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Queensland University Sludent Union Elections were held a couple of weeks ago, as you probably gathered by the proliferation of gaudy election pamphlets, posters and CONTENTS candidates. In a record turn out overtwo thousand siudents cast their vote. Although this 3 PLANET SEIZED, AGAIN The QIT Union is in disarray again. was more than usual it was still only about one in every nine students. President, Lindsay Lawrence, goose-stepped into the office of "Planet", the And whalof the results? The "OrdinaryStudenls" wiped the board, winning all fourof the Union newspaper, and took control of the presses. Could it be that he fears for full-time, paid positions and a majority on Union Council. Both the Sludent Action for his election chances? JO BESLEY reports... Free Education and the Right Alliance teams won a couple of executive positions and a few faculty rep positions on Council. Bul what does this mean? 4 YOUR GUIDE TO THE FITZGERALD INQUIRY Who's squealing I can't pretend lo be an unbiased observer. I was a member of the vanquished SAFE on who, who's grabbing their superannuation and running, and who is going to team, and ran forthe posilion ofWomen's Rights Vice President. Having made this clear I would like to venture a few comments on the nature of the eleclions and studenl union jail? KAREN FLETCH ERspenf a fewday s afffte Law Courts trying to find elections across the country... out... Basically Ihe Queensland Union Elections was a victory for the ALP. The identity of the 6 PETERSEN'S ERECTION A grisley subject, we know, but we can't let "Ordinary Siudents" was not obvious from their campaign. II was nol meant to be. The existence ofa LaborStudents team pul most voters off the scenl. It was a deliberate ploy, dirty old men get away with indecent acts in a public place. JOB ES LEY and it worked. looked into the issue, with some trepidation... Studenl Union elections all over Australia are being won by the ALP. At Monash, Mel­ 7 SQUATTING Our Melbourne correspondent ADAM HUGH ES, took a bourne and RfvllT in Victoria they had very big wins, similar to the situation up here. look at the solution many poverty stricken Victorians have found to the inner- I believe that students have a place in the ALP, agitating and organising for reform within city housing shortage... the party. I am not opposed to ALP siudents running in union eleclions, nor to the formation of ALP clubs on campuses. What bothers me about the situalion at the mo­ 9 AN D NOW, TH E BUDGET Paul Keating played the hero in the recent ment is that, with ALP control of student unions, the fees campaign will decrease in federal budget but was it all just a hot northerly wind in a low pressure system? intensity and effectiveness. Dirk Nooses and his "Ordinary Students" ran a desperate and deceitful campaign. 10 PETER GARRETT: RIGHTS AND WRONGS Peter Garrett has Members of the SAFE team suffered terrible character assassination, loosely based on become involved in the fight for democratic rights in Australia. KAREN the fact that most of their candidates were left of centre and interested in social issues such as feminism. Land Rights and Environmentalism, as well as Ihe highly socialist FLETCH ER spoke to him about what the Constitution can do for ideal of free and accessible education. Using their "We are not student politicians" Queenslanders, and whether the Australia Card has really gone away... cover. Dirk and the ALP club bunch sniped al Iheir opposition, calling them "lesbians", "communists" and "looneys". 13 THE WINNER SUPPLEMENT The magazine for winners hits the Well, they got their wish. They have been elected. Now il isthe task of siudents lo ensure street again, with the drum for high fliers and police constables. Violence is still that they are not able to quell the anti-fees campaign. Dirk has said Ihat he will continue fun, fi/laud is still dead and frog people are having sex with a difference. It's all with the campaign if students want him to. He has shown no intention of actually trying to there! find out if studenls wanl him to. so il is up to us to show him. The Hawke Government are hoping students willgoaway and leave them to inlroduceterliary fees in peace. They are 21 REDGUM SHOOT THEIR LOAD Redgum played a benefit concert for counting on the likes of Dirk Moses to help them, whether Dirk realises it or nol. the Union Fighting Fund to get our Condom Vending Ivlachines back. I do nol claim that the SAFE team were a-political. Some of the candidates were from ihe HOWARD STRI NGER asked them some personal questions, and Resistance Club,justas someof the Right Alliancecandidates were from the Liberaland mentioned politics in passing... National parties. Throughout the campaign we maintained that every candidate stan­ ding for election was political in some way, some more than others. Obviously the 22 BISCUirS IDENTITY CRISIS Fans of the Commander will be "Ordinary Studenls" were more politically aslule than any of the olher candidates. I pleased to know we have let him remain on staff... Enemies of the Commander would argue that theywere, and are, also more politically dangerous than most will not, but what can we do? The man won't go away (If you have any KAREN FLETCHER suggestions regarding termination of his employment please send them to: The Editors, Semper Floreat, c/-The University of Queensland Student Union, There will be a meeting of the about-lo-be-lormed Free Educalion Club on Thursday St Lucia Q.4067.} OcloberSlh, in the Ryan Room, behind the Main Refectory. Siudents from all ends of the political spectrum are welcome. 25 ENGINEERS (AND OTHER ANIMALS) Finally engineers have made it into the pages of this stinking socialist feminist Arts student rag. Just who are they? What do they do? Why do they do it? Journalism student ADRIAN PHRENOlD,foo/cap/?ofogfrap/je/-ffa/f?ed/n the martial arts to find out...

28 UNION FO RUM Bluestocking Week. Election Results, Sexuality Workshops, Education News and some words of wisdom from the Student Legal Service...

30 LETTERS TO THE EDITORS - VALLEY VICE credits 31 MORE LETTERS - CROCODILE DUNDEE reaches c//Vnax LIVE IN CONCERl EDITORS: Karen Fletcher ONE NIGHT ONLY Howard Stringer i.i:(;i;.\iuiiv si.\c;i;u, (iLn.vuis i. LAYOUT ARTIST: David Holden so.\(; WKi I i;n i;Mi;inv\i.\i.R i;,\TOAoi{!)iN.\iKi: TYPESETTER: Lou Larder ;iiul SUB EDITING: Bex Biderbek PHILOSOPHER tif tlic BLUES GRAPHICS & PRODUCTION: David Holden Howard Stringer John Carey Peter Falconer F A r H ( R OF Glen Thompson Hannah Cutts BROWNIE Bex Biderbek PHOTOGRAPHY: David Holden McGHEE DUTCH TILDEfiS * JiM COIWAY Howard Stringer APPEARING PRINTING: Merino Litho, Wooloongabba THURSDAY 22N0 OCTOBER MAIN REFECTORY ADVERTISING: Jason Bright, Phone 371 2568 UNIVERSIlY OF QUEENSLAND PUBUSHER: Andrew Lamb, President U.Q. Union ST. LUCIA ''Off the planet"

The editors of'Planet', QIT posilion. II seems that he uses the since Lawrence had nol returned when he 'Planet' staff. Lindsay Lawrence has weaknessess in the union constitution to promised, that il was OK for them lo send shown before that he considers 'Planel' as Union's newspaper justify his controversial actions - he takes the paper away. Although accustomed lo his own personal political hobbyhorse experienced an unhappy refuge in proclaiming constitutional Lawrence's outlandish behaviour, the and as is recorded on tape, he has said lo justice but totally disregards the ethics editors were shocked to find themselves the 'Planet' edilors, "I'll do anything to sense of deja-vu this week and moral justice involved in situations sacked when they felt that they had done drag you girls down?", on several when once again they that are not considered by the everything possible to get the paper occasions. found themselves locked constitution. proof-read. The election campaign here al The latest installment in the "Planet- The defamatory nature of the arlicles is Queensland University seems to indicate out of their office and the Lindsay Lawrence" saga began when the nol the only aspect causing contention. that efficieni use of union funds and paper confiscated by the president demanded that the edilors print Nearly all of them are personal attacks on accountability are issues that interest President, Lindsay five extremely defamatory arlicles that he members of union council, union office­ siudents, this is also the case at QIT. submitted well after the deadline. After bearers and employees. One is However because of the weaknesses in Lawrence. Readers may legal advice confirmed that the arlicles notification of QIT Union's intention to sue the constitution, the students al QIT are remember that Edition 3 were in fact maliciously defamatory and 'Semper' for their coverage of the lasl powerless in stopping corruption when it the editors were informed that a writ would take-over. The 'Planet' editors described occurs in their union. The mess that the (April) of 'Semper* carried a be issued if the arlicles went in, they did' the tone of the articles as "malicious, QIT Union is (now) in, shows that their story about the first lock-out not include Ihem. childish and an appeal to schoolboy constitution is in desperate need of When Lawrence returned from a humour" and were surprised al the length, review. when Lawrence and various relaxing sojourn on Fraser Island and style and presentation of the articles This incident is not merely a matter of accomplices seized the found that the paper had been sent away which Ihey said were out of character for union mud-slinging, freedom of the press paper and changed parts of without the articles in il, he immediately Lawrence. also comes inlo play. 'Planet' is an rang the printers and demanded that he Suelten Hinde, a QIT communications independent publication and its it, including the editorial. have the unprinted paper. The finished student, said that Lawrence told her that production is the responsibility of the His actions this time suggest a total lay-out sheets have been kept al he didn't write the articles himself. When elected edilors. It is not a vehicle for contempt of Union Council, paranoia and Lawrence's home and the editors have not questioned on why he considered the political grandstanding for the president extreme irrationality. Not only has he been allowed to see it and have no idea arlicles Union News, he had no answer. It who has, (or should have) only limited again taken control of the paper but he what's been taken out and pufin. seems inconceivable that Lawrence, a powers to edit. has had the locks of the 'Planet' office The president's next and most Law student, wouldn't know that they were The implications of the affairs at QIT changed and has bluntly sacked the incredible move was lo have the locks to defamatory. II is even crazier that knowing could be very far-reaching for student editors. This action has proved to be the 'Planet' office changed so that the that they were, he would submit articles unions throughout Queensland. The State illegal and the whole affair is one of the editors couldn't gel in. This was done at Ihat would lead to writs being issued Governmeni has long been looking for an most outrageous events to happen in any 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday night and the next against himself, the publisher of the excuse to bring in non-compulsory student union for many years. morning he sacked Ihem. The sacking is a magazine, ll is highly suspicious that the student unionism and the incredible turn QIT students and Union Council are direct breach of the procedures clearly people defamed in the articles are of events at QIT would provide Ihem with experiencing how easy it is for laid down in the constitution's regulations. Lawrence's political enemies and that he an effective excuse. Stories of corruption, unscrupulous people to manipulate a He claims that Ihe edilors breached the has managed lo lake control, although violence and abuse of power would badly drafted constitution which does nol constitution when they consulted the illegally, of the issue of 'Planet' that provide very destructive fodder for the include sufficient safeguards for executive Union lawyers and when they sent 'Planet' contains policy statements for the governmeni and the media. It appears, accounlablily. Lindsay Lawrence has away without his proof-reading it eleclions. The whole incident is too however, that even if the Governmeni been accused of gross corruption and The editors, however, had written closely co-inciding with the Annual doesn't destroy the QIT Union, Lindsay inefficiency and although a General permission to print from the only member General Elections lor it to be believable Lawrence is well on the way all by himself. Meeling of Students voted 2-1 for him lo of the executive not on holidays and that sackings are just a culmination of resign, he has steadfastly held on lo his • hence Ihe acting president, and felt that alleged indiscretions on the part ol the JO BESLEY Your guide to the Fitzgerald inquiry

