISM Wobblies were an early casualty of this sun'eillance, being politically impotent bythel920's. PLASTIK! La Boite Theatre. Until The next step was the institutional- August 2Qth, isalion of surveillance with lite estab lishment of the Counter Espionage It seems that La Boitc's latest en Bureau (CEB), effectively the fore deavour, 'PlastikT has instantly in runner of ASIO. spired vastly divergent responses, Cain's thesis is well illustrated. Prob ranging from pure disgust to ardent ably the most telling point against agenc enthusiasm, with many opinions ies of surveillance is not so much their hovering midway along that spec harrassment of left-wing groups, but the trum, at the point of indecision. manner in which they ignore riglU-wing For some, the proliferation of pro groups. fanity tainted every aspect of the per The most graphic example of this formance. Vitnolic attacks on content, was the existence of the New Guard acting, singing and sound are evidence (in NSW) and the Old Guard (in Vic of such reactions. toria) in the 1930's. The New Guard For others, this modern musical was a para-military force of some 10,000 provides the perfect vehicle for an ener men who were prepared to seize the getic Conveyance of the social and polit state by force if they considered Jack ical ideas of 'Plastik!'. Others left the Lang's Labor Government of the day theatre after a drawn-out performance, 'went too far'. wondering what i\ was all about. By any standards the existence -of this In his translation from the original in force would have been a massive threat German by Volker Ludwig and Dctlcf to the stability of the state. Yet, as Cain Michel, Mark Gaal has sought to adapt a points out, the New and Old Guard were play about Bedin punks to the Brisbane virtually ignored by the CEB at dial context. time, and it does not seem loo bizarre The issues emerged unsubtly as the to suggest that this was because the time-worn 'generation gap' syndrome, the way we live,' a debatable claim in booms' in the economy at the expense leaders of the New and Old Guards and police bmlality, the widening gulf sep that some characters are largely stereo of the poor. the CEB chiefs had a common back arating the rich (getting richer) from the typed, particularly the sullen daughter Although valid, the argument was ground in military experience. poor, pooling resources to barely subsist Julia (Rebecca Riggs), and the school framed in comic terms, generating cyni The book closes with the establish communally. mistress, Mrs Fink (Tracey Lainsli). cism rather than reform. ment of ASIO in 1949, as since then The predominant concern was for The claim as to strong musical con Despite the several credit-worthy ele political surveillance has been almost young people facing a problematic future text is, however, warranted. The music, ments which comprise 'Plastik!', the play solely in their hands (not forgetting the (or lack ihereoQ in a wodd of accelera if not true punk, was energetic and as a whole lacks cohesive force and final Special Branch), and their files are closed ting commercialism. fluent, unlike the sequence of the hi^ily impact. lo most researchers. Language, dress and lifestyle reflect disjointed play, featuring a patchwork One thing, however, is clear: any However, what Cain does establish is various methods of survival for such of loosely connected tunes. The out single reaction lo 'Plastik!' is unpredict the relationship between agencies of poli people as 'Snake', 'Spike' and 'Whoppo'. standing talents include the singing able, except that total condemnation is tical surveillance and conservative govern Tlirougli musical expression the mood ability of both Lisa Hickey and Rebecca unlikely based on the merits of the entire ments, and the Coinbe-Ivanov debacle elevates from hopelessness to practicality Riggs, and the fluency of Nina Christen- performance. would seem to prove that these agencies are still obsessed with finding reds under inspired with optimism. sen with her flu le. ANNETTE O'HARA The programme promoted 'Plastik!' A final criticism relates lo the socio- the bed. as representing 'a realistic approach to political platform concerning 'arliflciul ANDREW FRASER 26 BOOKS The Fantasy World of "A true American novelist" Stephen Donaldson is known world wide Covenant, and later another character from the Since Donaldson is nothing at all like his charac - for his two trilogies, 'The First Chronicles of real world, Linden Avery, are essentially the pivo ters, he believes he qualifys as a true 'American' Thomas Covenant' and 'The Second Chro tal forces in struggles against evil. Each time novelist