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- Pefer Garrett Editorial

The lights are back on, but the problem is not yet over. 3 During his whirlwind Brisbane visit, Peter Garrett gave a short interview to Our power supply and our industrial democracy are still at risk. Semper and 4ZZZ. MARK HERBERT and LENORE TAYLOR report. We view with concern the media's failure to report the causes of the 4 & Fear and Loathing on the 0-Weck trail. Our aspiring Hunter S. Thompson, power strike, although we acknowledge that the state of emergency 5 Peter D'Artagnan, gives his impressions of 0-Week. may have hampered their efforts. 6 The other battle for oily hall. RICHARD CONRAD reports on the politics of Public airing of all the facts could have aided "enlightened" debate and alternative politics. Also TEAS for beginners. An addition to the (slightly in­ perhaps embarrassed either side into compromise. correct) information printed in the O'Week Diary.

In the light of his recent self appointment as judge and jury in the 7 The threat of fees. ANGELA WARD interprets the rumblings from Canberra power dispute, it becomes even more disturbing that Bjelke-Petersen is about the reintroduction of fees. being granted an honorary Doctorate of Laws by Queensland University. 8 UNION NEWS. KATE GREENWOOD gives you the spiel on the Union. Also We suggest that the University Senate should rethink its decision in or­ letters to theeditor. der to be more representative of both academics and students. 9 & Women's Rigiifs pages. Interview with Dr Helen IVIacGillivray and and assess- At the moment Australia has no national student's union. In the natio­ 10 ment of the security situation on campus, by Women's Rights Vice-President, nal student ballot 92% of students voted in favour of a national union. KAREN AXFORD. The national student convention was a farce and three groups are now 12 Conventional Warfare. KEVIN VELLNAGEL slaved to bring you this logical fighting to form separate unions, namely Left Alliance, CALPs and the account of a highly illogical national student's convention. Liberals. If this talk of separate unions does not cease, it is unlikely that a natio­ 15 These are the facts about smoking. University cracks down on smokers. LINDA BANACH reports. Also an updated version of 4ZZZ's 1984 Civil Liberties nal union will eventuate. round-up by GEOFF AIRO FARULLA, TONY KNEIPP and LIZ WILLIS. We certainly hope there is more unity within the ranks of the E.T.U. LEND RE TAYLOR 17 Alternative Economics. JOHN JIGGENS reports on some new initiatives in GAVIN SAWFORD money management. KEVIN VELLNAGEL 19 An outline of this semester's SPRA activities.

23 Justice Products, and outlet for products and ideas. DAVID BLAKE reports on Semper is a non-profit political and cultural magazine based at the Uni of Qld. a shop with a difference. Thinking of joining a club? Hard sell from MARGIE EDITORS: Lenore Taylor, Kevin Vellnagel and Gavin Sawford LA CAZE for her new philosophy club. TYPESETTING: Louise Larder 24 Bruce Dawe; challenging the iraquilizcd 80's with poetry. Interview by LAYOUT: Matt Mawson , LENORE TAYLOR. PRINTERS: Watwick Daily News, Warwick DISTRIBUTION: On campus - the editors, Off campus - Gordon & Gotch 25 Literary pages. ROBYN CAPORN updates Winnie the Pooh, and some poetry from ROSS CLARKE. ADVERTISING: Phone Tony Anderton on 371 2568 PUBLISHER: Mr Brad Bauman, President of the Students Union, U.Q. 27 Dirl, SEMPER comments on sot^ic of our state's ;nore obvious absurdities. Contributions are welcomed, but no responsibility is accepted for unsolicited material. Extra special thanks to Matt & Louise for their patience, tolerance, calm and help with 28, The Brisbane venue vacuum. HOWARD STRINGER revues Brisbane music and our first edition. 29 makes some predictions,

30 & 31 Reams of record reviews

32 Reviews of student-priced restaurants.

33 Tlicatrc and book reviews.

34 Film reviews 35 STEVEN MACKERRAS interviews Paul Cox, the director who doesn't like making films.

37 Gel Tough. STEVE ROBSON'S exciting new cartoon lo replace Carstairs. I

1 39 The Queenslander column. Snippets of news from behind the scenes in Oucensiaitd.

40 Back to Uni labels.

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You spoke about the need to act being the difference between hope and cynicism. What do you mean by "act"? Surely to get some effective changes to occur, we need realistic moves towards disarmament. Hovj would you achieve this? In a number of ways. My definition of action and people taking action is that someone like myself should never be seen to be imposing their particular viewpoints on people. If you are a member of ihe labor Party, then you should seel< to make absolutely certain thai you convince your members that appropriate, proper and responsible policies arc enacted. If you arc a memb­ er of a conservative party, then you should do the same thing. If you fee] you want to be more active, then you should join the Nuclear Disarmament Party. Perhaps you might gel together with a whole bunch of people and decide that you are going to argue and answer every pro-nuclear article that appears in the Courier Mail, make sure that you are writing letters back to them all the time. That's what I mean by action.

In the world sphere, how can Australia have some effnct on American and Russian policies? We've got to have some concrete political action. The first thing I suggest the Australian government docs is make it perfectly clear to the U.S. government that wc PETER GARREH: support ttie New Zealand position. I think that we should be pressuring the American government immed­ iately to do those things that other nations in the world Some Disarming Views from are pressuring it to do, and I'll give you an example - a pledge of No First Use. Some people believe that such a pledge v/ould only bo a Realistic Idealist symbolic, that the Soviets have taken it and that it h.is an implied propagandist element. Bui there arc others who believe that a pledge of no first use is a very By the same token, I believe thai as long as there is 1 think it has become more imporianl, but my own necessary thing for the people of ihc world lo under­ a perception on the part of the population, when it is feeling is that I was prepared lo allow my own image stand to have taken place. Why won't ihc Americans informed, aboul the need to have some kind of convent­ - Pcicr Garrell, Midnight Oil • to be used by the pledge to no first use? The initiatives arc coming up at ional defence, then it should he defence-oriented de­ Nuclear Disarmament Party to conduct an election to the committees silting on the conference in Geneva at fence. It shouldn't be forward movement defence. My bring up that issue. the moment. view is that wc have got lo get through the mind-block I was happy lo let that happen and, in doing that, I We have delegates and representatives who are going that nuclear weapons provide us with .ind, in getting recognised that there was a certain amount of image there. Arc they going lo allow Greenpeace lo go? Are through that, we will come lo ihc realisaiion thai politics involved, i don't think ihai there is anything they going lo allow the peace movement lo attend? We conventional weapons arc developing the potential to wrong with someone who is putting forward an active are going lo make submissions to them. There is a lot of inflict great death and desiruction on us. In coming political view having an image. What 1 think is happen­ machinery available internationally for the Australian lo that recognition, my hope is that people will start ing, though, particularly in Australia and America, is government to plug itself into if il slops toeing the line. 1 talking about other forms of defence, and the idea of thai politicians are only speaking through an image that mean, it's pathetic. Rumania on the other side of the defence and attack will go into a very different mode. has been created for them. For example, President Iron Curtain shows a greater independence in its relat­ Reagan doesn't write his own speeches. ! do. President ionships with the Soviet Union than Australia has with What is the NDP's reaction to the emergence of the Reagan very rarely docs press conferences. I think that America. We are one of the linchpins of the American Green Party in Australia? the way the political market searches for people with alliance in that we are absolutely and implicitly involved Wc welcome il. I think it's very healthy, very good, and images, there is the possibility of ending up with a weak in nuclearism and we accept the immoral and illogical I believe in a lot of the things the Greens arc talking candidate. But I don't think il prevents you gelling arguments. about. a strong candidate either. We must say to America; we arc a friend but wc are What do you say to the proposition that the Green not going to accept this anymore. For our leaders to get Party is a more viable alternative than the NOP, because Do you think your lyrics have an impact on young up and do that they have got to know that they've got it has a broader-based ideology and combines a lot of people, or do they chant them without realty under­ everybody in the country right behind them, like Mr social movements? standing them? Lange has. He is a political leader of a democratic For Green politics lo be effective in Australia, people They have an impact on people. How many people country cxpousing cogently the anti-nuclear cause, and, have got to come to an understanding about the issues they have jn impact on, I'm not in a position to say. if you've heard him speak, it's powerful stuff. implied in those politics, which they can actually act on Sooner or later, if you chant ihc lyrics for long enough, you internalise some of what they say. Or at least How do you respond to accusations that you expouse and make happen. ihat is the theory we are working on. an isolationist view? What is actually happening at this point in time It seems that campuses are becoming more and more We don't, I believe that we should unite with other in terms of the arms race suggests as a necessary absolute apathetic. How do you fight student apathy? middle-order countries, and there are a lot who are very that we have a nuclear disarmament party. I see the NDP I don'l have any easy answers aboul this, I ihink that active. Countries like Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Nether­ as being the forerunner of all other political parties. Il because the issue is too large and too complicated to lands, Rumania, Yugoslavia - the East Germans have is Ihc one party that is saying that this issue is so import­ comprehend, everyone has been inclined noi lo worry tried but Honccke put them back in their place - Mex­ ant. The Greens recognise ibis importance, but they aboul it, and that includes the academics. But it is never ico, India. These countries should let the superpowers recognise a wide diversity of things. My role in the loo late lo mobilise people. Students should do whatever know what ihey think of nuclearism. NDP is to advocate and articulate the disarmament cause. It's not lo talk about renewable energy, though they can. You just have lo keep at them. Do you think the two superpowers will allow us to I'd love lo have the lime to do that. I want to be here lo There have been three Fftxvc resolutions put before achieve a nuclear-free Pacific? talk aboul renewable energy, but I want to be able to the United Nations in the last couple of years, and Aust- They can't slop us. The superpowers themselves, and I turn this thingaiound first. r.ilia h,is abstained from voting on each of ihcse rcsoiu- think there is a recognition of this in America, realise liotis. America voted against theni. We have a govern­ thai once the movement starts it cannot be stopped. Do you think that a Democrat government in the Uni­ ment ih.it is committed to disarmament - why the hell What arc they going lo do - threaten us with their ted States would be more receptive to arms talks with isn't il voting in Idvoui of the I rt'cvc resolutions? And nuclear weapons? They can't do il and thai is what the Soviets? further, why isn't it putting up Frec/e motions of its they are terribly afraid of. Yes. One of the great tr.igedics of the last 2'/j to 3 years own? VVhen we started to r.iise tliis ([Ucstion during the If Australia did throw ANZUS out the window and we is thai Mr Mondate was such .in ineffective .ind lacking elections, they reversed their vote. We voted lot the were a nuclear-free zone . .. personal performer. Many Americans chose to go for Iree/c for the lirM lime. We just have lo keep at them. , I don't think that I ever said wc should throw ANZUS Reagan bccausf of the sort of iniagi' he has. Mr Mondale How do you think today's talk went? •fout the window... and other Democrats have shown a far more sensible I thought they were a very good audience. The film had OK, imagine that Atjstralia is a nuclear-free zone, would and open approach to dealing with the Soviets than Mr them fired up, too. ('The Day After' was shown prior you advocate a build-up of conventional weapons so Reagan has. to Garrett's speech,) I never thought I'd sec the Prcsi- that Australia could defend itself? deni of the Students' Union wearing a suit and lie! Australia can defend itself now, very, very easily. There You mentioned that Mr Mondale's lack of image was a setback for the Democrats who have an agreeable MARK HERBERT isn't any appreciable threat from any sovereign state LENORE TAYLOR which the experts - Mr Katter from the Kattcr Report, defence policy. How important do you think image is Mr Babidge, Mr O'Ncil and various others - have fore­ in politics, particularly in relation to yourself and the seen for the next decade. NDP? iiuiiiiiiJUiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin^

THE OTHER BAHLE FOR CITY HALL Minor Parties Split the Environment Vote

Behinti the Great Sallyanne vs Roy Debate lies another aspect to next month's City Council elections, the Democrats, the Nuclear Disarm­ ament Party, and the, newly-formed Green Party are ail standing candi­ dates. As RICHARD CONRAD reports, these parties for social and . enwronmental harmony are far from agreement.

Will all polilical parties trying to save the world please takcanumber, form an orderly queue . . . AND STOP FIGHTING!

Remember the scene from Monty Py­ thon's "Life of Brian" where the two underground fronts fight each other over who should lead the people in the revolu­ tion to overthrow the Romans? Unfortunalety, the build-up lo the Brisbane City Council elections on March 31 is starting to bear more than a passing resemblance to ihal famousfictional fl.isco. Three parties are campaigning on "so­ cially aware" anti-nuclear and environ­ ment plalforms -• the recently-formed Green Party, the Australian Democrats and the Nuclear Disarmament Pariy - all offering tlic true path to eternal salvation. But for most Brisbane voters, their choices will follow the tradilional Left Wing versus Right Wing dichotomy - far more interesting is the challenge by a new dimension - Idealism. Although tho Council election has been largely overshadowed recently by slate and federal issues, il will be a fasci­ nating microcosm displaying trends in shifting polilical power bases and level of social consciousness. The Liberals' Saliyanne Atkinson may well become Brisbane's first "Lady Mayo­ ress", the Labor Party will probably hold the maiority in the Council; but it will be ter politics is made, a degree of corruption Mike West said the Democrats "gel on all help raise public awareness to nuclear public response to the smaller parties that is inevitable. well" with the Green Party, and that their issues... it can only benefit in the long will show the emergence - or failure Last week I spoke to the Australian environmental platforms are identicaL run." thereof - of new social directions. Democrat's council team leader Mike West, However, he said the Green Party wasn't She said there was a fair degree of co­ As the Green Party's Lord Mayoral the Green Party's Drew Hutton and the really necessary. "Their formation was operation with the Green Party, including candidate. Drew Hutton, has pointed out, NDP's candidate for Paddington, Ms Sue somewhat curious - we already are the running in different electorates: "There is the choice between the Libera! and Labor KIcidon. green party." no point splitting the vote". parties amounts to being landed with To put it bluntly, Mike West was the Which all leaves the Green Party look­ "either Twcedle Dee or Tweedic Dum". most willing to throw dirl. Perhaps this is He also suggested the Green Party ac­ ing like the nice guys (pardon that sexism) However, it seems that even among because he has been involved in politics tually had more than a tinge of red in il - of the campaign. Drew Hutton didn't some of the "socially aware" parlies, the longest, is in the organisation most "ihcy are very much to the Left Wing of have a nasty word to say about either power games and in-fighiing cannot be deeply entrenched in the existing political us... wc are not radical enough for them". parly. avoided. Perhaps once the decision to en­ structure, and has the most lo lose. Mike West also said in Green Party eyes The policies of the NDP and the the Democrats were "tainted by our sup­ Democrats are both fairly well known, port for private enterprise". "those of the Green Party less so. Drew Nonetheless, the two parlies are co­ Hutton said he felt some people might operating for the forthcoming elections, think they were all about "saving trees having made sure early in the peace (sic) and those sorts of things". not to run in the same electorates. Re­ TEAS for Beginners lationships arc still fairly cordial. In fact, the Green Parly's interpretation of environmental issues takes a much Not so between the Democrats and the wider scope, including all aspects of hu­ TEAS is the Federal Govcrnrnent's Independent: Up to $3,581 a year NDP. Mike West said: "It is an absolute man, plant and animal life. The parly has ($68.67 a week) Tertiary Education Assistance and waste of time talking to them -- there is lour basic aims: It provides ftnancial assistance for — Incidentals Allowance no understanding with us". He said they * A non-nuclear, non-aligned studcntsundertakingfull-tinicstudy. $30, $70 or $100, depending on represented the extreme left wing of the Australia, category ol institution attended. peace movement, and didn't have the * Social and economic equality, — Dependent Spouse Allowance backing of the People for Nuclear Disarm- * Pariicipaiory democracy, and $2,220.40 a year ($42.70 j week) anicnl. Tliere are two main areas of eligibility; * Environmental suslainability. — Dependent Child Allowance The last statement twists the facts, to 1. You muit be .icademically eligible, i.e. Drew Huiion said: "It is not a matter $728 ($14.00 a week). put it nicely. The PND doesn't back any you must be a full-time student or at­ specific party, in line with its policy of of changing the world in one single bound, tempting at least 75% of a normal full- — Fare Allowance Two single lourncys and up lo two re­ remaining apolitical. However, PND and but of presenting an alternative vision and time workload; and you must make sa­ turn trips d year between your home NDP membership overlaps significantly, practical proposals for change thai show tisfactory progress through your course and institution. Daily travel is not co­ and the two organisations virtually share people wc are capable of a realistic solu­ if you are a continuing siudenl. vered. the same office in Ann Street - the old tion to the problems facing the world." 2. You will be subiect lo an income test. Queensland Conservation Council head­ A new application is needed each year. The means lest will be applied to your quarters. The Gcc-wouldn 't-it-bc-nice-if-cvery- To receive your full entitlement you must parent's income, (ifyou are dependent), onc-could-bc-happy candidates for the lodge your application. The clash between the NDP and the your spouse's and your own income (if election are - From the Democrats: John Democrats is quite public, however. They you are independent). If your personal * By 31st March 1985 (if studying a De Vries in Brackenridge, David Adams in have both fielded candidates in Padding­ income exceeds $2,000 in the year ol whole year or Semester One only). Coopers Plains, Bev Floyd in Paddington ton. The NDP's Sue Kleidon, who is run­ study your allowance will be affected. * By 31st July 1985 (if studying Semes­ and Mike West in the Gap. For the Greens: ning against Democrat Bev Floyd, said; TEAS provides the following allowan­ ter Two only). Greg George in Woolloongabba, Bruce "The NDP is a single-issue parly, this way ces in 1985: For application forms and further in­ Parmenter in Inala, Mary Williams in people can express their feelings on the formation on TEAS, visit the Welfare Of­ Spring Hill, and John Murray in Ekibin. - Living Allowance nuclear issue directly, rather than vote for fice on the first floor of the Union Build­ For the NDP: Ms Sue KIcidon in Padding­ At Home: Up lo $2,321 a year the Democrats who have many other poli­ ing or phone 371 1611. ton and Damien Ritchie in Taringa. ($44.51 a week) cies also." Away From Home: Up lo $3,581 a DIANA COG! LL RICHARD CONRAD year ($68.67 a week) Welfare Officer Sue Kleidon said the three panics com­ plimented each other, and were not "fight­ ing each other lo save the world". "It will II S«rtt|>«r - March 4, 19aS THE THREAT OF FEES Federal Government Considers Re-Introduction of Tertiary Fees

just when you thought it was safe to go back to uni, there are rumblings from the f^ederal government that tertiary fees may be re-'introducea. ANGELA WARD cuts through the double-talk and finds out if we have to take a hammer to our piggybanks.

