No.lO November 6,1985 lEdiloasl

It's late Sunday night, and this is my last piece of writing as a 3 The Australian Film industry: Revelations of a Semper Editor. As a last Editorial, I suppose I could either slate Successful Producer by GAVIN SAWFORD all those people who have annoyed me during the year, or I could say something dramatic about life, the universe, and all things 4 The Union's Education Resource Officer, cosniic. But first I've got to have a cup of coffee... LAURELLE WOOLETT, discusses Staff Before I start rambling on, I'd better just thank a few — no, a LOT — of Development people who have helped Gavin, Lenore and I put Semper together. The two most fantastic people in the world have to be Louise Larder, our typesetter, 5 Won't Get Fooled Again: Tlie Trials and Tribulations and Matt Mawson, our layout artist. They have put up with our of Triple Zed by KEVIN VELLNAGEL idiosyncracies, our egos, our tantrums and our (I'm saying no more). Next year, Matt is leaving. I wish him luck, but it's not really necessary as I 7 EXPO: The Courier Mail Connection. know wherever he goes he will be successful, and I hope next year's editors are kind to Louise. MOOMINTROLL MEDIA SERVICE expresses What really makes life wonderful in the Semper office is to have a group of its concern. A.K. PRIOR looks at P.E.P. School regular, reliable and readable contributors. This year has never been Funding smooth sailing, but when it comes to contributors we have been very lucky. 9 The Paisley Conspiracy by RICHARD CONRAD Well, enough ofthe thank-you's. Now to write an Editorial. This time I'm A survey of Semper Readers — iS Anybody not even going to bother putting my prejudices inside an argument, I'm just going to inflict them on you ... Reading This? — by LENORE TAYLOR 10 Are you hip? Do you have an identity? Find out TEN HATES with Semper's Subculture identilcit • Smoking. It is the vilest habit known to mankind, and I will not be satisfied until it is totally obliterated. To those who kept leaving their 11 Out of this world? LUCASBERGER reports on tailings all over my desk, may you die a slow and cancerous death. Brisbane's recent science fiction convention • Amateur politicians who are sure all arguments can be divided into either a 'Left' view or a 'Right' view and will argue that Anarchy is not 13 Operation 'Sink Noah'. Dob in a straight on deregulation and Order not authoritarianism. May they have to edit their November 13th. Suggestions from the MEDIA own ramblings. LIBERATION FRONT • The makers of Sacko instant coffee should be made to read our rejected articles for making coffee that tastes like cockroach teabags. 15 Gross Miscarrfage of Justice — BRETT • The next door neighbour, who will without doubt start his lawnmover at WALKER reports on the Ananda Marga sunrise tomorrow. conspiracy case • Telecom, for allowing people to make inane phone calls to the Semper office this late at night. 16 WOMEN'S RIGHTS writes • All those students who voted me into this position last year. 19 Letters and some wordy rephes • Food from the Student Union's Coffee Shop. May those raw vegetables, imitation meats, cheese-less nachos and over-heated pies be force-fed to 20 What's On — Semper's exclusive guide to having the perpetrators before the place gets closed due to lack of customers. fun while preparing to gross fail • Lecturers who believe they are the umpires in a competition to gain different levels of status rather than knowledge. May they be happy in theii 23 Semper is pleased to publish the winning entries knowledge that what they know is very hard to know and only discussed with those who know. in this year's Warana short story competition — • People who actually read Semper Editorials. I suppose you're expecting Growing Pains by MARGARET VERGE something intelligible?! Triptych In Sand by HELEN HORTON • Advertisers who buy so much ad space that we're forced to print a 40- page edition. The Baits In Queensland by BETTY BIRSKYS KEVIN VELLNAGEL A Day Down the Coast by P. McMANUS 27 Communicate or Die - STEPHEN MACKERRAS interviews Noni Hazelhurst APOLOGY "Semper hereby unreservedly retracts the statement referring to Paul 29 Hunters and Collectors talk to SIMON Lucas which appeared on page 5 ot Semper dated 8th October, 1985 HOUGHTON and sincerely apologises lo Paul Lucas for any embarassment such publication may have caused him." 32 Brisbane band On Edge tell CATHY BOMAN about their aims and aspirations 33 Book Reviews APOLOGY AND RETRACTION 'Warw/c/c Newspaper Pty. Ltd. wisties to point out that it is merely the 34 Film Reviews by Peter Davies and friends printer of the publication 'Semper'. It takes no part in the writing or composition of the paper The company hereby irrevocably retracts the 36 Record Reviews by Peter Davies and friends statement referring to Paul Lucas which appeared on page 5 of the edition of 'Semper' dated the 8th October 1985 and sincerely apolo­ 38 More Reviews gises to Paul Lucas for any embarrassment such publication may have caused him." 39 Dirt — Especially grubby this time, seeing this is PAUL McMAHON our last edition Financial Managor (Warwick Newspaper Pty. Ltil] 40 Semper (and Courier Mail) cartoonist John Shakespeare has recently published a book ofhis work. DAMIEN LEDWICH reviews it. THE ANNUAL MEETING OFTHE UNION The Annual Meeting of the Union shall be held on Thursday, 5lh December at 6.15 p.m. in the E.G. Whitlam Room. The order of business shall be as follows: a. to consider Ssmpar Is a non-profit political and cultural magazine based at tho Uni of Qld. i. the Audited Balance Sheet and the Auditor's Report EDITORS: Gavin Sawford, Lenore Taylor, Kevin Vellnaoel ii. the half-yearly Financial Statements COVER: Kevin Vellnaflel, Damien Ledwich iii. the list of policy resolutions of the current Council LAYOUT: Matt Mawson b. to consider and adopt the Annual Report of the Union TYPESEniN6: Louise Larder (371 1611) c. to table the declaration by the Electoral Officer ol the result of the PRiNTERS: Warwick Daily News, Warwick Annual General Elections ADVERTISING: Tony Anderton (371 2568) d. to appoint the Union Auditors PUBLISHER: Brad Bauman, UQU President e. toappoint the Union Solicitors Contributions are welcomed, but no responsibility Is accepted for unsoticlted meterlal. Samper. Novembers, 1 sas The Australian Film Industry Revelations of a successful producer

In 1971 one of the first uniquely Au­ Later he returns to "Wake In Fright", stralian films was quietly reieaseti in­ which was directed by a Canadian, Ted to Australian cinemas, and after six Kotcheff. "There's a lot of similarities be­ weeks withdrawn from distribution. tween Australia and Canada, the only dif­ One of the many Australians involved ference being that here it's hot and there in its production was Tony Buckley, it's cold. But I think Ted, being Canadian, got an eye on Australia in "Wake In who edited the film. Fright". Now, almost fifteen years lateranother "1 don't think that having a foreign di­ uniquely Australian film is about to be re­ rector either harmed or detracted, but ra­ leased into Australian cinemas. This time ther contributed. Much in the same way around the concept of a totally Australian that John Schlesingor (a British director) film is not nearly so alien as itwas in 1971, contributed to 'Midnight Cowboy' and and it is being launched with a considera­ saw a view of New York that no one had ble fanfare. And this time around Tony seen before." In many ways "Wake In Buckley has produced the film, being res­ Fright" was premature. It presented a harsh, ponsible for gathering together its $3.4 uncompromising viewof a contemporary million budget. The 1971 film that Buck­ Australia, while at the same time defla­ ley worked on was "Wake In Fright"; his ting, formostAustraliansquiterudely, the 1985 project, "Bliss". In many ways Buck­ great myth of the outback and it.s inhabi­ ley's time in the Australian film industry tants. reflects much of its troubled history, cur­ What Australians wanted from their fled­ rent dilemmas and future problems. gling industry was a "Picnic At Hanging The thriving and once highly praised Rock"; something obviously Australian, Australian film industry is currently at a but uncontroversial and safely locked in turning point, having reached something the past. Anything contemporary had to of a creative hiatus, and the direction it be comic and larger than life, exaggera­ takes now will effect Ihe nature of its out­ ting the Australian myth rather than exa­ put well into the next decade. mining it in a critical fashion. Hence the "Alvin Purple" and "Barry Mackenzie" se­ In the flowering of its first "Renaissance" ries, both of which are still among the top in the middle to late seventies the emer­ grossing Australian films, ging Australian film industry was compa­ The fate of "Wake In Fright" is sad but red to the German film industry of the somehow fitting for so misunderstood same period. There, a new generation of and abused a film. German directors, among them Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner "It played eight or nine weeks, and in Fassbinderand Vol kerScholonndorf, con­ actual fact its audience was building just fronted the social and political traumas of before they took it off. Word of mouth a post-war Germany in a series of brilliant had finally got out, Itwas losing money; and penetrating films. its audience was one hundred in the first While this comparison may have been week and six hundred by the sixth week. valid for the Australian film industry then, It was going up in percentages all the it is hardly applicable now. Perhaps a more time. shed to train up and coming talent in temptingtogain backing, howastold that fitting comparison could be drawn with "They took it off because they had a various aspects of film production. the large American studios would be more the current British film industry's plight. Rod Taylor Film. I think it was called The The Australian film industry now had than happy to back him, and distribute The British industry is currently torn be­ Man Who Loved Women'. It was a pre­ the talent and the facilities but lacked the film in America (a considerable bonus) tween losing its directors to overseas pro­ set date and the film definitely had to go one vital ingredient - money if he cast Faye Dunaway in the title role. jects, where the "real" money is, or play­ in on that date. It died within ten days. Buckley very politely bul wisely refused, ing host, with its superiorand very profes­ Just when "Wake In Fright" was building A new and untried venture such as the and Helen Morse made "Caddie" one of sional production facilities, to expensive up. film industry simply didn't attract inves­ the best as well as the most profitable overseas productions complete with ex­ "The strange thing was "Wake In Fright" tors, particularly when they could count Australian films ofthe late seventies. pensive overseascasts. Caught in the mid­ then ran for ten months in Paris on the on the fingers of one hand tho number of dle are the few independant producers, Boulevard Sainte Michelle," Australian films that had approached brea­ Underlying Buckley's argument is a such as David Putnam, Coldcrest films Following "Wake In Fright" a number king even, let alone making a profit. firm belief that the producer and the di­ and the Monty-Python backed Handmade of editor/producers like Buckley, amongst Quite simply, they weren't prepared to rector are the people who should decide films, who manage to complete each year them Phillip Adams, began lobbying the risk the investment needed to create a what films are worth investing in, and he the few truly "British" films of which the Liberal government for the establishment viable industry. Itwas Catch-22, If no one is naturally somewhat resentful at the industry can boast. of a federal government body to suckle invested in (he industry, no films would influence that backers and particularly dis­ be made and consequently no profits ei­ tributors can have over a finished pro­ A number of leading Australian direc­ and support the fledgling industry. John ther. With no profits registered, no one duct, tors, notably the "big three" of Beresford, Gorton gave his enthusiastic support but was prepared to invest in films. Schepsi and Weir, have already left to un­ "Distributors should stick to distribut­ dertake overseas projects with varyingde- In 1975 a film was made which proved ing. They rarely understand what is good grees of critical and commercial success, that in spite of financial difficulties a via­ orbad, and havoa very narrowconceptof but so far Actors Equity have managed to ble industry did exist which could pro­ what will or won't sell." stop Australia becoming little more than duce quality Australian films. Unfortunately the distributors lend to a cheap studio for what are essentially The growth of the Australian film in­ have almost total control over a filrri's foreign films. The most recent Equity vic­ dustry owes as much to the dogged per­ chances of success, and tho situation is tory was against Hector Crawford, who sistence of producer Pat Lovell as it does not much changed from the days of "Wake tried to import an overseas actor for the to cinematic talents of director Peter In Fright", They also tend to work on the quinte.ssentially Australian role of the Weir. • creatively stifling and often financially dis­ asterous premise that what sold well be­ school-teacher heroine in a film of Gabriel "Picnic At Hanging Rock" could quite fore will sell well again. Lord's novel "Fortress". literally never have been made without Asan experienced producer Buckley is Pat Lovell, who generated enough pri­ "There was a bit in the paper the other understandablyambivalent about the re­ vate enterprise interest in the film to fund day by Bob Ellis saying 'why don't they lationship between foreign talent and the two thirds of its $433,000 budget after look at the track record of whal works?' I Australian Film Industry. While supporting the AFDC refused to fund it entirely on don't necessarily agree. You can't take a Equity's general policy, he understands the grounds of its budget size (in America film that's worked and then say 'well that's the need for occasional overseas talent, it's virtually impossible to make a film for the formula' because there is no for­ citing Bruce Beresford's"BreakerMorant" under $3 million). mula." The subsequent commercial success In 1980 in an attempt to attract further with Edward Woodward, an English actor Tony Buckley in the film's title role, as a successful exam­ of "Picnic At Hanging Rock" opened the private investment to the film industry ple. was knifed as Prime Minister by William wayforprivate investment inconjunction the federal Liberal government announ­ "But" he adds, "a lot of imports that MacMahon before anything happened. with AFDC funding, but at the same time ced a tax concession scheme, which allo­ have been brought out here have been MacMahon proceeded to freeze plans created the added problem of setting ar­ wed claims of tax returns of up tol 50 per­ second rate American people, They're forthe organisation, until Adams' brought tistic quality against financial return. In­ cent on money invested in films. vestors wanted to be sure that they would not the top people anyway and they have public pressure to bear through the me­ The industry went mad. get a return for their money, and produ­ done nothingforthefilm's success. I saw dia, which finally resulted in the forma­ Where once investment had been cha­ cers still had to struggle to convince them the American version of 'The Man From tion of the Australian Film Development racterised by caution and hesitancy in­ of a particular film's viability, Snowy River* and there were three sequen­ Corporation. Even so, it wasn't until the vestors grappled for a piece of the action ces of Kirk Douglas not actually in the election of a Labor government in 1972 In 1976 Buckley experienced this pro­ film". that a National film school was establi­ blem when he produced "Caddie". At- Continued University Staff Development The Academic Board of the Univer­ likely sources. The Daily Sun ofthe 22nd sity of Queensland has finally resolved August, 1984 carried an editorial which for staff development at this univer­ read: sity. At the October meeting of the University students have a right to be Board, if was decided that each year militant overclaims that some lecturers are notpulling their weight in the edu­ approximately 10% of a department's cation system... academic staff shall undergo a pro­ cess of evaluation and review. This The extent of the student's support was means that over a ten year period, all indicated in a survey conducted in 1984. staff in a department will undergo a The survey of one thousand students from review. every faculty in the University showed that 80.7% of students had encountered This important decision is a vindica­ at least one lecturer they considered to tion of a long campaign that the Union be seriously deficient in teaching tech­ has conducted to achieve compulsory niques. 66,4% indicated they believed LyMtts Corraa and Barry Otto ia "Bltoa" staff development. The decision means they had been hindered in the prepara­ that the Board has recognised that tea­ Buckley is quick to point out, having just tion ofthe degree orchosen career by in­ ching at the University as a professional AUST. FILM-continued made over $22,000 in one weekend in adequate teaching at this University. career in which formative processes of Sydney alone. development should occur. This campaign allowed the Union to thrusting money into every and any pro­ Despite the recent comparative ratings However, the decision wasbyanarrow sharpen the focus ofthe campaign on its ject they could find. While this produced failure of historical television series, not- margin and one that follows after three long runningsupportforincreased atten­ films ofthe qualityof "Phar Lap"and "The ablyChannelSeven's"AThousand Skies", tion on the quality of academic perfor­ Buckley does not believe that historical years of vigorous debate on this impor­ Man From Snowy River", it also spawned tant matter. mance. The campaign also provided sub­ literally hundreds of quickies manyofwhich subject matter will go out of vogue. stance to the argumentspresented bythe thankfully never saw the light of day, but "It's not necessarily so. It all depends The History Union through its committee representa­ all designed to take advantage of the go­ on the script." And Buckley sees scripts as In 1981 and 1982, the Australian Vice- tives. vernment's more than generous incen­ . one of the weaknesses of the current in­ Chancellor's Committee and the Teague tives. dustry, and responsible for the marked Report gave notice to universities that In Committee With the tightening of the investment decline in quality of a number of entries proceduresforstaffreviews should be in­ scheme the industry appears to have rea­ in this year's Australian Film Industry troduced. In 1985, the recommendations went Awards, at which "Bliss" won Best Pic­ back from the Academic Board to com­ ched some sort of happy compromise. In March 1983, The University of ture. mittee for the final report. It has been Certainly the fact that Buckley could raise Queensland responded to those enqui­ the budget for a project such as "Bliss" "Writing is a skill on its own, and there clear that the reluctance of members of ries by establishing an Ad Hoc Commit­ the staff to address this matter has made bodeswell forthe futu re, butitremainsto are not many David Williamson's in the tee of the Academic Board to examine be seen whether the industry will appre­ world." for a protracted debate.The Staff Associ­ this issue. The Draft Report of the Com­ ation has been vigorous in its support for ciate the full impact of the film. Nearly all of Buckley's most successful mittee (which included the President of principles that would identify and deal work has been based on screen adaptions the UniversityofQueensland Union) was "Bliss" has the potential to be another with those staff members who have been of books, but he doesn't see this as being circulated in early 1984. The report in­ "Picnic At Hanging Rock". At a time when identified as "bad apples". This approach the industry appears to have lost its the­ necessarily indicative of the industry's fu­ cluded fifteen recommendations forthe ture. University. Itwas recommended thatstu- has seen the debate tied toan understan­ matic direction, desperately searching Au­ ding of staff development as a punitive "Perhaps the reason why scripts based dent evaluation be included as part ofthe stralian history books forsuitably epic sto- rather than formative procedure. The final ries in the vein of "Callipoli" and "Breaker on books work is because the book itself assessment procedures for promotion. However, there was no compulsory staff report and its recommendations to the Morant" while ignoring contemporary sub­ is a bloody good story. It's all about story­ development courses for new stafi and Academic Board werecouched in this ter­ jects or treating them as too financially telling. no compulsory assessment of individual minology However, the Board was also risky, "Bliss" provides an exciting alterna­ 'The better the story the more chance staff. . presented with a minority position which tive. And more importantly, at a time when you have of success." encouraged broad participation in a staff the industyrsbracingitself fora majorloss OAVIN SAWFORD development scheme for all members. TheCampalsn with the much vaunted "Burke and Wills", The Union representative was a signatory "Bliss" is doing extremely well, as Tony The Union believed thatthe Academic to that minority position. Board Committee Report was unaccep- tableand on behalf of thestudents moun­ It was this split in the position of the ted a campaign to demand a) compulsory COMPUTER WINNER members of the Committee that was de­ staff development for new staff, b) aca­ bated at Academic Board and resolved in As a follow up to the last edition's in­ demic grievance procedures, c) periodic favour ofthe minority position. Obviou­ credibly taxing Uni-Credit competition, reviews of academic performance of all sly, this has become a majority position Semper is pleased to announce the fol­ staff and d) compulsory staff develop­ for the Board. lowing winners. Hopefully they have ment programmesfor academics with iden­ considerably more deductive skills than tified weaknesses. Conclusion were required to answer Ihe alledged In 1981, the Vice-Chancellors Work­ "competition", otherwise one can't help Thecampaign was foughton two fronts. ing Party on Staff Development opened thinking that giving them their prizes The first saw the preparation of a detailed its report with a quotation from Shake­ will be a waste of time, not to mention submission in response to the Draft Re­ speare: computers. port, The Minority Report set out the ar­ If it be not now, yet it will come; the gument and recommendations of the readiness is all. The winner of the SEGA computer plus Union. four cassettes is smiling Sean Silvey of It has seemed as if that readiness would Paddington (pictured). The hvo runners- As well, the'Teach Academics to Teach" never come. For the Union the decision up each with a prize of a Uni-Credit sa­ campaignwasinitiated. This long and pu­ of the Academic Board is the vindication vings account to the value of $50 were blic campaign demonstrated the support of a long campaign. It is also a welcome Michelle Currin of Moorooka and Marcia the Union had for this project. While the recognition ofthe importance of students Parada of Oxiey. For all those who didn't majority of support came from the students and teaching in a university. win, stay tuned. Uni-Credit has promised on campus, it did emerge from some un­ LAURELLE WOOLLETT us an equally taxing competition early next year... w^i^mtm^twjm n^i^m^^^^'^

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^ Won't Get Fooled Again The Trials and Tribulations of Tripio Zed