Convenant has been summoned, it is to save the Donaldson sees his fantasy wodds as a lot more nicles of Thomas Covenant'. land from destruction. flexible to deal with. He says it allows him to He was recently in Brisbane to promote To say much more would spoil any reading for 'externalise internal struggles, make them exter the last book of his second trilogy. JOHN those of you yet to complete, or even begin the nal events and make the characters the actors in CASKEY spoke with him. six volumes. the events'. In his six books, Donaldson tries to meet the The high level of creativity and originality that balance between action and information. It is pos The six books, are a rich fantasy world Donaldson has managed to maintain is remark sible to read the Chronicles, he contends, and with realities unto themselves. There are able. glean nothing from them except for the contents giants, demons, ghosts and even a couple of of a 'slam bang action adventure story', yet there humans. The novels deal with the funda He says that he cannot report things that he is more there if you look. knows to be true, as people say he's making mental struggle between good and evil in 'the He even trys 'to seduce pure escapist readers them up. Yet, his fantasy is wonderfully believ into thinking about things a little more deeply land' and how Thomas Covenant and later, able. Donaldson is keen to point oul that he than they would have otherwise.' Linden Avery, people from the 'real world', draws nothing from real life and creates charac So far Donaldson has had a variety of offfers are drawn into the struggle. ters and scenery to match his own needs. to create his books into movies, but he says that One of the creative process that he takes par Stephen Donalson is a quietly spoken academic 'most of them chicken out before they get started'. ticular pleasure in. is the creation of names for man from Ohio and seems to be the least likely This does not perturb him, as he feels that to his characters and locations. A lot of these are make a film of such magnititude would be very person to have come up with these, six woHd- pilfered from a variety of languages that he heard difficult, but if anyone wants to try he says that acclaimed fantasy novels. while living in India with his parents, or from Often compared to the other famous fantasy languages that he flunked while at college. he won't stand in their way. It took over ten years for Donaldson to write writer, J.R.R. Tolkien, his work is slightly more The reality of the names helps add to the be- and publish the six books of Thomas Covenant's complex. The books all contain their fair share of lievabilily of the fiction. adventures, and now he's taking a rest. rivetting action alongside a rich cross-section of When one reads these books it is clear to sec fantasy cultures. that Donaldson has a greater love of English, rather than American fiction. Coming up in the near future will be a volun'ie The main story of the two trilogies surrounds Donaldson believes that the modern American of short stories, all fiction of course, and as Thomas Covenant, a leper who, because of his writers seems to have mislaid the importance of Donaldson pointed out, he considers anything deformity, is mistaken for a longlost hero of the plot in liclion writing. Yet despite the heavy under 20,000 words a holiday, especially if they the land. As the main setting for the six books, English influence, Donaldson says he really is a have nothing to do with the Chronicles. it is left up to the reader as to whether true American novelist, or not the land is meant to exist in a separate Alfred Kayen in his book, 'On Native Grounds' reality or if it is just a figment of Convenant's says that Americans write about what they are not, imagination. 27 RECORDS The interest generated by the second half of side 1 is held by 'Here We Go', a biting chide at the rock music industry, various trendies and others who have been less than encouraging to Jourgensen's musical pursuits. This is another song that has a syncopated rhythm foundation and features fine synthesiser work from Jourgensen. If any track were to 'be lifted as a single', then 'What He Say' would probably be the one. Ministry express their concern that there are problems such as human rights: ',.. but the clubs are always full at night... Pick out any foreign place like Kenya or Swaziland doesn't matter what the place they'll still be dancing to the band ...' Zir Girdan's chant provides something a little different for the punter. The pace of the album backs off a little in 'Say You're Sorry'. The lead vocal has been mixed a little further forward than previous tracks. This number features nice alto-sax from Bob Suber. who has manaaed to attain a similar tone and feel to Andy Mackay. 