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editorial

When self-described ‘emos’ Jodie Gater of ‘research’ that wouldn’t be accepted economic management, flip to page ten that’s not an excuse for every other paper

and Stephanie Gestier died in April, it in year seven school assignments, and for Ros Stein’s interview with Andrew to stoop to that same level.

made sense that the public wanted to the public accepts it, then both standards Charlton).

know, and the media wanted to publish have clearly slid down a notch. Napoleon once said ‘I fear three

information about their use of MySpace. But I’m not just worried that the level of newspapers more than a hundred thousand

After all, the social networking site had Let’s not kid ourselves. Political debate debate is declining; I’m worried that our bayonets.’ Granted he probably should

been used quite deliberately to send vague in Australia hasn’t been in top form for response as consumers, and as the public, have feared stomach cancer more than

forewarnings about their plans to commit a while. After all, this is the nation that seems to be to simply set the bar even both, but the point remains. Newspapers,

suicide. in the 2004 elections found ‘Interest rates lower. I was recently talking to a school with the probable exception of this one,

will rise under Labor’ to be all the info teacher about The Sydney Morning have the capacity to make an enormous

When Pete Hodgkins was revealed as the they required to cast their vote. Never Herald, and my fear that (Miranda impact on both the amount and the level

man who had thrown the rock that struck mind that the only grounds given were Devine’s weekly dose of incoherent vitriol of political debate, and in doing so change

Nicole Miller through her car window, ‘Well, they did last time’. Never mind notwithstanding) The Sydney Morning our democracy for the better.

thereby resulting in her hospitalisation, that they also rose to 13%, the level at Herald is quite shamelessly editorialising

The Daily Telegraph again decided that which they were then capped, when for Labor for the next election. Her But until our desire for news extends

any and all info from his MySpace profile Howard was Treasurer under Fraser. And response: ‘So what? The Australian are beyond that which can be satisfied by a

– such as Pete’s dislike of Big Brother – never mind that interest rates are set by going for Howard.’ rehash of what Pete’s MySpace page says

was worthy of front-page news. an independent body, the Reserve Bank, about Big Brother, this capacity will never

and heavily influenced by factors outside The role of media in a functioning truly be realised.

I don’t know why I was so surprised. The the government’s control. (For more on democracy isn’t to take sides and hope

Tele isn’t exactly a bastion of journalistic the myth’s behind Howard and Costello’s you’ve picked the winner. And if one Daniel Wodak

credibility. But when they opt for a kind media source decides to fall into that trap,



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LETTERS





TERRORISM. NO policy has been termed as terrorism by many?



REALLY, WHY? Through his condescending and paternalistic

tone, arrogance in a absence of any real research

Dear Honi, - apart from his reference to a tutorial last year

The most glaring and obvious failure in Rob

- Rob Clark only manages to embody notions of SEMI-CLOTHED

western imperialism, as opposed to contradicting

Clark’s article (“Terrorism. Why?”, Honi

them. AMBITION

Soit, Edition 13) is his failure to define what

constitutes terrorism. In this light one would be Sincerely, Dear Honi,

forgiven for not bothering to ask what he means

Sara Haghdoosti We refer to Julia Bowes’ article entitled ‘Naked

by supposed ‘wannabe terrorism’. Is terrorism

Ambition’. We wish to confirm the accuracy

just an act of arbitrary violence motivated by

ideological forces? If so, can one constitute

HONI CROSSWORDS of certain allegations published. Furthermore,

since the article went to print some recent

something like the massacre at Columbine MAKE STU CROSS developments have come to light.

as terrorism? If not, then what about the US

shooting of the Iranian plane, Flight 665 in Dear Honi,

Ros and Abi have, in fact, revealed their true

1988 (which killed 255 civilians for no apparent intentions and formed a ‘facist right wing bloc’

It saddens me that in the most prestigious student

reason)? The disturbing thing is that Rob Clark (we wonder if the tautology is necessary?) and

newspaper, not one editor can be found with the

not only fails to ask these questions but assumes following the lead of the great former “President

courage to speak up and say of p. 23, “That’s

that acts of terrorism are committed by people for Life” of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov,

not a real crossword!” (I deliberately choose not

with an Islamic ideology. Even when he does try they plan to erect a golden statue of themselves

to countenance the possibility that the editorial

to take a pseudo historical approach he switches in the Holme courtyard. They hope this will help

team is collectively ignorant of the subtle and

terminology - the kamakazi and early Christians in recruiting college men.

sublime art of the crosword). Not only were the

weren’t terrorists but ‘martyrs’.

clues of dreadful quality, but the very form is

Labor Left have recently engaged in “aggressive

Rob Clark also fails to recognise the fact that incorrect.

negotiations” with North Korea, furthering their

a rejection of liberalism isn’t monopolized attempt to “take over the world”. They hope to

Crosswords, when written properly, are designed

by Islam. If the rejection of the equality of be formally ratified as a key player in the Axis of

so that the pattern of black and white squares is

women, homosexual rights and a world built on Evil by mid-October.

the same if you rotate the puzzle 180 degrees.

technology, science and reason is enough reason

Get a copy of the SMH and try it out. It’s really

to blow yourself up, why are people like Fred If we are indeed talking election promises, Ms

very clever. The uneducated drivel that Honi

Nile and Cardinal Pell not blowing themselves Bowes, where is the so-called ‘Zest’ in SULS?

publishes under the heading of crossword is not.

up? If ideology is such a key to understanding Where is the ‘Wham(!)’ in Honi? Let us not talk

If the art of the crossword is beyond the skills

terrorism, then why isn’t the ideology of about broken promises....

of the editorial team, why not keep publishing

capitalism analyzed in the same light? Why does

celebrity cutouts, which, although a complete Yours, faithfully, (D.B.).

he not even question claims that US foreign

waste of last week’s colour

spread, are at least (mostly The University of Sydney Union Board.

Cheapest - I will refrain from

pointing out that the places

P.S - We confirm, too, that Rose Khalilizadeh



books on

(President, USU) is indeed carrying Angus

wherein one is supposed McFarland’s (President, SRC) love child. We

to stick the heads are all hope this will weaken Kim Jong Il’s hegemony

campus different sizes) within the

skill-set of the editors?

over future benevolent world dictators.



Guaranteed! Yours regretfully,

TANNER’S NEXT GAME

Stuart Thomson

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• We buy & sell textbooks according to demand Arts/Law IV.

Dear Honi,

• You can sell your books on consignment While reading the interviews with the new

• We are open to USYD students & the public HELLO, Union Exec in last week’s Honi, I had a curious

revelation: Mark Tanner is Andrew O’Keefe. I

www.src.usyd.edu.au/bookshop MOTO don’t mean that the two bear a vague resemblance.

They are one and the same person. This begs

Dear Honi,

some important questions. Do Andrew’s wife

Become an SRC Supporter for only $25 and receive a and children know about his double life? And

Having read the suggestion

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that motorcross is a sexist

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PLUS every new supporter goes into the draw to... edition, I can’t help but moderately unsuccessful student politician?

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CAMPUS NEWS

CONSERVATORIUM HEAD AUSTRALS 2007 POLITICAL

FORCED TO STEP DOWN? Over the break while everyone was resting ECONOMY

STIR UP

or frantically earning some money, our

There have been rumours suggesting that debaters were in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

the Dean of the Conservatorium, Kim for the Australasian Debating Tournament,

Walker, has been asked to step down the second largest debating tournament in

A group of casual tutors in the Department

by the University of Sydney pending an the world.

of Government and International Relations

investigation. and Political Economy are in a dispute

The tournament, organised by Universiti of

Kim Walker was appointed Dean of the Technologi Mara, hosted over 100 teams over marking rates.

Conservatorium of Music in July 2004, from Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia,

The group, acting under their union,

after a distinguished international musical Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, South

the National Tertiary Education Union

career. However, she has apparently been Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and even a

(NTEU), which represents all employees in

involved in controversy since assuming the contingent from California.

the tertiary education sector, is demanding

position. a different standardised marking rate from

Sydney sent six teams over with their eyes

For a start, as an American, there was on the prize and did well. Sydney 2 (Patrick that which is currently imposed.

unquiet that she was chosen over other Bateman, Naomi Hart and Daniel Wodak)

At present, tutors are given a marking rate

potential Australian applicants. Since broke through to the final rounds, as did

which tutor Jeffrey Wilson says is ‘not

assuming the position she has been Sydney 3 (Liz Ames, Rob Clark and James

realistic’. The Faculty pays at 4000 words

involved in a dispute with the head of Simonian). Both teams were knocked out

Dean of the Conservatorium, Professor per hour, working out to marking 2x

the Conservatorium High School, Robert in the octofinals (the first round of finals).

Kim Walker 2000 word essays in an hour. In practice,

Curry over the allocation of resources. however, this means that tutors can only

Our adjudicators also did well, with Giselle

There have been rumours surrounding her Kenny, Katherine Connolly, Andrew grade essays, rather than give valuable

The Conservatorium website still lists Garrett and Rohan Grey breaking through feedback to students.

being stood down temporarily, though

Professor Walker as the Dean, however, to adjudicating the final rounds.

there has been no comment from the The result has been that either tutors

the lack of denial on the part of the

University or the Conservatorium. They lose out by doing many hours of unpaid

University is strange if there is nothing The grand final was contested by the

have failed to confirm or deny the validity work, or students lose out in terms of their

going on. Ordinarily it would be expected University of Victoria 1 and the University

of the rumours, saying: educational experience. The issue has not

that a rumour that someone had been of Queensland 2. The University of

“The Sydney Conservatorium of Music stood down would be denied. Queensland eventually took out the yet been resolved between the tutors and

continues to benefit from its raised profile honours in a close 5:3 decision. the faculty. Last week, when classes began,

There has been no further comment the issue was still unresolved.

as a result of Professor Walker’s leadership

following the SMH article from the Australs 2007, while not bringing as much

and it would be inappropriate to comment

University and the Dean is currently out success home as previous years (USYD

on the university’s ongoing relationship

of the country. Honi Soit will keep you were recent champions in 2005) was still

with any member of staff” according the

posted as further information on this issue a great tournament for Sydney.

the Sydney Morning Herald.

comes to hand.

Australs 2008 will be held at Ateneo de

Manila in the Philippines.









Joggers: To be or not to be?

Danika Armytage asks: is jogging worth it?



I used to think there were two sorts of I took time with my jogging outfit. I

people in this world - those that Jog, wanted to look casual, but not frumpy.

and those that scowl at the Joggers. But But most of all, I wanted to blend in

as of late, I realise I was wrong. Usually, with these gods, to be accepted by them.