The 1984 Federal election campaign fees have not passed the discussion stage. saw Prime Minister Hawke appear He said that the present L.ibor govern­ on a national news bulletin, visiting ment had considered reintroducing fees in the pasl, and claimed the idea had been a suburban high-school. He urged a floated by several government depart- crowd of students to continue with mcnts in the last twelve months. their education as long as they "Early last year I got wind of a paper could, and to gain the highest quali­ that was being floated around in the fication their abilities allowed. education department canvassing a range of proposals, one of which w.is fees," he A casual glance at the A.L.P. policy said. paper on education reveals thai such "A further discussion paper in the statements form an easy alliance with the area ol Womcns Affairs also talked about Labor Parly's philosophical commiiment fees, along with two other papers from to free education. According to the another govcrnmcni dcparimenl. policy paper, the Labor Party supports a "The fact that these arc floated around tertiary education system "which makes in no way commits the govcrnmcni to itself easily accessible lo the Australian anything, but il says that the bureacracy community". has been interested in the idea, and It's Since 1985 is International Youth not an idea that has simply been confined Year, some optimists would have hoped lo finance," Senator Macklin said. that the year would bring an increase in Several major newspapers have printed funding 10 educate the nation's young editorials in the last few weeks that sup­ minds. port the introduction of fees. Tertiary students around Australia The argument being put forward is have been surprised and unimpressed with that since the Whitlam government abo­ recent reports that the Federal Govern­ lished fees, there has been no subsianiial ment is considering a proposal to reintro­ increase in the number of working class duce fees at tertiary institutions. siudcnis at univctsilies. The details are sketchy, but it appears that Senator Peter Walsh's Finance De­ The papers have suggested that working partment has presented a package of 15 class taxes are being used to pay for edu­ or 16 proposals to Education Minister cation of the wealthy. Susan Ryan. The proposals are designed Senator Macklin believes that this argu­ to contain education spending in the ment will convince Caucus lo endorse the forthcoming August budget. The rein­ reintroduction of fees, and will ensure troduction of tertiary fees is part of Sena­ that it is not an ciectorally unpopular de­ mittee into the matter and she was very financial punishment because they have tor Walsh's package. cision. He said that there is a very strong anii- strongly against the idea. not had to pay fees for laziness or lack of Senator Walsh has made no public "Another Minister at the meeting in­ achievement." comment about the proposal, and details intcllectualism in the Australian commu­ nity, and making students pay for their dicated that lie thought il would be peri­ The editorial ignored the fact that a of the report are being withheld. Senator lous lo move down that track. very small percentage of students receive Walsh was approached for an interview, education would be a vote winner. "I for one would be very vocal in my full TEAS; that the maximum amount is but he said he did not wish to discuss the "All this talk about middle class sub­ opposition to tertiary fees," he said. only $68.00 a week; and that students matter. sidy coming from the poor is quite fran­ kly a whole lot of ideological clap-trap Senator Colston conceded thai Cau­ must cope with finding funds to cover the Reports in the national press claim cus had been convinced in ihe pasl lo cost of living for the duration of their stu­ that fees would be set at $1500 a year for that the Labor Party is going to come out with to satisfy its own conscience," he support policies which did not compli­ dies. Universities and $900 a year for Colleges ment A.L.P. ideological principles. And to complicate matters Professor of Advanced Education. said. "You can bet your bottom dollar that "But it is very difficult for the A.L.P. Peter Karmel, Vice-Chancellor of the Au­ If the proposal was adopted, a medical to convince Caucus about something that stralian National University, and Sir Theo­ degree would cost $9000, a law degree a five years down the track the socio-eco­ nomic mix is going to be exactly the same. it is not happy about." dore Bray, retiring Vicc-Chanccllor of minimum of $6000, and teaching qualifi­ Griffith University, have made public "The proposal has come from Finance, The latest stance that a lot of us look cations would cost between $2450 and sialemcnis supporting tertiary fees. which means that it is about saving money on the MX missile is a classic case in point. $5350. "And our members in the House of This is contrary to the Australian The needy would be exempted from and not increasing opportunities for edu­ cation," he said. Representatives would be extremely sensi­ Vice-Chancellors Committee, who are op­ paying fees under Senator Walsh's propo­ tive of the electoral antagonism that posed to fees. sal. But there has been no indication of "What I'm interested in is this exemp­ would result from reintroducing fees. At the time of printing the Finance how the government would determine tion operation. "Some would be concerned about los­ Department's proposal was still in the who 'the needy' are, or iusl how needy a "Almost any means test is going to be ing their seals," he said. discussion stage and had not been presen­ student must be before exemptions apply. inequitable. Senator Colston agreed with Senator ted as a cabinet submission. It is important to note that no firm de­ "All the governmcni is going to achieve Macklin that it would be very difficult lo But fragmentary student resistance cision has been made, and Senator Ryan if this proposal goes through is to squcc/c formulate an equitable means test to de­ had already emerged to oppose fees. has affirmed that she would oppose any the middle income Pay-As-You-Earn tax­ termine who would be exempt from pay­ Various splinter groups such as the attempt to bring back fees. payer out of the Universities," be said. ing fees. Left Alliance and the Australian Coun­ "It is Labor Parly policy to maintain Senator Macklin claimed that the "That is one of tlie reasons why il cil of Tertiary Students, which are the free tertiary education", she said. Australian Labor Party was not committed would be rejected by Caucus," he said. remnants of the defunct Australian Union However, if Senator Walsh persists to free tertiary education. "But I want lo stress that I don'l of Students, have met and discussed the with the proposal, and if he and Senator "There is an enormous gap between think this thing is going to go so far as to proposal. Ryan cannot reach a compromise, Ihe ihe rhetoric and intent ol the A.L.P.," he be put to Caucus. The President of ANU Students Asso­ proposal will go to Federal Cabinet, who said. "I think that the argument has gone as ciation, Ms Lesley Ward, called on the will decide if il should be put before A.L.P. "In 1982 when the Senate was voting f.ir as it is going to go and will dissipate. government lo make a public commit­ Caucus. The Caucus is made up of all Fe­ on the introduction of postgraduate Ices, ment that fees would not be iniroduced. "I think ib.!i Fin.incc is considering deral Labor Party Parliamentarians. the Democrat senators were the only ones No such guarantee h,is been forthcom­ lees seriously, but it's probably consider­ unequivically opposed. ing. So Senator Walsh must overcome two ing a lot of things seriously that haven't "The A.L.P. senators kepi vacillating Since A.U.S. lokicd, no nationally sup­ hurdles. He must first convince Cabinet got a hope in hell of being implemented," between 'yes' and 'no'. ported student hotly has emerged to re- of the virtues of imposing tertiary fees, he said. "They could si'c themselves coming to plate il. and he must win the support of Caucus. According to Senator Colston, Senator power and they did not want lo paint So at a time when a strong national The latter is a more difficult task, given Walsh probably proposed reiniroducing themselves into a corner," he said. student body m.iy he needed to protect that the Caucus is usually firmly com­ fees lo gauge public opinion. students rights, student representation is mitted to Labor Party ideological princi­ However, Queensland Labor Party If the newspapers arc any guide lo the in a very weak condition. ples. Senator M.tkom Colston leflected a com­ elcclurate's response, there is bad news QIAC reports that 20,000 siudents in However, Australian Democrats spokes­ pletely different view. for students. Queensl.md .ilone were denieii places at person on Education, Senator Micheal Senator Colston said tliat he would be The Courier Mail, ihe Australian, the Oueensl.md leiliary insliiuiions in 1985. Macklin, believes that legislation will be very surprised if the ministry attempted Canberra Times and the I inancial Review So with suidcni politics in disarray, passed early this year lo impose fees for lo convince the Caucus to reintroducL' h.ive ,ill c.inii'd odilori.ils or columns the 1986 Academic year, fees. which suppoit lerti.iry lees. Mul with a ready supply o( people wiio tan allord lo pay fees av.iil.ihle to I ill up He said this 'fee scare' w.is more se­ "I was in C.inberra last week lor .i Ciu- The Australian wrote that suulenis the teiliarv insliUHions, any attempt lo rious than others because he believed the cus social policy commillce wliicli inclu­ "are happy lo enjtjy, witli the help ol reintroduce lee*, should ,il le.isi be moni- proposal would be put to cabinet. des education," he said. TEAS allowance, a year oi MI in a conge­ toied will) gj.ii'c ionccrn. iVlost other suggestions lo reintroduce "Senator Susan Ryan was on the com­ nial social atmosphere, wlierc tiieie is no ANGELA WARD Restaurant - 12 noon ~ 2.00 pm Minister for Finance, Senator Peter 5.00 pm - 8.00 pm Walsh, the Minister for Education, Senator Susan Ryan and the Prime SMOKE FREE ZONES Minister expressing this Union 'sconcern Due to the detrimental effects of pas­ and re-affirming the Union's Policy sive smoking, the Univcrstiy Senate has opposing the introduction of Tertiary prohibiicd smoking in the following areas Fees or Stamp Duty on enrolment. on campus: Tutorial rooms, lecture rooms, common rooms, eating areas, libraries, Wc will keep you posted. work-places (save by mutual constnl) and NUMBER OF PLACES public office spaces. Il was moved at Education Committee: That this Union notes with concern TEXT BOOKS the lack of funding provided in the The Alternative Bookshop in the Union 1985-7 Triennium for (i) additional Arcade is selling second hand books and student places at the University of Welcome back to the 1985 Acade­ staging Loops. Watch poster pillars for stationery. Queensland and (ii) immediate capital mic year! It should be an especially details. The Part-time Students' Commillce is needs at the University and directs the interesting year with highlights in­ SELF-DEFENCE CLASSES running an evening service where part- Secretary to write to the Minister for cluding the University's 7Sth Anni­ Self-defence classes for female siudents lime students can order their books from Education conveying our concern and versary celebrations and the Festival started on Tuesday, 26th February, 1985. the University bookshop by phone and identifying the impact of these fund­ of Australian Student Theatre. Lis­ If you're interested, just turn up at Emma­ then pick up the parcel from the Union ing restrictions. ted below is the latest in events on nuel College on Tuesday nights at 8p.m., Office, Tuesday and Wednesday nights This was discussed at Union Council campus. The Union wishes you the at Grace or Women's College on Wednes­ 5.00 p.m. -8,10 p.m. on 28lh February. day nights at 8.00 p.m. or at the Axon best of success with your study and Room on Wednesday nights at 8.00 p.m. TRANSPORT CAMPAIGN CHILDCARE LOBBY GROUP the best of fun and enjoyment with The lessons go for 1 '/i hours, wear loose The Transport Committee is running a • If you'reintercstedin joiningand lobby­ your involvement in campus activi­ clothing. campaign to achieve, amongst other things, ing the University, the Federal Govern­ ties. student discounts on public transpori. As ment and the Community for better child- EATING ON CAMPUS you jump on a BCC bus, contemplate care facilities on campus, turn up to the The new Physiology Refectory is open that tertiary students in Adelaide can go first meeting of the year on March 6th or ORIENTATION WEEK 8.30a.m. -6.30p.m. on Mondays -Thurs­ from anywhere lo their place of study for contact Ric Moore at 371 1611 for fur­ Many thanks to the irusly 1-can-kccp- days and 8.30 a.m. -5.00 p.m. on Fridays. 30c on a combined bus-train-tram ticket my-eyclids-open-withoul-any. sleep-and- ther details. For the weekends the Biological Sci­ which lasts for 2 hours. siill-do-3-things-at-lhc-same-iinic brigade. WELFARE OFFICE ences Refectory is open 11.00 a.m. - An intra-campus meeting was held on Their superb efforts kept things running The Welfare Office is now producing 3.00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays and February 26, to co-ordinate our efforts. smoothly and the toilets well sign-posted. registers for people seeking part-time 9.00 a.m. - 5,00 p.m. on Mondays - Fri­ For further details ring Robert Wright, work. The \Velfare Officer also pro­ THE HONORARY LLD days. Transpori Convenor, or myself at 371 vides help with applying for TEAS. Con­ Gerry Conolly received his Honorary Opening limes for the other Refectories 1611. Doctorate in Laws with all due pomp and are: tact Diana Cogil I on 371 1611. TERTIARY FEES circumstance. Many thanks to our singers Main Refectory - 7.30 am - 2.30 pm CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Last Council moved an emergency mo­ who rchears."d at the fast minute to ren­ Creperie - • 9.00 am - 12 noon tion: New clubs affiliating arc: Fine Arts So­ der it a truly authenUc ceremony. Three (limited service) ciety, Christian Tertiary Students, Master boos to the pet sheep who refused to - 12 noon - 5.00 pm That this Council views with dismay of Business Administration Club. that the Federal Department of Finance attend. (full service) For further details and/or a list of all is currently invest/gating the possibility Schonell Coffee affilialcd clubs contact Clubs & Societies LOOPS of the re-introduction of Tertiary Fees. Shop - 5,00 pm - 8.00 pm on 371 1611. After a successful season with Hadil- Further, that the Secretary in con­ Dadit-Hops, the Schonell Downstairs is Schonell KATE GREENWOOD sultation with the E.R.O. write to the Union Secretary

far-reaching negative social consequences; For­ 1 was both amazed and distressed to read get the fad that his meddling with the judicial the letter sent to you by Q.l.T.'s Bill Kyle. system, lavw and police powers has seriously en-My first action after reading it was to croached the freedom of speech and movement phone Bill and introduce myself as I had in this state; Forget these and many other inci­ never met him nor spoken to him. During dents which make the relationship between the that conversation Bill told me that he University similar to one between a star and a wrote the letter because "a couple of black hole. Councillors" had complained to him Forget all this for the sake of a tradition. about my actions. I can only say that this is one tradition that Bill seems to imply that at some stage I in­ needs a drastic overhauling. terfered in the internal politics of the Q.I.T. DAVID BARBAGALLO Onion. During 1984 there were only three occa­ sions when I was even remotely interested in the Q.I.T. Union. The first was when I took over the organising As a fiist year student I was impressed of a TEAS protest march and rally being hosted will the great variety of cultural activities by Q.I.T. after their then Director of Education, and strands of political and activist thought Sue Sheppard, went on a holiday to Melbourne which were evident on campus during the week before the set date for the rally. Orientation Day. However, I was particu­ The second was when, after the establish­ larly angered by the hypocrisy shown in ment of the Queensland Education Flesource the Homosexual Handbook published by Centre, I was involved in encouraging other the Gay Sol society. Queensland campuses (including Q.I.T.} lo join. The Handbook stressed that homosexuals The third was when I encouraged friends of should have equal status both judicially and mine, all students at Q.I.T. who have had little socially. And yet, on page nine of the booklet lo do with the Union, to stand in the election the homosexual woman was singled out as an of delegates to the National Student Convention extraordinary creature indeed. Anyone wishing held in December in Sydney. My friends (and to interact with ber needs, according to Gay perhaps many others) were frustrated in their Sol, should heed a list of sixteen hints. attempts to nominate for the vacant positions, Homosexuals are indeed becoming part of the result being the undemocratic virtual self- society as normal human beings with a pre­ appointment of Sue Sheppard (Director of ference for members of their own sex. The last Education) and the then President, Ken Fus- thing they want is lo he singled out as needing sell. specialised treatment on the grounds of pre­ QIT Union was entitled to seven delegates. ference - particulady by an organisation which They sent two. claims to support them. The University of Queensland Union prides CATHERINE GUNN itself on the thoroughness and fairness of its So the Premier has been awarded an I write in reference to the decision of the 1st Year Arts electoral process. The legitimacy of its delega­ Honorary Doctorate of Laws. Presumably University Senate to award the Premier tions to national forums has never been quest­ that's for his service to the doctoring ol Sir Johannes Bjelke-Peterson an Honorary laws. Geddit? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Doctorate of Laws, ioned. We are not impressed by the actions of Being a delegate for l/Q to that conventiort, ha At first I thought it may have been the Uni­ your reactionary and megalomaniac Edu­ and being outraged by the electoral process Name and address supplied but versity's official entry in the Prank Week com­ cation Vice-President, Mike Kaiser. adopted by QITU, I moved at the convention witheld on someone else's request. petition because it cenainly made a lot of peo­ Tactics such as his recent lobbying of Q.I.T, that Sue and Ken not be accredited as delegates. ple laugh. However when the truth became ap­ Union Councillors for his own interests is both Theirvotesweresubsequently held in abeyance. parent many students, graduates and academic intrusive and unacceptable behaviour on the Giving Joh a Doctorate of Laws is like staff felt a great sense of shame and betrayal. The truth of the matter is that Ken and Sue part of someone who holds an office of consi­ were angry that their shoddy election was ex­ giving Adolf Hitler one for race relations. So much (or the pursuit oi truth, justice, derable power and influence in student circles. posed. Considering that I only knew four QIT COLIN BUFI equality, and intellectual excellence. While we sincerely believe that our respective Union Councillors in 1984, it seems logical that Milanda, North Queensland. The justification for the Senate's actions is student Unions should co-operate we will not Sue and Ken were the "Couple of Councillors" the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary, and precedent told le Kaiser's style of sandpit power-mon- who complained to Bill. Both, quite approp­ Margaret Thatcher should run for Premier dictates the conferring of such honours. Forget gering. riately, have now disappeared into student of Queensland. She could send ships to the fact that this man has attacked members of Yours in Solidarity. attack New Zealand and get an Honorary the University (both staff and students) under palilicat exile. Doctorate as well. parliamentary privilege; Forget the fact that his BILL KYLE IVIfKE KAISER Director of Education, Q.I.T.U. National Student Affairs Officer DAVID PETERS interference in educational matters may have SmM*t*ar - March 4, 19aS Women in the Professions Part One: tJT HtiLfcil^ MacGILLIVRAY take the same child and put it in the op­ 1985 is the 75th Anniversary of the posite situation and watch it develop, and University of Cueensland. that's impossible." In such an Important year, it would "Once I decided to keep working I used to read every article I could get my seetn desirable to herald the achieve­ hands on about working mothers and I've ments of female academics at this read very little in the last six years that I university. Women in academia have wouldn't classify as misled rubbish." come a long way in 75 years. The advice she has for parents contem­ The idea for this series of articles has plating two careers is to make your own been borrowed froni the book 'Tall decisions and not to be afraid to try dif­ Poppies", by Susan Mitchell. Like the ferent types of childcare arrangements author of that book, I have attempted until you find one that suits. Also, the in these articles to take an honest look childcare chosen for each child should re­ at some women who have chosen a flect the individual requirements of that career in academia. child. Not all of the women interviewed would consider themselves feminists, but from Dr MacGillivray says that she is not in­ their accounts we may gain an overall terested in lobbying for more childcare understanding of why women are still unless it is to be used to increase the vari­ under-represented in the academic prof­ ety of childcare facilities available, parti­ ession, and exactly what it takes to cularly for the under-3 age-group. This •? succeed. would provide more options for parents. Dr MacGillivray is married to another academic and they often face a collision "The most important single piece course in their career paths. When oppor­ lb of advice is to be prepared to be tunities in another place arise for one flexible", said Dr Helen MacGillivray partner, the other partner must either fit of the Department of Mathematics. in with the plans or suffer feelings of denying the first partner ihc chance of She was discussing her strong views promotion. No amount of willingness on around the same afternoon and none of Dr MacGillivray tries to encourage and on childcare. cither side is going to alter this problem. us did chemical engineering." support students in the maths department if they seek her advice on an academic Dr MacGillivray feels that she hasn't Dr MacGillivray, married with two career - but this applies to both males Lots of deep contemplation and discus­ suffered any particular disadvantage as a children, continued to work after her and females. The fact that there are fewer sion is the way the MacGillivrays work woman in her university career. However, children were born and claims to have females who study maths is a problem things out. she does mention that il is difficult to tried just about every type of childcare that should be addressed at secondary Dr MacGillivray's discipline is mathe­ separate factors classified as "women's arrangement imaginable. school, she said. matics and this is an area very few fe­ issues" from much larger problems. For After the birth of her first child, Dr She knows of only one female academic males are involved in. Her choice was be­ instance, Dr MacGillivray was the first MacGillivray said she was very appre­ in Maths whose career was held up because tween Maths, Physics and English, but, person in her family to ever attempt a hensive about how her decision to con­ of discrimination, and that was only for a "There didn't seem much point in doing university career. tinue work would effect her child. She short time. English," she said. While initially hesitant, her parents are was aided, however, by a supportive hus­ "My own experience is that the Univer­ now very supportive of Dr MacGillivray's band who encouraged her "to give it a Another option that she considered sity is fairly supportive and they've been career. When questioned on how her pa­ go". He has remained supportive through­ was engineering, but she decided against prepared to let me get on with my own rents reacted when she told them she had out and all decisions concerning the chil­ this before coming to uni. thing," she said. decided to study maths, she laughed. "I dren are joint ones. Dr MacGillivray is one of an increasing was (originally) going to do physics, I How has it all worked? Dr MacGillivray She explains; "VVhen I was in senior (in number of successful female academics. was going lo be a physicist. When I drop­ says "There arc times when I wondered 1967), the chemical engineers had a drive This series of articles aims to talk lo as to try and persuade more females to do ped physics in second year to concentrate how I would ever know if both of us many of these women as possible and dis­ working full-time was going to efioctour engineering and they took groups of girls on maths there was a very slight sigh of relief. My father made this comment that cuss their ideas and problems. daughter. There was no real evidence around the chemical engineering labs. Il KAREN AXFORD around one way or the other. The only was absolutely fascinating. But there were he thought malhs was a little more femi­ way you are ever going to know is to about three or four other girls who went nine, "she said. INTER NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY THURSDAY MARCH 7th 2pm: Film "For Love or Money" - Ryan Room, University of Queensland. FRIDAY MARCH 8th 10.30am; Seminar - Union of Australian Women -130 Petrie Terrace. Speakers include Joan Ross, Eva Baker 12 Noon; Lunch • Womens Network • Sheraton Hotel • Topic: Stress Management for Women. 7.30pm; Dinner - Riverside Business and Professional Womens Club • Sheraton Hotel • 835 - Speakers: Prof. Betty Walls, Janine Walker, Sallyanne Atkinson, Dr Judith McDougail, Susan Hocking. Phone Sharyn Cederman on 369 8865, 7,30pm; Film Night and Seminar -Womens Health Collective. SATURDAY MARCH 9th 12.15pm: March from King George Square to the Botanic Gardens - Afternoon: Wide range of activities and speakers. 7.30pm: Dance for Women Migrant Resource Centre - 126 Boundary Street, West End - $2 to S5. Womei^ Rights Security on Campus Many women are oblivious to the fact that, by walking around cam­ pus after dark, they are placing themselves in grave danger. For many women, wa/ktng through the poorly lit areas of campus is un­ avoidable.