'Should Have Known Better' is a Jourgensen solo effort. Aside from being a fair arrangement, the song DUCK ROCK; Malcolm McLaren (Polygram) CARE: Shriekback (Festival) doesn't really go anywhere, When Malcolm McLaren was manager of Care is an album of rhythms, cross-rhythms, 'She's Got A Cause' catches your ear for about 30 Adam and the Ants, he created a romantically- and voices; a mixture of quietly subversive dance seconds, but then becomes a bit of a syntho-bore. styled pirate image for the band. Adam took the music and moody atmospherics. 'With Sympathy' is a creditable trans-Atlantic effort, but I feel that the production has bottled the band up idea and the complex Burundi tribal drumming It's been produced by a nucleus of keyboardist Barry somewhat, They have a good drummer in Stephen and proceeded to plunder the pop high seas. Andrews (XTC, League of Gentlemen), bassist Dave George, who was a guest artist on Ric Ocaseks' 'Beau- Allen (Gang of Four) and guitarist Cad March, plus With Duck Rock, his debut solo album, McLaren titude' album. friends. Despite the lack of permanent drummer, the (or Maico, as the cover has it) reclaims the concept of Alain Jourgensen is O.K. as an arranger and a player, dominant sound is percussive. cultural piracy for his own. but his songwriting will need to improve before they With producer Trevor Horn (ex-Buggles and Yesl in The album is another manifestation of the current do any more albums. tow, he toured the world looting the musical styles of vogue for utilising the Afro roots of contemporary cultures outside the confines of the western pop trad Western music. Shriekback, however, take a subtler, He does have the somewhat disconserting knack ition. less exploitative approach than MaIco and his ilk. of making one feel that he is aiming his criricism at Duck Rock is the pirate's treasure chest. Twelve The track which perhaps comes closest to an African everyone except the listener, until in the next verse tracks mixed up from the excitements and significance tribal sound is "Lines From the Library", which he puts it right on you. that attracted the artful scavenger's ear. resembles a cross between Heaven 17 and Zulu chants. The only problem is I don't know if he means it. The hit single, "Buffalo Gals", is the best example If you've seen the video clip for "My Spine is the Bass NICK HOBSON of McLaren's process. He has combined the mountain Line" (not on this album) you'll know just how "tribal" music of rural Tennessee with the urban music of Shriekback can be. "scratch" DJs from New York. Rap talkover meets Care also shows a thoughtful use of space and sour\d, the Squaredance call with the vogue of Break dancing most evident on the disturbing "Petulant" and the bat thrown in and all tied up in a clothing style. cave effects of "ln:Amongst". Shriekback are at their McLaren is trying to show how the pop sensibility best, however, on their "positive disco" tracks, of which works with an art school bias of concept over content. "All Lined Up" is the best known. From his involvement with the New York Dolls A creative album. A reaction against "the mindless through to the creation of the Sex Pistols, the invention conformity" of contemporary popular music. of the successful version of Adam Am and the making MATT MAWSON of Bow Wow Wow, McLaren has been consistently presenting an image of artificiality in music styles and revealing the process of cultural imperialism in pop music. McLaren holds that the English particularly do not originate pop music but are instead stylists who, from the time of the Beatles and rock and roll, take elements of music from other cultures and rework them with the perspective of outsiders. The American parallel is the continuing process of selective absorption of black music. The pop music sensibility is one of distance, a second degree quotation. The original purpose of the influences is put to use for their reduced exchange value in a consumer culture. Duck Rock is less an album of music than a musical argunient to make listeners cor\scious of the processes of pop music. The album as a genuine conversation piece. PUBLIC EYE 003: Various (Cassette Magazine) This attempt to systematise and analyse music In the wake of the ground-breaking Fast curiously limits the phenomenological effect of the Forward (presently in limbo pending financial music. The interest focuses instead on the kitch amalg rejuvenation) the void in Australian cassette amation of Zulu chants and skipping songs