I’m a Scowler. Walking down a footpath, After several morning jogs, I became

minding my own business, I feel a deep aware of little looks we Joggers shared

resentment when I detect the virtuous with each other in the pre-dawn light.

heavy breathing of an oncoming jogger. As A grunt of friendly recognition here, a

I hear them bouncing towards me, I loathe little pained smile. It didn’t take long for

their smug “go-get-em” attitude. me to realise that I had been accepted by

the Joggers. And damn, it felt good.

See, Joggers are different from the rest of

society. They know they could stroll. They My inner voices became a self-

know a boogie monster isn’t chasing them. affirming chant. Nike’s “Just do it”

They know that running down a calm and, inexplicably, Boost Juice’s “Love

street is a ludicrous thing to do because Life” hummed in my endorphin-doped

running is tiring and you get all sweaty mind. And, in recompense for the years

and red. But they do it anyway. of being a non-Jogging self-loather, I

took pleasure in watching the Strollers

As the Jogger overtakes me with ease, squirm.

I keep my eyes glued to the footpath,

pretending to be oblivious to their love of But, the truth is, I don’t run that often.

life, but inside I’m raging. My inner voices Most days I’m lazy-limbed, but every

abuse these athletic gods who live among now and again I’m bouncing with the

us. best of ‘em and feasting on the silent

social rewards.

This was, however until recently, when I

crossed the divide and I myself became a Straddled in Scowler-Jogger limbo, I’ve

Jogger. set myself the deadline of August 12, the

date of this year’s City2Surf to decide.

I was tentative at first. What if one of them Will I be sculling a Powerade or sipping

detected I was a doughy-legged faker? a latte? Only time will tell.



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Vale Noel Rowe

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1951 - 2007





Noel Rowe taught Australian Literature at complex ethical issues facing Australian

the University of Sydney for over twenty society. He did not give students any

years. He died on July 11, 2007 and will theoretical material on ethics at the

be sorely missed by students and staff. outset of the course because he believed,

correctly, that they would determine

Noel gave to his students the greatest their own ethical reading practices. Noel

gift a teacher of literature can give: he also taught autobiography, historical

nurtured their analytical skills and, more courses on twentieth century Australian

importantly, their imaginations. He was literature and Australian Stage and Screen.

never didactic, never arrogant, never At honours level he designed and taught

dismissive. He treated his students with Australian Postmodernism, where he

respect, with interest and, when needed, shepherded students through sometimes

with compassion and understanding. He difficult theoretical principles with the

genuinely cared about their intellectual hope that they would discover the ways

and personal growth, and they knew it. in which Australian writing continues to

search for truth(s) and meaning.

He treated his Noel was also a wonderful colleague. He

students with respect, was fun to teach with. He was always

intellectually stimulating and was generous

with interest and, with his time and his imagination. Even

in his last months he and I were planning

when needed, with new courses together. As a young priest

Noel taught at Woodlawn, where he

compassion and threw himself with gusto into the school’s

theatrical productions. In the twenty-two

understanding. years that he taught at the University of

Sydney he inspired and supported more

than a generation of scholars. As editor of Noel Rowe taught me in 2006 and 2007 Noel was attracted to the less obvious

As a teacher he was inspiring, exciting, Southerly he did the same for a generation and was my lecturer, tutor and friend. elements of poetic and creative

patient and extremely witty. He of emerging poets. writing: what was left unsaid, what

brought theatricality and humour to the In tutorials, Noel acted as a guide, rather was ambiguous and what happened in

classroom. Students will remember the Noel was a very talented poet. His two than a figure of authority. He preferred various gaps and absences. Very little

hilarious moments when he would begin most recent collections, Next to Nothing students to talk with each other as much escaped his discerning eye. Noel always

his performances: at times he would be (Vagabond, 2004) and Touching the Hem as possible, and would only interject to had a bottle of wine on offer for anyone

a Shakespearean hero – he particularly (Vagabond, 2006) demonstrate his facility ask a probing question or two throughout who could shed some new light on one of

liked doing Lear – at others he loved with language, his lightness of touch, his each session. Noel visibly enjoyed the most elusive lines in Francis Webb’s

impersonating theatrical women. He nuanced perceptions of human nature. watching students express their own poem, ‘A Death at Winson Green’, where

pretended to me that he thought the He was attracted, like Francis Webb ideas, and encouraged us to take risks a ‘slouch-hatted sun/ Gapes at windows

students didn’t realize what he was up to, before him, to the outcasts, the wounded, by pursuing individual and adventurous netted in wire’. He never did have to

but they did and they loved his lectures the fragile. His poetry explores issues of readings. New ideas, even if they failed, produce this coveted prize!

because of it. justice, ethics, love, faith, loss and death. were always valued more than answers

Noel had a piercing intellect. That intellect, In the twenty-two which simply adopted the standard

critical position. Noel had a bottle

coupled with his poetic sensibility, meant

that he understood and could explain years that he taught He had a knowing, silent smile which of wine for anyone

complex issues and difficult texts in lucid, would appear whenever a student

comprehensible ways. He loved literature, at the University of really got going with something new. who could shed

especially Australian literature and he

conveyed his enthusiasm for it. He loved Sydney he inspired However, it was immediately impossible

to tell whether he was impressed that some new light on

poetry above all else. He used to say he’d

had a successful semester when, if he was and supported more someone had finally, brilliantly ‘got it’,

or just amused by the fact that they were

one of the most

teaching Francis Webb’s poetry, he could

get just one student to write about that than a generation of completely off the mark. The same smile

urged us onwards, and kept us on our

elusive lines in

poetry. In his last teaching semester, when

he was so terribly ill and felt that he never scholars. toes. Webb’s poem ...

gave his ‘best performance’, three students Noel didn’t shy away from teaching

wrote on Webb. Noel was thrilled. Vale Noel Rowe, you were a great difficult material. He selected texts

Noel’s classes were a real highlight for

teacher, poet and friend. We will that were challenging and open-ended.

Noel was interested in the ways in which many Australian Literature and English

hold you in our hearts and in our He inspired his students, including

literature helped us all to be more fully Literature students. His patience and

imaginations that you so generously the undergraduates, to really feel as

human. He designed Writing Wrongs, an poetic insight will be missed, but he will be

nourished. Thank you so very much. though they could contribute something

advanced level and MA course, in order remembered by many. Thank you, Noel.

innovative to existing bodies of

to introduce students to some of the most criticism. Naomi Oreb

Bernadette Brennan











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As the death toll rises in Darfur, Josephine Zappia takes a look at the genocide now labelled the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.





An ethnic cleansing campaign

The US and Britain said ‘never again’ after Darfur is a region west of Sudan and

Rwanda, so why has the world turned a home to 6 million living mainly rural lives.

blind eye towards the genocide in Darfur Although Darfur is home to many different

that has been labelled by the UN as the ethnic groups – some of African origin, By 2003, the two main non-Arab They took the men and killed them. My

‘world’s worst humanitarian crisis’? Since some Arabic – almost all Darfurians are rebel groups in Darfur had formed an husband disappeared – I don’t know what

the conflict in Darfur began in 2003, over Muslim. Throughout history, the source alliance and began a chain of attacks happened to him. They took all the boys

400,000 Darfurian civilians have died – of conflict in Darfur has not been the on government targets in Darfur. In fear from their parents and murdered them.

150,000 from violent attacks and 250,000 result of ethnic division, but a scramble of yet another mutiny in the South, the My baby boy was thrown on the fire in

from disease and starvation. Three for resources, extreme drought and government catapulted the Janjaweed on front of me. My daughter was older. They

million have been displaced. And worse, famine, resulting from a lack of interest Darfur’s civilian population. Janjaweed thought she was a boy so they slaughtered

the number of casualties are growing, with in the region’s development by successive fighters, also known as ‘devil on her too – they snapped her neck like a

200 people still being killed every day. Sudanese governments and their colonial horseback’, are radical Islamic recruits chicken. Some of the children they threw

predecessors. from local Arab nomadic tribes. In down a well… After they rape women

unleashing these troops, the government’s they cut off their breasts and make them

aim is to deter marginalised groups from suffer”. Even more disturbing is the fact

organising rebellions and to hold on that many Darfurians cannot make sense

to power at any cost – even if it means of this violence: “We knew lots of Arabs,

killing, raping, destroying villages and we thought we were the same: one people.

displacing its own people. Then they started killing us.” However,

as hard as it for these civilians to fathom

One Darfurian escapee, Marian Hassan how or why this killing frenzy began,

Adam, recalls her harrowing experience one doesn’t have to search far, as Marian

from a refugee camp in northern Kenya: suggests, in finding the solution to end

“The men on horseback came in and this conflict – “We want the international

stabbed those who were still alive. community to solve our problems.”









A history of neglect the international community

The UN has insisted that a peacekeeping abstaining because Sudan supplies 10%

In 1917, the British subjugated Darfur, Sudanese leader Omar al Bashir, who force of 20,000 is needed in Darfur. Yet, the of its oil – this year’s revenue from oil

making it part of Sudan. However, came into government in 1989, is seen resistance of the Sudanese government to will exceed $4 billion. Bashir uses the

Darfur, in contrast to the north, was as a vital link to the ‘war on terror’ for a UN headed force led to the deployment majority of the oil revenue to equip his

left out of the development process – by housing various Islamic fundamentalists of a ‘hybrid force’ involving the African army and allied militias with weaponry,

1935 Darfur only had four schools, no in the past (including Osama Bin Laden Union (AU) with additional UN support bought mainly from China and Russia.

maternity clinic and no railways or major from 1991-1996). For this reason, the following a Ceasefire Agreement in April In this way, oil has both financed Bashir’s

roads outside the centre. Once the British US applied considerable pressure on 2004. However, the AU peacekeeping regime and offered it political protection

finally granted Sudan independence in Sudan to broker a peace agreement to mission was unwilling to authorise from outside threats.