Last yu.ir a woni,in was raped at knife­ point in a car park and other women were thrcaicned by the s.imu assail.int. A description of the attacker was re­ leased by University Security, but gene­ rally the University Administration was not quick to highlight the incident. They appe.ired to w.int to keep things quiet bo as to prevent hysteria. Meanwhile women walked alone around the grounds unaware of the risk they were taking. The Women's Rights Commillce took the initiative and organised a meet­ ing to get some proper information cir­ culated and to work out strategies for dealing with the situation. The meeting was very well attended. It was held just prior to 2nd Semester swotvac and many of the women pre­ sent made it clear that their results It was explained that all lifts in the Uni­ The first meeting of the lobby group Because of the success of the bus, the would be affected because they were versity contain a direct line to Security. was held on Nov 1st 1984 in the Women's Union has begun negotiations with the scared to go to the library at nighL So if women could make il to a lift and Rights Room. The 25 people who atten­ university for il lo become a permanent It was clear that some immediate ac­ weren't attacked while waiting for the ded agreed on initial action, including pos­ facility. tion had lo be taken to ensure that wo­ doors lo open then they would be safe. ters and Semper articles warning women All of these measures focussed on the men would be safe on campus. The phone number for Safety and Secu­ of the dangers, petitions to the Vice-Chan- need lo protect women. The underlying Members of the University Security rity is cxt 3333 (i.e. 377 3333 from a ccllor expressing the concerns of women philosophy would seem to be that women Force were invited to come to the meet­ public phone). Someone is on duty at this on campus, and demands for increased se­ arc natural victims and should, therefore, ing but while some members attended number twenty-four hours a day. curity funding, a rally and phone-in in be protected. The final proposal was to they did not come in an official capacity A Security Officer will escort you lo the near future. leach women how to protect themselves and refused to comment on the situation. anywhere on campus but this service de­ The working parly will meci again on so they no longer have to see themselves The Head of Safety & Security, Mr pends on sufficient staff being available Tuesday 19th March at 1 p.m. Anyone as victims. Tony Franks, had earlier that day met at the time of your call. The university interested is urged to attend. For extra The Union has set aside funds this year with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, jim has underlakei' lo distribute posters ad­ information contact Lariane Fonseca at lo hold a ten week self-defence course in Ritchie and the then President of the vertising the emergency numbers and the the Women's Rights Room. four different locations al four different Union, Tony Kynaston. Little comfort availability of the escort service. limes. was achieved from this meeting for wo­ When reported to the gathering of wo­ Two thousand signatures were received The course offered by the Union is for men. men, these measures did not give an enor­ forapetiiionlislingthcfollowingdcmands: female students. S.P.R.A. runs a course mous amount of comfort. Talk about un- that is available to both males and females Il was explained that because of fund­ 1. All car parks be open to students after derstaffing caused by funding problems at a fow cost. ing restrictions il was impossible for Safety 5 p.m. seemed an inadequate answer to the wo­ The course will begin in the Isl week & Security to rosier more staff. Instead, 2. An increase in Security Staff. the police were being invited to regularly men who were worried aboul their safely. of semester and run for ten consecutive 3. More lighting facilities on campus. patrol campus. The women at the meeting discussed weeks at the followingtimes and locations: 4. Security phones in car parks. As well, the Director of Buildings & their own initiatives for handling the crisis, Tuesday 8 • 9.15 p.m. - Common Room and came up with many positive sugges­ 5. Administration funding of self-defence Grounds, Mr Bill Humble, was lo go Emmanuel College tions. classes for all students. around to check that the security lighting Wednesday 7 - 8.15 p.m. - Dining Hall on campus was being used to iis full effect, A working party was set up to act as 6. Piograms aimed at the student/staff an on going lobby group working for in­ body, to increase awareness of attacks, Grace College i.e. that no bushes had grown up to ob­ Wednesday 7 - 8.15 p.m. - Dining Hail scure the lights. creased security on campus. self-defence, and facilities. Women's College The petiti(jn was sent off to the Vicc- Ch.mcellor .it ;hc end of last year but Wednesday 8 - 9.15 a.m. - Axon Room Union has not received any recognition Student Union Complex th.it it has even been received by the ad­ To enrol, cither put your name down ministration. on one of the enrolment forms around Another suggestion made at tho origi­ campus or contact Women's Rights or nal meeting was to run a security bus simply turn up to one of the classes wearing loose clothing. around the c.mipus. The Union executive met and organised for the bus to begin The course has been specially desig­ operating the very next night. ned as a women's self-defence course. You will learn; The library staff helped publicise the bus. It ran from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. * How to use your body to defend your­ every night that the libraries were open, self i.e. Mon-Thurs, leaving from the taxi- * Use of the voice stand outside central library every half- * fighting off the ground hour. The bus would take people when­ defence techniques for use in a range ever they wanted lo go including Duiton of situations (from mild harassment to Park and West End ferries, colleges, serious attack). branch libraries, computer science huts, Questions and discussions aboul your Ihe Schonell Theatre, Rec Club and own experiences arc also welcome. journalism Centre. The classes arc taught by women in­ The bus was operated by volunteer structors from the Women's School of staff and without their altruism (giving Self-defence in Sydney. The school has up study time during swotvac and the adapted traditional martial arts (such as entire exam period) then the pro|ecl karate, judo, aikido) to develop a style would noi have happened. Special thanks suited to women's bodies and physical/ must go to Ric Moore, Tony Kynaston, psychic potential. Barry Atkins, Robert Hancock, Brad As with leaching specific defence tech­ Bauman, Christine Fogg, and many niques the classes are aimed at developing others. physical fitness, stamina and awareness - The university donated up to $1,000 the mental/emotional aspects of self-de­ lo hiring the bus and pay for petrol. fence are emphasized so that through ihe The bus was an invaluable service and classes women can also gain greater con­ during the three week period there was fidence and self-esteem, as well as the abi­ an average 50 passengers per night. lity lo control panic and handle threate­ After a few days the university put a ned or actual attacks effectively. two way radio on the bus so that it would These measures help improve security, be constantly conlactable. On one oc- but ihey depend on campus support. If casion the assailant was spotted in a par­ you have any ideas please contact Women's ticular part of Ihe campus and this was re­ Rights, in the Union Building. layed to the security bus. KAREN AXFORD 9^tnp^r - March 4, M9SS MO QLD UNIVERSITY The Fresher Trials... SHOWS ITS AGE

The University celebrates its 75th present the prize to the winner of tho anniversary this year, with most of race around the Grcit Court (in true the festivities taking place between "Chariots of Fire" tradition). Furlher .mractions include the Univer­ mid-April and the end of May. sity Ball (ahout S40 per person) and a Dr |,S. Mainslone, an Associate Pro­ garden party (free) to be held in the Great fessor in Physics, is the Executive Direc­ Court. tor of the Anniversary Secretariat. Dr .Mainslone said thai while expenses The 75th Anniversary represents "the such as a garden party were not usually last opportunity for a jubilee al which incurred by the university, their marke­ So ^oji aiLB. utm. Do graduates from every decade in our his­ ting operations should be able to offset tory can be present", he said. So SCOM?! the immediate cost of ihe celebration. low "F/eiT Y£p£'? The celebrations will officially begin The Marketing Committee of the Uni­ on April 15, with a visit by the Archbi­ versity will be selling posters, reproduc­ shop of Canterbury, Dr R,A.K. Runscic, tions of the original inauguration booklet, who will deliver an oration entitled "God colour picture books, badges and stick­ liness and Good Learning". pins, a history of the University (by Pro­ Other Distinguised Visitors will include fessor Malcolm Thomis), wine and book- Professor Arthur Jacobs, an author and ends, said Dr Mainslone, 0 /^ftU(^o(^-1-. ..r3 music critic, whose topic is "The Death He also said that "tangible results, in of Opera?", and the Right Honourable tbe form of support of the work of the Sir Zelman Cowan, who will speak on University of (Queensland Foundation, "Remembering". will be evident for years lo come". The Duke and Duchess of Kent will LYN IRWIN open the Computer Science building and

So Y/wi IS. Nhof Doubtful Doctorate I? The University of Queensland will Doctorates of Law to government heads confer an Honorary Doctorate of who already hold an Oxford degree. Law on Sir Joh Bjeike Petersen, The reason for granting Sir Joh an Honorary Doctorate is the occasion ol the University of Queensland's 75lh Anni­ COLLEGES O'WEEK The motion was passed in the Univer­ versary. On each previous 25 year anniver­ sity Senate late last year - the only oppo­ sary the then Premier was awarded a sition being two student reps and a staff Doctorate, supposedly a tradition. representative who abstained from voting. Other Premiers lo receive the distinc­ This will change Australia's most under- tion include: William Kidston (the foun­ educated state political leader (a grade 8 der of the University of Queensland), Wil­ dropout), into the country's most quali­ liam Forgan Smith in 1935, and Frank Rituals. fied. Nicklin in 1960. All of these men have Concern has arisen about the award, While college O'Weeks are still 0-Week Committee likes to keep their made significant contributions to the Uni­ trepidation alive. and the decision seems irreversible. inajor social events, compared to versity. Mrs Molly Budtz-Olsaen, an Honorary O'Weeks of the past, they arc but The Committee keeps a record of However, to many. Sir Job's reactio­ 'purge points' accumulated by individual Doctor of Law for services to the Univer­ tame affairs. nary stance on education, his bannitig of 'freshers' for ungcntlcmanly behaviour, sity, has returned her degree as she feels certain books, and his abolition of some bad language or sloppy dress. all degrees have been devalued by the de­ modern-study courses could hardly be Gone arc the days when 'freshers' had cision. "They (the Committee) have a techni­ seen as significant contributions lo the to endure humiliating initiation processes, A controversial decision by Oxford que of hinting at things," said Mr [amic- University, or education in general. such as being chained to a toilet in a Cun- University, in January, to reject an at­ son. For example, 'freshers' are asked if A reason for Mrs Thatcher's rejection namulla-bound train with only a handful their passports are up-to-date. tempt to bestow an Honorary Doctorate was that she had cast "deep and systematic of loose change. of Law on Prime Minister Margaret That­ But if you think 0-Wcck al St John's damage on the education system." The According to St John's College Presi­ cher may set a new precedent relevant has-slackened, you should have been a Premier's total lack of sympathy and un­ dent, Robert Jamieson, that sort of thing to Sir Job's case. 'freslier' at Union. derstanding towards tertiary education doesn't happen now because of the pro­ This year, Union College cancelled In Mrs Thatcher's case, professors and may be seen as a suitable reason to ques­ blems it created. administrators voted three to one against most of its 0-Woek. tion his presentation with an Honorary "There's been a lot of pressure lo calm Social Convenor, Alan VotI, said the the Prime Minister. This decision broke a degree. down 0-Week," he said. 40-year-old tradition of granting Honorary 0-Wcek Committee was instructed to JEFF WATERS St John's is the mosi tradition-bound phone their 100 'freshers' and tell them college on campus, and even though their not to arrive until the power was restored. 0-Week is milder than those of bygone With no end to the power in dispute in years, Mr Jamieson said 'freshers' still sight, Union College hired a generator have a "gruellingsocial calender". which enabled thorn to hold a shortened Not that the "bad old days" have been O-Weok. forgotten at St John's: The 'freshers' have Al this rale what can one expect of usually heard some talcs (albeit much college 0-Weeks in twenty years? exaggerated) before they arrive, and the LYN IRWIN ...and Reprisals A new chapter in the history of Uni­ would talk ... "but have no where else lo live". versity was written this week with And after three attempts al contacting the expulsion of Emmanuel Col­ the Warden failed, and the secretary assu­ lege's President and 0-VVeek Con­ red me no-onc would want to talk, several venor. freshers were only loo pleased to com­ The two executive members were told ment. that if the freshers indulged in alcohol or They saw the restrictions as futile. the learning of "certain sacred college "Wc slill sunk booze and crashed other songs" they would be "asked lo leave". college's functions. We just endangered They are both now living in allernalivc ourselves by driving everywhere", one accommodation. said. And while no-one al Emmanuel College Another believed that while the War­ is prepared lo divulge names, they arc den had won the battle, he had not won quick to jump to the Executive's defence. the war. They say that both the President and But perhaps he has. After all no-one O-Weck Convenor neither encouraged nor wanted their name published. :^.v:.-e\;- participated in the "forbidden" aclivilies. The rest of Queensland may have been Fear of joining their President and 0- suffering blackouts last week, but the Weck Convenor on the queue for accom­ "power" was definitely on at Emmanuel modation prevented even executive mem­ College. bers from commenting. They said they MADONNA KING IM CONVENTIONAL WARrARL Students meet to form new national student union

KEVIN VELLNAGEL

The Australian Unltii of Students ceased to be have their own 'correct-line' in order. Delegates spcni a national student union on December 15,1984. much of their free-time meeting to work out their pro­ THE BUZZ WORDS, THEIR MEANINGS AND posals or, in any case, make them binding on caucus. Following the exit of AUS, a national student con­ ORIGINS The delegate's lack of sleep, combined with the hot vention was held from December 15 to 19 with the aim BASICALLY: meaning unknown (orig. CALPS at humid weather at the time, didn't leave them with of forming a new national alliance between students. Melbourne Uni) much lolerence. To make matters worse, some dele­ The convention was a failure. No new union was gates had a scant knowledge of student politics, unio­ CAUCUS: Number crunching formed, nor was any sort of process discussed that nism, or even what their students wanted. would help build a union at a later stage. A tentative CONSENSUS: Meaning, let us get our own way (orig. If the Convention is looked al from this perspective date for a further meeting was not even set. Centre Unity) it is easy lo sec why different factions couldn't agree. The general comment made about the convention was CONSTITUTIONAL BARS: Disallowing students to How could a faction discuss its stance if it didn't have that it was a farce. change the organisation at a later date (orig. one? Paranoia was rampant because each group, not The irony of the situation is that almost all of the Liberals) knowing what the others were doing, thought that the delegates al the convention were expressing their desire CREDIBLE: Watch out for snow-Job others were plotting against them. Compromise and for a national student union. Unfortunately, this was not consensus were a long way off. DONE-OVER: Ignored (orig. CALPS) the starling point or the 'consensus' that most believed When the Convention commenced, CALPS was il would be. ESOTERIC: The user does not understand (orig. seen as the faction that would lead the way. It was The convention was highly factionaliscd and each CALPS) called the 'machine' and its members were called faction had a different interpretation of "student union" KNIFE-JOB: To get someone (orig. CALPS) 'dalcks'. CALPS failed miserably in this regard. and, to complicate matters, there were conflicting ideas KNIFE-JOB ON YOURSELF: To get drunk (orig. Left Alliance became the faction with the most on which would be the best way to start and maintain CALPS) speakers and it certainly handed out the most pro­ a national union. LOOPS: Affectionate term for Left Alliance (orig. paganda pamphlets. However, Left Alliance was do­ There were a few outstanding reasons for the differ­ ing this more out of survival than anything else. CALPS) ence of opinion. The spectre of AUS and the perceived It was the Left Alliance that had alienated many reasons for its failure had an over-riding influence on LOOPY-LEFT; An even more affectionate term for students from AUS. For instance; giving money to some delegates. Another major influence was 'ideology'. Left Alliance (orig. CALPS) the P.L.O. and passing a policy that calls marriage OUTRAGEOUS: See 'Basically) Many of the delegates had become involved in student 'institutionalised prostitution'. politics via an involvement in mainstream political RADS: Left Alliance (pronounced 'rats') (orig. The Liberal/NCC alliance worked very hard to parties. As well, in the back of most delegates' minds CALPS) influence those who were less right-wing than them­ was the anticipated cost of a new union to each campus, STATE-BASED: CALPS-dominated(orig. CALPS) selves, but they only had partial success and certainly and the value for money they would get from it. TENSE: See 'Caucus' not enough votes to form a majority. The factional divisions between the Convention dele­ WISHY-WASHY: Endearing term for Centre Unity The Convention wasn't a total failure. It got peo­ gates arc held lo be the reason for the Convention's (orig. Somewhere in the right-wing) ple together, set the parameters for debate, and affir­ failure. This may be true in a direct cause-and-effect med that delegates took seriously the responsibility flow in thai no faction had a majority of votes lo force of representing their students. This is illustrated by an issue, or that there was no combination of factions the fact that two days were wasted making sure all that could agree and form a majority, but the fact is darily. This is achieved democratically by having caucus delegates accreditations were legitimate. that delegates were willing to compromise and did so mcelings. In the caucus the members of the faction meet The blame for the failure of the Convention could quite well at a sub-factional level. The problem may and vote on each issue with the majority view prevailing. be aimed at its organisers. The agenda for the meeting have been due not lo factionalism or conspiracy, but Once policy is formulated within a caucus, its mem­ was far loo ambitious for the lime allotted. more to disorganisation. bers are morally bound to follow the 'correct-line'. The CALPS leadership also let delegates down by The National Student Convention was attended by a At the Convention there was an unfortunate gap be­ not showing the leadership that was anticipated. rich mixture of student politicians, from campuses across tween belief and reality in the effectiveness of 'num­ The Convention finished with CALPS teasing the the country. In their ranks almost every political view ber-crunching'. Liberal Ex-president of the University of Western imaginable was represented. Surprisingly, all of these Many of the student delegates, inside and outside of Australia. She was gelling married so they sang, "All delegates assimilated themselves into one, and in some each faction, had never met each other before. There my friends arc getting married." Perhaps this was more cases two, of the factions. were the 'hacks', who had been around for years, but a metaphor for the leadership of CALPS who had stood The factions were primarily used for 'number-crun­ they still had lo participate in the caucus process and in the background because they wanted lo retire from ching, that is, to make one stand out from numerous were usually outnumbered by newcomers. All in all, student politics. others. To serve this function, they needed voter soli- when the factions met al the Convention they didn't

Ttic Convention was held in the Round House of the University of New South Wales

Smwi»t»mr March 4, X 98S 12 "If 20% of students voted, do you think you fuckwits would be here /low.'"- President of the University of New South Wales "I'm not sure if this is principled or pragmatic. I'm 'We can guarantee you..." - Thomas Bradley (on right) getting confused." — The permanent President of AUS, Michael O'Connor.