There'll be figliting In the atrcets November 18, 1978 which contained With onr children at oar feet the word "fuck". And the morel* Aut they worehippcd will |>e gone. / And Complaints were also received about the men who sparred ne on / Sit certain songs, such as "Why Dontcha All In jndgeracnt of oar wrong /May Get Fucked" from the Skyhooks album, the scythe and the shotguns Guilty Until Proven Insane, and the Change the song... Marianne Faithful version of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero", These lyrics were the first to go to Th(? complaints ronlinuod and wore air on 4ZZ-FM when it started perhaps strongest over the progr.im "Tlie broadcasting on December 8, Penis Show" which, according to Hadyn 1975. The Who's "Won't Get Thompson, 'was a sober attempt to Fooled Again" vvas symbolic in provoke thought about how people many ways and expressed a relate to their bodies.,." Triple Zed tried to cover itself by fighting spirit. warning listeners in advance of offensive This fighting spirit had already been words, but this did not stop the Broad­ needed to overcome obstacles in getting casting Tribunal from cracking down on the station to air. Gumption has been them and eventually, when their licence evident and necessary throughout the renewal came up in January 1982, it was station's decade of existence. But, even extended for two years rather than today, the struggle has produced little three. stability and there is a feeling that the station is as vulnerable as the Whitlam There's nothing in the street government, whose downfall is also Looks different to me / And the about to mark its tenth anniversary. slogans are a phrase by and by The first move to set up a public The parting of the left / Is now broadcasting station on campus was in a parting of the right / And the March 1973, when the University of beards have all grown longer Queensland Union established a Media overnight... Committee to look into the possibility. When 4ZZZ's Uvo-year licence ran out it The recent election of the Whitlam received a full three-year licence, which is government had raised hopes that some like yesterday / Then 1 get on my due to expire in January next year. sort of experimental radio licence could knees and pray / Wc don't get "But, it is alleged, 'cock-rock' has taken Today the station's major worry is be obtained. fooled again... over at the expense of feminists (some finance. An example of the shoestring An independent mediaoutlet was said In their first year of operation, much of have indeed been persecuted and forced budget was dramatically demonstrated to be on the minds of many students after the organisational framework that is still to leave) and 'In-Depth' (a current affairs in December 1983 when ten of the theSpringboktourof 1971.The presence present was set up. The station was run on program) supporters. twelve full-time staff were sacked simply ofthe South African team caused a public a collective basis whereby any interested "It is inevitable that in setting up a because the station could not afford to outcry and protests. The Premier, Joh people could gather at weekly meetings radio station, especiallyan'alternative'or pay them. Bjelke-Petersen, reacted to this situation and decide what the station would do. A 'left' one, there will be factional Another area in which 4ZZZ is very by proclaiming a State of Emergency. full-time core of paid staff would then conflicts and personal clashes. One can aggressively involved is staging gigs at Meanwhile, the local media was blatantly organise the station, helped by volunt­ only hope that ultimately everyone will numerous venues throughout Brisbane. biased in its coverage of demonstrations eers. put differences behind them in the face The future of 4ZZZ is not something and of Petersen's actions. The station was to be financed by of the real threat in this State. Fortoo long that can be easily predicted. It might The Student Union, and notably the listener subscriptions and grants from the left has burnt up energy back- continue as it has ip the past, but while it chairperson of the Media Committee, various bodies, such as the University of stabbing and bickering amongst its ranks, has walked the fine line for ten years, this jim Beatson, were serious about getting a Queensland Union, with Radiothons etc etc etc. does not guarantee any future stability. station on the air. making up thedifference.The tradition of "...We would like to see a broadening One-time Station Co-ordinator, Anne In Orientation Week, 1975, 4ZZ-FM Joint Efforts began in February 1976. of programs, even if it means a narrowing Jones (1982-83), gave some comments broadcast for the first time for six hours a Things started on a very optimistic of listenership." on what is causing problems and offered day during the week. To do this, they had note. The first edition of Radio Times Despite some internal squabbling, the some advice. obtained a special licence that had only (their subscribers' magazine) stated that real problem that confronted Triple Zed She thinks that the collective meetings been issued once before in Australia. the station would be transmitting from at this time was the quest to upgrade on Tuesday nights have been a tre­ Double Zed then applied for a full Mt Coot-tha within three months at 10 4ZZZ to a full-power broadcaster, so that mendous success. However, they could licence and plans were made to build Kw, which was a ten-fold increase in they could cover all of the Brisbane still be tidied up. Any minutes that are studios in the Union Complex and then broadcast power. area. taken are usually unreadable and, as a to set up a transmission tower on Mt However, the only major increase The initial problems, like getting up a full-time employee, she found it frust­ Coot-tha. However, these plans took a Double Zed was to receive was an extra suitable tower on Mt Coot-tha, together rating to be told bythe meeting todo one little longer to implement than expected. 'Z' on February 1,1976, as a result of the with a cable link to the St Lucia studios, thing only to be censored for doing it the After much futile lobbying of the Broadcasting Control Board's decision to were soon overtaken bythe bureaucratic next week. Federal bureaucracy, a breakthrough give all FM stations a three-letter call delays in getting a full-power licence. Although Anne doesn't like financial came when both the Media Minister and sign. First there had been the Green Inquiry sponsorship, as it can compromise a the Media Department head were re­ An interesting incident happened in into public broadcasting. It had taken up media outlet, she feels that it"mighthave placed by Cough Whitlam. A few weeks March 1976. 4ZZZ issued a writ against a large part of a year and 4ZZZ's licence to be the go". later, the new Department Head asked Rona Joyner, claiming damages for case had been postponed. One of the things 4777 was created for how soon Double Zed could begin defamation. At the time, Rona Joyner was The Green Report made the rec­ was to balance out the bias of the broadcasting, and tentative plans were spokesperson for the Society to Outlaw ommendation that Public Broadcasters mainstream media, and this is something made to go to air on December 1. Pornography and the Committee Against should be given permanent long-term 4ZZZ has done very well. There are many A second experimental broadcast was Regressive Education, She had lobbied licences under the Broadcasting and issues that the station has broken stories made at the end of August and finally, at long and hard along with organisations Television Act. But, despite heated crit­ on days, and sometimes months, before the start of September, with a core of such as The Community Standards icism from commercial and public anyone else.-A recent example was the three paid staff (Jim Beatson, Ross Association to get the Federal Liberal broadcasting lobbies, the Government problems with the prison system in Danneckerand John Stanwell) and many Government to take Triple Zed's licence seemed in no hurry to do anything. Queensland. volunteers, the construction of Double away. Nothing came of the writ. Triple Zed won the Golden Reel Award Zed commenced, transmitter, studios By 1977, the McNair Anderson ratings I wave myself and my family aside in 1984 for its coverage of the Boggo and all. showed that 4ZZZ had a regular listen- If we happen to be left half-alive Road Prison riots. The station was ready for operation in ership of 28,000 which, despite being I get all my favour* and smile at However, Anne Jones said that re­ eight weeks but, three weeks before the only 2.2% of the possible audience, was the sky / 'Cause 1 know that the cently 4ZZZ's news approach had station's opening date, a disaster very good considering the limitations of hypnotist never lies... changed and seemed a lot less broad- occured. The Whitlam Government was the low power transmitter at St Lucia and Finally, on August 28, the Broadcasting minded. sacked and, as Jim Beatson wrote, "with the absence of standard radio station self- Control Board decided to issue Bris­ our licence still not issued, terror swept promotion. bane's first frequency modulation As Triple Zed celebrates its tenth the ranks". The opening date vvas post­ However, inside the station there were community broadcasting licence to anniversary, its past shows some mag­ poned until Decembers and, luckily the disagreements about how things should 4ZZZ, commencing on August 30, one nificent achievements as a pioneer of new Postmaster-General, Peter Nixon, be run, as illustrated in an editorial in the day before the old experimental licence Australian Public Broadcasting and, did not stop the licence, and 4ZZ went to April 15 edition of 'Gamut' (previously was due to expire. Broadcasting then despitefinancial problems, luckhas been air, Semper Floreat): "There are some began from Mt Coot-tha, on their side. As problems seldom dis­ students who believe that 4ZZZ as it Once 4ZZZ had its licence, it then had appear, they are probably going to need I tip my bat at the new exists today represents a broken promise; to keep it, and the biggest threat wasn't it. constitatloa / Take a bow (or the it was initially funded by the Uni of Qld the lack of money or equipmentr but Meet the new boss new rcvolation / Smile and grin Union as an education and political OBSCENITY! Same as the old boss. at the change all around station and some sawit as the voice ofthe A complaint occured over an Pick up my guitar and play / Jnst Left. interview with the Angels on Saturday, KEVIN VELLNAOEL In 1985, we employed 250 male 250 in 1986. To find out more, please and female graduates from a variety Which will make us one of the phone the Recruitment Manager ol disciplines for careers in finance, largest graduate employers in the on (07) 358 8888. marketing, customer engineering, country. Even if you wouldn't recognise administration and information And, as a recent Financial a megabyte Irom a floppy disc, systems. Review survey of top business ==^=^ We're so impressed with them, executives showed, one of the most E ^E E^rz we want to employ at least another admiied corporations. IIIM \u

Aquick glimpse atThe Courier-Mail's mous: there are indications this has already front page story headed "We are the occurred. All donations to the Bjelke- official Expo newspapers" (Friday, Petersen Foundation are always confi­ September 27) aroused little more dential. than the usual degree of contempt • Management of Expo 88 is a bureau­ for the backslapping promotional raz­ cratic fat cat's paradise, with huge salaries zamatazz crap our Queensland poli­ for those in the good books of the Na­ tional Party, However, it is known that ticians and media habitually indulges there is dissent in the upper echelons of in... the National Party between the Premier and a senior cabinet minister over who "Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, pu­ should have the top appointments for blisher of The Courier-Mail, The Sunday Expo, Mail and the Telegraph, has been appoin­ ted the official newspaper company for • The Federal Government is critical of the 1988 Expo in Brisbane." Expo being promoted as a Queensland Big deal. However, a further look re­ rather than an Australian affair, and is vealed a comment Ihat was blatantly un­ threatening to withhold millions of dol­ believably outrageous: The Premier, Sir lars of needed support unless the Queens­ joh Bjelke-Petersen, said the Queensland land Government changes tactics. Newspaper group "would provide edito­ • Not enough countries have pledged rial and promotional support for World support at this stage for Expo to work, and Expo 88 before and during the event". with less than three years to go, prepara­ Editorial and promotional support! tion has onlyjust reached the everything- Whatever happened to even the pre­ razed-to-rubble stage. tense of objective reporting? If Expo 88 was a clear-cut case of being a worthy So, Queensland Newspaper's commit­ cause in tho best interests of everyone — ment to "editorial support" can only be such as A.I.D.S. research or overthrowing considered with the greatest cynicism. the Bjeike regime — there'd be no prob­ Two dangers of the Expo/Queensland lem. But Expo 88 has been and will con­ Newspapers marriage come to mind im­ tinue to bo a highly controversial issue. mediately: the first is the likelihood of For example: overt management pressure on Queens­ • Previous Expo's have flopped dis­ land Newspaper journalists to suppress mally: an Expo in New Odeans last year or at least "go easy" on controversial sto­ lost more than S200 million.,, bya strange ries concerning Expo and for manage­ coincidence, Brisbane's Expo will cost ment to "kill" unfavourable stories. News­ more than $200 million .. . paper sources within Queensland News­ • Many Brisbane people do not want it papers say this has already happened. — especially in the West End area, where The second is the granting of coverage it threatens to destroy the environment and information dissemination rights to Government classified advertising con­ Queensland Government stories are be­ and lifestyles of its largely ethnic inhabi­ Queensland Newspapers, to the exclu­ tract, this Expo deal might also be seen as ing regulady and rigorously censored to tants. They were never consulted, sion of commercial competitors and in­ an ingratiating move by Queensland avoid jeopardising the contract. • The potential for shoddy/underhand dependent organisations — in return for newspapers to win back tho Govern ment's Sempcrcontacted the Australian jour­ business deals in the usual Queensland favourable coverage, of course. business. Meanwhile, according to jour­ nalists Association, Queensland Branch Governmentgreasypalm tradition is enor- Since losing the lucrative Queensland nalist sources at the Daily Sun, all anti- President, Mr Wayne Watson, (a Daily Sun employee) to find out the Union's stance on Queensland Newspaper's Expo deal, and particularly Job's "editorial sup- porf'commcnt.Whenfirstcontacted, he 55 snid the matter had not been discussed. Later, after speaking to the Secretary, Mr PEP: School Funds "Redirected Norm Harriden, he said: "We are gravely concerned about any suggestion of edi­ torial misuse by any newspaper, but we plain why a lot of the 1984 PEP budget voice on the phone is saying very diffe­ Dave Underwood, the Opposition don't believe that will happen. We will went toward the purchase of equipment rent things from Dave Underwood, "No, spokesperson for Education was on keep a very close watch to ensure it and the further development of the ap­ That's certainly not true. All our funds are the other end of the line. "Yeah", he doesn't." plied subjects which had already been already earmarked for target schools. You said, "I've heard that maybe there is established under the banner of Transi­ realise that next year our funds are being He said the "editorial support" com­ something going on. It wouldn't sur­ tion Education. This is not to say that these halved by tho Federal government. No. ment did not unduly worry him, as joh prise me. Its always been a problem programs are lacking in integrity, they are There's no question of any of that." had no control over editorial content of the newspapers. He said it would be a dif­ with them when they get Federal mo­ simply not PEP. They also weren't marke­ David Hamill,MLA for Ipswich believes ferent matter if the comment had come ney". ted as being a Federal government initia­ there are other questions involved. Why from someone in management at Queens­ In this case the problem lies with the tive. It was, as usual a case of telling peo­ is less than twenty-five percent of PEP land Newspapers. Queensland government's administration ple that the National Party cared. These funding going to schools in the Brisbane of PEP; the Commonwealth funded Parti­ subjects have no board recognition and area. And why did Bremer High, a large Queensland University's journalism cipation and Equity Programme. discriminate againststudents who optfor school in his electorate miss out on fund­ Department Head, Mr Bruce Grundy, said PEP was established in 1983 as part of them as they don't count toward a school ing, while the adjacent and smaller Boo- he saw cause for concern. "I can under­ the Laborgovernmenfs ambitious scheme certificate. nah High received it. He has been assured stand their willingness to support what for bringing a measure of democracy and Money hascontinued to flowfrom PEP thatthefactthatBoonahisacrossthebor- they see as a good cause — such as Cam­ equality into secondary schooling. Fede­ to Transition Education during 1985 in der in aconservative electorate had noth­ paign 550 or the Childrens' Hospitals Ap­ ral funds were to besupplied to the target theformoffundingforsixpositionsinthe ing to do with the decision. peal — however, one would hope that schools by the States, and these schools Secondary Operations Unit, which ad­ The decision makingprocess which the their editorial judgement will not be blin­ were to use the money to develop alter­ ministers Transition. These positions are" Department has set up is another reason kered bytheircommitmentto Expo88 in native curricula to suit the needs of the provided to advise schoolsand communi­ why PEP is less than effective in Queens­ view of what has happened with the Bi­ students. ties on the PEP process, though the du­ land. Any request for money has to pass centennial Authority in recent times." The schemes guidelines place a strong ties also seem to include the selling of through five levels of approval and recom­ Mr Grundy said Expo could not be put emphasis on community research and in­ Education 2000. mendation before it is finally given the go in the same "worthy causes" category as volvement; calling for an interaction be­ The reasons forthe diversion of money ahead. It is a system which one source Campaign 550 or the Hospitals Appeal, tween parents, students, and teachers in from PEP and the sale of the emasculated claims makes a mockery of the Federal but he understood that Queensland the target schools. This process should programme as a Queensland government guidelines with the result that grass-roots Newspapers "wouldn't want to be seen lead to a unique curriculum which makes initiative are fairly clear. In a 1984 report involvement is minimal.There is certainty to not be in support of it." use of local resources, and takes into ac­ prepared by the Assistant Directorof Edu­ no overall plan for the continuation of That support for Expo includes using count the structure of the local commu­ cation (Schools), Ian Mathiesen, he ar­ PEP. gues that schools should be more finan­ the official Expo logo on all newspapers, nity. This person goes on to say that from cially independent, and that P & C Asso­ resulting in the logo being printed al- In Queensland, though, the best laid the way in which the money is being used ciations should take up in areas where the mosttwo and a quartermillion times every plans (and money) of Federal govern­ it is clear that the intention is merely to Education Department leaves off. The re­ week. Every time you pick up the Courier ments are apt to go astray. bolsterthe present system, ratherthan to sult has been stagnation and an increas­ Mail, the Sunday Mail or the Telegraph According to two very senior and reli­ improve on it. With control coming from ing deterioration of school morale. PEP that ugly little logo will be staring you in able sources in the Education Depart­ the top, rather than programmes being subsidies provide a useful life jacket for the face — fairly powerful conditioning ment, not only is PEP being ineptly admini­ generated and implemented by thecom- an Education policy that is slowly sinking. tactics to accept as unalterable that Expo stered by the Queensland Department, munity. In short it would be fairto say that It's not a case of misappropriation, merely will go ahead. but a part of the PEP funds "has been PEP in Queensland has little to do with of redirection. That should more than compensate syphoned off for all sorts of funny pur­ Participation, not a hell of a lot to do with for the occasional reporting of any pro­ Bernadette Roberts, who is currently Equity, and as much relation to an 'on­ poses". blems associated with Expo ... if those Director of PEP in Queensland denies going' Queensland government as pos­ PEP was initially set up in Queensland reports find their way into print. by personnel from the State's own Tran­ that funds are being used in any way not sible. MOOMINTROLLMEDIA sition Education scheme, which might ex­ intended bythe Federal guidelines. Her A.K. PRIOR SERVICE iIM»i»»M»MMM<»»M»»»»<»<»»»»*»»»»»»»»»»»»M»»»M<»»>»t»»»»t»»»»»»

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During the hectic, caffeine sodden grandparents live, so if they are friends of days before this final Semper went to yours, please inform them that they can the printers, someone walked into collect their survey forms at the Semper our office and told us the very things office.) we had wanted to know all year, It was slightly disturbing that regular readership decreased with years spent at We often had cause to doubt if anyone university. Eighty nine percent of the first actuallyread the products of our labours, years questioned were regular readers (re­ and for every person who heaped praise gular constitutes answers of always, usu­ upon our shoulders there was another ally or sometimes) and fourth year stu­ telling us that we were worse than ratshit. dents made up most of the respondents Because we had no idea what the majo­ who read Semper rarely or never. rity of students thought, we were catering Respondents were also asked about to an audience that was largely a product the length of time spent reading Semper. of our own imaginations and preconcep­ These are the results: tions. Now that our editorship is almost over, all that has changed ... Minutes spent Number of Percentage The change came in the form of a sur­ reading Semper readers vey done by journalism students, Lyn Ir­ 0 2 1.25% win and Bronwyn Thompson. They ques­ 5 17 10.67^ tioned 160 students from every faculty 10 26 16.2% and area on campus about their views on 15 22 13.75% Semper. And the news wasn't all bad! 20 8 5.0% 30 36 22.22% Thirty one percent of people said they 45 6 3.8% always read Semper and another31 % said 60 25 15.8% they usually read it. Twenty two percent 90-120 16 10.0% sometimes read it, 15% rarely read it and 180 2 1.25% two people said they hadn't read Semper all year. (Wehavewaysoffindingoutwho those two people are and where their As we said before, we have ways of encouraging the two respondents who read Semper forO minutes to change their minds. All we can say about the two rea­ ders who spend IV2 hours reading Sem­ per is that we are staggered. They must be either very good friends of ours or very NURSES PHOTO slow readers, Vacation Employment Respondents listed a range of sugges­ ted Semper items in the following order of importance: campus issues, cartoons, The Nursing Employment TYPESEHING feature stories, letters to the editor, re­ Service has positions views, sports, national politics, state po­ The University of Qld Union now litics, international politics, and women's for Registered Nurses rights. This isn't exactly the order of prio­ and experienced Nurse offers a quality photo-typesetting rity we gave to articles this year, but wo Aides seeking employment service at competitive rates. cerlainly covered all the items that res­ over the Christmas period. pondents most preferred. A range of typefaces are available in We always know the job wasn't going NO FEES CHARGED to make us our fortunes, and tUi^ survey 72 sizes, from 5V2 point (.hi..,„) to puts an end to any delusions about fame. 72 point (one inch high). Seventy-six percent of respondents (ould Phone Barbara Fawcett not name even one editor. 67 Ipswich Rd., So we aren't famous, and we may not Wooloongabba CES have given people exactly was Ihey wan­ 391 5533 • office hours For details* phone Louise ted, but at least most students read Sem­ per, When it's late and you're tired and on 371 1611,ext253. you're nearly finished the last edition for tho year, that doesn't seem too bad. LENORETAYLOR

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SF Convention

Time: 5lh October, 1985 Saturday ven" was a popular British television series morning. which ended with the demise of most of Place: Crest International Hotel Lobby. its characters in the last episode. (Don't ever ask who the seven are.) It has since attracted a cult following both in England "My Cod, Ethel! Look out!!" and in Australia. "Eeeeeee! Call the police! Call joh!" This was evidenced in the "New Hori­ Meanwhile, the innocent Daiek quie­ zons" hour (a Blake's Seven Fan Club) in tly rumbled past, stopping at the recep­ which members of the club formed a pa­ tionist's desk. nel todebateoveresotericquestions about "Exterminate?" it gently inquired. the relationships between the Liberator's "The science fiction convention, sir? crew, what colour underwear they wore It's on the second floor. Just follow the and what brand of toothpaste jauant uses group of lizards over there. 1 do believe to keep his teeth so gleaming white. the/re heading forthe convention as well. Since S.F. fans in Brisbane are a some­ You're welcome, sir. Humm? What time what incestuous lot, one will find that do I get off work? Err..." fans of Blake's Seven are also members of Yes, folks! It was that weekend of the Dr Who fan clubs. Hitch-hikers ('Don't year again when patrons ofthe Crest Ho­ Panic') fan club as well as the ever popular tel began checking out in droves for no Star Trek clubs, "AUSTAR" and "QUEST: apparent reason. It was the weekend of Queensland StarTrekkors". "Conquest '85" - the convention for all (Note: Many fans consider "Sci Fi" as a sentient beings capableof facing life with­ somewhat derogatory term, bringing to out the crutch of reality. mind dreadful Z-grade monster movies.- Well, perhaps I exaggerated a little and hence regard any such label with deri­ about the hotel guests' reactions to the sion. S.F. however, is the favoured abbre­ various forms of fauna attending the Con­ viation of Science Fiction. It was for this vention. However, quite a few eyebrows reason that the Semper report on last year's were raised over the weekend as various convention raised the ire on some fans lan admired the nice, black little nothing genre. One had to have at least a passing peculiarly garbed members of the con­ due to certain reporter's constant usage which Ursa the Kryptonian was almost interestin S.F. however, to have anychance. • vention roamed the hotel's corridors in of the term "Sci Fi". In addition, several wearing. Nearby in the corner, a Jedi Knight (Quick, what colour is Spock's blood? What pursuitofa good time. Fortunately forthe inaccuracies were contained in the report. in traditional black uniform sat sipping hangs in the air the way bricks don't?) hotel's management and staff, (who should In fact, he didn't even getthe name of the pan galactic gargle-blasters with Indianna Less frivolous but just as entertaining have been used to it by now, since a simi- convention right. Jones. however, was a presentation given by Dr larconvention was held there in '82) most One should also never call a Star Trek Other more'colourful'costumes, how­ Martin Bridgstock on "Mental Aliens" in ofthe mayhem wasconfined to the second fan a Trekkie unless one wishes to meet ever, were proudly displayed atthe "Cos­ which he demonstrated the funny tricks floor. the nasty end of a phaser. I believe, they tume Parade" on Saturday night. An entire which one's mind can play on one's self. This year, the emphasis ofthe Conven­ prefer to be known as Trekkers). platoon of what seemed like a million For those who were more creatively in­ tion was mainly on the Dr Who television Other interests which were represen­ Alien Visitors (from the series "V") troo­ clined, there was the art show to admire series. The guest of honour was, in fact, ted atthe convention included role play­ ped on stage, resplendent in theirsunnies in which were displayed works on thefan- Janet Fielding, the actress who played ing games and the sinistersounding A.M.L and bright red uniforms and with rodent tasy genre, ranging from an intricate mo­ Tegan Jovanka', the Doctor's Australian (Andromedan Mercenary League) whose tails hanging out of their mouths. It ap­ del of the damaged Enterprise, to a pic­ stewardess companion, otherwise known members, which include "assassins, spies, peared that the alien draft boards recrui­ ture of Cerebus the Aardvark (a cult Cana­ as (in her own words), "mouth on legs". bodyguards, mercenaries, thieves, killers ted young, for some of the "V" munch- dian comic character) to a pencil sketch An interesting fact about Janet is that she • and psychopaths", "go where the money kins hardly came up to kneecap level. of "Howling Mad Murdock" from the A- really was born in Brisbane and in fact, is" because "it's fun, it's profitable and A 'fantasy' group entry on "Dungeons Team (?!!). The level of fan art varied, with graduated with a B.A. Honours Degree in there is a demand for their services". & Dragons" took out best costume ho­ some amateur works rubbing shoulders English and Drama from the University of "Not very nice people," I commented nours as judged by Janet Fielding, whilst a with other more professional pieces. Of Queensland. Her visit then, was a home­ to a ninja - swathed from head to toe in special comedy award was given to a ra­ special note were some beautiful sculp­ coming of sorts. traditional black, till he produced an ex­ ther puny, steroid-deficient Conan and tures of dragons, asubjectwhich seemed For those uninitiated in the wonders of tremely large sword and brandished it his Red Sonja. There weren't as many en­ to be favoured by many artists. science fiction fandom, I shall attempt to menacingly in my direction. I wisely re­ trants as last year but overall, the stan­ There was also a Writer's Workshop rectify the situation by describing what frained from further comment on the dard of the costumes was high and indi­ scheduled for members who had a serious occured at this year's convention. A.M.L. cated the degree of dedication which went and active interest in amateur writing. If For a start, one had to register for the 'Black' indeed seemed to be the 'in' into their making. none of the activities appealed however, Convention. In return for a fee, one re­ colour for costumes this year. Black uni­ For afficianados of Trivial Pursuit, there one could always seek refuge in the bar ceived a badge/name tag, a con-pack, formed guards chatted about effective was also the Media Mindbender Compe­ downstairs. Then again, there was always and of course, access to all activities of methods of'interrogation' with dreaded tition in which contestants attempted to the ever popular Dealer's Room. the Convention. (Most proceeds were dark lords (ever seen Darth Vader with a answerincreasingly obscure questions on ("What the hell's happening?" I cried donated for the Red Cross.) A word of beergut?) whilst across the room, Serva- general and specialised fields of the S.F. as I narrowly avoided being trampled bya warning to gatecrashers; the security this stampeding horde of "V" munchkins. year was heavy and very big. I mean, you "The Dealer's lioom is open!" a bounty wouldn't want any of these guys to sit on hunter cried in reply as he trundled glee­ you. When accosted by these large gentle­ fully by me.) men, one eitherproduced one's identify­ The Dealer's Room is usually the clo­ ing badge or faced the prospect of being sest thing to heaven if one happens to be forcibly fed to the nearest Bugblatter Beast a collector of S.F. merchandise (a.k.a. of Brissie. (Either that or watch endless "Junk"). Here, one can pick up bargains reruns of Buck Rogers. Definitely a fate on anything and everything from books, worse than death!) Then again, as a last magazines, comics, model kits, stickers, resort, one could be granted a reprieve by posters, photos, writing paper etc, etc, giving tho password, "Ask Glynnis" (In- etc ... Even toys such as .Star Trek action joke). figures wore available (Wow! Look you The programme at the Convention this can movetheirarmsand everylhingl. One's year included the usual video and film pockets usually tended to be a lot lighter offerings. From 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., one on leaving the Dealer's Room. could have im mersed oneself in episodes Tho best bargains however, are usually of "Dr Who", "The Avengers" and "Lost picked up at the Auction. For instance, in Space" or alternatively, there were the this year, a Star Wars one sheet poster, repeated screenings of "Starman", "2010" which could fetch over a hundred in the and "1984", states, went for only eleven dollars. A particular highlight this year was the This year's Auction was slightly more presentation of a 'Blake's Seven' slide show, entertaining since Janet Fielding had of­ which was set to the Alan Parsons' song, fered up for bidding two props which "Old and Wise", had the effect of reduc­ had been used in the filming of the Dr ing the audience to a blubbering mess who series. One item was an old piece of and needless to say, was repeated several rope and this wont for a staggering sum - times over. For those who have spent the last decade in a black hole, "Blake's Se­ Continued II CONQUEST 85 - cont.