in "Double magazines has been filled by an industrious Dutch" and "Punk It Up" remains an odd mix of 16 year-old Adelaide schoolperson, Simon African rhythms and McLaren's Sex Pistol story, The Butcher. only story I know". Simon, through his own Credn label ("If it ain't The power of pop music is more fully expressed in Cretin, it ain't worth gettin"), has released a number "Soweto", where the song is more self-contained, WITH SYMPATHY: Ministry (Arista) of cassettes of his own music and others', as well as completely synthesised out of its influences. Here Ministry is a new band that has arisen out of Public Eye,. an interview/music cassette-plus-booklet McLaren's squeaky rap is quite extraneous. Chicago, in America's mid-west. package. Perhaps his self-conscious methods haven't really "With Sympathy' is a little like the Psychedelic Furs Public Eye 003 is the latest, and exhibits a progress penetrated pop. But they have illuminated this arcane meet the Cars, with the cynicism of Noel Coward, if not ion from the earlier releases in terms of presentation, art. Duck Rock is the most interesting album released the wit and dexterity of language. sound quality and content. 001 and 002 suffered from in"a longtime. The influence of the Furs comes from co-producers, poor dubbing and a prepoderance of garage/punkish The album is tied together by fragments of the Vince Ely and Ian Taylor. The album was recorded at music. The new one covers a wider, more interesting radio rap patter of New York DJ's, the World Famous the Car's Syncro Sound Studio in Boston, where Taylor range of material and the sound, while occasionally a Supreme Team. Or, more likely, pulled apart. One has engineered at least two Car's albums CPanarama', bit muddy is, overall, very reasonable. listening is novelty, repetition is torture by vacuous 'Shake It Up'). PE003 shows Simon Butcher's new-found interest and arrogant bores. With singing, the musical abstract The first two tracks on side 1 ('Effigy' and 'Revenge'} in Brisbane music. The cassette contains interviews and ion adds complexity to maintain interest. With talking, are well placed, so as to get them out of the way. They music from JFK & the Cuban Crisis and Xero, as well even the New York staccato rap style requires crafted are basically disco monologues - good clean fill. as an excerpt from Zip Start. The booklet, a photo content for satisfaction. Refer to "The Message" by 'I Wanted to Tell Her' is a song that Alain Jourgensen copied production, has information on all the cassette Grandmaster Flash or "B-Movie" by Gil Scott-Heron for co-wrote with Shay Jones, who makes a guest appear contributors plus articles on Brisbane's Tangled Shoe the genuine article. ance on vocals. laces and Pork. With Duck Rock, Malcolm McLaren has stretched I get the impression that they listened to some Alan Other material on the cassette includes an interview out his vision of pop music, established a music=rhythm=. Parsons Project and Human League before they sang and music from British neo-punkers, Newtown Neurot dance^sex equation and gathered an intriguing collection this one. ics, and some quirky electronics and soundscapes from of often successful collages of culturally based music. 'Work For Love' is the best song on side 1, some nice Australia's Tester Housing, Gesalt and Toy Division. rhythm guitar work, courtesy of Jourgensen. finally The bonus is "Soweto", a complex, undulating, The cost is alarmingly low at $3.50, plus postage. making an overt appearance on the album, while Ste uplifting beat and chant, a classicl I Cretin lives at 29 Billing Street, Playford Whyatla 5600. DAMiEN LEDWICH phen George, Vince Ely and Rob Roberts provide a nice syncopated rhythm bass on which this number MATT MAWSOIM i%Wi¥:;:5$S: rests. ¥:i<<%«:•:•^:<•^:<•^^:•:•^^^:«^^^^:•^^:•:•^:•:•^:•^^w^^^ 28 RECORDS the single, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'. While these tracks are typical Jim Steinman, (indeed, the title track would not have sounded out of place on Meatloaf's 'Bat Out of Hell' album), the rest of the album is quite different from his characteristic style. Indeed, there is no particular style to come out of the record. This stems from the fact that Bonnie Tyler wrote none of the material herself, and each track has different composers. The second single is an excellent remake of 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?'