1956, they further entrenched the North/ end the 21 year conflict in the south. In a more forceful mission without the

South division by handing over political January 2005, a Comprehensive Peace consent of the Sudanese government. To Although the US has taken a high profile

power to northern Arab elites who have Agreement (CPA) was signed between many Darfurians, it looks like the AU is role in initiating peaceful resolutions in

held power ever since. the government and Sudan People’s collaborating with the government. Darfur, it too has prioritised maintaining

Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), good relations with Khartoum, believing

It is not surprising then, that independence The Ceasefire agreement was later them to have useful information about

caused an uprising in the South, starting

the first North-South war. A peace “They took all the complemented with the signing of the

Darfur Peace Agreement, May 2004 – a

terrorists operating in the region. So in

2005, just one year after the US accused

agreement signed under President

Nimeiry in 1972 proved tokenistic boys from their par- deal between the Sudanese government

and a sub faction of one of the two rebel

Bashir’s regime of committing genocide,

the US flew Salah Abdallah Gosh –

at best, as the government repeatedly

breached the agreement. An effort to ents and murdered groups – which proved to be equally

futile. It further aggravated the conflict

Sudan’s head of Security (AKA accused

architect of genocide) – to Washington in

impose radical Islam, combined with the

discovery of oil, reignited the conflict in them. My baby boy through creating new tribal divisions,

giving the government a new proxy

a lavish jet for a friendly chat about his

former associate, Bin Laden. In honour

the South in 1983 that would last for the

next 21 years – killing 2 million people

was thrown in the through which to continue its carnage on of brokering a peace agreement in the

South, the US has prioritised maintaining

Darfurian civilians.

and displacing another 4 million. fire in front of me.” The unwillingness of the UN Security

peaceful relations with the Sudanese

government because it is in its national

Political wilderness, perpetual conflict,

and widespread poverty has ignited

- Marian Hassan Council to authorise intervention not

supported by Khartoum has once again

interests to do so. Unfortunately, Darfur

doesn’t offer the same incentives.

rebellion in Darfur for years. However,

exclusion from peace negotiations in

Adam (Darfurian exposed the limited scope of multilateral

peacekeeping in state sponsored ethnic Embroiled in their own interests in the

the South proved the final straw. After

September 11, intolerance for rogue

refugee) cleansing. However, it would be naïve region, four years of empty posturing by

to justify these limitations solely on the the UN Security Council has allowed the

(particularly Muslim) states turned grounds of sovereignty. While the US conflict in Darfur to not only fester, but

the Bush administration’s attention ending the North-South War. However,

this deal snubbed Darfur, inspiring and Britain have initiated a number of spill over into Chad and Central African

to building peace in Southern Sudan. resolutions, China (with the support of Republic, threatening to destabilize the

the conflict that currently inhabits the

region. Russia) has annulled each one. China is entire region.

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SIGHT

out of mind

Lucy Cane from the Darfur Australia Networ

k investigates

why Darfur is out of the public mind

Despite the magnitude of the crisis in faraway lands. It is all too easy

in Darfur, the issue remains largely to dismiss the Darfur conflict as

off the public radar in Australia. yet another African disaster that

While Australians are keenly aware is beyond our reach. However, for

of other conflicts currently taking the people of Darfur, the conflict



what can you do?

place, such as the Iraq War, the that ravages their homeland is not

“world’s worst humanitarian crisis” merely ‘another African disaster’; it

is left untouched. When more than is a brutal nightmare that continues

three million people are clinging to to rob them of any chance of a

life in camps in Darfur, one might www.darfuraustralia.org offers a number of ways for you to keep up to date

tolerable life. Although this conflict and get directly involved:

wonder why more public debate is might not be immediately relevant to

not focused on this critical issue. ‘the national interest’ of Australia,

The media plays a vital role in mass murder and mass rape should

The Forgotten People’s Project

conveying the details of the Darfur have relevance for every human

conflict to the public. Unfortunately, being. Wherever great suffering

Remember the people of Darfur one knot at a time! The Darfur Australia

Network is preparing an art installation comprised of three million knotted

journalists face significant risks if takes place, we have a responsibility squares of material, each representing one of the three million people displaced

they dare to venture within Sudanese to acknowledge it and to try and by the crisis. This is a simple way of showing your solidarity with the people

borders. Those who partake in bring about change. of Darfur through a creative process. You can collect cloth, tell friends and

activities that might be seen as Not only must Aust family or even set up a knotting stall in your community. The project will

ralians remember be launched in Melbourne on October 17 and then travel to Sydney. So get

threatening to the government, such those on the othe

r side of globe, but knotting! Knots can be sent by mail or collected by DAN volunteers upon

as taking photographs of atrocities, we must also welc

ome the Darfuri request. DAN has a separate website for this project @ www.forgottenpeople.

face immediate punishment and refugees who

have reached our org.au

possible death. With many aid shores. Since the

beginning of the

workers already murdered in Darfur, conflict, a few hund

red people from

it is little wonder that foreigners Darfur have settl

ed in Melbourne Global Day for Darfur

are reluctant to test the patience of and in Sydney. Alth

ough these people The next Global Day for Darfur is on 17th of September. Stay tuned for

the government and their militias. have experienced

a level of trauma updates on related activities.

Nevertheless, reliable information that is unimagin

able to most of us,

about major developments in Darfur they are eager to

share their culture

is available for those with their eyes and engage with

other Australians. Pressure Australia

and ears open to it. News programs This vibrant new

element of the

and publications that emphasise community dese Although the Australian government has recently increased its aid to Darfur,

rves to be welcomed

international events do cover Darfur, and supported. there are many other measures that could be taken. Australia could contribute

If Darfuri refugees

even if this coverage is limited. are granted a voice, they can be personnel to the proposed peacekeeping force, accept more refugees or use

its diplomatic sway to pressure China to change their policy. Write letters

Perhaps a greater obstacle to the advocates for the majority of their to pressure the Australian government to take additional measures to save

Darfur conflict receiving public countrymen who have not received Darfur. Contact details for the relevant politicians are available on the DAN

attention is that people are simply this rare opportunity of emigration. website.

tired of hearing about tragedies



Challenge China





a ‘ save darfur campaign

’ If China is to host the Olympic Games in 2008, it needs to be held accountable

for its role in international peacekeeping. For more info on this campaign, go

As successful as the Sudanese government to www.sudanreeves.org. For contact details for the Chinese ambassador to

Within Sydney, the Darfur Australia

has been in bi-passing International Australia, check the DAN website.

Network (DAN) has been active in

Law, global opinion of their crimes has publicising the issue. For World Refugee

mobilised thousands of people all over the Week on June 20 2007, a rally, a

world in a campaign to ‘Save Darfur’. photography exhibition and a seminar on Volunteer Your Skills

the crisis in Darfur were held in Sydney.

The third ‘Day for Darfur’ took place Email sydney@darfuraustralia.org to register your interest.

in 35 countries on 28 April 2007. From In addition to raising awareness, DAN

Stockholm to LA, people gathered at assists in the resettlement of Darfuri

rallies, marches, ‘die-ins’, conference refugees in Australia and directly lobbies

and vigils to display their support for the government.

people of Darfur and their impatience as

governments worldwide fail to stop the

genocide.



HONI SOIT | EDITION XIV | 07

HEAD TO HEAD



Over 100 000 migrants become Australian citizens

each year. Soon they will be taking a compulsory

test before they take their oath. One subject for

testing which has been idenitified is “Australia’s

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A christian perspective: practice even in our University. It was An athiest perspective: part of this society, then we ought to be

forward looking rather than clinging to

History shapes and informs personal an initiative of Christian students many

Even if we were to accept that the idea a conservative, mythical past. We should

identity. To understand ourselves and our years ago to show new students around

of an ‘Australian values’ test was one create a value system that embraces

world and to move forward, we need to the campus at enrolment time, which has

worth having, the inclusion of questions the cultural and religious diversity

understand where we have come from. either directly or indirectly shaped what

based around Australia’s Judeo- currently existing within Australia and

Australia’s heritage is undeniably linked we now know as O–week.

Christian background are unnecessary recognises the reality of our history.

to Christianity (whether we like it or not). The sorts of values that will help to

It must also be noted that it is essential to and detrimental to the future of our

We need to understand this background to create a stronger, more cohesive nation

understand Christianity in order to read society.

fully take part in society, though whether are not those of benevolent tolerance,

everything from Shakespeare through to

this need form part of our citizenship test Firstly, it presupposes that Australian but rather acceptance that is not tied to

Tim Winton. Rates of Biblical literacy are

is debatable. history is somehow homogenous; a specific set of religious beliefs such as

surely decreasing but we need to know

about the Bible in order to understand a grand narrative based upon the Christianity. Instead, we should aim to

... we need to know what it is that has decisively shaped our humanist ethical values espoused by

the Christian religion. This couldn’t be

have a greater understanding of people

and the cultures from which they come.

national identity and values.

about the Bible in However, historical knowledge of

further from the truth. Ours is a history

built by exiled criminals and the British

Only by doing this will Australia, and

all the various people that make it up,

order to understand Christian influence will never give a true Empire who actively dispossessed the be able to go forward together into the

future.

understanding of the world and ticking Indigenous peoples from their land and

what it is that has boxes on a citizenship test will not make a culture. The Indigenous population

Having said that, the very notion of a

real difference to who people are or the way consisted of hundreds of distinct nations

decisively shaped our they behave. If the government’s intention that were either eradicated or forcibly test based around ‘Australian values’ is

absurd, as though any group of people

is to make better citizens by asking converted to Christianity. Furthermore,

national identity and questions about Christian heritage, it will Indigenous people were not considered could come to agreement on what it

fail dismally. Such an approach confuses to be Australian citizens but were in means to be Australian. It is exactly

values. the difference between knowing about fact part of Australia’s natural flora this diversity of views and opinions

something and truly knowing something. and fauna until the referendum in 1972 that makes Australia what it is and

As any Christian would, I believe it’s despite having occupied this land for recognises the rights of individuals

The laws of our country, for example, to engage in free thought and action.

crucial (of life and death importance) more than 40,000 years.

adopt principles originally based on Any attempt to homogenise Australian

to understand not just Christianity in

an understanding of Christianity.

intellectual terms, but as something that

Furthermore, while there should be an

acknowledgement that the Church could

affects all of heart, soul and mind — Jesus ... non-Judeo-Christian people have

Christ as Lord of your life and mine is

have done more, early members of the

colony had great influence on and worked

the key to true knowledge of Christianity formed significant parts of the Australian

and identity, and the only way to making

for the good of the convicts, Indigenous

peoples, free–settlers and the Pacific

better citizens. community for most of its post-colonial

Islanders (see Piggin, Spirit of a Nation).