overa hundred dollars, whilst the second favourite time lord. However, keeping in item, a belt which had been worn by Te­ mind the mentality of the BBC, that's the gan, went for a similar price. Janet then same people who thought it a good idea proceeded to display her skills as an auc­ to destroy forever several early episodes tioneer by raising the biddingon a couple of DrWho (because they had no room to of Dr Who annuals to an amazing S25 store it!!). One wonders... each. As a bit of fun, the pen with which In addition to herquestion and answer she autographed them was also auctio­ sessions, Janet alsocheerfullytookpart in ned off. a rather silly Blankety Blanks game show Janet of course, was one of the main on Saturday night in which the art of re­ reasons why many people attended the usable answers was taken to new heights. Convention. Perhaps not as well known We never did find out what Captain Kirk pfel >^g^ H WM here as in Britain (or America where Dr did with his"blank" when he... oh forget Who has recently taken off in a very big it! Forthose whowantedsomethingto re­ ^ way), she proved to be an articulate and member Miss Fielding by, (other than a entertaining guest. rather expensive piece of rope and lea­ In her question and answer sessions, ther belt) there were of course, the photo V^jr^'^ iiHr she talked about her involvement in the and autograph sessions. TV series offering some amusing anec­ Conquest '85 may not have been as dotes, such as the time she "popped out" big as last year's effort at the Sheraton of a particularly tight costume due to a where the timing of the visit of guest of ^^^^^Hk!3 > prank by Peter Davison (the 5th doctor). honour, George Jakei, coincided with the She also discussed her experiences with imm inent release of StarTreklll and hence '•'••. English fandom and expressed some re­ resulted in greater media coverage than lief that Australian fans have not yet rea­ usual. However, I'm sure thatfans attend­ ngb y ched the level of fanaticism in England, ing this year's Convention enjoyed them­ L JTI" el d citing a badly organised convention where selves regardless since this was probably ovcrten thousand English fans turned up. the only time in the year when they had To put this into perspective, I doubt that v9^* 5> the opporlunityto spend two whole days (2 there were more than two to three hun­ withothersoftheirilkdiscussing(ad nau- -^ dred people attending Conquest this year. seum) the attributes of their favourite ^^k mf --^i^lH^ ^.

In addition, Dr Who merchandising in shows. sJafc'- •i Jan England has reached such ridiculous If keeping on schedule is any indica­ KM' heights, or perhaps oneshouldsay depths, tion on howwell aconvention is run, then as to include to(7c( paper!! Conquest'85 was a resounding success. I

Janet also revealed such interesting tri­ mean, most programmes weren't more portrai t o f via as the minimum height requirement than umm ... half an hour late.

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Sampar, NovambarS, 1 885 The Australian Mystic Tradition or — Laughing in the Face of Fear

Hitherto has the history of Queens­ But all thisflagrani disobedience comes Needless to say the magistrate missed highest; that of man or that of nature. land been one of those hot chicken with or without looks of shame. When the point in conforming to the lotterot/i/s rolls. Long term considerations have tho boys in blue arrive and the giggles law. Had the case been heard in Egypt Man's law is based on natural law and been put off in favour of short range fade, how far are we really prepared to where Muslims' right to smoke hashish is must follow it, asserts Richards. titillation of the taste-buds. Light and go? Several intriguingcases in tho Queens- sacred, precisely because il is a religious lands courts this year suggest just how far fluffy pastries clog our arteries; signs right, theoutcome would doubt/ess have Tho judge 'ammed'and 'ahhod'a little, things can go. beckon us with newways to have them been different. obviously thrown, and then began the stuffed down our throats. Trevor of Aton appeared in the Brisbane Soon after, Cameron Richards took the usual voluminous summing-up in the face Magistrates' Court a few months ago on a UniversityofQueensland to the Supreme of everything. As if to say, we don't really But at least the games are over. No­ charge ofpossession of aprohibited plant; Court on charges which amounted to a know what our laws are based on or if its body is pretending to be a Creek hero or none other than the much lauded and similar situation. He wrote a complex pa- the nieaning of life, or what that is, but I philosopher king. Things don't seem to maligned Cannabis Sativa. "What's wrong pcrforthe Australian History Dopartmeni assure you thai scientists in secret under­ have to make sense any more as the vast with tho fruit of the sea of peace?" won­ and affixed an appendix explaining his ground laboratoriesare workingon it even new panorama emerges; the Australian dered Trevor. "The seeds and grasses of methodology and why his conclusions now, and are closer than ever before. Mystic Tradition. the earth are there for us to propagate were valid. His tutor failed him for irrele­ and enjoy". And the earth began to put vance because she didn't know what he Richards case was thrown out of court. )ust the other day I was down at the forth grass, vegetation bearing seed ac­ was on about (self-admitted). In his summing up, the judge failed to R.E. having my pot with a dash of sars and cording to its kind ... and God saw that it Richards charge was that the University mention the points Richards had raised. somebody said they voted for Joh be­ was good. Who can fault this lore? cause somebody had to. Somebody might was itself irrelevant. He had got to the The Temple of Aton, of which Trevor is Another friend was given two as well, since voting means so little up bottom of his subject but found nobody the 164th Highpriest, does not condemn months; two months in the slammer for here anyway. prepared or able to read his papers and his use of what he calls the fruit of the sea give him a fair assessment. cultivation of fifteen plants. A first offence It interested me what he said though. of peace. The Australian constitution also too. Everybody is laughing bul he belie­ Again Ihe question of jurisdiction arose. There are so many new laws in Queens­ guarantees the individual's right to wor­ ves them. Richards argued: Docs ever>' individual land, coupled with a growing willingness ship Cod in their own enigmatic way. And not have a natural right to express them- to disobey them. The illegality of a thing Trevor does in fact burn the dried plant in self before an unbiased tribunal? The no­ Trevor of Aton and Cameron Richards has less and less bearing on whether the pursuance of sacrifice to Aton. don't believe them. They don't believe average Queenslander is going to do it. tions of fair hearing and assessment are The Temple follows both Moses and they are wrong and are not prepared to You can now buy photos of yourself being heavily and indelibly scratched into the Abraham and since our holy constitution have their personal integritycompromised arrested at any one of the miscellaneous annals of administrative law. So whore guarantees religious freedom, an interes­ by 'public servants' 'doing their job'. demonstrations in the Sunshine City. What does the University have the right to judge ting question of jurisdiction arises. What a market. and assess the efforts of an individual they comes first, man-made laws or God? havon'l understood? Which authority is If the Australian law courts are going to construe religious freedom in the narrow­ est sense, Trevor of Aton belongs, at least, to a church with a name. If religion is to be seen more broadly asa set of natural prin- ciplesorawayof life followed byrespon- siblo individuals, as Cameron Richards case suggests, what makes his way of life Operation "Sink Noah" fundamentally inferior to that of the sys­ tem which tries to persecute him? All he The past three years have seen the 13() premises - and drugs were found in stronger position: they will more easily asks is a fair hearing for an essay he wrote. introduction of a joint police/media only 33 of them. Through all ofihis, only dominate the market. After the last Ope­ Is thai so much to ask in a University ofall event known as Operation Noah. Peo­ three people had committed an offent e ration Noah in Sydney, for example, mari­ places? Or is that quest for knowledge of ple are encouraged, through the me­ serious enough to warrant being taken juana almost disappeared while heroin the universe, which the University's name dia, to ring the Noah hotline and re­ into custody. llooded the streets. implies, is it a name only? Like 'justice' in the courts. port on any behaviour that they be­ Operation Noah is used by the poh'ce Operation Noah creates an environ­ lieve Is strange, and could be associa­ and politicians to alleviate public con­ ment where anyone who does not conform cern about the problems associated with to prescribed standards of dress, beha­ ted with the drug trade. This is the I'm sure we all know the story of the fif­ drugs. Via a one day media blast they con­ viour. eU, is viewed as a drug dealer. The governments response to the "drug teen year-old incest victim with no hope vey the impression that Ihcy are actually figuresconclusivcly prove that Operation of employment ever, no where to live problem". doing somelhing positive about Ihc drug Noah involves a massive level of police and no money to buy things he sees ad­ A detailed analysis of tho results of this problem. In reality, the corporate drug harassmentof innocent young people. It vertised on TV. When he gets in a stolen operation reveal its complete and utter peddler, the boardroom pusher, is left is an extreme example of trial by media. car, gets beaten up and gets guns stuck failure. An analysis of the thinking be­ untouched whilst the unemployed occa­ On November 13th this year the first under his chin leaving three inch bruises, hind its introduction reveal why this will sional cannabis user has their house rai­ Operation Noah will be launched in he has no hope of understanding from always be the case. ded and ransacked because their neigh­ Queensland. Lastyear, in NewSouth Wa­ Ihe courts cither. Operation Noah has succeeded in ha­ bour happened to be listening to 3AW les, Oper.ition Noah had a small number rassing young, unemployed or working that morning. At no lime and under no of hoax calls. If all the people who op­ They have a real knack of summarizing class people whose only crime has been circumstance is the corporate pusher un­ posed thisfundamentallywrongapproach 'cases like that: "Unlawful use of a motor to smoke cannabis. der threat. lo the drug issue phoned the police and vehicle" as if those six words cover the The 1984 figuresshow that out of 1838 Organised crime networks are best able told Ihem who reallycontrollod thedrug meaning of fifteen years of rejection. Theirs calls received, 87 arrests resulted. 98% of to withstand public crackdowns like Ope­ trade then Operation Noah would be­ is a blanlant refusal to treat separate pie­ those arrests were in relation to cannabis, ration Noah. They have evolved as tight, come a serious headache to the police. ces of reality as separate. and only 10% of these were in relation to secret groups; Ihey have bought crooked Maybe then, a resjionsible approach lo cannabis of sizeable quantities. The re­ police; they generally have various kinds Ihe drug problem would evolve. Listen lo The same principle was appled by Na­ maining 2% of arrests involved the per­ of political protection. It will be their ri­ Ihe media on November 13lh and do zis who were jusl turning on taps, or just sonal use of harder drugs - not traffick­ vals - the informal drug network, the small­ whal you think is correct. handing in nariies, or just loading trucks ing. time dealers - who will be caught in Ope­ (albeit with people). Nobody was burn­ In a massive invasion of privacy in 1982, ration Noah's net. The corporate pushers MEDIA LIBERATION FRONT ing Jews. If the Queensland courts had Operation Noah had 151 police raiding will emerge from Operation Noah in a addressed themselves to the real pro­ blem of just what the rights of Trevor of Aton and Cameron Richards are, as indi­ The Australian National University viduals, no doubt they would find them FACULTY of SCIENCE to be responsible caring people with a wealth of potential to offer tho society Advanced Cell Biology Honours Course they live in. I know them personally and ^1 liance find that to be so. Yet not only do the A new BSc fourth year honours course in Advanced Cell Biology for appropriately courts refuse to do that, but they don't qualified students will be offered in 1986 by the Faculty of Science jointly with Ihink its relevant. the Research School of Biological Sciences. The course consists mainly of a rancaise comprehensive teaching program and a research project in chosen areas of For those of you who've seen 1984. eukaryotic cell biology. Research School Staff will present the lectures and WEEKLY FRENCH I'm sure the analogies hit home insofar as laboratory sessions and the project can be undertaken in the School or the SUMIVIER COURSES Big Brother lives. Yet in this case I don't Department of Zoology under joint supervision. The course will be administered All levels sec any Winston Smiths. Life after 1984 and the assessment co-ordinated by (he Department of Zoology. The program is appears to be more than a postscript. particularly appropriate for those wishing to pursue research careers in cell and will commence on November 25 molecular biology. INTENSIVE 4-WEEK Refusal to shut up and grin is becoming A limited amount of financial assistance for travel and settling in expenses will be FRENCH COURSES more and more reality. Instead of fearing available to a small number of the best qualified students coming to the Uni­ for refreshers will commence the consequences oftheir actions, some­ versity for the first time to enrol in this course. on November 25 body is stating their Intentions. Aleisler Crowley said: "Pure-will, unaussaged of Applications should be submitted by I December 1985. Further information ami purpose, is perfect in evorv'way." Bureau­ For further information ring (he School Secretary, Research School of Biological ennilments cracy works 0 n fear h u I when people lau gh Sciences, on Canberra (062) 49-5111 (extn 4138 — reverse charge calls accepted), ALLIANCE FRANCAISE in Ihe face of it, the hunters become the or write to (he Registrar, Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra, 191 George Street, Brisbnue hunted. ACT 2601. Phone 221 7957 or 38 5320 Patricia M. 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While the Azarta Chamberlain case is theSydneysuburb of Yagoona.The driver still making newspaper headlines was a police informant, and later chief another case has been given little pu­ prosecution witness, Richard Seary. Tim blicity: the Ananda Marga Conspi­ Anderson was arrested later on the same racy Case. One of the defendants in­ evening at the Ananda Marga's Newtown headquarters. All three of them were char­ volved was Tim Anderson and he has ged with conspiring to murder Robert Ca­ written a book on his experiences. meron. B_RETT WALKER recently spoke lo It was alleged by Seary that the three him while he was out promoting the had openly discussed with him plans to book. murder Cameron and that on the night of their arrest Dunn and Alister had brought Tim Anderson was one of three mem­ explosives along in the car to use at Ca­ bers of the Ananda Marga gaoled in Au­ meron's Yagoona house. Dunn and Ali­ ster both denied this and claimed that gust 1979, liaving been convicted of con­ Searyhad brought the explosives to their spiring to murder Robert Cameron, who attention during their drive to Yagoona. was leader of the right-wing National Action movement. Dunn and Alister denied having know­ ledge of the use and construction of ex­ Histwoassociates, Ross Dunn and Paul plosives whilst it was later revealed at the Alister, received a further charge of at­ trial that Seary had extensive knowledge tempted murder. At the time of their ar­ ofsuchthingsfromhispreviousjobwitha rest they were said to have tried to deto­ miningcompany. I n addition to the cons­ nate a bomb in order to l' dings and howthe widespread use of this All three were sentenced to 16 years im­ police verballing and the incredible vio­ as a chief witness. This suppression vvas hearsay evidence is indicative of the state prisonment with no non-parole period lence inherent in both standard police known and acquiesced to bythe Assistant of the legal system in Australia. specified. procedure and the prison system he had Police Commissioner, the trial judge and Then began the Margies' appeals. In given some interesting insights into the the Deputy Crown Solicitor, Through his bookTim highlights the in­ 1980 the NSW Criminal Court unani­ Australian legal system and the criminal credible inconsistancies in the evidence "When they (Special Branch) do have mously dismissed their action. In 1983 justice system in general. at the trial and how through a concerted information that actually helps people it the High Court gave leave for the three to He sees the legal system as a parody of campaign from inside prison the three never sees the light of day" he said. appeal on the grounds ofthe inconsistan­ justice, an environment in which evidence Margies finallyhad theircase reviewed in cies of evidence. This appeal was rejec­ plays only a secondary role. The most i m- Tho implications to be drawn from this a 1984 judicial inquiry. It was through this ted on February 13,1984 (six years after porlant aspect of our legal system, in his are obvious. Political activists in Australia inquiry that their eventual release was the Hilton bombing). opinion, is the powerrelations which exist must come to terms with tho institutiona­ recommended. in each setting. lised resistance offered not only by the Before discussing these observations it government but through its various arms lustice Lionel Murphy gave a dissen- At the trial he found himself in a sit­ is first necessary to understand the facts of control - e.g. Special Branch, ASIO - tingjudgementin which he said thatalle- uation where ho was being represented behind the three Margies' arrests and the and through the inequalities inherent in gations made by Seary in the context of both inside the court and outside in the circumstances which led to their convic­ tho legal system as a whole. Any group the widespread publicity which resulted media as a member of a suspected ter­ tions, findingitsolf faced with thisproblem must distorted the proceedings to a point where rorist group. The Ananda Marga had no bo aware that they walk a thin line be­ The power of the mainstream media to it could be said they "degenerated into a base of public support and was a rela­ tween public acceptance and recogni­ manipulate information and hence mani­ political trial". tively powerless group. The prosecution tion and total political persecution. pulate the public perception of events He said, "The record shows that Richard however included numerous police of­ has probablyneverbeen illustrated more Seary, drug addict, informer and mentally ficers whose own positions of authority If anything can be learned from the effectivelythan at the time ofthe arrest of disturbed fantasiser, must be one of the helped to substantiate and reinforce the Ananda Marga conspiracy case it must be Anderson, Dunn and Alister. most unreliable persons ever presented use of unsigned confessions in evidence. that political and religious freedom in this On the night of June 16, 1978 Ross, as the principle prosecution witness on a He calls the use of these unsigned state­ country is only tolerated within the guide­ Dunn and Paul Alister were arrested in a charge of serious crime." ments "organised perjury" and implica­ lines set by those in power - be it the combined police and army ambush in Having exhausted the appeal process ted both the police (as the initiators) and government, the media or the judiciary. IS Women's Rights^

Sir Humphrey: More? Oh, well we are How many permanent secretaries are there Affirmative Action and Equal actually quite well up to establishment at the moment? Employment Opportunities on typists and cleaners and tea ladies. Sir Humphrey: 41 I believe. Any ideas Bernard? Minister And how many of those are wo­ Bernard: Well we are a bit short on tem­ men? Affirmative action and equal employ­ force. Affirmative action programs porary secretaries. Sir Humphrey: Well broadly speaking, ment opportunities; these are terms are designed not to establish prefe­ Minister I'm talking about permanent not having the exact figures to hand, I'm we hear a lot of these days. Affirma­ rential treatment for minorities and secretaries. We need some female man­ not sure. tive action policies and programs are women. Rather, the purpose of such darins. Minister Well approximately? based on strategies to ensure the re­ programs is to eliminated the institu­ Bernard: Sort of satsumas? SirHumphrey: Well approximately none. moval of unneccessary barriers which tional barriers that minorites and wo­ Minister Sit down would you Bernard? restrict employment and promotio­ men now encounter in seeking em­ nal opportunities for minorities and ployment and thereby to redress the women, and which correct traditio­ historic imbalance favouring white nal sexual imbalances in the work- males in the job market. Put simply, it means a fair go for all in the work­ place. VOLUNTEERISM NSW is the only state in Australia to have operational legislation for it. Mak­ avoids its responsibility in providing and ing it not only illegal to discriminate on Times of economic recession tend to paying for welfare services. grounds of sex, age, race or marital status, encourage similar economic strate­ Because women are the majority of vo­ but requiring Government Departments gies and victims no matter who the lunteers it only devalues women's work. and Statutory Authorities to revise me­ government is. Even since the Whit­ Shouldn't they be paid for their labour thods of employing women, and mino­ lam government treasurers have ar­ just as men are? Would men allow ser­ rity groups. med themselves with reports and ra­ vices by and for them to be staffed by Itisclearfrom this extract of Yes M/n/s- zors to attack to deficit bogey. One volunteers? And volunteers in an organi­ tcr (a program highly acclaimed for its concept they have always found handy zation usually get the menial tasks while accurate portrayal of the workings of the in cutting back on government spen­ the 'professionals' take the rewarding Ministry) that these types of legislation ding is volunteerism. ones.Thus a dichotomy is set up between are vital. 'the experts' and 'the helpers'. The final objection against voluntee­ b^^^<00^>^•• Sir Humphrey: You wanted a word about Volunteerism is a theory and practice rism brings in the notion of political com­ of ootsj: ws staffing? which has usually been applied to wo­ mitment. When a person is involved in a Minister: Yes Humphrey men's work and organisations. The femi­ cause it is a politically committed act, not Sir Klumphrey: Good morning Bernard, nist movement finds it unsatisfactory for an act of charity or simple altruism. several reasons. Firstly volunteerism oc­ fllHVj Minister I have made a policy decision. Fortoo long women have been under­ curs most often in the welfare services I'm going to do something about the num­ paid, not paid at all or been given the area. This is the area where women tradi­ ber of women in the civil service. menial tasks while governments prefer to tionally work in those 'female' roles of Sir Humphrey: Oh, surely there aren't all ignore their responsibilities. And then wo­ nurturing and caring. Volunteers in this men are duped into believing they are that many? area allow the government to further un­ charity workers ratherthan committed in­ Minister You don't quite get my point dermine the Welfare State. By encourag­ dividuals. Humphrey. ing the use of volunteers the government Bernard: The Minister thinks we need more. Sir Humphrey. Mintster Many more.