"You know how to increase the vote? You put a keg near the polling booth and tell the engineers you 're giving them free beer. It's the same with law students; you get one of those portable ice-cream machines. " "We're living in a patriarchal society.' - A Left Alliance The collective says... " - Left Alliance meeting. - A delegate from "The Network". delegote.

RORT NUMBER ONE: TAFE and asked them if they knew Thomas Bradley. They knew nothing and were not really sure what a stu­ THE DEMISE OF A.U.S. dent union was. Bald Hills has no union whatsoever. THE FACTIONAL POSITIONS Similarly, Tracey Harrison, Arts/Law student at the The shortest meeting of the Australian Union of University of Queensland and President of the campus LEFT ALLIANCE (24.4% of votes) Students was its last. Pro-Life society, tried lo get accredited as a delegate - Socialists, Communists and assorted radicals. Normally AUS meetings dragged on and on but this from the Queensland College of Art. She too was disac- They wanted a co-ordinating centre in Canberra time the CALPS leadership was cynical. credited. The pair, however, eventually obtained speak­ with autonomous bodies looking after policy and First, they denied speaking rights to the Australian ing rights from University of Queensland Union President, functions. In short, they wanted a blank cheque with National University because they had not paid their Brad Bauman. He was in Brisbane and he sent the cover­ subscription fees, CALPS could be seen to gain from ing letter, complete with signature, via the Post-Office's no controls. facsimile service. such a move as most of ANU's delegates were Left Al­ COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY liance members and they did not want AUS to die. STUDENTS (32.8% of votes) Normally it would be above board to suspend spea­ - Mostly socialist left of ALP with other members king rights to an unfinancial member. However, ANU RORT NUMBER THREE: only having A LP tendencies. was in a 'catch-22' position. A couple of years ago the Eraser government legislated to forbid ACT tertiary FRIENDS IN THE POST-OFFICE They wanted state-based unions formed which institutions from paying fees. To overcome this, an in­ would affiliate lo a national body. Their reasoning formal agreement had existed to allow ANU to remain A certain University of Queensland identity, who had was that they could be certain of getting more cam­ affiliated without fee payment. contacts in Australia Post, looked really astonished when, puses to join. This would then build into a strong, regionalised, national union in the long term. Edu­ With ANU silenced^ the CALPS leadership then in­ for the third time, he was told that messages were some­ cation, Services and Welfare svere seen as lop prio­ troduced some proposed amendments to the constitu­ how getting lost in the post. But it was ail to no avail as rity issues. tion. The first would allow any new national student Tracey Harrison and Thomas Bradley were persistent organisation with a membership of at least 80,000 to and they eventually wrangled speaking rights from some­ buy the assests of AUS for only $12.00. Although where else. LIBERALS (12.3% of votes) AUS was in debt for $60,000 it had about 5250,000 - Liberals, Conservatives and Economic Rationalists. owing to it. RORT NUMBER FOUR; They svanted severe constitutional limitations on The next of the proposed constitutional amend­ the national union so that it was limited to narrow ments allowed the president to determine any new MOTION NUMBER 21. functions in education, services and welfare. The business for the union, and gave him sole discretion main reason was that this form of national union to call the next meeting of delegates. Of course. Presi­ From the very start of the Convention, a stand­ would cost about three cents per student and would dent Michael O'Connor had no intention of calling ing order existed that demanded that a motion be offensive lo no one, so there would be no problem another meeting. be submitted to the multi-factional Business getting campuses to join. They advocated employment The intended effect of the amendments was to of a lobbyist in Canberra. Committee at least two hours before it was to be close down the union, yet still allow it to retain its le­ voted on. This was to allow photocopies to be gal identity so it could reclaim monies owing to it. Both INDEPENDENTS (7.6% of votes) distributed to alt delegates so that they knew Left Alliance and a couple of Liberals protested the un­ - A mixture of political hacks and the naive each try­ what they were voting on. On the last night of democratic nature of the amendments but Michael ing to out manipulate each other. O'Connor goaded them with, "Come on, end this meet­ the Convention this rule was dramatically bro­ ing, I've got a caucus to go to," A vote was taken and ken. CENTRE UNITY (11.1% of votes) the amendments were passed, thereby entrenching the At about 10 p.m. every member of CALPS got up - Right-Wing ALP, Democrats and disenchanted present AUS executive permanently in their positions. and walked out of the Convention. An Asian delegate Liberals. from Left Alliance was speaking on the podium at the time and Left Alliance immediately assumed that CALPS Their position was halfway between CALPS and RORT NUMBER TWO: had walked out on him. They were very angry and so ihe Liberals. were the other factions, although for different reasons. BALD HILLS TAFE COLLEGE AND QUEENSLAND The remaining delegates all started to yell, "CALPS, NATIONAL CIVIC COUNCIL (4.7% of votes) COLLEGE OF ART CALPS, SCALPS, SCALPS," - No delegate admitted to being a member. A CALPS caucus met just outside and discussed the Everyone was surprised when the NCC's infa­ situation. After a few people spoke the events became mous dog's body, Thomas Bradley, claimed he more clear. CALPS had walked out when they realised was at the Convention to represent Bald Hills that a vote was being taken on Motion 21. This motion Soon after. Left Alliance was told of the reasons for the walkout and their Asian speaker was apologised lo. TAFE College. v;as dated 8 p.m., but neither the CALPS or the Left Alliance members of the Business Committee had seen The Liberals, seeing this, quickly lei il be known that For one, Thomas is already enrolled in Law at the it until 9.50 p.m. they were sorry for fear that CALPS and Left Alliance University of Queensland, not to mention the Uni­ Most CALPS members had started to panic when a would do a deal. versity of Melbourne. The question that no one cared to procedural motion to drop quorum by 50% was suc­ One Liberal, dubbed the "honest Liberal", even ask was, why did he claim to represent a technical college cessful. Then, when the time came to vote on whether went so far as to suggest that, "reasonable and honest when it would be blatantly obvious he was not even en­ to put Motion 21, and CALPS has not seen it, it was people always gel rolled in caucus," illustrating that it rolled there? the last straw. They walked out. may have been a deliberate manoeuvre. The Convention's Secretariat telephoned Bald Hills Remember

WE ALL BREATHE THE SAME AIR SINCE 1964, the University of Queensland Senate has progressively prohibited smoking in lecture rooms, libraries and laboratories. Consistent with community concern about the health dangers of tobacco use, Senate in 1984 resolved that:

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S«ntf>er - March 4, 198S 14 These are the Facts about Smoking.

Tobacco smoking is the greatest ing unpleasant through no fault of their known cause of cancer in western own. Mrs Cavayc said she hoped the cam­ countries. paign would encourage smokers on cam­ pus to respect the rights of others lo A smoker is nine times more likely to smoke-free air. get lung cancer than a non-smoker. Whilst some smokers may see this deci­ Expectant mothers who smoke have sion as interfcrencein their personal liberty, more still-born births and small babies. the University Senate feels the right of Partners of smokers have 4-5 times the the non-smoker to pure air has priority risk of getting lung cancer. over the right of the smoker to indulge Soon you will notice posters and slic­ their private habit. kers around campus, all with the same The sidestream smoke thai both the theme, they will be asking you to consi­ smoker and non-smoker are forced lo in­ der the effects your cigarette has upon a hale from an idling cigarette may con­ non-smoker before ma Icing the decision tain 50 times more of some potent car­ to smoke. The Queensland University Se­ cinogens than mainstream smoke. nate is conducting an awareness campaign This is evidenced by an increase of around campus this month about the dan­ lung cancer in non-smokers chronically gers of smoking and the right of non-smo­ exposed to cigarette smoke. Banning kers to fresh air. The campaign includes smoking or segregating smokers may the extension of non-smoking areas. These cause social tension but the problems now include lecture theatres, tutorial of passive smoking cannot be solved by rooms, laboratories, common rooms, lifts, better ventilation. The air would have formal university meetings, libraries and to be completely changed up lo 100 public office space. times per hour to remove traces of The purpose of the campaign is to smoke emitted by cigarettes. make smokers aware of the impact thai Whilst ihe campaign aims al pro­ tobacco smoke has in the general campus tecting the rights of non-smokers it environment. Committee Chairperson, also aims lo help people wishing to Mrs Cavayer said "The Committee is eager stop smoking. The university will co­ to help smokers realise that many non- operate with the Heart Foundation lo smokers feci discomfort in the presence extend onto campus their anlismoking of tobacco smoke, and that this discom­ campaign. Courses on campus this seme­ fort is a genuine biological response, not ster to quit smoking arc also being arran­ just a superficial irritation". ged. She said this resulted in some people's LINDA BANACH work-place or study environment becom­ 1984: Civil Liberties Round-Up The Commonwealth tional Times cdiior, Brian Toohcy had the accused lo prove their innocence. Un­ 1984 also saw the continuation of been bugged, despite clear evidence from fortunately, the debate over the Cosligan some disturbing trends in the area of civil Commission never focussed on this mosi For many years civil libertarians Toohey that il had been. liberties. disturbing aspect. have placed their faith in Labor Bugging was also an issue in ihe accu­ It is clear that the government is now Finally,-1984 saw the demise of the anticipating and allowing for civil liber­ governments to protect civil liber­ sations surrounding Lionel Murphy, with a judge ruling recently thai, despite the Labor Parly's much heralded Bill of Rights, tarian opposition to its more extreme legis­ ties. 1984 has demonstrated that fact the 'Age Tapes' were made illegally, lis main proponent, Garelh Evans, was lation. A trend is emerging where legislation Labor governments, like all others, it would be contempt of court not lo demoted from the position of Allorncy is being deliberately framed lo include ex­ put the interests of the State be­ bring them forward as evidence. General and replaced by the more conser­ treme provisions in the hope that opposi­ fore the interests of individuals. The Costigan Commission, a never- vative Lionel Bowen, who has inade il tion will concentrate on these and allow ending source of controversy, caused one clear thai he has no inicniion of push­ the core of the government proposals to ing the Bill thiough. The 1984 A.S.I.S. affair showed how of the most strident cries aboul the vio­ pass. little control any government has over its lation of civil liberties. Iicame from none Bowen's appoinlmenl also bodes ill for The 1984 'counter terrorist' amend- 'Security Forces'. other than Kerry Packer, that well-known any major changes during ihc rest of the menis lo the Criminal Code arc an exam­ Predictably, the Hawke government champion of the rights of workers, blacks, Labor term. ple of this. Public outrage focused on the decided that 'the interests of National Se­ women and so on. more extreme provisions of the bill. The curity' would be damaged by revealing Packer indignantly announced thai he governmeni withdrew these provisions, the identity of any of the agents involved had been given 'less rights than a common Queensland but succeeded in passing ihc provision in the botched training exercises at Mel­ burglar'. Cosligan replied by saying that In the State sphere, perhaps the single which makes il an offence for any person bourne's Sheraton Hotel. our society could not afford lo give pu­ mosi disturbing attack on civil liberiics lo threaten any public servant in any way. Likewise, during the great U.S. style blic figures the protection of presuming was contained in the Mental Health Act There has also been a tendency towards election debate, between Hawke and Pea­ them innocent until proved otherwise. (1984). This gives the Stale governmcni increases in police powers. As a result of cock, Big Brother Bob could neither con­ This aired a most disturbing trend in the widest powers of detention, under the the government enacting legislation fra­ firm nor deny whether the phone of Na­ our society - thai of putting the onus on guise of people being menially ill ralhcr med in overly wide terms, individual of­ than criminal. ficers have unnecessarily wide and uncon­ If you arc being held in relation lo an trollable discretion. indictable offence, the Superinlcndant of Il is the Police Department that drafts the prison can suggest thai you arc ill be­ police bills. Like all other bureaucracies, cause you don'l like the food, or you the department seeks the maximum WOULD YOU LIKE don'l want to salute the Queen, or what­ amount possible, and seems unusually ever. You can be sent off wiihoui even a adept at furthering iis, own interests. public hearing. These ihings don'l only happen in Russia. Terry O'Gorman, of the Qld Council TO STOP SMOKING? for Civil Liberties, comments: "The po­ Blacks yel again found iheir right lo licy-makers in the Police Department self determination under assault by the have been given an open cheque to draw TO HELP smokers trying to stop, the National Heart Queensland governmcni. On April 13lh Foundation's stop-smoking program will be held 1984, our rubber stamp parliament pas­ whatever powers they like and lo write the minister's parliamentary speeches." regularly on campus during 1985. sed the Community Services Act(]984), The government made no attempt at Finally, 1984 saw no change in the significant consuliation with blacks and governmeni refusal lo consult with the THE PROGRAM is basically educational and supportive. legal community and civil libertarians It aims to give smokers an opportunity to learn the act makes no pretence of allowing self management. while drafting legislation. techniques for stopping through attendance at twice- The erosion of our civil liberties last weekly meetings of a group over a period of four weeks. The act was passed wiih blatant dis­ year resembled a slow drift rather than a regard for democratic procedures. Stand­ frontal assault. This is perhaps the more THE FIRST University group for 1985 will begin ing orders, lequiringan interval of al least dangerous situation because fewer people two days between Ov introduction of a meeting on Monday 18 March. Further courses are are fired into action. bill and ils enactment, were suspended so As the graffiti says, "it's not what they scheduled for later in the year. ihat the act could be passed al the end of say, but what we do, ihal counts." Any­ 22 hours coniinous silling. There was ob­ one interested in gelling involved in TO REGISTER for the first group, or to inquire about viously no chance for public discussion. this area should contact the Queensland further courses, contact the University Health Service The act only provided for cosmetic Council for Civil Liberties or the People (Phone: 377.2511). A registration fee of $5 is payable for changes, and did not change the situation for Free Expression. of Aboriginal people in Queensland. refreshments. 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Sempvr - March 4, 1 9S5 16 ALTERNATIVE ECONOMICS Making Moves Towards Morally-Sound Money Management

