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SAlt of the Earth continued on page 8 Astha Rajvanshi and Tom Gardner investigate the meteoric rise of Socialist Alternative at USyd and beyond.

“Would you like to sign our petition the world not through running in said third year Arts student and SAlt Many speculate that the siblings against the education cuts?” elections, but rather by empowering member Anna Sanders-Robinson. were “parachuted in” from Monash people to “get out on the streets to University, as directed by an internal Student activists wearing ‘Fuck Tony fight for themselves”. Formed in 1995, SAlt has branches hierarchy within SAlt’s National Abbott’ shirts often approach the set up across Australia with an active Council, to recruit and expand the average student frequenting Fisher On campus, they regularly organise membership from the far left of the membership. library with this friendly request. protests, campaigns, and weekly political spectrum. They regularly They usually set up a stall on Eastern discussion groups around the history advocate for issues including same-sex The two have since been heavily Avenue with a hand-painted banner and theory of revolutionary socialism. marriage rights, refugee rights and involved in the Education Action hanging off the edge of the table. Following the Abbott government’s Palestinian liberation. Last March, Group (EAG), a cross-factional Copies of the fortnightly newspaper recent cuts to Australian tertiary SAlt merged with the Revolutionary education activism collective. The Red Flag are sold alongside a wide education, they’ve sought to revive the Socialist Party (RSP) on a national They, among others, were active collection of books, newspapers and old ways of activism that defined the level, leading to a surge in their participants in last year’s NTEU pamphlets on Marxism. sixties and seventies. membership. strikes against staff cuts. At the end of 2013, SAlt occupied the education These are members of Sydney Most SAlt members are Marxists SAlt, in its current form, was revived portfolio of the National Union of University branch of Socialist who are strongly disillusioned by on campus at the beginning of last Students (NUS) across the country. Alternative (SAlt), a revolutionary the current political system. “I year, allegedly by siblings Omar SAlt member Sarah Garnham was Australian socialist organisation. found [SAlt’s] analysis of the world and Ridah Hassan. Omar Hassan, elected to the position of National –that capitalism is a system that who joined Socialist Alternative in Education Officer, Chloe Rafferty to They hold strong anti-capitalist views privileges profits over people– as the late 2007, said, “I was considering NSW Education Officer, and Ridah that identify with Trotskyism and only analysis … that explains to me joining the anarchists, but was turned Hassan and Eleanor Morley (who was the Marxist tradition of “socialism entirely what is wrong with the world off by their lifestylism and cliquey recruited later) to Education Officers from below”. They believe in changing and how to overcome these problems,” behaviour”. at the Sydney University Student Representative Council (SRC). 3 Letters 17 International Students’ Column letters 4-5 News recap for those living under a rock 18 E12 schools 6 More news! Newer news! 19 A letter to Ian Thorpe there. They ignore you completely. They pretend they cannot hear you. You are not 7 The Manning Files 20 Of (lab) mice and men A word from even acknowledged as a human being. You Reporter Call-out Contents 8 SAlt and spice 21 SRC Help Caccamo are a ghost. honi soit 9 Profile: Anna Bligh 22-23 SRC Office Bearer Reports Dear Honi, Now imagine that, every day, for hours Can you wield a pen? Lots of issue #12 10-11 Feature: Cuts to the Aboriginal Legal Service 24 Puzzles on end, for up to three weeks. It’s enough Thank you for your diligent reporting of to make people sob, it’s enough to cause 12-13 Coverage of the USU Executive elections 25 Survey Results! the post-election complaint process between breakdowns, it is the only thing that has spare time? Sick of only writing myself and Liam Carrigan. As I made clear ever made me feel truly depressed. 14 Race and film in the USA 26-27 Honey Soy to the Returning Officer, it would have letters? Apply to write for us! 15 We (can’t) exist: on trans* representation 28 Meet Dom “A Fucking Winner” Ellis, winner been better for the RO to have made their Because I am a person, and I do have of the inaugural Honi HackBet Challenge. decision and for Honi to publish the whole feelings. I campaign because I care about Details: tinyurl.com/report4honi 16 Opinion: protests and police story, rather than piecemeal reporting that people, and structural inequality, and only added to the stress Liam and I were using the university as a platform to create feeling. For everyone else’s knowledge; I did change. I care so much, I talk to strangers I’m sure all of us remember the protests not leak anything to Honi Soit, and in fact and get rejected, over and over and over but environmental policy, refugee policy, last year in which police were invited on am rather disappointed it was put in Honi again. I believe the candidates from welfare, women’s rights, queer rights, to campus and filmed engaged in punching, that early. Grassroots are truly different from all the indigenous rights and all sorts of other kicking and shoving students. Such other factions, because Tom Raue went to political issues don’t matter and won’t be We acknowledge that Honi Soit’s office is located on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We would like to acknowledge incidents took place again on Thursday listened to. The response I’ve received is a mixture court over leaking documents for student the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and pay our respects to the Elders past and present. evening, when the number of police officers of disappointment and confusion. Why safety and Bebe De Souza is running the was reportedly about equal to the number Students are in many ways uniquely complain at all? Why against Liam? first Sex and Consent Day at the University of protesters, and the violence of such placed to comment on the state of politics Essentially, this is what happened: with of Sydney. There is not a doubt in my mind officers was reported on and witnessed in our society. In my experience USYD evidence in hand that Carrigan may have that Edward McMahon will follow in the by the mainstream media. Yet never are students are an extremely diverse bunch broken the electoral regulations, bringing same tradition. we given any sense that the University coming from a range of different cultural his fair election into question, I decided to is concerned about the welfare of its and socioeconomic backgrounds. There are appeal to the RO with that evidence. Liam If you think people will willingly engage students. Never has there been any real people who’ve just finished highschool in responded to this, and the RO decided, in student politics you don’t know a thing acknowledgment of the violence suffered classrooms with people who have children based on his response, that he had not about privilege. Privilege is being able to by its students. Always are we given the in the same position. There are people like Letter of the week! broken any rules. That’s about it. I had go through uni you’re entire degree and sense that the University administration me who grew up in Darlington and people Editorial every right to complain about what I saw not fear homelessness when you lose your is against freedom of protest and on the who grew up in Darwin, or even Dhaka. as potential regulation breaches – a right part-time job. Privilege is never having to G’day Youngins, side of that old saying ‘might makes right’. Many students have experienced hunger, In many respects, this semester The desire to deliver breaking, others used almost excessively against think about whether you should buy food homelessness, mental illness, family other candidates. I had every right to or the text books you need for your course. will probably end as it started. student-relevant news has driven problems and problems with drugs and Well done today. It’s good to see that Uni Students still ensure that those that were elected did Privilege is never suffering a traumatic Elliot Nolan, Arts V (Hons) our editorial vision for much of this alcohol, and understand the value of social have the passion to demonstrate for what is right. so by the rules. experience of violence, and failing all your For the type of person who pre- semester. Reporting on the budget, support because of this. Students generally subjects, because you couldn’t afford to ordered their readers from the campus protests and all things see a counselor or therapist. That is why display a keenness for ideas and an open- Please pass on to the Organisers my compliments for the The only other contentious part of the Gender error? mindedness that are sorely lacking in the copy centre at the start of the year, Raue have occupied many of this story is Robby Magyar’s involvement. I campaign. You are privileged enough to way the March was conducted peacefully. It is difficult to not care about anything or anyone else, Dear Honi, rest of political discourse. I’ve never heard exams will be the same breeze as paper’s pages. We make no apologies Let me make this clear: this was not a a federal politician admit candidly that keep angry people organised, but you did it well. case of Magyar helping me kick off Liam because these issues don’t affect you. they always are. Your friends will for this. We are one of the few And it’s because you’re so damn privileged. The recent victory of Austria’s Conchita they did not know something, that they had for his own sake. He simply had a laptop made a mistake and that they were sorry. see through your faux-fretting remaining newspapers in this on him when I needed the exact wording Meanwhile, those of us who actually give Wurst at Eurovision reminded me of a and so will your academic record. I have a bit of an idea for a song or chant. The old World a shit, get dehumanised and laughed at. gender confused article in Honi Soit (week Those things are for me a totally essential nation able to represent student of regulations and I transposed these into part of the developmental process I am Fuck you. issues from a student perspective War II song “Run, Rabbit, Run” can be parodied as follows: a document. He did not partake in the You don’t have to care about elections and 6) that needs to be clarified. student services because you can, but not undergoing as I engage with my studies in a timely manner. writing of the complaint, and did not try and campus life. Run Abbott Run to persuade me into submitting it. He was everyone has this privilege. That is why The feature article on the Sydney Biennale For those whose study locations I’m passionate about politics. That is why I opened with a discussion of artist Yingmei only involved because he was around, and As with the rest of politics, this diversity alternate between the various Some things have certainly changed. campaign. I hope that gives you a different Duan. The article stated that ‘he is a he was one of the few Board Directors I is squashed the more mainstream and Run Abbott! Run Abbott! Run, run, run! perspective on democracy, and elections, prominent Chinese artist exhibiting as licensed venues on campus, knew I could trust at the time. He should visible the part of campus life under the and even disgusting political hacks. part of the Sydney Biennale for 2014’. All the semester is only really an Honi has delivered two autonomous Run Abbott! Run Abbott! Run, run, run! not have been dragged into this process at microscope. The union board elections of this is true besides the small detail that inconvenient break between editions this semester. Along with Here come the People with their little puns! all. If anything, he did what any director were recently contested almost exclusively should do in such a situation, provide Bridget Harilou, INGS/Law II Yingmei is in fact is a female. holidays anyway. Enjoy. Wom*n’s Honi, the release of the Run Abbott! Run Abbott! Run, run, run! by white middle-class candidates whose advice to a member. priorities are things like parties, beer, inaugural edition of Indigenous My need for clarification may seem a little Etc etc etc. bean bags, onesies and neon – not food, By now, most hacks have probably Honi marks a significant I have since apologised to Liam for the Might ≠ right antsy in this age of androgyny, multiplicity, shelter, childcare and health services. reveled in (or rued) recent electoral development for this publication. complaint and the accusations within, as and drag queens winning Eurovision. But Many societies are hugely unrepresentative Dear Honi, my issue is really to do with the lack of outcomes to their hearts’ content. Envoyé de mon iPod, he was just as affected by the accusations – examples like Law and Debating appear Max RICHARDSON of cheating as I was of being petty and erudite scholarship revealed by this simple to function more as exclusive clubs For those already rubbing their This semester has also been marked trying to kick him off. Neither propositions Like any politically-minded university mistake. for the privileged than as real student hands gleefully at the prospect by significant developments on were true, and I hope Liam and his student I have followed the events since organisations. Just as these people are of another election, use the next campus. Student dissatisfaction campaigners have moved on knowing his the announcement of the Budget with great Subeta Vimalarajah’s article was an out of touch with the real needs of their interest. I am not for one actively going six weeks of holidays for wise is no longer content with private campaign was honest – and I hope others insightful discussion of sponsorship in the constituency because they’ve never realise that I was not maliciously pursuing out and protesting, instead preferring to art world but while reading it all I could experienced any real hardship, so too introspection. Could there be frustration. Support for protests, Liam, but instead ensuring that every remain inside where I can safely express think about as the mistake make several disconnected is parlimentary politics more to life than this? demonstrations and reform is candidate was elected fairly. my outrage on social media. Therefore I times in the opening paragraph. from the needs of Australians. enjoying a humble resurgence. Apologies have a great deal of admiration for those who are willing to actually stand up for I hope this sets the record straight. It is clear that Subeta had not seen The halfway mark of our tenure as Even recent Union board elections the rights of students and fight for them, People like Tom are a rare and much- Honi Soit would like to apologise to University of Sydney Yingmei’s performance at the Art Gallery of editors of this publication has not demonstrate a renewed student even if it comes to a clash with the police, needed voice for this diversity, for views Cameron Caccamo, Arts IV NSW. If she had she would have entered a Union President Hannah Morris. In Issue 6 we quoted as seems to happen increasingly more often that don’t fit neatly within a model of arrived with a box marked ‘truth’. focus on transparency and forest like world in a darkened room where Morris as stating, “I will be providing all informational these days. political engagement where people like Given our weekly pilgrimage to accountability. We will continue Yingmei would have whispered secrets George Brandis can always make their the ‘Objectivity is Dead’ shrine, we to play a role in facilitating and possible to assist the Board in making this decision,” when The pains of to her about her life. The experience is so point and everybody else has to sit politely, she actually said, “I will be providing all information possible I disagree with most of Tom Raue’s politics. unsettling there is little chance you would grin and bear it, and take any dissent to hardly expected it to. We remain responding to these discussions. I have met him on a few occasions and to assist the Board in making this decision.” We’d also like campaigning forget it, or the gender of the performer. the ballot box in three years’ time. The highly intimidated by our task and unlike some others within the Union his truth is that the disengagement and to apologise to Morris for how fucking long it took us to genuineness sticks out, but the subject of the responsibilities that we owe to Some things change. Others don’t. Dear Honi, Am I being to harsh? I will be the first to disenfranchisement many people feel this letter is not the legal battle he was those who read our publication. We’ll be there regardless. remember to put this apology in the paper. admit that I have written confidently in towards the political system at all levels involved in last year, rather the incident I am writing in response to Amy Davis’ essays to mask the fact that I have not is not some kind of unfortunate side-effect with Julie Bishop. I cannot imagine what letter in Wom*n’s Honi last week, called actually read all of the required text. But of what is otherwise a well-meaning and it must be like to be the target of what ‘Dear Hack.’ It may not surprise you really how hard it is to do a google search effective system – it is part of the purpose became a slightly violent jostle, not least that as the author of the letter preceding to discover that Yingmei Duan as a ‘she’ of that system. Politics is a vehicle for as a woman. The footage shows Bishop’s Amy’s, called ‘Dear White Feminist,’ I am and not a ‘he’? legitimising, normalising and actuating a political activist, feminist and hack. I’ve smugness created a protective aura around the interests of particular sets of campaigned in the 2013 SRC elections and her, not discounting the presence of her Heather, Arts people who are not and never will be this year’s Union Board elections, so I’d just own bodyguards and campus security who, representative. Students are taking to the like to paint a different picture. unlike students, are professionally trained streets, to bourgeois sit-down politics TV Credits to deal with such situations. and to any campus event at which Tory “Hi, how are you today?” “No!” “I’m in a Getting rowdy politicians have the gall to raise their Editor-in-chief: Michael Rees masthead illustration: Helen Xue contributors: William Edwards, Cassie Wu, hurry,” “I don’t care!” “GO AWAY.” People This footage, of course, has proved a reactionary heads because they have no Isobel Yeap literally run away from me when they see double-edged sword. Yesterday (March 23) with Raue other way of having their voices heard. me, they avoid eye contact and pull out it was announced that after a review by the Editors: Georgia Behrens, Felix Donovan, John reporters: Sarah Armstrong, Adam Chalmers, Dear Honi, Gooding, Georgia Kriz, Andrew Passarello, Justin Pen, Elliot Brennan, Dominic Ellis, Sophie Gallagher, Tom artists/photographers: their phones making fake calls. “Why do University, Raue would be banned from It’s extremely disappointing therefore you bother campaigning?” “What’s the campus grounds for the next month, after Astha Rajvanshi, Lane Sainty, Christina White Gardner, Ada Lee, Sarah Mourney, Felicity Nelson, Leigh Alexandra Mildenhall, Mackenzie Nix, Jay Ng, I was extremely saddened and angered that the University has decided to remove point?” “You never change anything.” They allegedly striking a campus security officer. Nicholson, Charlie O’Grady, Jonathan Parker, Alexi Polden, Monica Renn to read in the Herald recently that Tom Tom’s pricless presence from it. I stand in creative director: Judy Zhu reject you, they are rude, they are mean, Although the matter is under investigation, Nick Rowbotham, Peter Walsh, Mary Ward, Stephanie Raue has been summarily banned from the solidarity with Tom, and invite anybody puzzles/quizzes: Bolton they crumple up your How To Votes in Raue has so far not been charged or White, Blythe Worthy USYD campus. Tom has for some time been frustrated with the state of politics in this front of you, just because they can. They convicted. Of course, violence ought not to an enormous inspiration to students fed country and eager for change to join me. complain about you to their friends as they be condoned, but the University has a very DISCLAIMER Honi Soit is published by the Students’ Representative Council, University of Sydney, Level 1 Wentworth Building, City Road, University of Sydney NSW 2006. The SRC’s operation costs, space and administrative support are financed up with being asked to sit down and shut walk away. But the worst, the absolute selective memory. by the University of Sydney. Honi Soit is printed under the auspices of the SRC’s directors of student publications: Dover Dubosarsky, Jennifer Light, Miranda Smith, India O’Neill, Naaman Zhou, Phoebe Chen, Sonia Feng. All expressions are up, that their views on not just education Andy Mason, BA/BSc II published on the basis that they are not to be regarded as the opinions of the SRC unless specifically stated. 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John Gooding crunches the numbers and commiserates NTEU crushes USYD-branch BDS Debate Ballots and bad habits with Callum as USU elections draw to a close. Nick Rowbotham reports on the continued controversy within the NTEU about the BDS movement. The preliminary results for the Both Carrigan (Independent) and approximately 65 per cent of her Forbes stated that he would be University of Sydney Union Board Aitken-Radburn (Unity) smashed excess votes going to Bullen, securing appealing the finding. Even if his The General Secretary of the National 15 in support of a “broad discussion” In his resignation letter, Cahill against an Israeli legal group. elections have been released, with quota, with 1236 and 1129 primary her the fifth and final position. appeal is successful the five elected Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), around adopting a BDS policy. acknowledged that the Branch Liam Carrigan, Alisha Aitken- votes respectively. More of Carrigan’s candidates will remain the same, as Grahame McCulloch, has intervened McCulloch argues that USyd NTEU Committee’s decision to bring about The action was filed following Radburn, Liv Ronan, Ed McMahon, second preferences went to Ronan Returning Officer Miiko Kumar Forbes would have placed outside the in the USyd branch amidst growing members ought to respect the decision an immediate vote on BDS, ignoring Lynch’s refusal to sponsor a fellowship and Kate Bullen making the cut. (Independent) than to anyone else, disqualified Forbes for acts including top five. “No response has yet been divisions over the Boycott, Divestment of the 2011 NTEU National Council not the members’ vote in favour of application for an Israeli academic The three candidates who did not get despite Ronan not appearing on printing campaign material at a given by the Electoral Arbiter that and Sanctions (BDS) movement, an to support BDS. discussion and debate on the issue, late last year. Lynch’s high profile legal up were Cameron Caccamo, Arghya any of Liam’s how-to-votes (HTVs). facility other than Officeworks, I’ve received - though I often seem to international campaign that aims “was an inappropriate response to battle has fed into discussions about Gupta and Callum Forbes. Carrigan’s overflow was enough not authorising campaign material, be last person informed on matters to put pressure on Israel to end its The General Secretary’s intervention the issue.” BDS within the NTEU branch, and to push Ronan and McMahon and mass-emailing Wine Society involving my disqualification anyway,” occupation of Palestinian territories. in the matter comes after USyd has been a factor in the development There were 5339 votes cast this year, (Grassroots) above quota, and members encouraging them to vote he said. branch Vice President Damien Cahill Cahill alleges that he and other Branch of a ‘Sydney Staff for BDS’ group on with quota (the number you have left Bullen (NLS) a whisker away for him. According to Kumar, these In an email to USyd NTEU members resigned from his position last Friday. Committee members have been subject campus. the beat to ensure you get elected) from quota at 866, and Caccamo actions collectively constituted seven “Though I am aware that much of the last Friday evening, McCulloch claimed Cahill initiated a motion on May 23 to “personal attacks” due to the fallout being 890. If a candidate beats quota (Independent) at 459. The second regulatory breaches. As Forbes was reputational damage inflicted is now that the branch had been “caught in a in the Branch Committee – an elected over the BDS issue, and claims that On its website, the group claims in a USU election, their votes flow preferences from Aitken-Radburn disqualified after the election had irreversible, this appeal represents one destructive and confusing debate about organising group within the union – “some of the core principles of [BDS], that “Israeli academic institutions on proportionally to the second-most then came into play. Aitken-Radburn’s begun, second preferences for other of only few remaining avenues left to the Middle East conflict and the BDS that overrode the motion passed by in my view, do not align with those of deliberately and intensively support nominated candidate on their ballots. voters were far better at sticking candidates on ballots he won became me,” he stated in his appeal. campaign.” members on May 15. the union.” the illegal occupation of Palestinian to HTVs than Carrigan’s with first preferences. territory” and that Sydney University “At a time when universities and trade The Branch Committee’s motion When Honi spoke to McCulloch, he “has refused to distance itself from unions are under siege from the Abbott led to outrage from pro-BDS NTEU said he had not been asked to become the Australian government’s position Government, an NTEU Branch as members, who viewed the decision involved by any member of the USyd on the extreme fringe of international important as the University of Sydney as an undemocratic snub of the branch. Honi also contacted Cahill and public opinion on Israel.” Thousands march Palmer refuses cannot afford the division and fruitless original members’ vote, which passed Branch President Michael Thomson, procedural wrangling that has been unopposed with approximately 40 who both declined to comment. Student Palestine activists have generated by this ill-conceived general NTEU members in attendance. also weighed into the debate. USyd against Liberal to budge-t on fee meeting decision,” he wrote. The BDS campaign has come to the Students for Justice in Palestine The backlash forced the Branch fore at USyd in the last year, with the President Fahad Ali asserted in a government photo by jay ng deregulation A USyd NTEU branch meeting is due Committee to rescind its decision to Director of the University’s Centre letter to the Branch Committee that it to be held on Wednesday, at which bring forward a vote on BDS, and to for Peace and Conflict Studies, Jake had “committed a contemptible affront, Andrew Passarello reports on the National Day of Action. Christina White gives an update on the budget. McCulloch will speak to a motion that reaffirm the members’ vote passed on Lynch, currently in the Federal Court not only to democratic process, but also overturns a USyd branch vote on May May 15, triggering Cahill’s resignation. fighting a Racial Discrimination action to the Palestinian people everywhere.” Thousands of university students Lau, and NTEU representative Nick Confusion over implementation new Senate sits in July. Labor marched across capital cities last Riemer. The students proceeded to of increases to student fees and the Greens oppose the week for the National Union of march down to Michael Spence’s office and HELP debt interest have legislation, leaving eight senators Students’ National Day of Action in the Quadrangle, continuing the prompted concern in the for the Coalition to convince, (NDA), protesting against the Federal demonstration towards UTS to join university sector, adding to three of whom belong to the Stand with Raue, again Government’s proposals for cuts to the bulk of the action. opposition from students and Palmer United Party. university funding and the deregulation the Palmer United party. Lane Sainty reports on the latest institution trying to get rid of Tom Raue. photos by judy zhu of fees. Kyol Blakeney, Indigenous Officer at the Palmer said that he supports USyd SRC, said that police were violent ‘’If you start a course under one the deregulation of fees for In Sydney, students from USyd, towards protestors. system you will finish it under international students, but UNSW, UTS and other university one system,” Abbott said in May. not their domestic counterparts. campuses forced partial closures of “This riot squad guy, he hit me. He had However, fee increases under He has also called for ending the City Road, Broadway, and George Street gloves on – you know when the gloves the government’s proposed HELP scheme and replacing it as they marched towards Town Hall, come out that it’s going to get serious.” deregulation would affect all with free tuition. participating in various sit-ins and students enrolling after budget blocking traffic. Eventually protesters were largely night, May 13 2014, for fees Pyne has suggested that only dispersed across George and Bathurst incurred from 2016. new students would pay higher “It was a fantastic display of student Street, as those remaining were forcibly interest rates on their loans. resistance to a despicable budget, there pushed towards Hyde Park. Riot squad Last week Deakin University and However, the government’s were thousands of students here, many police had been on duty throughout the the University of Western Sydney website states that “the new for their first time,” Ridah Hassan, protest, with at least two arrests made announced they would freeze fees arrangements will apply to all Education Officer at the USyd SRC, at George Street. for students for the rest of 2014, HELP debts (including those told Honi. which means students enrolling incurred by former students, Prior to the protest taking place, any time this year will not face continuing students and new Over 500 students gathered in front Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence sent fee increases for the length of students) beginning with the of Fisher Library at 1:30pm to take an email to all students saying that “the their degree. indexation of debts on 1 June part in the USyd contingent of the The ‘Stand With Raue’ campaign has Security Officer in the face”. regarding the allegation that he delivered outlining plans to occupy University has not yet determined our 2016”. protest. Speeches were made by various undergone an unexpected revival after punched a security officer. the quad unless the persecution of final position on these [fee deregulation] The university sector is expecting representatives, including political changes”, including uncertainty on USU Vice-President and activist Tom Raue believes he was singled out for Tom and others is dropped,” they said. 160,000 enrolments in the next Under the new system, interest economy Professor Frank Stilwell, whether the University would increase Raue was handed a campus ban for a campus ban due to his prominence Raue is well known on campus due 18 months, who are exposed to fee on HELP debt can increase above International Students’ Officer Emma fees. participating in a protest. as an activist. “It is clear that I was to the highly publicised attempt to Although Raue had deferred his uncertainty if universities do not the rate of inflation (up to six singled out since there were about 20 remove him from the USU Board of studies for the semester, the ban has enter agreements to grandfather per cent per annum). Currently, Raue was part of a band of students people who did nothing differently to Directors, an event that inspired the meant he is unable to attend his work students from fee increases. The student loans are indexed in who took part in an impromptu protest me at the protest,” he said. “Police initial Stand With Raue campaign. as a Board Director and must phone downside of such agreements accordance with the consumer against Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and campus security also see me as Since Raue received the letter, the in to meetings, which causes several is that they won’t prevent the price index (CPI), which sits at on May 18. The protesters, targeting a ringleader for activism on campus. campaign has risen again in an logistical hurdles. “I have already government from reducing its 2.9 per cent. Bishop due to the changes to tertiary They don’t understand that activists attempt to get his ban revoked. missed an event where I was supposed contribution to course fees, and education outlined in the recent tend to work collectively without a to meet with university admin on reducing public funding by 20 Unlike the HELP system, per cent. federal budget, jostled and chanted hierarchy.” A rally in support of Raue took place behalf of the USU,” he said. The ban is university fees would be subject at her as she entered MacLaurin Hall on May 28. Approximately 80 students almost exactly the length of time Raue to change as of budget night, in the Quadrangle. Several heated The letter states Raue’s alleged gathered in the Quadrangle to hear has remaining on Board. Last week, Abbott did not rule so any students enrolling after scuffles broke out between campus punching of a security officer was from various speakers. The rally out the possibility of universities May 13 this year could face security guards and protesters. under investigation from NSW police. marched a short distance to Vice- Raue also said he believes the ban doubling fees under a deregulated deregulated fees. However, a police media spokeswoman Chancellor Michael Spence’s office is political. “It interferes with the system. However, the Coalition Raue received a letter on May 23 confirmed to Honi Soit that Raue was and, after some difficulty, inserted running of the USU, and discourages government may be unable to There was also confusion over from Campus Security Unit Manager not under investigation and no charges a declaration of intent into Spence’s activists from protesting in future pass the proposed legislation a potential policy of collecting Morgan Andrews, stating he was had been laid against him. office door. The group also plans to because people will fear for their through the Senate as Clive student debts from deceased banned from campus for one month march on the Sydney University studies/livelihood.” Palmer has said he will vote students. Pyne suggested the idea against it. due to his part in the protest. The Raue said he contacted the University Senate on Monday June 2 (after last Wednesday, saying he had letter describes two aspects of Raue’s to get the ban repealed, but his request this paper goes to print). Several questions regarding Raue’s no “ideological opposition” to the conduct as “not acceptable to the for review was denied. “[Campus ban were sent to the University, In order to pass the legislation, idea, before Abbott ruled out the University”, including “attempting security] don’t say who reviewed Member of the Stand With Raue but they did not respond by the the government needs six votes proposal the next day. to physically force your way through it or what the process was,” he said. campaign Tim Scriven said other time of print. from crossbenchers and thus security and police officers” and He also said he had not been provided future actions are a possibility. “At must acquire the support of the For more on broken election “allegedly punch[ing] a Campus with evidence from the University [Monday’s] meeting a letter will be Palmer United Party when the promises, see national media.