The Fftzgerald Inquiry into alleged police corruption has bureaucrats have been corrupted before that he could spend more t:me with his been in recess for the past two weeks, 'to save the sanity OLr eyes, and we hardly even noticed. young family. He went to school at St Pa­ The Fitzgerald Inquiry has uncovered a trick's College, Shorncliffe, and gamed his of commission staff and to allow them to analyse the hell of a mess, and it's bound to get mes­ law degree here, at the University of overwelming amount of information they have received in sier. Queensland, he was admitted to the bar A top down to the Inquiry is well in 1965 and made a Queen's Counsel 'n the seven weeks the inquiry has been in progress. The Dep­ v/orth the bus fare. You get to fulfil your 1975. In 1985 he successfully defended public duty to be informed, and it's great an ex SEQEB linesman in the High Court. uty Premier and Police Minister, Mr Gunn, decided in late ente.'tamment. The Law Courts are on The general consensus seems to be George Street, opposite City Plaza. The May that the Inquiry would run for a maximum of four that Commissioner Fitzgerald means busi­ Inau-ry is being conducted on the fourth ness, which must have come as a nastv weeks. It now seems he was wide of the mark. Well paid floor of the Distnct Court building, on surprise to some of Queensland's fines;. lawyers, and moderately well paid journalists, are digging in your r:ght as you face the complex. The friendly security guard on the ground floor He has said: for the duration, and it should keep them in expensive ties gets you to walk through a metal detector 'We (rhe commissioni are quite aware of fpr a very long time. KAREN FLETCHER joined them down archway and then makes you sign a book, the desperate campaign which is being and leave your cameras, tape recorders waged within the (police) force to main- at the Brisbane Law Courts... and handguns behind the counter. You lain the closed ranks which provide a take the lift to the fourth floor, and then shelter for any culprits, and the misinfor­ IT //ou'rJ s^em fhar tne Queers-aM Poi:ce e/isiert public v/atchdogs that are sup­ the steps up to the public gallery. Since mation which is being disseminated. We Po'c* zri'j.a ti one big bad ap&ie. rotten posed to be protecting the interests of Harry Burgess set the ball rolling, by are also aware of it's effects, and the to the core. The revelations to corr.e OL,I Queensland people. squealing on everyone he could think of, names of at least some of those involved of the Frt^geraW Ir.qutry, and y/e ar.'i The Question v/e should be asking our­ there has been a second security guard in the campaign and those who have been heard it all yet, have shocked arvd sturned se!/es IS 'Why did v/e let them get away outside the public gallery who uses a little influenced by it. This inquiry is going to many t>eople. 'VJher^ do you go if yo-j v/rth It'' y/hen you place immense pov/er hand-held metal detector to detect keys, succeed with or without the information can't trust the police'' v/e are cr/mg in the hands of politicians and public ser­ fountain pens and digital watches, getsi provided by honest policemen. Without rrjournfully m the face of overv/elmirrg evi­ vants, then leave them alone to do v/hat you to sign again, and lets you in. Every this information it may be harder and it dence of police corruption. But rt had to they -want, you shouldn't be surprised time you duck outside the gallery, to use may talPhil Dickie at orgiastic gatherings in massage parlors, State police forces. (2) Did police receive financial or other in his Courier Mail articles. A licensing photographs of herself and former police Its a worry. favors in return for non-enforcement branch policeman's life is not a happy inspector Basil Hicks in some very com­ So now Terry Lewis is on holiday, with Of laws in relation to the premises? one, by all accounts. promising positions, blackmail and jewel­ 'full pay, and the Queensland Government (3) Did the Bellinos, Conte or Hapeta So the Inquiry moved on to the people lery thefts. She spent her time in the is running for cover. The Justice Minister, make a $50 000 payment to any named in the terms of reference, for a bit stand behind a screen, wearing a blonde Mr Clauson, has a legal opinion to the ef­ Queensland political party? of background material on their activities. wig. It was better than Miami Vice! fect that Ministers do not have to give ev­ (4) Is new legislation needed to better Hector Hapeta basically remained silent idence to the Inquiry if called as monitor police law enforcement and She claimed that she had worked for for two days, on the grounds that he detect corruption? both groups, a claim which everyone < witnesses. They can apparrently claim might incriminate himself. He refused to seems to be denying, both as a card deal­ . Ministerial privilege. Whatever happened These questions arose out of a Four Cor­ er and as a prostitute. She said the two ners program, aired in Queensland on groups were not enemies, but co- existed Monday May 11, entitled 'The Moonlight "We told them we were from quite happily. At their brothels they State', and a series of newspaper articles, Rolling Stone magazine". charged the same prices and served the by Phil Dickie of the Courier Mail, which same 'menus'. Both groups had 'board appeared between January and April of answer over 150 questions, admitting on­ meetings' every Wednesday at 10 am. this year. ly that he owned premises used as mas­ 'Katherine's' evidence moved Joh Pet­ The Inquiry was originally limited, by sage parlors. ersen to say. . . the government, to the last five years. Geraldo Bellino proudly admitted to a '. . . just think of the people who are The period was extended back to the last sizable and highly illegal gambling empire, making these accusations; the type of pe­ ten years when it became obvious that but emphatically denied any links with ople they are, the type of people they as­ the government's restrictions were ridicu­ massage parlors or prostitution. He said sociate with. These ladies and others that lously strict. Thus the report will deal he had made a million dollars a year by have been talking down there in tiie way with the period since 1977. running illegal gambling in Queensland. they have, naming this fellow and that. . The Commission offered indemnities to Bellino's business partner, Vic Conte, past or present police officers who had backed up Gerry's story. He also denied Then came honest Colin Dillon, the committed criminal offences, in exchange any links with prostitution. for information. Police officers who have first witness from inside the Police force, Neither Gerry Bellino nor Vic Conte and don't the public love it! Dillon was r^^^Ke^i't

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Before I arnved in Melbourne, twa of the The situation in Melbourne ts even squalid student house, you will need damage to the house than the squatters things I had heard about Victoria were worse for some sectors of the communi­ references and some proof that you have who have been living m it. that the police v'ljre more tolerant and ty. The Ministry of Housing seems to fa­ an income of some kind. If you are unenv The myth that squatters are unruly pe­ less violent than m Queensland, and that vour white nuclear families for vacancies ployed,, the chances of finding a house ople who trash the houses they take over a lot of people were homeless because of in tlietr skyscrapers, so if you're in a mi­ are even more scarce. More and more IS usually unfounded. All kinds of people a housing shortage 1 was wrong on two nority group, your chances of being young people in Meibpurne are finding it squat — Single parents, young homele-s counts The police down here are just the selected for a place m the pubfic housing necessary to wage their,own war on the people, elderly people and even families. same as -they are up in Queensland (it's system are not that great housing shortage and resort to squatting. The media plays on the public's fear of just that things are more legal hereJ and 1987 IS the international year of shel­ having their houses invaded by strangers, although thousands of people in Mel­ ter for tlie homeless Last year, the Feder­ however squatters have never tried to bourne are homeless, there is no shortage al Government managed to cnly raise 6 "... If you are a student trying t.i'w-rcver an inhabited house. The Squat­ of houses mtljion dollars lor the internettonaf year of to set up a house In fr, ters union has a policy of making sure ?A 1985 study on homelessness, peace This year they only managed to Melbourne, the obstacles are that a house has been empty for severat commissioned by the Commonwealth De find a fifth ol that sum for the year of daunting..." months before passing its location on to partmenf of Housing, indicates that 40,- shelter for the homeless All of this mon­ homeless people. 000 people tn Australia have no secure ey was spent or\ conferences, reviews The Victorian Squatters Union has. housing, and sleep outdoors or m refuges, and the making of films. None of it was Squatting isn't legal in Australia like it been in existence for 4 years. Their basic ' and that another 60,000 people are on 'actually spent on building or purchasing is in Britain, nevertheless there is a strong philosophy is that housing is a nght, not a the verge of homdlessneas. ' ; houses for the homeless. squatters movement m Victoria. The Vic­ privilege. Most of the union's work is •"•mmmmimr Thfs year, the State Government cut torian Squatters Union fs an established done by volunteers, and includes staffing organisation in IWelbourne which helps ",*, It Is a common sight lii funding to the Victonan Tenants Union, the office, giving advice over the phone, which provides legal advice to tenants squatters find and move into empty keeping a list of empty houses, doing le­ Melbourne to see police who would otherwise be at the mercy of houses. The union organises the mhah'tta' gal work, defending squats and producing tion of 10 potential squats each week. sledge-hammering the door of landlords and real estate speculators. A the union newsletter. a squat and displaying an lot of these sorts of tenants are students. The union helps homeless people lo­ There has been a move to establish a inordinate amount of force In Some things never change, no matter cate a suttafaly empty house, find a way squatters union in Queensland, however of getting' in, find a way of getting essen* throwing squatters out H what state you're in. there has not been a sufficient housing, The astonishing thing about ths hous­ ttal services such as gas and electricity crisis:to make this move a necessity; Unkf ing problem is that while 40,000 people laid pn|lnd even examines the possibility; veVstty students; can still rent houses ;1ni| Moat homeless people are located in live in the streets, there are 430,000 of negotiating some tert^ncy arrangement Queensland without too much difficulty, Sydney and in Melbourne. A great deal of empty houses in Australia. with the qvyner of the. house. The squat- as i'etit .in Queensland is significantly:: ters Siiinilii also brief$; squatters about; homeless people rely upon government The fact that there are $0 many empty cheaper than it is in Sydney or Mel-" whatWdo when the pplice arrive. subsidised public housing - huge, squalid [louses in Australia means that there is an bpufrie. public skyscrapers on the fringes of the Th;e?;iVictorian police seem to take an: alternative to sleeping out in the open It is interesting to contemplate, how-;} city - however these housing commis­ inordiriate amount of pleasure in evicting while waiting for a hbiiising commission over, that If a housinci shortage should sions usually have waiting lists reaching squatters.; In Melbourria, it is fairly con> fiat. That alternative is squatting. ; •. arise in Brisbane, squatters could very' up to 15 years. This isn't all that surpris­ monitbvsee police sledge hammering the The idea of squatting may:seem quite well find themselves taking over empty ing when you consider that there are severe rn Queensland, however if you: are door of a squat in and then displaying a 160,000 people on the waning list. This great deal of unnecessjiry force in throw­ office space in the skyscrapers the state; a university student in Melbourne,. and government is so intent on. building re­ figure is increasing al an alarming rate you are trying to start up a student ing squatters and their belongings out into and ts expected to reach a quarter of a gardless of whether thev are leased out or house, tho obstacles in front of you are the street. Often in the process of evict­ mtllion by 1990. not. daunting. 