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The Royal Commission Into the New South Wales prison system shed light on the conditions of the inmates. Much literature is available on the plight of male prisoners, but literature on the female inmate is scarce. A chapter in the Royal Commission was dedica­ ted f o the specific problems faced by women in jail. Women in prison are often referred to as the 'invisible offenders' and this invisi­ bility is due lo three factors. Fir.stly, wo­ men represent only a small percentage of those arrested and even a smaller percen­ tage of those incarcerated. Secondly, the crimes women commit are usually sex or property related and instead of harming others, women criminals tend to harm themselves. Finally, the public and offi­ cial awareness of the general increase of violent crimes and serious prison disor­ ders has paled the problems of women prisoners into insignificance. However, problems exist. Appalling medical facilities, the over-sedation of prisoners, the lack of privacy, food of poor nutritional value, the non-availability of work release programmes and the dispro­ portionate amount of suicides among wo­ men prisoners are documented in the Royal Commission reportand have drawn criticism?; from many interested indivi­ duals and organizations. to solitary to enable the staff to cope. Due born in the prison are removed on their Women who find themselves in prison Industrial action has taken place in Mu- to staff shortages sedation is prescribed in first birthday. This rule is rigidly adhered tend to come from broken homes, have lawa Training and Detention Centre (ma­ lieu of counselling. to and often causes much upheaval and difficulty in interpersonal relationships jor N.S.W. centre for women prisoners) Approximately 15% of women inmates trauma especially if the woman is soon to with family and peers and have a greater complaining of the inadequacy of medi­ are arrested for social offences (i,e, drun- be released. instance of marital incompatability. They cal services, especially the lack of routine kedness, drug offences, vagrancy and pro­ show more feelings of inferiority, are more ante-natal care and gynaecological ser­ stitution). However, no detoxification pro­ Work release programs were not avai­ sensitive, more easily hurt and are more vices. One woman had detected lumps gram of treatment for drug addiction ex­ lable to women until the end of the Ro­ resentful than their male counterparts. in her breast but was referred no further. ists. One woman choked to death on her yal Commission (1978). Any vocational They generally have children and prior to An eight month pregnant woman had own vomit during drug withdrawal. training women are offered is usually tra­ their imprisonment held low status, tradi­ attended ante-natal clinic twice, A wo­ The food is often cold and not up to a ditionally female - cooking, sewing, typ­ tionally female jobs. Usually they have man with an ectopic pregnancy (where reasonable standard. There is no organi­ ing. Most women do not view themsel­ poor educational standards and there is a the foetus develops outside the womb zed sport and little opportunity for phy­ ves as wage earner.s. This is secondary to high rate of illiteracy. Women are not usu­ and is fatal) was simply diagnosed as ha­ sical exercise. Suicide rates amongst pri­ their roles as wife and mother and usu­ ally involved in organized crime and thoy ving constipation. soners are disturbing. In the last 8 years, ally they look for a partner after release. A have a negative profile in the community Oversedation of prisoners is another 25% of the persons who committed sui­ woman usually leaves prison with the same as their exploits are not romanticized but fact of prison life. Psychiatrically distur­ cide in N,S.W, prisons were women, how­ options as she went in with. Due to her rather considered pathetic. bed patients, in the first instance, should ever, less than 4% of prisoners are women. criminal record, legitimate and stable jobs The prison system maintains the disad­ not be in prisons, as they do not receive The psychological harm prisonscause ap­ are hard to come by. Often she has no vantages these women face. Changes in the treatment they need, they have a bad pears to traumatize women more so. support outside and most of her friends community thinkingand improvement in effect on other prisoners and are disrup- The separation from ones family is one are still inside. She is also often harassed atritudes, will, hopefully, in due course rive to routine. They are usually confined of the major causes of trauma. Children by tho police. be reflected in the practices in prisons.

Student Politics Tiie Regloiiai Pliilosopliy Find the new He'd obviously been listening (o Women's Coll­ & Feminism Women's Rights our conversation ective Report Organiser said to his friends in a loud The Department of Philosophy will voice present a workshop on Philosophy Women's Rights, on the first floor of Alt feminists are ugly The Regional Women's Collective is and Feminism on November 8-9th in the Union Building, has a new organi­ and can't gel a man an intercampus organisation aimed Room 324 of the Hartley Teakle Buil­ ser - Jenny Symmons. All students to promote educational issues rele­ ding. The discussion leaders will be Excuse me I said are welcome to use the resources In vant to the needs of women in tertiary Dr Elizabeth Gross from Sydney Uni­ please move if you the Women's Rights Room, includ­ Institutions. At the last meeting wo­ versity and Dr Geneviews Lloyd from want to talk like that ing the extensive library, news clip­ men from Griffith, Q.I.T. and U of Q the Australian National University. and while you're about it ping service, and education resour­ who are active In this collective, at­ For further information, contact Dr fuck off ces. tended and there were discussions to Marion Tappers on extension 3747. later he said broaden this representation to in­ I lived in London for 6 years clude other campuses as well. Items The Women's Rights Area is concer­ and all the racists I knew were on the agenda of the last meeting in­ ned with issues that affect women on cam­ black cluded: pus such as child care, women's studies - an intercampus rape phone-in survey and sexual harassment. If you wish to be­ this well-constructed argument Missing Files come involved with these issues, or have in first semester of 1986 was somewhat a particular problem, come to the Wo­ - apledgeof support for the much nee­ dissected by my friend A few months ago a male person bor­ men's Rights Room and discuss them with ded Womerj and the Media Conference very rowed some files from the Women's either the Librarian - Margaret Reid, or planned for December 1986 articulately Rights Library about women's wages, Jenny, or alternatively raise theseissuesat - representatives from Griffith, Q.I.T. the weekly committee meetings held every and as yet he has forgotten to return Women can't argue, he said and U of Q to go to the National Young Tuesday at 1 p.m. It's your Union -get that's their trouble Women's Conference held 15-17th of them. involved! November in Melbourne, Workers in the Women's Rights area I punched him For more information aboutthe Regio­ are extremely upset about this memory nal Women's Coilecrive, or any of the ac­ lapse, and urge the forgetful offender to actions sometimes speak launder tivities outlined above, please feel free to return the desperately needed files. than words come up to Women's Rights to talk about SUE HODOES it.

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IS Semper, November 8, 1 ttSB LETTERS

The Pits (certainly Paul Lucas found one, unin­ tentional as it vvas) but nexi time read the article properly if you read it at all, Dear Editors, and you may come up with some rele­ Gavin Sawford's article in the last vant examples to support your arguc- Semper was the most biased, sexisi ments, however flimsy they may be.Ttien and offensive story I have ever read. I may consider resigning. The first objectionable characteris­ GAVIN "SUE ME" SAWFORD tic of his article is that it reeks of his personal affiliation with the ALP (and hence his unsv/erving commitment Anti-Worker lo pragmatism). His dismissal of Ihe Dear Editors, Democratic Rights team as "loops" The Students Representative Council is the best example of this. The of the University of New England is ob­ SSFDR basically ran in the election liged lo bring to theattention of the stu­ to raise student consciousness; dents of the University of Queensland hence it did not engage in the poli­ the fact that a motion condemning the tical bickerring of the othertwo main actions of your Student Union was re­ cently put and carried al a meeting of teams. Sawford attacks the team ourS,R,C. thefacts,This is obviously the case You may leel Ihat the reviev/ers of for trying to solve the problem of The motion of condemnation was in re­ judging by your letter to our news­ 'Rambo' used the same approach. If student apathy because he would sponse to the anti-worker stance taken by paper; 'Semper', so, the correct course would have been prefer a maintainence of the pre­ the University of Queensland Union execu­ To go into the exact details of the to demonstrate the lack of critical justi­ sent system where apathy is justi­ tive, and in particular your Treasurer, Tony dispute is notworthwhile now because fication for their views. You chose in­ Kynaston, over an increased pay demand of the time elapsed since the incident, stead lo vilify. By this you merely de­ fied since students are "too concer­ by cleaning staff. ned with being processed through and because to open up this problem monstrate your lack of willingness to The cleaners were making the claim ba­ again would place unnecessary duress engage in "thoughtful, intellectually ri­ the degree factory". sed on the fact that Union venues are exces­ sively filttiy alter large functions such as dan- on the continuing good relations be­ gorous and original political thought". A second objection to Sav/ford's ar­ ces.As a result, the workofthecleaningstaft tween the Cleaners and the Student's Nothing you wrote concerning left wing ticle is that it is sexist. He attempts lo is made very difficult, and becomes extre­ Union, v^hich presently is Ihe case. theory cannot be heard, asserted with strip affirmative action of any legiti­ me ly unpleasant, Theexecutive REJECTED Any interested student can consult equal lack of supporting arguments, macy and refers to women as "chicks" THE CLAIIVIS OUTRIGHT, the tvlinutes of our Council Meeting Ihroughoutoursociely.ltwouldbeeasy and "hoards of bright young things". The cleaners responded with a series ol where this industrial dispute was dis­ losaylhatlhis uncritical vilification just mild overtime bans, which elicited a highly confirms those theories, and lo discount Finally, Sav/ford's association with cussed during question time, for a ful­ reactionary responselrom the Union execu­ your criticisms from within Ihem. I do Ihe ALPand his life in a right-wing slate ler account of the situation, tive. It is alleged that Ihe Union responded not do so because Ihat would merely have blurred his sense of a political 1 do wish; however, to take up some of by hiring contractors to work as scabs; re­ be self-fulfilling. continuum - hence his description of placing Ihe regular cleaners who then suc­ the personal criticisms levelled against theALPas"socialist-communist-lefist". cessfully picketed the Union Refectory, The myself in your letter, I find them distaste­ Instead, I will not try, here and now, Perhaps one possible reason for this cleaners are now back working under their ful and ignorant of the political realities lo debate the merits of left-wing social claim is toatlractvotesforhis own party old conditions, and are awaiting an Arbitra­ of this Union and I reject the label of analysis, or of the reviews of 'Rambo'. I -the ALP- from people who hold "left" tion Commission ruling on the dispute. "anii-v/orker" as being a fabrication of restrict myself to pointing out that, for viev/s whilst the party policies attract emotive minds. Ihe reasons mentioned, your letter was The validity of the cleaners claims are se­ the leastcritical and most intellectually right-wing supporters. condary to the major issue of the whole dis­ Also at no time were contract clea­ pute, that being Ihe fact that the University of ners brought onto the premises lo re­ inconsistent piece of writing I have read Sawford's article was the pits. I am in Semper since John Henzell disap­ calling on him to resign, Queensland Union attempted to hire con­ place current employees. Any assertion tract labourers to work as scabs. As a result peared. MARK SHERRY to the othenwise, again is emotive and the University of New England Students Re­ has no base in truth. "The above criticisms have all been presentative Council meeting of 20/9/85 pas­ offered in a genuinely constructive sed a motion condemning your Union for Finally I question your assertion Ihat such action, and urging other campuses lo the University of Queensland's Union's mood and in the hope that they may Sawford replies ... do the same. actions may well affect Ihe credibility of have some small effect. However, I sus­ pect that i shall just have lo remain dis­ Dear Mark, As to Ihe exact details ol Ihedispute, there all student organisations, when your actions, based as they are, on inaccu­ contented with" reactionaries. Many thanks for your spirited reply appears to be some confusion. The Univer­ sity of Queensland Union Vice President rate hearsay, reflect poorly on the cre­ QEOFFAIRO-FARULLA tomyarticleffhatWasThe Election denies ever having hired contractors, al- dibility of your own organisation, Week That Was) in the last Semper. thougti confesses to there being some "talk" TONY KYNASTON If you had read Ihe article at all, you of such action. Why then, did cleaning slaff Treasurer could not have failed to notice the offi­ maintain a 2^k day picket? Maybenot cial disclaimer printed in bold at the The cleaners' Miscellaneous Workers start of the article, in which I admit that Union weremore forthcoming. In spiteof the Brain-dead Dear Editors, the article is "personal, irresponsible, rejectionoltheirdemands bythe Union,the cleaners dropped their bans, and agreed to Dear"Seneca" As co-founder of the Maybenot Party tasteless and a nepotistic connundrum return to work as normal. The Union Treasu­ which ran in the recent Student of fabrications". Facetious maybe, bul I feel compelled to write this letter rer, however, informed the cleaners and the after careful contemplation of your Union Elections, I must express my it rather deflates your scoop revelation Miscellaneous Workers Union that "other disapproval at the conformist vot­ that the article "reeks of my personal arrangements had been made". The IvI.W.U. letter regarding Semper articles con­ cerning the film 'Rambo' in a recent ing preferences of the university affiliations". gave the Students Union an opportunity lo student body as a whole, I have a great deal of respect for the reconsider, but the Union refused to back issue. I find yourviews shallow, spe­ objectives of the SSFDR learn, and they down. The pickets were then established, cious and simplistic,and I feel your I am continually led lo wonder why and the "other arrangements" did not show people vote for the parlies with Ihe big­ are objectives that I agree with and sup­ up lor work. predictably facile interpretation of port, as any regular reader of Semper left-wing social analysis deserves gest mouths. Obviously strong-arm eli­ would realise by now. Bul, after several It is clear to us that the University of round condemnation. tist bullying is seen as a virtue around Queensland Students Union possesses a University years of involvement with the union, I Your analysis of the treatment of right-wing mentality which is exploitative, Typical of the unassuming nature of have realised that it is just not possible 'Rambo' by reviewers is, I feel, sympto­ unjust, and improper conduct for a student the Manybenots, one of our major poli­ for the student's union to give back the matic of the general far-right approach organisation. cies was that we would not lake part in 800 sacked SEQEB workers their jobs. to politics and so called 'popular cul­ I'd love it lo, bul the union just doesn't The University of New England Students any of the propagandist, slanderish, pol­ Representative Council calls upon the Uni­ ture' in recent years ... have Ihat power. However, a state La­ lutant, aesthetically unpleasing, and ex­ versity of Queensland Union to publicly jus­ I could go on. Your whole letter is bor government does, which is why I tify its actions, and to reveal Ihe lull details ol pensive vicesol campaigning. Because am a member of the Australian Labor susceptible to such a presentation. For of this we were classed as "joke" candi­ the cleaning stall dispute. We can guaran­ example: Your letter, I submit, is guilty Party, and make no particular secret tee that their response will be published in dates. Well let me tell you now - we about my membership. the next edition ol our student newspaper, of presenting the empty, cliched anti- weren't! "r^Jeucleus". We sincerely hope that a satis­ leftist platitudes that for so long have The charge of sexism is also false, factory answer is fortficoming. since these formed a part of the contemptible pro­ A lot of ourcandidates were banking when once again il you had read Ihe actions may well affect the credibility of all paganda at the intellectually brain- on being elected, fvlany Maybenots are articleatall Mark.youwould have seen student organisations, dead far right.,. either on T.E.A.S, or v/ith no income al that it v/as not leaning women "chicks", The point is that such assertions, all, I'm not so bad off - at least 1 have a but Chris Pokarier.SNU's general vice- AURA GAIN President made by me, are no more compelling parl-timejob.l think Activities Vice-Pre­ president candidate. So much for my and have no more content than when sident or Secretary would have madea unswerving loyalty to Ihe ALP hacks SEETALDODD Vice-President made by you. Responding in this way lovely part-time job lor a Maybenot can­ thai you accuse me of, Mark. Likewise could be wrong, not because I don't didate, the observation about allirmative action Kynaston replies... believe that il is correct, but because it I would, on a lighter note, like to thank was made in Ihe light of Pokarier's com­ is to say nothing, Your letter says noth­ those open minded Town Planning and ment, rather Ihan reflecting my own opi­ ing. You claim to make constructive Architecture students along with those Dear Aura Gain, nion on this issue, which is quite con­ criticism, but your method is to use un­ informed triple-zed listeners whose votes trary to your allegations Mark, It is unfortunate that the U.N.E, Stu­ critical polemics which merely assert succeeded in electing 20% of our can­ 1 am still prepared to accept any legi- dent's Representative Council has yourviews without argument or justifi­ didates. limale criticisms you may have of the taken the course of action it has, cation. You make contentless stale- Yours sincerely (well, Maybenot), article, Mark, and there are one or two based as it is on little knowledge of menls. CHRIS THOMSON IS

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S«mp«r, November e, ISas WARANA LITERARY COMPETITION First Prize - Fiction (MARGARET VEROE) Growing Pains

1 am silting on the dcvcnih step of the fire escape aficr all, that's what we're here for, to have because he gets drunk, (which is probably a stairs, a vct^ good position to sec all that is going lesson.s, natural thing for a handyman to do,) but because on. There is a lot of noise, and everv'onc is I look at my watch and see it is nearly time to he neglects Toby. I whisde and click my fingers, milling around in the courtyard beneath mc. change. It used to be my mother's watch and it's and the dear old dog looks up at me with his Matron has just brought out the afternoon tea. I old fashioned and very prettv. I feel a bit mournful, blood-shot eyes and wags his stump of am not hungry today, I feci pale. Diana says one homesick at the thought of my modier. I wonder a tail. I would like to give him a good badi and doesn't feel pale, one looks pale, I disagree with what they're all doing at home, my parents and tidy him up a bit. Eveiy Sunday morning he her. I definitely feel pale. Not like tlie ume we ate my brother, and Johnnie and Timoshenko. deserts Charlie and follows us to Church. He the green plums off the cherry plum tree and Johnnie is my chestnut pony and I love him nms, barking, up and down die length ofthe were sick. That was messy. This is a different dearly, (l am passionately fond ofall animals.) croc, ail the way, like a sergeant in charge of a feeling, achy and unusual. Diana is my best Timoshenko is a tabby cat who arrives the day battalion of soldiers. While we're in Church he friend, but she is sometimes wrong. Besides, she before I am due home for holidays, and leaves disappears back to school exhausted, to fall is a day girl, again at the begmwig of term. He's been doing asleep for the rest ofthe day. It occurs to me, that I am a boarder, I like being a boarder mosdy but this for four years. We don't know where he goes instead of going to tea, I would like to go to sleep. there are times when 1 miss everyone at home. I or how he can tell the difference between temi have been a boarder for four years, and still have time and holidays. Diana savs he is psychic, but I It is much later. The sun is going down. 1 am in four to go, Diana says I was deprived, being sent don't agree with her entirely. I prefer to believe bed in the sick room, and I feel very important away to school .so young. I'm inclined to agree that he is controlled by his devotion to rne, 1 and a great deal worse. All this attention has gone with her, but everyone knows countr)' kids have blink a few times, and blow my nose. I feel low. to my head, which is aching dreadfully, to go to boarding school. Maybe she's a bit Perhaps I am getting the curse, Diana says she is I was discovered missing at tea time. Several jealous. She has to go home every day and clean sure to get it before me because her boobs are .senior girls were sent looking for mc. I was the bank. Her father is a Bank Manager and he bigger than mine. I cannot agree or disagree, as I found, still on the eleventh step ofthe fire escape, gives her pocket money to sweep and dust. (He's don't know if boobs have any great bearing on and I'm ashamed to admit, ciying quite a lot. friglufully fussy too.) Site hates the job, but she the case. Certainlv, she is more developed than I Sister put mc to bed and called Dr Taylor. He likes the money. am, but she is plump and I aiTi thin. I am what came and poked and prodded me, and asked me My music teacher has just walked past. The girls Matron calls a bad eater, so naiurallv I'm not ven' .searching cpiestions. Now, he and Sister are all stand aside to let her through to the StaiT fat.. outside the door talking in low murmurs. It room. Not many people like Miss Wilson. Ii Diana can't wait to get the curse. She says it is a sounds ominous, could be because she's ver\' boney and wears flat- sign of maturity, I agree with her, but I'm not I wonder if I've contracted a dreaded disease. I heeled lace-ups. She gives me goose bumps. She anxious to be mature in this way, yet. It seems to feel bad enough to have anything. My eyes hint pats me on the head, almost as if 1 was a dog, and me, from what I can hear, that it is more trouble and my throat is sore, and my arms and legs she smiles in a weird way. Also, she smells. Diana than it's wortii. Besides, I am feeling quite grown don't feel as if tliev belong to me. (.At least I'm says perhaps she's C]uecr. I don't quite know what up lately. Michael Millar, who is in the year ahead missing prep.) Perhaps I've got leukaemia, or she means, not exacdy, tiiat is, so 1 can't agree or ol me at the boy's school, is showing a flattering polio, or pernicious anaemia, or even disagree, I know all about the Facts of Life of interest my way at dancing class. He has asked consumption, like Chopin. Diana savs Chopin course, or most ofthem anvwav. I don't think me for the supper dance at the Social. He's taller was the most romantic ofall the great composers. nuich of them either. than I am and quite good looking, and has a nice .Although I agree with her, I like Beethoven Margaret Bennet conies into the coiutyard and skin. (Some ofthe bovs are veiT pimply.) I better. rings the bell. Margaret is Head Prelect, and is wonder if he will ir\' and kiss me on the way to Sister comes in and goes straight to il)e window simply gorgeous. She is very tall and cjuite old, supper. The thought is exciting, but a bit and pulls down the blind, Gollv, I gulp painfully, being in her last year at school. All the senior worr\'ing, 1 hope I'll be able to cope, I must be dying. I am filled with trepidation. She Ijoys at the boy's school are just mad about her, I can see Olive, the cook, through the kitchen comes over to the bed and sits down. She puts and we don't blame them. Her hair is black and window, and I can hear the maids banging plates her cool hand on mv forehead and looks at me curly and she has fabulous legs, seen now to great around. They are getting the tea ready. It smells IJndly. advantage under her spons tunic. (She's trying to like stew, and I don't like stew. I sniff dolefully. I "Well Virginia, dear. Doctor savs vou will feel get a four for tennis.) Diana says she would win can hear distant shouts from the tennis courts much better when the spots come out." any beauty compelition hands down, I agree with and a babble of voices from the dorms. If I don't "Spots-*" I croak blankly. her. of course, we have a real crush on her at the go soon, I'll be late for tea. Diana says I'll be late moment. Wc used to have a crush on Mrs for my own funeral. Although the subject is "You've got the measles, and I daresay we'll have Morcom, the Art teacher. She is willow)', has distasteful, I think she's probably right. them in the school for the rest ofthe vear." She slightly crooked teeth, and strange eyes with long sighs. I am about to move when Charlie, the fair eye-lashes, like a faun. Before that it was handyman, comes in to collect the garbage. Right Measles! Relief ct-ashes over me in great waves, "Portia", the Latin teacher. We always seem to behind him is his faithful hound, Toby, an just like the time 1 was dumped in the suif last have a crush on someone. I hope it isn't ancient cocker spaniel, Diana says Charlie is a Christmas holidays. I surface giggling. I wonder dangerous. disgrace because ever)' now and then he gets what Diana will say. It's much quieter in the courtyard now. One of drunk on Saturday nights. I agree with her. Not MARGARET VEROE the juniors is having a drink at the bubbler, and Jaiiine Frost is roller skating around and around. (Naturally, we all call herjack.) She gives me a wave sometimes. She's small and wiry and a terrific skater. She's also very bold and naughty. She sneaks out at night to meet boys, raids the kitchen for mid-night feasts, and smokes under the school. Diana says fagging down there could be disastrous as she might burn down the whole place. 1 agree that it's possible, but not likely. Our school is very old and solid, being made of blue stone. I think it would take more than a cigarette butt to get it going. Besides, once you go dirough the little door in amongst die foundations, it's quite damp. The building is ver)' beautiful, two storeys, and with iv)' growing all over it. It used to be a stately home before the ver\' first Head Mistress bought it, many years ago, and changed it into a Ladies College, the main staircase is magnificent. (We aren't allowed to slide down the cmving bannister.) It is just as well there aren't many boarders because, although it was a big stately home, it is a small school. The class rooms are new and rather ugly, and form the other side of die courtyard at the back. Diana says it's a pity about the class rooms, and I agree with her. But S3 WARANA LITERARY COMPETITION Sliar«d First Prise- Non-Flctlon (C.B. BIRSKYS) The Baits in Queensland

Qj,ieensland, in 1948, was recovering from the Australians could pick and choose their jobs, and kliaki ex-AWAS skirts and blouses and solid army war, preparing to settle back into her bucolic pre- rejected the heaviest manual work of cane- shoes. What sights they were, when Queensland 1943 existence after all the shocking war-induced cutting, timber-getting, building railway lines, the women were wearing the "New Look" - calf disimbances - in particular the invasion of menial work on factory assembly lines, in the length, full-skirted pretty fioral dresses, ankle thousands of predatory, pushy Yanks. kitchens and laundries of hospitals. strap shoes, and nylon stockings. Like a self-satisfied matron, she smoothed her While the work waited to be done, in Europe of course, we didn't realise that the migrants ruffled presence, and began to resume her were sdll millions of victims of Hider's war, wore what they had, and that was mosdy provincial life-style: keeping the Sabbath (no displaced from their own lands by the Nazis, and handouts from UNJIRA or the Red Cross in Sunday pubs, cinemas, or dances); British to the now unable or unwilling to return because of Europe, or from Australian immigradon (the cx- boot-straps, with the Union Jack almost as their country's annexation by Stalin's Russia. AWAS skirts to be paid for, like the army popular as the Australian flag; and 'the Greek's' In a mixture of compassion and hard economic blankets, from their first pays!). (with good old Aussie steak-an-eggs its main sense, Australia accepted its share of these un­ Another difference was language. The offering) her only contact with other cultures. fortunates, and set them to work on the labour immigrants, naturally enough, spoke their own Oh, there were pockets of'foreigners': Germans diat Australians rejected. The first to come were languages when together. Queenslanders, in Albert shire, in North Queensland some the Baits, and Australians, for a while, gave this inclined like all Australians to be somewhat dagos, as without shame we called the Italians. name, 'Baits', to die whole wave: Poles, phlegmadc conversadonalists, looked askance at But mostly wc were true-blue British and wanted Ukrainians, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians. these groups of foreigners, gesticulating away and to remain that way. Only the last diree were Baltic peoples; in fact, gabbling excitedly on what had been until then only Latvians and Lithuanians are of Baluc race. Such a cosy return to the old pre-war ways was pristine, English-only street corners and public It was a predominandy male migradon, for it was transport. not to be: a second culture shock occured, worse male workers we needed most; and this had its than the Americans. This was the Displaced own inbuilt personal problems for the men, in Indignant letters were written to Editors (and Persons, 170,000 ofthem Australia-wide, the later years. published), widi die theme: Why can't they talk largest non-British migration in our history to English? Well, apart from the purely natural that date, with most ofthem arriving in just two Queenslanders at first found it difficult to cope instinct to speak one's own language in the years, 1948 and 1949 - and here not just in with these newcomers. For one thing, they looked national group (just as Australians do when staging camps on their way to war, but to stay , . . so odd. The men favoured double-breasted coats, abroad) the Baits did not talk English at first often with odd trousers, when Australian men They had to stay. They had no alternadve. They simply because they could not. wore single-breasted dark suits; their hair was were, as their name said, displaced, but many They had English lessons during the two or three long enough to touch their ear-tops, while the Queenslanders never really knew who they were, weeks they were in staging camps at Greta or dinkum product had shon back-and-sides; they or where they had come from, or why? Bonegilla, but usually these consisted of learning often wore suede shoes with thick rubber soles a few basic nouns - bread, butter, knife, train, The answers were simple. In Queensland, as in (unheard of, here), and carried mysterious, and so on - and the choruses of a couple of the rest of Australia, there was a severe post-war important-looking brief-cases, songs. Not even Australian songs at that, but labour shortage, with a desperate need for The women looked even stranger: in frowzy dark Tipperary, and My bonny lies over the ocean! housing, for the re-establishment of industry. frocks, barely covering their knees, or, worse sdll.