. The superb synthesizer back ing, together with Bonnie Tyler's dynamic performance makes this one of the best tracks on the album. The only song I didn't really like was 'Straight From the Heart', solely because it was spoiled by Jim Stein- man's obsession with backing vocals, which do not really suit this song. Overall, this is a good album. It manages to avoid the boredom of repetition associ ated with many artists, by making each song a different style. Consequently, it is enjoyable to listen to, CAMERON LAWRIE ESPIONAGE: Espionage (Festival) DAZZLE SHIPS: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Espionage are a British band who combine good Dark (Virgin) guitar work, tasteful bass playing and sparse 'Dazzle Ships' is the fourth album spawned drumming, and then swamp their songs with BEFORE HOLLYWOOD from the collaboration of Andy McCluskey and synthesizers until they become devoid of life. Paul Humphreys, who first achieved global This is a pity because for an emerging British group success in 1980 with a self-titled collection. they are really quite tight. The group comprises the The name comes from an old song of Andy's which questionable songwriting skills of two Liverpool lads, featured three radios and war noises recorded off the Chazz Coghlan and Paul Hutchinson (who have, ap telly. Those radios have re-sounded on 'Dazzle Ships', parently, been playing synthesizers together since their along with toy piano, typewriter, speak and spell mach eariy teens), and incorporate the skilful guitar work of ine and sonar pinqs. Nielson Kearon, a Canadian export, and combines with Throughout the album, the natural and artificial are the routine bass playing provided by a fellow called juxtaposed, even merged. Voices are discovered as surges Gordon Goodwin. of syntheric sound and whale-like cries develop into a 'Have these chaps anything new to add to the won resonaring industrial raucous. derful worid of rock and roll music?' you may ask. Musically, it may be crazy to classify - but in a nut The answer probably is 'no'. shell - it's a synthesis of synthetic rock (Kraftwerk, ' It should be noted, however, that Nielson Kearon is Tangerine Dreaml, symphonic rock (Yes, Genesisl and actually quite a good guitarist. The problem, however, industrial noise and tapes (Cluster, Eno, Byrne) - 'a is that with the exception of the beginnings and ends more jovial Joy Division'? of tracks, it is impossible to hear his work, as the syn As always with Orchestral Manoeuvres, there is a thesizers drown him out completely. fine variety of compositions - a few up-ish numbers A great example of this happening occurs on the last such as Genetic Engineering, which has a 'hi-tech track of side one, a song entitled 'Living Under Rocks'. THE GO-BETWEENS nursery' quality, and Radiowaves - while 'Inter Kearon launches into a complex guitar riff that almost national', 'The Romance of the Telescope' and 'Of All Things We've Made' are slow and ominous, but none redeems the whole British modern music scene, before BEFORE HOLLYWOOD: The Go-Betweens synthesizers, as thick as suet pudding, envelope him in theless beauriful. (EMI) a cacophony of Thomas Dolby/Duran Duran inspired Interspersing these songs are a few avant-garde sound. The Go-Betweens are a former Brisbane pieces — 'Time Zones' is simply a clever combination The songs are all pretty much routine. Titles such as band who have recently returned to Australia of tape loops of dial-the-time in a variety of languages. 'Your Love's for Sale', 'Can't You Feel Mv Heartbeat' from England, where they have built a moderate Likewise 'ABC Auto-Industry' is based on the loops and '1 Didn't Mean to Make You Cry (I'm Sorry)' are following. of ABC and 123, uninspiring to say the least. 'Before Hollywood' looks to the past - to childhood, Once again, OMD have succeeded in artistic inno On the whole. Espionage doesn't quite seem to work, lost love and lost Utopias, to growing up and growing vation, without being too far out, thus maintaining which is a shame because a tremendous amount of work apart from people and places. popular appeal. 34-34 for brilliance. has gone into recording the album. Production-wise it is For example in the single 'Cattle and Cane', they ASHLEY BOWEN excellent. Backing vocals are provided by Mark Volman sing 't recall a bigger brighter world/a worid of books and Howard Kaylan, of Frank Zappa and the 'Turtles' and silent times in thought', as the simple tune builds fame. Their presence, unfortunately, doesn't manage to and builds, vvith layers of guitars and vocal harmonies PHtUPS save the album from mediocrity. placed on top of each other. HOWARD STRINGER In this album (produced by John Brand, who has also produced albums for Magazine and Aztec Camera), the Go-Betweens have adopted a thicker, more assertive Kil^l sound, developing from the studied complexity of il.lv\.