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My Bentlay cruised majestically ' 'Yeah, that's about the size towards the rendezvous, hug- , of it, Jerry's been the main noise nRMNESS wm COURTESY all along. He got In on the show ging the bitumen and caressing , the speed limit with all the re- : Fresh trom the Semper writer's tralneeship program, lifestyle correspondent twenty years ago. He was just ^a served expertise inherent in the Damiian Travesty was assigned to follow up a lead on police corruption. Despite bagman then. Toting money and best of British engineering. Rach- breaking legs for a mate of his his tendency to write like a cheap spy novel, Travesty's interview with Snr Sergeant called O'Flannery, a publican in maninov pounded from ali eight Davis Dupoint was quite revealing... graphite speakers and I huddled Ipswich. Since then of course deeper within the folds of my he's just sort of faded into the new Gino Nucci Action fWlacin- background'. tosh. The Bentley's wooden 'And how did you get in­ wheel thrummed like a tiger in volved, Dupoint?' He bit his lip the grip of my leather racing , and shifted nervously on the gloves as I contemplated how seat. 'When 1 first came to Li­ right my father had been to tell censing Branch 1 got the Satur­ me 'a job worth doing is worth day night backroom shift. That's dressing well for'. where a couple of us plain­ clothes lads would provide sorta And Davis Dupoint was a job bouncer and enforcer services worth a whole new wardrobe. for the brothels that were, likely Dupoint was reputedly the Nu- to have some trouble. You mero Uno of a dark and deadly know, if there was a big Navy criminal brotherhood operating ship in town or something. Well I throughout the Queensland po­ was out the back of this place in lice force. Wooloongabba when this big Davis Dupoint, or The Sarge ruckus starts up in one of the es he is known in the dingy back rooms. Well I figured it v\/as passages of the criminal un­ nothing much just the usual derworld, had secretly contacted bullshit so I put in a routine call me, bamiian Travesty, for a ma- to the branch for a wagon and no ^,mano confrontation over al­ then went to sort it out.' legations that he was not the evil genius of folklore and ru­ 'Well { got.in there and this mour, but merely the puppet sto­ drunken mug had pulled a fuckin oge of much greater men. He shotgun out front somewhere. wanted to talk about these alle­ What sort of man goes to a gations. Reasonable enough; the brothel with a shotgun?' . big hook was, he wasn't denying I didn't knovy. He ignored my any of them. ignorance and continued,'He.- I turned the car into the dark wasn't too much trouble. I just street and let it purr to a stop in bopped him one and he went the shadow of the Storey Bridge, down. So I'm standing there I ran through a final check of my talking to the~ mole when the equipment. My pencils were • wagon rolls up and this blue suit sharpened to a razors edge and I comes in. He took one look could feel the reassuring weight around, walked straight past the of my Remington tape recorder • girl and me, picks up the gun, on its shoulder strap. Then his and lets the ceiling have both car pulled up. barrels. Weil I -was a bit mysti­ fied at first. Sut tbfee months la­ My breath plumed out as I ter when Constable Jerry Lewis strode through the cold night air. and I got our bravery citations Gravel crunched underfoot mix­ for disarming the mad brothel ing with the stiff crackle of my shooter I didn't-argue. Once I gloves as I opened and closed read the headlines in the Sunday my fingers, itching to get at that Sun, y'know, BROTHEL TERROR record button. HORROR CARNAGE" PICTURES 'Dupoint, my name is Traves­ PAGE 3M The bloke was just a ty, Damiian Travesty, i believe fucking genius, . ,', He realised you wanted to talk'. that he'd got lost in his narrative His handshake was hard but and suddenly stopped, embar­ his voice was harder, 'That's rassed. right son. Lets get inside where it's warm'; I blew out the breath I'd been I followed his square frame . holding. I Had tt now. I turned off across the street, my eyes shift­ the Remington. I wouldn't be ing like gun turrets, checking for ' needing it, Dupoint's shoulders tails. We hurried up the stairs of were slumped .and rounded. I al­ an unremarkble house and were most felt sorry for the poor greeted at the door by a remark­ schmuck, 'So Lewis ended up able blonde in a flimsy negligee. using you as a front man for all his ideas. He rose to the top be­ 'Goshr I remarked. hind" the shield of your open cor­ She smiled through lips that ruption. You were nothing more were all dark wine and lurid than a cut out. But the wogs promise, 'Welcome to Fantasy's didn't know that, and they fig- : gentlemen. Your office is ready ', 'ured they'd just squeeze you out Mr. Dupoint. Drinks are served. I 'And they're not?' I asked, you'd like to have a little talk back longer than you'd ever re­ of the game. . . ' took the liberty of shaking your holding the rapier-like point" of about the allegatrons Sergeant. vodka martini Mr. Travesty'. member son'. Dupoint just looked at the my pencil over the creamy, virgi­ You know, the ones that run 'Just try me Sarge. I can be a 'You can take any liberty you fioor and fingered his VB. It was nal notepaper. along the. track that you're not regular elephant when I have to want, my dear'. a dirty, thankless job to destroy 'Course not', he snapped. In " such a big mai^ 'yourself. That be. So lets cut the corn and get Then Dupoint's blue uniform a legend but I pressed on. Some­ a flash my hot lead shot down perhaps there's someone behind to the allegations against you'. came between us.'Come on one had to. on the paper.'Bloody Geraldo you'. 'Alright.' The name Lewis '^ .. So now Lewis has decid­ Travesty. We've got work to and Tony, they're just small He took a pull on his beer, do'. mean anything to you, Dumbo?' ed to throw you to the wolves, boys. Vice has always been our belched, and pretended to relax. he sneered. He led me through the prem­ to pull down a little of the veil Ipolicel area. They're nothing but Ignoring the mike pointed right It sure did. VVho didn't know ises and into a sparse room, cast that he's hidden behind for years a bunch of fuckin paper boys'. at his open mouth, he leaned the name Jerry Lewis nowadays. in the stark relief of a naked and scare the Bellinos away. Is He took out his gun and back on the couch. I waved the It was just' about everywhere that the way it is Davis?' lightbulb. His office, like his per­ waved it around, as if looking for business end of the Remington" you looked. Jerry. Lewis, the Big sonality, was bleak, hard and un- He sighed heavily. He didn't a Bellino he coutd fill full of lead around a bit just to remind him I Man of the Queensland Police have to answer. : forgiving. At least my martini and retribution. My hand crept knew how to use one.'You'd Force. My finger tightened on was nice, soft and inviting. I picked up my equipment and up to the Remington, and before better keep talking Sergeant. the volume knob. left him alone with his beer and 'Well, lets get right into it', he he could say another word I had You never know when I might 'Are you saying Lewis is in­ his service revolver, I walked . growled, getting right into it. it out and he was looking down get careless and slip and hit the volved in the Trade, Dupoint?' through the house and out into 'The bloody wogs ure making the barrel of a long range micro­ pause button. Lets take a little 'No. . . I'm saying Lewis is the chill wind of a lonely night. out like they're the big men of phone. I narrowed my eyes to walk down memory lane'. the Trade, Travesty'. The shot came before I was I • the whole show'. slits and muttered.'Perhaps now 'Hah!' he laughed,'This goes 'Oh my God', I whispered. even halfway down the steps. • 14 building In the world'. I'm sure was getting on a bit by that Ah dear me children can be what be had done though! He they would get a tickle out of it stage, and well, with her eye­ cruel. was a determined little chap, no — just (ike all us folks up here at sight going and all, her mending Of course. Miss Hambling mistaking it! Kingaroy when we heard of our wasn't quite what it used to be. made the whole class and Darcy Ther^ was also the time that Joh's latest escapade. Perhaps I It seems that she hadn't done Bourke in particular apologise to the spastic foundation held their should write to that Sallyanne too good a job on young Joh's our Joh but it was simply no 'collect a cane toad for use in lass and tell her about it — trousers at any rate, because no good, I don't really think that the scientific experiments' week. She'd be sure to let Joh go sooner had he got up in front of little chap really forgave anybody Our Joh spent simply hours out ahead with it if she only knew the class to do his talk (A lovely for that day. You see, things re­ there in the cane fields until he the story! But then perhaps not. talk it was too — all about the ally changed after that. It wasn't brought home the largest, ugliest I've no idea when I'd be able to dangers of unionism in the play­ something that you could really cane toad that the whole town get it off into the post, what ground) than his trousers fell see on the surface, but when­ had ever seen! By Jove, when it with Bluey the postie being sick plumb down to his ankles! ever there was some competi­ came to any form of competi­ and all. I wish Mrs Bell was here. Bless me! The way Miss tion or prestige involved, our Joh tion, young Joh simply had to She'd remember the details a bit Hambling tells it, there was a had to be up in front. No matter have the biggest of everything. better than me - she's up coun­ stunned silence for a fev.' sec­ what it was, it always "seemed Ah, but it's a treat to think try at the moment at the jam onds. Little Joh stood completely to be a matter of life or death to back over that whole affair. It making festival, so I'll just have still as if he couldn't understand him that 'he should have the big­ gives me something to occupy to try to remember the details all what had happened to him. Then gest one'. There was that sand myself with in the long and lone- by myself. one of the older boys, Darcy castle building competition that ly'time until Mrs Bell gets back. 1 Anyway, let me see. . . It Bourke I think it was, made was held on the annual Sunday must write down a note to ask was when our Joh was in fifth some remark drawing every­ school beach outing, for exam­ her about the full details when LE0JERS form. That new teacher, Miss body's attention to 'the tiny little ple. Joh seemed determined that she arrives home. God knows, Hambling had brought in some diddle' on young Joh, and that his sand castle was going to be this old coot's memory has prob­ dang fangled thing about the kid­ was it. Before you knew it, the the biggest and the best one ably gone and got the whole KIMiiAROY dies having to give some kind of whole class had erupted into that anybody in Kingaroy had thing completely wrong! Ah well, talk up in front of the class - a laughter. Bless me! They were all ever seen. And bless me - he in the meantime, just think of it Bless me but its funny to think lecturette I think she called it. there cackling away and making would have won that one too, if eh? how some things turn out some­ Anyway, who should she pick to jokes about it 'looking like a did­ only Mr Wilkins hadn't happened Who could have possibly times. It's a queer old world, give the first one but our own lit­ dle, only smaller'. Poor littie Joh. to brush his foot against it and dreamed that atl this bother and that's for sure. It really gives an tle Joh! Ah yes, bless his heart. The dear little tyke stood out discover that Joh had used con­ all this effort of putting up a 107 old goat like me something to Well of course, the dear little there for as long as he could crete in the construction of itI storey building could have come live for you know — seeing how chap jumped into it bravely — he bear it but it was no good. His Can you imagine the dear tittle about just because a group of the tiniest, most insignificant was never one to sit back by cri­ bottom lip started to tremble and tyke smuggling a bag of cement youngsters in the fifth form had thing can end up darn near caus­ key, but bless me! Who could pretty soon he burst into tears mix all the way along to the a laugh over the size of our ing mountains to move! have forseen that it would have and ran as fast as he could out beach outing just so that he Joh s diddle' If only those city folk knew ended in disaster? of the room with his pants could build the biggest sandcas- just why it is that out Joh is so looped around his ankles. tle? But darn me if that wasn't determined to put up the 'tallest You see, old Mrs Petersen • >''^

