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Editors

Leaders or Leeches 'Julian Assange is Anti-American' Voices of the Adelaide University Climate Walkout Anti-Abortion Ethics or Brunch?

Stock Markets Are Not The Economy Callum Neilson Interview Raise the Rate Australian Dream Analysis Telling Tales With Numbers Would you let Elon Musk tap into your brain?

Top Hot Chocs of Adelaide RCC Fringe Student Survey Results The Powerful Portrayal of Mental Health in "Bojack Horseman" Poem: 'what if' Poem: 'Do not compare me to the Goddess Brigid' Poem: 'Whirlwind' They Speak From the Archives Gig Guide

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Imogen Hindson Sam Bedford Maxim Buckley Emily Savage

Clare Dekuyer Felix Eldridge Ella Michele Stasi Kapetanos Design Emily Savage Cover Art Rosina Possingham

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Hi readers, One of the things I’ve learned through my position at On Dit, is fundamental necessity of an active student body. In turn, I’ve learned to appreciate the power of protest – particularly student driven protest. Within the pages of this magazine, and every other edition we have published, we have endeavoured to highlight the power of driven collective action, both on campus and beyond.

Here in SA, you can find a passionate student body actively taking a stance against the current government’s lacklustre approach to climate change. This can be seen in the recent Pacific Islands Forum, in which Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced funding of $500 million climate change package, despite not agreeing to actively reducing emissions and closing their coal mines. Students have had enough – and on August 9th, they marched in a national climate walkout.

The same resistance can be seen through the active student protest against the AUU motion to welcome the Ramsay Centre to Adelaide University. According to the counter protest event, “the Ramsay Centre has attempted at several universities to push for a Bachelor in “Western Civilization” and bring biased, white-washing content into the curriculum for select elite students.” An active student body pushed against this racist agenda, and the motion did not carry.

The same applies for our magazine. On Dit’s legacy is one of pushing political boundaries and actively critiquing the University. Our role as student editors is bringing to light student voices on our campus. This also means we have complete, independent editorial freedom.

Within these pages, we see the resilience and importance of a vocal student body. It is our prerogative to publish inconvenient truths, and we refuse to capitulate to the demands of those who seek to hide them.

With love, Max, Imogen, Sam, and Emily.

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WHAT’S ON

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What: Pride Club: Heaps Gay Trash Palace Adelaide Where: Mary’s Poppin When: 24th August, 9pm

What: The Economics of Brexit: AUEC Discussion Where: Napier G03 When: August 20th, 5pm

What: BSSA Public Meeting Where: Benham Lecture Theatre When: August 21st, 5.30pm

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What: AMSS (Adelaide Medical Students Society) Committee Meeting and Meet & Greet Where: AHMS G033 and The West Oak When: August 26th, 5.30pm

What: Giggles at Ancients (Live Standup) Where: Ancient World When: Every Wednesday, 7.30pm doors, 8pm start

What: Adelaide Uni’s Got Talent Where: Adelaide Unibar When: August 27th29th, 6pm-late

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What: Idea to Reality: Adelaide University Entrepreneur Club Where: TBC, see Facebook event or contact the club at: When: August 28th, 5.30pm

What: Rotaract Club: Bowling and Laser Tag Social Where: Zone Bowling When: August 29th, 6pm

What: AUU Fri-Yay Member Lunch Where: Adelaide University Union When: August 30th, 12-2pm

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What: Cultural Night Showcase #2 Where: Hub Central When: September 3rd, 11am

Adelaide Uni Law What: AUES Quiz Night Where: AUES Society When: September 6th, 6-11pm

What: AUES Hangout Club Where: Barr Smith Lawns When: September 18th, 10am-5pm

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STATE OF THE UNION Words by AUU Board President Oscar Ong

I believe that the RCC Survey Results will be visable on our page by now. If not, the results are published here: https://tinyurl.com/auuresults. With a total of 1902 students completing the survey, which is about 7% of the student population, this shows how passionate our students are towards this issue (I know we all love the lawns). The results show a wide range of views around the RCC being on campus. Some enjoyed it and some found elements of it disruptive. Several problems noted were accessibility, security and the fact that a university is an educational institution.

As your AUU President, I am very glad to say we’ve been working hard to advocate for the importance of student representatives working with the university as partners rather than enemies. This has resulted in the AUU now being part of the decision making group of festivals hosted at the university, including whether the RCC will be coming back, and if yes, what shape and form it will take. This allows us to work together with the university in delivering the best outcomes for students. Being part of this decision making group also ensures all of your concerns are addressed. We are currently working closely to review the feedback and working towards a sustainable model to ensure the vibrant campus experience is preserved.

Discussions have been positive and there has been a genuine commitment from the university to address the needs of students which is great. Check out my monthly AUU Board Report here: https://www.auu.org.au/about/ board-meetings for more information about my interactions and meetings with the university in addressing the issue.

Under the new Strategic Plan, I am also working closely with the university to plan the next few fantastic events this semester. This includes the Viet fest organised by the Adelaide University Vietnamese Students Association, collaborating with several Vietnamese organisations in SA and Indian Night, the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi organised by the Adelaide Indian Students' Society, collaborating with the Indian Australian Association of South Australia. These events will be a great proof of concept and have great potential to be further expanded next year. Watch this space!

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Hope I’ve got you excited about our clubs with the studentled events I’ve just mentioned. A very common question I received from International Students is: how do I make friends with domestic students? My answer is always “get out of your own comfort zone and join one of our clubs!”

With 150+ clubs to choose from, ranging from culture and languages, faith and religion, faculty, volunteering, activities and hobbies, etc, I am sure there is one that suits you! Find out more about our clubs here: https://www. auu.org.au/clubs (error 404: the club you are interested in not found? You can start one! - Someone please start the Harry Potter Club).

I’ve continued to make myself available at AUU events to speak to students about the work we’re doing, and to listen to your concerns (feel free to come up and have a chat!).

By tuning into the Overheard group, we’ve helped solve several issues, including: the Echo 360 not working during SWOTVAC (I know, it sucked), the University app issue (you now don’t need to relogin every time you go back into the app), and facilities at Waite (we’re in the process of fixing it!). Some students also raised issues about the compulsory extra textbooks other than the printed course materials through the Image and Copy Centre that they need to purchase in order to complete a quiz/course requirement (you shouldn’t need to) and I am in the process of working with the university on this issue. I welcome those who have been affected to send me any information you have (in writing or a video of the lecture).

Also, if you are wondering how to do a tax return, the Australian Taxation Office provides TAX-HELP, a program run by trained volunteers to assist eligible students prepare basic tax returns. Students from the University of Adelaide can access this service from August until the end of October at our Student Care office. To make an appointment with a volunteer Tax Officer email studentcare@adelaide.edu.au or phone 8313 5430.

Oscar Zi Shao Ong President, Adelaide University Union auupresident@auu.org.au

SRC PRESIDENT Words by SRC President Ali Amin

In August 2018, the University of Adelaide announced that it had forged a partnership with the Fringe event Royal Croquet Club (RCC) to provide venues on the University campus during the 2019 Fringe Festival. The partnership was announced following no consultation with the Adelaide University Union (AUU) nor students about how this would impact them. While there were claims this was a collaborative process of great benefit to students neither the Union or students were ever consulted on the benefits while details of the partnership were kept secret until the end of 2018.

diverse Infrastructure Reference Group to consult on major developments at University.

5. We have set up a high-level governance body between the AUU, SRC, and senior management which will guide major events on campus and to create partnership and collaboration. We have also gotten a series of commitments going forward.

6. The AUU and SRC are in a unique strategic point where they can direct the future of the RCC. 7. The SRC has finalised a submission re the RCC in 2019.

In response to the sudden announcement of the RCC Fringe on campus the SRC moved the following motions:

The RCC survey results make it clear that there are a wide range of views around having the RCC operating on campus, many enjoyed the experience while others found some elements of it disruptive. The AUU and SRC are currently working closely with the University to review feedback from students, staff and University stakeholders.

• The Adelaide University SRC stands with the AUU and will support the AUU Board in holding the University to account over this announcement devoid of any transparency or consultation.

• The Adelaide University SRC calls on the University to explain how the Royal Croquet Club is expected to operate on University grounds during O’Week and Semester One. Additionally, the impact it will have upon the operations of the AUU and student clubs.

Students deserve to know the impact this will have upon student life.

What follow was a series of back and forth, endless meetings, reports and finally some resolution. Now that the event is done and the survey results released, I wanted to reflect on what the SRC has done: 1. I engaged in a series of media interviews with the ABC, InDaily, The Advertiser, and Radio to express student concerns and also highlight our issue with the process – the University subsequently admitted that it failed in consulting students.

2. The SRC facilitated a RCC Forum and brought Club Presidents, Faculty Representatives and SRC members to make our voices heard to senior management.

3. The SRC and AUU brought the student body with them rather than making a top down decision. We undertook the largest student consultation exercises since the merger process with over 2000 student responses, focus groups, and submissions.