4 5 news news USU receives historic funding Georgian Michael Rees reports on the fun USU botches director ads that was the USU AGM. villa delays allocation Justin Pen reports on procedural failings in the advertisement of 2015 O-Week director positions. The University of Sydney Union (USU) will receive to be “more consultative as we attempt to make student its largest annual allocation of Student Services and decisions, more transparent in our decision-making Applications to direct the 2015 O-Week In a statement to Honi, Hannah I have worked for the USU before.” recruit for student leadership Amenities Fee (SSAF) funds since the abolition of processes, and to be held more accountable to the Festival were inadequately advertised Morris indicated that the USU had positions.” compulsory student unionism, according to its yearly decisions that we make.” housing by the University of Sydney Union promoted the position on the USU The incident has also shed light on the financial report. (USU), raising concerns over the website, homepage and Volunteer involvement of staff in the selection “Staff and Board directors on the Additionally, she asked members to be “critical USU’s appointment of student leaders. email (which reaches 600 students), process and sparked further internal panel do not have a formal procedure At the 42nd Annual General Meeting of the USU, and constructive in the way you approach the development though failed to use its social media review. available guiding how decisions held last Wednesday, Treasurer Sophie Stanton inadequacies you perceive of [the USU], and work Complaints made to the USU Board channels. are made in this context, but it is reported the USU will this year be allocated $3.2 with us to find solutions.” and President Hannah Morris from “[Hardy] took 2 days to reply to my something the USU is working on in million in funding from the SSAF, along with $1.8 The discovery of historic former Campus Culture Directors Former O-Week Director Alistair email – and that reply was ‘we’ll get light of this recent event,” Morris said. million from the University’s capital sinking fund. Notably, Morris did not mention the controversy architectural remains has halted Penina Su and Eden Tollis allege Stephenson, who co-directed the 2014 back to you.’ I had to email her back surrounding Tom Raue, which has featured construction on a student housing applications to direct O-Week 2015 festival, said that he had found about pressing for a timeline to hear that it Despite the early cut-off date, Stanton also reported that the USU had achieved prominently throughout much of her term as were insufficiently advertised between the position “through Facebook and would be ‘sometime early next week’,” Stephenson indicated that most of a budget surplus of $11,317 in 2013. During this President. project, writes Ada Lee. April 2 and May 5 2014. the USU website”. Su said. the legwork involved in organising time, the organisation generated a total revenue O-Week occurred late in the year. of $21,831,624. Amendments intending to replace the word ‘Union’ The remains of an 1859 Georgian villa have Applications were reopened on Friday The USU has used Facebook to “The Board [has] recognised the with the acronym ‘USU’ in the organisation’s been discovered inside St Michael’s College, May 23 but were closed again within advertise student leadership positions need to create a formal procedure “We had a lot of the ‘big picture’ stuff USU President Hannah Morris noted that the seat Constitution were questioned by incoming board bringing student housing construction plans a few hours. USU President Hannah as recently as April 24 this year around how decisions are made by worked out as early as May 2013,” of the USU at the SSAF negotiating table remained director Alisha Aitken-Radburn. Current directors for the site to a halt. Morris asserted the “decision was in a callout for Hermes Student Student Leadership Interview panels he said. “We started coming into the as important as ever. In her Presidential speech, she Robby Magyar and Bebe D’Souza noted that they made by the [Human Resources] Editors and an INCUBATE Program surrounding the entire process, and office in August of that year, but didn’t said, “autonomy over SSAF allocation is a gift which had raised similar concerns in internal board Owned by the Roman Catholic Church, St Director of the USU [Sandra Hardy], Coordinator. where ultimate responsibility for really get into an intensive schedule we should not give up.” meetings. Michael’s College is an 80-year-old abandoned who accepts full responsibility for the decision making lies,” Morris told until around November.” building on City Rd, with broken windows and process”. “I recognise that I’m in a privileged Honi. Stanton did not include the sum of the legal costs USU Honorary Secretary John Harding-Easson graffiti on its greying walls. position insofar that I am actually USU O-Week Festival Directors are incurred by the USU during the Tom Raue dispute said that the University of Sydney Union is legally “Given the USU has a large and aware that I have the ability to lobby She further noted that: “Marketing paid an honorariam of $5,000. in her report, as they have not yet been finalised. registered as the ‘USU’. He also noted that a number Plans were underway by private contractor, successful presence on multiple social Board Directors and have the personal and HR are creating a Student The Board is also yet to determine whether it will of major trade unions use acronyms in official Urbanest, to transform the decaying site into media outlets that it leverages for connections to do so,” Su told Honi, but Employment policy to ensure all At the time of publication Hardy had enforce a court order for such costs against Raue. documents and communications. an 11-story accommodation building with 80 advertising of student positions it is noted that “individual emails of Board channels of communication are utilised not responded to enquiries from Honi, percent of beds promised to students. concerning that none of them were Directors aren’t available online – I in future (Facebook, Twitter, member forwarded to her by Morris. In her annual report, Hannah Morris spoke to All 2013-2014 Board Directors were in attendance, utilised here,” Su wrote in an email was only able to email them because mail, LinkedIn etc.) to effectively concerns about transparency and accountability with the exceptions of Karen Chau and Tom Raue. Heritage architect, Otto Cserhalmi, discovered to Hardy. within the USU. She said that the board aspired Raue was unable to attend the meeting as he is an 1859 Georgian-style villa known as Cyprus presently banned from campus. Hall encased within the college. His discoveries included an Archimedean spiral balustrade, a Georgian revival fireplace and mantelpiece, and a French door. T�� M����N� Police clashes mar Pyne protest ‘’Within 20 minutes we realised we had a build- F���� Astha Rajvanshi reports on the clashes between protesters and police. ing within a building,” Cserhalmi told the Syd- ney Morning Herald. “[The Georgian building] Violent confrontations between police and students Footage from the scene appears to show a police would be considered of heritage significance.’’ METADATA: ROBOTS IN After this was brought to Magyar’s attention, wrought by the 140-character limit the medium. erupted at St John’s College as Federal Education officer punching a student, and tweets covering the DISGUISE Undergraduate Fellow of the University Senate Top-secret tweets leaked to Honi indicate Phelps’ Project managers have indicated that Minister Christopher Pyne entered the premises to incident report several students being assaulted by and fellow Unity member Patrick Massarani original message: “The police are a part of a adjudicate the John Howard Debating Cup. riot police. construction plans will be pushed back by Fans of metadata-based student journalism called Honi to say he helped Caccamo write broken institution, which protects the ruling almost a year with completion date predicted (we know you’re out there) had a cracker of the complaint. class. The current system must be dismantled. About 50 students gathered near the main entrance “I heard several of the riot police talk about how to be May 2015 instead of July this year. a weekend last month in the aftermath of the No revolution of the good can ever occur until of the college on Missenden Road in Camperdown to violent they’d been … one of them joked about how USU board elections. Carrigan expressed disappointment in Magyar, the police force is abolished.” After much protest against the Federal government’s proposed he punched a woman in the face,” said Raue. Lack of affordable student housing has been saying it was hard “discovering that an individual paraphrasing and a few bottles of grange, Phelps cuts to higher education. an ongoing concern for the University. Under It all kicked off when Cameron Caccamo I will be on board with for the next year has appeared to have cut every word either side of An argument between police and protestors took its Student Accommodation Strategy, the lodged a complaint against Liam Carrigan, decided to start off our working relationship by “good”. University of Sydney Union Vice President Tom Raue place later in the evening. “We’re going to be seeing a University is aiming to deliver 4,000 affordable claiming his campaign had committed a litany attempting to remove me”. Despite this, Carrigan said the protest was “organised by student activists lot of each other and if you’re not civil it’s going to get beds to students within the next three to five of dull regulatory breaches including failure to said he is “positive and hopeful that the next few When pressed for comment, Phelps transformed over the last couple of days in secret, as we didn’t very messy,” a police officer was overheard saying to years. Difficulties with St Michael’s College authorise campaigning material and breaching weeks can be ones of building bridges”. into a bat and flew into the cold night. want the Liberals to know”. a student. construction apparently should not affect this the spending cap. Caccamo placed sixth in target. A University spokesperson told Honi the election, which means if Liam were to be A BAD CASE OF WHIPLASH “The main message of the protest was that these The event concluded around 9:30pm, with protestors the college is a “separate project”. disqualified he would move to fifth place and be elected. It was not to be, however, as Returning attacks are not welcome by students. Liberal and police dispersing from the premises. During the chaos of University Slayer Officer Miiko Kumar dismissed the complaint Christopher Pyne’s visit to USyd, the politicians are not welcome on the campus that Projects that are incorporated in the University’s strategy for affordable student on the basis of Carrigan’s response. Twittersphere was ablaze with reports of police they are destroying,” Raue said. “A few people are a bit shaken up, but overall it housing include the Queen Mary Building and violence. Fairfax and the ABC both reported was a success because it has gotten a lot of media Abercrombie Precinct. “Obviously I’m rather disappointed with the that police had “pushed students to the ground”. The Sydney University Liberal Club (SULC) hosted attention,” said Raue. decision, and the way the decision was passed Students had told Honi they had been “punched”, the event with Attorney-General George Brandis and down,” said Caccamo. “Having something go “shoved” and “thrown to the ground”. USU GIVES IT UP Liberal MP Peter Phelps also in attendance. In a press release issued from their Facebook page, against you is difficult at the best of times, but SULC characterised the protest as a “riot” and it’s even worse when no credible explanation Ensconced in St John’s College, NSW Breaking: USU admits all campus food prior to Over 50 police officers from the NSW Public Order criticised the tone of the protester’s chants. is given.” Caccamo initially suggested he may Government Whip of the Legislative Council May 2014 was shit, claims #Laneway will deliver and Riot Squad were present, outnumbering the appeal the decision, but decided not to. Peter Phelps responded to a tweet reporting us to new bountiful era. protestors, and blocked off all entrances to the college “This riot was organised by the usual suspects from police brutality, Phelps tweeted a one-word as protestors attempted to gain entry. Sydney University’s extremist rent-a-crowd, who Writing from his campaign’s Facebook account, reply: “Good.” RAISE THE ALAM have nothing better to do than to disrupt civil debate Carrigan said “it was upsetting receiving a Pyne’s car arrived at approximately 6:30pm through with their militant tactics,” SULC President Alex complaint that questioned my integrity, and Far from naïve, Honi is well aware the state Campus’ favorite Facebook personality/troll, the Missenden Road entry and drove into the Dore said in the release. even more so because it was from a friend.” routinely sanctions violence, and even more Rafi Alam, has made a glorious comeback. He underground car park within the college, at which routinely sanctions poorly thought through was temporarily banned from Facebook due to a Here the tale takes a turn for the mysterious, communication strategies, but even we copyright complaint from Alex Dore, President point a forceful confrontation saw a number of After the event some criticised the protestors and with evidence suggesting current Board director were caught off-guard by Phelps’ apparent of SULC - their long runing rivalry, which has students being pushed and shoved to the ground by the Liberal Club for causing damage to property at and presidential candidate Robby Magyar was endorsement of police violence. been clogging up USyd’s newsfeed since their the police. St John’s College and disrupting uninvolved college involved in the authoring of Caccamo’s complaint. inception. residents. Two old lead pane windows were broken But rest assured, it was all a miscommunication. SRC General Secretary Mariana Podestá-Diverio and a desk was damaged, with the bill for repairs Magyar, a member of Student Unity, initially Honi has undertaken extensive phone-hacking In an exclusive statement to Honi, Alam said described being subjected to police brutality: “One sent to SULC. denied being involved with the complaint. operations that would impress Murdoch himself, “LONG LIVE FREE SPEECH LONG LIVE KARL riot policeman punched me in the breast, and another Honi has obtained this exclusive However, the metadata of the document revealed and we can now reveal that Phelps’ single-word MARX LONG LIVE SATAN XXXX 666.” pushed me onto a fallen chair and into a sandstone “I think college residents didn’t like the fact that image which clearly displays the it was authored under the name “Robby Magyar”. tweet was an unfortunate miscommunication wall. I was thrown to the ground by riot squad cops protesters (or randoms from the street) could have architectural remains discovered. twice. My glasses were knocked off my face by one potentially done more damage or entered the building officer who shoved another protester in front of me.” and stolen stuff, which happens often,” said one resident of the College. 6 7 investigation profile SAlting the fields Astha Rajvanshi and Tom Gardner investigate the inner workings continued on page 1 Profile: of Socialist Alternative, a Marxist political faction on campus.