WARANA LITERARY COMPETITION First Prize — Poetry (HELEN HORTON) Triptych in Sand

1. - Sand 2. - Sea shells 3. - Refuge Bay

Sand old homes, Sea-raked by outflung strokes the wind edge of bare legs, each one custom-built rock-clawed headlands, embraces toes, vrith all the slow care the sands crowd into beach seasons the curls of growing time under a still sky, that spray through combing surfs, designed for perfect with only the newest arrivals fitted accommodation. hesitant to remain is home to eugaries and washing back and fonh with their conveyor. and myriad worms, Now they lie crustaceans. in disarray, cast up on the sand Along the scoured setded basin of die bay, a lone man walks, his rolled-up trousers dark It is the ultimate of rock among the discards of other with the higher rushes ofthe waves, worn beyond repair, dirow-away societies. his bare feet undermined forever fleeing by their departure. the flaying Passing, a child tumble of oceans dips suddenly, eye caught Someone has laid the name of Refuge to sleep fitfully by the colour rift of spirals. on diis shelf of sand on beaches. Soft fingers trace the perfect curve, which may itself disappear one day, cyclone sucked. It washes and blows touch the patterned rings of a small past life. in a long sway of time, The thin uncurling edge of sea a slim conversion plays with the left-over dead shells, She puts it to her ear, from a world of water piled strands of dismembered kelp testing ... testing., . in fine balance. and the volatile grains of sand but finding no sea there across which feet move naked, throws it back out It is a sieve with or without direction for another lesson. diat separates out their imprints the loss immediately From under a defied rock, of childhood. dissolved. a hermit crab, ultimate opportunist, creeps his naked body HELEN HORTON towards a new imperfect home.

«4 •empar, Movmabar*. 1 ••• More urgent dian learning English during those first weeks, was the matter of eking out the meagre diet, with rabbit stew. First catch your rabbit, by whacking it with a heavy branch as your only available weapon, dien cook it over a camp-fire widi an onion and a couple of potatoes, in an old pot (all scrounged from the camp kitchen). The pre-myxomatosis bunny assuaged many a gnawing hunger during die stays at Greta or Bonegilla. The Baits had come with nothing, often with barely even a change of underclodies. The Australian govcn}mem gave them 5/- a week until they started work. They tell other stories from thoise days, beside that of rabbit stew: of putting in 6d. each to buy a botde of wine between half a dozen; of pouncing on a half-smoked cigar, carelessly dropped by some comfortable native- born, and sharing it between four in carefully measured puffs That was in the very beginning. By the time they arrived in Qiicensland, they were on their way to work- that hard slog that born-Qiieenslandcrs did not want. Many of the Baits had been professionals, or clerical workers, or students, but a two years' bond to government-directed heavy manual labour was the price exacted for their acceptance here. Probably the cane-cutting was worst for these men from the cold north of Europe. To protect themselves from the sun, and the insects, and the black soot of the burnt cane, they wore their government-issue pyjamas, . . until these disintegrated. Until they had money to buy gloves, their hands were a mess of blisters and blood, often infected. Thin when they arrived, the men were soon gaunt, with flesh melted off by the heat, and the heavy work, and stomach upsets. Home was a windowless, galvanised-iron, cane cutters' shed .... Yet life was not all bad. They were young and adaptable, and the Italian farm families, in particular, were friendly and hospitable to this new breed of cane cutter. 'Dagos' became old Australians, compared with the 'Baits', and helped to ease them into the new life. Sundays, they loaded the old farm truck up with cutters, and flagons of vino, and chickens or and country? Of forced labour, and hunger, and South America, where they could practise, as steaks, and headed for the beach or river sides. . , massive bombing? Of being shanghaied from doctors in particular, without fiirther study. or the cane-cutters would to into 'town' for the dicir city streets, and taken to work in Germany, At the other end, there were the outstanding weekend, booking into one ofthe small-town or seeing family and friends loaded onto cattle successes: such as Olegas Truchanas, Lithuanian, pubs for Saturday night, and going to the local trucks bound for Siberia? con.ser\auonist, after whom is named the Huon dance. Up there, in the nordi, were some ofthe How many Australians had hidden in hay stacks Pine Reserve he saved from destruction, and who first marriages between Baits and Australians. or under bridges, surviving on scraps for days as drowned in the wild Tasmanian rivers he loved; With the first demand for male labour eased, the 1,000-Ycar-Reich staggered to its end, and AiTi Parbo, Estonian, millionaire industrialist, married couples began to aixive on later emerged as American tanks thundered past, only friend of Prime Ministers .... transports. With both husband and wife working to have some last meinento from home, a wherever possible, they strove to move out of the grandfather's watch or a wallet of photos, taken But for most of the Baits, the stor)' was one of camps and gain the security of home ownership - by an over-exuberant American soldier? modest success: the establishment of homes and however humble that first home. How many Australians had scrounged in cellars families; a movement for many from the original As the single men completed their contract among the stench of rotting bodies for mattresses menial occupations into semi-professional, (even labour, many of them moved into die cities, and and bottled foods to suiA'ive; had seen the professional) or clerical positions, or their own the homes of Baltic families provided gadiering survivors from concentration camps nuining riot small businesses; the upward social mobility of places. Here they could talk without inhibition in in the streets or eating swollen t^ncid meat from their children. The great majority ofthem arc their own language, of their homes and their days-dead horse; had been forced to go, as the long since naturalised. losses and their life in the strange new land. Here Americans set up some sort of order, into It is probably a measure of die success oftheir they could sing together the old folk songs ... Refugee Centres established in those same original task- assimilation - that die traces of that from sentimental love songs to rollicking drinking concentration camps, die ashes still in the migration wave ofthe late '40's and eariy '50's tunes . .. over a lavish traditional meal and, the crematoria....? have now virtually disappeared into the contribution of the single men produced from This, and much more, was die cotnnion Australian population. those ubiquitous briefcases, botdes of spirits. background of the Baits and Queenslanders, still It is only in the occasional accent heard, from an on the whole insular in oudook, did not elderly man or woman, at a supermarket, or in They made their own havens, in a mostly understand it nor want to know about it. the nostalgia and memories at a now infrequent disinterested land. What did Australians know, or Through die '50's and '60's, the Baits were commemoration service, that we catch a trace of want to know, oftheir histories: that the diose people who suffered and survived so much. Lithuanians for example were one of die oldest submerged in great new migrant waves, and races in Europe, their language the closest to the became just more 'New Australians', But their legacy is here, in their children and Indo-European of the tribes who had wandered distinguishable mainly by their accented English. grand children. No longer is it so strange to have north into the Lithuanian homelands diousands Assimilation, not the present multiculturalism, a Miskinis, or a Statkus - or a Birskys, come to of years before; that dieir dainos, folk-songs was the credo then and die Baits in particular that - on a Queensland school roll. , . and the preserved over die millenia, are full still of an reaslised that they had litde alternative but to name will belong to a freckle-faced, dinkum little almost pagan joy in life and die life force of disappear into the Australian mainstream. second-generation Australian, grandchild of that nature, of a people among the last in Europe to There were tragedies and failures along the way. refugee who survived the horrors of the Greatest come to Christianity; diat in the fourteendi The imbalance of the sexes condemned a lot of European War, to come here. century Lithuania had been die greatest land in the young men to pemianent bachelorhood; diis Though the national clubs are changing, as the Eastern Europe, stretching from the Baltic Sea to was not helped by the lower status jobs they held, older generation ages and disappears, diey will die Caspian, a great shield that alone saved not an inducement to young women looking for surely survive, as have die Irish and the Western Europe from the Tartar hordes and security as well as a husband. Caledonian, nurtured by the nostalgia of new Western European culture from destruction .. .? For some the going was just too tough, and there generations for the far-off birthplaces and What Australian knew or cared about all that? was some heavy drinking, some suicides in the cultures oftheir migrant forebears . .. those What did most Australians know oftheir more first decade. Some professionals, unable to 'Baits' whose story has hardly yet been told. recent anguish? Ofthe loss of home, and family. practise here, moved to the United States or C.E. (BETTY) BIRSKYS WARANA LITERARY COMPETITION Shared First Prise — Noh-Flotlon CP. MoMANUS) A Day Down the Coast

Waves thunder on the shore. Seagulls glide and squeezed her out. 'Raisin toast hr four) One window sits Aunty Annie Armitage, soft and prop, hang and drop screaming to the sandy capuccino, two fiat white and a double toasted dimpling, nearly 87 with needle like eyes, Ooor. ham!' Now I owe Brandon a favour. God does accompanied by her nephews Algernon and Blakeney, naughty, rorty bachelors nudging sixty Down on the Gold Coast a solitary jogger stamps move in most mysterious ways." five, die first footprints pounding open the day. He Backs against the wall opposite the newsagent sits runs towards the rocks, jagged and jagging, a youthful trio, each wrapped in op. shop rejects, "Not another morsel. I'm full right up to pussy's ruthless and Neanderthal, cutting off the sand. umpteen belts, and string. They're drinking egg bow," Arms charging, legs pumping, turns in their nog from a carton, passing roll-your-owns up and "How about half a pineapple filled with shadow back into the sunshine. down the line. Spam the philoiopher, Gron the strawberries and cream and Curacao?" White fo^my fingers stretch up the beach shaking action man, and litde Lib, the co-habiting graffiti "Or some Black Forest Gateau?" girl- off yesterday's orange peel, tennis ball, fish head, "You two will be the death of me." rubber glove, torn rope, and dead plastic thong. "So, what's the motivation Gron baby?" "Never!" Out beyond the breakers, silent, sleek black "Let's hang one on the wrinkly at the back of Crouching in the shadows down below the surfies sit like seals in clusters on their Brucie's bicycle shop." surfboards. One breaks away and attempts a restaurant, undernourished units reach five "The stunt's not wordi the bread. I want coke for storeys high, timid and forlorn with downcast frantic dash, misses the momentum of the rearing my muscles, not cola." wall of green and paddles slowly back to the ever eyes, clasping dusty shrubs round stumpy granite "Quit effing round you guys. Go for the wheels watchful pack. ankles, exuding nothing but depression and like we planned." despair. In Box 3B facing die canal are filed The hard wet sand is meticulous and immaculate. "O.K. Lib. But nothig prehistoric this time. I Gwen and Arnold Braithwaite, retiring and Up near the promenade it's blowsyand frumpish, want stereo, cocktailsand lambswool." retired from Melbourne, Victoria. Bridges tousled and tatty. Soon the council gleaners \vill burned, families spurned, they're living their final . "Right boss. Pass the joint." comb out the strands, picking up debris left by holiday on.earth. yesterday's mothers, babies, grannies, frolickers, Emerging from the side streets, flashing splashing "Come for a walk along the beach Gwen?" perverts, picnickers and last night's lovers. colours, tanned legs, lolly lips, chunky spunky Along comes Creswell all the way from jewellery the doe-eyed women with snappy zappy "Too windy. I don't vrant salt in my hair." Manchester, England. Used to be an office minds jugglejangling keys into super safety locks "Ask the Hamihons for tea?" cleaner. Had his own business. Retired now from and open wide the businesses in every street "They've gone home." arcade. Brisbane. Can't break the habit. Head bent, eyes "How about die League's Club?" intent, peaked cap, plastic mac flapping at the Underneath her boutique in cool and airtight spray. Up every morning with his metal detector comfort, hunches Lilidi Wcnglow like a lizard in "It's not safe to come home in the dark." vacuuming the beach. a cave. She's painting pink and purple dahlias on "Make a cuppa and watch the pool?" "Three 2 cent pieces, one shiny dollar, a New pastel coloured mu-mus imported from the "All right. You like living here don't you Amie?" States. Slowly she ascends to the level of her Zealand coin and one from Singapore. All else is "I dunno Gwen." customers, creased brown paper hands crackling rubbish. I've enough botde tops and ring pulls Safe blue and cholorinated in a seaside kidney here to build a battleship. Had a bit of luck up the bannister. Hooded scaly eyes falter in the shape, a cool water transplant sits filled with Thursday. A litde gold Seiko. Tiny hands sdll dajjlight, l«ng dry neck turns tfie faded, jaded , splashing children blinking half-drowned eyes. working, Oriental heart beating. Better keep it features this way - that way - tins way and diat - Pink oiled blubber lies prone round the quiet. Shhh! Beep- Beep. Here's something on and her tongue goes flick, flick, and she hisses perimeter paying mega-money to get away from it the line. Another bloody soft drink can. Why among the racks. all. can't they drink water? Place is uncivilized." "Come in darling. Have a look at thisss. Isn't it adorable? Perfect for Madame. It cossstsss "Mum, Mum, watch this. Watch me. Mum! Next come the eariy birds waddling from the nothing to try sssweetheart. Heliotrope, Mum! Watch!" high rise like anxious grounded pelicans, aquamarine and melon. Ssssee how the coloursss "Yes Scherelle," determined and believing diey'll be trim, tan and compliment madame's personality? No? Maybe "You're not watching Mum, Mum!" (ocy in twenty four hours. They're herded by sssaftlower, lemon grasss, and aubergine. Sandy, a Human Movement goddess with golden Sssstunning!" "What is it?" thighs and wet lipped sighs. "Watch me!" "Hi everybody, I'm Sandy. Welcome to Surfer's. Out into the street a kaleidoscope of crowds. Drihing, shifting up and down the pavement, "Yes Scherelle, Oh you bloody litde brat! You've This is our Beach Beauty Hour, designed by our spiky heels 'pocketting', flat thongs slapping, bare drenched my New Idea." specialist team from the Youth Association, feet padding. In and out die flow dart muscled Hoiisewive's Guild and Geriatric Guidance Emerging in the evening the ever anxious night busded businessmen, sweating, betting, raking in life finds air spiced with garlic, jasmine and Council. Have we anybody here who doesn't the dollars working double overtime. Everybody speak English? 'Shalom'. If you don't understand gasolene. Jet set Juliets and boys with Alfa eating, drinking, licking, chewing, looking, always Romeos drive to rich secluded restaurants in the what I say, then do what I do, right? Right! Down on the move, never slowing down. to touch the toes - or the knees. You sir, just try sweet mountain air. Buttoned up matrons tow forthe waist, O.K.?" "Get a load of Dad eyeing them bikinis," clean scrubbed husbands with take-away teas in string shopping bags. Heart thumping teenagers Smiling and jerking their dimpled elbows to the "... and there was more bare arse dian you could poke a stick at." seek perfect love over fish and chip fries, while sound of jangling bracelets, cute old blondies of pimps, prostitutes and doping flesh pot dealers 73 strain veined legs and stiff mascara-ed "Lucky number tickets. Over here gorgeous - you strut and slide the sidewalks. eyelashes, while blank faced tycoons carefully look lucky today!" "Come on baby, I only want a bit of loving." regard the prominent paunches oftheir bodies "... double rainbow cone, two tutti fruitti and a corpulent. rum Risin and mango." "Get a load of that! Man or woman?" "Kevin mind that truck, you stupid litde bastard!" ". ,, I'll have the money by morning. I promise. Down on Cavell Avenue, bustling and anxious is Just give us a., ." Alexander Batchelor, coffee shop proprietor, neat "Mum - I wanna go to the toilet. .." "Come along Dad. We'll miss Country Practice." and sweet, a bom again Christian witii parchment "... wanna go on the water slide .. ." tinted cheek-;, honey brown wig, and aunty "... wanna go down the beach." ".. . yes, but what if I get AIDS?" knitted cardigan. "What are you staring at sunnybum?" ". .. O.K. next turning. Quick! Geez- the cops!" "Good morning Mr Goldstein. How's business? "You should be driving on the other side Merv. "Quick Virginia, there's a space, that car's pulling What are you doing mate? Geez you're pissed. Just look at all the customers and only 7.30. out." Barely lime to dust the mouse droppings off the The giri on the bike! Mind out.. .!" "Do you mind? I'm parking here." chairs before their big fat bums overiap die litde Night noises. Loud - fast - shrill - excrutiating - wrought iron seats. 'Two black, one hot "Piss off Grandma!" piercing the brain in mega-decibels above the chocolate, three cheese fingers!' Have you noticed "Only diree tickets left in tlie family sedan!" level ot pain. The cacophany crescendoes. Lights dear how the customers get bigger every year? It "Christ! Someone's pinched my bloody wallet." strobe and telescope down the black hole of does make me wonder how God fits them all into "Mum - when are we going down die beach?" oblivion. Heaven. Gigantic red women come darkening me Here in the rjjvolving restaurant, muted fluted Silence, portals like pumped up pierodactj'ls. Had one yesterday jammed in the corner. Couldn't get her shell designs wash across the ceiling. The midday Thin slivers of light seep along the skyline. Waves out. Didn't like to touch her, mc widi smorgasboard overflows with lobsters, prawns thunder on the shore. Seagulls glide and prop. hypertension. Had a brainwave. Cot Brendon die and calamary, oysters, mussels and Moreton Bay Down on the Gold Coast a solitary jogger stamps bouncer from the pub over the Mall. He used all bugs. Shiny white plates over filled wtdi luxuries the first footprints, pounding open another day, his muscles -and after twenty minutes he slowly drip superfluity on pale pink doths. Oyer by die P. MoMANUS as Sami If • ^H oni Hazlehursf is best known • ^B (o millions of young children • I™ around Australia as the wo­ man who co-hosts "Play School". She has won two Logic awards for "Waterfront" and "Ride on Stranger" and received numerous awards for her role as Nora in Ken Cameron's "Monkey Crip". Most recently she was awarded Best Actress by the A. F. I. for her performance as "Fran" in the movie of the same name.

She is on the executive board of tho Belvoir Street Theatre Cotnpany and has extensive experience on the stage. One of her best known performances was in RobynArcher's"Conquest of Carmen Mi­ randa". Nol only can she act but she has writ­ ten scripts, directed films and studied bal­ let and singing. She has toured China as part of a dele­ gation reprosonling the Australian Film Industry' and she has also done a perfor­ mance tour of England. After seeing epi­ sodes of "Play School" the Americans have invited her over to take part in a series of childrens' stories which will be screened throughout the States, and, if they are succes.sfijl there, they will be produced for worldwide release. Noni has gained a reputation as one of Auslralia'sbeslactressesbutmore impor­ tantly she has gained a reputation for be­ ing a politically aware and socially con­ scious performer who has used her talents to promote women's issues and the anti- nuclear war campaign. The following is a transcript of an inter- viewconducled with Noni Hazlchurst on tho set of "Australian Dream", a feature film which was shot in Brisbane and vvas written and directed by local Jackie McKimmie. The characters you play all seem to be people in particularly bad situations. Do these kinds ot people appeal to you? Well, most people have spent some NONI HAZLEHURST part of their life in a bad situation and had to overcome it. Wo all have at some time or other, and that's what "Australian Dream" is about. A man that has a dream Communicate or Die that fails, and a woman that has a dream that may work out - we don't know, Fran was in a really bad situation which she can't say I'm surprised by it. I felt ail I can Jackie (Jackie McKimmie, director) talked try and understand the things that made tries to overcome but she doesn't make a do is keeping working away in my own years before that. that film good, they don't talk enough or great fist of it. Again, the same applies to little corner and hope that the kinds of Do you see many Australian films? thoy don't care enough or they assume Nora in "Monkey Gnp". I try and choose films which are positive and reflecting so­ Well I've read most of the scripts be­ the audience is stupid, and that's their roles which are about real people,- any­ ciety in a truthful way are seen by more fore they come out and I know not to biggest mistake. and more oeoole. thing less than real people are characters waste my money. You said in a "Cinema Papers" interview that are flat, dull and stereotyped and are Do you think that's happening? Are they really that bad? that your motto was'communicate or die'. just not interesting to play, read or see. Well if we can get out of this thing of A lot ofthem are, yes. I s this the basis of how you choose scripts? It seems that you place a lot of emphasis saying that anything that is a meaningful Why do you think Ihat ts7 That's more of a life motto, because if on communicating a sincere and impor­ film is an art film and not a commerical It's just that terrible chasm between wecan'tcommunicatethenweareinreal tant message to your audience that will proposition then we can make a start. Look finance and creativity, and how do you trouble, A film has got to come off the help create belter understanding between at"TermsOf Endearment". Nobody wan­ bridge that gap? I don't know. The only screen and touch you. and about people. ted to make that. They all thought itwould way i know is to keep talking endlessly Being an actress is a very glamorised pro­ Yes. be a real downer, but if you make a film about what I think makes a good project fession. Could you talk about the negative Well then, what's your reaction to films like that with commitment and care then and hope that the people who are inte­ sides of it and the trouble in reaching and like "Rambo" haWng such an influence people will respond to it because, unlike rested in investing will eventually listen. maintaining success? over their audiences? what a lot of writers and producers think, So what do you think makes a good film? The biggest trouble is fighting that me­ ( personally find that frightening that people aren't stupid. In my opinion afilm has got to be mind dia image of the glamorised life because people find reality in a film like that, but I Have people ever told you that the films expanding. I mean, why do you want to this is where we eat (points to a dark grotty you have made have helped them deal spend seven dollars on a film that's not garage), and if you think that's bad you with their own problems? going to make you feel different? (laughs) should see what we eat! (laughs) You know, Yes. That has happened, but even more Voii may as well have stayed at home so it's just a job. There is nothing magical gratifying than that is that people who are there has to be something there that's go­ about it. I believe anybody can act if they totally unlike the characters I've played ing to make people feel that they've spent are relaxed enough and they know what have come up and said thank you for that their money in a worthwhile way. they have to do. Kids do it perfectly all the statement because you gave me insight Flow do you go about choosing whether time. That's why they are such a good into kinds of people that I don't normally you'll do a film or not? audience, because thoy are such good seeormeetorhaveanysympathyfor,and It's usually a gutfeeltng and it's like any judges of truth. But acti ng is the be all and it's great to think that you've widened job. After reading a number of scripts you end all. You have to understand that if I someone's horizons. know by page three that you don't need ran out of people to work with or interes­ So do you ihink it's (rue to say films and to bother reading the rest. And I think 1 ting things to do I'd just stop. plays have therapeutic value? have to be very careful, too, because, as Is " Play School" as impromptu as it looks? Yes. Well I think that's the function of they say, you're only as good as your last No. It's a very tightly scripted show-32 art in society: to mirror and reflect reality, job, and if I'm in a really bad movie then page script in fact. But that's the trick - to and if it does not do that then It has no everybody says "Oh what a shame. She make it look impromptu. right to exist. It's a battle to keep doing used to be so good". All those conside­ Do children recognize you in the street? work that sticks to that philosophy, but rations come into it and also I want to Yes, more so than their parents! somebody's got to make sense artistically keep learning. I don't pretend to know all How do they react? there is to know about acting, and I don't of what is happening scientifically and Theygo"Oh myCod", then they figure want to waste time doing something I've technologically. out why you don't have a box over your already done just because it worked last Do you talk about a film much before you head. Then they give you a big cuddle time. I think that's one of the big prob­ doit? and a kiss and go all silly, but they are lems with films when the people who Oh,endlessly!The moiretalkthebetter! instant friends. It's so lovely. We had a weeks' rehearsal before doing make them say "it worked last time let's this film which was barely sufficient. And make it again", but they don't bother to STKPHKN MACKERRAS 27 Advertisement Authorised by Michael Treacy, Holy Spirit Association, Brisbane