4. We have worked with the University to set up the

With the University looking to increase community engagement as part of its new strategic plan, all parties are working towards a sustainable model that continues to provide the vibrant campus experience that students enjoy at the University of Adelaide.

Discussions with the University so far have been positive with a genuine commitment to addressing the needs of students.

I would like to thank all students who took the time to share their views and submit comments as part of the survey, we have taken all of your feedback into consideration and will continue to advocate for the issues that matter most to students.

If you have any thoughts on this, as always don’t hesitate to contact me!

Ali Amin President, Adelaide University SRC To stay updated like our Facebook page: facebook.com/adelaidesrc/ Email me at: srcpresident@auu.org.au Tweet me @le_hashimi

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LEFT RIGHT & CENTRE Left

Ana Obradovic Socialist Alternative 1. Yes. We need to call the racist mass detention of immigrants without trial by its name. Innocent human beings are being systematically rounded up in a brutal campaign that has separated families en masse, and imprisoned people in criminally overcrowded and under-resourced jails. Innocent migrants have been held in cages and brutalised by border agents. At least twenty-four people, including six children, have died in federal custody since Trump came to power.

The Trump administration, like all imperial powers, is scapegoating a vulnerable population to distract and defer blame for the crises of capitalism. Australians should note that Trump has openly expressed his admiration for Australia’s own concentration camps on Manus and Nauru. I believe in open borders and the free movement of human beings worldwide, and anti-racists must stand against the persecution and imprisonment of human beings who wish to move freely across borders in Australia, the US, and beyond.

2. Newstart hasn’t been raised in the past 25 years. Those who rely on these payments live about 30%

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below the poverty line. Considering the Morrison government has labelled any suggestion of an increase as “unfunded empathy”, even a pitiful raise of $75 would be welcome though pretty surprising.

In Australia, only capitalist cronies, climate criminals, or arms manufacturers seem to warrant government handouts of public money.

3. These clubs should be understood for what they are: communities of conservative bigots, committed to denying the rights of women.

Australia has a long and pathetic history of defining women by their reproductive capacities and limiting their autonomy over them, but with decriminalization legislation slowly moving through Australia I hope the tides are firmly turning against such outright sexism. Life Choices and similar clubs need to be met with explicit opposition. We need to make it clear that the majority won’t stand for their oppressive ideology.

Happily, this has been the case at their recent stalls.

The conservative factions who currently control the AUU (Young Liberals and “Progress”) are trying to promote a hard-right agenda.

As well as bolstering right-wing clubs, at the time of writing they are intending to pass a motion on AUU Board to recognise “the benefits of partnership with Ramsay Centre” and “discuss the possibility

for the University to enter into a partnership with the Ramsay Centre.”

The Ramsay Centre is a conservative, racist institution, intending to promote the values “Western civilisation” in University curriculums. Recently, a mass student general meeting at UQ voted to reject any partnership with the Ramsay Centre. Students here need to stand up to right-wing control of our student union.

Centre Nicholas Birchall Adelaide University Labor Club 1. No. This is an absolutely ridiculous assertion. To compare the detention facilities operating in the US with the horrific death camps operated by the Nazi’s during WWII only succeeds in desensitising us to arguably the worst war crime in our living memory, while marginalising those that have lived through these atrocities 2. Newstart has stagnated for far too long. Without a doubt, payments need to be increased, and $75, while a start, still does not adequately keep pace with our current standard of living in Australia.

3. Whilst everyone is entitled to their own opinion, they are not free from criticism. I don’t agree with the values of LifeChoice. I believe the assertion

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Is it fair to describe the internment centres where deportees are being held in the

US as ‘concentration camps’?

2. Is increasing Newstart by $75 too much or too little?

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A prolife, antichoice club called Life Choices has recently been approved. Was the

Adelaide University Union ethical in doing so?

that abortion and euthanasia are somehow morally questionable actions is absurd. These messages marginalise some of the most vulnerable members of our community and fail to appreciate the modern age in which we live. With the progressive, sex-positive approach that Adelaide University and AUU purportedly assert to have, approving a club with these seemingly incompatible values only broadcasts a confused set of messages to our wider community.

Right Michael Broheir, Jr. Adelaide University Liberal Club 1. No. In December of last year, I stood before a grave inscribed with the words ‘The Graves of Thousands Unknown’. The mass graves at Dachau concentration camp are signposts of humanity’s darkest hour, along with Stalin’s gulags and Mao’s laogais.

The Trump administration is attempting to provide facilities for record numbers of unaccompanied minors at the US border - 11,500 unaccompanied minors crossed the border in May alone. As border facilities are struggling to deal with the volume of illegal migrants, military facilities are being opened to provide better living conditions for migrant children.

These facilities are not the extermination camps which grew out of Nazism and Socialism. There are no gas chambers, no crematorium ovens. To conflate US migration facilities with concentration camps is not only inaccurate and ignorant, it is fundamentally disrespectful toward the millions of our fellow humans who suffered horrendously in concentration camps.

2. Too much. Let’s quickly acknowledge the irony of the Greens presenting policy to assist with rising cost of living, when their unrealistic emphasis on renewables has dramatically increased the strain on the vulnerable they claim to support. While an increase to Newstart is necessary after a 24 year freeze, it is wise to remember that Newstart is a temporary solution. It is not designed to provide long-term assistance but is designed to provide sufficient support until employment is found. Right now, as John Howard points out, it probably doesn’t provide enough support and so an increase is reasonable. This increase should be carefully costed to ensure that Newstart still places jobs as highest priority. Economic policy should be geared toward creating more jobs rather than increasing welfare. Let’s increase Newstart slightly to give extra support to those who really need it but continue to promote jobs as the best welfare.

3. Yes. Firstly, pro-life people with whom I interact believe in choice. Five choices to be precise: abstinence, contraception, adoption, motherhood and…. abortion. And isn’t it sad that being ‘pro-life’ is viewed by some with such contempt and hatred.

I applaud the University’s commitment to ethical conduct which has been upheld in this decision. To quote from the university’s code of conduct policy; ‘freedom of expression is uncompromisingly protected and different views are heard with civility’. Those different views include the views of LifeChoice Adelaide which ‘aims to promote the dignity of human life from conception to natural death, through reasonable and informed discussion on the issues of abortion and euthanasia’.

This club is facilitating the open and civil discussion of these difficult issues, a welcome change to the aggression and ideological partisanship so prevalent today. I hope to see much more of this club around the uni in the future.

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Bachelor of Science (Geophysics)

1. I do, I have two tattoos...I hope my parents don’t read this. I did a research project on tattoos in Japan and found they have a lot of historical significance. They also allow people to express themselves, so I think they’re pretty cool

1. No none at the moment. It depends on what they are and where they are. Arms are pretty cool but I don’t know about face ones

2. I went to winter school, which helped me unwind. I ate a lot. Hybernated. Op shopped

3. Yeah nah I don’t like them. I like my breaks

3. I was just reading about it in the current issue (issue 5). Makes me sad, not into it at all. I’ve already had three of my four classes cut this week and I think it’s ridiculous. Some people will find this odd but I think a lot of uni students want to come to uni and I’m pretty pissed off that I can’t. It just makes the problem (of cut classes) worse. Also doesn’t help anyone who wants to go on exchange, especially since we already don’t line up with the majority of universities globally 4. I’m going to participate. I do need to read up more but I don’t see why not. People try really hard to avoid it and I just don’t get that 5. I guess Boris since Donald Trump doesn’t have any hair. A reluctant Boris

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Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) / Bachelor of International Relations

2. I didn’t really unwind. I worked full time but did go out with my mates on the weekend

4. Probably won’t change how I’m at campus, will still just come for my lectures and tutorials 5. Pretty sure Donald Trump wears a toupee so Boris Johnson

1. Tattoos are pretty popular at the moment, do you have any? What are your thoughts on them?

4. Stupol is coming up, will you

be avoiding campus or be an active participant?

2. We’re back and rolling into another 5. Who has better hair: Donald Trump semester, what did you do to unwind in your time off?

or Boris Johnson?

3. Have you heard about the

trimester situation? If so, what are your thoughts on it?

Michael

Law/International Relations

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OLIVIA Bachelor of Law / Bachelor of Arts

1. Yeah, I’ve got two. I reckon they’re pretty cool 2. Sleep 3. I think it’s an interesting idea. I don’t really see why. They’re basically just charging more for the same result. If they want to it’s their prerogative I guess but I’m not that big on it 4. I pretty much go from class to home so it won’t really affect me 5. Donald Trump

1. I wouldn't personally get one because I can’t think of anything that would represent me enough to warrant having one, but I'm not against other people having them in general 2. TV. Specifically BBC Dramas. They’re pretty much the only thing I watch 3. I’m pretty against them. If something’s worked for that long why not just keep it that way 4. Bit of both 5. Boris for sure

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EconDit

Words by Madeleine Pemberton

“It is what is Nash” *Spoiler warning for Season 5 of Love Island UK*

If you’re anything like me, you would’ve also spent your winter break keeping warm in Mallorca, Spain, through the screen of your television.