Early Aboriginal Christian Missions

Despite the importance I place on history.

understanding the history of one’s own

(see Harris, One Blood), despite today’s nation and the greater importance of

criticism, similarly did much good. Closer knowledge of Christ as the Lord, I don’t Moreover, non-Judeo-Christian people identity will ultimately be controlled

to today, mid twentieth century decreases think that this means people should be have formed significant parts of the by those in political power and will

in the levels of domestic violence and questioned on this issue to determine Australian community for most of its only result in creating divisions rather

increased work productivity have been their citizenship. It misses the point— post-colonial history. Immigrants from than bringing us together. The idea of

traced to the 1954 Billy Graham Crusade. understanding one’s true identity is more Asia during the gold rush are hardly Australia needs to change in response to

And what of our current situation that will, than providing correct answers to a test. less Australian for not being part of the people within it rather than demand

in the future, become history? Whether or Australia’s Judeo-Christian paradigm. unconstructive conformity to a flawed

not all Christians agree on the issues in their Tim Robertson is the President of the notion of nationhood.

entirety, the Christian voice has been heard Sydney University Evangelical Union but If we are going to limit ourselves to a

on issues such as refugees, employment this represents a personal response not an set of values meant to inform and guide

laws and much more. Christians are still opinion representative of the SUEU. new Australian citizens as they become

seeking change for good. Pete Johnson



 HONI SOIT | EDITION XIV | 07

PASSPORT







VOYEURISM



TOURISM

Richard L’Estrange found a land of contrast when he touched down to teach English in a Brazilian slum.

Brazil is a nation of dichotomy and They face poverty caused by under- However, recently there have been a

paradox where vast wealth nestles with employment and a decaying education number of ethical issues raised about such

abject poverty. Culturally, the influence of system, housing shortages and an absence endeavours of ‘slum tourism’. Critics slate

European colonialism stands beside the of basic services such as sanitation, which dabbling with the urban underbelly as

nation’s history of African slavery and in turn causes high infant mortality rates. exploitative, voyeuristic and an invasion of

Indian immigration. The frivolous antics For many poor Brazilians being able to privacy. But slum tours, such as the ‘Be a

of Carnivale contrast with the intense speak English is a vital skill, which actively Local’ tour we undertook, are also praised

competitiveness associated with the gives them the opportunity to raise their for raising awareness of poverty and

national passion of futebol (soccer), and standard of living and endows them with bringing tourism dollars to communities

despite it’s potential to be a significant an opportunity for social mobility. in need. Although the tour and more

player in international affairs, Brazil generally the experience of volunteering

remains relatively subdued. However, the Brazilian approach to was certainly confronting, and at times,

education was pursued in a typically laid- felt patronising and demeaning, I would

From the outset therefore, it is important back and ad hoc fashion. This clashed argue that it’s potential to serve as an eye-

to view Brazil as an infinitely varied with my own experience and perception opening encounter and a mutual learning

nation. You could spend a lifetime there of schooling. Education for these people, experience via interaction at a grass-roots

and still only have experienced a relatively especially in such an inefficient and level, is far greater than its perceived

narrow cohort of the Brazilian existence, rudimentary guise, does not have a drawbacks.

be that a sizzling samba dancer in Salvador palpable affect on their everyday lives.

during Carnivale or the urban experience

of Sao Paulo. My experience of Brazil was

anchored primarily in the poor North- One teacher told me that of the thousand

Eastern state of Pernembuco and more

specifically the colonial town of Olinda, students at the school maybe two or three

where I worked as a volunteer teaching

English to children in a favela (slum) and would go on to undertake some form of

assisting in a state school.

tertiary education.

These were two very different experiences

in themselves. In the favela I helped in

a community-based programme. The

programme was a part of a specific One teacher told me that of the thousand The British-born travel writer Pico Iyer

policy initiative of Luiz da Silva’s centre students at the school maybe two or three claimed that he was a believer of going

left government which aims to combat would go on to undertake some form of ‘anywhere that will shake you out of your

poverty and exploitation. In Brazil, it is tertiary education. Therefore, for many, assumptions and remind you that the

only compulsory for children to attend one such education was merely a distraction world is larger than your notions of it’.

‘session’ of school a day (either morning, from the realities of day-to-day living. Surely, this is exactly what any successful

afternoon or night). As a result, parents As a result, many think nothing of taking travel experience should achieve. And

would often send their children to work advantage of the numerous public holidays, engaging with poor areas – voyeuristic or

in menial, dangerous and unregulated jobs which conveniently fall on a Tuesday, to not – can forcefully do that. Iyer continues,

during the hours they were not at school. help themselves to an extended four-day ‘we are always voyeurs when we travel

Da Silva’s policy entailed paying parents weekend! and we are the subject of voyeurism when

the minimum wage (what they supposedly we are at home. That’s the nature of

would have earnt otherwise from sending As a result, we confronted a general travel. If voyeurism is just a nasty word

their children to work) in return for them antipathy to the actual process of learning. for observation or paying attention to the

ensuring that their children attended a However, this stood in opposition to world, so be it.’

community centre when they were not at the intense friendliness, generosity and

school. At these centres they participated effervescence of almost every person we

in activities and learnt specific skills encountered. Because of these personal

– for instance learning to speak English connections, ironically, I felt I probably

– but more importantly, they were able to left Brazil having learnt more than I was

simply experience, in some form, what we able to pass on.

consider a relatively normal childhood.

Furthermore, what I really found inspiring

In contrast to the relaxed, familial was the resilience and vibrancy of the

atmosphere of these centres in the favelas. These were by no means crime-

favelas, the state school appeared like a ridden and destitute pits of misery, but

raucous prison – full of uncontrollable instead relatively dynamic and autonomous

inmates. Armed security guards minded communities. When participating in a

the fortress-like, graffiti-ridden entrance three-hour tour through Rocinha, the

to the school, while the clamour of the biggest favela in Rio de Janeiro, home

unmanageable students rang down the to 200, 000 people, examples of this

corridor. Furthermore, the sheer number dynamism were overwhelming. Rocinha

of students in each class contributed to the has its own bank, shops, schools, art

difficulty in accomplishing anything really galleries, public transport system and

productive. even gambling network for its residents.

Rocinha’s residents have even managed

What was immediately evident from to artfully ‘tap’ a supply of electricity

this experience was that the majority of and water from proxy residents of Rio’s

Brazilians in the North-East confront wealthy suburbs to partially serve their

massive social problems on a daily basis:. own needs!





HONI SOIT | EDITION XIV | 07

INTERVIEWS









Chatting

w ith

Charlton

Ros Stein talks to USYD alumni and economist Andrew Charlton about the budget surplus, Workchoices and the Victoria Park Duck Pond.



Andrew Charlton is an economist who hallmark of good economic management. Then, the Hawke and Keating government Absolutely. I started university in 1997

has a doctorate from Oxford University, In fact, it’s the reverse. If you have a introduced enterprise bargaining, where – it was the first year under the Howard

where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. strong economy, people pay more taxes, instead of wages being set centrally, they government. It was a very sad place to

He is also a former editor of Honi Soit. the government gets more revenue and as were set by negotiations at a firm level, be. They massively cut university funding

His first book, Make Trade Fair, was co- a consequence it’s very easy to deliver a and that was the real massive deregulation in that first year, they cut it again in my

written with Joseph Stiglitz, winner of surplus. of the Australian labour market to go from second year. I was the generation where

the 2001 Nobel Prize for economics. Ros the world’s most centralised and rigid they stopped tutorials … disciplines got

Stein talks to Andrew about his latest The other claim of the Howard government cancelled and courses were no longer

system to a very deregulated system. This

book, Ozonomics, and about some of his that I talk about in my book is that budget offered. I remember in my second year

was a massive change. To compare the last

fonder memories of his time at Sydney surpluses are important to keep interest the tutorial suddenly became an ‘online’

wave of reforms with Howard’s minor

University. rates low. But the countries with the highest tutorial ... and Australian Universities

changes … which amounts to a couple of

budget deficits have the lowest interest suddenly had to cut their budgets even

hits to the union movement … the latter

Why did you decided to write rates. Australia has a bigger budget surplus more.

are relatively small changes.

than countries like the United States and

Ozonomics?

most western European countries and they You wrote for Honi Soit … What

The 2004 election was decided largely all have lower interest rates. The removal of those are your fondest memories?

on the basis of economics. People made

a judgement about one particular set of What does our government need to rights at a time when We were covering the Union election one

economic relationships - interest rates do over the next 5-10 years to secure year and we had written something about

and government action - and on that Australia’s future prosperity? unemployment is at one particular candidate. It was a very

basis they chose how to vote. That was

largely a falsehood and demonstrated A combination of several things, but a record low is a real fair and balanced analysis. We distributed

Honi around campus, but on Wednesday

the importance of people understanding

economics.

productivity, employment and equality.

In terms of employment it’s about making

shame … morning they were nowhere to be seen.

All the copies were in Victoria Park Duck

sure Australia’s workforce continues to Pond. Only last year did the person in

Howard and Costello have been very good grow, which will probably mean working One of the arguments made in favour question publicly admit it.

at relaying a set of economic relationships for a bit longer and delaying retirement ... of Workchoices is that under the old

to the public that really aren’t true and it In terms of boosting productivity, you do system small businesses suffered and

has served their purpose. They often use that with the three levers: skills, investment, that they need the increased flexibility We distributed Honi

kitchen table style analogies for economics public investment through infrastructure

– for instance paying down our debt – which and fostering technology.

of the new system. Is this true?

around campus, but

makes a lot of sense to someone sitting at

home thinking about a household budget. How important is Workchoices

The question is, what does more flexibility

really mean? Under Howard’s reforms, on Wednesday morn-

Becoming debt free is often a life long

challenge for a lot of average Australians.

to Australia’s current and future

economic prosperity?

it means removing unfair dismissal laws.

Unfair dismissal legislation simply says that

ing they were no-

However, for a government, the idea of

becoming debt free is quite anomalous … Relative to the changes to labour markets

a worker, if they are dismissed in unfair,

unjust or unreasonable circumstances,

where to be seen.

governments should be using that surplus in the 1980s, the impact of Workchoices has a right of appeal against the terms of

wealth to invest in opportunity. to the economy is very small. In the that dismissal. Now these laws are taken

1980s Australia had one of the world’s away which means that people that are How important have co-curricular

Howard and most unique wage fixation systems called unfairly dismissed have no recourse if activities been to your education?

the Accord, whereby all wages were set they are working in a small business. And

Costello have been centrally. The government and the unions that’s what’s called ‘flexibility’ – you’ve Extremely – and I think Gavin Brown

worked together to control the growth of just taken away the security of about

good at relaying wages. Australian wages were very high 3 million workers. So you have to ask:

recognises that. He knows that it’s a very

important part of why students go to

and our national competitiveness was in What is the impact of those laws on the

a set of economic decline … we were called the ‘poor white employment conditions of those workers?

Sydney University.



relationships to the trash of Asia’ by Lee Kwan Yew. Asian

Tiger countries like Taiwan and Korea

What’s the impact of these changes on

small businesses?