By all accounts, this “direct and Zacharatos explained. intentional strategy” for SAlt’s revival has been a success. They However, Morley disagrees with Anna Bligh have gained 20 or so members at the critisims against SAlt’s current Sydney University in the last year, measures for protest. “There is The former Queensland Premier refuses to talk about and when compared to Grassroots, nothing ‘aggressive’ about the politics with Dom Ellis. an alternative far-left political right to protest. If you want group on campus that has had a aggression, look at the attacks membership of 70 in the last three on people’s lives in the budget,” she argued. years, these numbers reflect SAlt’s “I think it’s important that when vulnerable women, children, and “[University] gave me an campaign promises. Speaking fast and steady growth. people have had a chance to be young people and their families. opportunity to understand how defensively, Bligh conceded very These justifications are consistent a leader on the public stage they “This is an organisation that human beings can affect change little on the matter, insisting the John Passant, a former SAlt throughout SAlt’s responses. know when to leave the stage, and makes genuine differences in all around them,” she said. “How issue was ultimately to do with member who resigned last year, Hassan explained, “sometimes I think that time has come for me. people’s lives,” Bligh said. “It has they can come together in pretty communication and she did what comments that the current Photo source: UNSW Social Alternative Facebook Page there’s a mood for more radical Like any citizen I’m going to have a long history, a great legacy, and structured organisations like was necessary at the time. political climate gives people direct action which can inspire that have similar beliefs and views on things but I don’t want I’m very excited to lead it.” the student union and make the the impetus to join the political in joining the party. “We encourage new people to get involved, like the sometimes identical beliefs to to be drawn on issues that are campus a better place for young “I think people often forget the faction. “There is an angry mood people to read some basic Marxist Q&A protest. We make decisions the organisation”. currently in play in party politics.” Despite its title, Bligh explained people, while facilitating the voice perilous financial circumstances among much of the population. about tactics on the basis of what texts, have a few conversations that the YWCA was a secular of young people in a much broader that the world teetered on in They want action to bust the can help the campaign grow, gain Most notably, their sectarian with us about the theory and Anna Bligh and I had very organisation and her involvement political debate.” 2009. It was a time when we did budget,” he said. attention and support”. squabbling with alternative history of our group, and help us different conceptions of how our is based on “very human” – not know when the bottom of the socialist group Solidarity ends out in promoting upcoming rallies conversation was going to play meaning irreligious – charitable Years later, Bligh became a financial crisis would be, and state “What Socialist Alternative was Despite assertions that SAlt up putting most people off either and distributing Red Flag. If they out. Sure, she thought she was instincts. In fact, Bligh had long key spokeswoman in that very governments and corporations able to do, with many others, was engages in actions like these to organisation. “After hearing about dig the theory and can see the being interviewed for the Women’s ago done away with religion, debate, spending 15 years with were seeing their credit ratings mobilise students against the increase its visibility and drive this you have to think, ‘why on point in being activists, they can College newsletter, but ultimately reportedly leaving the Catholic what she proudly considered cut. These were extreme financial budget attacks in their thousands recruitment, it’s undeniable such earth am I wasting my time hating then join when they’re ready,” he I think it came down to a simple Church when her mother was told a “very progressive, reforming times…but in the end, Queensland and show to many students they tactics have contributed to success on a group of people that have the contested. case of mismatched intentions. she could no longer receive Holy Labor government”. In 2007 she and Australia survived, but not represented their interests and of recent protests. same philosophy as our group?’” I had prepared questions about Communion after her divorce. succeeded Peter Beattie as leader without making some pretty tough could get people on to the streets.” SAlt are proud of their militant her take on the resignation of She had little to say on her of the ALP, becoming Australia’s decisions.” Zacharatos commented. Even Zacharatos admited “SAlt tactics including loud chanting, NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and personal faith, but spoke highly third female Premier. And in However, Passant’s resignation dominate most campaign groups SAlt’s internal operations have sit-ins, and conflicts with the the reconstruction of Queensland of the YWCA, which she seemed to 2009 Bligh would retain her Tough decisions seemed to be also reflects a darker side that and do some of the key heavy been described by some as police. This willingness to engage Labor, but was snubbed – it’s not think was going to be the focus of premiership with a close election part and parcel of Bligh’s political lies beneath the surface of SAlt’s lifting when it comes to rallies”. “cultish”. in confrontations goes to the heart her responsibility anymore, or so our discussion. victory, making her the first career, which also included a theoretical Marxist exploration, of the criticism hurled at SAlt not she says. female Premier of any Australian term as the National President political action and grassroots For now, SAlt’s vanguard One anonymous Grassroots only by other activists, but also by A former social worker and state to be elected in her own of the ALP. Speaking in that organising. revolutionaries are not interested member accused them of predatory the broader community and mass Instead, with a very cautious education minister, working federal leadership capacity in the in pluralism, but still manage to right. recruitment. “They prey on the media. certitude, she walked me through with youth has been a wake of a procedural disaster at “Their perpetual lefter-than-thou achieve success on the far left. vulnerable by finding people who her life and lengthy CV, paying cornerstone of Bligh’s career. However, the final years of Easter Island, she once called mentality … makes it difficult for Whether it’s building up a brand, have social anxiety … making Petrie described SAlt’s activism particular attention to her And, unsurprisingly, she was Bligh’s career were characterised for a complete review of the non-members to relate to some controlling rallies, or aggressively them feel really welcome. They as “total crap”. humble political beginnings, her impassioned by discussions of by disaster, both natural and government’s policy on asylum members in student political recruiting at a university level, switch between super charming philanthropies since leaving office, her own coming-of-age. She fondly otherwise. She described the seekers. Cynically, I asked what contexts,” said Mariana Podestá- “Their tactic is to drown out these efforts are not going and super nasty and aggressive”. and her health – a subject which remembered the University of catastrophic 2011 floods as one she made of the development of Diverio, a former SAlt member. debate, both literally and unnoticed in the present political unfortunately has tainted her Queensland and the moments of the biggest “tests” in her career, asylum policy since then, but this figuratively. They’ll try and shut climate. After initial recruitment, SAlt career post-politics. that inspired her immersion into explaining in depth how “every time I was met with a slightly It seems that SAlt’s commitment down debate even if they don’t allegedly proceeds by isolating politics, emphasising her first year, river system south of the tropic more riled tenor and an immediate to vanguardism comes with shout it down. They’re just making Although other political activists members from their friends by In early 2013, at 52 years old, when she was involved in mass of Capricorn flooded, with 12 of rebuff. a militant and authoritarian the rest of the student body look have attempted to distance accusing them of being counter- Bligh announced that she had protests against National Party them reaching levels that have attitude that often alienates the bad,” he commented. themselves from the seemingly revolutionary, and by exploiting been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin legislation attempting to remove never been recorded”. The period And that was the general tone rest of their left allies. Podestá- indoctrinating philosophy their labour through postering and lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. the right to march statewide. was frantic, “demanding constant of our awkward conversation. Diverio explains that many In fact, a leaked email alleged espoused by SAlt, little fuss is encouraging further recruitment. When we spoke – a few weeks decision-making” and supposedly Bligh spoke with all the style and individuals are politically engaged to be an internal SAlt missive kicked up in working together. “They have a system of abuse ago – she had almost entirely It often takes sustained periods leaving little time for self- rhetoric of a politician but without and motivated to work with SAlt expresses similar concerns about After all, most campaigns require [against] anyone who doesn’t stand recuperated, but told me that of political debauchery in reflection. Yet, Bligh was deemed the proud ideology. It was a for common activist goals however, SAlt’s activism on Sydney’s people to work with each other to by what they say,” the anonymous the cancer had slowed her down government to unearth one’s own something of a shining light strange experience. “they must radically reconceive campus. “I can’t help but see the achieve any more than marginal Grassroots member said. and forced her to re-evaluate political calling, and, for a young amidst the shroud of devastation their approach to broad left unity, early and worrying signs of a success. how she might want to spend Anna Bligh, years of hardnosed and loss that covered the state, Although Bligh disagrees, I don’t starting with their rigid and divergence in political practice Cam Petrie, another former her remaining years on what she conservatism and institutional even giving the struggling Labor think the buck stops with the sanctimonious political modus between the branches. No doubt Ultimately, Morley envisions SAlt member of SAlt, was weary of jokingly termed “this mortal coil”. corruption under Bjelke-Petersen’s party a glimmer of hope in title and the paycheck. Changing operandi”. we’ve all been encouraged by the creating a “radically different their strict internal hierarchy and National government did just Queensland. careers is one thing, but a former growth of the Sydney branch, but society, where the majority of top-down approach. “I think that’s With a career as extensive and that. Bligh said she stood proudly Premier too cautious to venture In fact, when members of other now we’re seeing clear indications wealth is not concentrated in the weird for a Socialist organisation,” eventful as Anna Bligh’s, slowing against the authoritarian reign of But soon after, Bligh was faced into “party politics” is another. political groups on campus were that they’re becoming somewhat hands of a few, in a world which he said. He commented that during down isn’t entirely unexpected, Bjelke-Petersen and later became with a different sort of disaster: Now, when genuine progressive asked for comment, many were adventurist in their activism, if not is free of the exploitation and his time in SAlt, “their methods but she assured me that her involved with student politics a historic landslide. In the 2012 voices are being increasingly hesitant to respond or wished to occasionally indulging in ultra-left oppression inherent to capitalism”. were violent. They were almost working life was a long way from on campus, where she would Queensland state election the ALP drowned out by a government not stay anonymous out of “fear of gestures,” it said. cult-like, enforcing ideological over, speaking in depth about her spend two years on the Students’ found themselves on the wrong unlike the conservative, despotic retribution”. When Hassan was asked how long orthodoxy in the party. There recent appointment as CEO of the Representative Council. She also end of a 15 per cent swing. As regime Anna Bligh once proudly “At the time, it was explained to he planned to stay at university was no diversity of opinions, none NSW Young Women’s Christian served a stint as Women’s Vice- was widely publicised, the swing fought, it’s as good a time as any This fear can be partly attributed me that they operate the way they to work towards this vision, he of that. They want a movement Association (YWCA). President of the Student Union, was largely a result of the sale of to voice dissent. to a broader militant approach do in order to get in the media and responded: “Better people than without dissenting opinion”. though did not join the Labor state assets in 2009, a decision that another former SAlt member, to get their message out. me have spent their whole lives One of the older charities in party until after university, harshly criticised by economists Peter Zacharatos, described To be honest I think it can put fighting for human liberation, so On the contrary, Omar Hassan the country, the YWCA provides “some time in the early 1980s”. and the public alike and coming off as “openly aggressive to other that seems like a reasonable thing Photo source: News Limited believes that SAlt is “pretty people off causes and alienate services to disadvantaged and political currents, even those to aspire to”. the back of Bligh’s contradictory patient” with those interested those less radical people,” 8 9 feature feature

numerous clients in a variety of to account for the clusters of understood, they have been all but in rural and remote Australia; courts. problems that affect Aboriginal drowned out. I get the feeling that, when a licence is suspended, it people specifically. In light of this caught in the headlights of these is almost guaranteed to provoke “We just don’t have enough budget, Sarah says that she is cuts, they have little left to lose. further crime. lawyers to go round. The turnover losing some hope for the future. rate is massive – we more often Felicity is a friendly, if reserved, “Out there, we call them ‘licences Widening than not are in the process of “It’s really unfair. I mean, I don’t young Sydney Law graduate, to live’. If you don’t have a driver’s recruiting more lawyers.” know what the grand plan is, but who is sporting coke-bottle-thick licence then you’re cut off from at this rate, we’ll just dissolve. hipster glasses, an elephant- participation in society. We’re Why is there such a high turnover We could just disappear.” patterned cardigan and wooden talking about communities where rate? earrings. She explains to me that you need to drive 200 kilometres to go to work, to go to the the gap “Money. Mainstream legal aid supermarket, to access healthcare. Georgia Kriz investigates the government’s cuts to Aboriginal legal services. lawyers get paid up to 25 per cent It just perpetuates. These people more than our lawyers. It’s hard to break the law again because they keep people when other agencies have to.” are offering flexible hours, so much The media coverage of the Abbott the provision of legal assistance currently in jails across NSW, these, and the constant interaction more money, less grueling work.” Felicity recently gave evidence to government’s maiden budget has directly on the ground. As we talk, approximately 2,300 are with systemic inequality and “I get the feeling a NSW Parliamentary Committee been dominated by an uproar he smiles a lot, in what seems to be Aboriginal. Nationally, Aboriginal oppression. What keeps him going? Tentatively trying to avoid on traffic law violations, and she against the deregulation of in almost deliberate defiance of the people only make up 2.5 per cent drawing attention to how tells me that the subsequently universities, the death of free, sombre nature of our conversation. of the population. “I could say because I believe in fatigued and defeated she and that, caught in the released report was promising universal healthcare and the those big principles like a fair go her colleagues look, I ask Sarah and presented positive and neoliberal restructuring of the “We’re funded solely by the John is clearly painfully aware of and access to justice, and I do. But if she thinks the work also takes constructive recommendations. welfare system. To an extent, Federal Government,” John tells the weight that these figures hold. I think, for me, it boils down to an adverse emotional toll. Her headlights of these this is to be expected – there are me. “Obviously, this means we are the fact that I believe Aboriginal response is immediate and urgent. “The problem is that it is just only so many minutes in a news especially vulnerable to funding “We are simply unable to people deserve the very best sitting on a shelf now. The broadcast, and only so many words cuts – we literally have no other hold back the tidal wave that legal representations in the most “Absolutely. There’s so much cuts, they have little government isn’t acting on its can fit on a page. money coming in.” continues to build,” he says. “As difficult circumstances.” vicarious trauma. I mean, we’re own committee’s report.” well as having to deal with the dealing with really disadvantaged But these aren’t the only stories Under the Abbott Government’s cocktail of the disadvantaged After our interview is done, John people.” She gestures, with a limp left to lose.” She lets out a hollow, husky to tell. budget, John and his team stand – poverty, unemployment, and walks me upstairs to the main wrist and an effort, to the piles laughs when, as the interview to lose $650 000 from their substance abuse – Aboriginal workspace. The bullpen-style office of folders on her desk. “You could is drawing to a close, I ask her if Tucked away in the Attorney working budget over 2014-15. He people view police as agents of up here is vastly different to the pick up any one of these and you there is anything she wanted to General’s Department section of says they aren’t yet sure what this an invading state. There is this set of offices below. Where John’s could read the saddest story you answer that I haven’t asked. Budget Paper No. 2, somewhere means in real terms. very understandable fundamental looked neat and relatively new, will ever read.” between the cuts to the security distrust and it just exacerbates all these rooms are bedraggled, and “It’s a huge topic. I can’t even at Hobart Airport and Screen “For 12 days after that budget was the problems.” smell musty. Afternoon sunlight She pauses and breaks her eye begin to explain. I think the Australia, $15 million was handed down, the bureaucrats in streams in through dirty windows. contact with me. When she looks take-home message is that if snatched from legal aid. Of Canberra couldn’t tell us which of In an attempt to combat this Ragged curtains hang off lopsided up again, her tired eyes are angry. we are going to confront the all the cuts, this was arguably our programs would be affected.” dire state of recidivism and curtain rods. Teetering piles of disparity, the gap in our society the cruelest. It will directly Despite his mild mannered incarceration, ALS NSW/ACT thick manila folders crowd every “We get them at the end, when the between Aboriginal people affect access to justice for the wheels have fallen off. We know and non-Aboriginal people, country’s most disadvantaged jail isn’t the solution, the judge we need to confront the gross and underprivileged people. It will knows jail isn’t the solution, they overrepresentation of Aboriginal make many lives tangibly, truly, know jail isn’t the solution,” she people in custody. We need to and absolutely worse. says.