Love Island is arguably the world’s hottest reality program; a simple premise of a group of attractive bikini-clad people in their twenties seeking romance, locked in a villa like a libido-driven Big Brother.

It’s so bad, so why do we continue to give this sexy dumpster fire our attention?

Maybe it’s me, desperate for a justification for investing my time in this show which I know inherently goes against my morals, but does Love Island simply have the world hooked through using age old economic thinking?

Let’s begin by understanding the market; the market generated inside the villa through the system of the game. Not to simply reduce these real people to economic agents, though that is categorically what I am doing, the islanders act as both buyers and sellers in a market facilitated by the producers. This market loosely resembles a monopolistically competitive market; a quick equilibrium is reached within the first episode as the boys choose girls to couple up with.

This equilibrium is reached on a few premises; there’s largely no price competition, as coupling up with anyone can get you some of that sweet

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prize money at the end, imperfect information as everyone is yet to even have a conversation, essentially homogenous goods (I mean they’re all attractive people in swimwear), and demand and supply is mostly equal as every islander is in a couple.

As the show goes on, the producers continue to manipulate the market through demand and supply shocks to throw the market away from the equilibrium. The way they do this is through manipulating demand and supply. You have these 5 couples in equilibrium, and suddenly a new girl arrives in the villa. This increases demand for the men and excess supply of women - reminder, this show is largely some heterosexual bullshit, and the girls are now the suppliers because they are competing for limited buyers. The market will not reach equilibrium again until a recoupling ceremony arrives and the boys make their choice, sending the excess supply back to dreary hometowns and into a life of teeth whitening promotion.

This isn’t the sole change to the market; the remainder predominantly come from the islanders themselves. You may be familiar with the idiom ‘dating is gathering information until you realise you don’t like that person’ - this is where imperfect information comes into play. As time progresses in the villa, the amount of information

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islanders gather on each other increases. This normally results in turning of heads, or the confirmation of a stable equilibrium. This, in turn, converts the market away from a monopolistic competition as the goods become progressively less homogenous. Rather than abs and ass, personality becomes an element to buyers and sellers, and product differentiation greatly increases.

This increase of knowledge about the islanders later on in the show brings in the elements of pride competition. Through late entrants, public voting eliminations and challenges where the islanders see headlines and tweets regarding them, the public favourites are identifiable.

Public voting dominates dumping of islanders towards the end of the game and the 50k cash prize is ultimately decided by public vote. This turns some heads. Conversations tilt in the villa to whether a person is genuine or playing a game, and latecomers can use this information to target those who have the public vote to form couples.

Two of the finalists in the UK season of this year entered only 12 days before the prize was drawn, being the latest entrants as the show runs over 8 weeks, riding the wave of their popular partner to coming both 3rd and 1st in the competition.

For a fairly mind numbing show, the economic analysis doesn’t stop here. Game theory brings in some more elements of disruption to the villa.

Mid-season as the couples begin to approach a steady-state equilibrium, the producers split the genders into different villas, and introduce an equal number of new boys to the girl’s villa and an equal number of new girls to the boy’s villa. They have no contact whatsoever and remain in these different villas for several days before being faced with a choice of recoupling with a new boy, or returning to the one villa single to remain a couple with the partner they had prior.

This is essentially replicating the prisoner’s dilemma, an economic problem that details two associates in crime being arrested and held in separate cells with two options; to stay silent or confess. If they confess, and their partner chooses to remain silent, they walk free while their partner serves a three year sentence, and if their partner also confesses, they both serve two years.

However, if they remain silent, and their partner also remains silent, they both only serve one year, and if their partner confesses, they then serve the three year sentence.

single to return to the villa, and you returned to find your previous partner had made the same decision to be together, you’d think you’d be about 7. However, if you returned to find that your partner had recoupled and you are now alone in the villa with your ex and their new beau, you’d pretty mugged off and place yourself at a 0. If you chose to recouple, and your partner walked in single, you’d be pretty smug that you’re not only in a couple, but you didn’t have to suffer the embarrassment your ex-partner just did; you’d put yourself at an 8. However, if your partner also recoupled you’d be happy that you’re not single.

But, the nerve of your partner to recouple too?

You’re at a 5.

Now what we understand as the optimal outcome as a couple is where the factor of each partner’s scale is largest, where both walk in single as seven squared is 49. However, this is not necessarily how the individuals will make a decision; instead the outcome will be the Nash equilibrium, where they both recouple. The Nash equilibrium is the optimal choice for the islanders as individuals. If you recouple, you’ll either find yourself at a 5 or an 8 depending on what your partner does; on the contrary, if you remain single, you face a 7 or 0. You’d both choose to recouple. It’s muggy, but as the islanders say, it is what it is. However, realistically, it is what is Nash.

Love Island may be a harsh look into the modern dating culture we would all rather have avoided, but it’s not to say the problems they face aren’t as old as time. However, the level of usefulness of this information is slimmer than the girls gracing the villa. You can run the numbers as much as you like to try and win this competition, but the reality is no one is coupling up with the person drawing out Nash equilibrium problems on the mirror with lipstick.

We can equate the satisfaction with outcomes to the years in prison to determine the dilemma faced by the couples in different villas. Think of this on a 1-10 scale; if you decided to remain

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A COMPARISON BETWEEN MPS AND SEMINAR GROUP MEMBERS Words by Felix Eldridge

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hile many people would like to brand politicians as being out of touch with their electors, there are some clear and startling similarities between MPs and university students in seminar groups.

1: The Alpha You have the natural leaders of the table group: the ex debaters and the high achievers who know their course outlines back to front, and love a good fight. These are the people who correct the seminar leader about the date of assessments.

These students represent the most eloquent speakers, the most brilliant of MPs, and the most competent of Ministers.

Your politician: Paul Keating 2: The Lucky One You have the moderately well performing students, those that claim to have done the readings but you know haven’t, yet they somehow fluke their way to a distinction.

These are the same students who will proudly assert they have never sought extensions but will jump on them when they are freely given. This is probably reflective of the majority of new MPs, struggling to balance their various workloads yet always maintaining a cheery façade of control.

Your politician: Scomo 3: The HustlerTM You have the chronically busy students who come in late, leave early and are always complaining about how many assignments they have or how many subjects they are enrolled in. This is analogous to those cabinet ministers who consistently dodge or cut short their various commitments for ‘important meetings’ when we all know that their ‘constituent meetings’ are always with a Miss C, Crush.

Your politician: Bill Shorten

4: The Joker And speaking of playing games, you have the ones at the back of the table who play computer games and never participate in the seminar. Amusingly, this is what happened when a state MP was actually caught on camera playing Solitaire and Free Cell during Parliamentary Estimates.

Your politician: Jon Gee 5: The Leech You have your course dropouts and elective bludgers, the students who enrol to bump up their GPA or merely disappear after a single lecture. There’s always someone like that in politics, either laying low after a scandal or just there to indulge in a political ego trip.

Your politician: Melissa Price 6: The Party Animal You have your drunk students or those nursing a hangover when they rock up late, if at all.

Your politician: Tony Abbott 7: The Outcast You have that one arrogant opinionated know it all who will always find a way of disagreeing with the seminar leader, students and society in general. If this sounds familiar it should, this is basically half the independent rural MPs. Your politician: Bob Katter The next time you go to your seminar, take a look around the table and see which MPs you can recognise from there. After all, you might be one of them.

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'Julian Assange is AntiAmerican'

Words by Ivan Bucalo

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ould a photo better capture a person’s essence in just one still?

Someone like Julian Assange does what no one else is bold enough to do. He has stood up to corporate mismanagement and government corruption with absolute scrutiny.

The need for Julian Assange, for WikiLeaks, for all whistleblowers to continue to do their jobs is hand-in-hand with the need for some kind of presence which keeps the will of the state in lockstep with the will of the people. It is because of America’s position as the leading political power that the state must be held accountable to a higher standard of morality.

If America itself and alone is the sole judge of its own virtue, then anything goes, provided its government can conceal it from public eyes.

And if Assange’s public service runs counter to American interests, then the nature of American interests and the way they go about securing them, is deeply flawed and amoral.

I think of the undocumented civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan numbering in the thousands, reports of the continued use of ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ by allied forces, and the video of an American gunship killing two Reuters journalists as the most important of Wikileaks’ revelations.

This is because of what they reveal about the American government’s presence in the Middleeast; it is sometimes capricious, unpredictable, and as messy as any other belligerent force in any other war.

This can be seen in the famous ‘Collateral Murder’ footage leaked by whistleblower Chelsea Manning, which depicted an American gunship killing gone awry. In the footage, two journalists were accompanying and documenting the actions of local insurgents.

American air force personnel misidentified their telephoto lenses as weapons such as RPGs and AK47’S. They fired and continued to fire on a non-combatant van which had stopped to help an injured reporter. This, in turn, seriously wounded a child that happened to be inside the van. News commentators and human rights groups used the situation to condemn the pilots

and not, rather, the ethics of a significantly more advanced military power using its prowess to engage their enemy on totally asymmetrical terms. This military advantage doesn’t come without a cost.