Good economic management is

obviously an essential part of good

public that really and Japan were growing much faster than

us. At that time the [Hawke & Keating] For the latter, I would argue that it’s governance. Any words of advice

for students interested in a career

aren’t true ... government said to the unions: wages are

too high in Australia, we need to hold

relatively low. There are other ways of

managing more efficient workplaces that in politics?

back. And so they did. retain staff. The removal of those rights at

a time when unemployment is at a record I think a lot of young people are interested

The budget surplus is something the We had a very large real wage decline low is a real shame … It’s taking away in social justice but not interested in

Howard government prides itself on. which was the result of centralised something that’s very reasonable when economics which is a real shame because

How important is a budget surplus? wage fixation. This was fundamental you understand what it actually is. understanding economics can be a very

to Australia’s turnaround in the 1980s. important tool in their arsenal. An

The Howard government says that budget The Unions actually argued against the Does spending more money on understanding of economics is relatively

surpluses are the cause of a booming short term interests of the workers for education make good economic easy to acquire. It is extremely useful and

economy and that a budget surplus is a the long term interests of the economy. can be very interesting.

sense?





10 HONI SOIT | EDITION XIV | 07

VOX POPS









Ve t Science

VO X POPS

1. Are you a vegetarian or is it ok for vets to eat what they treat?

2. If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?

3. If you were Dr Doolittle and could talk to the animals, what

would you say?





Mick

4. Do you prefer dogs or cats? Why?

5. Why do you think there are so many medical TV shows but

Vet Sci III

none about vets?

1. I’ve always thought it’s such a shame to waste a

good spaniel.



2. A butterfly, because no-one suspects the butterfly.



3. You absolute bitch!



4. I like dogs. Although I must admit I’m not sure what

a cat is - they only teach us that sort of stuff in final

year.



5. The vets don’t really like being shown on telly coz it

brings back all those bad memories from the war.









Nat

Vet Sci III

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2. A an!’ at. the right wine.

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3. ‘S ark a unde And the ladies would love it. Plus they have awesome

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ogs. erdy whiskers.

4. D are n

vets

ause 3. ‘Your balls are showing.’ Or, for neutered animals,

5 . Bec

‘How do you feel about the war in Iraq?’



4. That’s a tough one. I guess I prefer cat/dog hybrids;

shits in a box and likes to play fetch.



5. Humans look hotter in scrubs … But Hugh Laurie

making sarcastic comments to dogs and cats? Priceless.









1. I’m not a full carnivore. I love meats but I think the life of animals is more

important (even if they die eventually).



2. Bird of Prey: the Bald Headed Eagle.



3. I think I would let the animals do the talking instead!



4. Dogs: Friendly, more outgoing, forgiving and nicer.







Karim

5. It’s an oversight on TV producers. A vet show would still be as sexy. I guess we as

people only care about ourselves.



Vet Sci III



HONI SOIT | EDITION XIV | 07 11

FEATURE









T he Nan n y

From seatbelt regulations to the prohibition of drugs and incest, Daniel Wodak explores how Nanny States regulate our private lives.

what is a nanny state? It’s easy to see why people like this kind of

idea. There’s a certain seductive simplicity

openly embrace Nanny State status. That’s

why paternalistic laws are often dressed up

When the government fines drink drivers, to the idea that if you don’t like something, with the dubious pretence of really being

it’s because the alcohol in their system you can simply ban it. At least, I feel that about preventing harm to others.

increases the risk of them having an way every time I see Julia Roberts “act”, or

Moris Iemma pretend to have personality, Sometimes this is simply a matter of

accident and harming a pedestrian, or a

or emos do, um, whatever it is that emos overstating the facts. Australia has seen a

passenger, or another driver. When the

do. Cut themselves and write poetry, I wave of restrictions on where people can

government fines a driver for not wearing

guess. legally smoke, and some “progressive”

their seatbelt, it’s because they’re more

local councils - such as in san Fransisco in

likely to seriously hurt themselves if they

But critics of Nanny State politics argue the USA, and Middlesbrough, Cleveland

get into an accident.

that there’s something seriously wrong and Derwentside in Britain - have gone to

Although both laws faced strong opposition with the government dictating what the lengths of banning smoking in open

when introduced, we’ve become pretty choices you can and can’t make with air public places, such as bus stops and

used to them; seatbelt restrictions now regard to your own life. It’s patronising parks. These regulations are said to not to

have a 95% approval ratings. and it’s unequivocally paternalistic. be about trying to prevent smokers from

harming themselves, but rather stopping

But there’s an important difference

between these laws that has become all but why noone likes others from being harmed by passive

smoking.

forgotten. Liberal democracies are built

upon the principle that it’s only acceptable

the nanny The problem, as director of the Social

for states to prevent activities that harm Market Foundation Phillip Collins puts

Like ‘em or not, it’s hard to see how

others, like drink driving. But prohibiting it, is that ‘there is a WMD feel to the

you can justify the Nanny State. Take

drivers from not wearing seatbelts, or passive smoking debate.’ There is clear

tobacco, for example. People who support

cyclists from not wearing helmets, is prohibition, or far greater regulation, of

interfering with people’s lives to prevent tobacco consumption argue that smoking

people from harming themselves, as if is always the wrong choice, and that people

we’re being nannied. wouldn’t do it if they were better informed,

or not addicted. But people do know the

It’s quite bizarre dangers of smoking. And highly intelligent

people who aren’t addicted smoke simply

to try and imagine because they enjoy it. It should be up to

smokers to determine whether the risk

how, outside of an of cancer outweighs whatever pleasure



Orwellian world of

or benefits they derive from smoking,

because smokers are better placed than the

Singapore: the little

state monitoring, state to weigh up what’s in their own best

interests.

City-State that could

Singapore’s laws Even if Nanny State were justified, it’s

Singapore is to Nanny States what Britney

Spears is to trailer park trash. The PAP

laws are often very ineffective, if not

against oral sex or counter-productive. It’s quite bizarre to try

have ruled since independence in 1965 -

one of the major benefits of imprisoning

walking around and imagine how, outside of an Orwellian

world of state monitoring, Singapore’s

political opponents for decades without

an actual charge or trial. In that time,

naked inside your laws against oral sex or walking around

naked inside your own home could

they have sought to protect Singaporeans

from a range dangers nobody would have

own home could actually be put into practice, as they are

trying to regulate the most private aspects

guessed existed.



actually be put into of individuals’ lives. - Section 377 of the Singapore Penal

Code criminalizes “carnal intercourse

practice Even where it is possible to regulate people’s

private lives, Nanny States can only change

against the order of nature” that

involves penetration, which has been

what people can legally do, but not what interpreted to include sodomy and oral

Nanny State politics aren’t exclusive they actually want. So if people want sex. The punishment: anything up to life

to either side of the political spectrum. to consume marijuana, that desire isn’t imprisonment

Conservatives tend to justify laws eradicated by making marijuana illegal,

against activities they don’t like – be they and hence people consume the same drug, - Section 377A of the Code additionally

homosexual intercourse, pornography or but from illicit sources. This ‘black market’ punishes “outrages on decency”,

drug use – as being necessary to uphold effect tends to exacerbate the real ‘harms’ including consensual homosexual

“community values” or “societal standards that drugs like marijuana pose to the user, intercourse. The punishment: up to two

of decency”. Similarly, self-described as it results in the greater consumption of years imprisonment.

“progressives” frequently support policies the more dangerous hydroponic variants

which aim to coerce people into giving of marijuana sold by criminals. - Manufacturing, selling or possessing

up smoking, drinking or eating unhealthy chewing gum. The punishment: a fine

food, all in the name of public health. of US$5,600 and up to one year’s

a nanny by any imprisonment.

It seems that not only have we become

used to Nanny State policies, but their other name - Walking around the house naked. The

appeal has started to grow. British think- punishment: fines of US$1,136.

Perhaps in part because it evokes images

tank The King’s Fund found consistent

of Fran Drescher, the phrase ‘Nanny State’ - Driving to Malaysia with a tank less

widespread support, to the tune of 66 to

has very pejorative connotations.Outside than a three-quarters full of petrol. The

71% for bans on smoking in open-air

of Singapore, few nations are willing to punishment: fines of US$1,136.

public places.



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FEATURE









State

evidence that smoking in an enclosed space sexual relationship, married and had four HIV/AIDS, to reproduce. That incest is held

like an office or a pub can lead to serious children. Then Patrick was prosecuted to a higher standard indicates that it’s not

health problems; but the evidence regarding under paragraph 173 of the German really the children we’re worried about; we

passive smoking in outdoor locations is far legal code, which forbids sex with a close don’t like incest, so we look for an excuse

more contentious. It’s certainly possible that relative, and incarcerated for two years. for the Nanny to step in and stop it.

smoking at a bus stop or in a park can harm How romantic.

others, but the probability and severity of

that risk are unclear. Yet legislators don’t Incest is one of those topics of conversation the rise of the

appear concerned that their restrictions most people want to avoid, or pretend is

could be unnecessary, which critics claim always a matter of a perverted predator avuncular state

indicates that their real aim isn’t to stop the forcing himself upon a family member.

Outside of certain Southern states in the

dangers of passive smoking, but rather to People don’t really want to think about

USA, the prohibition of incest or fines for

stop smoking itself. consensual incestuous partners, and they

not wearing seatbelts aren’t really going

certainly wouldn’t want to think about a

When there isn’t even any evidence anywhere.

phenomena called Genetic Sexual Attraction

to suggest that a serious harm occurs, or GSA. GSA describes the sexual feelings But there are signs of a gradual evolution

Nanny States often try to build up an from the clumsy coercion of the Nanny

otherwise trivial harm in order to create

a justification. Seatbelt restrictions are a Nanny States are State to the softer “nudging” of what has

been termed the Avuncular State.

classic case in point. If a driver does not

wear a seatbelt, they are only more likely to based on the belief In Missouri, when the legislature recognised

hurt themselves. But politicians argue that

in hurting themselves, these drivers make

that people can’t the growing problem of compulsive

gambling in riverboat casinos, they didn’t

everyone else foot the bill for their medical

care, or if that bill is paid by insurance, then

make decisions for ban the casinos, but instead chose to ban

the compulsive gamblers. Individuals who

everyone else has to pay higher insurance

premiums.

themselves because recognise they have a problem can put

their names on a voluntary blacklist that

It’s probably true that if you don’t wear

they are irrational, precludes them from legally gambling, and

10,000 people have already opted to do

your seatbelt, it’ll cost tax payers at least

some money, somewhere down the line.

short sighted, or lack so.