the death. draw near a person sitting quiet­ the time and was perusing the car-park, smashing headlights To know your enemy you ly or just 'hanging around', be shelves, watchful for cans of to­ and windscreens, showering as­ VIOLENCE must first see your enemy. To poised to lash out at the slight­ mato soup. It was then I noticed tonished trolley car attendants see your enemy you must first est sign of movement. two persons in female apparel at with Hiji- otoshi (elbow drops) be aware you have enemies. So Very good assassins how­ the end of the aisle. Being of and savage Kin-geri (groin-kicks). IS FUN! it is that the true NINJA knows ever, can often attack quicker NINJA, I knew that were 1 to When 1 reached my car I was all whom they meet on the than the eye can follow. If you pass between them i would be exerted and blooded in battle, Wheel of Life's Suffering are feel intuitively that an enemy of vulnerable to blows being rained my extended NINJA conscious­ enemies, in either mind or body. darkness is near, don't hesitate! down upon my person. Thus ness being at its maximum limit. The NINJA dojo Harimi-kania Launch your own surprise at­ when 1 neared them I was pre­ 1 dived through my windscreen, assumed a man who came to his tack! In the ruthless war of pared for the slightest movement roared the van out and side- house with brushes and mops Djiou-jin Hekoroutii (Defensive which would betray their violent swiped bystanders in expert acts was a washing implements Assualt) there are no second intent. of damage till I careered into the salesman. He was later found prizes. I was not to be dissapointed. side of ABU the killer elephant. beaten to death with a toilet c) Disguises. Many are the num­ On my left, one moved her Leaving the burning wreckage brush, the words 'Death to the ber of NINJA who have fallen hand to her pocket! 1 dispatched behind, 1 escaped into the sewer­ imperialist pigs' branded on his prey to villains arrayed in disgu­ her with a lightning like Keage age system, surfacing only for forehead. ises, such as police, old people, (front-high kick) to the throat, air, food, water and occasional NINJAS, you can never be and tiny children. and before the other could drag Yamok-anijisito (random mid­ too careful! Never assume that anyone out a weapon I struck her down night attacks) on suspicous ap­ Today we shall learn what is who says they are something, with a deadly NINJA Shuto pearing bystanders. needed to penetrate the manifold are in fact that which they say (Knife hand).Before the two evil As I write this, the SEMPER disguises of the enemy and to they are. If you see, a 'police of­ persons had slumped to the editor is a groaning wreck, dis­ protect oneself from the dangers ficer', test their validity as a hu­ floor, another so-called 'female patched by a lightning flying at­ being a NINJA entails. No one man being. Shout obscenities at person' appeared behind a trol­ tack, and a combination of NIN­ said it was going to be easy.. . them, such "as 'Arsehole servant ley. Knowing well the destruc­ JA blows, specifically the With of evil and slimy devourer of tive uses to which a trolley can Ushiro-jime, (rear strangle) Kata- COMMON DISGUISES OF THE huge toads!' Accuse them of be employed, I quickly threw my ha-jime, (single wing stroke) Brendan O'Shea ENEMIES OF NINJA: sexual impropriety very loudly trolley at her, leaping into her to Harai-tsurukomi-ashi, (sweeping and pelt them with garbage and follow up my initiative with a lift-pull foot) and Uchi-mata (in­ 'In order to know NINJA, you . a) Feignpd impairments: Limps or large rocks, maybe even some Jigoku-jime (a hell strangle). ner thigh throw). must know what it is to be NIN­ shuffles. Many martial arts ex­ NINJA throwing stars (available Almost at once, the area be­ Satisfied with my state of JA. And unless you are already perts conceal their weapons by from the NfNJA postal order ser­ came surrounded with agents of constant deadliness, and my NINJA this can be difficult.' The pretending to be bound to a vice, Higashi-Ku, Nagoya 461, evil, pushing trolle.ys and bris­ powers of phyisical offense, I let great NINJA dojo,: Nathan Hiji- wheelchair or being paticularly Japan.) tling with deadly intent. My the cringing editor live, and ex­ tskoo Andrews. ill. The.best method of detecting The disguised EVIL DOER will memory is a blur. All I know is tracted from him the exact bar­ When belr^g a NINJA (or trying these cowardly scum is to run usually break into a rage at being that I was a deadly fighting ma­ ter of a handful of rice in ex­ to look like one) it is important up and give them a jolly good 'detected and try to kill you. chine, striking out at vulnerable change for this article. The editor to be avi/are of being a NINJA. If. shovel When this happens, draw forth spots — groins, throats, eyes ~ paid up without the usual you are in the physical act of be­ If they don"t fall over, and in­ your Ninja short sword and stab with the wild abandon of a true complaint. Oh happy is the life ing, or performing Tjatistu-Samoi stead jump up and run away, : the EVIL DOER to death. Dojo. of the NINJAI (crescent kicks) with; reversed you have found An ENEMY!! At­ In addition to this, be watch­ When I could break free, I somersaults or just downing a tack the ENEMY without further ful for intuitive feelings of vio- was gone like the wind, sprinting glass of milk with the Dojos, delay. If they do not get up you , lence that you may experience, to the check-out lanes, leaving ''...A true Ninja knoyv what a thrill it is to have were mistaken and should apolo- they, are usually to be taken as a the expanse of burst cereal the illusion Of completeness. ' gize. If you don't feel like saying sign that you are in immediate packets and wounded flesh be­ Icnows that on •Hey! I'm a NINJAi- Wow!' your sorry, don't worry. Being a danger, and should be dealt with hind. I leapt over shoppers, my life's wheel of you might say. This is the tradi­ NINJA means never having to forthrightly and with a lot of sight blurred with blood, slashing tional NINJA accolyte Chant of • say you're sorry. bloodlust. at counter girls with my NINJA suffering, people awareness and is usually accom- b5 People loitering around are of­ I would like to relate to you a short-sword and disembowiing pahied by the slapping of thighs, ten secret enemies of evil who personal incident which im­ the personell officer with a Yo- are rarely what smiling, '• flexing of muscles and* are waiting for unsuspecting pressed upon me the threats fac­ ko-geri (side-kick) to the duode­ they seem >j challenges to strangers to face NINJA to come by and fall victim ing every NINJA. num, barehanded trials of combat, to to a surprise attack. When you I was in the supermarket at Instantly, t was out into the 15 Once upon a time in the good pizzas, beer cigarettes and other a lenten period of fasting and ab­ lutely horrifying. Of course, no old days, way back long ago,it people's genitals. Visionary ex­ stinence at the end of winter two minds would react to the seems that just about everyone periences involve a bypass of which helped many of their con­ same experience in the same TELE- was having visionary experi­ the cerebral reducing valve gregation to find God in their li­ way. For one a day at the circus ences. People would often talk achieving a state of mind beyond berated imaginations. Other reli­ is a wonderful opportunity to es­ COMMUNICA'nON of a clairvoyant vision of the fu­ bodily survival. This could widen gions aslo observed fasting cape the drudgery of city life and ture, being woken up in the mid­ a few of the holes to enhance rituals which accompanied by yet for the clown it is more of dle of the night by ghosts, or perception, punch out a few new self-flagellation and exhaustive the same. Many of those we talking to a deceased friend on ones (as in E.S.P.,'sixth' senses) chanting served to 'screw the commit to institutions in this the road to Emmaus, While God or smash the box wide open brain for the sake of the mind' world are the semi-liberated frequently transubstantiated the again to release the mind at so to speak. In modern times minds which can not return. The flesh in ancient times to make large. most of these'barbaric' practices lights and colours of Heaven that promises about the coming of So how does one bypass the have been abandoned and ex­ pervade the dreams of one his Kingdom, Lucifer was busy cerebral reducing valve? The panded consciousness has been visionary individual may consti­ bargaining for the souls of way­ brain requires constant supply of sacrificed for success and sur­ tute the eternal fires of another's ward blues stars. two ingredients for its day to vival in the western rat-race. schizophrenic hell. It would be People then were much the day activities, these being oxy­ And so is it such a great loss? disasterous to throttle the brain same as people today. Certainly gen and glucose. Depletion or re­ Is visionary experience such a only to release the mind into a their circumstances were differ­ moval of these result in impaired desirable achievement? What's it tortuous nightmare, which for ent, they couldn't read or write, brain function and the aware­ really like? The distorted percep­ many of those considered 'men­ they had to use primitive clubs ness of biologically unnecessary tion and hallucination of the free tally-ill' has its own release in and spears to kilt thtir neigh­ experiences. The simplest means mind is as one might expect in- suicide. bours, food was scarce, but still of demonstrating this is to lower fintely variable. One experience Maybe you could take up jog­ their biology was just as that of the blood oxygen levels by may be joyful and another abso­ ging modern men and women. Why gradually slowing and stopping then irv more recent years have breathing, or alternatively, by we seemingly lost the ability to placing a bag over your head. As With see beyond the drab three di­ brain function is impaired by de­ mensions of first level objective creased oxygen and increased Sister Ray reality? To understand this ques­ carbon dioxide, the mind starts tion we must first understand to enjoy a distorted (actually en­ Hello my little brothers and sis­ the nature of the tethered mind hanced) perception of the world. ters. Have you ever heard or and its liberated forms. This experience is similar to read of people who have had the'high' described by people The mind at large is an essen­ who jog for long periods and visionary experiences? Perhaps tial and infinite spirit capable of you or one of your close friends sustain a decreased oxygen and experiencing all things at once. blood sugar level. From this we has had one? Maybe you had Confined in human form the re­ one when you were a child and can also see the greater in­ ducing valve of the brain places cidence of visionary experiences you used to take it for walks and a black box over the mind with dress it up iri dolly clothes until in ancient times. Long winters five small holes for the senses. would be accompanied by de­ one day it bit you and your The function of the brain and the mother flushed it down the toi­ creased availability of food, mal­ senses is to 'limit the minds' per­ nutrition and starvation, which let. Oh, you never had one? Oh ception to things which are es­ that's such a shame, never mind greatly impaired brain function. sential for biological survival. Christian churches also enforced These include potential danger, VVM»6»M»SA<»