\.\W.\ 'Send Me a Lullaby' and the thin acoustic sound of their BonnkTylcr early singles, fasterJkai Vic ^fctd OfNi^il 'Before Hollywood' is the best album 1 have heard in a long time. While the Go-Betweens inspirations are often obvious (particulariy Bob Dylan and Tom Ver- laine), here they have fashioned their own unique style and come up with an evocative collection of songs. JOHN CARROLL GIRL AT HER VOLCANO: Rickie Lee Jones (WEA) This is a piece more suited toward fans of SIK Rickie Lee Jones and jazz. COLIND.WIS l.( iiKiMii.s\inithini\' The mix of live and studio tracks all have the same jazzy feel. This sound for many, is an acquired taste. Although some of the tracks are immediately accessible, like 'Under the Boardwalk', each listening reveals a new MOZART, OPERA ARIAS: Kirl Tekanawa, subtle delight for the keen listener. supported by the London Symphony Orchestra. Most of the tunes are covers of recognised oldies. Here is yet another faultless offering from one Jones explains on a promo note that this recording vtfas of the world's foremost lyric sopranos. Kiri's a sort of self-indulgent exercise in exploring her musical wide-ranging voice is accompanied by some of roots. Mozart's most popular opera pieces, 'Lucio These recordings give you an idea of what a Rickie Silla' and 'Idomeneo' to name just two. FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT: Lee Jones concert is all about. The musicianship and Each compliments the other, but as a lover of Mozart, Bonnie Tyler (CBS) vocals are superb, but with no tight structuring to limit rather than a lover of opera, I felt that in some places This record turned out to be a surprise for me. it. It demonstrated the versatility of Bonnie Tyler. Mozart's skilfully organised pieces were pushed to the Tbe occasional comments from the crowd {Ameri background. Gone are the bubble-gum days of 'It's a Heart cans seem to feel it necessary to intenect with shouts ache'and'Lost in France'. However, neither the music nor Kiri's voice can be of 'Allright', 'OK', and 'Hey Yeah'), are a bit irritating, faulted, and this makes for another very enjoyable Whether the song is rock, like the title track, or a but don't detract. album. If you are an opera fan, or an admirer of Mozart, ballad like 'Tears', Bonnie Tyler handles them compe All round, for those that already have a taste for it, this album is for you. tently with vitality and, more importantly, a feeling for this is excellent stuff. KAREN VENZKE the song. JOHN CASKEY Jim Steinman produced the record and wrote two of the songs, namely 'Faster Than the Speed of Night' and 29 CINEMA NO BURDEN FOR FILM-GOERS BURDEN OF DREAMS: Docu impossible to replace him, Jagger's role mentary. Schonell Theatre. was written out of the stript. Some people may claim that Klaus Kinski, a regular in Herzog's films, assumed the lead role and the film 'Burden of Dreams' is about the began again, despite the uneasiness that making of Werner Herzog's movie, some of the investors were showing. 'Fitzcarraldo'. Finally they came to transport the They're wrong. 'Burden of Dreams' 320 ton steamship across the mountain. is a movie about obsession; one man's RatJier than have a more realistic goal, desire to complete a project againsl all Herzog demanded that the ship be moved odds. up the 40° slope. Herzog's film was about an Irishman An engineer, hired to perform the shift name Fitzgerald (an unpronouncable claimed that the maximum safe angle name in South America, hence the name was 20°. Herzog stuck to his guns and the change when he weni there), with a engineer resigned, claiming that he passion for opera. couldn't accept responsibility for the To feed this desire, he plans to build safety. an opera house in the jungle. To pay for Eventually, Herzog managed to com the building of the opera house, he needs plete the shift and the movie - after a to cash in on the rubber boom that was period of four years. occuring at the time. To gel in on the Wilh that story line, which suffers boom he needs a boat. To get the boat from my inability to express it adequ where he needs it, he has to drag it across ately, one suspects that a 10 year old a mountain, to get it to another river. boy with a super 8 camera could have The problems begin almost immedi been able to fashion a decent film with ately. In the first location, the increasing it. ly political natives tried to slop the film Les Blank, a film maker with both being made fay spreading rumours that more competence and facilities than the director was a madman who planned that, manages to capture the mood of the White Man's Mission to rape their women and boil