Consider the bigger picture of incidents like this which have become commonplace through the practice of drone democracy; consider that many people around the globe only know Americans from worlds below, from the other side of an armed vehicle, or afar armed with assault rifles, and what sort of beliefs about our way of life these images will foster in further generations who’ve never had the pleasure or experience of any of the countless number of bounties belonging to the industrialized West, which are offered around the world in good faith – or are they? These are the questions which Assange, inconveniently, made the people of the United States ask themselves, as the people who consent to the underlying motives of the neoliberal agenda, if not necessarily mandate them.

America has been called the world’s police force not without a hint of bile in the past. It is simply a country that believes in its very core that every strike is a pre-emptive strike. America responds to a feather weight touch from its potential aggressors, quashing spot fires before they grow into what supposedly must naturally become a blaze at some point in the near or far future. This is the imperialist legacy we have a slew of motley faces to thank for since the Vietnam War and America’s role in it convinced its people that every war from thereon would be one between the forces of good and evil, an evil that would spread across the world, across the hills and oceans like a virus. And it is by convincing it’s allies this is, in fact, inarguable reality, they

have been allowed to unilaterally expand their military power beyond a measure anyone ever thought possible.

The only grounds on which the rest of the world could allow this to happen is in exchange for the non-negotiable promise of justice, benevolence, liberty wherever American boots touch the ground. One instance of atrocity, done with impunity, can lead over the precipice to injustice, cruelty, and tyranny without reserve.

It's beyond my purview to ask if America is the best administrator of world affairs. This is an attempt to analyse a problem created by the brutal exercise of realpolitik through the lens of realpolitik itself. But I believe that power, wherever it exists and in whatever form, if it seems at this stage like some insuperable force, then its apparatus, the means by which it goes about getting what it wants, must never be allowed to amass such strength that our best laid plans would barely dent its surface. To do this, the power in question would have to construct its totalitarian infrastructure behind a thin wall of empty rhetoric that, if we truly did not recognize at face value, would pass itself off to a people whom are either naïve or turning a blind eye. We are neither naïve nor blind – but perhaps we do lack the courage and the arrogance to look a giant in the eyes. And laugh when it says the words, ‘rules-based order.’ If Assange is sentenced for treason, then it will give cause for the US to argue any individual with significant clout who dares to suggest it may be acting with less than noble intentions is a threat not only to the US, but to world peace itself.

It is on this basis that Julian Assange deserves the support of the Australian government, but it hasn’t yet opposed his extradition. Too many interests are at stake, and Assange forfeited any claim to statehood he had rooted in natural law when he also put Australian lives in the Middle-east at risk in wars that should not have happened. But remember this: all it takes is the presence of someone like Assange to leave those in power with no room to hide their crimes, and to force them to confront the consequences of their actions now rather than later, when it may be too late to correct them.

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Voices of the Adelaide University Climate Walkout Interview by Maxim Buckley

On August 9th, passionate climate change advocates and Adelaide students walked to demand real action on climate change. Hosted by the National Union of Students and the University Students for Climate Justice, protesters called for no new coal or gas, 100% renewables, sustainable jobs, and a stop to the Adani coal mine.

Before the event, On Dit spoke to vocal students advocating for a real stance against climate change.

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David Elliot, National Union of Students University of Adelaide Delegate, stated that “it has become painfully clear that Australian youth voices are being sidelined; genuine concerns over our future ignored...”

“Climate change was the single most important election issue for youth and the marriage equality result proved that youth voices make a different when we move together… Already at this university we have seen how working together, making our demands publicly and loudly, we can change the course of decisionmaking.”

On Dit also spoke to Sage Jupe, National Union of Students University of South Australia Campus Representative. They emphasised that “this planet is facing a climate emergency; even the most modest estimations predict the world has 11 years left before we face irreversible climate disruption. This would mean extreme temperatures becoming the norm, rising sea levels, mass extinction of plant and animal

life, depleting agriculture and a rise in climate refugees...”

“Australia is by far the world’s largest exporter of coal and it’s only going to get worse with the Adani coal mine… burning the coal from this mine would add 4.6 billion tonnes of carbon pollution to our atmosphere…”

“To fight Adani and the coal industry we need a grassroots movement. We can’t rely on the politicians; that’s a dead-end strategy… Instead to fight for the planet: we need to look to ourselves. Look to people like Greta Thunburgthe teenage activist that started the School Strike for Climate movement, who inspired millions to take a fighting stand. We need to look to things like the growing Extinction Rebellion Movement.”

On August 9, Editor Maxim Buckley asked students why a climate walkout is necessary to advocate for an end to the climate crisis. These were their responses.

Georgia: “I’m just so infuriated about the state of the planet right now, and that no one is doing anything about it. To combat this, I’ve made changes in my own life. I ride my bike around, I don’t eat meat, I come out to protests like this to make my voice heard, and most importantly - I choose not to work for companies that support the things that I don’t, the things that work against the planet.

If you want to see changes, you need to keep raising your voice and making better choices around your lifestyle and living. What we need to do is just keep telling everyone how we feel and what we believe is the right thing.”

Matthew: “I’m just pretty fed up with nothing happening toward climate change, especially on the

government’s side of things. To counteract that I’ve gone vegan, I’m here today and I’ve tried to reduce my waste impact as much as possible.

Going 100% renewable is a pretty huge one, a more circular economy by using waste as a resource is definitely something we should strive for.”

Jack: “I was walking out of my class today, someone was like “come along”, so it was really last minute for me but we’re here now. This is the first time I’ve heard about it. I’m not currently super involved but I am probably going to go to the meeting afterwards. Just getting out there and speaking up, doing shit like this, just making sure voices are heard.”

Nicki: “I’m really passionate about climate change, this is the only way to get things done sometimes. To help you can just do little things at home, things like recycling and all of that. Doing your part is just finding out what you can do better and coming to protests like this. Close the Adani mine down, don’t let it go ahead!”

Natrydd: “People just need to care more about the environment. Modern politics in super messed up, they’re not doing anything, our politicians. This issue is [put] on [the] youth. One of the best things you can do is coming out here and having your voice heard. I’m a part of the Uni SA Student Sustainability Collective. We promote a lot of good environmental practices within the Uni and try to encourage students to do the same things too. Vote for politicians who care, check out your candidate’s policies, and vote for someone who cares about the environment.”

Ashley: “Supporting no coal and no oil, that’s what we should all do. The politicians aren’t doing enough and we all have to throw our full support behind climate action. Things that I do include taking public transport and not driving my car if possible. I moved up here so I didn’t have to drive two hours every day.

I try and keep up to date with what’s happening, trying to go to protests, making sure I know who I support and who I’m voting for. I study wildlife conservation at Uni and I take an environmental issues class which talks about what to do and the changes that need to happen to fix these issues.

Voting for politicians that support action on climate change is a must. Don’t underestimate doing little things every day like taking public transport and posting on social media about how you’re making these changes, little things like that can really inspire big change!”

Nick: “I came along because I saw that lots of my friends from various Unis were going to come and I though: screw it, I’ll come too. It’s an important issue and one I feel passionate about, and that’s why I’m here. To help out I’ve cut down consuming meat, I’m thinking about going vego and stuff as well. I was vegetarian a few years ago but that kind of stopped, but I do want to do it again. I don’t have a car because I don’t need one and also I try to ride my bike everywhere and if not I use public transport.

Just becoming more aware helps out so much.

So many people are so ignorant about climate change, especially in Australia. There’s that stat that we only emit 1.3% of all emissions around the world but per capita we are the biggest polluters, that’s a fucking shitty excuse.”

Robert: “I’m just trying to make some change and make things right. What we want is the politicians to realise what’s happening to the world. I’m a part

of a club at Uni SA where we try to encourage sustainable living through every day practice, and that has really gone a long way for many people. Just speak out, make change, get together and encourage people to make better decisions!”

Lawrence: “Climate change is an issue that’s beyond the left/right divide. It shouldn’t be a political thing that divides us. Just because your tribe may not support climate action doesn’t mean you have to not support it too. It’s an issue that should unite all of us. The strike is getting a lot of coverage, like I see a lot of people filming this on their phones. I just wanted to be a part of the cause and say in five or ten years that I was here and that I added my voice and my body to the protest, that I at least did something. I think we can all make little changes in our lives, but the single greatest thing we can do is come out and protest and make sure our government knows that we want action on this issue!”

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ANTI-ABORTION ETHICS OR BRUNCH? WHY FUNDING LIFECHOICE IS NOT RIGHT WORDS BY ANONYMOUS People are allowed to have opinions that contradict mine, and that's fine. Really. Free speech goes both ways. However, in my opinion, people's right to an opinion ends when it is in direct contradiction to human rights.

Have you heard there's a new club on campus?

They're called Life Choice, and their website proclaims that they "aim to promote the dignity of human life from conception to natural death, through reasonable and informed discussion on the issues of abortion and euthanasia in Australian society." They're a pro-life club, on campus, funded by your Adelaide University Union.