“There is no worse feeling really well resource our legal in the world than watching your services. A cut to resources is only The Aboriginal Legal Service “It’s like dropping a pebble in a client go to jail. It just happens going to aggravate the problem.” (ALS) is the principal provider too much.” of legal assistance to Indigenous I leave Felicity’s office and walk Australians. Overseen by an pond: the ripples spread.” Like John, I ask Sarah about the Pictured: the Redfern Tent Embassy. out past the crooked curtain rods, entirely Aboriginal board of immediate, real-world impact of the bulging manila folders, the directors, and with offices the Abbott government’s cuts. The dirty windows, and down the in every state and territory, throughcare program is also at the stairs. It is no longer afternoon every ALS branch currently front of her mind. She explains in Redfern – as I step out on to provides their clients with demeanour, I can see how angry have placed six field officers across desk. No-one looks up from their that she had just gotten off the the street, it is dark and quite cold. free legal representation, bail this makes him; that smile the state and territory whose job it work as we walk past. phone to one of the field officers Casting aside my hesitation to she is only visiting Sydney – she application assistance and help momentarily disappears from is to identify prisoners coming to who will soon be made redundant. draw attention to her personal lives and works in Dubbo, and has The Abbott government’s maiden with transitioning out of prison. his face. the end of their sentences, connect John shows me to the office plight, I ask why she persists with been doing a lot of work on traffic budget is a blueprint for a vastly “She was telling me that when Supported and welcomed by with them, and assist them in of Sarah Crellin, the Deputy the job when she is obviously so law advocacy in rural communities different Australia: a leaner, they called to give her the news Aboriginal communities across “What we do know has gone their transition out of prison – Principal Legal Officer of NSW’s tired and sad. “It gives me joy, it in that region. She tells me that meaner, harsher place. There is no that she would lose her job, she the country, the organisation for sure is what we call our this is ‘throughcare’.“To be honest south-eastern zone. She’s young, really does,” she says. “And the over the last five years in the inspirational message to package was driving a client who had is the strongest and most vocal ‘throughcare’ program. It has gone with you, I could only name half but she has tired eyes and a soft, clients are unendingly, eternally local courts of Western NSW, up nicely here; there will be no just gotten out of jail to a service advocate for the legal rights and from having half a million dollars a dozen clients who, through the flat voice. I take a seat on grateful; they are just such around 10 to 12 per cent of the reprieve for the ALS staff, nor for provider. She answered the phone representation of Indigenous of funding to literally nothing. help of this program, stayed out of a battered couch across from her beautiful people.” sentences imposed have been for the countless number of other good on loudspeaker. And this other Australians. Its work is now in Come July 1, it’s gone.” jail for more than 12 months – but desk and sink a surprising way unauthorised driving offences. people doing good things across jeopardy. we consider that a huge success,” into it before realising, detachedly, woman, the client, just said: ‘What Although I have only made the country who will be affected The throughcare program targets John says, his smile returned. that it has no springs. am I going to do now? Who is going appointments with Sarah and “A huge proportion of the by these budget cuts. “Currently they give us $17 recidivism, which is infamously to help me now?’” John, Sarah takes me a few offices Aboriginal people who are getting million. If they doubled that rife amongst Aboriginal people. “What the policy makers don’t “It’s already unfair, and they’re down to meet Felicity Graham, locked up are getting locked up This budget will create and For most Aboriginal people being funding, we could start to do More than two thirds of Aboriginal understand is that’s not just six cutting it again.” Sarah kneads the Western Region Principal for essentially regulatory offences exacerbate many stories of released from custody, especially a good job.” prisoners will return to jail within people – that’s six families, six her hands together across from Legal Officer. It strikes me how – it’s unnecessary. The most inequality, suffering and in rural and remote areas, the three years of their release; many communities. It’s like dropping me; her knuckles shine white, open these people are being common offence that we see is disadvantage. No one story reality is that no-one will be able This is John McKenzie, Chief spend the majority of their lives a pebble in a pond: the ripples red, white, red. “It just isn’t fair.” with me, how freely and frankly people being sent to jail for driving deserves to be privileged above the to help with their specific needs Legal Officer of the NSW/ACT behind bars for consecutive, spread.” they have spoken. I realise they with disqualified licences.” rest, but they all deserve to be told. ALS. I’m sitting in his stylish, separate offences. This astounding Although Sarah is technically in after the throughcare program has probably haven’t been interviewed yet small, Redfern office on a rate of re-offence only exacerbates John tells me he has worked “on a managerial position, she tells been shut down. Although most much; in amongst the choruses of Felicity explains that this Picture sourced from the post-budget Friday afternoon. an already disproportionately high and off” at ALS for over 34 years. me she still has court obligations state and territory Departments discontented and distressed voices “disproportionate” incarceration Sydney Morning Herald. I have come to hear about how rate of Aboriginal incarceration. It must be so hard, I suggest, that can see her crisscrossing the of Justice offer transitional flooding the media, discordantly rate comes as a result of the the government’s cuts will affect Out of roughly 10,200 prisoners especially in the face of cuts like city on any given day to represent support programs, few are tailored clamouring to be heard and necessity of a driver’s licence 10 11 usu executive elections

illustration by mikaela bartels From left to right: Bebe D’Souza, Eve Radunz, Kade Denton, Robby Magyar, Tara Waniganayaka, Tim Matthews

Vice-President, Honorary year. In that position, she focused The other key variable is which way So, despite significant political and Secretary, Honorary Treasurer on collaborating with the Wom*n’s the NLS and Grassroots caucuses vote. personal differences between some of Collective, helping to organise events Both caucuses have two Directors, the Directors, they are promising not Bebe D’Souza (Grassroots): Bebe such as Reclaim the Night. She’s who will very likely vote the same to allow disagreement to define their USU: Your executive appears to be the most ideologically also been involved in establishing way. This means that if you win either term. A premium is being placed on a consistent candidate running for an the Health and Wellbeing Week and caucus, you’re up two votes. If you win consultative style of governance that, What are the executive from the election and a new ballot of disorganisation and disrepute; Board and presents herself as exec position this year and has been assisting Robby in his Queer Review. both caucuses, you’re up four. in practice, should lead to common elections? will be taken, with Directors whose or a combination of any of the above. an inclusive candidate for President. ahead of the curve from the start. She Eve is open about not achieving policy initiatives being sought out first-preference candidate has been The number of Instagram photos you Her passion for the student interest is running for Vice-President. While some of her policies; universal access Bebe is the senior Grassroots and pursued. Some of these common In June of each year, the USU disqualified usually re-directing their feature in with the people whose votes seems genuine, albeit vague, citing the Board flipped from one side of remains a distant dream and the USU candidate, and appears likely to be threads have already begun to Board Directors meet to elect a new vote to one of the remaining two you’re courting is also an important the USU’s pillars as her guides. the debate to the other on the issue has not significantly broadened the the next Vice-President of the USU. emerge, largely expressed through executive. There are four executive candidates. If a majority still cannot be consideration. In her year on board, Tara has co- of Raue’s expulsion, Bebe supported food options available to include halal She told Honi that her vote would the buzzwords that have been dropped positions up for grabs in these achieved, or if all candidates received organised the USU’s Transparency him before it was cool. She was one and vegan food. She is nominating not be going to Tim because they have into every USU-related conversation elections: President, Vice-President, the same number of votes in the first Who are the candidates? Review and voted against the Raue of the few in her year to run on a herself for Honorary Secretary, “disagreed on lots,” especially the vote in the last six months. Honorary Treasurer and Honorary round of voting, the result will be dismissal, showing her commitment to policy of increasing transparency; a position in which she wants to to remove Tom Raue. She and her Secretary. Additionally, Women’s, decided by pulling a name out of hat President greater transparency. However, these in the most recent elections almost see increased USU transparency junior counterpart, Ed McMahon, First amongst these is “student Queer, Sustainability, and the newly- (yes, literally). Alternatively, if all experiences have not given her more everyone was doing it. Unlike Robby, and investigate the possibility of are currently “100 per cent undecided” control”, which speaks to the common created Ethnocultural portfolios are candidates receive the same number of Robby Magyar (Student Unity – Labor commitment to specificity; she isn’t Bebe refused to say whether she would implementing Affirmative Action between Tara and Robby. desire to give student directors available and can be concurrently held votes in the first round of the election, Right): In Robby’s first year as a Board sure where she stands on live tweeting renew Woodward’s contract, but did in the C&S framework. greater power to steer the Union with executive positions. Being an the hat will be used to decide which Director, he promoted the need for of staff members, and wants to let suggest relations between staff and We’ve heard NLS Directors Eve and on a course of their own choosing. executive member grants the average candidate is disqualified from the race, greater transparency and focused on Board Directors speak to the media, Board directors (and her in particular) So, who’s going to be Kate Bullen are also torn between Directors enunciated this principle Board Director more power in the and a second round of polling will student welfare issues. He believes but only when they “add constructively were strained. Bebe has achieved a the next USU President? Tara and Robby. Close personal in different ways: Tim was concerned organisation, including reviewing occur. If a majority cannot be reached, his greatest achievement was the to the debate”. Tara concedes that few comparatively high number of her friendships and factional interest that Directors had been sidelined into the CEO’s contract and remuneration, the hat will come out again. Queer Review, which was one of a of her election promises have come to policies; she has been instrumental In the race for president, all three come SRC elections in September are projects that are not the heart of the sitting on a bunch of committees, number of factors that demonstrates fruition, saying that she decided to in the Transparency Review, the candidates start from the same pushing Eve and Kate towards Robby, USU’s operations; Eve thought there and having control over what USU In the months leading up to the his welfare and community stance, focus instead on the USU’s priorities BULL review, and the Ethnocultural position of having two safe votes – but Tara could be an option in this wasn’t enough staff respect for student regulations mystically refer to as the election, aspiring executive Board and vision as president. In his and important day-to-day decisions. Portfolio. their own, and the first-year Director volatile teacup. directors; Robby was so concerned “day-to-day matters which are not Directors expend unthinkable amounts interview, he was vocal about the whose campaign they managed. Liv about the CEO’s lack of respect for necessary to bring to Board”. They of time and energy shoring up support disappointing aspects of Hannah Tim Matthews (Indie): Tim has been Kade Denton (Indie): Kade Denton will vote for Tim, Alisha for Robby and The vision of the student control that he said that he also get paid more, with the President for their tilt at an executive position. Morris’ presidency, including her typecast as a conservative candidate. was the dark horse of the 2013 USU Liam for Tara. Tim can also bank on potential executive would not renew Woodward’s contract. taking home over $26,000 a year. On one level, this is simply a matter failure to consult with the board. This is in part due to his vote on the election, sneaking in to claim the Kade’s vote, making it 3-2-2 to begin Secondly, and with varying degrees of Other executive of trying to prove that you’re a good It became clear that there was a divide special resolution to sack Tom Raue sixth and final spot on preferences. with. Whichever of those scenarios actually emphasis, is “transparency”. All the Board Director by working hard, between first and second year board (which he rejects as a litmus test of He’s even more of an outsider in the plays out beyond the pages of this candidates for next year’s executive In general, two or three of the USU’s taking initiative, and making an effort directors this year, which is something progressive politics) and his position executive race this year, admitting From that point, there are between paper, and whichever candidate want to make the USU more open second-year Board Directors will to realise your election promises. he wants to avoid. He disagrees with on the Senate-Appointed Directors’ during his interview that he was 5 and 7 votes to win. That number ultimately emerges victorious, the and accountable to its members. Bebe nominate for each executive position, It’s also a matter of articulating an how CEO Andrew Woodward runs ability to vote (which is that they unlikely to get any position, but was is not set because we cannot be sure 2014-15 USU Board is likely to wanted directors’ reports to be made with the winner decided by a vote of incisive vision for the Union that the Union, aiming to change many should not be on Board, but that if interested in Vice-President. When if either or both of the SADs will steer itself in pretty much the same public; Kade wanted minutes to be the 11 student Board Directors and, aligns you with some candidates, damaging bureaucratic elements and they are, they should be able to cast asked if he’d been working towards vote. We understand that they have direction. released more quickly. if they choose to vote, the two Senate- and differentiates you from others. moving it into a place that balances an informed vote). Tim presented any of his election promises, Kade essentially been asked not to vote. Appointed Directors (SADs). financial sustainability with fostering a vision of a more efficient and explained that he’d “moved [his] The Board has asked Hannah to This year’s junior Directors have This election is different from most, But let’s not forget that this is student social care and community. Here, the responsive USU in his interview. focus on Board to other areas,” and express their concerns about the been through a baptism of fire after in that the candidates all know that The election is comprised of a series politics, and these are the aspiring board’s shift to a more left-leaning When asked about the role of the that “people change”. He highlighted undemocratic nature of the unelected a year of division and infighting on the morning after the vote, they’re of secret ballots. To be elected to a Frank Underwoods of our generation. rather than Independent position is Union, Tim channeled Hannah Morris’ as signature achievements the SADs casting votes in the election of the USU Board. They have seen how going to have to step back into the position, a candidate must receive If you get a decent position on the something he values in facilitating recent AGM speech, suggesting the new in-camera policy he wrote a student executive. However, SAD unproductive a fragmented executive boardroom and start putting their a majority of the votes cast in that executive, a lot of it will be down to this plan. USU meant a lot of different things (now being implemented) and the Emma McDonald voted last year, and can be. They’ve been frustrated shared term on executive to good ballot – six votes if the SADs abstain your having managed a junior Board to a lot of different people. Tim’s USU Commemoration Day working party, may be reticent to give up a right that by the opaqueness of this year’s use. Having seen what can happen from voting, seven if they don’t. If a Director’s election campaign; promised NB: This profile was written by would consider political causes on which he sat on to help develop a USyd the regulations grant her. Both SADs executive, and have felt a sense of to an executive divided, this year’s majority cannot be achieved in the your vote to other Board Directors for Honi reporter Sophie Gallagher, as a case-by-case basis. However, Tim Commemoration Day Party. The party were contacted for comment about disenfranchisement with the way candidates have chosen to define first ballot for a position, a number of their positions of choice; dealt away Robby Magyar managed the election also expressed skepticism about the plan was unfortunately halted by their vote but did not get back to Honi decisions have been made at the top. themselves, not against each other, scenarios can occur. In fields of more your political faction’s support in campaign of the current Honi editors. Union’s role in activism as opposed Campus Infrastructure and Services. by the time of print. If they do vote, They’ve witnessed a popular backlash but against those that preceded them. than two candidates, a preferential another, unrelated election; convinced to the SRC. He cited the SRC’s it’ll likely be for Tim. So Tim’s vote against an executive who hasn’t system is used. The candidate with the SADs that the other candidates Tara Waniganayaka (Indie): Tara democratic mandate allowed it to Eve Radunz (NLS – Labor Left): Eve ceiling, in first preferences, is five. listened to the wishes of the USU’s the fewest votes will be discounted will drive the USU into a black hole speaks eloquently about her year on pursue more ideological causes. was the Wom*n’s Portfolio holder this most vocal members. 12 13 arts & culture arts & culture