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For the past eighty years the eco­ comes in from people with a surplus in nomy of the world has been directed the form of deposits and goes out to those towards war. The result? Over a who need il in the form of loans. The hundred million people have been Credit Union is the structure tlial orga­ killed and hundreds of millions nises and facilitates the flow. more live in poverty, bordering on There is a sizable alternative lifestyle community in the hills around Maleny starvation. So, how can we develop which has quite a strong ideology of co­ an economy that is directed towards operation. The Co-opcralivc Times, a peace? magazine produced in Maleny, keeps this Money is not, as some people claim, solidarity alive by helping people set up the root of all evil: money is merely a work, financial, and Consumer co-opcr- form of power. It can be the power to en­ alives. slave yon or the power to liberate you. The basis of the Community Credit And it's a form of power tiiat everyone Union came from a group who had run a gives away. successful co-operative food siore in Ma­ People deposit ihcir money in banks leny for five years. The success of that co­ and the banks proceed to invest that mo­ operative was vital in ihc setting up of the ney without any ethical considerations; Community Credit Union. they invest in war, they invest in uranium, Jill Jordan, whowas Ihc Maleny A. A.S.C. they invest in companies that poison the (Australian Association of Sustainable earth, they invest in technology that Communities) delcgaie al the Alternalivc wipes out jobs. Economic Summit came back from the To change the system you hiavc to summit with tremendous enthusiasm for change the power game; the bottom line the idea of a Credit Union, but she found is controlling your own money supply there was incredible resistance lo the idea. and directing it to those community pro­ Who wants a bunch of hippies handling jects you choose. their money? But the success of the Food Since the Alternative Economic Sum­ Co-op gave the 'allcrnalives' in the area mit in December 1983 (followed by the credibility; and their success in running Earthcare conference in September 1984) the Food Co-op gave them confidence lo the different sections of the Green/Peace/ attempt the Community Credit Union. Alternative movement have been attemp­ They went ahead with it and now the idea ting lo work out various (alternative) eco­ is spreading. nomic schemes. The people who started {he Maleny There are ethical investment trusts such Community Credit Union expected ihal as Southern Cross Property Exchange and the Credit Union would provide seed mo­ August Investments Pty Ltd which aim to ney to set up local businesses. So far, very help those with money invest it ethically little money has been put to this use. The in good ideas and projects that are envi­ money has gone into more mundane ronmentally and socially healthy. The things like putting capital into existing Appropriate Means Co-operative in Bris­ businesses and enabling people lo buy "One of the most important things the in Brisbane has a background in the co- bane provides a similar service. It also land and cars. credit union does is to educate people in operalive movement. helps people with good ideas but little "What I've realized," says Jill Jordan, ihe use of money. People who are pen­ One of the contacts for the proposed business understanding to understand bu­ one of the directors of the Credit Union, sioners never consider they can do any­ Credii Union is Pauline Kennedy, who siness. "is that if people aren't mobile, if they thing with their money because it just works al the Red Hill/Paddinglon Com­ One of the most interesting alternative haven't got land or a home, then there is goes, Wc say: 'Look, this is your finan­ munily Centre at 10 Charlotte St, Pad­ economic schemes is the Maleny and Dis­ no way they can start new ventures." cial siaie. If you wanted lo you could dington. Pauline has been associated with trict Community Credit Union. It started "The people who are getting loans manage your money instead of reneging Work Co-operatives trying to create their in September 1984 with 39 members. It here go to banks and the banks reject on the responsibility. You could get that own employment in Paddington for the now has 180 members and about $210,000 them. They're mostly on pensions or un­ land or start that business or whatever. pasl five years. They've made bread and in deposits. The idea is for the Maleny employment benefits. They've got mo­ They start to see the possibilities". Jill soap and preserves and sola them door-to- community to become responsible for its ney coming in, but it's nothing as far as Jordan sees it as an educational process. door; al the moment they are trying lo money power and to recycle money to the banks go. We lend money to people "People don't normally get educated in establish an edible landscape Co-operative. benefit the local community. Money the banks wouldn't touch", she said. financial mailers. They are learning to The Toowong alternative energy shop, lake back their money power, it is em­ 'Alternatives', has set up a house in Ban- powering", she said. galla Sircei that has been disconnected Il seems that way; One successful co­ from SEQEB; all the power to run the operative begets another. Inspired by the house comes from allernalivc energy sys­ Maleny group are a group of Brisbane tems. To make the house an even better people who are trying lo organise an Inner model of self-sufficiency, the house is be­ Brisbane Community Credit Union. ing landscaped with edible trees by the This group had its first meeting Decem­ cooperative. ber 14, last year. They arc trying to esta­ The co-operative at Red Hill have been blish if there is enough inlcrcs! for ihe able lo provide people with part-time scheme in Brisbane. Unlike Maleny where work; ihcy have increased people's skills, there was no credit union, the proposed ihey have enabled people lo work with­ Inner Brisbane Communily Cicdit Union out bosses; they have provided a useful will be in an area where there are a num­ service lo ihe communily. Bui none of ber of other Credit Unions. Consequently them have started off with enough capi­ they have to be certain of a large number tal. Pauline Kennedy Ijelieves that com­ of potcniial users. They are proposing munily credit unions have the poicniial branches in Red Hill, West tnd, East lo seed environmentally sound and socially Brisbane, New farm and Spring Hill. useful projects like these. Imagine if everyone lived in a house They see a Communily Credii Union like Ihe one at Bangalla Street. SEQEB serving the communily in a number of strikes and |oh/ETU power plays would ways; it can assist the funding of com­ be lulally irrelevant. There'd be no need munity projects; it can make provisions lo mine uranium. You could cut down on to help meei ihe neeii'i ol low income ihe use of coal and lessen the problem of earners; il can offer special budget plan­ acid rain. Nations wouldn't have lo com­ ning advice and findncial counselling tu pete for scarce resources. If people grew assist those having difficullies with finance; more of Iheir food, ihere would be less it can assist the funding of socially useful need lo use agricultural poisons. An eco­ projects such as Work Co-operalives, nomy of peace is tjuiie possible. Except Communily Housing Iniiialives, Small Ihe banks won't back it. They'd much pre­ Business Development and Community fer lo put Iheir money into Roxby Downs. Research of local issues; it can help keep So where are you pulling your money? money in the local economy. JOHN JIGGENS Like the Maleny people, the group establishing the Communily Credii Union 17 O. 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Sctnp^r - March 4, 198S 18 ARCHERY: The course includes tuition in basic techniques as well as a wide variety of archery skills. One 1'/^ hour session weekly for six weeks, starting 28March. $8/$13. RACQUET SPORTS: RACKETBALL; A similar game to squash, with a larger ball and smaller racket. One 1 hour class weekly for eight weeks. $8/$13. SQUASH: Beginner's as well as interme­ diate players in the same class. One 1 hour class weekly, for eight weeks. $10/$16. TABLE TENNIS: The course calers for beginners and intermediate players in the same class. One 1 hour class wee­ kly, starting 25 March. $8/$13. BADMINTON: A course for beginners and more experienced players wishing to improve their game. One 1 hour class for eight weeks. $10/$16. TENNIS: Three classes are offered in this course; Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. Consult the timetable for the various groups. One 1 hour class weekly. $12/$18 &$16/$22. WEEKEND RECREATION: SAILBOARDING: Basic instruction will be given, although the emphasis of the course is on practical sailing and recre­ ation. Enrol by 15 March, course starts 23March. $10/$12. SAILING: Practical tuition is given as well as wind, tide and currents theory. This Sporting Life Enrol by 15 March, course starts 24 March. $1S. GLIDING: Training is given in twenty This year the Sports and Recrea­ DANCE: EVENING AEROBICS I: Three 1 hour minute, two scat glider flights. Enrol tion Association is offering tuition INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE: Eth­ sessions weekly for a semester, starting by 22 March, course starts 31 March, in nine areas of sporting activities. nic dances from Germany, Greece, Is­ 4Marcb. $15/$30. $20. There are two charges for partici­ rael, Russia, Sweden and Yugoslavia. EVENING AEROBICS II: Two 1 hour KYAK & CANOE TRIP: Trips last all pants in these classes; the non-mem­ One 1 hour class weekly for eight sessions weekly for a semester, starting weekend and are at either the Noosa bers fee and the discounted mem­ weeks. $8/$13. SMarch. $12/$25, Everglades or the Mary River. Enrol by bers fee. All students at the Univer­ CREATIVE MOVEMENT: A combina­ HERSTON AEROBICS: Three 1 hour ses­ 29 March, course starts 13 April. $55. sity of Queensland automatically tion of dance improvisation and work­ sions weekly for 10 weeks, starting 4 PARACHUTING COURSE: Tuition is on out, to music. One VA hour class wee­ become members of SPRA when March. $12/$25. a free-fall simulator, followed by a pro­ kly for six weeks, classes starting 29 they pay their general service fee at MID-YEAR AEROBICS: Two 1 hour ses­ gressive series of jumps. Enrol by 11 March. $10/$16. April, course starts 18 April. $120. the beginning of the year. All enrol­ sions weekly for 6 weeks, starting 17 SOCJAL DANCE: Beginners can learn June. $8/$ 13. 3USH SURVIVAL: Bush survival com- ments and enquiries to the Sports dances such as the Quick Step, jive bines elements of rock-climbing, ab- Association Office on the lop floor and Barn Dance. One VA hour class sailing, bush-walking and orienteering INDOOR SPORTS: of the Squash building, or phone weekly for six weeks, starting 25 March. to provide a challenging weekend. En­ FENCING: Progress from beginner to 371 7777. JAZZ BALLET: A course catering for be­ rol by 12 April, course starts 20 April. duelling status. One T hour class per ginners, with separate classes for inter­ $25. week for eight weeks. $10/$16. mediate students. One 1 hour class BOXING: Tuition is offered in defence BUSHWALKING: Escape the hustle and weekly. $10/$16. AQUATICS: and offence, and there are practice ses­ bustle of city life and go bushwatking CLASSICAL BALLET: A course for be­ SWIMMING: Beginners class learns basic sions on the speed ball and punch bag. around the Lammington National Park ginners and those with some ballet ex­ Strokes, while the intermediate class One 1 hour class for eight weeks. $10/ with an experienced guide. Enrol by perience. One 1 hour class weekly for stresses stroke development. Two ^h $16. 19 April, course starts 27 April. $8/$12. eight weeks. $10/$16. hour classes weekly for five weeks, GYMNASTICS: The course covers all as­ HORSE RIDING 1: Ride a forest trail in CONTEMPORY DANCE: Most modern starting 19 March. $8/$13. pects of performing gymnastics. One 1 the morning, and return to a barbe­ dance styles are covered in this course. CANOEING: A course for beginners and hour class per week for eight weeks. cue lunch. Enrol by 17 May, course One 1 hour class weekly for eight advanced canoeists. One VA hour class $8/$13. starts 25 May. $12. weeks. $10/$ 16. HORSERIDING II: Ride the same forest weekly for six weeks, starting 20 March. LADIES BODYBUILDING: Body-build­ BREAKDANCE: Join the electric troo- trail by moonlight, stopping at the $10/$16. ing for women who wish to tone their pers with all the skills of Hip-hop sa­ Samford Hotel for dinner and drinks. WATER POLO: Designed for students muscles and workout on weights. One fely under your belt. One 1 hour class Remember: drink riding is a criminal with littie or no experience of the 1 hour class per week for eight weeks. for six weeks, starting 27 March. $10/ offence. Enrol b\ 24 April, course game. Two 1 hour classes weekly, star­ $10/$16. $16. starts 2 May $25. ting 19 March. $8/$l 3. YOGA: Relax through graceful exercises. SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: Acroba­ FITNESS; $10/$ 16. One 1 hour class per week WORKSHOPS; tics under water, as made famous in EARLY MORNING AEROBICS: Five 1 for eight weeks. APPLIED SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY: Basi­ the 1984 Olympic games. Two 1 hour hour classes weekly for a semester. MASSAGE: Learn massage technique to cally, learning how to win. One VA classes weekly for four weeks, starting $20/$4G. relieve tension and sporting injuries. hour class weekly for six weeks, start­ 19March. $8/$13. MID MORNING AEROBICS: Two 1 hour One 1 /2 hour class per week for eight ing 27 March. $20/$30. SKINDIVING: A beginners course to skin- classes weekly for a semester, starting weeks. $15/$30. NUTRITION: Learn how to diet properly diving, with an introduction to scuba 4March.$12/$25. WEIGHT TRAINING; Learn the safe way and lead a healthy life with nutrition­ diving in the last week. One 2 hour LUNCHTIME AEROBICS: Three 1 hour to lift weights. One 1 hour class per ally balanced meals. One 1 ]A hour class class weekly for six weeks, starting sessions weekly for a semester, starting week for eight weeks. $10/$16. vveekly for six weeks 20March. $12/$18. 4March.$15/$3Q. OTHER SERVICES: MARTIAL ARTS: FITNESS TESTING CENTRE jUJ ITSU: Primarily a self-defence martial WEIGHT TRAINING CONSULTATION art. One 1 hour session weekly for eight SAUNA ROOM/SPA BATH SPRA Timetable • First Semester • 1985 weeks. $8/$ 13. MASSAGE MOWDAY TUtSOAY WtDWttOAY THUBIOAV TAI CHI: A combination of mental and i««Vl SPORTS SHOP urns IX>. 7.10 I.W.7.10 lit. T.lt IAA7.10 physical concentration on body move­ A II ,IJJ.?.tl fUKmrNI«7JDU>. WEIGHT TRAINING GYM • KJjC7.ll l|iil«Hil«»iin73»UJ. 7»Ut. Vnilin««i>«»7.1IH/. ment. One 1 hour session weekly for NUTRITION CONSULTANT W«%M7n«MicWA. eight weeks. $10/$16. It*. (artrir • - -• '- PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC SELF DEFENCE: A course of martial arts NATUROPATH _»»» VBSCnStXmSS!~ self-defence for beginners. One 1 hour ~»t»«mm iMiitlHKA.Q, T»»liTJ.I»"»TP TntaTf-lttll OUTDOORS: SPRA organises lunchtime volleyball, Eiznr imUterm— ^tixr basketball, indoor soccer, touch football MlMttAjO. r*wi^T£.IBftll ORIENTEERING: Thcorientceringcourse ll^inll—It TX.»kll U* SPRA offers involves practical training and team handball on a non-competitive TMMIM THOICJB.O. fun basis. SPRA also organisesinter-faculty • r.cntii OinpMMIl/. around local parks and bushland. One rm>kTi:.ii«il 1/j hour class weekly for five weeks, men and women's hockey, Australian UK Ci«i«««il«/. TC.U*tl la TmMT£.lttll starting 30 April. $8/$13. rules, athletics and Rugby League on a ilX.111 T.C It t II U4ta tMt 0««««« M A.Q. •• - — ' - m—CJO.t. IX. lU competitive serious basis. iHJLO. O^tJOJD.R. m iMx CMa. lU GOLF: A complete basic course in golf, •AT/. P«MlJ/. with video analysis of your perfor­ SKI TRIP: •JOT/. rgrriiiiiilini -I n HIM< w PMmi •».& • Tf. It • II Cimwamty Otnvi CMC, ttfM^tXJIlll mance to improve your style. One 1 'A IJMU AiCIIAAl TMM Til Ul SPRA Recreation Officer, Andy Worr- Hwtrnmn M.H. hour class weekly for five weeks, Tl.tWCJ.0. all, is organising a week's skiing from July T£.(tfttl Tmk T.C.tttlt starling 26 March. $30/$50, a.nmC.O.a. TJen«w«t*Mciia. 12lh. The uip will cost $325 plus personal ROCK CLIMBING/ASSAILING: A be­ expenses, and includes a couple of nights UjtO. • Maflul AniCjhuiaiMni 11.1 r, • llMiu-n I Rirrt* i'tmtt in Sydney. Enrol by 21 March. For further SV. 'SituihCmitll M\ ' TfnAMt'wiri ginners course, covering all aspects of tif,' lihhvf Sl • hiitt>icdu*r K.F. . kiitfA/ix/ h,1lll J r. • teiu>afi'ilf>n Ml • Ai)tin»nl ropework and climbing lechnique. One details phone 371 7777. M.H. *Mn iM».C..'t"*niBrllBinWr» tUiHr*.*-" I.U.K. - iMliW DihifV K>:v< I" Mil. •(V'willl-i'J''* Mintlijii 2 hour session weekly lor 4 weeks. $10/$ 16. 19

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Scwttpmr - March 4, 1985 22 Justice Products: an Outlet for Products and Ideas

Justice Products is no legal aid shop. themselves, through the Justice Products .^'*m>^ ••ii The shop is rather an outlet/meeting shop. place for the Brisbane Catholic The shop sells really valuable items Worker, ananarcho-pacifistChristian like candles, of the heavy duty black-out community, and is located at 235 variety, home made soap (Rose, Lemon- grass, Lavender), hand printed T-shiris, Boundary Road, West End. Calendula and Comfrey ointments at $3 The Brisbane Cattiolic Worker has three a jar, and marmalades and chutney al aims. They believe in providing hospiia- around $1 a bottle. You can also buy tea lily, which means thai if a bum like you and coffee. The coffee beans come all the or me gets evicted from our place of resi­ way from Nicuragua and cost three dollars dence, then the Catholic Worker can fix a bag. Also you can hang around for half you up with a bed - for a while. They an hour and gel them ground on the pre­ aim to "carry out non-violcnl resistance mises. Then, while you're waiting, you to organised violence" which mcansihey're can browse through a selection of litera­ not too keen on guns and tanks and na­ ture from ihc Red and Black Bookshop, palm and nukes and cops and prisons, read recent copies of 'Mutual Aid", the which seems a very worthwhile aim in­ newsleiior of the Brisbane Catholic Wor­ deed. They also believe in being cons­ ker, or decide to buy either the Thai made tructive, which as they say comes down (Refugee Handcraft) purse al $3.50, bag to "replacing capitalist institutions with at S7.50 or cushion cover also at $7.50. If non-violent, self-managed ways of satis­ you've spent all your TEAS then just sit fying our needs," Thus, they do fun things around and chat lo either Ciaron, Angela, like making their own bread, growing a Jim, Sean, Hank, or whoever else happens few vegies, and selling locally and inier- to be around, during the shop hours of nalionally-madc goods, at no profit to 12-6, Mon to f-ri and Sat 9-12. DAVID BLAKE 'r^^t^^^y.-^ .••/s'^^;^Mr^^/yy^^y:^^^'^^'^^

From the depths of the Hartley Tea- join for only two dollars and alt sugges­ kle building, the Philosophy Club is tions will be taken seriously. being resurrected. This phenomena Through this forging of alliances, with the Students Union and the Philosophy may prove to be the most exciting Staff, the Philosophy Club will arise as a thing to happen to your social life force to be reckoned with. During the since Orientation Week. The Philo­ period between the firsi major event and sophy Club also offers you your the truly mystical full affiliation meeting one chance to change the world, or will occur a mandatory party at the Spring at least your perceptions of it. Hill Baths, and the screening of some in­ credible art films from various countries. Philosophy is the best way to make Just in case this sounds like too much sense of the kird of issues which con­ fun and not enough philosophy, the Club stitute life's most lasting and profound will stage several debates on ihc most problems and questions. Philosophy controversial philosophical issues, have makes it possible to analyse these myste­ discussions, and then a mini conference ries logically and discuss them rationally. with a day of philosophy papers and a So the Philosophy Club wilt provide you party to complete the event. v^ith a unique opportunity to meet others Don't miss the chance to discover the who are interested in Philosophy and to true meaninglessness of life or the changes use and improve your skills of thinking, the Philosophy Club will make to the reasoning and arguing. University environmcnl. The Philosophy The Philosophy Club plans an initial Club welcomes anyone regardless of course Wine and Cheese. This will be held in the or enrolment status. Come lo the Philo­ Hartley Teakle Building, Room 448, on sophy common room or ring ihc people Wednesday March 6 at 6 p.m. Be there who are helping to make this resurrection early to remind the Clubs and Societies' run smoothly, with your ideas and sugges­ people of your existence. Here will evolve tions - Margie LaCaze (371 8641), Debbi the major plan. This provisional affiliation Brown (375 4174), and Flannery Pearsc will be the beginning and impetus for the (378 6405). Philosophy Club, where everyone may MARGIE LA CAZE

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23 BRUCE DAWE: Challenging the Tranquilised Eighties with Poetry

Queensland poet. Dr Bruce Dawe^ was Writer-}n-Resldence at Queensland University's English Department last year. When LENORE TAYLOR spoke with him; he had a lot to say about poetry, students, and the State we live in.

The first thing you notice about gain experience. He first became a teacher Bruce Dawe is his unassuming, kin­ at the age of 39. Before that, he worked on newspapers, in law offices, at sawmills, dly ivanner. He is not 'arty' or 'eccen­ in advertising firms, as a farm labourer, as tric' lilPatrick White Literary Award in 1980 and the Christo­ making discreet notes on "My heart is on fire, pher Brennan Award for "work of sus­ as 1 contemplate Iris" the discussion, those graceful lives tained excellence" in 1984. still seemingly untouched It is obvious from his poetry that Dr Dr Dawe has published eight books, Dawe has a keen social conscience. How­ including one collection of short stories. by time or intellectual ever, his aim as a poet is not to provide The two best known collections of his agitation! people whh solutions or answers lo pro­ verse are "Sometimes Gladness" and blems, but to challenge them into think­ "Condolences of the Season", both of Carlos Williams, you ing. which are widely set as study texts at could handle it, who could deal equally He sees poetry more as a profession both secondary and tertiary level. than as a special gift and believes that Bruce Dawe's time as writcr-in-resi- with the young housewife and the many people have the potcniial lo be dence inspired many writers who had the Negro woman and the widow poets. chance to meet him. It also stimulated his in springtime, you could say He is glad that his firsi book was not own creative talents, or as he prefers lo published until 1962, because this gave put ii,"l was able to occasionally write what these lovely creatures him time to gain experience and learn to something that turned out O.K." see his writing in perspective. LENORE TAYLOR as incidental as He certainly had every opportunity to the bhnd-cord rapping in the wind at the fifth-floor window, or as the sweet herbs in an overgrown country garden offering medicinal meanings which will never be realized On the Conferring of an Honorary are doing here Doctorate of Law on a Politician — unless to remind us Let snakes he shod! Prepare the marc her nest! that we should never be too far from Let every fabulous unlikely thing the wilfulness of weather Come true lo match this curious huppeninj;! See where he trois in academic gown and the self-evident benefits IJis second honorary doctijrale on of saxifrage - Was ever man so naked though v%'cll-drcssed? and marjoram BRUCE DAWE (First printed in the.Monask University newspaper, "Lot's and molv . .. Wife" in 1967.) BRUCE DAWE