I tried to start a club earlier this year called Bitches Who Brunch - a social club for bitches (male, female, or otherwise) to organise, host, and attend brunches. It was rejected because "the Clubs Committee felt that such a club is more suitable as an informal group on campus rather than a registered AUU Club."

My bitter attitude following the rejection of a wholesome club idea in lieu of a pro-life club is obviously more political than it is personal. The age demographic most likely to abort a pregnancy is 20-29 year old women, many of whom are students. About half of all pregnancies are unplanned, and half of those will be terminated.

Due to various criminal codes and Medicare data regarding terminations not always being abortionspecific the exact number is uncertain, but a third to a quarter of all women will have an abortion in their lifetime. The reasons are varied but invariably it is a hard decision to make - and it's even harder when people are shouting their goddamn opinion at you that you shouldn't do it at all. Not even if you can't afford a child. Not even if you were raped. Not even if you want to continue your studies to better your future.

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I don't care to examine too closely Lifechoice's policies or agenda. They're also opposed to euthanasia which is all kinds of fucked up in a seperate ways, I know that. But on a university campus particularly, where the statistics on sexual assault and needing an abortion collide, I know

which parts of their beliefs require more urgent action.

Women have argued, and fought, and all too often, died, for their reproductive rights. It should not be a controversial statement at all to say that women have the autonomy to control their bodies.

The fact that the Adelaide University Union have thrown their money and support behind this club is as nonsensical as it is disgusting. What if I wanted to start a club to stop men from getting stupid eyebrow piercings? I think it looks universally feral, and I feel very strongly about it. Would the union financially support that venture? Or would they respect the right and autonomy of men and label me absurd? WE JUST DON'T KNOW. Feral piercings aside, as the political climate all over the world drifts to a reactionary right, we should be alarmed that groups like LifeChoice have begun to pop up again. What's next, Young Fascists of Adelaide Uni? (Sike! Overheard at the University of Tom Ralph already exists).Not only that, we should be outraged that our university's UNION, an institution that is inherently left-wing just by EXISTING, is apparently content with funding such a conservative cause.

Listen, even if you're not a feminist, even if you're a diehard centrist who believes that freedom of speech above all else is important, consider the financial consequences this could have for your university. It's just bad business to fund a club like this on campus. How many young, single mothers have time to study a full, or even part time load, when they have to take care of a newborn child?

Surely, the union isn't trying to encourage students to drop out. And, I hear you - the union doesn't have to agree with the principles of the group at all to fund it and allow it to run. Sure.

Am I saying that the Union hates women, hates respecting reproductive rights, and hates brunch?

No. But they're not saying that they don't. And sometimes, silence can be deafeningly loud.

STOCK MARKETS ARE NOT THE ECONOMY: POPULIST POLITICIANS AND QUICK PROFITABILITY Words by Stasi Kapetanos Stock markets are centres in which the exchange of shares takes place. It can be an indicator of the state of the economy and its performance, and it can be used to trick people into thinking their government is doing a good job running things when the reality on the ground suggests otherwise. The stock markets are, however, not the economy.

What the stock markets do tell us is whether or not investors are confident enough to be willing to buy shares in firms that they expect to be profitable in the future. Thus, the stock market gives us a pretty strong indication of the expected profitability of companies and businesses (particularly larger ones), this however does not give us the bigger picture.

Quoting Distinguished Professor Austrian School economist Steven Horwitz, assuming everything is okay as long as the stock markets are up is a major error, as you are “assuming that profitable firms mean a better economy.”

Beyond this, the stock market also has several other issues that weaken its strength and reliability as an indicator of the economy’s performance including: privatised stock exchanges increasingly geared towards increasing trading volume and high-frequency traders instead of any real public mandate, obsession with shareholder interests to the detriment of all other stakeholders and society at-large, and the lack of any real attempts to discourage investors from excessive speculation and lead them towards longer term and more productive investments.

So given this, it’s no surprise to see that stock markets do well when the Donald Trump’s, Boris Johnson’s, Jair Bolsonaro’s, and Scott Morrison’s of the world are elected. It’s not that these aggressively neoliberal politicians are especially good economic managers as their propagandists like to present them as, nor is it that labour parties are running around purposefully trying to hold back economic growth for its own sake or out of some sort of masochistic desire for national stagnation.

The simple truth is that these man-ofpeople conservative populist politicians are serving the constituency. Not the electoral constituency, not you and me or even boomers with small but admirable investment portfolios. The people they’re actually benefiting are very large corporations and their hyper-wealthy and powerful shareholders whose interests do not lie in ensuring the long-term health of the economy overall, but rather the expected profitability of their own investments independent of anything else. If this means extolling the virtues of free trade in order to gain access to more easily exploitable markets or patriotically defending the industries in their own nation via protectionism and reckless trade wars or Brexit bonanzas, they’ll gladly do it. Ecological destruction of irreplaceable rainforests, and reefs, and indeed anything else that is the life blood of local communities is worth it for them if it means staying in the black.

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CALLUM NEILSONBAD HABITS Interviewed by Maxim Buckley

1. Where did the idea to start Bad Habits come from? Why a band night in Adelaide?

I guess when it comes to something like this, it’s the kind of thing that everyone would love to do.

I don’t necessarily mean to start a band night in Adelaide, but everyone wants to be different and unique. There’s something really cool about that, doing something that you’re passionate about and doing it in a way that you like and you know others will like too. Bad Habits came from a place of me wanting more from the Adelaide music scene.

Don’t get me wrong, the scene is pretty cool, but I found it was stagnating a bit in some areas. I play/ have played in multiple bands in Adelaide, at the moment I'm behind Bermuda Bay and Ron The Ox. In both cases, we'd get booked for shows and we'd find that sometimes booking agents would put us with arguably quite different bands, sonically.

Sometimes even minor things such as set times and sound checks, definitely minor things in the grand scheme of things. These felt major to us though, it felt as though sometimes the booking agents didn't care, that we weren’t special and were just another band in the music scene. Bad Habits was and is something that is so different from that. I wanted to create this night that was community focussed, that supported local acts in a really big way whilst also being a really exciting and professional event.

2. Bad Habits seems like a really big endeavour, do you have help? How much help have you received along the way?

I mean, in some ways it's mostly me, but I get a great deal of support from a lot of people close to me. When I first started, I had all these great ideas, or at least ideas that I thought were great. I’d

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bounce them around amongst my mates and they’d all go ‘Yeah! That’s a sick idea!’ and I thought we’d be all good. It wasn’t until I started organising these nights, talking to professionals in the industry and talking to those who go to these types of gigs that I realised that there may be better ways of doing things. It’s definitely an endeavour that started off a bit solo but over time I've collaborated with some great minds in and out of the industry.

I have a bunch of people that are helping to hype the event up. They’re people I really trust because I think they’ve got a great taste in music and are passionate about supporting live acts. I think the best recommendation an event can get is when your mate tells you it’s good. Like, hopefully, your friends know you better than anyone else, so if they’re recommending an event to you then it must be good. They wouldn’t want you going along to something and having a terrible time, there’s no benefit in that for either of you.

3. You currently study computer science.

Why not study something more related to your passion of music?

I think the nature of the question doesn’t really sit well with me. It’s not that I’m not passionate about computer science, in fact I really enjoy computer science. I think I just wanted to study something that I’d be able to have a pretty consistent job in.

Like, one day I may be overseas, starting up a show somewhere and it may need a website created for that. Since I’ve studied computer science I can go ‘no worries, I’ve got this’. It's a very open ended degree and that is kind of liberating. It’s also a degree that will hopefully result in a job that will allow me to more actively pursue my passion of music. Computer science related jobs are typically more 9-5 whereas music is more after hours.

Extracurricular if you will. It’s a great industry for me to be in because it’s ever growing and I’ll be able to continue working on the things I love.

Another good thing about computer science is that I don't have to come out of it with too much commitment (no honours projects, no necessary graduate positions, no real "climbing the industry ladder") so there's nothing that will ever really stop me from switching over to music either as a musician or an event producer, given everything I'm ready to commit to that.

4. Would you say you benefit from Bad Habits?

I would say that anyone who does something benefits from it. I benefit from Bad Habits in a number of ways. The event is funded out of my pocket and generally whatever I make from the event goes back into the event to make it even better for next time. So, I suppose I’m not necessarily benefiting in a monetary sense. I do however benefit in other ways. I’ve met so many people in the short time I’ve done it and made so many industry connections, connections in the past I could only dream of. I also benefit from it because I put on a night that I want to see and I enjoy myself and I like to think that everyone who comes along really enjoys themselves too. It’s just a really great night that I think everyone should get around.

And of course, I benefit from seeing some of my favourite Australian bands play in Radelaide!

5. The first lineup, Hey Harriett, The Ethanol Blend and Hobsons Bay Coast Guard, that’s arguably a pretty surfy line-up. Do you always keep it to a specific genre? If so, would you do a metal night? Or is it more strictly from that indie rock space?