African-American filmmaker Lee a middle-aged African-American latest film A Madea Christmas, “made to have people talk”, and Daniels once said: “Every African- maid named Aibileen Clark (Viola which grossed $52 million, the perhaps it is one of the last films American I know has two faces. Davis) and her experiences of film was almost universally to depict black culture with raw There’s the face that we have for hardship and racism. However, panned for being condescending sincerity. People like to ask me what it’s people question who I am. into a narrative—a homogenous, want to “stick a transgender ourselves and the face we put on she can only find her voice and unfunny, garnering six like being trans*. It’s something In interactions with my family I simplified narrative—in a way person with only transgender for white America for the places with the help of a young, white ‘Golden Raspberry’ nominations. So does Lee Daniels offer any I find difficult to explain, but I can still don’t have the opportunity to that completely dehumanises roles, so it goes both ways” we have to get to.” journalist named Skeeter (Emma Armond White has condemned remedy to this? His films exist say that, for me, it’s less about vocally correct misgendering. And them. ‘Being trans*’ becomes an —but in truth trans*-identified Stone). Armond White decried Tyler Perry’s self-conscious status within a strange, untapped any sense of being ‘trapped in the other people will do it for me, too, acting experience. At least ‘We people, as a general rule, don’t Daniels’ films represent the the film’s vision of black history as a “race hustler” and called his middle ground, where it’s unclear wrong body’, and more a case of every time my legal name is used Exist’ has taken the initiative to get any roles. In a narrative duality of African culture – its through a white lens, claiming work “clownish[ly] grotesque”. whether he is trying to appease being left out of my own story. where my real name should have tell a trans* narrative that doesn’t explicitly about queerphobia and reality and its perception. Daniels “this comic melodrama is geared African-American director a white or black market. “I Here’s an example. been. Whenever my family or boss focus on medical transitioning— transphobia, we’re still forcibly is the man behind Precious, an to please a broad audience”. Spike Lee described Perry’s never try to make a film for the talk about me, whenever I get but it still tells a story that, like so closeted. Even the recent 52 Academy Award winning feature masses,” claims Daniels, though Last week, the new video for sent mail. In my interaction with many, begins with the donning of a Tuesdays, which features a gender film from 2009, and the far more I’m not sure if we should believe Arcade Fire’s latest single, ‘We my body, too, the feeling is one of costume and ends with tragedy. As non-conforming actor in the role recent Lee Daniels’ The Butler. his mantra. Exist’, was released. The video being excluded from myself. So I’m if to add insult to injury, we’re not of a trans*man, is more about the While lauded in some corners, features actor Andrew Garfield as used to leaving myself out, and even allowed to be the ones who daughter than it is about him. the equally divisive African- On one hand, Daniels’ films seem an AMAB trans* person figuring editing around. are telling that story. American film critic Arnold White to reinforce antiquated, ‘white’ out their** identity. ‘We Exist’ is a The thing is, the Andrew Garfields has slammed Daniels for his use stereotypes of African-American song that details a young gay man It would be nice, though, if popular That’s not the kind of and the Jared Letos of the world of bombastic black stereotypes. behaviour. The titular protagonist coming out to his father. The video culture weren’t doing it too. representation I need, or even don’t understand the terror about Despite this, Daniels’ importance in Precious is a welfare- features a trans* person played slightly want. Not only because it’s medical fees, about going to the in contemporary African- dependant teenage mother, while by a cisgender man, who is beaten Just calling the song ‘We Exist’ not even nearly the only narrative doctor at all, they don’t get what American cinema is clear. The Butler gives an account of a and presumably killed. feels like some kind of cruel joke, that trans* lives follow—not only it’s like to not know what to write bunch of white Presidents making because I have to wonder who because, sometimes, it’s nice on forms or say to tutors. They American depictions of race in progressive, beneficial racial It’s hard to say who, exactly, this “we” is. If the ”we” is gender to be shown a message of hope don’t get what it’s like to be left cinema are becoming increasingly policy reforms. Armond White exists here. But as I watch it diverse people, then possibly a instead of text after text that ends out—and they won’t, because polarised. On one hand, a made the bold assertion that I understand that, as usual, it’s better title would be “They Exist”, in someone like you dying—it’s they’re put in where other people multitude of films about African- “Precious is the most damaging not me. or “We Don’t Exist”, or maybe because there is an undeniable should be. American issues seem to be made film to the black image since just “Arcade Fire Seem To Think sense of self that comes with being with a white audience in mind. Birth of a Nation”, arguing that There’s a lot of reasons to be Every Queer Identity is The Same able to express your experiences To them, it’s just a role. It’s just Many of these films seem to frame the film would only fulfil racist angry about ‘We Exist’. It’s trans* Thing”. If the “we” is cis allies, for yourself. a story. But it’s never just been a their narratives in terms of the white peoples’ stereotypes of pity porn, it’s a saviour narrative however, then the title is pretty story for me, and now it’s not even antiquated ‘white man’s burden’. black culture. that celebrates allies more than much perfect. At the end of the It’s not like ‘We Exist’ doesn’t hit a story I can tell myself. I only ever In my opinion, they exist to make GSD people, it prioritises a single video, when Garfield’s character some great moments. Garfield is get to be the subject. white audiences feel better about On the other hand, as historically limited narrative about trans* (having just been forced to watch a brilliant actor, and he brings America’s iniquitous past. dubious as the film is,The Butler experience, and Andrew Garfield an excruciatingly awkward dance a lot of what looks like truth to The song is called ‘We Exist’. does indeed champion African- is getting credit for something number) walks through some kind the role. Watching the beginning, But as far as the video indicates, Take a look at John Lee Does the fact that both these films work as “buffoonery” due to his American autonomy – it is he’s not. Laura Jane Grace, of death-metaphor tunnel, only where the character, having tried we don’t even remotely exist. Hancock’s The Blind Side from were made by privileged white stereotypes of foolish black men. because of the eponymous butler frontwoman of Against Me!, has to emerge at—yep, you guessed on a bra for the first time, stares We’re absent, spoken about but 2009, a film nominated for the men reveal a myopic view of race Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) tweeted: “a homeless Jamaican it—an Arcade Fire concert. They’re at their reflection, and something never to. In this kind of world, Best Picture Oscar in the same in American art today? Given the Indeed, Spike Lee’s Do the Right that the Presidents change LGBT youth living in a sewer is then taken on stage and cheered inside Garfield justsnaps , I felt where our experiences are more year as Daniels’ Precious. demographics of the Academy – Thing recently celebrated its 25th their mind on racial policy, and going to feel empowered because for by the crowd, which we’re something overwhelmingly real about the people around us, where The film focuses on Leigh Anne nearly 94 per cent of the members anniversary. Speaking in a recent while White claims the film a cis, straight white male actor supposed to accept as mitigating that I feel every time I get dressed other people’s words are passed off Touhy – played by the Queen of are Caucasian – it’s little wonder interview for the Huffington “trivialises history”, he recognises in movies they can’t afford to see the fact that we just saw the same in the morning. as our stories, we can’t exist. The Mainstream Sandra Bullock – that these films were lauded by Post, Lee argued that his film its significance in representing stars in a music video they’ll never character get beaten to death. best way to make someone not feel and her attempts to spur on an the Oscars. “predicted what happened in African-Americans as instigators watch?” But the problem is, it’s just not like a person is to deny them their impoverished African-American the LA riots” and “predicted of “social progress”. For a film I can’t possibly articulate how little enough anymore. reflection. boy Michael Oher (Quinton On the other hand, films made gentrification”. His film proposed that features Liev Schreiber’s Those accusations are all certainly I give a shit about allies, or what Aaron) to success as an American with a black audience in mind that an act of ignorance, such LBJ taking a shit, it’s worth true. What I want to impress, they think of me. I can’t possibly Now, it would seem, we’re - football player. Tate Taylor’s are, in many ways, equally as a pizzeria owner exclusively a watch. As contradictory and however, is the genuine violence explain how furious I am that a comfortable with hearing stories The Help (2011), another Best patronising. Tyler Perry has displaying pictures of Italian- stereotypical as his vision might of being left out of your own story. story that should have been about about trans* people—but we’re **I say ‘they’ for lack of a preferred Picture nominee, presents a explicitly stated his intention Americans in his restaurant, seem, Lee Daniels might just be queer identities has become, once uncomfortable with trans* people pronoun for the character, because similar African-American reliance to make films for an African- could be just as malicious as the racially motivated director to As a trans*man, whether I’m in again, about the cisgender/straight themselves existing, we’d rather I don’t want to necessarily label the on white protagonist figures. American audience. Yet despite an act of racially fuelled violence. appeal to a truly wide audience. or out of the closet in any given allies who supposedly “save” them. not think about them. I know that character a ‘she’. That film outlines the tale of the financial success of Perry’s Lee said Do the Right Thing was situation, I am constantly editing What this kind of representation Jared Leto, in his infinite wisdom, what I say. I stop myself from does is turn a group of people likes to theorise that you wouldn’t telling stories that will make 14 15 opinion & analysis analysis Scissors, paper, rock, science Stephanie White challenges you to best out of three

Violence in silence Researchers from the Chinese you are more likely to play rock do in fact exist. The World Rock Georgia Behrens asks why nobody cares about police violence at protests. Academy of Sciences in Beijing the next turn, and your opponent Paper Scissors society have found what they think is a is likely to stick with scissors. was founded in 2002 winning strategy in rock-paper- Researchers call this the “win- and runs international In the past few weeks, the fluoride in the water supply is a brutality. Many protestors are question this. Typical mainstream scissors. The research, involving stay, lose-shift strategy”. It comes tournaments, many with reaction to reports of police government conspiracy to control proudly antagonistic towards media reports of “violent clashes 360 students playing 300 rounds from the fact that while it is large cash prizes. Their brutality against USyd students our minds. And, as infuriating as the police they encounter: they between police and students” do of the game, found that the impossible to gain an advantage 2007 championship was has been depressingly predictable. admitting this may be, it’s not all jeer, they swear, they call them little to challenge the assumption more successful students were over a truly random opponent, the even televised by Fox Socialists have analogised police that difficult to see why. If you’re pigs. They’re often seeking to that police merely exert force employing a specific approach. human mind is actually quite bad Sports. officers to farm animals. Right- a citizen of middle Australia, overwhelm or impede a police in order to subdue wild, unruly at understanding probability, and wing bullies have had their you’ve probably had virtually presence, which guarantees protestors. In fact, such reporting According to the research, if assumes a previously successful So next time fun blaming victims for what no exposure to police operations. physical contact between probably makes the problem a player wins in one game the move will be successful again. you’re playing was done to them. And, in the In fact, it’s likely that the most protestors and police. It’s not worse, suggesting fundamentally probability of that player repeating It’s the same ‘logic’ that has people to decide who meantime, everyone else has contact you’ve ever had with the unheard of for someone to swing false power equivalencies the same move in the next game thinking that the results of earlier buys the next gone about their daily business. police was from the sheltered a punch at an officer. between police and protestors. is considerably higher than the coin tosses or roulette throws round, try and Somehow, they’re just not comfort of your car seat, when And, issues of accountability probability of changing moves. For make certain outcomes more likely remember this interested. an RBT officer politely enquired Although we all learnt in primary aside, official police complaints the other player, if they lose two or in future, while the events are strategy, if you if you’d had anything to drink school that two wrongs don’t systems are only set up to deal more times in a row, they will not actually completely independent. haven’t had a few There was a momentary make a right, people often assume that evening. It’s also likely that with standalone grievances play the same move, but instead too many by then groundswell of concern about that any kind of aggression pretty much the only other time against individual officers. There play whichever move would have This strategy, whilst only recently that is. police violence after the events from students towards police you see the police in action is are no mechanisms in place that beaten the one they just lost to. subject to scientific evaluation, of last year’s Mardi Gras. Since automatically delegitimises when they make it into the news empower people to challenge their is not new to professional rock- then, though, everyone appears their claims to having been illustration by alexandra mildenhall for investigating murders or cultural norms and practices, to So, if you just lost to scissors, paper-scissors competitors, who to have sunk back into the old, arresting key figures in gangland subjected to brutality. They ask the big questions. comfortable assumptions. Police warfare. There’s nothing in your don’t stop to question if “total brutality is something that personal experience to suggest lack of provocation” should These are questions that need to happens in countries where that police exert force excessively be the only criteria used to be asked, but, because they don’t elections are rigged and Twitter or arbitrarily. You’ve never been determine if a police response pertain to middle Australian’s is banned. In Australia, training, given a reason to question how was disproportionate or not. They interactions with the police Black Dog Institute presents protocols and ombudsmen shield they treat those who are abrasive don’t ask if saying “fuck” should force, no one’s asking them. Coming to Australia citizens against the caprices of but not unlawful, vigorous but not seriously be treated as an offence People are happy to raise their Live bands in aid of Cassie Wu reflects on her time in Sydney. rogue police officers. The odd vicious. You accept that “police warranting arrest. They don’t eyebrows sceptically at reports of broken leg or concussion is the brutality” is a bad thing, but wonder if a fully-armed, muscular police brutality. This scepticism, This is my first time living abroad breathing in salty air on a ship. unfortunate side effect of a service you’re not convinced that violence police officer really needs to pin a though, tends to come from a far away from home. I was not I miss the time I tried to learn to the greater social good. at student protests “really student to the ground to get them place of assumption, rather than afraid but more excited when I a little Japanese from her and counts”. to move aside. experience. And uninformed landed and waited in the line at then we ended with laughing at People who challenge these assumption about issues as the gate. It was the most horrible midnight. I miss the times when assumptions often end up getting After all, impassioned student For now, no one but the victims serious as this just isn’t good moment when I couldn’t find she would put on make-up in the lumped into the same category protestors don’t always look like of police brutality or their enough. some of my luggage. I ran to the early morning and, as she rushed as those who think putting stereotypical victims of police sympathisers are pushing to Suicide officer and described my bag with to school, say ‘Good morning’ to broken English. Later that awful me as I lazily slept in bed. I miss Black afternoon, I was told the bag was the time she left for the airport at still at Shanghai airport and that two in the morning, leaving a bowl PreventionDog I could get it from the next flight. of grape fruit and a small piece of My life in Sydney started with this paper which read: ‘Please eat if Beats first and worst memory. you can’. Tigertown The air and streets in Sydney were I felt stupid that I shortened Sandstone and suffering beyond my expectations. However, the booking in Link2, but I was it has not been easy living here lucky to meet Usha in my second Blythe Worthy was at the St John’s College protests. First Person Gravity Champions because everything is much more place near Town Hall. She didn’t expensive than at home, and I busy herself with school too much Two Thursdays ago, I hadn’t my friend. She bit her lip around. “We’re going to have to I was obviously immobile, they Huckleberry Hastings have had language and culture so we spent all day in the good decided whether I was going to distractedly. “I think it’s going to run now, guys.” And, in a fairly became more and more forceful. issues. The experience of entering smelling kitchen. I knew the go to the stealth demonstration, be really intense tonight.” I nodded, scattered group, we did just that. Almost everyone was screaming a bank to apply a card for the first funny name ‘Fusili’ of spiral now known as #pyneatusyd, but we met up with the rest of the By the time I arrived at the college, and yelling, and I felt suffocated FEATURING Kate Wadey time was really tough. pasta. I liked standing in front at St John’s College. Stuck in group anyway. I didn’t want to protesters were attempting to enter by the crush of people around me. FROM 7pm of the big mirror, putting the a meeting at my internship in let an opportunity to demonstrate the hall in order to disrupt the I was trying in vain to tell the In January of this year, I carried black chocolate mask on my face Camperdown, my phone wouldn’t against fee deregulation go to proceedings. We already knew we’d officer in front of me to stop $ $ my huge luggage and a worried and scary white mask around her stop vibrating, and I checked it to waste and I was keen on covering be outnumbered. repeatedly pushing my friend over face into a tiny room with a beautiful eyes. I liked hearing her Thursday wooden floor after the taxi turned singing Rihanna in the shower. find no less than 34 notifications. the demonstration for a magazine backwards as there was a chair The secret planning group for the I work for, so when the group There was a single security guard behind her and his action was only around and around and finally I liked looking up at thousands demonstration, aimed at Liberal picked up their banners after attempting to fend off protestors, hurting her. Eventually, I was able into a little lane near Central with of firework every Saturday, sitting but no sign of the riot police yet. 19th June pre-sale DOOR AT the number 53.40 turning up on near the cool water with two cups Education Minister Christopher a short strategy meeting, we left to drag her a few feet away, and 12 15 the screen. My first place to live Pyne, was abuzz with excited with them. The few security guards I was pushed up against the door we stood together, chanting and of Starbucks. I liked taking tons of anticipation, and I was convinced we passed were talking on walkie- by the swell of demonstrators watching the police swarm over BOOK ONLINE: was in Link2, with a beautiful selfies with the burning red roses https://secure.gobookem.com/events/1424 to join in. I met them in Manning talkies. At one point, we had to and then there was a shout. the building. 2014 Japanese girl called Haruka. I was from her boyfriend far away in at 5:30pm on the dot for a briefing hide from a group of riot police who “Police!” I turned to film the riot too scared to hang out in the busy Singapore and tagging each other before we headed down to St John’s meandered past us, completely cops arrive and they immediately I checked my Twitter and learned and confusing city around George on Instagram. On a rainy night to intercept Pyne at the Liberal unaware that the grassy mound began shoving their way forcefully that by tweeting about the protest With free Street. She chose one weekend after I moved out we had pancakes Club’s Howard Cup debating to their left hid around 50 activists, through the crowd, something we’d I’d become a target for Liberal troll Brighton Up Bar and booked tickets on her Toshiba outside and had some drinks in tournament. bristling with grim determination. anticipated. abuse. I added it to the long list of PIZZA from for a trip to see One Direction our old place. things I’d known would happen the Mad Pizza 77 Oxford St Darlinghurst at Madame Tussauds in Darling My ambivalence turned to Once we got near St John’s a The police wedged me against a minute I answered those Facebook Harbour. We also took a ferry to It is not always raining in Sydney. uneasiness when I met up with female leader of the protest turned solid wall of people and then, when messages three hours before. the boring and small Luna Park in All you need is to enjoy a day North Sydney, which was my first under the sun. And a few beautiful time standing in the sunshine and people. 