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These are your performances. : (3 Acts) t-.i-lVf •Vyinnjer pf The Grand Prix POST MOW your $7.50 covering both of The City 0* Paris performances Peggy van Praagh's to: The Australian Ballet, Her Majesty's Theatre, Box 326 G.P.O., Brisbane. 4000 TICKETS OR DEFINITELY NOT TRANSFERABLE CALL in to Her Majesty's today and we'll do a deal over-the-counter. - TO OLDER PERSONS Page 2 CONTENTS Letters 5 Semper Floreat Vol 46, No 8 Bicentennial bullshit 6, 7 July 22 1976 AUS travel article 8 Processed by Warwick Daify News Press, Warwick Rodent, Bicycle Bill 9 Semper Sleuth 11-15 Editors & Business Managers: Jarie Camofis Women's House 16,17 Using the media Julianne Schuli;' 18-21 Typesetter: TEAS Greg Adam son 22,23 Layout: "Friends of the foetus" are enemies Mark Wolf of women and children 24,25 CONTRIBUTORS Rough Beast 26-28 29,30 Sam Whittenbar, Sue Dennis, Humphrey Jonathan, Mark D. The Apartheid Connection 31,32 Hayes, Radha Rouse, Peter Poynton, Col Moore, Steven Velm, Transport 34,35 Andrew Harrington, Richard Spencer, Peter Annear, Bruce State politics, Labor tries again 37 Dickson, People from Women's House, John Woodbury, Fuck the revolution, what happened -and Ross Peake was sorely missed. to this year's dope crop 38,39 The arts 40-47 -And hello and welcome to our new typesetter Greg Activities /IP Adamson. Wanted Alive!! Travelling companion(s) urgently required for trans-Asia trip to Europe-Departure December-January next. Contact John Elischer, Anyone driving to Sydney during August vac? I need a lift. Will share 62 Howard Street, Milton, or ring c/- Joyce 221 3566 ext 248. driving and petrol. 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Bulk orders fromboth individuals and households are encouraged. t Page 3 &4NSUI SYSTEM Includes: 331 Receiver $200 (Norm<iii^^ AA-3900 speakers $230 •< SR-212 Turntable $189 - 46L?). j:s?a COLOUR TV 2YRWARANTY 14" PORTABLE $485.p0 18" PORTABLE $510.00 20" PORTABLE $570.00 union calculator shop MON THUR 9AMto 7PM PH.3709&17' MAILORDERS FRIDAY 9AM to 5PM 3711611 ADD S3-00 YOU SAID IT It is by no means certain Section9:1 Dear Editors, 1 wish to draw to the attention of students The significance of this event is important. living in rented houses the provisions of the It is like having "The Newcastle Song" as the Peter Johnson's "protest" (Semper, Vol 46, Residential Tenancies Act which became effect­ Chinese National Anthem. To halt further No 7), like most of the "sensible" policies and ive in December 1975. In section 9:1 it is stated plagiarism of this sort, I insist on implementa­ "economic measures" of the government of that landlords must give at least one month's tion of this 3-step plan: which he is currently a part, is a repugnant and notice in writing prior to any increase m rental mischieveous blend of ignorance and.deceit. charges. With the announcement of increased 1. A public apology on behalf of the stu­ He displays ignorance of economic conditions rates in the recent City Council Budget, it dents of the English Department. and of the cures for unemployment and infla­ seems inevitable that rental charges will rise tion; and deceit in his attempt to present the also. Landlords have it all over tenants-as it is, 2. An inquiry mto corruption in the English present government's ideological belligerence as this is one small mesns of recourse. Any com­ Department, an honest response to economic problems. plications arising out of rental mcreases should be taken to Legal Aid. 3. A Copyright fee to be paid to a well- If Mr Johnson was sincere he would by now known but unnamed Engineer. have made some effort to understand what P.Turner should be done about unemployment and Cyril Endaneer inflation. He would realize, as economists of Infantile jibberish Eng II integrity have known since 1936, that econom­ Dear Editors, ic recession is the predictable result of dogmatic Unknown artist grabs at publicity refusals throughout the whole post-war era to Steven Skala's infantile jibberisli ("Branding initiate economic planning; tliat government you a nasty revisionist," Semper letters, June in obscure magazine intervention to stimulate demand for socially 17) has rendered continuation of the Middle wortliwhile activities is the only way to get out East discussion in Semper Floreat quite point­ Dear Editors, of a recession; that inflation is caused primarily less. His refusal to take up the real issues, to by unemployment (and concommitent econom­ discuss the real nature of Zionism, is inade As the artist currently exhibiting in the ic stagnation) itself; and that budget deficits are obvious by his latest contribution. irrelevant to either inHjiion or to sound Little Toowong Art Gallery, I wish to publicly dissociate myself from any connection with the economic policy. The Socialist Youth Alliance, whose views article publishmg its existence and my show 1 have represented in this discussion, therefore which appeared m the last issue of Semper. Of course it is by no means certain that Mr challenges Steven Skala, or someone of his Johnson and his parliamentary colleagues do choosing, to a public debate of the issue con­ Feeling the reference to "masterpieces by not value these economic truths. What is likely cerned (namely that Israel is a racist, colonial anybody and nobody" to be on the grotesque, is thai lie is deliberately a part to the effort? to settler state), with Sol Salby, an Israeli bom side of libel, and being insulted by its tone as persuade us that cutbacks in government ex­ Jew who has played a leading role in the cam­ anyone else readmg it must also have been,:! penditures (including unemployment benefits, paign in Australia to defend the Palestinian was humiliated to consider myself included in. student allowances and social/community wel­ people. The SYA has arranged for Sol Salby to fare activities) are purely economic decisions be in Brisbane in the first week of August, it. and will be a contributor to "economic re­ Both my art and ambitions as a feminist covery." In fact the present Australian govern­ Peter Annear ment does not have an economic policy but painter diid those of at least one of the students merely an ideological block. Johnson and who operate this gallery are serious and sincere. I/raser et al obviously believe that if public Stolen mottos sector activity can be squeezed at a time when The relevance of that article to my work the complixity of modern society has made Dear Editors, and the operations of this gallery is NIL-the such activity more necessary for human welfare appearance of the article representing nothing than ever, then the chances of any significant As a free service, I wish to inform the more than the juvenile attempts of an artistic social reform in Australia ever again will be readers of Semper (deranged as they may be) and linguistic moron to impress his mates with completely thwarted. that the so-called "English Student's Motto" his tiny achievement. which appeared in the last edition is not in fact The dishonour to the work and sweat put When Mr Johnson stops repeating outmoded the "English Student's Motto". Its history on campus is due primarily to the efforts of one into this all-student- enterprise done by ideological Randisms with which his govern­ Timothy's article can only be understood when ment is trying to destroy compassion, kindness, weU-known Civil Engmeer (Ilnd Year). This gem, he claims, was carefuUy smuggled out of it is known that one of the painters actually dignity and general prosperity, then perhaps he wrote it. will be able to do the job he is saying he is MINAD (Mines Administration) where he was trying to do. But of course this will.never employed last vacation. Not wishing to reap happen. By now the lies and distortions from fame upon hunsclf, this miotto was kept a In the face of the damage done to what is the present Australian, government have been closely guarded secret, known to but a few. the good work m this gallery, I can only beg accepted by the mmority of Australians; The However, upon its careless scribbling on a that anyone who reads it disrepiH it, and visit damage Fraser and Jphnson set out to per­ common-room blackboard by a well-known the Little Gallery to see for- ^n^l^^self what an petrate has now been done. As he said: English student friend of the weU-known CivU alternate operation it is.