Smmgtmr - March 4, 198S 24 intense pain at every lucid moment. Christopher Robin couldn't get any more sensible words out of him, Well, one day it came to pass that Pooh was well enough to leave, and Christopher Robin had to drag him out by the arm, kicking and screaming. There followed a bout of Complaining Songs far worse than the first Complaining Song, and A.A. Milne blocked his ears with cotton wool. He was not a happy Pooh! Drowning his sorrows at the Regatta one day, Pooh bumped into Piglet. 'Hullo, Pooh,'said Piglet. 'Go away, you Utile runt,' said Pooh. Pigiet could see tliat Pooh was not happy, so he moved to another barstoo! nearby and watched his poor friend. Soon after, the Wise Owl came in for the afternoon session and, seeing Pooh, sidled up lo him. Now the Wise Owl was wise in many ways. In fact, not even the Authorities knew about his illegal tree-top casino. He took one look at Pooh and knew that he was suffering from withdrawal symptoms, so lie look Pooh under his wing and offered liim some advice. Pooh left the Regatta with a happy smile and the prom­ ise of unlimited pethidrine. But all was not well, for Piglet had overheard it all. 'Oh dear! Oh dear me! What sliall I do?' He couldn't find an answer. Pooh was in seventh licaven. Christopher Robin watched his dear little friend wasting away but didn'l know how to help. If he gave Pooh to the Authorities, who would sit on his pillow whilst he slept? No, he couldn't face being lonely. Meanwhile, Piglet had an old friend of his come to stay - Eeeyore. Now, Piglet was widely known for his sleep-talking and Eeeyore was just as widely known for his insomnia. 'The carrots give me indigestion,' he always said. And so, suffering from a bad case of the carrots, Eeyore POOH FOR STUDENTS overheard Piglet give away Pooh's secret in a delirious ramble. Not understanding the consequences. Eeyore repealed il lo Kanga, who became all maternal and gave (or - What A.A. Milne Pooh up to the Authorities. Pooh was arrested the next afternoon. 'Owl is in grave danger,' said the Authorities. Never Told Us) As I said before. Owl was more wise tlian most imagined, and he already knew thai the Authorities were after him. 'He's flown Ihe coop,' they said. Owl had already winged his way over to Argentina and It has remained somewhat of an enigma to nie, sang a Complaining Song which even .A.A. Milne, in all couldn't be found. ever since I fust read the delightful novels of his unveiled wisdom, was too shocked lo repeat to me. Pooh was convicted, but pleaded diminished responsi­ VVinnie-the-Pooh, how that golden bear escaped Pooh was nearly there now. and he went lo stand on tlie bility and was held in solitary confinemenl in Kanga's pouch during the withdrawal stage. Kanga was heard to from such a serious accident as falling from a last branch .... complain several limes that Pooh's tremors and howls Crack! tall tree with no more than a few prickles in his chilled her to the very bone but. under strict guidance furry behind. I have thus concluded that A.A. 'Oh shit!' said Pooh, as he dropped ten feet to the of a medical officer, he threw his habit and emerged a Milne designed to keep from us the true matters branch below, sustaining one large graze on his left arm new Pooh. and a bruised knee. of the story and spared us our innocence. So there we will leave them. But surely this pulling-the-teddy-bear's-stuffing- 'If only 1 hadn't . . ,' he said, as he plummeted twenty ROBIN CAPORN over-our-eyes at such a tender age has served to feet to (he next branch, severely gashing liis forehead make us what we are today - ignorant of the and giving himself concussion. true plight of the injured citizen in today's 'You see. what 1 meant to do', he explained to the air as stab-in-the-back authoritarian society. So. with he turned A.O.T. onto the next branch and slithered through the last few, 'was to . ,.' that in mind, here is the re-written version of Bamum Redivivus how Pooh should have been. He said goodbye lo the last branch, spun round and round, and flew anything bui gracefully into a patch of The papeiselleis arc all spastic-limbed, One day, when Pooh was out walking, he came to an stinging nettles. The net ouiconie was a dire case of the 'T4 Syndrome' and a nasty little compression fracture, or deft-pahited; they jiriint their wares open place in the middle of the forest, privately-owned like nii;hlless birds callinti lo their chicks. and out of bounds lo all and sundry. From the top of not lo mention the rash. the largest tree, there came a loud buzzing noise. This, according to the medical report, was howCliristo- A lame man takes up a colicelion for the blind, Now, Pooh was no smarter tlian the average teddy bear. plier Robin found him, unconscious and bleeding and covered in stinging, red welts. speakini; in soil, clear compassionate voice but he DID know what the buzzing came from and, lo everyone gelling off the bus. liaving concluded 'bees', he then followed his train of At the hospital, after stitches and what-not, they sent thought with 'honey'. the physiotherapists to work him over. Six steps up the way, the simple and the slow Pooh, like the best of us, was having hassles getting 'We know just what Pooh needs!" they cried. sell cake."; and pot-holders al a .sheet .stall. T.E.A.S., so he was out to make a quick buck on the i|; * * * .\n albino fingers their pnuiuee. side lo support his junkie-like addiction to expensive At visiting hours the ne.M day. Christopher Robin found text-books. He aimed to steal the honey and sell it to a Pooh'sbed empty and thought the worst. health food shop for at least 300% more than the going For iwo (iollai'S 1 can see them all 'Dear I'ooh". he said, tears welling in his eyes, 'lie's had price. He began climbing the tree. in ihc lieak-show of democraex'. (he siulTiiig knocked out of him.' ROSS CLARK He climbed and he climbed 'Christopher Robin, let me down. This i.sn'i luinian!' and i'ooh's voice eclioed around the ward. Afterword he climbed Tin up here, Dodof and us (for peter) There was Pooh, suspended by each liairy armpit from he clitnbed I lie roof. he sang rilU'en veavs siiue X'iemaiu, 'They say it's the right thing lo do, but I don't know . . . some lionie-made .nul al! the wa\ with the \'iel Cmig; the pain is quite unbearable!' ditties fifteen years siiue UOodstdck. to himself, 'Poor Pooh!" exclaimed Christoplier Robin, and lie left llower-ehildren. "peace man", lovin' songs; like this - (o fetch Ihe muse. fifteen years on the ecii;e of self Isn't il fitnnv She came back to our liitle pain-filled friend with a huge and (he .same old ihings are wrou^; How a bear likes iminey? intramuscular injection of pethidine. Winnie-lhe-Pooh fifteen years siiue all ihal floated away on a cloud of lechnicoloiir Wall Disiieys More, more, more and still in\ hair is lnn<>. I wonder what for? and much regretted the elTcct ne.st day when the drug wore off. Well, he climbed further and furliier. sulTering slightly lltiw (lo we keep on keeping on? 'That was wonderful.' he decided and continued to plead from vertigo and. getlitig rather tired by this time, he ROSS CLARK

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The "Johbuster" T-shirts have pro­ ved a great success for the Qld Uni ALP Club. Over 1000 shirts have ,/' been sold, including 300 during O- Week. Orders have been received from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. When does the Se redistribution of profits take place .^ comrades, or will they be sunk into an overseas bank? p^tttf^' ALP Club representative Dan ofr •>:t mm i nags

Crowley was interviewed live on ^ '*"••; Adelaide radio station SDA. Radio Announcer: "Doyou think Joh-busting will be as unsuccessful as ghostbusting was in the movie". Dan Crowley": "In the movie they get the giant marsiunallow in the end, and up here we will get the big bastard as well". The T-shirt also made it into every Brisbane newspaper and onto aU four TV stations, perhaps the busty newspaper models wearing nothing but the shirt were not quite in the '(]rmaQeM>) Q IpackoC C^relfe*;!... spirit of affirmitive acti

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I f for some reason you weresuddenly cover bands or bands working the possessed by the urge to venture Graham Hutchinson circuit. out into Brisbane after dark in Even the National Hotel, formerly search of live music, you would Triple Zed's Amyis Nightspace, has been converted into a smooth cover have a choice of several venues. band night spot. However, while many new venues The main supporters of alternative are opening, it is very hard for an live music, therefore, are participants original band to develop and be­ who run independent venues and tne come successful in Brisbane. most prominent is radio 4ZZZ. For years, Triple Zed has single handedly nurtured the live music Unlike Sydney, with its hierarchy of scene. venues through which bands can pro­ Since its establishment in 1975, the gress as they improve, Brisbane is a station virtually monopolised the hand­ sink or swim situation. ling of all independent venues. Joint If a band is good, the consensus of F.fforts have become an institution, and opinion is that they can only gain a the local bands that scored the coveted measure of success by going down support gigs receive much needed expo­ south to the larger and more profitable sure. venues. Triple Zed has also run several mode­ The handful of local bands that have rately successful venues featuring any become successful bear testament to Brisbane band. Although the station has this opinion. The Saints, JFK and the enjoyed success, their altruism has stifled Cuban Crisis, the Riptides and the a facet of the local scene. Go Betweens all went down to Sydney Because one major body contolls the and Melbourne before achieving their live venues in Brisbane, and that body success. operates under a commitment of all live The large Brisbane venues, tike music, regardless of style or competence, Festival Hall and Cloudland (before it there is an overflow of bands wanting to accidently got pulled down at 2.00 in play at the station's venues. There was the morning) all cater for interstate/ never much impetus for independent international acts with large reputations. groups to start up venues as Triple Zed Moderate sized venues such as the had the monopoly on promotion, and Mansfield Tavern, The Glen Hotel and the best contacts in Brisbane and inter­ Caesar's Palace are only interested in state.

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The ashtrays are full, the bins over­ public broadcasting station offering a uni­ flow with take-away food wrappers, que combination of news, music and in­ the desks buried in papers, and two formation. The Radiothon starts 6.00 p.m. Fri­ weary people answer questions. day March 15th and continues until mid­ night, Sunday March the 17th. The scenario - 4ZZZ on a Monday af­ "Normal programming is suspended ternoon in the middle of a power-crisis as for the duration of the Radiothon and we the countdown to their annual Radiothon just go crazy on air," said Allen Ward, continues. Administrative Co-ordinator. Between organising generators, rearran­ Highlights of the weekend include Mel­ ging concerts, trying to stay on-air (trans­ bourne band "I'm Talking" in their only mitter trouble), phoning bands, chasing Brisbane appearance at the Joint Effort. prizes for the Radiothon and maintaining From 12-5 p.m. Saturday, the Radio­ a radio-station, the ZZZ staff has managed thon Market will feature stalls for clothes, only a few hours sleep between them. jewellery, food; and community, environ­ Celebrating their tenth year of broad­ mental and political groups. casting, the ZZZ radiothon is paramount There will also be live music, street in everyoncs mind. theatre, buskers and of course, the tradi­ "We sit around all year and wait for tional AM radio throwing contest! March", said ZZZ worker, Liz Willis. Gourmet Banana delicacies will be "Feed the hungry child" is the theme available featuring all sorts of "absurd for 4ZZZ annual radiothon held on the gastronomicat things you can do with 15th, 16th and 17th of March. bananas," Allen said. The AM Radio Throwing Competition. You'll believe a trannic can fly! "If Brisbane people don't come up Negotiations are stilt underway to ob­ with the cash, 4ZZZ is in grave danger of tain the services of a well-known ABC po­ ing to get "voices from the past" either ZZZ recently received the "Paiter starving," Station Co-ordinator, Danielle litical impersonator and satirist. in person or on tape. They include John Award" for the best Public Broadcasting Bond said. The ZZZ staff are frantically chasing Woods, who made the first broadcast in Station, as welt as the "Golden Reel" for 4ZZZ functions solely on financial up sponsors for prizes which could this December 1975, Peter Mount joy, Tony their coverage of the Boggo Road Prison contributions from their public and get year include a car, surfboard and defini­ Collins, Andy Neht and others. Riots last year. most of the years subscribers during the tely the infamous ZZZ party. "The problem is finding them all," Further details about the Radiothon Radiothon. The party is held at the venue of the said Liz Armstrong. will be announced on air and on posters Last year over $40,000 was pledged, winners choice. A live band, food, alco­ around town. It looks like being one of including a record $8,000 from a single hol and general catering (barbecue) will The general feeling at ZZZ is that none the most exciting Radiolhons ever. person. This year ZZZ hopes to raise be provided by ZZZ. of the pioneers of the station in 1975 DEAN GOULD $50,000. As 10th year celebrations coincides ever expected it to last a decade, and be­ LINDA BANACH 4ZZZ is a non-profit, non-commercial with this years radiothon, ZZZ are try- come a multi-award winning station. SIMON HOUGHTON !;i*ww?Trw'?jpiwKrrr«5wwr^^ 3mtng*mr - March 4, 198S 28 VENUE VACUUM back into Nightlife

Exceptions to this rule were the New Exchange Hotel in Edward Street, which enjoyed some success. The hotel's struc­ tural limitations prevented the Exchange from taking off as a local music venue. Bands were forced to play on a stage about a metre square, surrounded by what appeared to be a picket fence. As a result they were cramped and self cons­ cious. Towards the end of the Exchange's reign as a popular venue, relations broke down between hotel staff and some of the bands that played there, to the extent that bands desperately in need of work were turning down offers of gigs from the hotel. Triple Zed started Amyls Nightspace, a revamped version of their previous efforts at the National Hotel in Queen St. For a' time Amyls was the biggest venue in Bris­ bane. However, dedication to support every Brisbane band resulted in different musical styles being presented without continuity at the hotel. In one evening, different bands of dif­ ferent standards and musical styles would play on the same stage, alternatively plea­ sing or antagonising people attending the venue. This situation was alleviated somewhat with the opening of tho Aussie Nash Hotel in Woolloongabba as a venue specifically for Brisbane's numerous punk slowly introduced local bands on Friday and the Grand Hotel al Soulhport on small venues with a minimum of publicity bands. nights. The venue is run by the guitarist/ the Gold Coast. and promotion. As these small venues are The Aussie Nash was a punk's delight. vocalist of local band President's Eleven, Club Zed was successful for a time. scattered around the suburbs, they are Badly lit, with a powerful P.A. system and is smaller than the Tube Club, but However, as it was started at a lime when easy for people to visit. In Brisbane, live that could vibrate the brick walls of a not yet so crowded that il is uncomfor­ there were few options of live venues, it venues are inevitably located in the inner large atmospheric pub, the place would table. The noise level and P.A. system are was usually overcrowded. There was very city and consequently the decision to become packed with sweating punks by pretty good. little room for the bands lo play, or for visit a music venue requires a full scale ef­ as early as 9.00 p.m., and unlike other The same can not be said for the P.A. people to dance. Another discouraging fort that usually takes up most of the clubs, studded implement and steel cap­ system used in what used lo be jabbo's facet of Club Zed was the fact that it evening. ped boots were never confiscated at the Jazz Cellar in George Street. managed to accumulate vast amounts of Down south, the small bands that play door. Called 'Mac's 209 Club' and 'The OP broken glass on its floor, lacerating at small venues depend upon the quality The venue that turned the tide of in­ Shop', and run independently and by the feet of those who braved the dance of their material to build up a reputation. terest in live music in Brisbane is the Triple Zed on alternate nights, the cellar floor. Because the larger venues are only inte­ Tube Club. Located in the Lands Office resembles a lot of the smaller Sydney The Arcadia Hotel had looked promis­ rested in bands thai can pull a reasonable Hotel, on the corner of George and Mary venues. The place is small and dingy and ing as a Triple Zed venue until someone sort of crowd, bands wanting to play at Streets, the Tube Club was the first viable is everything thai a venue should be. Like decided that the hotel ought lo be pulled them must already have a following. alternative to the Triple Zed domination Sydney venues, the cellar is only equipped down,.. In Brisbane, due to the general lack of of live venues. with a vocal P.A. system, a liny stage and Triple Zed's experiments with staging venues and the altruism of Triple Zed's Where the 279 Club and, morerecently, a minimal light show. Other recent addi­ concerts at the Gold Coast looked like commiiment to live music, places such as South Leagues Club failed to take off as tions to the music scene arc the Shafslon they could be a raging success after the Amyls Nightspace scheduled bands regard­ live music venues, the Tube Club started Rock Room in Lyllon Road, Kangaroo first concert at the Grand Hotel last year. less of musical competance or stage pre­ off from humble beginnings as an alterna­ Point, and the soon to be opened Powder- Interest in the venue quickly waned sence. When an inexperienced band can tive dance club which occasionally featu­ works venue al ihc Q.I.T. Campus Club. after that first concert, however, and the get a gig al the most prestigious place in red local bands, and has developed into The Shafslon Hotel has been the scene lack of support from the Gold Coast town, there is no impetus for the band to one of the most successful Brisbane venues. of concerts staged independenily by local nighilifcrs prcvcnicd ihe hotel being become more professional in order to get The Club has several things going for bands. An election night dance in Decem­ financially viable. work. In buch an environment, the musi­ cians are under no pressure to please their it. First, the room is larger and more atmo­ ber last year was enough of a success lo It is hard to determine why Brisbane audience. For Brisbane musicians lo be­ spheric than most other Brisbane night­ inspire some entrepreneurs lo start pre­ music has noi become as big an industry come more competitive and professional, spots. Second, the P.A. system hired for senting bands every Friday night. So far as it is in the other Australian Slates. smaller venues such as The Op Shop, band nights is of exceptionally good qua­ attendance has been encouraging, and ihe It would be incorrect lo suggest that Galsby's, the .Arcadia and the Shafslon lity. As well, lighting and sound organisa­ P.,A. and lighting sciup has been generally Brisbane people are apathetic in iheir Hotel must be sustained to provide work tion is carried out with remarkable effi­ good. The best feature of the Shafslon support of live music, as concerts featu­ and experience for new bands. Larger ciency. Most importantly, the bands that Hotel is that it can comfortably accom­ ring 'known' bands (rom down south are venues like ihe Tube Club, The QIT Cam­ play at the club are selected with compa­ modate a lot of people. inevitably well attended, li would be un­ pus Club and Easts Leagues Club can then tibility in mind, and are staged in a hie- The Q.I.T. Campus Club has been (he fair also to suggest that Brisbane b.mds be more selective in iheir choice of bands, rachy of ability and popularity. site of many concerts, organised by Triple are less talented or more obscure than and encourage local bands lo lighten up Zed or by the QIT Student Union, often their southern counterparts, as bands like The Tube Club's main Haw was al the their acts, peak of its popularity last year, when it featuring Sydney or Melbourne bands. Lovs e Blur, Presidents Eleven, Conflict, became sweaty, crowded and unbearable. The Campus Club is probably the best Eleven Eleven, Ups and Downs and the Al the moment ihere are seven live Between July and November last year, of the larger Brisbane independent venues, Tangled Shoelaces have all released suc­ music venues in Brisbane. Down in Syd­ organisers estimated that four lo five hun­ as it is well laid out, and has the largest cessful singles that have received a loi of ney or Melbourne there are probably dred people would visit the club regularly overall area space. The new dance/live mu­ airplay and acclaim in Queensland and three times the number of venues, and on Friday nights. Nowadays the club is sic venue, Powderworks, is scheduled the southern states. about three times as many bands play­ more endurable, the overflow of people to open al the Campus Club in late Febru­ Brisbane's failure to establish a healthy ing the circuits. having dispersed lo some of the new in­ ary, and will hopefully be introducing environment for live music seems due to Considering the increased number of dependent venues that have cropped up live music by mid March. the structure of our venues. music venues, and the considerable in the Tube Club's wake. Triple Zed has also experimented with In the southern stales, band venues amount of talent ihat is playing at these Like the Tube Club, Galsby's, up- a number of venues, notably Club Zed are run in a hierachy designed lo force venues, Brisbane music might finally be I stairs in the Belfast Hotel in Queen in the Majestic Hotel in George Street, bands to improve and develop their repu­ gelling the overhaul it so greatly needs. Street, started off as a dance venue and the Arcadia Hotel in Elizabeth Street, tations. Small, unheard-of bands play al HOWARD STRINGER

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INVISIBLE: Alison Moyet 'Alf possesses a powerful voice but coupled with . -m such banal crap as that which she's regurgitated since leaving Yazoo, it becomes tedious. RHB^I^'v V'- -^fl^^^A^^ Invisible, with its disco beat and unimaginative chorus, is no exception. Association with another Vince Clark would not go astray. \ "^ JACK MORIABTY ^^^^H^HTA^oaHl f. _: J rlAMINOflA*