their filming of 'Fitzcarraldo' in a way that bodies down for fat. is state of the art for documentaries. Combined wiili border figliting near Herzog is extremely open about what FIRST CONTACT. Schonell. tion, amazement and terror that a tribe was happening in the movie, probably by, it caused the shooting to cease and 'First Contact' is, in essence, a of primaitive Highlanders must have felt another location to be found. Then, due to the fact that Herzog approached when confronted by beings that they Blank, and not the other way around. documentary about the Highland wilh 40 percent of the new film shot, people of New Guinea and their could never have conceived. the leading actor, Jason Robaids, con Many successful movies are followed first contact with white man. The tribespeople explain that the tracted Amoebic Dysentary and was by a 'the making of . . .' version that is The film offers historical footage of Leahys' expedition into their territories ordered by his doctor lo return lo the designed to revive flagging interest in was interpreted as the return of the LI.S. and not re-enter the jungle. the movie. the dazed reactions of the tribal New Guineans when confronted by Australian spirits of their dead ancestors. Tlte film began again. However, due It would be far too easy to just cata- The white explorers were at first to the delay and need to begin from gorise 'Burden of Dreams' into that genre. gold prospectors, James, Dan and Michael revered by die tribespeople as being scratch, the co-star, Mick Jagger, couldn't It would be a shame, because 'Burden Leahy - men exploring uncharted immortal. spare any more time and returned to of Dreams' is an excellent film in its own territories of New Guinea, who had the After the novelty wore off, however, fulfill committments with the Rolling right. 1 just hope 'Fitzcarraldo' is as good. foresight to record their journey on bloodshed erupted between the two Stones. JOHN HENZELL film. cultures and numerous natives were Since it would have been almost The Lealiys' films, taken during the shot. 1930's, capture the culture shock be The film examines the conflict be tween the Highland people and the tween the explorers and the tribes- prospectors. people objectively, and the actual story They also managed to presence the fleshed out by interviews with the beauty of a race of people unadulta- line is rated by Western culture. From that two surviving Leahy brothers and alter point alone, 'First Contact' is a re nate inten^iews with the Highlanders. markable film. 'First Contact' is not a bitter film but rather focuses its attention on an However the effect of the Leahys' films is enhanced by modern film inter examination of the primitive man's views wilh members of the liibcs that first contact with Western culture the Leahys encountered fifty years and the slow acceptance of the white ago. man's ideals. The film's documentary style can be The tribespeople, now members of the a bit heavy going sometimes, but from Republic of New Guinea, recount their first reactions to the Australian gold an academic view, the Leaiiys' black and hunters. white films are an interesting study of a primitive culture. The stories they tell, thougli hindered by subtitles, manage to convey the emo HOWARD STRINGER STILL WATERS. . . MUDDY RIVER: directed by But his parcnis arc a Utile taken back emotions are treated is a fascinating cle Kohei Oguri. Japanese with English when they discover the mother of Kiichi ment of the film. subtitles. Schonell Theatre. and Ginko is a prostitute. The effect is impressive, with little Muddy River is a sensitive film Kven so, Nobuo's parents remain dialogue; facial expressions convey the humble, gentle and unprejudiced, treat story - a great responsibility that the about the very personal experiences ing the children as their own, Nobuo's actors in Muddy River successfully fulfill. of a young Japanese boy, who lives parcnis are affectionate, and this is one Japanese custom is integral to the near a river in Osaka. of the few manifestations of physical balance of emotional and visual expres cannot remain unaffected by these, and emotion in the film. sion, but while bowing and thank-youing Filmed in monochrome, it creates other adult troubles. Director, Kohei Oguri, docs not is evident, overt gestures and language the atmosphere for the working class have no place in \\\\% [\\m. The film was made in 1981, and setting and drab existence of the resi succumb to Western influences, in that nominated in the 1982 Academy Awards he maintains the emotional restraint The control Nobuo displays when he dents. sees the death is later complemented