«f« FORTNIGHTLY. Editorial Contents •The Price of Liberty is Eternal Litigation' VOLUME 48, NUMBERS 4 & 5 The staff of Semper have been n^ost heartened by the enthusiastic pidilic MARCH BAN NOT JUSTIFIED 3 response (o the release of our fust Brisbane wide issue. Out of the woodwork comes Police Commissioner Terry Lewis We hope, you wiU find this new issue to indirectly criticise Joh's ban on street marches. Same page, equaUy interesting and wiU contmue to Joh Praises Communist. support Queensland's only mass produced independent news/magazine. PERSONAL FILE ON IWASAKI 9 If you like the content and think you know cf friends who would also enjoy Alleged war profiteer, giant sauna operator and the man soon reading it, then pass the word on. Many to tum Yeppoon into Jappoon, people have been surprised to find us on sale at the news stands, often they have discovered Semper only by accident Being a non-profit magazine (which BRYCHYARD STENCH 11 accounts for the good value 25cent cover price) Semper is unable lo budget for the Amazing conversations between Health Minister Edwards (who is huge sums of money other commercially wary of Milan Brych's credentials), Joh (adores the same) and run magazines are able to utilise to the Cancer King himself. promote themselves. It came as no surpise to all of us (when we took over as the editorial tean on AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY Semper) that Queensland provides more news stories per minute than any other (see our Mediagogues article in this issue) state in Australia. which has been consistently utiUsed to LANGUAGE 16 try to hide the fact that the aboriginal IN THIS ISSUE people's wishes and rights,as weU as white A complete guide to ridding the written word of sexism. See how In this issue an indepth look at the Qucenslander's rights, are always being you measure up in using non-discriminatory language. career of Vohachiro Iwasaki wUl no doubt overridden by govemment and n:ining astound those who believe that what's interests. (Utah is only one company with good for business and good for Joh is a bad history in this area.) BRISBANE'S LIVING GUIDE 19 good for all of us. The Blacks (and Uie Churches) are New revelations conceming Joh's stronly resisting and demanding that they Growing each issue, Semper's what's on around town gives you involvement in the Brych Affair coupled manage their own affairs-surcly there is the complete rundown on everything happening. Cut it. out and with Uie recent arrests of the clergy over a principle at stake here for all of us to keep it. the right to free speech issue must surely, leam from. in Uie mmd of even the most enthusiastic Decision-making in all key areas of National Party supporter, bring into our lives must be controlled by ourselves BRISBANE'S BEST PUNK BANDS question the desirability of allowing such not be self-seeking irresponsible govern­ people to remam in office. ments who can act upon only one def­ The Survivors: A profile on Brisbane's top new wave band. 2 3 The Aurukun issue is yet another ex­ inition of the pubUc interest and that ample of the hypocritical double-talk is their own self-interest. REVIEW SECTION 21-29 DAYLIGHT SAVING Editors, m- PLEA I frankly don't know However, the underlying Pretending to be a drug A careful reading of the With winter fast ap- how you've done it as philosophy of Semp is that drug-taker . or a homo­ article In the last issue a low budget campus news­ of the contemporary cult pioachmg it is siuely time sexual, writuig a diary about would have quickly dis­ paper, but you have of "general studies". Rather to start thmking about the their activities, writing closed that far from making achieved a feat rarely seen than secondary school letters to the editor sup­ vicious personal attacks on introudction of dayUght in thb cultural desert of students master disciplines, porting their Ufestyle etc. Mrs Rona Joyner, Semper saving once more. Queensland. That is, a facts & opinions are in­ is also encouraged, thus went to some trouble to qualUy entertainhig paper extricably mixed and pre­ I have an idea for a new promoting tlus as "different quote at length the views of with heaps of original, if sented to students at a way to use Dayli^t Saving ATTACKS ON RONA behaviour", and thus soc­ Mrs Joyner, Care and Slop. risque articles. ~ stage in their lives when Time. Let's use dayUght JOYNER UNFAIR: ially acceptable. I've just bought issue they are incapable of There is also no evidence saving to make it Ught One may well ask "what three in the newsagent I THE SEMP DEBATE judging the validity of either in any of the issues pro­ are schools for?" There is from six at night untU hadn't heard of Semper so that at the