16 17 analysis analysis In the grand Reading the blood Felicity Nelson reports on a recent breakthrough that could change how we see mental illness. scheme of things Mental illnesses are as real as a It could, very possibly, be the SAT1. When combined with Tendencies towards paedophilia broken leg and are often just as most important development in clinical measures of mental state, are highly stigmatized in society There’s a small problem with the University’s E12 scheme, writes Mary Ward. debilitating. Yet, until recently, psychiatry in this century. the tests went from 65 per cent to – with good reason – but study diagnosis has relied almost 80 per cent accuracy in prediction shows that some people are simply entirely on the testimony of Seven people commit suicide every of short and long-term suicide risk. hard-wired to have warped sexual the patient – on words alone. day in Australia. It is a shocking preferences. Recently, MRI brain Our Lady of Mercy College by OLMC each year, it is unlikely information, based on ABS census UAC and submit all of the forms statistic and every single one In 2010, VeriPsych became the scans have revealed a pattern of (OLMC) in Parramatta had an that all of these students were data and therefore revised every sort of turned [us] off,” she says. This has strengthened the myth of these deaths is preventable. first blood-based diagnostic aid for brain activity in paedophiles that outstanding year in 2013. The receiving financial assistance five years.” that mental illness is not a real It is difficult to reach people at schizophrenia. More recently, a differs strongly to people who are independent school – which while at the college. A University It was only when Freeman was disease, discouraged people from that stage in their depression or team at the Medical University of attracted to adults. We may one charges annual fees just shy of Sydney spokesperson told The University of Sydney added to the list of EAS schools seeking help early and made it anxiety. Many people in the depths Vienna developed a reliable blood day be able to detect paedophilic of $11,000 per senior student Honi Soit that school principals spokesperson said that midway through 2013 that she very difficult to diagnose disease of despair remain completely silent test for clinical depression. They tendencies before crimes are – ranked 93rd on the Sydney are asked to only provide approximately 70 per cent of decided to apply. Bianco had with the precision and objectivity out of fear of stigma, fear of forced discovered that the uptake speed committed and help people become Morning Herald’s Top 100 Schools recommendations for applicants the E12 intake came from EAS always wanted to go to university demanded by the medical hospitalisation or, worse, fear that of the ‘happy hormone’, serotonin, less of a threat. list, and fielded teams in four of who are financially disadvantaged. schools last year. It is unclear how like her mother, and saw the E12 profession. their plans will be thwarted. in blood cells directly reflected the the six grand finals of the state- OLMC declined to comment on many of these students attended scheme as “relieving stress” before function of a depression network in One in five Australians will wide Catholic Schools Debating their involvement with the E12 fee-paying schools recommended her HSC exams, rather than All that could be about to We desperately need a method of the brain. suffer from mental illness this Association competition. The program. by the NSW Catholic Education providing her access to a tertiary change. Recent studies suggest detecting suicidal tendencies that year. The relief that a certain 125-year-old college has produced Commission. institution she otherwise would we will soon be able to diagnose do not rely on the capacity of the The use of biomarkers in and early diagnosis gives a person distinguished alumni such as Cerdon Merrylands, another not have attended. depression, suicidal tendencies, individual to recognize their own diagnosing these mental illnesses cannot be overstated. Proving a businesswoman Helena Carr and high-achieving Catholic school, E12 scholarship recipient schizophrenia and even problems. This is where blood builds on a decade-worth of physical basis for mental diseases federal MP for Greenway Michelle ranked 90th in the SMH’s Top 100 Alessandra Bianco, of Mount UAC equity manager Gordon paedophilia with a lab test or a biomarkers come in. research into blood tests for will validate cries for help in a way Rowland. Every student has a Schools list and had similarly Vernon in Sydney’s southwest, Clutterham acknowledged that brain scan. Being able to detect Alzheimer’s disease. It now seems that education and public health laptop. OLMC’s students play high rates of acceptance. Students doesn’t think her attendance at identifying schools in low SES mental illness with the prick of In a paper published in Molecular possible to identify Alzheimer’s in campaigns cannot. These advances Saturday sport in the Independent from Cerdon accepted 14 E12 a school in what she terms a “so- areas doesn’t “perfectly” address a finger will immediately and Psychiatry last year, six healthy individuals with 90 per will revolutionize the way we Girls’ School Sporting Association offers for 2014 entry. Students called disadvantaged area” had the underrepresentation of low radically alter the situation biomarkers carried in the blood cent accuracy five years before think about mental illness and are competition. from the two schools received ten any impact on her HSC results. SES students at university. for patients and the perception were identified as predictors of they develop symptoms with a absolutely certain to save lives in per cent of the E12 entry places The 2013 dux of Freeman Catholic However, he said that even of mental illness in society. suicide risk, the strongest being simple blood test. the future. OLMC is, by all accounts, a top- available. Like OLMC, Cerdon College in Bonnyrigg Heights wealthier students are placed a protein encoded by a gene called achieving and well-resourced was placed on the EAS list due to achieved an ATAR of 99.8 – a in a position of disadvantage private school. It is also one of the a recommendation from the NSW mark that would have guaranteed by attending a school with a schools eligible for the University Catholic Education Commission. her place in Sydney’s Combined predominantly low SES enrolment. of Sydney’s E12 scheme, an Both schools’ communities are Law program even without the “The aspirations of those schools access scholarship system for described as having above average bonus points the E12 scheme are generally lower,” he said. disadvantaged students. socio-educational advantage on the provides. Fanmail that somehow ended up on our desk federal government’s MySchool “Those schools are less attractive The E12 scheme was established website. “[E12] is just a way of classifying to experienced teachers, so there in 2012 as an early entry scheme disadvantaged schools and their is an argument that – even though Isobel Yeap was just trying to offer her services. for low socioeconomic school A NSW Catholic Education areas, which seems like a totally you may not be individually leavers. With their principal’s Commission spokesperson subjective thing,” she said. “Where disadvantaged socio-economically endorsement, Year 12 students stressed that socio-educational Freeman is situated, they take – if you are attending a school Dear Ian Thorpe, Currently, I am looking to also statistics on enrolled in NSW schools can apply disadvantage is distinct from in people from Mount Vernon, that is predominantly low SES, recoup these costs. obesity in general), on the basis of individual financial socio-economic disadvantage, Cecil Hills, Abbotsbury; all of the, that in itself represents a form of I am a professional emoticon and yet, you are not. disadvantage, or on the basis of which forms the basis of their I guess, higher socio-economic disadvantage,” he said. designer, specialising in Would you like to buy the I do not think this attending a school on the list of recommendations to UAC. suburbs. But then they are also avante garde emoticons. rights to the above emoticon is due to random Educational Access Scheme (EAS) “The Catholic sector applies taking in people from Smithfield A change in the funding model I am also your number one for $80? (Please, I am a poor, error. I think it schools during Year 11 and 12. principles similar to those used and Fairfield, where it is more of a for NSW government schools will most non-sycophantic fan. starving, diseased artist, is because you by the NSW Department of lower socio-economic status area.” see revisions to the EAS list this I read about you in the paper and you are a millionaire swim frequently. Scholarship winners are notified Education,” he says. year. It appears unlikely that the yesterday and really admired sportsman. I cannot help it Swimming is in October, before the HSC She says the paperwork required methodology behind filling up the your active lifestyle. that thinking about you causes excellent for muscle exams begin. Their scholarship “NSW Catholic schools in the for applying to the E12 scheme university’s ‘access’ scholarship me to do such irresponsible tone and health in is conditional upon meeting the lowest SES quartile are identified on the basis of individual need quota with high-achieving, private I didn’t mean to, but I was but expressive acts.) general. scheme’s reduced ATAR cutoff for using Commonwealth Government seemed too complicated. “The school students from the Catholic seized by the creative muse their chosen course (this is often methodology and student-level process of having to go through sector will be reviewed. from above, thrust against my If you would not like to buy it As a tip, you might a significant reduction: the ATAR computer, and forced (by the (and I understand, because my want to consider cutoff for Physiotherapy is reduced creative muse) to make the art is never well-received), eating more celery. from 98.85 to 85). 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highest Get your analysis src help A friend in need Exams - Tips Bullies don’t stop being bullies after they leave high school, writes Sarah Armstrong. for less stress As a society we’ve established clear separating them from anyone who happened. It’s called ‘gas-lighting’ A general understanding of rules for how to act at work and might be able to help. Emotional after Patrick Hamilton’s play Gas what to look for isn’t always at home. We’ve established the abuse can take many forms, but Light, in which a husband tries to enough, because abuse in platonic concepts of ‘workplace harassment’ is often divided into three broad convince his wife and those around relationships is often perpetrated and success and ‘domestic abuse’ and made categories. ‘Aggressing’ involves her that she’s insane. These kinds under the guise of a conflict of clear they are unacceptable more obvious tactics such as of practices demonstrate that some sort. People often don’t practices to engage in. However, outright verbal abuse and threats, emotional abuse can be calculated always realise they’re actually With exams coming up you might want some advice there’s a conspicuous absence but also behaviour that might to isolate as well as simply hurt. abusing another person, with and tips from the University experts on dealing with of information or discussion appear on the surface to be helpful. well-meaning mutual friends CAPS Exam Anxiety around emotionally abusive ‘Analysing’ or ‘criticising’ someone There is no legal definition for inadvertently propping up exams and stress – see below. platonic relationships. There can often be helpful, but it can also interpersonal emotional abuse in internal justifications. Comments Management workshop is no authority or established be used to belittle or demean. NSW, and so victims are forced like they’re “just going through support system to go to when your to rely on legislation concerning a difficult time,” or are “acting USYD Learning Centre I want some help managing stress, anxiety The Counselling Service (CAPS) is friends are cruel, manipulative or ‘Denying’ and ‘minimising’ tangentially related crimes really out of character” can give or nervousness about exams. running a workshop on Exam Anxiety abusive. At best, there are ad-hoc behaviours are less direct and like intimidation. Outside the an abuser the impression their (Information courtesy of: sydney.edu.au/ Management - Learn practical mentions of ‘toxic friendships’ in thus harder to pin down. These workplace, marriage, school, actions are acceptable. stuserv/learning_centre/help/exams/exams. • The first way to reduce any stress, strategies for coping with exam and shtml anxiety or nervousness about exams teen magazines. However, the behaviours include calculated or other similar institutions, performance anxiety on Wednesaday huge effect this behaviour has on refusals to accept that certain there’s little legal ability to deal Emotional abuse can have a heavy is to be prepared. the social life and mental health of situations occurred at all, or with emotional abuse (the legal toll on mental health, and this I want some help managing my time to 4th June, 1 – 2pm. study for exams. • Find out as early as possible what topics victims demands more attention. trivialising a victim’s objection to scope within marriage is better kind of bullying can profoundly If you would like to attend the a situation. These behaviours can but still not ideal: for example, affect a victim’s ability to fully will be included in the exam. workshop please arrive at the CAPS The primary goals of emotional make the victim question their only Tasmanian legislation both participate in social situations. • It usually helps to make a detailed plan abuse are generally about perception of what’s going on, concretely defines what constitutes It’s time we recognise that for the time between now and your exam. • Also find out as early as possible what reception (Level 5, Jane Foss Russell accruing and exercising power and start to believe the scenario emotional abuse of a spouse and graduating high school doesn’t the type and conditions of the exam are Building) 10 minutes prior to the start of at the expense of the target, and that’s being presented to them considers that practice to be a herald the end of abusive • Make your plan as accurate as possible. (e.g. How long? Where? Open book? the workshop. by the abuser as what actually criminal act). behaviour among friends. Remember to include the time you need for Essay questions, short answers or transport, eating, family, work, sleep, etc. multiple choice?) (sydney.edu.au/current_students/counselling/workshops/list- of-workshops.shtm) Update your plan each day. • Make a plan for revision of the important topics, early in the semester. • Find out as soon as possible what topics you need to study, and work out how • Look at some exam papers from previous much time you have for each topic before years and practise writing answers. the exam. You can look for past exam papers in the Of lab mice and men library. You can also ask your lecturer and • At the end of each time you study, look the office of your faculty, school and/or Leigh Nicholson explores how a researchers’ illustration by at your plan and consider what you have department. pheromones might affect lab mice research. monica renn achieved. Before you leave your desk, make Ask a list for what you will need to cover the • There are also a number of strategies you next time you sit down to study. can use to boost your confidence and calm. The history of mouse use in Deciding how to interpret and unprofessional conduct. A quote explains that it would be near Abe scientific research may have deal with these outcomes poses by the head researcher, “the man impossible to quantify how many Here are some tips for using your time • Discuss the exam with other students potentially been ruined – at issues for researchers. For those who produced the least effect people and other animals come efficiently: beforehand, including any worries, but least according to a study by a unwilling to consider animal-free got some ribbing, because he within an influential range of the also the topics that you feel confident Hi Abe, team of researchers from McGill research, Mogil suggests getting was the least manly”, highlights mouse in question. It wouldn’t be • If you can, choose the best time to study about. University, led by Jeffrey Mogil. researchers to hang around in the misunderstanding that has possible to remove these stresses when you are naturally alert and focussed. A friend from my home town says Their study found that mice the room before handling the already been produced. from results. For example, if you are a ‘morning person’, • Lower the stress hormones in your body that people at their uni can travel become stressed and scared if animals. It is also suggested that don’t try to study late at night. through physical exercise. back home for the holiday break there are “male-typical” hormones researchers should start having Sadaf Kalam, a researcher at the It is unclear how the research for free on the trains. Do you know present. This affects a lot of work to record their sex. University of Sydney who works community intends to proceed, • Before each task, remind yourself of its • Familiarise yourself with the environment anything about that? because behavioural studies are with mice, thinks that recording the best idea probably being to specific purpose. For example, do you really of the exam. severely impacted by the presence Suggesting that the solution is sex would not do much, saying that ensure familiarity prior to animal need to read the whole chapter, or do you North Coast of stress in an animal. Mogil also to force researchers to record “that kind of protocol would not be handling. This, however, does just need to check the paragraph about one • Remind yourself of the positive points: points out that “pain is a proxy their sex based on a hormone- enough of a control measure”. She nothing for research past. particular topic? e.g. You have successfully completed other for stress, because stress can, to production definition could exams before, and you have prepared for a large extent, numb pain.” Mice be alienating for those whose • If you lose concentration while you are this, so this exam will probably be OK too. Hi North Coast, that were stressed were up to 35 androgens do not coincide reading or studying, stop. Think about per cent less sensitive to pain. with “normal production” how this paragraph fits into the big picture. • On the day of the exam, wear something If you are on a Youth Allowance as Mogil describes, Is it important? you feel good in, and take along helpful dependent (away from home) payment While the study showed that it was which is very common things, such as a water bottle and your or if you are part of a Centrelink the presence of “male pheromones and information one • Skim-read every article or book chapter favourite pen. couple where you have to live away and hormones” causing the might not like to before you read it in full. That is, first read from the family home because of increased stress levels, there are make public to a the title, abstract, introduction, headings/ Remember though if you have any have study Centrelink will give you a “Fare some conditions to this. If stress- laboratory. Even topic sentences and conclusion. What is the any problems before, in or after the exams feel Allowance”. This is a reimbursement inducing factors were coupled just definitively main topic and purpose of this article, book, free to consult with a SRC Caseworker – call (you pay first) of the cheapest and with the presence of “female defining the chapter or section? How does this fit into 9660 5222 for an appointment. most practical mode of transport to pheromones”, there was no effect phenomena as the big picture of what you are learning? and from your family home. You’re as they cancelled each other out. “male-caused” Also be aware that the SRC can loan you a entitled to this payment for each Additionally, after a researcher creates • If you find that you are procrastinating calculator if you forget or just don’t have one semester of study you attempt. hung around in the room for a room for (e.g. spending your time on things which for your exam – come down to the SRC at longer than half an hour, there are a low priority), stop and deal with it level 1 of the Wentworth Building Abe was no effect, suggesting the mice immediately. get used to the presence.