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VALOTTE: Julian Lennon (Virgin 1984) CLOSE UP/CLOSED UP (Hop): Art of Noise (Festival, It is hard to know whether Julian Lennon wants 12" single) to use his father's success as a stepping stone to Producer Trevor Home is to Dance Dub what Adrian fame and it is even harder to know if he delibe­ (OnU Sound) Sherwood is to Reggae Dub - a playful mini/maximalist. On the surface, the most basic of (digi­ O u I r A R rately tries to reproduce the famous Lennon sound. tal) bass drum - the familiar insistant robotic dance noise. Just below the beat, however, swirls just about ,m:iajiIifcj,Mj..ii Lennon Jnr. is destined to a career of comparisons and Valotte (12" single) is no exception. every sound imaginable, generated by a collection of mxmiiim The title track has father John stamped at! over it, faceless (masked) Noise Artists. V O C A I I Rcgulai- even to the distinctive drawn out syllables at the end of Low nutrition, slickly packaged Fun/k. 0>i the verse. MATT MAWSON tViW The similarity is so striking that it seems either a deli­ berate commercial act or an uncanny act of nature. — ... _ ^ Y"O"D <~bl "iio The only difference is in the music. Valotte is more sophisticated and delicately produced, but lacks the raw­ TURN TO DUST: Jane Clifton ness of the late John Lennon. Jane Clifton, bludgeoned with credibility by the FLAMING STAR B/W IF YOU REMEMBER ME: Reaction to this will be varied, but Valotte is a good Australian music press, has again produced some­ Milky Bar Kids, (Regular Records) song in its own right, with or without Julian's heritage, thing of value. The sparse sound of Turn to Dust "Flaming Star" was originally recorded by Elvis and he does enough to tie appreciated in his own right. is highlighted by some excellent trumpet. Clif­ Presley in 1960 for his film of the same title. The most unusual aspect of the record is the last song ton's creative voice suits the up-tempo swing of The Milky Bar Kids have virtually doubled the 'Bebop', which must have Micheal Jackson's lawyers pre­ this single. paring a case for breach of copyright. Worth a listen. original. There is some great wailing from the The name says it all and it sounds more like a HeeBee JACKMORIARTY backing vocals, as well as some good guitar and GeeBees send up of Jackson than a serious attempt by tight drumming. Lennon to show he is not restricted to any particular Even the fUpside is good, with traditional rockabilly style. influences (i.e. early country rockabilly rather than the If all this is contained on a twelve inch single John Stray Cats mould) which seems to be gaining popularity (and Julian) Lennon and Michael Jackson fans should (Johnnys, Five Hanks etc). Good rock stuff. find his full length album even more pleasing. FRANK NEGRIC DEAN GOULD

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ROCK IN ZYDECO: The Black Sorrows (White Label RATTLESNAKES: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions RECKLESS: Brian Adams Record) (Polydor) Ten square metres of Bryan Adams' face gawks From the name - The Black Sorrows- one would "Rattlesnakes" is an album with a theme. Lloyd down from Harlequins' wall. FM104 made this think the band is another one of those artificial, Cole's music deals with the actions of people in the album of the week. Such are the indictments boring, depressive bands. Not so. The Black Sor­ love, but it is not the kind of self-indulgent, of the kind of music Adams produces. rows are a good-time band in the same category pseudo-emotional stuff that we have heard so This Canadian singer describes himself as a "regular as the Blasters or even the Dynamic Hepnotics. much in recent years. It is an album full of cyni­ guy". Well, this is a fairly regular album. In the style of The music is a type of rhythm and blues, coun­ cism and self belittlement, sung in almost dead­ Foreigner and countless other nameless, faceless, taste­ try, rock, bop. pan vocals, but with something dynamic and ex­ less Northern American performers, Adams seems to rely The songs provide good, energetic dance music. The citing ir\ it, on the fact that "the kids wanna rock" and other first song, "The Shape I'm In", is an excellent up-tempo Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Marc Bolan, andayoung David such sentiments for inspiration. rhythm and blues, as is "My Negress". Some great wail­ Bowie can all be heard in Cole's music. Rhythmically he This is not to say that 'Reckless' is crap. Certainly the ing comes through in "Tomorrow Night" and "Hold has a feel for soul and gospel. Lyrically the album is full title is a misnomer (probably the only reckless thing was on to that Tiger". With "Corrina Corrina" we have a well of witty rhyme and cynicism which flows in an almost putting Adams face on the cover), but Adams has done 50's influenced number, and finally "HeyMa MA" "journalistic, narrative style". enough talent to adequately satisfy the demands of this is an excellent, screaming frenzy (blues style). There are The first single released off the album, "Perfect Skin", particular market. also two instrumental, featuring a rather unusual "rock" is catchy and poppy enough, but hardly the best exam­ Brian Adams is good at what he does, but what he instrument, the accordion. It is used to advantage ple of the group's work. "Forest Fire", the second single, does.. . throughout the whole album, giving extra mood to the is a straight love song, but is sung in a Lou Reed style. JACK MORIARTY blues and atmosphere to the instrumentals. All the in­ "2CV" also has Reed influences. The lyrics of Cole's struments on the record are played with gusto. The vo­ songs are organised in the same poetic, symplistic nature cals are forceful, and the tunes are catchy. This is a as Reed's; "We found some sort of happiness to fill the good good-time album. emptiness, we were simply wasting precious time". Very FRANK NEGRIC different is the excellent, fast-moving "Four Flights Up" which is Dylanish (60's vintage) in presentation. The tense vocal pleads for escape; "iVell we're four flights up, but I swear right now it feels like underground". Cynicism abounds; "Looking like a Born Again, living like a Heretic ", "Read Norman Mailer or get a nevj tail­ or". The other songs - "Speedboat", "Rattlesnakes", "Down on Mission St", "Patience", "Charlotte St" - are as thoughtful and as enjoyable to listen to as the others. The album itself is nothing extraordinarily original, but every song is distinctive and memorable. Sit down and listen to the LP. Then, when it's finished, play it again. It is a great, refreshing album. FRANK NEGRIC

ANTICIPATION: Steve Hoy (Spirit Records, 1984} If boring was not such a subjective term, it would be the best word to describe Anticipation by Steve Hoy. WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN: Prefab Sprout (CBS) Prefab Sprout are a relatively new British band, Any album with Joe Camilleri (JoJo Zep) an saxo­ phone could normally be expected to show a lair degree comprising two males and one female. Although of vitality and innovation. Prefab Sprout have their supporters, I found this Expectations to that end are soon dismissed as Hoy album to be pretentious, artificial, boring and yawns through a seiies of badly produced cutsie-pie love cliched, bar one vaguely interesting song and one songs. surprisingly good one. Steve Hoy sings in a unique style with the depth of The vaguely interesting song is "The Yearning Loins", someone like Biuce Springsteen combined with the fri­ which is a harmonious, almost listenable tune. The tire­ volity of Shakin' Stevens. some tune, coupled with the lyrics, eventually kills the The album opens up with Ihe title track and gives the song. "Cruel" is a good song which is taken from their listener some hope with an intiiguing sound that is let "Swoon" LP. It too is rather high-handed, but its vocal down by what sounds like a S20 drum set. line is appealing, and it seems to be a bit more honest The next song, 'Your Heart On My Sleeve', is the than the others. As for the other 3 songs, "When Love peak of the album. Hoy's voice is full of character and Breaks Down" and "Diana" start off well but eventually the song is strong enough lo stay in your head for hours become tedious. "Donna Summer" on the other hand FANS: Malcolm McLaren (Virgin) after. (Mind - it is the only one.) starts off tedious and stays that way. There's only so Some smooth (p)operetta from the smooth ope­ "Hold Me Again" offers no surprises and sounds like much high handedness and artificiality one can take be­ rator of Hip-Hopera, a million other songs of similar title and content. fore nodding off. Actually, I think the same beat runs Time will tell whether Fans will aggravate or moderate The lyrics might be overlooked if the production of through the whole album. the cold war between "high" and "low" culture. Most the record was not so bad. But the hollowness of the This is an easy album to listen to, it's not demanding, likely it won't make any difference at all in the long run guitar and drums is all too prominent, saved only by it doesn't ask anything, it passes time, and it's not overly but, in the meantime, Malcolm and his bank manager are Camilleri's rare interjections on the saxophone. memorable. It's the type of thing Paul Weller will be do­ riding high on the novelty value of this intriguing^, enjoy­ Perhaps the producers knew what was in store and by ing if he doesn't watch his step. (If he's not already do­ able mix of light opera, soul vocals, 1980's studio hi-tech, making "Something's Missing" the last track they have ing it). and McLaren's clown-prince narrative style. ironically made a perfect summary of the album. EDDIE BUCHfNSKI MATT MAWSON DEAN GOULD 31 sandwiches and Sweet corn Pudding. VIET'S RESTAURANT: The best value at Viet's is their Monday Indooroopilly Shopping- to Friday lunch special which is S3.95 for town your selection from a smorgasbord of Vietnamese and Chinese dishes. CHRISTINE FOGG Vietnamese cooking, according to Viet's English manager, reflects a heavy Chinese influence, with some marked differences in the flavour and style of the dishes. The use of fish sauce is one unusual characte­ THE CHURCH HALL: En- ristic. ogerra Tee., Paddington Our meal was memorable just for the subtle, elusivcly flavoured Sour Vegetable The practice of converting old chur­ Soup with Prawns, containing prawns, ches into eateries seems to be catch­ pineapple, bean sprouts and mint. Excel­ ing on. "The Church Hall" on Enog- lent! gera Terrace, Paddington, preserves The Royal Rolls entree resembled the quaint atmosphere of a typical Spring Rolls, while the Seafood Sticks piece of Presbyterian church archi­ wrapped in Pork were tasty, although not tecture. particularly exciting. Buih in 1895 as a church, the wooden Deluxe King Prawns in garlic was a flat structure was partly destroyed by fire in looking concoction, but was acceptably 1945. Upon reconstruction, it was con­ spicy, featuring fried noodles and Viet's verted into a Parish Hall and used as such peanut sauce. until 18 months ago. The Vietnamese mushroomsandprawns Passing through a small vestibule one included generous helpings of prawns and enters a large hall capable of seating a was more subtle. hundred people. The atmosphere is not Viet's decor is subdued and functional. intimate but certainly friendly and the kish coffee is in keeping with the overall The manager has time to chat and the at­ Entrees, all of which were available setting lends itself easily to group book­ as main meals, included a Ravioli served Mediterranean theme. mosphere is friendly and relaxed. ings. For those who wish a little more pri­ with a generous sauce of egg, cheese and Service was swift and friendly. The res­ A group of Vietnamese students began vacy, the old stage provides relative seclu­ cream. taurant is B.Y.O. with corkage at one dol­ the restaurant years ago, and it is now run sion and an exceUent view of the city. lar. Given the substantial servings the by members of the Truong family. Greek and Italian dishes dominate the price range of S6.70 to $10.00 for main Prices on both the Vietnamese and menu whh a single concession to "Cuisine Veal Scallopini and lamb dishes seem popular with the Chef. There were only meals is good value, and especially recom­ Chinese menus were reasonable. Soups Queensland" in the form of a Coral Trout mended are the entrees served as main round S2.50, entrees S3.00 to S3.50, and Avocado dish. The menu includes a two offerings of chicken and one of steak, served with a Greek style sauce. Servings meals. main courses S5.50 to S7.50and desserts small selection of appetisers under the Relaxed and casual, "The Church Hall" such as Longan, Lichee, Rambutan or heading "To Begin". Amongst these is a are hearty and come with steamed vege­ tables and an optional Greek salad with a is recommended for people with large ap- Jackfruit with ice-cream are Si.50, Vege­ Red Caviar dip called Taramosalata. This pethes in groups of any large size. was tangy, not overly "fishy" and served delightful dressing. tarian dishes are S4.50. PAULO'SHEA More unusual dishes include Bean Curd with warm pita bread. A selection of geiatis followed by tur- Oil? MECHANICS! WE FIX EVERYTHING AT AMPOL TARINGA EAST ^'^'^mam

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Smmi**r - March 4, 198S 32 tined for mini-series status. Nor is it a ste­ rile academic encyclopaedia of misery. The book is probably the only family his­ tory of a black Australian and ji contains an appendix explaining how a Koori can trace his/her own family history. While the bookis lliorouglily researched the author goes beyond factual descrip­ tions of the white invasion, missionary stations, the Aboriginal Protection Board and other instruments of apartheid. .Miller writes of people, both black and white, as Leo, is a highly accomplished scholar - her unwhting actions in the past starl to living identifiable characters. He writes of a distinguished historian and philosoplicr. rapidly overtake her, finally forcing Iter while humanitarians as well as his own and an international authority on seinio- to fall back on her own abilities in a fight people's leaders. He writes of white man's lics. for survival. atrocities, lists examples of disgusting Mis first novel is a lour tie force, a The hook moves along quite briskly, racism and covers the issues involved vvitji work of astonishing scope and depth. and Gabrielle Lord adopts ihc device of land-rights. The meticulous recreation of mediaeval writing part of the narrative in journal James Miller writes with humanitaria- life and thought represents a significant form, in order to give the story another nism. Sometimes he is bitter and sonic- acliievemcn( of modern fic(ion. perspective. This works to a certain ex­ times he is impassioned. However, the 'The Name of the Rose' is to be made tent, but al limes becomes preoccupied book does tell of a people that have been into a film. Jean-Jacques Annaud, maker with a sub-plot that seems neither central raped, abused and patronistically denied of'Quest for i-ire', will direct. to the character of Beth or the fiow of a free existance. But more importantly, TIM LOW the story in general. Miller writes with hope and optimism for Nevertheless Tooth and Claw is a plea­ the future. sant, if not terribly challenging, novel KOORI; A Will to Win: by BEVAN LISLE with which lo pass the lime. James Miller PETER DAVIES This book is an account of a race's THE NAME OF THE struggle to exist within a racist and patronising whiteman's society. ROSE: by Umberto Eco. Picador 1980. James Miller has written an Austra­ QQE lian 'Roots'. He traces the history Adso is a young German monk liv­ of his ancestors and their complex ing in the eaHy 14th century. His cultural society to the present day task is to assist an English Franci­ battle for land rights. scan monk in mediating between an The writer is empathetic to both white emissary of Pope John of Avignon, Body, Land and black but challenges white society to & recognise the injustices of the past. and the leader of the Franciscan or­ The author makes a strong case for der. While staying at an .Abbey in replacing the word 'aboriginal' with northern Italy, Adso and his master MEAUHonOHEAiJNG 'Koori'. The term aboriginal is a latin become embroiled in a scries of ma­ word meaning a native of any part of cabre murders of Benedictine monks. the world. The author argues that il lias The Abbey holds Christendom's SOCtTt- derogative connotations. He says the word most precious library, but its scho­ 'aborigine' Jias for a long time been associ­ lars are locked in bitter and never- ated with primitivism and inferiority. ending debate over the role of The word 'Koori' is a generic term that knowledge and humour in God's the original inliabitants of the central east plan. The Abbey is a refuge of her WINDOWLIGHT: by Ann coast had used to describe themselves. heretics, and the course ofthe mur­ James Miller says he would like the term Nietzke ders suggests heretical activity. to become a national term of identifica­ In Windowlight. .Ann Nietzke has Janice Reld Adso's master pursues the mystery tion for .Australia's aboriginal people. produced ;i set of studies based on of thij murders, with ultimately dis­ The author is a Koori himself and has actual experiences she had while liv­ astrous consequences. led a varied life from council worker and ing in the Califoriiian town of Ve­ caravan park attendant to academic with 'The Name of (he Rose' is no ordinary nice (the one without the canals!). a postgraduate course in 'Koori'education novel. At once a murder thriller and his­ If (his book is any thing to go by then under his beU. Currently he is teaching in BODY, LAND & SPIRIT; torical drama, it is also a detailed dis­ it seems she's met some real bums, hobos an all Koori school in N.S.VV. course on (he nature of religious belief. and wicrdos. In that .sense it hits (he rea­ Health and Healing in 'Koori' is not a racv dramatization des­ Not surprisingly, its author, Umbcrlo der as being an American piece of writing, Aboriginal Society: edited a diunken. decaying, lunatic world. But by Janice Reid. UQP 1982 (hat is what nu'kes this a good hook it's :iu(hon(ic. No hype, no bullshit, jusi sen­ (paperback 1984) sitive description of some dirty happenings Aboriginal populations in .Australia and some ujjly souls. vary considerably in their levels of I thought at first (hut this book was a exposure to white culture, and in (ouch giit!os.s. Nictxke heinj! ;; bit of y "sc;ircd_\ cat"; an uninvolvcd ub.scrvcr. their con.sequent problems of health This view I concede as being wrong. and idenlily. 'Body. Land & .Spirit', This book is a good book, because a collection of essays on .Aboriginal Niet/ke docs 'step outside', she does take health, rct'lecls these differences - SUMMERTIME BLUES: the reader not only into the lives uf per- Irodi the defiant valuesof the petrol- La Boite Theatre, Milton son;ililics of Venice, but also hito herself. siiilTers of Yalata. to the high spirits Windowlight is less about a writer looking of the hiinter-gatliering Anbarra. oul bui more about a writer who is verj' The lights came up in a sleazy, sin­ The topic of Aboriginal health em­ able in helping readers look in. braces such diverse topics as family plan­ gles' bar; a hard, worn voice began DAVID BLAKE ning, child malnutrition, mythical atti­ to sing the blues. A guitar stumbled tudes towards disease, and buiih medicines, over a inournful tune and set the and all arc dealt with in this edited volume. mood for La Boite's opening play TOOTH AND CLAW: by Belly Meelian counters the misconcepi for the season, "Summertime Blues", that Aborigines are simple cooks by des­ by Australian playwright. Grant Gabrielle Lord. Pan cribing the elegant preparation techniques Frazer. Books. $5.95 of the Anbarra of Arnhcm Und. Crabs "Summertime Blues" is (he sequel to and fish are elaborately grilled and baked, Toolh and Claw is Gabrielle Lord's and gravies are stewed in large empty sea- "Love and the Single Teenager", which second novel and is a variation of was performed at La Boite during Warana shells. Compared to the while man, the They are searching for something the themes she explored in fortress last year. throughout their relationships with each Anbarra cat an extraordinary variety of her earlier work. As in Fortress In "Love and the Single Teenager", other. Pally is finding 'herself. Brick and foods, including some 60 species of fish. the cliaracters, Patty, Tom, Brick and Jerry nrakc a commitment for the firsi the main character of Tooih ami Gillian Cowlishaw discusses the appa­ Jerry, learnt about friendship, love and time in their lives. They are able to reach Claw is a woman, whose resource­ rently low birth rale of traditional .Abo­ sex. As adults in "Summertime Blues", an understanding, unlike Patty and Tom. fulness and inner strength is tested rigines, though her conclusion that foetal they are still learning what it means to The playwright satirises sex and sexual by a crisis from which she emerges wastage resulted from an irregular diet love and be loved. relationships and the impact of American stronger and more determined. and (he demands of food collection in a Ten summers liave passed, during which culture, movies and magazines on Austra­ Beth lives alone on a run-down allot­ harsh climaie? seemed to contradict her the four have lost track of each other. lians. ment in northern New South Wales, which earlier slatemcnl that (in Arnhem Land Brick exists in single's bars and gymna­ There are some very funny lines in the she moved lo following her llaiicce's sui­ al least) 'the staple dietary needs of the siums, Jerry has become a bartender - script, although a few puns fall flat. cide. One morning she awakes feeling un­ people are adequately supplied by only a after flunking psychology, and Patty and The four actors approach their roles easy and fearful thai she is being watched few hours of work a day'. Tom have been married. with energy and imagination and the from the hills behind her, 'Body. Land & Spirit' should have After ten years of marriage, the rela­ music in the play comments on the action. Several days later she finds her chic­ been more lightly edited; a couple of the tionship between childhood sweethearts The live blues singer was a director's addi­ kens hanging from her front fence, horri­ articles need trimming of excess verbagc. has gone stale. Tom, the ego tripping ju­ tion. She felt that live music was needed bly reminiscent of the way her fiancee Most regreitably the publishers have venile, seeks the company of faster wo­ to express what was being said. suicided. She moves in with a neighbour­ skimped on production costs - a sheath men in singles' bars. Patty, unsatisfied This is an entertaining play. ing household, only lo find herself an in­ of pages came apart from my copy after with life, escapes into the glossy pages of truder on a domestic disturbance, and she only an hour or so of reading. Cleo magazines. LISA YALLAMAS eventually returns to her liome. On the TIM LOW way she makes an horrific discovery, as 33 ^ pi?