But so what? Skiers, skateboarders, and all

other ‘extreme sports’ practitioners have

self-control. This isn’t Similarly, when Britain recognised the

problem that employees were not signing

exactly the same effect. As does eating too just offensive; it leads up to company pension schemes which

much junk food or not excercising enough. were clearly for their benefit, they tinkered

In fact, anyone who drops out of uni to to out-right absurdity. with the rules, changing the system from

discover their inner artist will probably being opt-in to opt-out. And membership

have a similar effect when taxpayers wind experienced by blood relatives who, after rose from 49% to 84%.

up paying for their social welfare. Once being separated for most of their lives,

you accept the public costs justification, it This kind of laws allow people to make

meet in adulthood and find a strong sexual

seems difficult to draw a line that rules out their own choices, but give them people a

attraction to each other, even when they

government regulation and restrictions in strong nudge in the right direction.

are of same gender and neither identifies as

all aspects of our lives and lifestyles. homosexual. And it’s surprisingly common;

It’s somewhat strange to admit, but research by Maurice Greenberg and Roland the freedom to fuck up

perhaps one of the most widely accepted Littlewood of University College, London,

found that 50 of people who sought post- There are people who, with full knowledge

forms of paternalism by another name is

adoption counselling “experienced strong of the risks they’re undertaking, to drive

the prohibition of incest. Let’s meet the

sexual feelings in reunions.” without wearing a seatbelt, smoke, eat

Stübings. (I don’t know why these kind of

fatty foods, or ingest drugs. Perhaps

stories always start in Germany, but they Incest rates pretty highly on the list of some of these choices are stupid. Perhaps

just do.) In Germany in the year 2000, icky things that I’d like to pretend only governments should prod people in the

Patrick Stübing met his sister Susan for the happen in trailer parks. But the ick factor right direction through taxation, public

first time, and they started a consensual notwithstanding, does a consensual awareness campaigns, and the opt-out

incestuous relationship – like the Stübings systems of the avuncular state. But when

– harm anyone? The obvious answer is that the state doesn’t even provide people with

it harms the children, as regressive genes the legal option to pursue these choices,

are far more likely to be passed on when something has gone wrong.

parents share similar DNA. That’s probably

part of the reason why two of the Stübings’ Nanny States are based on the belief that

four children have serious development people can’t make decisions for themselves

disorders. because they are irrational, short sighted,

or lack self-control. This isn’t just offensive;

If reproduction is really the problem, it leads to out-right absurdity. In 2000 the

that doesn’t require a ban on intercourse US Consumer Product Safety Commission

- because of, you know, contraception. banned an infant bath seat because the seat

Given that Patrick Stübing had a voluntary was too safe, the idea being that since the

sterilisation after his incarceration in the seat was so effective at preventing babies

hope of avoiding further prosecution, it from drowning, it would lead parents

seems that incestuous couples would be towards a false sense of security. Genius.

open to this possibility.

Of course there are some choices we don’t

But it’s not clear that they should be. want other people to make, but if we

After all, we allow people with genetically want to live in a world where we have the

inheritable disorders to reproduce. We even freedom to make our own decisions about

The dangers of incest... Experts believe that

inbreeding is responsible for the bizarre deformities

allow people with serious physical illnesses our own lives, we have to resist the seductive

that plague Prince Charles. that can be transmitted in birth, such as simplicity of Nanny State politics.

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IT’S YOUR SRC







Degrees for The University

$250,000+ Hates You

Report of the President Angus McFarland Report of the General Secretary Lucy Saunders

In 1999 the Prime Minister stated repeatedly Don’t feel bad about it. It’s not personal.

in Parliament and in radio interviews that They hate everyone, in a kind of vague,

there would never be $100,000 degrees in generalised way. It’s the only explanation

Australia. This statement was made when – otherwise why would the university

the Federal Government first introduced big-wigs continue to tolerate the extreme,

full-fee degrees and allowed universities excruciating incompetence of student

to offer unsubsidised university places on administration departments?

lower entry scores for those willing and

able to pay more. Everyone’s got a horror story. I know

people who’ve been studying here for

Until now, comprehensive information on three years, and who still get their name

the amount and cost of full fee degrees on spelt wrong on every single document they

offer in Australia has been difficult to find. 2. It is financially irresponsible of the receive from the uni. A mate of mine got to produce forms. So I went away, wrote

The Government gives hardly any detail government and universities to offer such sent back and forward between the Arts them a nice letter, came back, handed it in.

on its websites and universities vary in exorbitant fees to students desperate to Faculty office and the SOPHI office seven It was going well until I had the temerity to

how much they’re willing to tell publicly, study certain courses. The average first times in a vain effort to try and change his ask for a copy – strangely enough, I don’t

with most fee inquiries directed to complex year undergraduate, for example, is an 18 major. actually trust the university not to lose or

online calculators. Down in the depths of year old, fresh out of high school with no set fire to every piece of paper I give them.

the Wentworth Building, the SRC has spent

the last few weeks trawling through UAC

assets or fixed income. What bank would I was bizarrely I got my copy, essentially by refusing

loan such a person over $250,000? Yet

guides, uni websites and other government

information to find out about nature of

the government has given over 50,000 enrolled in two to leave. And now we know their secret

– there is actually a photocopier in all the

full fee students deferred loans that they

full fee degrees in Australia since the Prime will somehow have to pay back when they separate degrees offices. Do not be fooled by their weird

aversion to helping students. Demand

Minister’s comments eight years ago. graduate (the same time they’re trying to

It would appear that $100,000 degrees are

start life, a family, buy a home & car etc). for no good reason. your copy - and get them to stamp it - they

like the stamp.

indeed the reality for many full fee degrees 3. Full fees shift the balance completely That took a semester All told, this process took about two hours.

in Australia. In fact, the top ten full fee towards a user pays, private benefit model

degrees in Australia vary from $190,000 of higher education. The rationale of to sort out. As a Relatively painless – not like the time I was

bizarrely enrolled in two separate degrees

to $275,000! Currently there are over 100

000 domestic full fee students in Australia,

the HECS system is that whilst students

should contribute to the cost of their result, the university for no good reason. That took a semester

and over 200 000 full fee international to sort out. As a result, the university now

students. Since the Government recently

degree, they are not the only ‘users’ of that

education – society too benefits from an

now thinks I’m a thinks I’m a graduate. I get all the alumni

lifted the cap on full-fee places, the mail. I’ve kind of just let it go into the

Department of Education believes that

educated population and so HECS places

incorporate significant public subsidy. Full

graduate. ‘too-hard” basket, but I’d appreciate it if

there will be an immediate twenty percent everyone referred to me as Lucy Saunders,

fees have no public subsidy and therefore

increase in domestic full fee students next B.A. in future.

fail to acknowledge the social, cultural

year alone. and economic benefit to society of a well-

I personally like the extreme collection Nothing but a crippling, pathological hatred

educated population. of students would cause the university

So what is all the fuss about? Why are of forms that every single office has. To

full fee degrees wrong or unfair? Here are apply to discontinue not fail a subject to prioritise raising the Vice Chancellor’s

4. The more universities have full fee

some of the arguments that convinced me after the census date, you fill out one form already outrageous salary above putting

places, the more they will become reliant

that full fee degrees must go. that you get on the internet, right – easy on enough staff to adequately deal with

on funding from full fees. While there are

enough. Or so I thought. I filled out the student admin so mistakes like this don’t

still significant numbers of HECS-place

1. Full fee degrees work directly against form, attached my giant collection of happen. Therefore, the university hates

students there is potential for students to

the principle of equal access to a university supporting documentation and headed on you.

have different experiences of education

education. Yes, for some students the down to the Arts office. The overworked,

based on their fee status. For example, for Remember, if there has been a really

option of a full fee degree allows entry underpaid and apparently easily confused

a full fee student the relationship between catastrophic fuckup with your enrolment

to prestigious courses such as law and staff member looked at my form in horror

lecturer and student becomes increasingly or your degree, the SRC can help you sort

medicine without a mandatory UAI of and handed me another form to fill out. A

customer focused and the cost of failing or it out. We can also help you wade through

around 100. However, the ability to access surprise form.

penalising a full fee student could be more the oceans of impenetrable bureaucracy

this pathway is severely limited. The size of

complicated for a university than doing should you need to apply for special

your parents’ wallet should not determine It was a blank piece of paper with the

the same to a HECS student. consideration, appeal a result or whatever.

the opportunities available to you in life. faculty letterhead. I’m not kidding. I

literally exhausted the university’s ability Join today! It’s exciting, I promise.









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USYD Hosts RAWA Read This, It’s Scary

Report of the Women’s Collective Bekki Cleaver Report of the Education Officer Dan Jones

This week, I have been asked to write that most of the rural areas of Afghanistan Imagine this, an education system where

the women’s report with a focus on the (more than 80% of the population) have the only competitive criteria for enrolment

RAWA event held last Thursday. Upon been completely ignored by the Coalition is the size of your bank account.

being informed of the event on Monday, of the Killing – sorry, Willing – to the Imagine an education system that to

I sheepishly asked for a reminder of what point where the position of women has do Law, you have to pay $150,000

RAWA stood for. RAWA, I was told, stands been made worse by the tightening grip of even if you had the right marks? In this

for the Revolutionary Association of the retreating fundamentalist regimes. “imaginary” education system, it’s likely

Women of Afghanistan. that the entrance marks won’t be as high,

In light of the fact that the Howard

Having listened to lowering standards across the board. No

self respecting profit motivated bank (and

Government recently announced its

intention to focus an increased Australian

possible solutions isn’t that all of them) would let the average

student get a loan of the stature needed

military presence in Afghanistan, it is

fair to say that the concept of RAWA

to the oppression for a degree in this imaginary system, so

unfortunately the entrance criteria really

should be important to us all. Particularly

considering that the liberation of women is

of women in is about how well off your family is. But National Day of

often touted as the main factor behind the Afghanistan by an get this:

Action against the

Coalition’s war on terror – a war that our Believe it or not, everything I just

government has involved us in whether we Afghani woman, I mentioned is possible after 2008 thanks HECS rises and the

like it or not. to the latest government assault on the

feel a renewed energy education system. further liberalization

With this in mind, I was eager to discuss

the event with anyone who would listen. to fight Howard and Charging this much for ANY DEGREE

and restricting it ONLY to those who can of education, 12pm

Surprisingly, however, any mention of

RAWA was invariably met with a blank his greedy, pointless pay this rate IS possible now thanks to the

August 22nd Front

stare, even by those who I have always sneaky legislation passed along side the

considered to be vastly superior to me in war, and it is this Federal Budget. It applies in just about any

Lawns.

their knowledge of international politics subject the university believes they could

and current events. This made me think. feeling that makes get away with it. The University of Sydney,

is currently empowered to do this at any

I had never heard of RAWA. No-one I

spoke to had heard of RAWA. How many the difficult pursuit time.

respective situations as well as sharing

strategies on the way forward.