I don’t think a metal night will be on the cards for Bad Habits, it just wouldn’t be on brand. I definitely try and curate the night to be a specific genre, or feel if you will, and I curate it in a similar way that someone would curate a playlist. In fact, I usually make a playlist with the bands that I want to book and just listen to it on repeat. Generally, I’ll just have it on shuffle, not in order of sets, just because I want to make sure the music blends well together.

I really think that’s the most important part. If the music doesn’t have a natural progression from one song to another then like it just doesn’t feel right to me. The night in essence is attempting to be one really well curated playlist featuring three bands.

In fact, a long time dream of mine would be to put on a gig lineup that consists of all the bands on my "hot wax" Spotify playlist...that would be a dream to me.

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any Adelaide students have been on Newstart, and many will be on Newstart during the brutal graduate job hunt. For them, Labor’s commitment to only open a review into raising the rate, instead of backing the called-for $75 increase, falls short of the mark. It seems like a poor early showing from Labor in the lead up to a 2022 election.

intake by 27,000, and more. Only a few months on from the election, which policies do you remember?

Or maybe Labor are finally catching on: real policies are dead weight.

The big target didn’t pay off. Franking credits reform? A tax on the worse off, like retiree couples with a combined taxable income of just $15,000.

Nevermind that they would have $3.2 million in super, their own home, $200,000 in Australian shares outside super, another $130,000 a year in superannuation income, plus $15,000 a year in dividend income - that first number told a story.

A policy targeting the top end was spun into the ground because it started talking numbers.

Newstart’s gotta go up. It’s not gone up since the 90s. If I had my way, it would get that $75 boost, because keeping people poor is bad economics.

Newstarters who are struggling to make rent pinch all their pennies, and small businesses feel that pinch. The government tells voters we can’t afford it - but they could afford a reckless handout like a tax cut for the top end. Cut taxes find their way to offshore accounts, Caribbean beaches, and Newstart goes back into local pockets. … But let’s not give government spin-doctors any numbers to play with.

At election time, the average Aussie remembered: • The Retiree Tax • The Death Tax • The “Bill” that Australia can’t afford.

The lesson? Slogans cut through. Policy is dead weight.

What gave Labor the confidence to go so big in 2019? After the knives Rudd’s back, then Gillard’s, Labor was supposed to be out in the political wilderness for decades. Instead, Labor rode out and cut Turnbull’s majority down to one by spending almost 75% of their war chest on negative advertising. Today, the Coalition faithful call it “Mediscare”. Labor called it “Save Medicare”. By the last leg of the campaign, 81% of voters thought that the possible privatisation of Medicare was a cause for concern.

Raising the rate by the $75 “catch-up increase” would reduce poverty by 0.8 per cent, and Deloitte estimates the economy would be more than $32 million better off. The net cost to the Federal Budget would be $2 billion. A policy argument justifies this budget expenditure: one that uses expert modelling and compares the likely economic benefit with that of tax cuts, the competing stimulus policy. It’s just that at the end of What about Kevin 07? Howard was a four-term the day, $2 billion is bigger than $32 million.

Prime Minister, still widely praised today for taking bold action on guns, and wheeled out by the Labor brought nuanced policy arguments to Coalition to the hustings. This titan was unseated the last election. Labor’s proposed changes to dividend imputation would have raised $56 billion by a very fresh, inexperienced Labor leader, but over the next decade; Labor’s proposed reduction the Australian electorate’s mood for change in 2007 has been oversold in retrospect. Throughout of the capital gains tax discount and limitation of the campaign, Rudd repeatedly claimed that negative gearing would have raised $32 billion. he was an economic conservative, to the point Padding out the budget’s bottom line would that Howard tried to call him out on his me-too support a broader agenda of reform, including politics. Was this a wildly different policy vision $34 billion on childcare worker wages, dental to the current Labor movement? Not at all. Just care for pensioners, and childcare subsidies for hammering WorkChoices and talking about your families. cost of living.

Other Labor policies included a High Speed Rail Planning Authority to pursue its infrastructure agenda, recognition of Indigenous people in the Today, we look back on Rudd as being so much Constitution, a Minister dedicated to consulting more revolutionary, hip, and trendy because voters Australia on becoming a Republic, a National don’t do the maths. Putting yourself out there with a Gender Centre to provide support and advocacy real policy, with real numbers, just gives the other for transgender Australians, and a target to make side’s spin doctors a 6 to flip into a 9. Newstart is 50% of Australians’ cars electric cars. Labor also no different. Keep it simple. Stick to slogans. had policies to restore penalty rates, abolish special union regulators, invest $14 billion more Has Labor lost its fire with Newstart? No, voters in public schools, increase university places have forgotten. Again. by 200,000, introduce a $2.3 billion cancer treatment plan, create an Australian Health Reform Conflict of Interest disclosure: I am a cardCommission, increase humanitarian immigration

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Film Analysis: The Australian Dream Directed by Daniel Gordon words by Owen Selby Adam Goodes became a divisive figure towards the end of his Aussie Rules career- at one point his mere presence on the pitch was enough to invite a thunderous chorus of booing. The Australian Dream, written by the incredible Australian journalist Stan Grant, tells the story of Goodes’ career, and in doing so gives important insight into the indigenous experience in Australia.

From the off, this is a documentary with a serious tone. While zooming through the glory years of Goodes’ career, you can feel that this is leading to the heart of the film- the question of whether the treatment of Goodes was ‘racially motivated’. The film demonstrates the impact that subtle racism has on a person who has lived with it their entire life. Goodes is a strong communicator, opening himself up so that the viewer better understands his headspace throughout the hardest years of his life and career. From the moment he was called an ape by a young opposition supporter, to his being criticised every time he asked the booing to stop so he could focus on his football, it is easy to empathise with Goodes. If you were in the same position, you’d probably take very similar, if not identical, actions.

This is a talking heads documentary, with Goodes’ family, football coaches and pundits all featuring alongside Stan Grant and of course, Goodes himself. The range of voices serves the documentary well, especially since it is not afraid to give Andrew Bolt, who was (and still is) one of the more prominent critics of Goodes’ conduct, a fair amount of time to provide his perspective. This helps prevent the film from being insular, instead casting a wide net in reflecting the struggles indigenous Australians face. I must also say that the music in this film is perfect, a score which compliments the heavy nature of racism, something that all Indigenous Australians have faced since Invasion Day. I have no major criticisms of this film, although at times the pacing could do with a bit more intensity. This is accessible and relevant for every Australian, regardless of whether or not you are an Aussie Rules fan, or are familiar with the Adam Goodes story. I commend Stan Grant, Adam Goodes and director Daniel Gordon for utilising one man’s story to spread a message worth hearing.

Verdict: 4/5

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TELLING TALES WITH NUMBERS WORDS BY MAXIM BUCKLEY

Recently,I’ve found myself surrounded with numbers, especially in my latest courses in epidemiology. There’s several lessons that can be taken from this course, but there’s one lesson in particular that I think everyone should learn: it’s easy to tell different stories with numbers, and these stories. This kind of deception is made regularly by tabloid news.

Let’s say, a study is done on apple consumption, which finds that if you eat too many apples, your risk of cyanide poisoning goes up by 30%. The problem with this statement is that your risk of cyanide poisoning is extremely low, I’d say less than 1%. So let’s say, for argument's sake, your risk of cyanide poisoning is 0.2%. If you eat too many apples, your risk now increases to 0.26%. ‘Eating Too Many Apples Increases Chance Of Cyanide Poisoning To 0.26%, Study Finds’ isn’t that great a headline, so instead they’ll run with ‘Eating Too Many Apples Increases Chance Of Cyanide Poisoning By 30%, Study Finds’.

Numbers can also be interpreted in different ways. An example of this uses a study conducted on hospital admissions relating to lung cancer diagnosis. Often, smokers will tell you that only 50% of smokers receive a lung cancer diagnosis.

This in a sense is true.

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As you can see from the above table, 688/1338 = 51%, meaning that in this particular study, smokers only have 50% chance of getting lung cancer. Obviously this study isn’t extremely accurate since it’s only one hospital, resulting in a smaller sample size that isn’t necessarily representative of the wider population.

It also doesn’t take into account age, duration of time smoked, and other environmental factors. But remember, deciding whether or not lung cancer is related to smoking isn’t the point of this article.

So if you smoke, your chance of lung cancer is only 50%, which relatively speaking, are pretty good odds. When it starts to get interesting is when you look at odds ratios.

An odds ratio essentially allows you to see how related two events are, for example: how related is drunk driving to an increased risk of roadside deaths. In this case, it’s a two step process. First you need to find the odds of smoking amongst cases

and the odds of smoking among controls.

Therefore, the odds of smoking among lung cancer cases is 688/21 = 32.8 and the odds of smoking among controls is 650/59 = 11. Secondly, to get the odds ratio, we simply divide the two results by one another: 32.8/11 = 3. From this we find that the odds of smoking among those with lung cancer is 3 times higher than those who don’t. That’s pretty hectic.