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President’s Report Jen Light writes on the NUS Education conference. Wom*n’s Officers’ Report body for undergraduate students NUS was the co-ordinator of the accessibility for students from Georgia Cranko, Julia Readett and Phoebe Moloney. in Australia. NUS works to protect 2 National Days of Action this low SES backgrounds. We will the rights of students across semester, the first in March prior also be seeing the addition of we can’t thank all the wonderful We heard from over ten performers This week has highlighted to us Australia, organises national to the budget, and the emergency interest rates on our HECS debt editors and contributors enough who shared with us the power of that to be part of creating change; campaigns on issues affecting NDA held on 21st of May against attributing to thousands of dollars for coming together and producing words, the power of voice and the the sharing of stories and personal students in a range of different the proposed changes to higher of extra debt. a wonderful publication to share power of coming together to hear narratives holds incredible power, areas, and makes sure that the education. This year more than with fellow students, friends each other’s differing experiences. especially the stories of those student voice is heard by the ever students across the country This years budget will be and family. We also held a joint Our hosts Bridget Harilaou and who are often disenfranchised government, the media, and the need to bind together and fight detrimental to students which launch party with the Indigenous Sonia Feng educated us on poetry or silenced. Aimee Stanford and public. against the Abbott Government. is why this years education Collective, which involved pizza, slam etiquette and we were Charlie Jackson-Martin led us conference is so important. The poetry slams and a beautiful clicking our fingers in absolute in an autonomous queer story The education conference is The Abbott Government’s budget education conference is a great bunch of people who came along to awe of the stories and words sharing evening and we’re looking designed to get students together that was recently released will opportunity for student activists support our editions of Honi Soit. shared by the poets. As we looked forward to organizing a number of from across the country to talk be most damaging to students. around the county to network and Over the past week, we’ve felt so A big shout out the Indigenous around the room we could see intersectionality workshops over about current issues affecting It states the implementation share experiences and skills. lucky to end the semester with a Edition’s Editor in Chief, Madison people clicking because they could the holidays and the semester to higher education. The conference of deregulated fees, which will bit of a bang. Our autonomously McIvor, whose strength and totally empathise, clicking because come. This July the National Union of will allow an opportunity to allow universities the freedom to This years education conference edited and written edition of Honi passion was absolutely inspiring. they’d just learnt something new, Students (NUS) will be hosting discuss previous campaigns run charge whatever price they want will be held from the 9-11th July Soit was released on Tuesday and and clicking their annual education conference. this year, as well as workshop for your degree. Deregulated fees in Perth at the University of future campaigns around will turn a $10,000 degree into Western Australia. education rights. a $100,000 degree, increasing in NUS is the peak representative International Student Officers’ Report James Leeder encourages you to get Emma Liu, Xinchen Liu, Sherry Vanbo and James Wang. General Secretary’s Report politically engaged and to maintain the rage. The Fair Fare campaign is a This scheme not only brings we will not pay for the education Despite seeing thousands of such as science, engineering Rallies and lobbying have more collaborative effort of international unfairness, but also safety that does not value as much as it students mobilise at the most and medicine would need to impact the more people are student collectives at this concerns. Students, out of financial costs. Current students, though recent NDA, there are still rise by $5000 a year in order for involved. Whilst it has been university and UNSW. It seeks considerations, will choose to walk immune from fee deregulation, thousands more students on the universities to maintain their current students and staff to raise public awareness of the home alone during night time than will suffer as the Australian campus who remain politically current levels of funding. Current expressing most of the discontent, currently unfair travel concession catching a bus or train. Buying a government compromise education unengaged. Some lack of and potential students need to let they should not be the only ones. scheme. We have collected 50 full price ticket everyday costs a quality. Future students will be engagement is understandable the government know just how Other proposed changes, such as photo from students and received considerable amount of money for rational enough to analyse their as the harms of deregulation can angry they are over deregulation, the proposed 6% interest rate, more than 300 likes on our a student. We call for all students, choices for education destination. be hard to conceptualise since and demonstrations like the NDA affect students both currently Facebook page. local and international, to support Australia will hence become a less universities have total control are a great way to do that. and retrospectively meaning that this campaign. You can simply attractive destination when tuition over their own price, which means graduates would face increased International students are legal ‘like’ and share our Facebook fees increases as well as living we can’t easily predict how much Some, like journalist Annabel financial burdens as well. I hope students in NSW yet we are page (https://www.facebook.com/ expenses. universities will decide to raise Crabb, have claimed that to see current, past and future It has certainly been a busy time only entitled to limited travel fairfarensw), or participate in our fees until it actually happens. student demonstrations are students unite in a campaign on campus since my last report. concession. We are eligible for a ongoing photo shoot. We are passionate about all issues ineffective but this is not true. against changes to higher We have seen the potential discount between 24 to 35 per cent concerning International Students. However, we can predict a few The demonstrations have not only education to ensure that it is policy decisions of universities for a quarterly or yearly MyMulti We wholeheartedly support Please feel free to contact any of things. If these changes do go mobilised thousands of students still an equitable and accessible illuminated in the wake of fee This semester has been eventful. 2 or 3. In order to access these the rally against cuts to higher us if you have any questions or ahead we will see all courses but they have been featured on TV, system. deregulation illuminated in the discounts, students need to pay for education, because we believe concerns, or if you’d like to get receive, at minimum, 20% less within newspapers, in the jokes We launched our Fair Fare media, as well as the campus being these tickets upfront, with price that it will affect International involved in our campaigns. Simply funding. Fee deregulation as it of the ABC’s Clarke and Dawe, Maintaining the rage can be campaign at the International physically illuminated as part starting from $425. Access to these Students. One of our officers, shoot us an email at international. stands is accompanied with large and have drawn vast amounts of difficult, particular when facing Festival in late April, and one of of the Vivid festival. Students, tickets is controlled education Emma, spoke at the USYD rally [email protected], or numbers of cuts to university attention to a crucial issue. Their exams, but if the current policy our officers spoke at the May 21 collectively, have been busy provider: students need to retain about how the federal budget will leave a comment in our Facebook funding across the board as well. success is in the spotlight that they decisions of the Abbott government rally about how the budget will taking part in and organising a one-time code from the compromise teaching quality and group: search for ‘USYD Students This has lead both our Vice- shine onto the issue, and as such, are anything to go by I doubt we’ll affect international students. demonstrations such as the university and use it to purchase its consequences. International Representative Council(SRC) Chancellor Michael Spence, and it is crucial that students ensure have a problem. National Day of Action (NDA) tickets online. Students are not cash cows and International Students Officers’. Melbourne’s VC Glyn Davis, to that scrutiny on the government against fee deregulation on announce that under current over changes to universities is May 21. predictions the fees for degrees maintained.

Education Officers’ Report Eleanor Morley and Ridah Hassan. Notice of Council Meeting DATE: 11th June heard from a variety of speakers stepped onto a University campus our education. discussing how the budget will across the country they have been affect students and the fightback met with the angry chants of Annabel Crabb, Amanda Vanstone TIME: 6pm we need before marching through students. Here in Sydney we have and others may denounce our the quad, and to join other targeted Julie Bishop (twice!), actions, but our actions have 86th Students’ campuses from NSW at UTS. Christopher Pyne and George garnered majority support from Brandis, and we will continue to do the rest of the country. The next LOCATION: Professorial Sydney Uni has a vibrant history so for as long as these parasites try anti-Abbott action that you can Representative of student radicalism, and it is to demolish public education. get involved with is the Bust the fantastic to see these traditions Budget rally on June 28, meeting Board Room (Quadrangle) being revived in response to Unfortunately, our University outside Town Hall at 1pm. Council, University Abbott’s class war budget. We administration has decided to have made it clear we will not do the dirty work of the Abbott This is only the beginning of our The National Day of Action accept these attacks on education, government by issuing a student campaign against Abbott, and we of Sydney Students’ Representative Council, The University of Sydney against Abbott and Pyne’s attacks healthcare and welfare, and we activist with a one month campus hope to see all those who joined the Phone: 02 9660 5222 | www.src.usyd.edu.au on higher education on May 21 will continue to protest, occupy ban for participating in the protest rally on May 21 to come back out saw thousands of students hit and disrupt until we win. against Bishop. This is a worrying early next semester when we will the streets in the biggest student attack on free speech; we have be holding another National Day rally in Sydney in almost a decade! Over the past couple of weeks, the right to protest to protect of Action against this budget. At Sydney Uni 1000 students every time a Liberal MP has

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Laneway will feature artisan breads, freshly Thankfully, however, these staff are set to be ground sustainable coffee, floors made of a made redundant over the break, replaced by sticky substance that restricts movement, and the unpaid volunteers that came to prominence a constant flowing passage of carbon monoxide. in last year’s re O-Week.

The Laneway development, named for the As a promotion, during the first two weeks of popular festival, and also to evoke the one-way operation, customers with Access cards will be passage of students towards their inevitably given a swift knock over the head on entry, to University Spends 100k+ painful death, anticipates opening in advance make the process faster. Thai of semester two. Building Enormous Glass Union CEO Andrew Woodward expects the new development to be popular amongst Dome To Keep Protesters Out members of the Arts faculty, noting the “sheep Coup In mentality” evinced by students. “In trials, we asked the question: if all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it? And the answer was a resounding ‘I dunno, whatever’.”

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army declares martial law taylor swift cancelled Socialist EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pyne 2. Alternative martial law declared Got Out, We Learnt What king endorses would be boss. . . Mobs Liberal He Was All About the students rebel Member’s Cat William Edwards wrote this for Queen and surplus. Elliott Brennan is Liberal- A power vacuum and awkward silence reportedly smoking premium tobacco rolled sympathising scum. have appeared in Cabinet following the in $100 bills, flew into a rage at the news. Photo credit: Peter Walsh In other news unexpected death of Christopher Pyne. Witnesses claim to have heard him mutter Angry protestors stormed the suburbs of the The late Minister for Education and favourite a number of phrases – notably “gay agenda” far North Queensland electoral district of of student protesters met his untimely end in and “he’s worse than my sister” – before Cook early Monday morning in search of Scott a violent altercation only hours ago, owing to loudly and through tears yelling, allegedly Tony Abbott Awarded Morrison’s family cat, Chairman Meow. a rapid and unexpected series of events. to no one in particular: “Will no one rid me of Scholarship To Whitehouse this turbulent queer?!” Those were the words Neurosurgeons To Be The tragedy began to unfold when Pyne, that sealed Pyne’s fate. Institute Of Design The protestors were motivated by a Fairfax report that Chairman Meow’s diet of caviar and discussing the government’s controversial Replaced By Priests lobster is paid for in full by cuts to education. new budget, explained: “By and large, we Four of Abbott’s most loyal knights, whose “Meow is just another cooperate leech on our have a mandate to do most of these changes.” identities are currently unknown, are said Elliott Brennan decided to write heaps for us this week. system, I heard his kitty-litter is filled with the When asked how he could claim a mandate to have flown into action upon hearing the Euro Zone Elects Ferret As shredded bloodied papers of legitimate asylum for policies not actually put to voters, voters Prime Minister’s outburst. After a brief Further analysis of the Federal Budget has hand sanitiser dispensers in hospitals will be Senator Because Why The seekers,” said Anne Grei, 22. who were in fact promised that these policies search, the knights found Pyne in the process revealed a 10 year plan to gradually replace replaced with cheaper and more effective holy Fuck Not were out of the question, he appeared of buying drinks for a younger man in one of Australia’s neurosurgeons with much-needed water equivalents. When the mob finally found Meow it became flustered and began to blush. “No, no, you Oxford Street’s best-known gay clubs. There priests. The overhaul will be finalised in 2024, evident they lacked the agility needed to keep misheard me,” he insisted. “I wasn’t even they drew their taxpayer-funded swords and, by which time there will be no remaining Prime Minister Abbott defended the scheme up with the feline, only managing to shout the talking about the budget. What I meant was with a cry of “For Queen and surplus!” slew practitioners who are not members of the to the feral left-wing media who questioned words, “no cats, no fleas…” before the target that I have a man date. Two words. And he’s Pyne, who in his final moments is believed to clergy. the ethics of the program. “James 5:16 reads, Eddie Obeid Embarrassed By darted over the nearest fence. gorgeous!” Pyne, wiping his brow nervously, have whispered: “But I was born this way.” immediately changed subject and the issue ‘The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and Comparison To Callum Forbes The high costs of the scheme, which include effective.’ That is beyond doubt. I truly believe News Limited broke the story within minutes of was dropped, leaving just enough time for A hairshirt-wearing Abbott, seemingly in paying for the lifestyles and houses of fully that,” he said. its occurrence leading some to believe that their his audience to politely feign surprise. penance for Pyne’s death, has since declared dependent ageing men, will be covered by a headline reading: ‘Filthy Fucking Communist that the former Minister for Educaiton will two-tier system. The first tier will see further In addition to clergymen taking hold of scalpels ‘Grubs’ Strike Again,’ was pre-prepared. Elsewhere, however, Pyne’s coming out receive a full state funeral. Several young degradation of funding for the completely it has been confirmed that Cardinal George Number of Movies Passing wasn’t received so disinterestedly. Church Centrelink recipients will carry the coffin as redundant Royal Commission into child Pell will be returning to Australia to author the Spider Bechdel Test Honey Soy approached Scott Morrison for a pulpits were pounded, wailing was heard part of their budget-related “heavy lifting”. abuse, and the second will appear in the form the Brain Injury Australia 2015 Annual Report “Disappointingly Low”, comment, but his office replied that he would from a meeting of the University of Sydney address relevant issues in two months when Conservative Club, and Tony Abbott began of a collection till that will be passed around – a role in which his apt scientific knowledge Says Old Spiders McBug hospital waiting rooms peer-pressuring the displayed on the ABC’s Q&A in 2012 will be they are no longer relevant. to froth at the mouth. Abbott, at the time sick into donating. On top of these measures, fully utilised.

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