people reading this article had heard of

RAWA? And yet we all live in a country

of such knowledge What is standing in their way? Nothing

except our ability, as students, to organize

Come along Wednesday, August 1st 4pm.

that has declared war on Afghanistan

in the name of “freedom loving, anti-

worthwhile and put the pressure on. This is where the

At present we have yet to confirm a room

but you can call me on 0425255184. You

SRC and things like the Education Action

fundamentalism” (a quote taken from the can say you have a TV stars number in

Group come into the equation. It’s this

RAWA mission statement). Even scarier I also learned that the education of your phone. Don’t forget the Education

reason that John Howard introduced VSU,

is the fact that everyone is aware of the countless young women has been made Action Group meets Tuesdays 1pm.

he understands the threat of student self-

things that Howard wants us to be aware possible in recent years because of the organization as the leader of the country National Day of Action against the

of; most people know that the women of heroic work of RAWA and other NGOs, better than anyone else. HECS rises and the further liberalization

Afghanistan are oppressed to the point not the self-appointed “liberator” we of education, 12pm August 22nd Front

where venturing outside alone is near know as the West. RAWA has also set up Given the step from the Howard Government

Lawns.

impossible. mobile health teams and small economic into an almost completely neo-liberal

aids for victims of the war, as well as single- education system, the Education Action APEC demonstration 10am Saturday 8th

So why are we not aware of an organisation handedly creating up fifteen new schools Group is privileged to have Claudio from of September.

that has existed since 1977 with the in Pakistan. Having listened to possible Chile who was instrumental in the 2006

sole purpose of ridding Afghanistan solutions to the oppression of women in student protests (the penguin revolution)

of fundamentalist dominance and the Afghanistan by an Afghani woman, I feel against the Chilean Pinochet-era education

oppression of women? How can we a renewed energy to fight Howard and his system, the first completely neo-liberal

complain that the Right’s solution to the greedy, pointless war, and it is this feeling education system in the world. More than

problem is a step backward when most of that makes the difficult pursuit of such a million young people took to the streets

us have not taken the time to investigate the knowledge worthwhile. So thanks Sara to challenge the neo-liberal policies of the

works and ideas of great organisations like for organising the event, and I encourage Chilean government in higher education. It

RAWA? Through listening to Sohalia, the anyone who is interested to visit www. should be a great opportunity to compare

RAWA spokeswoman at the event, I learned rawa.org.









RC

Th e S eS! MEETING TIMES :

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oL Lec Queer Action Collective Monday 6 pm, Manning Loggia Room (Level 1)



c SRC Collectives are a place for

Women’s Collective Thursday 1 pm, Manning Women’s Room

passionate, like-minded students to Enviroment Collective Monday 1 pm, Sunken Lawns (Manning)

meet, share experiences and get active.

If you’re interested in learning more or Education Action Group Tuesday 1 pm, Front Lawn

becoming more involved, come along

to any of the group meetings. We’d love

to see you there! Anti War Action Group Wednesday 1 pm, Chancellor’s Garden (Fisher)





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Splendour in the Green.

Green Grass

Alexandra Meagher looks at how this weekend’s Splendour in the Grass

festival is going green.



By now, pretty much everybody knows work it has started in previous years by

that being green is the new black, and the collaborating with recycling companies

world of rock and roll is no exception: and its food stallholders to ensure the use

the Barenaked Ladies invite ‘greening of only biodegradable packaging. This,

coordinators’ to reuse the broken guitar of course, is in addition to Splendour’s

strings after their gigs to make jewellery, ‘Eco Cops’, Southern Cross University

and Sydney recently hosted one of the Environmental Science students, who will

global ‘Live Earth’ concerts designed to be patrolling the festival and advising

‘combat the climate crisis’. festival goers about the best methods of

waste and recycling.

But long before everyone was doing

it, the Splendour in the Grass festival, Next year, Splendour will move even further

held annually at Belongil Fields, Byron forward on its quest for global greening.

Bay, was making it sure it did its bit for Earlier this month, Splendour organisers

mother earth. In the past couple of years, announced that they have bought 650

Splendour has produced the festival acres of land in Yelgun, approximately 15

with ClimateFriendly, an organisation minutes drive north of Byron Bay. They

dedicated to fixing have purchased

the global greenhouse this land because

problem. This means

that they have offset

Splendour in the Grass Belongil Fields,

where the festival

their own greenhouse

gas emissions. Last

line up is currently held,

is being rezoned

year they went even for residential use

Saturday August 4 -

further and offset and will no longer

10% of all 17 500 Powderfinger, Kaiser Chiefs, Lily Allen, Damien Rice, be available next

festival attendee’s Ash, Editors, The Horrors, Paul Kelly, The Beautiful year. Organisers

emissions. Organisers Girls, The Panics, Sneaky Sound System, The Herd, plan to ‘create

this year plan to Sarah Blasko, Tilly and the Wall, Grinspoon, Howling an Arts and

again offset their own Bells, Hot Chip, Cat Empire, Blue King Brown, Planet Cultural Events

carbon footprint by Asia, Sara Tindley, Wild Marmalade, Lost Valentinos, Centre with good

funding wind energy Old Man River, Operator Please, Muscles, Riot in facilities, better

projects. Belgium. access and loads

of space to enjoy.’

This year, the Sunday August 5 - Organisers point

Festival has stepped locals worried

up to a new level Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Hoodoo Gurus, Hilltop about the new

of sustainability by Hoods, The Shins, The Dirty Three, Expatriate, Josh festival space to

offering attendees Pyke, Airborne, Ok Go, Spiderbait, Cut Copy, Gotye, the example of

the option to pay an Midnight Juggernauts, Kisschasy, Magnolia Electric the Woodford

extra $3.50 for the Co, Holly Throsby, Bumblebeez, Teenager. Folk Festival Site

festival and purchase in Queensland.

a ‘green’ ticket. This This land was

extra money goes bought in 1994

to offsetting the average travel emissions to secure a permanent festival space. At the

(calculated based on a 2005 survey) of time, many worried that the festival would

festival goers. As the festival promoters ruin the beautiful natural surroundings. In

note on their site, ‘while we cannot fact, the opposite occurred and the site is

directly influence politicians to act more held up as an example that cultural pursuits

decisively on this important issue, we can need not be at odds with nature. Indeed,

take personal responsibility for our own the existence of such cultural pursuits

carbon emissions.’ prevents the land from being subdivided -

fate which surely protects the environment

The option to buy the ticket was purchased

in and around the site.

by 31% of attendees (5 425 people) which

will offset a total of 868 tonnes of carbon. This bigger space will allow the festival,

Festival promoters are touting this as a which has grown every year since its 2001

‘massive’ success which is the equivalent beginnings, more space to dedicate to its

of ‘taking over 200 four-cylinder cars off sustainable projects, making Splendour

the road for an entire year or preventing in the Grass one of Australia’s greenest

over 2 million wheelie bins full of CO2 festivals.

entering our atmosphere.’



The Festival is also continuing the



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Julia Bowes considers the unexpected consequences of anonymous sperm donation. Support groups for donor

offspring exist around Australia.

“Billy looks like the product of unwitting infertility, assisted reproductive technology more worringing when you transport that For more information visit Donor

and accidental incest” is likely to be a is a lucrative and profitable business. image home and see a Tasmania nestled Conception Support Group’s

growing insult in school playgrounds that The combined effect of rapid scientific in the very heart of the North Shore. So website at

line the full length of the leafy, conservative breakthroughs and the emotional problem the ethical precautions necessitated the http://www.dcsg.org.au

North Shore. Despite the fact that the of infertility within a commercial setting introduction of a cap to avoid potential

problems with anonymous sperm donation meant that the issue outpaced both the problems with accidental incest.

seem bleatingly obvious today, for decades ethicists and the legislators. This problem

the practice went unquestioned. Today, derived from the fact that breakthroughs In Virginia a physician took pity on the plight

a generation of sperm donor children with assisted reproductive technologies

have brought the practice into the public were viewed entirely as a medical triumph of his infertile patients and anonymously

limelight demanding the right to know for infertile couples; a medical treatment

their biological background and medical for adults that pushed the interests of the fathered 75 of his own patients’ children.

history. However, legislators have been prospective children out of the picture.

slow to react to this ethical crisis and there The result is a social and legal anomaly, Despite the benefits of genetic pedigree, this

remains little regulation of the practice. where children who are adopted gain the

right to their original birth certificates and was obviously worrying as we all know what

HOW THINGS STAND some consanguine related medical history

at 18, whereas children who are conceived

a small place Virginia is.

through gamete donation are left with no

record of their biological parenthood.

To date, only Victoria has passed legislation

banning anonymous sperm donation. However, several measures have been taken

EBAY SPERM

In the remaining states and territories, to address these ethical concerns. Firstly, the

including NSW, the terms and conditions commercial sale of sperm was made illegal The demand for sperm donations only

of sperm donation have pretty much been in Australia to prevent people profiting off continues to skyrocket and with the sale

left to individual clinics. Despite the legal the medical conditions of others and to of commercial sperm banned, anonymous

black hole, most clinics advise that people prevent men flooding the sperm bank with donations discouraged and a cap in

should not participate in conception using their sperm in order to make a quick buck. place, sperm becomes incredibly lucrative

donated gamete (sperm and egg donations) Following the recognition of the condition and something has to give. It seems the

unless they accept the donor offspring will of genealogical bewilderment, also problems are circular. Despite urgings from

have the right to identifying information observed in adopted children, anonymous IVF Australia to be patient with the long

at 18 years of age. sperm donation has been discouraged and waiting list and to resist the temptation

even outlawed in some places in Europe to buy sperm illegally, increasing numbers

IVF Australia reassures potential and here in Victoria. of desperate Australian couples are

clients that donors are limited to only buying sperm from anonymous “designer

fathering ten families. NSW Parliament is However, these measures created entirely donors” through overseas websites.

currently reviewing legislation regarding new ethical concerns. Already, with no On these websites, voice recordings of

anonymous donation and specifically financial incentive offered, the means donors, sketches of their facial features,

considering limiting that cap to five for encouraging men to donate sperm in-depth medical histories and even high

families. The reasons for this are obvious. were limited. Then, the inducement of school test results can be bought. As