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$2,500 p«r year." (That would be Rev. Moon wtnl lo jail for alleg­ Unification Church The ugliest S7,S00 for the three years in ques­ edly failing to pay taxes of $7,300 Rev. Moon went to jail for allegedly fail­ things In this beautiful country of tion.) on interest accrued on money America are religious bigotry and This shows that in order to owned by the church, not by him­ ing to pay taxes of $7,300. When Vice Pres­ racism" R«ll||lon "get" Rev. Moon, the Justice self. The Justice. Department Department violated its own wanted a "sure kill" and got it the ident Bush found himself owing the Editor Rallying Point internal guidelines. This truly only way they could, by violating government $198,000 and Geraldine Fer­ The rallying of divcrs-c reli­ demonstrates that the govern­ their own guidelines. gious leaders around cinstllu- ment was absolutely determined raro $S3,4S9 plus interest in back taxes, On the other hand, when Vice tional issues was accomplished tosend this man of the cloth to jail President Bush found him.self through Rev .Mwin's conviction Kcv SunMyung Moon, founder at any cost. the Justice Department kindly treated it owing the government $198,000 and jailing Never before had so uf the Unificjition Church, who and Gcraldinc Ferraro $53,459 as an "oversight". Where is the justice? has been in federal prison in Dan- many diverse denominations Supposition and Innuendo plus interest in back taxes, the agreed to share the same pulpit. bury, Ct, for the past ctcven Another finding by Sen. Hatch Justice Department kindly Was Moon's color of skin and religion a Rev Robert Grant. Chairman months, may have been Ihe victim is this: treated it as an "oversight". They crime? This is worse treatment than being of the Christian Voice, said. "Per­ of a govcrnnient conspiracy. "Despitcthecarccr attorney's were simply asked to pay back the haps Ihc federal government fool­ Senator Orrin G. Hatch, recommendations not to pros­ taxes they had overlooked without forced to sit in the back of the bus! ishly thought that because Rev Chairman, Senate Subcommittee ecute, and no evidence of any kind any penalty. Moon is a conlrnvcrsial figure, on Ihe Constitution, revealed in a to establish that even a single cent Where is the justice? Was that no one would care if he were teller he wrote to a prominent of Ihe money in dispute was given Moon's color of skin and religion convicted and imprisoned " When Washington attorney, Edward to Rev. Moon personally, and not to a crime? This is worse treatment the issues of the sanctity of Bennett Williams, astounding his church, the Justice Depart­ than being forced to sit in the back church rccordsor the imrusionby facts surrounding Rev. Moon's ment was nevertheless persuaded of the bus! government into church-defined indictment. In this letter he said: to seek an indictment by a zealous ministries is at stake, all the for­ assistant U.S. Attorney in the "The three Justice Depart­ Unfair IVealment mer doctrinal hair splitting goes Southern District of New York, ment attorneys who initially Hatch also wrote: out the window. undertook an independent review who built a strong case entirely on "We accused a newcomer to Why was Rev. Moon "targeted" of a possible criminal action supposition and innuendo." our shores of criminal and inten­ by the government ? The answer is against Rev. Moon unanimously 'The attorney in question was tional wrongdoing for conduct ' simple: the government acted in a agreed, independently of eacti the prosecutor of Rev. Moon, Mr< commonly engaged in by a large rjcially and religiously prej­ other, that there was no case." Martin Flumenbaum, who wasthe percentage of our own religious udiced way Now. large numbers This shows very clearly that it subject of an article in The leaders, namely, the holding of of Black churches, presently was not only selective prosecu­ American Lawyer (November church funds in bank accounts in demonstrating over South Afri­ tion, but also that Rev. Moon was 1982). The article recites that Mr, their own names. Catholic priests can apartheid, arc looking over targeted and railroaded by the Flumenbaum went lo Washington do it. Baptist ministers do it, and their shoulders in fear of an tRS Justice Dtpanmeni for political lo argue for authohzalion on the so did Sun Myung tAom. Bul only audit that might be triggered over reasons. The government was out Moon indictment. He perceived Rev. Moon.„was charged with a their demands of divestiture of 10 gel Rev. Moon with no holds that the Department would not crime for doing so. Only he had denominational funds barred. sanction prosecution of Rev. the full weight of our Justice Department's litigation machin­ Unless protective legislation is enacted, electronic evangelists ery thrown against him in an Reverend Sun Myuni Mooo la DiBlHiry, Connecticut prison effort to further discredit his will be rcleaKd Augutt 2vib, IVHS. who raise hundreds of millions of "I don't believe that you or I or anyone integrity and confine him to a jail dollars over the airwaves will avoid controversial issues or will else, no matter how innocent, could realis­ cell. Moon's appeal. The National to be released from prison August exercise a self-imposed prior "No mstier how we view v it Council of Churches, the National 20.1985. tically prevail against the combined remains a fact that we charged a Association of Evangelicals, the restraint inanaticmpttnomi;ufelieve that >'ou or I or anyone Ijowyer as saying, "If they don't And, more important than Rev. Mayors, the Southern Christian nating from Rev. Moon's case. good for nothing. The First else, no matter how innocent, want to authorize prosecution, I'll Moon's individual case, I fear we Leadership Conference, Con­ Many of the church organizations Amendment guarantee must could realistically prevail against take the subway back to Paul, have seriously jeopardized the gressman Mervyn Dymally, for­ disagree with some tenets of Uni- work for Billy Graham as well as the combined forces of our Jus­ Weiss"(his old law firm). In other continued sanctity of our first mer Senator Eugene McCarthy, ficatlonist theology, but they pro­ Sun Myung Moon. All Americans tice Department and Judicial words, he threatened to quit. The amendment religious freedoms," and Ihe States of Oregon, Hawaii, foundly support Rev. .Moon's owe Sen. Hatchadebt of gratitude branch in Q case such as Rev. powerful US. Atlomcy'J olTice in Finally.Sen. Hatch said: and Rhode Island. constitutional right to define and for his efforts in keeping this Moon's." the Southern District of New York "I do feel strongly, after my determine the use of his church Rev. Donald Sills, President of country "the land of the free and then used all its political muscle subcommittee has carefully and funds. Another shocking revelation in the Coalition for Religious Free­ the home of the brave." Sen. Hatch's letter, this one involv­ to push the case through the Jus­ objectively reviewed this case dom, said, "In 1974, there were President Reagan should gram ing a reason why three tiers of tice Department. from both sides, that injustice only 45 cases of government Rev. Sun Myung Moon a pardon to career attorneys recommended rather than justice has been intrusion in Church affairs. Now Racial and Religious demonstrate that the growing against the indictment, was Tbe Real Conspirators served. The Moon case sends a there are more than 7,000 cases. Intolerance trend of government interference expressed this way: By way of summarizing Sen, strong signal that if one's views We demand an end to these The twin issues of religious into the affairs of churches has "According to the Justice Hatch's letter, it is a matter of are unpopular enough, this coun­ abuses." intolerance and racism emerged ended. Department's review, Rev. Moon's record that the government tried try will find a way not to tolerate, As of June 20,1985, Rev. Moon when Rev. Moon was arraigned at A presidential pardon would lax liability, even if the govern­ Rev, Moon for conspiring to buttoconvicl," already has served 11 months of the Federal Dislricl Court after send a signal to the nation Ihat ment's case could be proven, was defraud the government of lax an 18 month sentence. He has voluntarily returning to America First Amendment rights for a mere S7,300 for a three year dollars. Now we know, based upon Religious Groups United served a longer federal prison from Korea to face indictment. churches are going to be guaran­ period. I have been advised that the subcommittee findinss. who Senator Hatch has not been sentence for such a charge than Rev. Moon said, "I would not be teed by the government. A pardon the Justice Department's own the real conspirators are •• the alone in his concern. This issue any religious leader In the history here todav if my skin were white wbuld mean that this administra­ guidelines state that criminal tax Justice Department political caused other individuals and var­ of the United Stales. For his good and my religion were Presbyte­ tion hao demonstrated by deeds, cases will not be brought if the appointees who ordered the ious religious groups to urge the behavior and for being a model rian. I am here only because my as well as words, its concern for alleged tax deficiency is less Ihan indictment! Supreme Court to hear Rev. prisoner. Rev. Moon is scheduled skin is yellow and my religion is religious freedom. a INJUSTICE RATHER THAN JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED" Excerpts from Senator Hatch's Letter to Mr. Edward Bennett Williams tuary on our shores. Sadly, the I will be happy to provide you their own names. Catholic priests his behalf our government has not Southern District of New York, Despite how people may feel message is not a good one. The with some of my thoughts as do it. Baptist ministers do it, and dealt fairly Consider, please, the who built 0 case entirely on sup­ about hii religious beliefs, he is procedures leading up to Rev Chairman of Ihe Senate Subcom­ so did Sun Myung Moon. But only following: position and innuendo. universally recognized as a Moon's indictment do not have the mittee on the Constitution, Rev. Moon, who also happened to humanitarian and is dedicated to • An independent pre-trial characteristics of lairness or regarding the government's be unpopular and despised by just • The three Justice Depart­ a serious fight against commu­ about everyone in America at the ment attorneys who initially study by a reputable firm estab­ nism and in favor of democratic impartiality. recent criminal tax evasion case lished that 90 percent of the time, was charged with a crime undertook an independent review ideals. He constantly praises 1 do feel St rong ly. after my sub­ against Rev. Sun Myung Moon, potential jurors in Moon's case for doing so. Only he had the of a possible criminal action America and what she stands for, committee has carefully and There are several aspects of were seriously prejudiccdagainst weight of our Justice Dcpari- against Rev. Moon unanimously even after his trial. objectively reviewed this case the case that trouble me, espe­ Moon and his church. Moon cially those Ihat appear to consti- ment's litigation machinery agreed, independently of each from both sides, that injustice wisely asked for a non-jury triol. • It i-i well documented that rather than justice has been lute serious violations of thrown against him in an effort to other, that there was no case. The prosecutors refused, insist­ conslitutionnl rights. further discredit his integrity and since coming to Ihc United States. .served. The Moon case sends a ing that Moon be t ried by a jury. strong signal that if one's views But aside from the important confine him to a jail ccU. • According to the Justice Moon has spent large sums of are unpopular enough, this coun­ particular constitutional legal No matter how we view it, it Department's review, Rev. Moon's money in various activities, • The trial jitdge admitted that try will find a woy mil lo tolerate, abuses, my subcommittee's over­ remains a fact that we charged a tax liability, even if the govern­ including, for example, owner­ a non-jury trial probably would but to convict. I don't believe that non-English speaking alien with ment's case could be proven, was ship of The H'ushinKloii Times, in all review of the Moon case has have been faircr.and thai the jury you or I or anyone else, no matter criminal tax evasion charges on which, by conservative Visiimale. also revealed what to my mind is a mere $7,300 for o three->'ear ended up being comprised of the liow innocent, could realistically the first tax returns he filed in this the financial losses have an alarming pattern of general period. I have been advised Ihat most uneducated and least-read prevail against the combined country, ll appears that wc didn't exceeded $100 million over the intolerance on Ihc pari of our gov­ the Justice Department's own because everybody else had read fnrccsof our Justice Department ernment toward Rev Moon and give him a fair chance to under­ guidelines state that criminal tax about Moon and did nol care for past 3 years. It simply makes no sense whatsoever to expect that a and Judicial branch in a case such his church This great country of stand our laws. Wc didn't seek a cases will not be brought if Ihe him or for his church. as Rev Moon's. ours prosecuted o man of Ihc cloth civil penalty as an initial means of alleged tax deficiency is loss than man who has managerial control im a very dubuius charge of tax redress. We didn't give him Ihc $2,500 per year • At the trial, the judge elim­ over such large sums of money I am concerned about the pres­ avoidance and took precious few, benefit of any doubt. Rather wc inated any mention of rchgion. In would iiiteiitiiinally conspire to ervation of our first amendment if any, steps to safeguard our own took a novel theory of lax liabilily • Despite the career altnrneys" doing so, he permitted Ihc jury to avoid a few thousand dollars in rijihlsof religious liberty cherished concepts uf religious of less Ihan $10,000 and turned it recommendations nol lo pros­ substitute its own views for iho.se Income tiixos un money in a New As you well knuw, I am not freedom m the process. into a guilty verdict and IK months ecute, and no evidence of any kinti of the Unification I'hurch iin cru­ York Kink iiecuunt which lie very alone in my feel ings. There is wide vtsihty opened in his own name. support fur Rev Miwii hy a broad Wf aL-cu!' cniild IH' .N|ICIII uiiliiii extremely iinpiirtiini religious ease where »• nuiuy wluidisuKiee monly onitagi'd m by a large per- sonal friend nordn 1 oniinrse his his churtli, the JVISIKC liepail- Ihc I'miwaliini Chiircli l'veed»«i\ case. Ill a very real way. iheuliigy f)ut I am ciMivmttd. ineni was iie\'crthek':

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Hunters and Collectors have been through a lot since they were conceived in 1981. Major line*up changes followed unsuccessful tours of the UK and America with collectors the departure of Martin Lubran (guitar) and Greg Perano (per­ cussion). Since then, Geolf Crosby (keyboards and effects) has also left the band. five, six thousand. That's about a third of push in one direction and Martin was try­ our first album sales. The live album's do­ ing to push in another one, and we wore The present line-up is: John Archer ing well. It's sold fourthousand in the first all stuck in the middle wondering what to (bass), Ooug Falconer (drums and per­ three orfourwecks and the video's doing do, I think it had its good moments cussion), Jack Howard (trumpet and really well. though. backing), Mark Seymour (vocals and Why the video? Regarding your British tout)one of your guitar), Jeremy Smith (trench horn), Well it's our manager's idea actually. press releases attributes the failure of il Michael Waters (trombone) and Rob It's mainly something to give overseas to to the rift between British and Australian Miles (mixer). keep them happy, to keep things bub­ rock. I don't think that's true. bling — alive. Ws sat patiently for about one and a Has it sold very well overseas? Oh well, don'l listen to press releases. half hours to be told that Mark No (laughs). We didn't expect it to sell Thai's the rule. 1 mean, thoy don't tell the Seymour, our promised interviewee, a hell of a lot, Australia's got the biggest truth. There is a certain thing about an couldn't make it because of a sore video market. I don't think England is that Australian band which goes over to Eng­ throat. The band's manager threw at big on video and neither is Europe, land, and they sort of get hyped a bit or us a sweaty, bewildered*loaking Are you underpressure from record com­ sign with a record company. Magazines like "Sounds" or "NME" will take a defen­ being (they had just finished their panies to become more commercial? sive stance towards the band, and they're Every band comes under that sort of sound-check). It was Jack Howard. not given tho benefit of the doubt. That pressure. For instance, when we signed happened to us. with Virgin Records, on the strength of "Talking to a Stranger" they gave us some­ The concert tonight is expected to be a Q thing like 30,000 pounds advance. That sell-out. Do you find audience expecta­ in itself vvas pressure. They were saying tions of your performances are getting "we're giving you 30,000 pounds so you higher? - Tell me something about the musical his­ can bring out more hit records. We didn't, For sure. There'll be a regular crowd tories of yourself and some of the band so thoy sacked us. You've got to take the thai comes and sees us all the lime and members. brunt of things like that financially. they know what lo expect. All tho people Well first ofall the brass section. We all The latest things we've written are more who haven't seen us before and hearwhat came from classical backgrounds: Youth commercial, more accessible. The main a great live band we are, are obviously Orchestras in Melbourne, Symphony Or­ thingswith this new band are melody and going lo expect a lot. You don't feel ex­ chestras and things like that. I did a course rhythm, whereas in the old days it vvas all pectation when you go out on stage really. al La Trobe University which was a very atmosphere and mystery. So we're getting It's the same whether it's two or three good course, Michael, our trombonist, better and better at writing melodies hundred or three or four thousand. We did a course at Melbourne University. really. felt that with the S.t;anglers. When I first Jeremy is doing Medicine, which is what went out I thought "Oh God, we'll be we're all studying. Mark, John, Doug and Did you hide a bit behind that enigmatic playing in front of 6,000 people at the Robert have just played around in bands image in the early days? Hordern Pavillion", When we gotoutthere for years — theShnorts, oryou might have Oh yeah. Yeah, for sure. The band got it didn'i feel any different, Marksayswhon heard of the Jetsons. focal point and that is Mark. Mark is the sucked in by it as well. You know, you he goes out on stage he tTiakcs the most A good percentage of successful Austra­ obvious spokesperson for the band. read these things in the press and you of eye contact. It's like he's communica­ lian bands are not only good musicians, You must be happy with "Talking to a start to think "hey, we really are myste­ ting with one person whether il is one but are good stage performers. Do you Stranger" and'The Slab" being accepted rious" and youstarttrying to be, Thatreally person or5,000. It's no different if you've think this applies to you? by the American MTV Station. Do you doesn't work. It's so much better now got the right altitude. Well, it's certainly contributed to our think this may contribute to a greater suc­ compared with the old days, it's unbe­ Could you outline what you see as the success, because we've never had any cess in the U.S.? lievable! I mean I don't knowhovvit comes band's progression since "World of Stone" across out the front,,, , good record sales, outside of our first al­ No, not particularly. Both have been and incorporate with that the musical dif­ Like Cold Chisel. bum. The only sales we do get are on the played on MTVandtheTube in England. ferences which split Ihe old band. basis of our live performance, because Everyone was saying"Hunters and Collec­ Like Cold Chisel! That's good! I like From "World of Stone" up until "The outside of independent radio stations no tors are coming", and that just died out it! Fireman's Curse" I'd say it's pretty much one gets a chance to hear us on radio. straight away, "The Slab" was a one off af­ The "Fireman's Curse" album really went thesame stuff but gradually getting worse. In Australia it's changed over the last ter "Talking to a Stranger", and there was downhill. It's all that atmospheric thing. Take the two or three years, which is a bit of a nothing to support it, apart from this live Itwas a bad album. song "Curse", or" Eggheart" — they're at­ shame. It's starting to follow the English video now. So no, it's not the start we It really doesn't fit together well. mospheric and there's lots of keyboards. scene more and more, with bands like hope. This next album will be a consoli­ Well, it was a band torn apart emotio­ The two musical directions thai were Kids in the Kitchen and the Expression, dation of these little things that we've nally and musically at that time. Greg and starting to come was Mark forcing a new who don't really have a sound basis in live done over there. Martin were really disillusioned with the musical direction, more rhythm and blues, playing live. They just put togethera good- How are the record sales going? way the music was going- Actually every­ The earlier things we wrote at the end of looking band, start gratuitously playing "Jaws of Life" really didn't do anything body was real ly disillusioned with the way the old band and into the new band — live and hope to geta hit single out, which at all. It had piss-weak sales, about four, the music was going. Matk was trying to say "Chalkio" or "Haley's Doorstep". most do — "Real Life" and all that. They're the only two existing songs that With bands like Cold Chisel and Mid­ we did with Iho old band. Both of those are much more direct. More soul, if you night Oil on the other hand, the majority like, ospecially"Haley'5 Doorstop". VVo'd of their success came from the fact that never done a song as personal as that they wt're really good live bands. before. That vvas tho sort of music al direc­ If you want to survive in Australia with­ tion Mark h.id started lo tako. It wasn't so out selling a lot of records as well, you much that Grog and Mark didn'i like it, it have to play live and prove yourself live. was jusl ihat thov were hecomingohsok'to. With the "old band" you did interviews Tho music was being pared down. It was together. Now Mark is coming upfront getting punchior, more direct. It just and doing most of the interviews. Why is wasn't working while we slill had this sort this? of swirling keyboards and atmospheric In the days of the "old band" we all percussions going on. had this glorious idea that it was demo­ cracy — that everyone was equal — but that just wasn't true, and that was part of the old band's downfall. When Greg and Martin and Geoff were there, it was just never a democracy and people would start bitching and things like that. We all realised that Mark was the focus, and Mark is the most articulate and he thinks about music the most. In the old days Greg and Mark were the foci of the band and now that Greg's gone there is really only one C3 29 BARGAINCENTRE8 Quality clothing for all the family and for every occasion Dress in style and save LIFE LINE SHOPS There's a shop near you