UNDER THE VOLCANO: being powerless lo save his elder brother from an obviously premature death. Albert Finney, Anthony For regular cinema-goers "Under the Andrews and Jacqueline Volcano" is a must. For others the filtn is still worth seeing, despite its harrowing Bissel. {Coming to the frankness. Schonell) PETER DAVIES

.Malcolm Lowry's classic novel "Un­ STRIKEBOUND: directed der the Volcano" has been the sub­ by Richard Lowenstein, ject of several attempts at cinematic rendition, but only last year was with Chris Haywood the difficult subject matter success­ In the light of Queensland's current fully adapted to film. Not liaving read the book 1 cannot tes­ industrial atmosphere. Richard tify to the success (or lack thereof) of ils Lowensteins' "Strikebound" is as cinematic traiislalion, but as a film in ils pertinent to ils audience as it is true own right. "Under the Volcano" is a suc­ to its historic subject. cess. The film is an authentic rendering of Mind you, any film with John Huston the 1930's coalmincr's strike in the Soiilh as director and Albert Finney and An­ Gippsland fields, capturing the ruthless thony Andrews in the cast would have to militancy of the unionists and the familiar PARIS,TEXAS: directed iiim over lo a hired hitman (John Hurt) be some sort of a success even without tactics of the employers in dismissing stri­ and his assistant, who promptly kill the the powerful subject-matter of "Under kers and introducing scab labour. The po­ by Wim Wenders, with youths for iheir troubles. The rest of the the Volcano". litical aspect is clearly left-wing, but not Harry Dean Stanton and film chronicles the psychological balile Set in Mexico in 1938 the film chroni­ blindly so, as Lowenstein provides a Natassia Kinski during ihe car journey from Spain to cles the alcoholism of a retired English broadly balanced view of two sides of an Paris, where Stamp is lo be killed before diplomat (Albert Finney) and its effect industrial crisis. his former bosses. As Stamp quietly pre­ upon his wife (Jacqueline Bisset) and The aclion is generated from the me­ Wim Wenders' previous film, parti­ pares for death, his apparent serenity dis­ younger brother (Anthony Andrews). moirs of Wattie Doig, the instigator of cularly Hamniet, are good indicators turbs both Hurt and his assistant. Unex­ The volcano of the film's title looms the demands for a minimum wage and of the strengths of Paris, Texas. pected events lead to the taking of another menacingly over the village setting of the workable conditions. The film focuses Without forfeiting simplicity. Wen-; hostage, as the police doggedly pursue the film, and provides a setting for Finney's upon Doig, his wife Agnes, his Lenin- ders has produced a multi-layered trio across Spain. alcoholism, which threatens to explode at inspired determination and radicalism. study of a man isolated by his own The claustrophobic tension is finally any lime, without warning, engulfing all It is a film immersed in realism, un­ inner "rage" and the inadequacies shattered by physical violence and a good those around him. sparing of the brutality of the strikers of life to cater for it. Travis (played deal of bloodshed, which shocks wilh its against scab labour, the desperate poverty suddenness. UUimately, the retired diplomat's with a quiet innocence by Harry drinking precipitates not only his own and living standards of the mining com­ Both lead actors are superb. Stamp, death, but that of his wife and brother. munity, as well as the occasional humour Dean Stanton) is a spent figure one of the rising stars of the 60's English The simple, even bland-sounding story­ and light spirits in spite of the bitter haunted by the collapse of his film industry, fulfils his early promise af- line hides the complexity of the characters strueele. dreams. The Paris of the title, an in­ . ter playing second fiddle to the special ef­ and their psychological interplay. Chris Haywood, as Wattie Doig, creates significant sand-trap, becomes for fects man in "Superman 11". John Hurt, At times the film becomes more like a a likeable and credible character, and Travis a symbol of those things that fresh from critical acclaim in "1984", play in its careful attention to dialogue Carol Burns portrays the role of wifely reality has failed to provide. plays an entirely different role here. and characterisation, and is certainly one dedication and strong willed support of Any plot summary of this fihn cannot Masked by dark sunglasses, his normally of director John Huston's more low-key the miner's cause. sufficiently convey its dimensions. Four pathetic visage is lined with menace and films. The film culminates in a prolonged years earlier, Travis' marriage lo Jane suppressed violence. Despite this, the film is well within the occupation of the mine by the strikers, (Natassia Kinski) disintegrated. Having dis­ "The Hit", coming from a relatively traditional style of Huston, refiecting the and the eventual guarantee of their de­ appeared and been assumed dead, Travis obscure dhector, is an auspicious and im­ experience he has gained from similar mands. is located by his brother stumbling aim­ pressive commercial debut. Even the 'psychological' fibns such as 'The Maltese It is a celebration of determination lessly tiuongh the barren expanse of sound track is first class, with electric Falcon" and "The Treasure of Sierre and remarkable achievement in authenti­ southern USA. Returning to Los Angeles and acoustic guitar improvisation by Eric Madre". city, which transports the audience to the he is reunited with his 8 year-old son Clapton. Once again, Huston is supported by an vicious and desperate atmosphere of unio­ Hunter (who possesses the usual intelligent Go and see "The Hit". At the risk of excellent cast, this time with Albert Fin­ nism. and willy smugness of American children devaluing the term, it's a minor master­ ney stealing the acting limelight. From The film also serves as a timely rebuke in films). Eventually Travis takes his son piece, and proof that the English film the moment he stumbles into the film his of the narrow-mindedness which proli- back lo Jane, who is now working as a industry is aUve and kicking and capable study of a man disintegrating under the ferales during, and exacerbates, industrial whore. of producing stimulating and challenging forces of alcoholism is both stunning and unrest. "Strikebound" provides a valuable Many may find this movie boring. It is entertainment. compelling in its intensity. insight into ihe notion of unionism in slow-moving and, as one person comm­ PETER DAVIES Anthony Andrews plays his more com­ generating sympathy for its projected ented. "Nothing happened". However, fortable role of the dapper Englishman purpose. those who see it will al least appreciate ERASERHEAD: directed abroad, this time with the added edge of ANNETTE O'HARA Wenders' adept direction and find the character of Travis memorable. by David Lynch. (Coming JACKMORIARTY to the Schonell) Eraserhead is returning to the Scho­ nell Theatre. Again, the infamous THE HIT: with John Hurt cult Film will lure people like a car and Terence Stamp. (Com­ crash. And again, people are going ing to the Schonell) to leave wondering what it was that they have just seen. Eraserhead cannol be placed in any "The Hit" is one of those minor conventional genre. It is certainly an art masterpieces of British cinema which film and it might jusl be a horror film as always seem to appear just as every­ well. The film is so disjointed, so liapha- one starts predicting for the ump­ zard, that il is difficult even lo find some dcfmitc plot. teenth time the death of the British From start to finish,yo u find yourself film industry. Superbly acled and wishing for subtitles lo provide you with filmed, with restrained direction some understanding of exactly what is and a simple yet intense script. happening. "The Hit" is so subtle it reaches a There is the slightest allusion to a plot new level of cinematic understate- of sorts: A man is forced to marry an lueni. The plot is simplicity in itself. old girlfriend ;shegives birth loanobsccnely The film opens wilh a London crook deformed child; the man's head explodes; (Terence Stamp) under heavy police pro- pencils gel sharpened; the infant vomits. Icclion testifying against his former bosses. To give away anymore would be to give Their response is to break out in a mena­ away the film'sending . cing rendition of "We'll meet again", as See the film, if you like. You will not Stamp is escorted from the court-room. enjoy it. I'm sure. However, you will be Jump to Spain ten years later and Slump seeing a film thai is widely regarded for is living a new life, now no longer a cocky its innovative camera work and direclion. ihug bui a ihoughlful student of philo­ Apart from llial Eraserhead is disturbing sophy, dressed symbolically in white. and highly depressing. Four local youths abduct him and turn PAUL BEST Semfver - March 4, 198S 34 INTERVIEW Director Paul Cox: I Don't Really Like Making Films...

Paul Cox Is one of Australia's most innovative contemporary film directors. His latest film, "My First Wife" is currently screening at the Schonell, and his classic "Man of Flowers" is to be re-screened there soon. STEVEN MACKERRAS spoke to Paul Cox the day after he finished his fourth film "Paper Boy".

To what exte(it does music help you visu­ medium because it will glamorise the alise your films? greed of our lime, and with all that comes They arc all based on music. I:very lit­ the other nonsense of the 'celebration of tle shot is like a piece for a particular in­ the medium'. Instead of using film to strument for the orchestra, and from it a celebrate life il is used to cclebrale the symphony is performed, so that a film is medium, and that's a very disgusting con­ like a symphony, which means music is tradiction. the most important ingredient. Music is the basis of ail creativity. Do you think it's more important for film-makers to make films about rea­ So you start with a piece of music and get lism rather than escapism? your visual ideas from there? It's very good lo make people dream Yes. at times but if people don'l look, they Can drugs have similar effect? don'l see, then they don'i understand. You or people will switch on television and It's like a painter, if you paint a picture can take your dog for a walk around the Drugs? No no. Sometimes you have to won't go to the movies. There has to be and somebody says "Why don't you paint block and you have your ears and eyes empty your head to think clearly, and a change soon and I think it will be for that flower brown instead of the colour open and your senses working and you'll that stuff doesn't help. the belter. I think it was going the right you have", that's the same. You should learn so much more about the world than way in the 193040 period. Film was be­ never listen to that, otherwise you have What aspects of your personality are satis­ people who dash to every continent. The ing explored and used and there were a nothing to say. fied by being a Director? world that surrounds you every day is lot of true visionaries. Then it got into None, Absolutely none. what's important. How long have you been making films, the hands of the wrong people and was Why do you do it then? and when did you start? taken over by Hollywood. Hollywood has I don't know, I really don't know. I I've been making films for twenty What do you think films will be like in very little to do with films; on the whole don't really like making films, I look years or so. I started it as a hobby, and 50 years time? Is there much room for that is. forward to the editing and stringing it to­ it's still a hobby. 1 mean if you're going change and development, or has every­ gether. Again, it's like composing a sym­ Out of 'Lonely Hearts', 'Man of Flowers', to do something for a living you can't do thing been done? phony. It's hard work, and it's only when 'My First Wife' and 'Paper Boy', which il with your heart. I started by making film is a very young medium - it's you sit back and listen to it that you get has been the most enjoyable to make and little films on Super 8. 1 had a bit of a not even 100 years old - and what I your reward. The rest is dreadful work. which do you think turned out the best? photographic background which helped. think is apparent is that people arc fed up The act of making and shooting a film is You cannol compare, it's like children. As 1 did that I became obsessed with the with having ihe medium totally directed a terrifying experience and it will never Basically you love them all - ihcy are all possibilities of the medium and the way at people between 12 and 20, because change. I don't like it al all. part of you, but sometimes you have a fa- ihings moved. Then much later I became 80% of all movies arc made for that audi­ vourilc. Somciimcs you hale the lot of interested in drama, and then I combined Do you set out to elicit an emotional res­ ence. They must slop making films that them, hut as I said before makingafilm is the two. I took a very long time and I'm ponse from an audience? arc money motivated and jusl for young constant hell. You have to spin through very glad I haven't had any successes until If you touch sotnebody wilh some­ people, and make films for people of all the lilm backwards and forwards all ihe I am over forty, because if it happens be­ thing you do in your life ~ il doesn't ages. That is the only way we will have time. It's like making a pu/zlc and not fore then you become diluted and stupid. have lo be a film, it can be anything • films that are abuui real emotions and even knowing what the outcome is sup­ then of course it is rewarding, so to realism and sincerity. They hardly exist in Is where you are now what you were aim­ posed to he, and bocusc of iliai it's a very speak. But I ihtnk film is a very nasty films :)nd they will have to be mrodiiccd ing for when you first started? intense concept, for me it is anyhow. No. I wasn't aiming lor anything. I Is it easy thinking you are more import­ didn't do it lor ambitit)n. I could go to ant than others because you arc in a flollywood tomorrow and bit in a thaii position where people look up to you? with iiiv n.mie on it, hut that's not the Well I don't think th.u I'm ,iny more idea. You have to keep some sort ol per­ impoilani than other people on any level, spective in your lilc. That's very impor­ but I don't ihink you can make a lilni by tant. 1 never did il tu ariivc scjmewhere. committee. I lollow my heail and my in- It's a journey you make; it's like silling in slincls and I don'l let anyihing iiand in a train anxiously a wail ing your arrival my way, and al timch people interpret and when you get there you start complain­ thai as sheer fascism. But that's just the ing about the weather or something. In­ way 1 make my films. I'm not thai kind stead you should have enjoyed the jour­ of person at all. ney, looked al ihe scenery and don'l think all the lime about what you lefi be­ Do you think there are a lot of people hind and whal you're going lo get when like that in the film industry? you get there. We have created a whole You mean fascist like me? generation of nit-wits all competing wilh No, I mean people who think their life­ great ambitions. I agree that it's very styles are what is right and more impor­ good 10 have a goal, but that goal must tant. Hollywood for instance has a mono­ never be based on greed. That's whal us- poly on what sort of standards and values u.illy h.ippens, it's all based on greed. If are portrayed in most films. il's based on some sort of desire lo ex­ Well, I don't make my films oul of an press whal you feel ihcn you have every ambition at all. I'm jusl compelled lo do righl in the world to show ambition, bui il, so 1 do il. You musl have a technique ambition is a tricky word. Only you lo gel through the mechanical monsler of know whether you have the righl ambi­ camera, sound, wardrobe, production and tion or not, and compciiiion is the most people. You have lo have your own tne- dreadful pari of our sociely. Thai's what ihod lo go from the seed to the flower. 1 stuffs most people up. Whal ihey all seem can only see one slraight line and if you to forget is thai when they grow older they're all going to die. From 'Man of Flowers': The yoong Charles (James Stafford) wWi hta paronis (Hilary Kelly and are going lo listen lo others then I would Gemtan film director, Wemer Heizog) say listen carefully bui never take advice. If you start doing ihal you lose control. 3S Knock off a whole semester's reading in one-third the time with better comprehension.

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It seems the higher echelons of the ALP What price satire? While The National Uni. handbook under Times pays Patrick Cook large sums of have a hot line to the almighty. Bishop hen- bcc.'iusc he h^:-. been raised in Olilf-NSi.AND i;nivcrMiv u'l- 1 Ty. C:l.:i.'l':C Gerry granted ALP Club catholics special money to be clever at other people's ex­ '. *'-r.'"'f a C hrislian cnvuiTinicn'.." cn'alion week h,is not cscnpt'l !'.'• \ Ki-i;3 HCli :..-.: 0 ;,;, 1 dispensation to eat meat at their barbecue pense, the paper remains rcmarkaijly in­ annuiil protests over Miidcn! i.icf- 1 Mr> .losncr •.:';!! "Tl.c) arc rc- on 0-Week Wednesday (Ash Wednesday}. tolerant of any other source of satire. ature handouts, dcspiic ,i rcvjrnp a!i> ail'.tK .linj; I'lico ^r.ni;".'.! .:c- Not to be outdone. Union President, Brad The National Times has refused to run of the traditional!) coiucnlious attended a Parcn; s- Da. i>r i..i:ii- student union handbcxik. pus on .Sunday. irwiiCNful iJJcrc ilri:^-'.j'f.i:-jp,. Bauman then used his connections to or­ an advcrtisenient for "I.a Costigan" T- huinoM'vualr,) .i.vi a'M'•.:.>;'! T!\cv aKo co"' crp : i^'ilklet. shirts, which arc being produced by ganise the same dispensation for all univer­ The handbook was issued in th: SuiJi'tn D •'•I; . •*': .:r. \j!!- She siiid her >-(:. « ho '.Mvald bc- sity catholics. Talk about having friends iinothcr notable organ, our o\vn home­ diary form to firsi-vcar siudcpis I'xvxd ihal mo^• i\'\^ >^cr>' ;>iit i;in ui;nerMi> next >car. woiriJ in high places, or could this be another grown Cane-Toad Times. The shirts fea­ yest'cfdny. The university's ad- •> ;ri'ins and w hi I '•; « IV pr-.i- r.oi onriii u.ikti tii.it iife-viylc was minis'.mhm has alfcidy received .it'.i'Cion. (I'ncii ill!.* ft clever DLP plot. ture a Goanna, in a reclining position protL'sts aboul a scc.ion on drup'. suprisingly similar to a certain well- whith describes the worst side- Mrs Jovner ^! a :;c; ';••:,,..n Mfv l.nner -.iid ihai ;{ ihc known crocodile, over the brand name clfcc! of marihu.ina a> "the drug ir.ii the univcr;,i V ^.i;-; :•(.- !ii-..- put>'iC.i;!..Klv were I','.,; u!!i"0'i;v>r;. -1-, II' was dangt-r •JS s4.l - v'..;;-:0. r.fcnls. cspcCi.:;'- ib'iv; in C;!tlll- "ia Costigan". squad" and informs students that drugs can be fun. bv the universi:\ rca.>' ',/. Mr <.;\ If'.-IV Ah.i :•-.!.'.': '• •: r-e.i-.varc The funny thing is that the National .Sam Rayncr. Mi:ri-^.,!i;.;.;,;lH -M-::,->t ••;«> Times, who coined the phrase "Goanna", The protests have corac from .She said .Mr R .!•-T.'f ;;,:•; ;,,|.j liViUi '.:'..': ihcif fV: !!lClvl,r'"v in Jan Power ran the advertisement some three and a p.'r!.Tiis, including mor.ils cam- her- "Your ch'U; sh.v!lii OC v;nc ihc i-rc-.nic !c' e.iun'cr.K! ll;c idca^ half months ago, but declined to re-run I pjii;ncr Mr-. R..n.; .'••uicf. '-^ho I'r.iin the fia;'j;ct>. J> lilc n!'.!-.; ou! Catch your tlic same ad six weeks later. Perhaps in the intervening weeks Kerry Packer man with found that he did in fact have a bit more .After his run in with the Qiieen.s- Just to put some unpredictable humour clout than a "common house burgler" land speaker last year, Dr Ken Wilt­ back into Semper, we are launching a cap­ food and managed to persuade John Fairfax shire's name has been added to a tion contest. Look hard at the photo, •- Page 30 &: Sons to remove the offending adver­ list of parliamentary "dirty words". then try to be as much of smartarse as tisement. The government lecturers name is you can and fill in the captions. The best entries will be published in the next Sem­ Top marks in sexism to the Courier .Mail now unparliamentary language, and per, and the winners will receive free for this, published on the front page of |)|||llllllll|lll})lll!lllllllll)lllllllllllllllltlllll)llllllll)llllillllll must not be uttered in the chamber. Schonell tickets. Drop your entries into the Valentine's Day issue. Semper office before March 13.

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