to jazz. find new material and artists that The new venues represent a don't have to rely upon the tried shift in a new direction for Toad­ and true formulas of sexist and show. As David says, 'We won't racist jokes, arid it will also be a have done a play in ali of 1987, slow piocess to break down the and may not do another tilt public's expectations of stand up 1989, were looking at other ar­ comedy,' David says. eas'. Club Swerve is a collection of The stand up comedy field is artists getting together and try­ relatively new to Toadshow, The ing to create work for them­ comedy glad bag ran for a month selves. Most of the artists work on Wednesday and Sunday freelance, and have had difficul­ nights. 'The comedy glad bag ty finding work in Brisbane. was initially a warm up,' David 'Most of us have worked in says, 'it was performed by a col­ theatre companies,' says Da­ lection of people we knew. For vid,'however because the arts in this reason, the initial venture in­ Queensland is underfunded, to comedy was low key.' there are only two professional David explains that the gro­ theatre companies in Brisbane up's comedy skills have become and they cannot always use our ' honed to the extent that 'We are skills. In the meantime, we have now a worthwhile product worth been forced by necessity to get promoting.' things like this together,' What Toadshow are aiming to David hopes that the Jubilee do is provide an outlet for inde­ Rooms will give artists a chance pendent comedy, music and film, to swap ideas and view each and at the same time educate other's work. He says that the In an effort to provide a desperately needed alternative to pulp entertainment in the public to appreciate contem­ Toadshow office serves as a Brisbane, Toadshow Productions are launching 'Club Swerve' - a collection of porary humour. For this reason, meeting place for young artists independent music and comedy venues. Tim Howell spoke to two of the people Toadshow is not aiming to pan­ in Brisbane, He says he hopes behind Toadshow about their latest venture into independent culture „. der to the tastes of the main­ that the meeting place will bring stream public. young artists out of the wood­ Toadshow is an offshoot of the Burkes Hotel wili feature music so intrinsically humourous itself, David explains that people as­ work and will give an incentive famed Cane toad times and op­ and comedy outdoors with the the public shouldn't expect sociate stand up comedy with to people to start performing in erates out of their office in An­ advantage of pub drink prices. straight bands'. Rodney Rude and Kevin Bloody Brisbane. nerley. Its past productions have The Purple Hole is billed as The third venue will be the Wilson. 'The background of our 'If Gerry Connely was begin­ included the 'Hounds of Love', a having a 'distinctly 70s feel'. 'Jubilee Rooms'. Billed as the people is such that they worry ning to build up a reputation in Rock and Roll comedy, and more One of the acts for example will weekend hangover cure, David about telling sexist or racist 1987, he'd be doing it from recently, 'The Comedy Glad Bag be 70s Cult band 'Geoff billed hopes the venue will become a jokes, he says. 'There is no here,' says David. 'Gerry started as 'raw pus from the 70s', who meeting place for artists, musi­ ready made market for what we off at parties end was forced to The new venues will will play such delights as 'Fer­ cians, film makers,and Writers. have to offer so we have been go down south to make it. At the time he started there was commence on Oct 4th and are nando' and '! think I love you.' The atmosphere will be quiet and forced to cope with existing ex­ nowhere to work up here,' called the Purple Hole, the Jubi­ Also featuring will be the Paule- sophisticated, 'so as not to of­ pectations of stand up comedy.' lee Rooms and the Banana ones, Italians who sing in Italian. fend weekend hangovers'. There The conflict between artistic 'Unless we create our own Lounge. Toadshow is aiming to Such acts are examples of will be 'unusual things' suth as expectation and accessibility to opportunities in Brisbane, people short films and different types of give each venue a specific feel the music to be expected. As the public has led to a temporary aren't going to try'. music, 'ecclectic' is the word compromise. to it. Lisa explains 'while the music is Lisa uses, ranging from classical 'It will be a slow process to The Banana Lounge at the a break from the comedy, it is al­ "16 wa. Your wa is as intangible as great generalisation is that of as aB.E.) stage of beer intoxification and the way, but it contains your in­ forming a solution of one class This procedure should only be BAC adjustment. ner drinking strength. Whenever of equations using solutions of practised by experienced mas­ Scrumpy is now added in the you enter a smoko, uplift your another class, Thus in particular, ters of the way. Do not try this most dangerous stage of intoxifi­ wa so that it resonates in harmo­ solutions of the potential equa­ in the kitchen at home. cation. The second adjustment ny with the void, and only then tion are formed from those of To ensure that the final har­ with tequila increases the BAC will ten thousand beers seem as the heat equation. mony is of the required purity, to 5.8. Banana wine may be one. Seek out the wa of those So you see, true masters of some spiritual purification is nec­ added if required to aid clearing around you. If you feel a disrup­ the way are concerned with har­ essary. The way of the fallen is of the stomach. The resulting re­ tion in another person's wa monising, maintaining and the principal contaminant in the gurgitate is collected and re­ make sure that he keeps drinking strengthening their wa as welt as spirit of a student of the way. moved in a bucket. so that you can watch him fall understanding the wa of others. Other mental impurities can be At this stage, a student of the over. But if you feel the strength Hence, defeat becomes impossi­ introduced into the process via way should be maintaing a reso­ of another person's wa over­ ble. Note that we do not talk of the pub crawl circuit, the prod­ nant wa that is in keeping with powering you, beware! He may victory. In drinking, we never uct from which combines with the most profound understanding seek out the emptiness of your consider winning, but only the the mixed spirits ahead of the of the way. 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Most lead guitarists Lemon Fabs have been The band however say that are heavy metal fans who con­ they are the biggest critics of stantly mess around with their working very hard over their single, and aren't complete­ turbo overdrive pedals. We don't the past year and a half. ly happy with their product. go in for that sort of stuff.' Carol 'We're probably harsher crit­ explains. Along with being selec­ ics than anyone else,' says Car­ What they are into is a more ted to beon the 'Bent ol.'The single sounds a bit laid back approach to their mu­ sparse to me. I think we'd have sic. Most Lemon Fabs songs Record'package, they liked to have done a bit better.' have a funky beat and a lot of have started work on a 'The single was a success for emphasis, on the vocals. Carol follow up single. Sem­ us simply in the fact that we got and Robyn write most of the it done. Any little known Bris­ songs with input from Rod and per spoke to bass pla­ bane band which manages to re­ drummer Greg Jackson. yer Carol Line about the lease their own single has Where the inspiration for their achieved some level of success.' songs comes from, I'm not really lives, loves and influen­ The band's second release is sure, but if you're prepared to ces of the band... on its way. The Lemon Fabs believe anything you're told over have recently been back in the the telephone, Carol lists Tom studio, working on the latest Jones and the Black and White Bent Records offering - a compi­ Minstrels as her musical heroes. lation album by Brisbane bands, 'As a child I was always par­ which may be released in time tial to the make-up the Black and for Christmas. White Minstrels wore,' she says. This effort has satisfied the Carol Line assures me that band members a bit more. Robyn has seriously become pre­ 'We like this recording bet­ occupied with Carmen Miranda ter,' says Carol. 'It's got full on over the last few months. The saxophone, vocals and percus­ Latin American sound may have sion.' influenced Robyn's lyric writing, As with the case of the B- but it hasn't influenced the side of their last single, the Lem­ band's image. on Fabs have got some outside 'We're not sprouting fruit yet, help with their recording. Robyn but we wouldn't mind getting occasionally sings with one of the boys from Sun Orange to do Brisbane's oldest bands. The back up vocals for us at a few of Lamingtons. The Lemon Fabs our concerts, . . We were think­ managed to secure the services ing of asking them if they of Lamington saxophonist Mi­ wouldn't mind wearing black chael Bowman on their last and tights and shaking maraccas latest recording, a touch which erotically along with us in a few The Lemon Fabs claim to be a they feel greatly enhances their of our songs', Carol says. squeaky clean Brisbane band, music. For the moment though, but f have my doubts. Despite a Like most musicians playing they'll be staying with their cur­ name that conjures up images of in Brisbane at the moment, the rent, more sedate image. froth and bubbles, bass player band list The Crystal Club in the • 'We all wear black,' says Car­ Carol Line says 'There are no Valley as their favourite venue. ol. 'We like black. I did buy a suds in our eyes'. Although they don't get a lot of yellow T-shirt once though. . .' If you think the name Lemon work, when they do play the if an image change is coming Fabs is deceptive, try interview­ Lemon Fabs are assured of a rea­ up, Brisbane audiences won't ing one of the members. Like a sonable turnoLit. see it for a few months yet. The television commercial, it's a little 'I don't know if we have a band, after a busy year of re­ bit difficult to determine where following,' says Carol. 'We don't cording and performing, are tak­ the reality stops and fantasy be­ get any fan letters, but we do ing a break and doing some song gins. get a few people wlio do turn up writing until the end of the year. Should I have believed that to see our new guitarist Rod in Until then, we'N simply have the Black and White minstrels his Billy Idol T-shirt, cu't off to to be content with listening to are a big influence on Carol show his bulging biceps. Rod's the single and waiting for the al­ Line's song writing techniques? stage clothes can only be fully bum to be released. .Unfortunate­ ~—...^ Or that keyboard player Bobyn appreciated however, when ly, it won't contain any Carmen Henderson bases her song lyricsN teamed with his pointy white Miranda covers. KAREN ALLAN,