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JONATHAN RICHMAN etc, etc. Then he smiledand remembered & The Modern Lovers*, and everybodys CONCERT AT EASTS with glee how he decided on 'The Modern happy. In fact I haven't seen so many OCTOBER 4th Lovers'. He had his guitar at his feet, laughing happy faces since I watched 'The Jonathan Richman: a name synony­ "Would you like to sing us asong?", Tony Young Ones' at a birthday party and there asked. "Yeah sure". everybody was drunk. mous with simplicity, cuteness and gentle innocence. God knows why There he was, the same man that I'd This guy had everybody charmed. He he came to Brisbane. It's not as if heard on the radio so many times, the sang 'Dinosaur', 'Ice Cream Man' and 'Fly­ he's had a hit record or anything. same man whose charmingly simple lyrics ing Saucer'. He shook people's hands, he had made me break out into a big big But he was and proof came when he talked to the audience and some one even smile, sitting right in front of me in the got on stage and put a gold chain around walked through the door at 4ZZZ, ZZZ studio singing live to air. "What do Jonathan's neck (you could have at least shook my hand and said 'Hello I'm numbers mean? Well I'm about seven­ have said thank you, Jono). Jonathan Richman'. teen". Wow, now I was really excited. As Jonathan, two members ofhis band, Myself and six other people jammed into I was having the time of my life, and so his tour manager and some hangers-on a car that could only hold five people and it seemed was everybody else. He enter­ were wandering around the ZZZ studios, headed for Easts. We were greeted by tained us all by tuning up his guitar (no someone went to get Tony Biggs, who panicked faces. "Jonathan thinks that roadies to do it for him) and it was great, was going to do the on air interview. "Just A Drummer" are too loud and he until he took his shirt off which I thought doesn't want them to go on before he "Guess who just arrived". We showed was a bit Bruce Springsteenish. But what does". Everybody did the frenzy for a lit­ Jonathan the poster which was promoting the heck, he got three encores and I was tle while then decided that Jonathan the tour, "No I don't like it -1 don't like having fun. that photo". "I like this poster of Scream­ could go on second and after he'd left ing Jay", said the guitar player, Acly. "I "Just A Drummer" could play. "Gee", I In retrospect, the music tended to get like Screaming Jay". We usheredjohan- thought to myself, "this is going to be an a bit weak and repetitive when he sang his than, complete with guitar, into the stu­ interesting night". So I made myself com­ lesser known songs and it was more the dio, where he proceeded to tell us that he fortable and watched five talented "Wild atmosphere created by the music than didn't like New York, he did like the de­ Wild Woman' from Sydney who did a that they are going to do the whole set the music itself that was so wonderful. In sert, he didn't like pain caused by loud great cover ofthe Special A.K.A's 'Free with barely the basics of a drum kit? They summing up, if'The Pits' ever became fa­ music, and that he did like the Wurumpi Nelson Mandala*. A twenty minute break start to play. But where's the Bass? and mous Jonathan Richman would be suppor­ Band. But most ofallhe liked thename of with no music playing through the P,A. even though I'm right up front, the gui­ ting tliem, but 'The Pits' never made it so his own band, 'The Modern Lovers'. He which was certainly unusual and then on tars are so soft I can hear people around now Jonathan is supporting'Just ADrum- listed all the names he'd thought of: 'The came Mr Richman. But wait, they haven't me talking over the band' But this isn't a mer'. Urban Lovers', 'The Modem Dance Band', finished setting up the drums. Could it be rock concert, this is 'Jonathan Richman STEPHEN MACKERRAS 32 Samper, Novambar 8, 108S by the youth of China as badly trained. TTie full impact of the Cultural Revolu­ Wgy tion can he estimated in Hooper's obser­ vation that the average age of PhD gra­ m duates in 1983 was 38, most of them ha­ ving been undergraduatestudents before ^RWiRJ^W^^^B^HfATOMifffln-Wfl^BP^ mS^Smw^^^^m the cultural revolution began. Education isbut onearea in which Hoo­ per describes such important change emerging in Chinese society. Inevitably she attributes great importance to youth stroyer of a culture? In effect, and word, resources drying up as a result of Ameri­ in the unstable recipe of the future of the he was the former, but his purpose (as the can trade embargos. People's Republic of China, a future Pope has sternly warned) was really as an To goany further would spoil the plea­ where the preservation of Socialism will aide to the latter. sure gained from this book, as Montgo­ be the possession of the current genera­ Maybe I'm just prejudiced. mery builds upon various scenarios, and tion. JOHNADAMSON finally invites the reader to make up their ANTHONY AN DERTON own mind on the eventual fate of the Sydney, a fate that will never fully he • t.-^,..^^. known until several gt)vernInerlt^ decitii. to declassify various documents from the period (if they still exist). .^* •«.K1^ Don't let the seemingly dry and boring i*?C^tr- subject matter put you off. "Who Sank tile Sydney?" is a fine piece oi writiiij: in Fl:. its own right, with the added bonus of BEVERLE Y HOOPER 0 being a good piece of historical research and analysis. A most satisfying account ol" 13. a uniquely Australian mystt;ry. Highly re­ YOUTH IN CHINA: commended. Beverley Hooper PETER DAVIS (Penguin) It is no accident that the cover of Beverley Hooper's book depicts a young Chinese couple sitting ner­ vously beneath an enormous though decidely tatty poster of Mao Zediong. I i^/ \ The author's analysis of contempo­ rary Chinese society endorses a theme that has become prevalent - namely that of the People's Repu­ blic of China exhibiting symptoms ofgenuine systemic change. In this general sense the reader is given a picture of China that is not only in JUSTICE IN THE WHOSANKTHE stark contrast to the years of the PHILIPPINES: Bob SYDNEY?: Michael Cultural Revolution but perhaps WurthCA.B.C. Montgomery (Penguin) also suggests a complete new direc­ Enterprises) When I was ten my parents took me tion for its society. The growth of The title should read "Injustice in to Canberra, and while we were there consumerism, a decidedly less res­ the Philippines" for a start. The book we visited the War Memorial Mu­ tricted attitude towards the West, is written by an A.B.C. correspon­ seum. I can vividly remember one greater tolerance of individual's ac­ dent in the Philippines who is now ofthe exhibits - a large, disintege- tions and a pronounced "softening" the Queensland news editor, and rating life raft painted a dull ca- of the ideological base in society judging from the book this is again mourflage green and displayed in a are all examples of issues touched for Queensland radio news. It con­ glass case. I remember my father on. centrates on the struggles of Father explaining to me that it was all that Brian Gore - a struggle for the well- was ever found of the Sydney, one However, it is Hooper's explicit in­ of the Australian navy's most pres- tention to examine Chinese youth (per­ being of the people of the Island of THIS FREEDOM: Johin tigous ships. And as I looked at the sons under the age of 24) in the context Negros, a struggle against the civi­ Morrison (Penguin) raft and the faded photographs be­ ofthesechangesto their country. One of lian and military regime, and the The short story is my favourite li­ side it of Sydney, I wondered how the author's most compelling observa­ struggle to free him from prison. In terary technique. I say technique on earth such a huge ship could sim­ tions is that a whole generation is being doing so the book examines the pa­ because it is a skill rather than a ply disappear like that. matured in a political, economic and cul­ pal visit, the dire plight of the Phi- classification, and "The Freedom" tural climate that is virtually the anti­ lippino poor, the incredible ac­ Notsurprisingly, I wasn't the only one shows how very skilful John Morri­ thesis of what people currently in their tions of the military, the shooting to have such thoughts, and now forty- son is. This is a collection of stories thirties and forties knew. four years later a book has emerged which of Acquino, the very questionable which have all been previously pu­ One ofthe specific areas in which this attempts to fathom the truth behind this legal system, the even more quest­ blished in books, periodicals and tension or contradiction emerges clearly intriguing naval war-time mystery. It is ionable ruling system (Marcos* go­ is education. During the Cultural Revo­ also fitting that the author of such an literary journals, so if you have fol­ lution, the whole structure of education, vernment) and the interesting and account should be the son of the Syd­ lowed Morrison's progress, you and society at large for that matter, was honest thoughts of an Australian ney's navigator, who disappeared along might have read some of these be­ geared towards a "mass" line. Intellec­ reporter about all of these. with the ship and the rest of the crew all fore. tuals were looked down upon, and higher those years ago. Michael Montgomery The short story has always been some­ education and academic achievements This book is very obviously written by has done his work well, and in "Who Sank thing that Australians have been very good were said to foster "elitism" and com­ a journalist - it gives the impression of the Sydney?" he has produced a stimula­ at writing, and this selection is no ex­ petitiveness, both seen as damaging to being an extended feature and is written ting and very readable book. ception. I believe the best short stories the egalitarian basis of the revolution. in that unique journalistic style. It is a Montgomery opens with a few details are ones which present a large image by The universities were thrown open to all feature, in essence, on how a regime in of the action which was officially held describing only a small piece ofthe whole people, regardless of qualifications, abi­ the 1980's can repress a large group of responsible for thelossoftheSydney-its - insight in an instant - and the worst are lity and even interest. There were no exa­ people with little fear of revolt. One im­ encounter with the German armed mer­ those which attempt to merely compress minations or "standards" enforced, there­ pression I got from the book was how chant ship the Kormoran in the Indian a large plot into a small number of words by discouraging academic achievement. modern technology, in a few trained and Ocean. This opening account is based on and end up with only over-generalised Since Deng Xiaoping's accession to tyrannical hands (and exempted from ge­ contemporary reports of the action from notes. Morrison's stories are most defini­ leadership in 1978, all these attitudes have neral usage) can completely control the survivors of the Kormoran, who state tely the former, perished. The new state emphasis on mo­ lives of so many people - but not their that the last they saw ofthe Sydney it was He gives snap-shots ofthe lives of down- dernisation has seen a demand for exper­ minds and spirit. Because ofthe nature of limping into the evening horizon badly to-earth people and the things which hap­ tise in all areas of society. Education at all his subject Wurth has allowed a certain damaged. Following the picking up of pen to them. This sounds very mundane levels has undergone a corresponding "re­ amount of his own compassion (some die Kormoran's crew, many of whom were and uninteresting, but it is Morrison's volution", where entrance examinations may say subjecdvity) into the usual jour­ remarkably healthy after up to a fort­ ability to make them interesting which nalistic facts, but this adds immensely to determine student access to tertiary edu­ night's exposure to the elements in open elevates him way above the ordinary. The the book's impact. cation. Add to this Hooper's observation lifeboats, searches were mounted for the language is not unusual, the events are that "the major, even the only, pathway survivors from the Sydney, but all that not unusual and the imagery is not un­ to achieving higher personal aspirations The main question this book raises in was found was the bullet-pocked life raft. usual, but the effect upon the reader is — is seen as being through terti.iry edu­ my mind is whether what really is a su- How could a lighdy armed merchant magical. Who cares about the Great Aus­ cation" and one is presented with all the bliminally dictatorial .igent of Western raider sink a heavily armed crui.ser cre- tralian Novel, when we already have the ingredients of a real generation gap. cultural brain-washing - missionary work wed with experienced sailors? What cau­ Great Australian Short Story in quan­ (the subjugation of a foreign culture to sed the Sydney to come so close to the tity? Young people under the new system western ways in the name of religion; pa­ Kormoran, thereby causing its own des­ This is true Aussie liier.iture; of, about are encouraged to seek higher education, cifying a new race in the cause of the free truction, when it could have .safely stayed and for ordinary people, written by an or­ which has seen not only the renewed le­ world) - can achieve a real advancement out of range of the Kormorans guns? dinary person. It has none ofthe preten­ vel of standards but also much greater in the real conditions of a people be­ tiousness of forcc'd literature where peo­ prestige attached to intellectual achieve­ cause ofthe (alleged) inherent goodness All this and more is answered in Mont­ ple try to be someone else. I hope John ment. As a result not only do those de­ oftheir doings. Father Brian Gore isa re­ gomery's book, as the action is played Morrison can live and write far beyond nied such opportunities during the years markable humanitarian/Christian who has out against an increasingly deteriorating his 81 years. of the cultural revolution, feel frustrated done great work in the Philippines, but political climate in the Pacific, as an an­ over such new opportunities, but also should he have been there solely as an hu­ xious Japan sits on the sidelines and wat­ Intoxicating, those educated during the period are seen manitarian or in his official role as the de- ches her vital sources of overseas natural JOHN ADAMSON 33 riLMS

BIRDY: DIr Alan Parker pulling at the emotional strings. The sen­ with Matthew Modlne, timent most will recognise is the anti-war Nicholas Cage. theme expressed through the characters' How do you review one of the best involvement in Vietnam, summed up by movies in recent years? "Birdy" is the simple "we didn't know what we were dramatically coherent and wildly getting into with all this John Wayne shit". However this is not the film's main focus, humorous, moving between deep and the novel was originally set in World tragedy and adventurous adoles­ War Two. cence. The war acts as the pinnacle to the "Birdy" is about growing up and the pressure that an unfair society puts on restrictions and demands society puts up­ people to obey. The worst job in Birdy's on people. Based on the novel by William ward is given to a consciencious objector, Wharton, "Birdy" examines the relation­ and this is the film's main theme. Birdy ship of two youths in a Philadelphia slum sees nothing in girls or the "real" world, during Kennedy's war on poverty in the preferring the simple, less restricted life early 1960's. The film does not move as a ofthe birds. Al has what a military doctor simple narration, but rather jumps from calls an ani-authority attitude because of significant points in the character's lives. his disregard for superiors and hot tem­ As the youths grow, we see that Birdy per, at one stage objecting to Birdy being (Matthew Modine) has not just a passion drugged. Both Birdy and Al feel insecure for birds but rather an obsession. He talks in their world. Their Philadephia neigh­ to them, trains them, watches them for bourhood looks like more of a war zone hours on end and he even sleeps with than Vietnam, and both Al and Birdy wish them. The other lead, Al Columbato to escape to something better. (Nicholas Cage) has more straightfor­ With all the horror of Vie tnam and the ward interests, mainly centering around demands of society, the film still mana­ girls and their breasts. But he becomes ges to be optimistic through its humour. attached to Birdy and the two become As the boys grow up, Birdy's desire to fly virtually inseparable, as they use each and its associated effects put both in very other to escape the dismal surroundings funny and awkward situations. oftheir America through theiradventures together. The film is faultless, and British direc­ tor, Alan Parker, ("Midnight Express", Both are eventually conscripted to Viet­ "Fame" and "The Wall") has put out his nam and receive different injuries. The best work to date. He has managed to war acts as a catalyst to Birdy's final re­ capture a sense of alienation in Birdy and treat into a world that he loves - the world a sense of frustration mixed with confu­ of birds. He no longer talks, and very ra­ sion in Al, without losing touch with the rely eats. In an early scene, Birdy is per- audience. The script, score (by Peter Ga­ ch«d nalcedon his bed frame, wing-Uke briel) "and powerfully memorable photo­ arms folded at his side, feet curled and graphy add to this. Everything from initial head tilted up towards the small mesh co­ production to final editing has a mastery vered window, looking up and beyond attached to it. the light to the other birds flying free. "You can't fly because you don't believe What clinches the film are the perfor­ you can" he once quips at Al. mances by the two leads. Both Matthew Modine and Nicholas Cage ("Valley Girl") Al too has not escaped the war unin­ have put in excellent performances. Cage jured, half his face having been restruc­ sentimentally captures the easy-going tured after a mine blast. Al is, however, youth and the pent up hopelessness of considered the luckier ofthe two and is later life. Matthew Modine as Birdy mat­ sent for to assist in the treatment of Birdy. ches him with his portrayal of avian ob­ But it is Al who needs Birdy's help. With session. more than just half his face shattered, and no longer able to cope with the outside "Birdy" is moving in its tragedy while world, he sobs "I need you Birdy, I need at the same time being humorous and you". Both need each other, and as the upbeat, but always totally engrossing. One film unwinds it never once takes the con­ ofthe best films to come from American ventionally "easy" way out. cinema in recent years. A truly exceptio­ nal movie. The film works with its audience on FRANK NEORIC many levels, making statements while still

FLETCH: DIr. Michael although it's not hard to see the tly he has terminal cancer and suicide the ones best received by the audience. Richie, with Chevy whole film being compromised by would negate his life insurance, hence his Even the style of humour is modified Chase his drive for instant laughs. request to Fletch. from black humour toha-ha-ha witticisms Perhaps the best way to describe Fletch kindly agrees but starts investi­ and jokes. "Fletch" would be to say that it is Chase plays a kind of white Axel Foley gating Stanwyk under several assumed identities, all of them outrageously con­ The calculated development of the Chevy Chase's film. He is in every (complete with a bomby car, Beverly Hills background and synthesised soundtrack trived and transparent. Forninately every­ plot and supporting characters by scene, narrates the story and tends courtesy of Harold Faltermayer). Irwin one else in the film is so stupid that they MacDonald is translated to the screen to upstage supporting actors and Fletcher is a reporter posing as an addict never catch on and inevitably Fletch finds with far less charity, and Alan Stanwyk's the plot Itself with his disruptive, and investigating drug trafficking on the Stanwyk's motives to be completely dif­ complex, fascinating character is witty one-liners and likeable bum­ Los Angeles beaches, when he is approa­ ferent and much naughtier. The whole typecast as the mentally untaxing big bling sophistication. "Fletch" is per­ ched by Alan Stanwyk, a local industria­ thing climaxes in an almost suspenseful business bad guy. The brutally hard edge haps his best performance to date list, who asks to be murdered. Apparen- disarm-the-bad-guy scene. The plot how­ of drug addiction and corruption that ever never has a chance against Chase's MacDonald accentuated in the novel is incidental one-liners and slapstick ap­ almost totally ignored, although at one proach, and even the murder scenes are stage Chase tells a drug addict to take played for laughs. better care of himself (would the real LE BAL: DIr. Ettore the dancers. There is litde change in the Fletcher say a thing like thatPl). inhabitants of the Art Deco dance hall, as At this point, those who have read the Scala Scala travels from pre-World War Two, Gregory MacDonald novel will be "Le Bal" is a curiosity of the mo­ In short, "Fletch" was tailored for through the Americanisation of France looking confused and wondering how Chevy Chase's idiosyncratic comedy dern cinema and a tribute to its di­ in the 1950's, the student riots of the the outrageous, perverse and blackly style, which probably downgraded it rector's vision. Ettore Scala presents 1960's and the plastic sophistication of humorous Fletch of the novel could be from a truly brilliant film to a better than snapshots in the life of a Parisian die 1980's. played authentically by a lightweight like average Chavy Chase film. It is an dance-hall from 1936 to the present. Yet, while the personas ofthe dancers Chevy Chase. Well, he can't, and it was a amusing, entertaining film simply In the absence of dialogue, but fil­ alter little, there is a subtle and tragic big disappointment to see Fletch turn because of Chase's carrying-ons led with richness of music and move­ change in the atmosphere of the dance into Chevy Chase rather than vice versa. throughout it. If the director and writers The bitter man who threw his wife's cat ment, a microcosm of French life is hall. In 1936 the dancers eventually over­ had been more adventurous and left the come their insecurities, and begin to dance, from a high rise, changes in public, and depicted. Yet this is not merely a story and characterisations alone, they drink and laugh, finding companions. By refuses to pick up his Vietnam war would probably have gained a lot more historical documentary, but an as­ the 1980's the participants leave as they decorations, is never even suggested in respect, as this watered-down version tute observation ofthe growing fai­ arrive - alone. "The self-consciousness of the film. will probably be looked upon as just lings of a society. our modern society, its intense isolation, The brilliant dialogue MacDonald another Chevy Chase film in the years to The subtle comic touches which are permits the dance hall, and ball, to sur­ created is written into something less come. laced diiroughout "Le Bal" are faceted vive, but in a sterile and mechanical way. convincing and subtle while the few PETER ROLSTON with sadness, loneliness and alienation of SCOTT FARROW sections which remained unrevised are 94 S*mp«r. Nov«mlMn>S, isss BLISS: DIr. Ray book in hand, he investigates reality and Lawrence, with Barry Ls confronted with an unfaithful, ambitious Otto, Lynette Curran, wife, a communist coke-addict daughter Helen Jones, Tim and a son determined to become a king­ Robertson, Miles pin of crime. Cockroaches emerge from a Buchanan, Gla wound in his chest. Sardines fall from be­ Carldes tween his wife's legs, and an elephant sits on his car. Harry takes all this in his stride, gleefully jotting every detail down. Sure­ The standard at this year's Austra­ ly this is evidence that God h.is condem­ lian Film Awards was poor. There ned Harryjoy to eternal damnation. Then, were some good films but several into Hell come.s Honey Barbara - a beau­ certainly didn't deserve nomination. tiful child of nature, a pro with a heart of The reasons for this are varied, but gold offering Harry the path to redemp­ it is a reflection of the industry in tion. general, where many poor scripts The great strength of "Bliss" must su­ are receiving financial support un­ rely lie with Peter Carey's novel, on which der the government's tax incentive it is based. Carey won the 1982 Miles Franklin award and the Patrick White scheme. "Bliss" therefore might be Award for "Bliss" and, with director Ray seen as a fortunate accident. How­ Lawrence, co-wrote the screenplay. It is ever, it is hopefully more than this. immensely funny, with clever witty dia­ A controversial and innovative black logue and often bizarre imagery. Yet, be­ comedy, and the recipient of the ing black comedy, it presents a despair­ Australian Film Institute's Best Film ing view of the world, subtly unsettling award, it is perhaps a turning point its audience with cloaked observation.s. in Australian cinema, marking a re­ The script is superb, and this is highligh­ turn to quality and originality and, ted by the all-round excellence ofthe ac­ more importantly, dealing with con­ tors. Barry Otto as Harryjoy has been temporary themes. Certainly "Bliss" described as a saintly John Cleese. Cer­ tainly Otto appears ideally cast in the is an excellent film, demanding at­ role. He conveys doubt and bewilder­ tention and possibly acclaim. ment, giving the impression of an inno­ Harry Joy is a good fellow, a genial cent taking a tour through a mad-house. story-teller, and a successful advertising Otto does that which is often asked of an executive. But Harry's death changes his actor but so rarely given - he is convin­ life. Harry suffers a heart attack and awa­ cing. Lynette Curran, as Harry's wife Bet- kes in hell. Or perhaps he's just gone tina, gives the right mix of enthusiasm mad? Harry is uncertain but determined and bitchiness that the role demands. In to discover the truth. And so, with note­ many ways she is given the best lines,

especially regarding herdriving ambition Only time will tell whether "Bliss" has to succeed in the advertising business. a dramatic effect on the .'\ustralian l-'ilm When told she is dying of cancer, and has Industry. In any case, it proves that this only one year to live, she proclaims to the country can produce excellent cinema doctor that this is not long enough - "It'll without relying on historical themes, over- take me at least three years to make it in seasactors.orpandering to theperccived New York". John F.wing also deserves likes and dislikes of American audiences. mention. As the Maitre d', Aldo, he is "Bli.ss", a truly Australian comedy, should flawless, and it was a serious ommission not be mi.ssed. that he did not receive an A.F.I, award. FRANK NEGRIC

PALE RIDER: Dir. Clint opens. A good guy, after badmouthing Eastwood with Clint thebaddies, finds himselfstandingon the road facing their residence. Slowly they Eastwood, Chris Penn, stride from the building and stand motion- Carrie Snodgrass. lesson the boardwalk (about 3 feethigher Clint Eastwood is back in the sad­ than the roadside). The good guy gropes dle for a western and that's all there for his gun while the villains draw and is to it. .shoot him down. No, it's not the scene "Pale Rider" is making big money in from "Shane" where the gunfighter, Jack the USA and Australia which is odd, be­ Palance, shoots down the inexperienced cause while it is quite watchable it is vir­ Elisha Cook Jnr. "Pale Rider" is diffe­ tually a rehash of his earlier 1974 film rent. It has seven shooting down one ra­ "High Plains Drifter". The story follows ther than one on one as in the former, but our hero, the strong, very silent man of otherwise the scene is exactly the same, and the camera angle and positioning of few expressions. Clint, on the revenge characters reflect this. It is this type of trail. But this is a very different type of imitation that makes one wonder whe­ revenge - our hero is dead. That's right, ther Clint realises that old films arc shown Clint is a ghost. A novel idea? No, Clint on television regularly, and that they have played a ghost on the same path in the su­ worked their way into our conciousness. perior "High Plains . . .". Clint the pale Deja vu, deja vu. rider rides into a small mining community and decides to aid them against the big­ If only Eastwood had a better story. ger corporation type mining family who After all, the photography is beautiful, are ripping away the earth in another part while the direction is, as can be expected, of the valley. After gun play and a number well done. The acting is fine, especially of fights the victor, our hero, rides away that by Chris Penn (Sean's brother), John into the distance, just like he did in the Russell, and Carrie Snodgrass. But once previous film. again Clint is the standout. His character has become so well constructed that just This is the major fault ofthe film, it is a mere squint in the Eastwood face sum­ cliches rather than just a cliched western. people who would find this film great are so predictable. Clint's character is the marises a chapter from a book. And this is On the one hand I'm crying "Hooray, those who have no conception ofthe East­ same one used in "The Oudaw Josey the skill of Eastwood the actor and East­ Hooray the western is back' 'while on the wood character, who have never seen a Wales", "Hang Em High", "Two Mules wood the director; to make a film as bland other I feel uneasy because it is familia­ Eastwood film and who have never seen for Sister Sara" and the "Dollars" trilogy. and cliched as "Pale Rider" eminently rity like this that killed the western off in an old western. This is a very .average As well as this, "Pale Rider" owes a lot to watchable. The movie would have been the first place. Authentic Eastwood con­ film. other westerns in years past. E.g. Scene better as an action-packed celebration of noisseurs will be disappointed. The only FRANK NEORIC 3B R" E * C O" R" O" S

(But you were always chained and shackled by the dirt/ of every small town store and the in­ come of a big town flirt), "Identity-Crisis" (30 years with one sub-culture, 13 months redun­ dant/yes, I'd say it's unlucky for some). If such a thing as a "powerful and moving" al­ bum exists, then "On Another Planet" is it. Even the album cover is worthy of careful con­ sideration, the clothes worn are obviously ex­ amples that should be copied in intricate detail. Don't blanch at the album's above average cost; it's an above average album, worth every cent of it, DAVID PETERSON.