by for Best Foreign Film. The year is 1956, and the commun characteristic of Japanese culture. Though hardly an exciting film. I:arly in ihe story, Nobuo witnesses the secret tears for the loss of his friend, ity is still suffering the rigours of post Kiichi, Muddy River is a measured attempt to war chaos and despair. the death of the rag and bone nvan. The portray a simple theme. It is possible that When a river-boat moors near his impact on him is profound. This is shown Nabuo's innocence is endearing. His Muddy River may be labouring to create family's leslaurant, Nobuu's pleasantly not in a fit of fright, but the contem accidental discovery of the prostitute the desired effect, but with patience, mundane existence begins lo change. plative composure of a nine year old, nol at her trade saddens and hurts him, as the slow meandering flavour is captiv He meets iwo children from the boat quite able to believe. much as liis own mother's tears at the ating. and accepts them as friends. The subtlety with which such death-bed of his father's first wife. He SALLY WILLIAMS 30 ODDS & ENDS HUMPS No doubt tf)e recent droti^t had sormtimg to do vxtl) Useful tool (or manipulating tne emotions of others. djts, hut tlie Victorian Water Omomsioirs 1983 Irri- iWWhininir^ Can Induce feelings of guilt, pathos and appreciation with only slight personal effort. 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That was before I found Campbell Morris's book, 'Advanced Paper Aircraft Construction'. Wilh the book in hand, going to lectures became considerably more enjoyable. Whereas before, the planes would fly as high as my GPA, they now got stuck in the air vents with monotonous regularity. In his introduction, Campbell specifically welcomes university students (among others). I'd argue that this man was once at a tertiary institution himself - he claims that all the planes are lecture room tested and, are specifically designed so that they can be made from quarto or foolscap lecture note paper. Additionally, none of the models require any cutting - a significant point due to the relative scarcity of scissors in lecture rooms. Campbell adds instructions on the correct type of paper to use. According to him, the paper needs to be ight, yet strong (no surprises there), so that non-bonded paper isn't suitable. Since newsprint isn't bonded, that means the other pages of this Semper can't be used as a source of paper. Lecture outlines tend to make excellent sources for plane construction. Included in the book are step by step designs for fourteen paper planes, together with a detailed explana tion of the folds required and Campbell's interpretation of the correct throwing technique. In the case of his Long Distance Glider, he recom mends throwing gently at 30 or 40 degrees upwards. Because of the length of the craft, It tends to be un usually accurate in hitting the lectu ... intended target. Most of the planes are designed along the classical lines, like the Cone Nosed Super Dart, but some feature designs that are more for agility than speed. The World War I German Prototype sounds a bit suspect, but the Glider with Advanced Undercarriage seems a bit contrary lo the point of paper planes. The Sea Plane (complete with floats) seems to be about as practical as board racks on a Rolls Royce, because Campbell doesn't suggest a source of water proof paper to ensure that its first voyage isn't also its last. If the proof of the pudding is in the eating, then the proof of the plane is in the flying. For this section of the review I'll have to give credit to tiie Premier, Mr Bjeike Petersen; his press releases make excellent paper plane material. I can give a guernsey to the Split Nose Cone Dart because it managed to hit our layout artist as he was working in his section of the Semper office, a good 10 metres from my desk. As for the jump Jet, it didn't. I suspect that it was named after the British jet rather than for its spon taneous upward movements, but Campbell doesn't give a design for paper Exocet missiles anywhere in the book. The Super Looper wasn't as successful as it was supposed to be, which leads me to the conclusion that Campbell is far better suited to designing speed planes rather than agility ones. At $2.95, Campbell Morris needs to be congratulated. He claims that one of his Super Darts flew for 29 minutes after being thrown from the Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains; the safety of mature age students' tape recorders must be placed in considerable doubt. DAMIEN SIMPSON Advanced^"^ PaperAireraft evj c Constf acticMX ^ o ^^ easY-to-foIIow o instructions^ 3. c < o S 1 a sE