If those with lung cancer are 3 times as likely to have smoked, how could it be possible that only 50% of smokers get lung cancer?

What about a risk difference. A risk difference, or relative risk, will show the difference between the chance of receiving a lung cancer diagnosis amongst those who have smoked compared to those who haven’t smoked.

So 688 of the total 1,338 people received a cancer diagnosis which we already know is a 51% chance. The risk of lung cancer amongst non-smokers in this study is 21/80 = 26%, meaning you have a 26% chance of lung cancer if you don’t smoke. The interesting thing that happens here is when you divide these two answers by one another. So, the exposed group/unexposed group or

51%/26% = 1.96 or 196%, meaning that smokers are almost twice as likely to get lung cancer diagnosis over those who don’t. That’s pretty spooky.

What does this teach us? Well, the most glaring lesson of this is that in this particular study, 50% of those who smoked had lung cancer. It also told us that those with lung cancer were 3 times more likely to have smoked. Finally, it told us that your risk of lung cancer was almost double if you smoked. So three different stories from one data set. And yes, this study isn’t representative of a population, but it did play an important part in associating the risk of lung cancer with smoking. The take away from all of this is that you can tell many different stories with numbers. So check numbers, make sure people are in fact telling the correct story, and most importantly the whole story.

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WOULD YOU LET ELON MUSK TAP INTO YOUR BRAIN? WORDS BY BEC SUTTON For thousands of years, we’ve boasted our superiority as a race on the premise that we chose brains over brawn on that fateful day in the jungle. We have the capacity to think executively, and we engage in altruistic behaviour despite it being extremely rare for a species to do so. But for some, this superiority is seemingly under threat – and there’s a million dollar race to the start line, where brains and computers are anticipated to go ‘head to head’. At this pivotal axis between technology and human health, Elon Musk is proposing a human enhancement tech that will surpass all existing brain computer interfaces (BCI’s).

But despite all the money, influence, and neuroscientists in the world – I question the likelihood of people lining up to get implants.

Even if they do achieve the practically painless, futuristic mechanism of a wireless implant – humans are still rightfully hesitant to open their skulls and let new things in.

I say this because I was lucky enough to observe an afternoon in a Neurology clinic this year, as patients with Parkinson’s disease were seen for an annual check-up.

One man, experiencing almost debilitating tremors, turned down the offer for deep brain stimulation before the Doctor even had a chance to get past the words “ We’d just Neuralink, which was officially revealed drill a small hole into the skull…” Despite the in July 2019 at what they claimed to be a possibility of substantially slowing down and recruitment drive more than a product launch, calming his tremors, he preferred to continue uses 96 flexible ‘threads’ inserted into the with imperfect function and shuffled out of brain, to read and report in real time your there quicker than you can say ‘the battery synaptic activity. The increase in ‘bandwidth’ also sits under your collarbone’. as Musk discusses, allows the tech to achieve Of course, the BCI tech proposed by a symbiosis with AI – which he believes is Neuralink sounds far less invasive, faster in one of our biggest threats as a race. Prior BCI tech was limited in its capacity to extract implementation, and overall less traumatic for the patient – but there’s a few hurdles data at this pace, partly because it involved between where we are now, and where they less overall electrode channels, and the material inflexibility of the needles that were envision us to be. In particular, I’d like to address the things that should be considered inserted (hence the Neuralink progression to threads that are both flexible, and thinner from a medical science perspective, by removing our excited-tech-loving hats for a than a strand of hair). moment.

With an investment of $100 million by Musk himself, and $58million from other investors, My first question – is this the best appropriation of medical research funding?

Neuralink is bound for 2020 human trials and is unlikely to slow down for anything, Currently, the average survival rate of a including the lengthy FDA approvals patient with glioblastoma (tumour of the required. glial cells), is around 15 months. That means, you experience symptoms that cause you

concern, receive a life-shattering diagnosis, and you’ll start deteriorating before the following Christmas. The single greatest challenge facing researchers in this area, is the inability to penetrate the blood brain barrier with the necessary chemotherapy (or similar) treatments that can reduce or eradicate the cancerous growth.

Someone in the world also develops Dementia every 3 seconds*. Its infamous sub-type, Alzheimer’s, is one of the most economically and financially burdening diseases in the world. Yet, the global ratio of publications on neurodegenerative disorders versus cancer is a jaw-dropping 1:12.

Whilst I have due admiration for pioneers of human enhancement tech and BCI’s, I fear that they’ll have a shrinking population of humans to test it on – unless they get serious about funding neurodegenerative research first. A huge proportion of neurological diseases exist within older populations, the exact subset we’re going to see an increase of in world populations (plus less people are having children, whether due to infertility or choice).

Sure, it might be a lose-lose argument in some cases; how do we decide where the funding should go, fairly? How will we “survive” AI if we slack off in developing tech to integrate with it? I know there will always be campaigns to address other pressing medical concerns, but given numbers don’t lie, I dream of the day that entrepreneurs pivot their interest into health technologies that would benefit the most number of people worldwide, over a select group of wealthy-early adopters who are interested in writing a text without using their hands. If the response is that this adaptive technology can assist people who have suffered stroke or paralysis, then I’d like to see it being developed with that in mind first and foremost.

My second question – who owns the data, who can access it, and what if I change my mind?

When Facebook had a privacy leak back in 2018, the personal information of around 87 million users became vulnerable. They claimed it would take around two years to sufficiently restrict which personal data is available to third party app developers.

Now considering the mystery surrounding BCI’s, I have an endless list of questions about the integrity of data collection and the storage solution for such information – or more importantly, how they’ll prevent someone from hacking the system and possibly manipulating another person’s actions? Are we not getting closer to this scenario?

My last question – would you let a company into your brain?

It’s easy for media hype to convince us that an expedition into brain-computer interfaces will turn Matrix at the drop of a hat, but the reality is, FDA (amongst a list of impossible neurological challenges) will force the development of this tech to reach a tortoise pace. Neuroscientists from around the world are already intrigued to know how they plan to ensure the foreign object doesn’t invoke an inflammatory reaction, as it normally would. They’re also curious as to how they will pin down the activity of an individual neuron, sized at between 4 and 100 microns. Overall, growth in this area has the potential to be really positive, and despite all aforementioned arguments, I look forward to seeing what really can be done in this space. I don’t think our brainwaves are quite ready to make purchases just by thinking about them, but you know what they say, slow and steady wins the race.

*https://www.alz.co.uk/research/ statistics

Top Hot Chocs of Adelaide Rated by Emma Mustaca

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Some people call it snuggle weather, or some people (or at least the 800 cafes I follow on Instagram) frequently describe it as hot chocolate weather. I'm in the silent majority of people who strongly dislike both coffee and tea. Just drink water, you assholes. I believe in a higher beverage; that of the hot chocolate. And because I love you and want to spread the good word during this shitty, cold season, go treat yourself with any one of these five fantastic hot chocolates in Adelaide.

#1 Bodri's Bakery, Central Markets. body: If you like your hot chocolates the way I like my men (on the thicker side) you will love this thicc bih. flavour: She is the perfect blend of full bodied chocolate and milky goodness. It tastes like melted chocolate ice cream but not disgusting. price: $5.50, a small price to pay for perfection

#2 Just Bliss, Gawler Place body: This baby be syrupy and thicc, and most importantly, made with real chocolate, just the way God intended. flavour: These kinds of hot chocs can be cloyingly sweet but not this baby, no sir. This is one fine, artisan hot choc that shits on its pale franchise imitators. (I'm looking at you, Koko Black!) price: $5, but it will also ruin every other hot chocolate for you forever.

#3 Astonish Patisserie body: The Nutella Hot Chocolate at Astonish adds the other thing that attracts me to men as well as hot chocolates; richness flavour: She is pure nutella-y, chocolatey goodness. It's not a one note sweet either, this bitch is complex. It's as creamy as I am for her, oh my! price: You're gonna need a sugar daddy for this one. It's $8.50 which is typically a) heinous 2) daylight robbery but it is a big serve and came with an entire bueno as decoration.

#4 Argo on the Parade/ Square

#5 My Kingdom for a Horse

body: She's not thicc but silky smooth. Big love. flavour: Curveball! I'm talking about the Strawberries and Cream hot chocolate. She is not so much strawberries and cream as strawberries and white chocolate but GOD she is beautiful!! A decadent pink princess made with half ruby choc, half white choc. price: $6.50 which is a lot but it's worth it for something both out of the box and good

body: She's silky smooth like freshly shaved and exfoliated legs. flavour: A perfectly balanced and blended ratio of milk and dark choc to textured milk. Also, great if you feel like walking halfway across the CBD for little to no reason. price: $4.20, blaze it.

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RCC Survey Analysis Words by Maxim Buckley

Question 1: In the summary,

they have decided to group the responses from two answers together, the two answers that were positive to the RCC event. They have not done the same for the two negative questions.

If this were done, the summary would read “44% of respondents had a mostly positive experience whereas 56% experienced some

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Below are the results from a student survey conducted earlier this year with regard to 2019’s RCC operating at the University of Adelaide.