ON ANOTHER PLANET: Taste Police. DEAF AND BLIND: Arnold Car (USA). (Polylaw). To many discerning heavy-metallers, Arnold Ever since his decision to break up the hugely and his no-nonsense, drive-the-music-through- successful "Spread",like a frantic Chairman Mao your skull approach constitutes the very highest who had realised he had lost control of the level attainable in both sheer kinetic energy and 'Gang of Four', Paul Stellar has been on the of­ musical ferocity. The combination of Arnold fensive. and a flying V is the aural equivalent of Genghis Critics have eagerly awaited the newly self-ap­ Khan and his hordes, and they sweep through pointed style furher's first offering in colabora- this one-hour outing with a similar disregard for tion with keyboard player, Kick Talboy, under the niceties of civilization. the newly formed umbrella group, the "Taste The titles of the tracks alone give you some Police", idea of what's in store in this surprisingly appeal­ Already friahtencd of the arouD s known vio- ing Deaf and Blind rampage - "The Chase Is lent reactions, British rock critics leapt with Better Than the Catch" { perfect celebration of eagerness to get the 'correct-line' and once again the man's philosophy), "Poison," "Overkill," 'spread' Stcllar's message. "Bomber," and "Ace of Spades." The standard However, they are taking some time to fully track is perhaps the wittily entitled "Killed by appreciate his new blend of white soul and rock Death," which features a big sleazy sound from without political overtones. This follows a series the guitar and rhythm section. of misunderstood E.P.'s. Stellar at the time was Unlikely though it seems, the entire video of undaunted and launched his first Taste Police the album was shot on a sound-stage, and Ar­ album, "Ways and Means," to the horror of cri­ nold's manic energy is filtered through the un- tics who recoiled in confusion at the emphasis BRANDED A HERO: Hero (Polykids) carfng eye of competent but uninspiring camera­ on clothes within the soul, jazz and even rap in­ It's Impossible to judge the quality of any new work. Arnold's performances thrive on his fluenced tracks on the album, Hero recording without measuring it against his audience's full frontal assault, but this is ham­ Whatever happened to the ideologue, Paul great work from the past. The echoes from pered on the album by the fact that his fan's re­ Stellar they all knew and obeyed, who played an actions have been dubbed out. However such angry guitar and sang even angrier lyrics? "Premature" and "Wonder Hit at One" are just too strong to block out. drawbacks are but minor irritants to a man who All this has been changing and the metamor­ isn't about to turn down the volume for anyone. phosis has finally approached completion on this The heights Hero reached with those aggrega­ latest album, "On Another Planet", The butter­ tions were so high, it's been tough for him to ANNE RIGG. fly barely discernable on earlier offerings has fi­ come close to topping himself. His last few nally broken its cocoon to dry its wings in the albums have fallen somewhere between good sunlight of a codified dress-sense. Yes folks, Paul and mediocre of the Hero scale. Each would has returned in all his glory with this 14 track contain flashes of inspiration, along with appar­ album, which confirms that he has indeed traded ent laziness. Whenever he would then take these socialism for La Coste. records out on the road, however, the extra bit Using contemporary English casual wear as a of spirit and cutting edge missing on the vinyl scenario. Stellar paints a bleak and depressing would come howling through the amplifiers, picture of tasteless suits, unpolished boots, Pais­ this would invariably lead to high expectations ley, dilettantism and plain crass ignorance. Even for the next Hero album. the police force has corrupted its uniform. The With Bill Collins producing most of the tracks. solution to these ailments is simple: Unite and Branded a Hero evolved into an above average adopt one of the legal standard dress codes. Hero album. Two songs, "Can't Get Enough" Alienation will disappear and we can all live hap­ and "Just give me Love" actually stand as the pily ever after, comforted with the feeling of be­ best recording he's made since "Sons of Bitches" longing to a dress circle. Safe from the horror of and the live "Wave the Flag", He finally cuts the modern world: of being tribeluss. loose with some passionate lead work and really The only problem with this album is the mu­ digs into the notes. Since much of the album sical style that Stellar has chosen to present this was recorded during a temporary separation philosophy, dispite Kick Talboy's uninhibited from his mother, perhaps some genuine pain keyboard work. Somehow a bosonova beat added to the intensity of his blues guitar. doesn't quite seem fitting for a song about the As for Collin's influence, outside of a few shortage of designer label clothes and the psy- tradmark drum riffs, gentle synthesizer arrange­ cological torment it causes to those without. ments and a 90 percent commission, his pro- While this musical format (anger in a major sense is not felt that much. Conversely, the three key, according to a witty colleague) may be Bill Collins didn't produce - particularly the more accessible to a wider audience, it tends to pulsing "Forever Baby" - are layered with obscure at times the lyrical content, which is un­ Doobie Brother-ish polish, something Hero does fortunate, as this is the album's real strength. not need. He has a pleasing, slightly raspy cry Standout tracks include "Informer" (If you that is perfect for most of his blues-rock fare, see the reason in having style at all/ You will but loses its individuality when placed in the SELF IN-TE-REST: Self (UOI). also see how those outside the rules must fall), middle of too many back-ground singers. Familiarity is always very safe commercially, "Throw the Stones" (For style there is a cost -• My favourite Hero music will always be his and this album is very commercial. it's broken skulls and leathei cosh), "Hong-Kong fluid blues. That he delivers some first rate, yet The songs sound like a hundred others by Nik Sweat Shop" (Are you going to realise/ Their Kershaw, Bryan Addams, Hall & Oaies and Paul clothes are real anci not mythological) and "Fol­ too brief, doses of this on Branded a Hero makes Wellar etc, etc. The introduction is totally unin­ low the Law" (With the right tie and cuff/ You the L.P. worth owning. But take away those spired (and boring), while the rest of the songs can cover up imbecility with bluff). tracks and Hero sounds like just another 1984 are tedious in their unoriginality. Given all these But the content is not entirely dogmatic. In superstar attempting to modernise his sound for factors and the stale of today's audience, it between the criticism and advocacy are some commercial purposes. should become a hit. poignant sketches of the victims of the fashion DAVY PETERS. JOHN WIN. purge, such as, "A Man of Such Great Promise" Semper, November 6, 1 SBB ae •'«£-..

THE MANIPULATORS: The Manipulators PARASITE: Parasitical (RCB) MEET: Meet (Polypro). (Poly tec). Diary of a record reviewer. This is a sex heavy album and it is an astonishing With this Debut album the Manipulators are 9.45 Don't judge a record by its cover. While record, it's that bad. Not even the most ardent where progressive pop music is going. It's as this self-interested pretentious little boy doesn't headbanger would listen to this group, (who though they poke fun and pull a face at the 'top- look very emotional, he could very well be an even use synthesizers and QT!). Unfortunately I angry young man who advocates world revolu­ ten' and then speed off ahead into new galaxies tion through his music. have to review this. of production. 9.53 Mellow, wimpy wailing instruments with Did you know; Production is what the Manipulators are all sighs and groans, generally quite tedious. The 1. Al! songs are written by Meet. about. They are actually Model 666 Industrial first song, "Can't Control You", is hardly some­ 2. There is a lyric sheet. robots performing in Osaka, Japan. All the thing from "Das Kapital Vol. 1". Very soul 3. There is a data sheet for each band member. tracks on the record are perfect recordings of (less)-ish, but it could get better. It couldn't get 4. The lyrics are interesting but only when ac­ these machines going through their daily rou­ much worse. companied by the video clip. tines. The sounds are totally authentic. Not one 10.05 Completely wrong. The next song is still 5. Three things fasinate these 'songwriters' but movement of these robots v;as changed for this in the same cliche-ridden style conscious mould, censorship laws and good taste prevent me from record. 10.06 Do you realise that record reviewing is mentioning them here. If you want to know This album features three major track5:"Heavy very self-indulgent? Generally you are giving watch television. Metal Welding", "Assembly" and "Spray-Paint­ your own prejudiced opinions to others. 6. Side 2 is better than side 1 because it has two ing". Other tracks are merely variations on these 10.07 A lot of people look down on soul. Some instrumentals, themes but they are all listening experiences. of it can be tasteful (a little bit), it's just that 7. The best song, "Love in a Hurry" is only one While the machines arc incapable of lyrics they some people consider themselves as an elite, minute, forty seconds long, contains acoustic guitar only and is an instrumental. do have an incredible sense of rhythm and pro­ (Aren't they daring and narrow minded.) 8. According to the inner sleeve. Meet have a fan duce a catchy beat. The WHIR ZIPP ERR BOP 10.12 Flip side. It's getting worse. There's one BOOM BANG sound will haunt you in your interesting song called "Too Young to Die", club and get together service in San Francisco. In summing up, there are three reasons why dreams. which mentions politics and takes a swipe at "Movements During Sub-Assembly B" Is food one should not purcha&e this album -. authority-.- • • 1. It is not a turn-on it is tedious and cliched. for inducing love affairs, I his nigh tec. serenade 10.20 Many record reviewers are verbose. They 2. It is a waste of money and time. glides you into the clouds so ecstaticiy that it use too much imagery and have delusions of bccms that passlon could not exist without the 3. A vibrator sounds just as good, if not bettfir. grandeur. Simply they are pretentious, egotisti­ NED RANK. guidence of this mechanical rhythm. Then the cal, self-indulgent know-it-alls, who in reality hydralics start and bring the track to a climax. know very littie. Even a 120 minute version of this wouldn't be 10.21 I must be full of crap for writing this. enough. 10.35 Back to the record. Still cliched. "Spray-Paint Manouvers" is another track 10.38 This album has not been stimulating (just with romantic qualities. In its gentle WHISH like the review. Ed,) Actually it has been wimpy, TIK HISS, WHISH TIK HISS one can almost tedious and boring (just like the review. Ed,). hear souls wispering, 'wish to kiss, wish to kiss.' FREDEGRIT rnt The Manipulators show just how far electronic ^'Krishna's Greatest &it music can go and they didn't even need a human hand. The days of the synthesiserkeyboard are numbered. ANNE RIGG.

KRISHNA'S GREATEST HIT: KRISHNA (HOLYGRAM) BOY TOY: Donnarella (EPIC). This is the second single to be lifted from the Yawn in the USAI Poor old Donna, she hasn't "Krishna is Great" album, and shows Krishna in exactly contributed much to the pop music in­ a more reflective mood, having momentarily dis­ dustry over the past few years, although she pensed with his religious sloganeering. With 12 MARLBORO MAN: The Solo Organ does know the right people in the film industry. inch extended plays now costing over seven dol­ (Herogram). , . ,. This album is rumoured to be the soundtrack lars a pop, it would do well to compare the con­ The Marlboro Man, symbol of the macho for her new movie to be produced by Steven tents of this E.P. with the album from which cowboy, lady killer and tough outdoors man ap­ Macburger and David Ateaburger with stuntman it was taken. pears in many commercials. Richard Gear performing as 'Boy-Toy'. For your seven dollars you get a song that's This album boasts some of the finest American on the album, plus two re-mixed tracks also off His appearance on this very commercial record producers hence the production has no real the album, leaving you with not one original is just like his many commercial appearances, he faults (except perhaps an over-relience on Linn track, but still "Hare, hare, hare" is a nice piece has nothing to do with the product whatsoever. drums and synthesizer programming). But lyric­ of melodic Krishna yearning. This is in fact a compilation of instrumental ally it is as dopey as anything you'll find any­ The remixed tracks are nice too, with a de­ mostly featuring organ solos. where else. votee's drum struggling hard against the overall The sound quality is fairly slick overall, how­ Feminists will have a hard time deciding how rap sound of the tracks. Altogether a too-nice ever at some points throughout the album I to react to Donnarella. For instance there is "A package. Is Krishna getting a little too commer­ could almost detect coughing in the background. Backward Boy is a Yob" but then "Big","Hard" cial? Save your money and buy the album in­ Perhaps the Marlboro Man had something todo and "Too Big" won't win her many friends. stead. with the preparation of the record afterall. PETER NUTEN. FRED ERGIT. DAVID PETERS 37 TRAN'S RESTAURANT fourteen ingredients. Prices are more than 1 SO GRACEVILLE AVE. reasonable, with the most expensive GRACEVILLE. B.Y.O. "ready-made" costing $7.50 for a small, TAKE-AWAY. $9.50 fora medium and $ 11.00 for a large. PH. 379 5775 The small is more than sufficient for most people, the medium will satisfy the really Open for lunch and dinner, Tues­ hungry, while a large is more than enough day to Sunday, as well as breakfast for two. (after9 a.m.) on weekends, theTran's Moustache's also do a great range of offer a reasonable feed at a reason­ entrees, which are well worth the mini­ able price. Despite seeming just an­ mal asking price. Top of the list would other Chinese restaurant from the have to be their potatoe skins ($2.95), outside (and the inside), the food is which are hollowed out potatoes filled somewhat above average. with a light chille con came and topped The night of our dining we settled for with sour cream, and their Mozzarella chicken and corn soup ($ 1.50) with Aspa­ primarvera ($2.95), which is a bread­ ragus spears and crab soup ($3.20) as en­ crumb coated piece of Mozzarella deep- tree. The main course proved superb, as fried. we enjoyed chicken and almonds ($5.80) And finally. Moustache's do a great and State Squid ($6.80) and shared a small range of home-made gelatis. fried rice ($3.20). Being sufficiently fed With swot-vac looming, and the need we by-passed the desserts, teas, etc and for quick, filling and tasty food, the Mou­ settled for finishing the flagon by the ri­ stache Cafe can't be beaten, and is a great ver. restaurant in which to forget work has­ The service was quick and friendly, and sles over a few glasses of cheap plonk and the menu of over one hundred choices a superb meal. Highly recommended. coupled with a certain lack of over-crow­ PETER DAVIES ding made it seem hard not to enjoy your­ self. Being not too far over the Indoo- QAN HENG'SCHINESE roopilly bridge, the Tran's offer a plea- AND VIETNAMESE .sant diversion for those St. Lucia based. B.Y.O. & TAKE-AWAY PAULROSS BOUNDARY ST. WESTEND MOUSTACHE CAFE If you're keen to revel in ethnic cu­ 74 HIGH ST. TOOWONG linary delights, West End is the place B.Y.O. & TAKE-AWAY to visit. PIAF-THE SONGS In 1935, the owner ofone of the city' PH. 371 ai09 In this cosmopolitan suburb, Qan ANDTHE STORY: fashionable cabarets heard Edith and Generally speaking pizza cooking Heng's B.Y.O. Restaurant exemplifies Jeannle Lewis world of fame and wealth opened befor terrific Chinese and Vietnamese fare at is rarely practised properly in Bris­ her. He proclaimed her Piaf (Parisian slan incredibly reasonable prices. for sparrow) after Jean Lenoir's "Like bane. "The Pizza Hut chain stifled To say the least the menu is extensive. In the early hours of December 19, Sparrow" and it was as Edith Piaf, the lil fairly early Australian abilities to For an entree, we shared spring rolls 1915 in the shadows that embrace tie sparrow, that she acKicvod immotta discern what constitutes a good or a (S3), which were undoubtably the best the Rue de Belleville a vagrant Ita­ lity. Her career spanned thirty years an^ bad pizza. As a result a generation I've ever tasted in Brisbane. lian street singer gave birth to a included tragedy and triumph. She neve of bastard pizza restaurants and take­ Garlic king prawns ($5) was a popular daughter. The child was named Edith hid her past and often sang of the tim aways were spawned, further stifl­ main course for those who could stand Gioovanna Gassion. At eight the when she stood in rags and performed fo ing culinary development of the their breath the next day, and honey child was struck blind. Her grand­ a meal. Edith Piafs life is perhaps bes expressed in one of her most loved an^ pizza in this country. prawns ($5) were also delicious. mother took her on a pilgrimmage moving songs, "Non je ne regrette rien The secret to a good pizza lies in its Satay beef ($3.50) and beef and oyster to Lisieux in hope of a miracle. By - "I regret nothing". base, and to achieve the right balance be­ sauce ($3.50) proved to be rather scrummy the age of thirteen she could see "Piaf- the songs and the story" presen tween a firm crust and a soft centre is an too. again. art in itself. It also helps if you have a pro­ After such a filling meal, desserts were the brilliance of Jeannie Lewis. Lewi; per brick oven, and this is why the Mous­ out of the question, so we were left won­ voice not only does jusdce to Piaf but i tache Cafe produces such excellant piz­ dering what bean curd jelly tasted like. It Edith joins her acrobat father as a wan­ of such a dimension that it demands to b zas. The base is nigh on perfect, certainly sounded like a pleasant change from tra­ dering performer: her talent - a voice heard. Twenty-two songs are interspei one of the best I've tasted in Brisbane, ditional lychees and ice cream ($2) that could fill the Parisian streets. Un­ sed between a narration of Piafs life. The and the fillings are far above your average though. trained yet powerful and supple, that voice provide not only emotion illuminatioi (and boring) ham/pineapple/tomato/cap­ Provided you don't mind Qan Heng's would speak of the poverty, the passion but with Lewis' presentation a visual force and the bitterness that Edith saw about sicum fare. kitch decor, this restaurant is a must for The ovations that have accompanied th her. On a street corner or in the Musette Moustache's offer four "ready-made" Chinese/Vietnamese food lovers - espe­ show in the other states are an insuffi cafe, this pale, thin and fragile waif would cient indication of what a marvellous eve fillings or the opportunity for you to cially those on a budget. enchant and amaze the audience with her ning "Piaf provides. choo,se your own combination of up to JANE HAMILTON songs. SCOTT SPARRO¥

SO I P\K>NEV ^ER SO SHE SAYS OUR TMIS MORNING CHEfVllSTRY IS ALL WRONG

S«mp«r, Nov«mb«r6, ISBfl revived so that a load of Tories can get blotto in the name of charity If it takes this sort of excess to save the starving, give me Band Aid and its retinue of geriatric pop-stars any day

And speaking of Ihe Lord iVlayor's Ball, our own boy wonder. Brad Bauman, is more than a little miffed at not receiving an invite to the great debauch. Once ran­ ked as a close associate to Boadicea her­ self, Brad, who has three different phone numbers for Sillyanne in his address book, is frantically trying to work out what he said or did to displease the exalted one. It has been pointed out to us that Possibly it has something to do with this over the past lev/editions we have year's student election results at which been less than flattering in our treat­ the only executive positions the "inde­ ment of Brisbane's first lady Mayor pendant" lories won were the I wo that no and the leading light of a resurgent one else bothered contesting. Queensland Liberal party, Sillyanne CAPTION Atkinson. "Tlir jiciilcul I'lirlaliDKii fllflofall!rM..««tw«'«" The latest move from the Queensland In fact, nothing could be further Education Department tends to under­ from the truth. I have the greatest mine the State government's belief that The biggest response yet to Semper's mucli- respect for our Lord Mayor, and need high school students don't indulge in loved Caption Contest resulted in comments on w sex — or, Ii they do, It's certainly not the a wide range of topics, including Cole Porter only instance her latest actions as responsibility of Ihe government to {"Pardon mc Iwv. is tl\at tlie CliaUaitoof^ti proof (if indeed any was every re­ tW tvr* CImodwo'"), Medicare, tlic Public Service, quired) that she has the best inte­ miplBii4>riir\ ti>ll4((rR ensure that they know what they're and the lengtli to which some people go to get doing, in a State with no sex education or student conces.'ilons. But the greater majority rests of Brisbane at heart and is 1 Van lleiiHOii 1 Cciilurv xhirlK human relationship courses, Queens­ seemed to have a fixation about bodily funct­ constantly striving to improve the ions and toilets ir eencrai, or bad puns about land high schools are having to give a making tracks and being railroaded into a Job. city for Brisbane rate-payers, regard­ ? won't couple of hours each week to Sexually less of race, colour creed, etc. For­ The winners for tliis, our fina) competition, ^"^ / wrinkle... Transmitted Diseases classes for were: get the increased rates, forget the grades ID, 11 and 12. With the current "Tlif liiijisl til) loaci a hick iroin l.uis Lane" increased bus fares and reduced ever! government ban on sex education Scot! 1 arrow bus services, forget the reduced courses, however, what happens If a "Jimmy wan riulti - tlicy arc iisiuii ilu toilen park opening and fountain operating witilc ilte train is standing at ihe station" student asks a teacher how STD Is • MiJiaelW.Dc Shield times, forget the fascist solution to contracted? the legitimate claims of the garbage IliJIIillllilllJJIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllliilllJIIIiiillilllJIJIIillliililllllllll! men.

Sillyanne's latest action thrusts ^ati llciixcn <'(>iiliii'\ xliirlK all these laudable initiatives into = ,«aViH the shadows Yes folks, in these dire Back in 1954, America's number one son times when Brisbane is besieged was a bit strapped for casli following the not-quite-sensational premiere of "Bed­ mii by the Southern Centralist Socia­ time for Bonzo", in whichhe lost (he acting lists. Sillyanne has revived the LORD hnn«"'<* *•• >•>• «.hliu|iaux«e co-Siar. noii'a, With all the cominas antl ooinas of uarlous mambers of Its eMcutiua, and MA YOR'S BALUII An egalitarian and solution was to undertake a less taxing certain large pay-offs, the headline of the Bulletin of the Australian performance — that of a tailor's dummy. Bicentennial Authority seems more than a little appropriate. Surprisingly olitist practice that was wisely drop­ Unfortunately, tbe product slogan seems ped by the Labor administration slightly inappropriate when you think of though, the accompanying article doesn't say who exactly the Authority Is some six years ago has now been how Ron looks today. moving, or where they're moving to...

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39 i JOHN ADAM &EVE

ADAM A EVE & ARMAGEDDON: John Shakespeare (Penguin) S4.S5 imagine there's i heavan. It's easy If yau try. And 6eil and tlis devil and angels and all tbe Bible stories are traa and rail, -Jsbn stiakespaara will help yea. iiis patlte book of carteans explores the silly implications of reality according to Sosday School or the Bom Again Fundamantallsls. He adds a smattering ol madern ssttlags to, what amoHRts to, a text book of why even children find a lot ol traditional Christianity ridiculous. The simple economy of his lines Is matched lathe humorous Ideas such asthe born again sbopper who prays for guidance In even the choice of washlsg powder. Horned devils In a flaming hell compete In an everyday struggle with a cloud based bearded 6od and his bs-wlsgad angels. Everything is treated In a matter of fact way. After all, everyone hastheir Job to do: devils doBSing hell's new recmlts with petrol, angels throwing Ihe newly dead Irom the grave to another angal on a waiting chted, Adam bobbing for apples in tka Baiden of Eden... Shakespeare's cartoons are light and direct It's not a complex patty stylo mapping out of conflicting Ideas. It's not the allusive mystery of Leunlg's lonely fables or even the critical wit of Cook. "Adam and Eve and Armageddon" Is irreligious whimsy ts be enioyed before the tide of self righteous humourlessRBSs comes In again. „DAMIBN LEPWICH .k-l.',iijej»-vtjvi..--'-f. •'