For IVF children who are the product of anonymity which had eased concerns well as circumventing Australian law, this

anonymous sperm donation, the risk of prospective donors had about creating legal online method is seductive because here

accidental incest is real. Even presuming and social obligations to their biological in Australia, donor details are generally

clinics abide by the ‘only ten families’ rule, offspring, was largely done away with. limited to ethnicity and medical history

if those are ten sizeable families who are And sperm donations literally dried up to ensure the donor’s features match those

within roughly the same geographically as demand for donors only grew. When of the social father. Specimens from the

area then the chance of unknowingly Victoria legislated to outlaw anonymous US site cost between $US250 and $US500

meeting a half sibling is high. donation in 1998, there was a drastic drop and a donor dossier can be bought for an

in the number of IVF babies born. Out additional fee. If it is a choice between

Furthermore, if the donor who has fathered of 566 sperm and egg donors on its 1988 this, or the risk of accidental incest due

those ten families has unknowingly passed registry, 2180 children were born. Those to breaches of the cap, it’s understandable

on a genetic disorder then the consequences figures dropped dramatically in 1998. Out why commercial sperm is making a

will be fairly widespread. Whilst all donor of the 208 donors, 296 children were born comeback.

clinics test for diseases, testing systems in Victoria.

aren’t perfect. In 2006, five children As it stands, there is a generation of school

reported to a specialist in Michigan with

an identical defective gene that caused a

BROTHERLY LOVE? kids playing catch-and-kiss with potential

half-siblings and growing up without the

rare blood disease. This disease leaves knowledge of whether they are genetically

them at risk for leukemia and in need of This meant the already limited source predisposed to a host of nasty diseases.

daily shots of an expensive drug to prevent of donations had to be stretched even These donor sperm offspring not only

infection. They had all been fathered by further, and “who’s ya daddy?” became don’t know who their biological parents

sperm donor no.F827 who had passed all a pertinent playground question as fewer are, but also don’t know who their half

the tests and fathered another six children men anonymously fathered more and siblings are, how many they have and

in the state. more children. This problem was perfectly even if they are unknowingly in contact

illustrated in Virginia where a physician with them. The right of existing children

What went Wrong? took pity on the plight of his infertile

patients and anonymously fathered 75

to know their identity should surely take

priority over the right of hopeful parents

of his own patients’ children. Despite to receive anonymous donations. The fact

the benefits of genetic pedigree, this was that the morality of anonymous donation

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REVIEWS



BOOK: THEATRE: ALBUM: OPERA:

The Barber

Soundboy

Rock of Seville



Groove Armada



The wait is over. The new Harry book is The latest play to come out of the SUDS

a bittersweet finale to the series so many Soundboy Rock is the seventh studio release In this new production for Opera

Cellar Theatre, Breakfast at Tiffany’s

of us have grown to love. Some more than for Andy Cato and Tim Findlay, known for Australia, Rossini’s comic opera The

(directed by Erin Turner) is an adaptation

others: I confess I was queuing up early the past ten years as Groove Armada. The Barber of Seville graces an extravagant

of Truman Capote’s novel (not the film) of

last Saturday morning, ready to specify, album plays more like a compilation CD Gaudi inspired set, complete with bull

the same name. Billed as ‘a poignant play

‘No, the kids’ cover, please!’ with a very eclectic range of sounds, which fighters, painters, drunkards, a grumpy

about a confused young girl and the men

stem as much from the duo’s interesting nurse and the Spanish regiment. The

obsessed with her’, the production left me

As university students, we’ve all had our choices in feature vocalists, as their own opera tells the story of the young Rosina,

a little amused, a little moved and a little

theories (of varying levels of sophistication variety in beats and melody. her sinister guardian Doctor Bartolo and

confused.

– largely depending on whether or not you her persistent suitor Count Almaviva.

studied PHIL 1001) about the characters After a brief interlude ‘Hasta Luego Mr. Figaro, the eponymous barber, acts as

Unlike the film, the show is narrated through

and meaning of these books. In The Deathly Fab’, the album kicks off with ‘Get Down’, Count Almaviva’s wingman, and does

the eyes of Holly Golightly’s neighbour, a

Hallows, not only do we find out the fate the first single off the album that echoes the nothing much but stand around looking

man she names after her brother, Fred.

of Harry, Hermione and Ron, but Rowling almost Rastafarian sounding vocals and suave and handing out wads of cash to

The plot is vaguely reminiscent of the film,

also takes care to tie up all the previous catch phrase ‘Groove Armada’ of previous strangers. While Figaro has a rather vague

following the exploits of Holly: the places

books’ loose ends. Who was R.A.B? Is releases such as ‘Superstylin’. With a place in the plot, he is certainly given the

she drinks, the people she befriends, the

Snape really evil? Is Harry a Horcrux? strong electro feel reflecting the trend in best melodies, and José Carbó is brilliant

men she sleeps with, the employers who

What higher purpose does Luna Lovegood music at the moment, it is no surprise that in the role.

exploit her and the general party of her

serve? What about Sirius’ mirror? this is the first Groove Armada track to hit

daily life.

Number 1 on the UK club charts. All of the musical performances are

We also realise that there was truth to Typically, narration and theatre don’t superb. Henry Choo is a charismatic

Rowling’s constant claims that her books The next track ‘The Things that We Could Count, enthusiastically appearing in

gel, and I hate to say it, but this show is

are about death – there’s no escaping it Share’ continues this electro thing but with various disguises to alternatively grope

no different. Whilst narration is needed

in this final one. How disheartening to a slower and more retro vibe that wouldn’t and serenade Rosina. In the reviewed

to explain the fantastic but fleeting

open the book and see, on the very first be out of place in an 80s disco. Featuring performance, Andrew Moran played the

appearances of many minor characters,

page, two grindingly morbid quotations. the vocals and production contribution role of Dr Bartolo, replacing an ill Warwick

in this instance, it lacked pizzazz through

Death crops up with unnerving regularity of Simon Lord, occasional Simian Mobile Fyfe. A relative newcomer to Opera

both script and performance. The audience

over the series of skirmishes that form the Disco member, it is a pretty cool song. Australia, Moran delivered a consistent

is left with an odd feeling of quiet from the

backbone of the book, but there are many moment the show begins. and humorous performance. Amelia

‘Paris’ is a slow melodic track featuring

lighter moments too. Farrugia is very well suited to the role of

the vocals and co-written by 60 year old

There are two main problems. First, the Rosina, and gives the part a lightness and

At first the reader feels a bit marooned R&B legend Candi Station, which ends

script didn’t allow the actors to push frivolity befitting the type of character that

without the familiar Hogwarts school year. up sounding not dissimilar to her 2004 re-

themselves. Frankly, it’s quite bland. agrees to elope with the first mysterious

Our confusion is reflected in Harry, Ron, release hit of ‘You’ve Got the Love’, which

Secondly, I enjoyed the musical interludes stranger to appear on her balcony with a

and Hermione’s quest to discover answers Sex and the City fans would recognize.

but found that they occassionally disrupted smile and a band of troubadours.

to the many questions that Dumbledore Groove Armada began with chill out

the rhythm of the production. And the

has seemingly so carelessly left behind. The tracks such as this and it feels like this is With the familiarity of so many of the

use of one cat sound effect was a bit odd,

trio’s early feverish enthusiasm gradually where they are best. opera’s tunes it is easy to forget how

considering there were places for other

gives way to a pervading sense of gloom sound cues. beautiful the complete score is, and one

I’m not going to pretend that Groove

and powerlessness; a few Horcruxes great highlight of the production was the

Armada is some underground and edgy

down, perhaps, but where the hell are the However, most of these problems are strength of the orchestral performance

dance group; with past tracks such as ‘I

other ones? forgotten during the actual performance. under the direction of Brian Castles-

See You Baby’ this would be impossible.

Emily Morrison, as the infamous Holly Onion, who continues as conductor for

As we turn the pages, we follow Harry However, the second single ‘Song For

Golightly, is absolutely mesmerising and the remainder of the production’s run in

& Co.’s wanderings through the British Mutya’, features the vocals of ex Sugarbabe

her quiet and controlled execution leaves Sydney.

countryside. There are moments of despair Mutya Buena and might be putting just a

Hepburn far behind. Max Rapley, who

– the weight of the war against Voldemort little bit too much pop in an otherwise very The more cynical of attendees might find the

plays the narrator deemed Fred is also

takes a heavy toll on our heroes. The reader fresh album. The single is a dual release for slapstick routines of the background actors

quite good, but in parts I was unsure

shares Harry’s incomprehension when all both Soundboy Rock and Buena’s debut tiresome, but the majority of the crowd

whether he was acting or just being his

evidence seems to point to a dark side of solo album and to be honest I think it is seemed to find the humour diverting, even

charming self. Sertan Saral gives a strangely

Dumbledore. And Rowling makes sure to more Sugerbabes than anything else. It’s as the same prop-based jokes were driven

compelling performance as Joe the barman,

bring back our least favourite adversaries: listenable and a lot of fun, but it sounds into the ground. The principal performers

fantastically inverse to anything you’ve

Rita Skeeter, Umbridge and the Malfoys. quite out of place. also appeared to enjoy the opportunity to

seen him do on the Manning Theatresports

stage. The brief cameos by Alex Jessup, stumble around pretending to be drunk and

But, little by little, a path emerges. I found Overall Soundboy Rock is a solid dance

Tim Weston and Carmen Culina were make the most of a few visual gags. While

Rowling’s borrowing of Freemason-like album. Maybe not Groove Armada’s best

amazing, and a nod of approval must go at times the production’s quest for gaudy

symbology and lore to create the ‘Deathly offering, but the mix between old and new

to Jessup’s Truman Capote inspired vocal frivolity distracts slightly from splendour

Hallows’ a little contrived, but I am sure sounds works well in most places. Anyone

choices and the all too brief offstage voice of Rossini’s score, there are many things to

the concept will please devoted fans who who has seen these guys live will know

of a Japanese business man. enjoy in this energetic production.

seek a key to the overall plot. that no CD will ever compare, but whilst

we are waiting for their next visit this will The Barber of Seville is showing at Sydney Opera House

I don’t believe there has even been a show

The final battle exceeds expectations. just have to do! from the 26th of June until the 30th of August.

costumed by Vivienne Egan that did not

Each character, whether leading or minor,

impress, and this is no exception. However, Alex Storey Carolyn Burns

has a part to play in the final defence

the set could have been more adventurous.

of the Hogwarts castle: House elves,

It didn’t firmly date the play, the lighting

portraits, goblins and ghosts all have their

colour was inconsistent and several of the

opportunity to shine.

actors didn’t know their marks.

A major disappointment to many fans was

The show is genuinely funny, biting, witty,

the ‘19 Years Later’ epilogue; a crudely

touching and timeless, and I’m sure, after

tacked-on piece of fluff that seemed to

a slightly rough opening night, it will settle

pose more questions than it answered.

and let the real magic I saw glimmers of,

Nonetheless, we get to perve on the main

take over.

characters’ love lives.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s is in its last week at the Cellar

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