end of the duced by the new Semper obviously a new category about seven or eight in before, but walked into the education process, stu­ editorial team for 1978 of of teachers who use the the momuig. local shop to buy the dents actually know very attempts to ridicule The Editors, classroom as a platform Thb way we wiU all National Times and was little, but have always a Christian values. Several In relation to the Semp from which to promulgate hU in the eye by hour large variety of half-baked former editors and many of be able to see at night controversy, I beUeve there their own brand of striking red cover. opinions about what they the staff of Semper have which is when most should be an immediate morality and from which been staunch practising crime and bad accidents Particulariy I liked your do not know. to practise "social engin­ inquiry into Semp in view Christians but they have take place. Rona Joyner feature. How eering". Teaching other never allowed their relig­ of the wklespread pubUc An added beneiit would people like that are al­ The set of material on people's children is a ious beliefs to destroy their lowed a public forum I'U disquiet over its content, "FamUy" is meant to dis­ privUege not a right and be that it wouldn't get so and that Semp should not critical faculties. never know. Semper play the range of "altera teachers are paid for by Many of your points call cold^ revealed her nicely and it be used in schools untU natives" to traditional parents to impart know­ for detailed response how­ -M.S. JOHNSTON wasn't overdone, just pre­ that inquiry is completed. famUies. Such alternatives ledge and learning, not ever limitations of space and KENMORE sent her side of the morab Semper's vicious personal include communes, raising to oppose the parent's up­ time do not permit this. story, that's enough. Your attacks on Mts. Rona Joy* children without being bringing of the child; any­ Suffice to say that we reviews section by far and ner has diverted attention married, orphans living thing which brings about mtist only agree with you away outdoes anythuig else from the key issue; the without institutionalisation, a division between the when you say "education Is ever pubUshed in thb state. content of Semp, and the group marriages, living to­ parents and their child is DAYLIGHT SAVING too important to be left to COUNTERPOINT I'm surprised Semper dcsirabUity of its use in gether wUhout marriage & not to be tolerated. the professional educators ". didn't get sued over the schoob. However 1 cannot homosexual "marriages". More fundamental is who In our view it is also too psychoanalysis of the Pre­ say that I am dbgusted should ultimately have important to/ be left to I woukl Uke to present mier; it was a new per^ or even surprised al the control of primary and politicians who never cease the argument agains the spective on the man. way in which this maga­ The ethical question of secondary education. To showing their contempt for introduction of dayUght I've'puined it up on my zine attacked Mrs. Joyner whether these alternatives imply that governments, tiie public will. saving to Queensland. wall, :for friends to see. for her objections to the are better than the tradi­ who have the responsibUity Education should be con­ section of the Semp tional, grouping, or uiot, is . Many people already are Keep up the professional for voting enormous sums trolled by the community material enUtled 'Family'; not explored. Furthermore, aware that dayli^t saving look of your paper as of pubUc money for ed­ ie. adult citizens, teachers, since it has always been the difference between would upset the milking weU. ucation should not concem and students all of whom the practice of Semper marriage and living together schedules on our dairy' I. lo6k forward with an­ themselves with the product' when fully armed with the ticipation; to your next to ridicule anybody or anV b not considered relevant. which the money buys b farms, but how many ap­ organisation which supports necessary information bsue in the newsagents) absurd. / should be credited with preciate the fact that wiU but always have a -^ fear. the upholdUig of chrutian Students are encouraged to EducaUon b too im­ all that extra sun the paint values and declares the sufficient intelligence to .Can.. anythuig thb good "role-play", surely an in­ portant to be left to the on our walls would peel necessity of the traditional determine for (hemselves continue to be allowed in fantile behaviour fpr teen­ professional educators who, famUy as the only possible what is best for themselves^ faster and higher home the political emti ..they age people; from this, it in the eyes-of many people, basis for a stable society.