The data, in general, is seemingly pretty clear cut. Overall, 42% of students had a positive experience, 37% had a negative experience and 21% were unsure. The report breaks these numbers down further, question by question, often grouping answers together. However, I would like to raise a few points.

disruptions”. The questions on this were also out of proportion. 50% of the questions were positive toward the RCC, whereas 25% were negative. A further 25% were negative in nature but worded in a more positive way “I experienced minor inconveniences but did not particularly mind”.

Question 2: In the summary

again there is a grouping of questions, with 40% of people apparently being positive toward the location, which in a sense is true.

The highest response to a question was 25%

Question 3: This question I

believe to be the most important. It shows us that 39% of people were less likely to attend university, with only 26% being more likely.

Given that the RCC made no difference to 32% of people, this shows us that the RCC actually

of people believing that “They were not sure before and are not sure now”. The diversity of questions was more equal this time around, with 43% of questions being positive, 43% being negative and 14% being neither negative nor positive.

decreased student attendance. Once again they grouped question types together to achieve these results, but it was an even split between positive questions and negative questions, at 33% each. 17% of questions were neither positive nor negative and 17% of questions were “unsure”.

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response to this question was 31% of students with “somewhat”, though this response has been combined with the more positive response,

Question 4: The largest

resulting in 60% of students saying that the “university had taken a level of action” with no description of what a level of action could be. The split of question type was even in this scenario.

Question 5: This one was pretty straight forward, 21% were a big yes and 21% were a big no. Of course, these questions were grouped again to result in 41% saying yes in someway and 35% saying no in someway.

There was a considerable amount of spin put

on the most positive question, whereas the most negative question was very brief, offering only one aspect to consider the question under.

Overall, I would be happy to say the raw data does represent the student body. I myself enjoyed aspects of the RCC, though I just wished it wasn’t on our campus for obvious reasons. The summaries put forth by this document are obviously attempting to put a more positive spin on the data, and so I personally wouldn’t consider them when making a serious decision about the continuation of RCC at the University of Adelaide.

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THE POWERFUL PORTRAYAL OF MENTAL HEALTH IN “BOJACK HORSEMAN” WORDS BY BY ATHINA KAKKOS

It’s not often you can relate to a talking middle-aged cartoon horse who was in a very famous nineties t.v. show and is now trying to navigate the ebbs and flow of life. Nonetheless, critically acclaimed Netflix Original series, BoJack Horseman does just that. The animated adult comedy series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg takes place in a whimsical alternate universe based in Hollywoo, Los Angeles, whereby humans coexist alongside anthropomorphic animal-people. The title character, BoJack Horseman, voiced by Will Arnett circumnavigates his purpose post-Horsin’ Around, a sitcom he starred in for nine seasons that is cancelled and sparks the realisation he peaked early.

The show echoes and grapples with the struggle mental illness can have for not only those experiencing it, but also those in surrounding circles such as friends or family who may very well be dealing with their own troubles too.

The series doesn’t trot around exploring the intricacies of depression, substance abuse, grief, dementia or self-loathing.

BoJack Horseman does an excellent job at not only depicting how depression and feelings of inadequacy appear from the outside, but also how they feel internally.

In Season Four, episode “Stupid Piece of Sh*t” opens as BoJack awakes and we catch a glimpse into his internal monologue. “Piece of shit…You're a real stupid piece of shit. But I know I'm a piece of shit. That makes me better than all the pieces of shit who don't know they're pieces of shit. Or is it worse?”. Whilst everyone will experience self-loathing differently, this monologue ignited the internet with many taking to forums, blog posts and penning news articles expressing how closely BoJack’s negative self-talk mirrored their own struggle and for some, how it sparked the realisation that something might not be okay.

Whilst the animated series may seem like just another adult comedy to brainlessly binge during your next Netflix and Chill sesh, you’ll want to watch more than the first fifteen minutes (I’d suggest all five seasons) before becoming distracted by your Netflix companion or pressing uni assignments - technically both can get the heart racing. Part of the reason this colourful show with its rather unusual premise is successful and widely praised is due to its raw, honest and compellingly accurate depiction of human emotion.

The portrayal of mental health in film and television is crucial in breaking

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down the stigma that still surrounds it, especially given how prevalent and multifaceted mental health issues are.

The most recent National Health Survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated there were 4.8 million Australians with a mental or behaviour condition in 2017-18. Additionally, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Mental health services in Australia report highlighted that over 276,900 presentations to emergency departments were mental health related in 2016-17. Whether or not you have a mental illness, it’s important to understand its intricate nature given the incredible number of people who suffer, often in silence. Traditionally, TV shows have sensationalised and at times even glorified mental illness (looking at you, 13 Reasons Why). This is not only grossly problematic in how we represent such a complex matter, but how we come to understand it too.

There’s power in feeling seen and comfort in knowing your reality is felt by others. Bob-Waksberg has stated the show doesn’t set out to make a statement but is determined to portray mental illness respectfully and realistically. And it does just that. It accurately shows that mental health and recovery is by no means a linear process; you can take two steps forward and the next day take eight steps back. At the end of a 30-minute episode, viewers aren’t given a happy ending with character plot lines all tied up neatly in a cute little bow.

Characters grapple with choices and can easily fall back to square one as they try to figure out what it is they’re meant to be doing in life. The show remarkably balances emotional connection, dark themes and comedy in

a way that sheds light onto a complex topic and reveals a melancholic truth.

The realistic narrative of BoJack and his ensemble is peppered with their diverse emotions as they try to make sense of their own personal traumas; whether it be abuse, exploring the murky waters of self-identity or infertility struggles.

The show also holds characters responsible for their actions and how these impacts others. As Todd Chavez, BoJack’s lovable human slacker voiced

by Aaron Paul tells BoJack in raw sincerity after being let down, “You can’t keep doing shitty things and then feel bad about yourself like that makes it okay. You need to be better…You are all the things wrong with you…It’s you”. This exchange between Todd and BoJack also sparked debate in how complicated it can be to deal with a friend’s personal struggles, and at what level can one be held accountable for their hurtful actions while juggling their own pitfalls. It’s complex and opens the gates to discussion about tricky topics that are often taboo.

Whilst BoJack Horseman explores dark themes and arguably crosses the line, it isn’t a sad horse cartoon. The show is littered with witty gags- an actual penguin owning a publishing company, a running news banner stating ‘Giraffe CEO breaks glass ceiling’ and wordy tongue twisters the actors nail. It’s powerfully facetious and representative of mental illness. The show excels in showcasing the different manifestations of depression, highly relatable to those who have experienced it personally.

BoJack Horseman isn’t horsing around when it comes to bucking down mental health myths ever-present in the media sphere today, and is tragically refreshing.

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what if

by Emma Mustaca in a million different universes across all the cosmos there's a million different versions of you and I. in some, elephants never existed and Hannibal never terrified Rome. in some, there is more land than ocean and the waters that run have never tasted salt. in some, you and i grew old together and we were happy. time doesn't exist when i jump around in the infinite space and time and universes I look into the portholes of different sunny places - where we make different decisions and become different people who could be perfectly in sync. instead of choosing love we broke off the universe into a million little starry paths of what could have been, each trail twinkling with promise but it all leads to space dust in this universe - this one, here - in its immovable unbreakable grandeur I'm still seeing the stars shining in your eyes - even if you're looking up and out for your own perfect universe

Do not compare me to the Goddess Brigid

by Emelia Haskey Do not compare me to the Goddess Brigid Flowing hair and mystic presence For I am not your muse For women are not simply to be gazed upon Placed upon your marble pedestal A false idol to state your yearning I will not weave you a tapestry Of your achievements and success And hang it in your hallway Who said I am obliged to soothe your ego?

There is a rage within me That spills down my throat And trickles like a stream down every finger I will burn your flesh to the bone I am not your fair skinned chatelaine For when the dawn breaks And the sun sets I am no man’s woman

Illustration by Emily Savage

Whirlwind

by Emelia Haskey

Occasionally, I convince myself you are a whirlwind And that we are just the aftermath Crumpled up and bruised, longing for someone far gone, never to return.

You left with no goodbye postcard or see-you-later party You left with all our happy memories Found your escape and skipped town Lighting flash and you’re all gone.

I will spend a while cleaning up the wreckage you left behind.

Sitting with my arms around your friend’s shoulders: break it to them gently and hope they ask no questions There will always be an empty chair With your name on it.

And there will always be a pause When we speak of you There will always be too much we didn’t tell you.

And you know me -

I have so many things I’ve yet to tell you.

YOUR MONTHLY MIX

Words by Maxim Buckley

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Life Goes On My Furry Friends Hugh Fuchsen

Hey Oscar the Wild

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Johny Says Stay Cool Babe Rainbow

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Outside Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

The Real Thing Client Liason

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Ramona Was A Waitress Paul Dempsey

Richo Picket Palace

3RRR RADIO

ONLY 40 MILES TO SATURDAY NIGHT

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Khe Sahn Cold Chisel

Bradman Paul Kelly

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