.•?.i;;^.:;:r'v"V:wv';- ;^ Ansell is the manufacturer which manufactures Ultrasure condoms. Recent­ Australian band Redgum recently played at Queensland university, in ly, thanks largely to the AIDS virus, support of the student union's condotTi vending machine legal de­ Ultrasure condoms have gone public and lence fund. The band performed before a large audience in the forum produced several advertisments, the most memorable of which is the one with the area, and drew attention to the safe sex debate wtiich is currently serious looking woman staring deadpan raging through campus. Howard Stringer spoke to flautist Verity into a camera explaining that she has just Truman and guitarist Hugh MacDonald after the concert. discovered that being in a loving relation­ ship can kill and that she's 'scared, Very scared.' Along with extolling the benefits Watching Redgum perform live is only a about AIDS every day through the media, of 'Nonoxynal 9, which kills the AIDS vi- little less entertaining than watching them and it became a topic that suggested a "•^rus on contact', Ultrasure have also given try to pack their sound equipment into a song of some sort. . . The more I thought Redgum the corporate sponsorship need­ kombi van after the concert. For a good about it, the more I realised that I didn't ed to enable them to record and release three quarters of an hour after they had want to write a sad song, y'know, a song 'Roll it on Robbie'. played to a capacity crowd in the forum about someone dying. I wanted some­ 'Ansell came up with enough funds to area, the five members of one of Austra­ thing that was a bit more positive, some­ nearly cover the cost of the single and the lia's most outspoken political bands strug­ thing about prevention. . . And then 1 video,' Verity explains. 'CBS pressed it gled to cram road cases full of PA equip­ thought about frangers - I thought that and distributed it which was all we want­ ment into their Hertz rent a van. It was (rangers were important, and also were ed them to do really, and the rest of the very endearing watching them do it too. something that were a bit taboo — some­ money came out of our own pockets.' Their performance at Queensland universi­ thing that people laughed about, so 1 'We had heard a lot about the Queens­ ty was a freebie — they had contacted thought what trite, inane line could 1 write land university stand against the state the student union last month after the about frangers? and five minutes later government over the condom vending ma­ State Government had authorised police with the assistance of our keyboard play­ chines through the media, so we though to rip condom vending machines out of er Michael Spicer, 'Roll it on Robbie' was that we'd tend a bit of a helping hand.' university toilets, and had offered to play conceived.' Redgum's support of the AIDS educa­ free of charge to help raise money for the tion campaign is an interesting example of union's forthcoming legal battle to regain a band pushing a political message custody of the machines. through a pop song. 'Roll it on Robbie', like Midnight Oil's Bicentennial 'beds are The fact that Redgum were eager to burning' song, is destined for commercial help the student union's fight over the airplay, yet the problem with the format condom vending machine issue is not al! of commercial music Is that the message that surprising considering that the band is often lost in the medium. Hugh and has comitted itself to the safe sex cam­ Verity are obviously aware of the prob­ paign via their latest single 'Roll it on Rob­ lems with being a political band. 'Sure, bie,' (affectionately known by the band as it's something that we've got to face,' 'the franger song'). Their live performance says Verity. 'People come to see us be­ of this song in the forum area was one of cause we're musicians. If we didn't have the highlights of the concert. As the band that musical base, we might as well be ad libbed their way through the franger writing poetry. All we can do is get up song, members of the student union wan­ and say what we say and hopefully one dered through the crowd distributing free person each night may think about what packets of condoms. The enthusiasm of we're saying, and if they form an opinion, the crowd grew with every pack of con­ which may not necessarily be ours, then doms given away, and as Redgum at least we've provoked a bit of thought.' reached the climax of their latest single, Hugh expresses a bit of criticism about euphoric students pelted the conspicuous the forum area audience. 'We were quite special branch detectives with their emp­ happy with the gig this afternoon. As a ty franger packets. In a small way, the 'We were in the situation where we concert it was fine, however when I was first skirmish in the condom vending ma­ didn't have record company support,' reading about the condom vending ma­ chine battle was won on the home front. Verity adds. 'CBS was unsure about chine problem here, I got the impression After the band manage to cram their whether the song was a good idea or that Queensland University students were gear into their van, Hugh explains the mo­ not. . . They thought that people might making a really brave stand, but unfortu­ tivation behind 'Roll it on Robbie'. get upset about it or something. They nately — seeing today — the apathy was The AIDS education campaign seemed didn't have the money and we didn't have very strong. It was more than obvious like an important thing to make a contri­ the money, so we phoned up and told An­ that not everyone was involved in the bution to,' ho says. 'I had seen something sell about it.' whole issue.' 21

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QNION FOROM The Bulletin ofthe Universityof Queensland Union BLUE STOCKING WEEK RESULTS Blue stocking Week celebrates the admis­ being given the eye, woll-whistled, asses­ sion of women to tertiary institutions. "Blue sed in terms of their physical attributes. Stocking" was a derogatory term used to This is extremely stressful and often frigh­ OF THE 1987 EDUCATION slander tertiary educated women in the late tening to the individual ego which inhabits 1900's. It implied that women who preferred each female body. intellectual pursuits to their traditional roles In fact, so unrelenting and ubiquitous is ANNUAL as wives and mothers were not REAL WO­ this sexual pressure that women ofteri seek OFFICE MEN. to protect themselves, some consciously Today women have greater occupational others subconsciously, by hiding or devia­ GENERAL freedom, but they continue to be punished ting from the mainstream image of desirable when they deviate trom the mainstream female sexuality. Loose clothes, cropped image of female. Only the derogatory terms hair, excess weight, a loud mouth, hairy legs ELECTIONS have changed. We now have for example, and underarms all work pretty well. But why "Radical Lesbian Separatist Feminist" ap­ should women be subjected to this attitude plied to the individual women who are wor­ in the first place? ADMINISTRATION CHARGE RISES TO king to improve Ihe position of all women in With this cultural experience, the female EXECUTIVE MEMBERS the university. The Women's Rights Area is $263 ego soon becomes oppressed. Women can­ PRESIDENT: Dirk Moses (OS) always targeted for attack. It is the most scru­ not move freely in their environment through The Federal government has ignored the tinised and criticised section ot the Union. fear of harassment and even rape. Women SECRETARY: Robyn Finken ^ recommendations of it's Higher Education - We aren't accessible enough; we aren't ac­ cannot put themselves in vulnerable posi­ (IN'D) , : ^ Charge Monitoring Committee by an­ tive enough; we cater for a minority inte­ tions, say with alcohol, or they may be taken TREASURER: Mark Bahnisch (OS) nouncing in the budget that all students rest. advantage of. Women cannot express them­ , will pay an extra $13 in 1988 for their The facts are quite the opposite. Our de­ selves forcefully or they will most likely be ACTIVITIES VICE PRESIDENT: education. The fee was initially set at cision making processes are completely invalidated because they are pushy, ag­ Harro Waetjen (OS) S250. Despite overwelming evidence open to all who attend. We have WEEKLY gressive bitches (or R-L-S-F's). from tertiary institutions, student groups GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT: meetings (Tuesdays, 1pm), attended by Basically, a women should try to look pret­ and individuals that the Administration about twenty women. All women seeking to Craig Doherty (OS) Charge discdminates against some groups ty. She must never be "rude", swear, argue be involved in the Area are welcomed. And passionately, have fixed opinions, get drunk, EDUCATION VICE PRESIDENT: of students, particularly mature age wom­ as for work, there is always some activity en, part-time and external students, no fart or burp audibly. And if you do, baby, Stuart Glover (OS) going on in the Women's Rigt\ts Room, and I you'll get what you desen/e. further exceptions have been announced. personally, have been working my guts out COLLEGES VICE PRESIDENT: Neither will there be a review of the AU­ {and failing my degree) administering the Well. Michael Greene (TRA) STUDY independence and income test cri­ Security Bus; attending the University Sex­ "Women Only" provides a venue where Unopposed teria which is so urgently required. Conse­ ual Harassment Committee; meeting with women can getaway from the mating game, WOMEN'S RIGHTS VICE quently we are likely to see a continuation QUWA and the Vice-Chancellor to discuss and do theirown thing as individual people. PRESIDENT: Stella Goodellis of the redistribution in student population women's issued; and assisting the Organi­ Generally, women find their first Women (OS) which has been indicated by a trend Only experience pretty amazing, and not ser with the numerous issues that are brought POSTGRADUATE VICE towards full time dtudy and a decline in to our attention on a daily basis. what they expected. At the CABARET all per­ the number ol part time students (down formers will be women. Some are proles­ PRESIDENT: Scott Barclay And now, a report on the current BIG IS­ 8.7% across Australia) and external stu­ sional, but others like me and Marg from the (SAFE) Unopposed SUE. We, the Radical Lesbian Separatist dents (down 10.9%). Not that this trend Collective, are just having a go. (The later Feminists and Man-haters, have decided PART-TIMERS VICE PRSIDENT: will displease Hawke and Keating, who program is dedicated to spontaneous ama­ that two of the seven events we have or­ Ruth Apelt (SAFE) are determined to link higher education teur acts.) And for any woman still put right ganised for Blue Stocking Week will be for HOSPITAL AREA VICE with the needs of the economy. off by the idea, I was pretty dubious about WOMEN ONLY. So effortless is the stere- my first Women Only dance too. So why not PRESIDENT: Mark Saywell type. UNIVERSITIES WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE come along and see??? (TRA) Unopposed There are in fact, sophisticated psycho­ tVIORE PLACES WITHOUT MAJOR Finally, o( course, there are some BIG TURBOT STREET AREA VICE FUNDING INCREASES logical arguments behind the concept of women's space. In the tertiary environment, BRAVE BOYS around campus who cannot PRESIDENT: Amy Ko (IND) one hopes people make the effort to edu­ bear this "Women Only" insult to their bur­ Unopposed The government said in its budget paper geoning manhood, and plan to harass these cate themselves... but the male/femaleque- EXTERNAL VICE PRESIDENT: that it expects tertiary institutions to pro­ events. Sounds like another attempt to vide an extra 5 800 places in 1988. Gov­ stion always seems to evoke a primitive re­ Elain Wing (IND) Unopposed action. Here's another try. make women conform if you ask me. Once a ernment funds for between 3 500 and 4 "Blue Stocking", now a "Radical Lesbian NATIONAL STUDENT AFFAIRS 000 of these places have been allocated, In our culture, women are continually re­ Separatist Feminist". HOW UHERLY PRE­ OFFICER: Canneron Dick (IND) but this merely restores the $24 million lated to in terms of their gender- i.e. female DICTABLE. which was cut trom higher education in body. Whether walking down the street, into EDITORS OF UNION RUTH APELT the May mini-budget. The other 2000 a pub, disco, on the beach, or briefly, any­ NEWSPAPER: Helen Nolan/ Women's Rights Vice-President places have to be created at the expense where In public, women have to cope with KevenFOLET(BS) of part-time and mature age students, since institutions have been directed to , 'shuffle' their enrolments internally to cre­ ate the places. In effect, 5 800 new plac­ BLUE STOCKING WEEK EVENTS es have to be created with no new funds. OCri POLLYTIX-Melbourne Women's Band Forum Area-1 p.m. This can only lead lo an overall decline in OCT 2 DALE SPENDER-Speaking on Women in Education - Old Creperie-1 p.m. Simple Advice ... the quality of the courses offered, higher OCT2 FROCK ROCK-Women Only Dance. Interstate Bands. Main Refec - 7.30 p.m. - student/teacher ratios, further reductions (From tne Union Legal Service) in library resources and teaching aids. $5/$7. THE DRUGS MISUSE ACT OCT6 BLACK WOMEN SPEAK-Their experiences of Tertiary Education. Old Creperie. SEMANTIC HYPOCRISY -1 p.m. AMENDMENT ACT OCT 7 FOR LOVE OR MONEY- Schonell Cinema - 6 p.m. - $2/$4. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (academic), Ralph OCT 10 CABARET- Women Only. All women performers. Bistro - 7.30 p.m. - $3/$5. "The National Party did not know wliat the Parsons has again branded the Federal Westminster system of government meant Governmeni as semantic hypocrits for BLUE STOCKING FILMS (All Welcome) They think it is a brand of carpet." their attempt to distinguish between a fee Tom Burns in Parliament and an administration charge. But the Uni­ FOR LOVE OR MONEY Wednesday? Od-6 p.m. versity Sunale has nodded approvingly at The historical struggle of Australian women for a fair go in the workplace. The Drugs Misuse Act Amendment Act the cancellation of 230 enrolments for Sounds a like a dry subject, but this exceptional Australian film is a must - especially for was steamrolled through the Queensland failure to pay $250. those who pose the question, "Why feminism?". $2/$4. Parliament on 10th September, 1987. The A QUESTION OF SILENCE "Hiursday 8 Oct - 6 p.ni. National Party gagged debate by the Libe­ RECORD BOND OUTLAY. . . ral and Labor parties. Similarly, when the Three women who are strangers to each other visit a boutique and ultimately kill the man It is an interesting commentary that more Drugs Misuse Act was passed last Novem­ who owns it. The audience sees why. "Brilliant, thought-provoking, compelling ber, the Government refused to allow de­ monev will be outlaid by Bond University entertainment". bate on 18 proposed amendments. The in 1988 and 1989 than is anticipated for $2/$4 (Dutch sub-titles). Drugs Misuse Act continues to attract con­ llie whole public university system for the FRIENDS AND ENEMIES troversy because of heavy penalties con­ entire triennium, even though the expect­ (Presented by Ihe Social Action Committee) tained in the Act. Some examples are as ed enrolment at Bond University only one 6.15 p.m both Wednesday and Thursday follows: tenth of the additional places proposed in the higher education system,'- Proffus- The story behind thp SEQEB Dispute. ' a) Possession of 200 grams or more of he­ sor Brian Wilson, Vice-Chancellor, Univei A dramatic production with tho added attraction of being essential local history. roin - mandatory life imprisonment and a sity of Queensland. S2/$4. S250.000.00 fine. 28 UNION FORCIM The Bulletin ofthe University of aueensland Union

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY REP SCIENCE FULLTIME REPS (3): ornography (1): Brett Norvill (TRA) ^ Genevieve Byrnes (TRA) Unopposed Nigel Greenwood (IND) ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING Owen Jones (IND) and Violence REP (1): (Uncontested) SCIENCE PART TIME R^P(1): The Student Union recently ran a series of workshops on human sexu­ ARTS FULLTIME REPS (5); Steven Stanley (SAFE) ality. Several ot them dealt with the subject of Pornography and Vio­ Zoe Angus (IND) Unopposed lence against women. Louisa Foley attended these workshosp and Anita Haenfler (OS) ^ SOCIAL WORK REP (1): James came to the conclusion that many of the ideas needed wider circu­ Annastac^a Palaszczuk (IND) -^Finn(IND)— lation. The Student Union Papershop does not stock "Playboy" or Cheryl Parsons (SAFE) vfeT SCIENCE REP (1): Peter "Penthouse" magazine. Perhaps this arlicle will go some way to ex­ Timothy Singh (TRA) Herring (TRA) plaining why not... ARTSPARTTIMEREPS(4): SEX AND VIOLENCE THE DEATH OFTHE HEART Keven Crank (SAFE) EXTERNAL REPS (3): ' ' (Uncontested) Pornography makes the connection be­ One is used to thinking of pornography Antony litis (SAFE) tween sex and violence. In fact, some por­ as an expression of erotic desire, as a move Katrinajensen (IND) COLLEGE REP (1): Grant Sundin nography is nothing but violence, men ate toward sexual liberation. Bul in its btunl vic­ Liam Mitchell (SAFE) „ (OS) Unopposed supposed to get off on the torture, death and timisation of women, pornography is not domination of women. Pornography is ar­ about sexual love and sexual feeling, no: COMMERCE/ECONOMICS FULL OVERSEAS STUDENT REP (1): gued to be entertaining, but it is clear that it does it liberate. Pornography wants to cre­ TIME REPS (2): George Alex (IND) Unopposed contributes to a culture In which real vio­ ate a sexuality that is stimulated not by fee­ William Gallagher (AP) POSTGRAD REPS (3): Ellen^ lence to women is acceptable. Pornogra­ ling but by the imagery of domination and phy develops negative and dangerous views cruelty to women, which initially horrifies Geraldine Nathan (OS) Howard (SAFE) Unopposed of women, the most harmlul being that wo­ and disgusts, but finally numbs us. We be­ COMMERCE/ECONOMiCS Tony Mitchell (SAFE) men enjoy such pain and humiliation as come desensitised and can come to find PARTTIMEREPS(2): Unopposed they endure in pornography. this imagery acceptable, even stimulating. Terrie McLean (TRA) Chris Pokarier (IND) The suffering in pornography fails to move Robe^rtTupker(OS) • Unopposed ' ' SOME EXAMPLES us; our hearts are silenced. STAFF REPS (2): Diana Cogill ' • Hustler magazines "Chester the Molester". Women are the victims in this process iDENTISTRY REP (i): Carolyn , Each month he molests a different young They are the ones who suffer. They are the Hobson (IND) Unopposed Unopposed girl using techniques like lying, kidnapping ones who are objectiiied and brulalised, no EDUCATION FULLTIME REP(1): LfVnette McKeown Unopposed and assault. longer human beings, but things to be used • Amagazine called Bondage, in which wo­ forthe pleasure ot men. Pornography draws (Uncontested) LIFE MEMBERS REP(1): on sterotyped notions of male domination Uncontested) men are tied up and scissors, hot irons, tor­ EDUCATION PART TIME REP(1): ches and knives are held to their breasts and female love of domination. Pornogra­ SERVICES & FINANCE and vaginas. phy is not a boon to freeing our sexuality, (Uncontested) because its visision does not include the ENGINEERING REPS(2): COMMITTEE MEMBERS: • A magazine, Brutal Trio, in which three heart nor feeling. Instead it makes it more Andrew Mabin (OS) Cameron Dick (IND) men successively kidnap a woman,a twelve difficult for men and women to relate to one year old girl and a grandmother, and beat another as human beings. Tod Stevens (IND) Antony litis (SAFE) them senseless, kicking them in the face, SERVICES & FINANCE LAW FULLTIME REP(1); Darryl head and body. After they have passed out, FEED THE MAN Cox (IND) COMMITTEE STAFF they are raped and beaten again. MEMBERS: Dawn Pereira • A penthouse cartoon in which a woman PORNOGRAPHY, OR ELSE! U\WPARTTIMEREP(1): Antony Unopposed calls out 'encore' to the man who has just A popular argument for pornography is Gerrard (AP) raped her. Ihat il helps viewers get rid of their sexual Margaret Wilmink Unopposed and violent urges in a safe way. Lets think MEDICINE REPS (3): • Snuff movies in which women are actually tortured, mutilated and murdered for sexual about that. Do you think parents who have Victoria Brazil (TRA) ACADEIMIC BOARD stimulation. an urge to beat their children should have Paul D'Urso(IND) REPRESENTATIVES available to them media which shows pa­ rents battering and torturing their children, Simon Maffey (SAFE) UNDERGRADUATE REPS(3): WHO IS HURT? and some of the children enjoying the ex­ THERAPIES/PHARMACY REP(2): Mark Bahnisch (OS) Though many studies suffer from bias perience? Would such movies prevent or Rosemary Ward (SAFE) William McKinley (TRA) there is a substantial body of evidence promote child abuse? Pornography is no Anthony Yarrow (TRA) which links media violence to women with 'safety valve', but encourages the acting out Anne O'Callaghan (SAFE) actual violence lo women. Additionally por­ of violent urges toward women. MUSIC REP(1): Maree POSTGRADUATE REPS (2); nography is thought to produce a negative Verschuuren (TRA) Uncontested. conception of women nol only in the minds FREEDOM OF SPEECH of men, but in the minds of women them­ It is argued that to censor pornography is selves. to jeopardise freedom of speech and free­ Feminists want to put an end to all por­ dom of the press. There is no such freedom b) Possession of 500 grams of cannabis or broad requirement on the Justice is only trayals of women being bound, raped, tor­ for women, our statements and our feelings 100 cannabis plants or more- life imprison­ that 'a search of a place may reveal evi­ tured, killed or degraded for sexual stimu­ are censored every day. Pornogrpahy is a ment and/or a $250,000.00 fine. dence of the commission' of a drug offence. lation. Most of all theydo not want to see the censorship of ourfeeling; it ridicules caring c) Possession of less than 500 grams of b) There is a major extension of police pow­ message that women desire this kind of treat­ and love with its flat ugliness. Pornography cannabis or less than 100 plants - if dealt ers to detain persons and the effect of Ihe ment. "I'm convinced we're training little jeopardises the freedom of women to con­ with in the Supreme Court, up to 15 years amended Act is that police have the power girls and boys to view sadomasochistic be­ duct themselves without fear of limitations imprisonment and/or $150,000.00 fine and to detain without arrest and search a person haviour as normal by allowing pornography being set upon them Ihrough tl'r distortion if dealt with in the Magistrates Court, up to 2 about whom they hold no reasonable sus­ to proliferate so openly". Feminists on the of the media. years imprisonment and/or a $5,000.00 picion as to fhe person's having in his/her whole do not object to just explicit sex fine. possession anything which may afford evi­ scenes or depictions of nudity perse. Ttiey object to the lies about women; that women BLACK MARKET The Drugs Misuse Act Amendment Act is dence of Ihe commission of a drug offence. enjoy being the butt of sadism, that women Finally it is said that censoring porn will disturbing because it extends police pow­ c) The amended Act provides Ihat the per­ enjoy penis oriented sex with noforeptay, or only send pornography underground. Wo­ ers and dogs not provide in the legislation son questioned give their date and place of tenderness or humanity. men's answer? Probably yes! But that is bet­ for adequate judicial safeguards on the ex­ birth and 'such other particulars as the of­ ter than to see it flourish as an accepted part ercise of those powers. ficer reasonably believes will enable that of our culture. Speclficially the main areas of concern person tobe readily located and identified'. SOME ARGUMENTS FOR This erodes a fundamental traditional right are: PORNOGRAPHY SOURCES to remain silent under police interrogation. a) Under the amended Act, police powers to In the way our culture has of trivialising Take Back The Night ed. Laura Lederer 1980 search will be even wider. The Justice need Recently the Police Complaints Tribunal the most serious issues, pornography is Pornography and Silence Susan Griffin 1981, to be satisfied only that the police officer commented that in many instances Justi­ said not to bother people, (read people as seeking the search warrant 'reasonably* sus­ ces of the Peace approved warrants on the men). But this is precisely the point. If it doe­ pects that a search of a place may reveal basis of police information that was not rea­ sn't bother people to see women being ra­ evidence of the commission of an offence sonable. Such legislation that vests the po­ ped or beaten or killed for sexual stimula­ defined in Part II ol the Act. lice with such wide powers should be with­ tion, then something is wrong. H we see drawn. Such legislation highlights the ur­ There is no requirement Ihat the Justice enough brutalisalion of women we become gent necessity lo review the law governing numbed. The behaviour is then less abnor­ show reasonable grounds for suspecting search warrants. the existence of a thing providing evidence mal and you're seen as a prude to object; of the commission of a drug offence. The Dl SOON any compassion is ridiculed. 29 (drums). We haven't played any proper gigs yet but Mike's sister is having her 21 st bir­ thday party in December, and we said we'd try to get a few songs together in time for Lellers lo (tie Editors it. Dear Editors, How can SAFE then expect the students We rehearse five nights a week in the If Ihe SAFE party have been wondering why of St Leo's to vote for Ihem when they openly practice room under Ihe Semper Office, and their performance in the recent Union Elec­ disrupt their functions? How can they ex­ we usually'jam' from 9.00 in the evening till lions was so dismal, they should look no pect to retain power when their OUT coun­ 2.00 in the morning. Darren, the lead guitar further Ihan their obnoxious exhibition out­ terparts censor our magazines and cut off player is quite good and has learnt the gui­ We; are. VeH side Mayne Hall on the night of the St Leo's our photocopying grants, merely because tar solos to the Angels 'Take a Long Line', College Annual Duhig Memorial Lecture. certain aspects of these magazines don't the Eagles 'Hotel California', and Dire Straits meet with their approval? How can they ex­ 'Sultans ol Swing' so all ot our cover ver­ The Duhig Lecture is an annual college sions are authentic and everything. We also event held to honour Archbishop Sir James pect votes when they openly come out YelTu ZoirrVj against Ihe siudents that they are purpor­ play 'Wild Thing', 'Alabama' and 'Summer Duhig, who was almost single-handedly res- Lovin'' from the Grease Soundtrack. ponsbile for the establishment of SI Leo's ting to represent? Naturally, they cannoi, and who also contributed significantly to and so they should nol complain when they Darren the drummer has bought himself the development of the University as a are not elected and a more open-minded an electronic drum kit so the rhythm section whole. The lecture has, in the past, featured and supportive team are. is really tight and full on. N/like is talking such prominent individuals as Malcolm Fra­ JAMES WEAVER' about buying an electric guitar when his tax ser, Prolessor Manning-Clark, Lionel Bowen St Leo's College returns come through. Darren, Darren and and last year, Alan Jones. On this occasion, Mike work in the public sen/ice. Darren and I Ihe speaker wa Professor Geoffrey Blainey. are doing our arts degrees at Queensland Unfortunately, Ihe lecture was held on the Dear Editors, Uni. same day as Ihe Union Election results be­ It seems that your article which maligned We really like the Winner Suppliment and came known, and the SAFE team, having the character of Dirk Moses was a typical we think it's really great that you have had a taken note ol the fact that their attempts to example of biased left-wing journalism. Luc­ review of a Brisbane band each edition. We retain control of the Union had come un­ are wondering if you would be able to write kily the ordinary students on this campus an article about us for the next edition. We stuck, decided to drown their sorrows and were not fooled by your shallow rhetoric. pour themselves over to Mayne Hall to dis­ can supply you with a demo tape and every­ rupt proceedings. The lecture was continu­ It is clear that the student population re­ thing, but you've probably heard us practi­ ally interrupted by hordes of black-clad buf­ cognise Dirk to be an honourable cam­ sing late at night outside the Semper Office foons hammering at the windows and how­ paigner who will keep his word and make a ... If you would have any space in the next ling for Blainey's blood, despite the admi­ worthy president of the union. When Dirk issue we would appreciate it. Anyway, I'll be rably restrained efforts of the Leo's forward claims that he will "look at ways of cutting in touch next week. pack lo keep things peaceful. the fee by 25%" I, and many others, believe him.despiteyourcrudeattemptat character DARREN STEWART I personally find it hypocritical that the assassination. 1st Year Arts people who openly accuse the Bjelke-Pe- Dirk and his Ordinary Student team have lersen regime of having totalitarianist views and repressing free speech can when it been given a mandate to reduce fees. To suits them turn around and display Ihe same solidify this mandate I believe Dirk will re­ undesirable traits. We live in a democracy,' introduce his referendum motion to cut fees Semper Readers, and therefore people like Blainey should by 25% at the next council meeting. Semper attended the Duhig memorial lec­ have the right to speak their views, and The ballis in your court Dirk, the mandate ture, given by Professor Blainey, to report on those wishing to listen should have the op­ is yours for the benefit of all Ordinary Stu­ the event. We were not admitted to the hall portunity to do so without having to put up dents, go for it! I, and many others are loo­ on the grounds that we were involved in the with insane and misinformed chanting. It is king forward to a $30 rebate next year, protest which was mounted against Profes­ one of the beauties of democracy that some­ IAN SYSON sor Blainey. Even more interesting was the one can publicly air their views without the fact that Aboriginal students and acade­ threat of arrest, even if these views conflict mics were not admitted, and were harassed, with the views of other segments of the po­ Dear Editors, for the same reason. Those students and academic^ have madeformal complaints to pulation. However, the SAFE team seem to I am writing to you to tell you about a cover believe that people should not beallowed to St Leo's College, but have received no reply. band I play in and also to askyou if we would Semper will report on the situation more do this, and that speakers like Blainey should be able to appear in Winner Magazine, We be carted olf to Siberia for daring to dis­ fully when St Leo's response arrives. The haven't got a name yet, but at the moment we lecture included comments on Aboriginal agree with their opinions. If this is the case, are a five piece outfit comprising Darren then woebetide any country, organisation or Land Rights. The exclusion of Aboriginal .(lead vocals), Darren (bass guitar and bac­ people requires an explanation. student union that falls into the hands of king vocals), Mike (nylon string guitar), Dar­ people with their attitudes. ren (electric guitar and effects) and Darren EDITORS C(>m^ \VN kns .boy

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30 one ever suggest funding cuts for Activi­ The choice of Professor Blainey was be­ ties? cause he was an eminent professor of eco­ LOUISA FOLEY nomic history and Dean of Arts at Melbourne University rather than on racist or other Lellers to tlie Editors grounds. Dear Editors, The Duhig Lecture forthisyearwas given by Moreover, we believe that people should Dear Editors, of his letter, he appears as aggravated, re­ ProfessorGeoffreyBlairieyA.O. He lectured be one family though different and should vengeful and bitter person himself because Just a note to say hi and how much I reely on the topic "Australia-Fifty Years Ago and all be treated with equal and proper respect he concludes the letter with the statement dig your hot mag. My second best mate Dar­ Fifty Years Ahead". The lecture stimulated and consideration. None should be preju­ that God will decide that eternal suffering is ren's got a PC for his birthday and he just discussion, which is a good thing as the diced against on the basis of race, sex, co­ the correct alternalive. I suggest that Mr hacked my file from ASIO, pretly neat huhl philosophy of a university is to foster dis­ lour, creed or any other unfair means of se­ Glew-Crouch is eitherfundamentallydisho­ Yeah well, itseems they're combining all the cussion. gregation. departmental files into a new system for the nest or lacking in elementary logic. MICHAEL WALSH Australia card network, fair dinkum, and The lecture itself was an unparalelled suc­ BRETT DOHERTY Secretary, they've got the works. I scored a few nasty cess and we would like to thank all those St. Leo's College Student Club remarks for going to an I.S. Meeting, (I fi­ who assisted us including the College, the siudents and Clubs and Societies who pro­ gured that guy with the two dozen earrings Dear Editors, Dear Semper, vided our administration grant. was just too hip) and a couple of underlin- Recently I took up the Union's invitation to Alright, so maybe I lost the election for Arts The attendance at the lecture was by far ings for the philosophy subject I did in first attend the open union meeting. M uch could Rep rather miserably. year, but then at the end I got a gold star and the best in recent years with an audience of be said about the experience. The most ser­ After this, gentlemen, you won't have a hippopotamus for phoning into the Con-. 700-1000 people including eminent mem­ ious impression I came away with though, Round to kick a-Nixon anymore. "stitutional Commission for a free mailout. I bers of the public, judiciary and University. concerned the contrasting presentation of Yours in Union solidarity, mean I've got it wired, no wucks! Alls ya reports by the Women's Rights V.P, and the As we had so many individuals at the lec­ gotta do is be reely obvious and good and Activities V.P. ture including the V.I.P.'s, we had a duty to TOM ROUND stuff and they reckon you're apples. Oh prevent them from harm. Itwould have been Ruth Apelt gave a thorough and cons­ yeah, I dig Stryperand Darren's still wailing just as much an infringement of free speech cientious report detailing the excellent per­ on that poster you promised of hunky Scott to allow disruption of the lecutre as it would Dear Semper, formance of the Women's Rights Area. She Barclay, so cough it up OK! have been to disrupt the dissenting com­ also indicated her weariness at the constant In case you didn't read today's Courier Mail ments outside. Therefore, the doors were CHUCK GROGEN suggestions that the area should receive there is an article on page 3 stating (in the closed after the lecture began and those P.S. If it stops people dodging tax and wogs funding cuts. fine print) that next year's fee will go up to reasonably suspected to be protesters were $263 "in line with inflation". from getting jobs then whafs the hassle any­ In contrast, Leo Ryan's report listed no way? locked out as we had a genunine concern What are you going to do about it??? such careful detail but dealt with slander lo that they may have disrupted the lecture or his own name, instead. Where was the re­ harmed the guests. This concern was jus­ A CONCERNED ARTS STUDENT port? Is it that Activities does nothing? In­ tified by the fact that the lecture was disrupj- Dear Editors, cidentally, in recent union publicity, the Ac­ ted on several occasions and glass was bro­ Dear Concerned, I write in reply to Peler Glew-Crouches letter tivities Area got the credit for a number of ken at the hall. If genuine non-protesters Next year, the Student Union's battle against in your last edition. When reading the sub­ workshops that were organised by the Wo­ were excluded, we are sorry. However, we the tertiary fee will continue as promised by mission I detected an inexcusable double men's Rights Area.) I am sure that things do maintain that a decision had to be made on the oncoming Student Union President Dirk standard that I'm sure every clear-thinking, get done at Activities, but Leo Ryan was not the spot to prevent entry of the protesters. Moses. Dirk's home phone number is 378 open minded individual would have also concerned to be too accountable about And the decision made was reasonable con­ 2638. Why not give him a call and ask him spotted. these things. sidering the circumstances. what he's going todoaboutthefee? I'm sure he'd be delighted to hear from you. Mr Glew-Crouch lists all the unforgivable This is not really an attack on The students and the College do not wish attrocities committed by the human mind Leo Ryan, but a questioning of people's pri­ to display any political affiliation by the THE EDITORS such as "glorification in rebellion, deceit orities. Why must Women's Rights constan­ choice of lecturers, nor do they necessarily | and revenge". He states "you don't have tly justify itself when it patently caters so well hold the opinions of Ihe lecturers. As evi-i Dear Editors, lime to live for God if you are living for your to the needs of half the students of this cam­ dence of this, I would like to give examples | What about us? What about the kids? For deformed, self-centred passions". It would pus? Why was,it acceptable for Activities of such contrasting individuals as Professor Gods sake, what are you doing about the appear Mr Glew-Crouch detests these hu­ V.P. to be so flippant whilst Ruth Apelt was Manning Clarke and Professor Blainey or kids?!!! man qualities bitterly and yet, by the nature so carefully accountable? Why does no- Mr Lionel Bowen and Mr Malcom Fraser. THE KIDS

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