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“They had come to a place loved for its sunshine and its uncomplicated joy, a place like London and Gallipoli, where something of the Australian spirit dwells upon another shore.” - Julia Gillard By Karlis Salna in Bali, Indonesia TEN years on from the horror in Bali, hundreds gathered at a moving service on a hill high above Kuta to honour the many lives lost in the 2002 bombings. The Sari Club, in the bustling tourist area of Kuta, was levelled when a massive bomb loaded into a van parked outside was detonated just after 11pm on October 12, 2002. About 20 seconds earlier, a suicide bomber had detonated a backpack loaded with explosives inside Paddy’s Bar. The co-ordinated attacks, which were partly funded by al-Qaeda, killed mostly foreigners, including 88 Australians, and injured scores more. At the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Jimbaran, survivors and the loved ones of those killed came together on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the outrage that shattered so many lives. The service began to the music of a gamelan orchestra - a sound synonymous with Bali - and was followed by a multifaith service attended by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and other dignitaries from some of the 22 nations that lost people in the bombings. Ian Whitley, a serving chaplain with the Royal Australian Air Force, flew to Bali the day after the bombings and spent many hours in the morgue at Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar, caring for the victims’ friends and families. On Friday, he called on those gathered ...continued on p3
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ASIO asylum seeker findings to be reviewed ATTORNEY-GENERAL Nicola Roxon says former justice Margaret Stone will be appointed as an independent reviewer to re-examine cases where ASIO has found asylum seekers were a security threat. The move comes as the federal government considers the impact of a High Court ruling earlier this month that found an asylum seeker deemed a security risk could still be granted a refugee visa. The decision has important implications for about 50 asylum seekers, most of whom are Sri Lankans, who were given adverse ASIO security assessments and who remain in indefinite detention. They can’t be sent back to their home country and neither can they go to any third country. Ms Roxon told ABC TV’s 7.30 Report on Monday that while the High Court gave ASIO’s process “a tick”, there were complaints it was a secret process. “We believe given the very serious consequences of holding people in detention, often for a ...continued on p3
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In Julia Gillard’s parliamentary smackdown of Tony Abbott, women’s experiences with misogyny are recognised the world over. By Elizabeth Glanville
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SO, I see Bronwyn Bishop believes that her rival has “played the gender card” and assumed a “victim” position, which has consequently “demeaned every woman in this parliament”. Apparently, if Gillard “can’t stand the heat, [she should] get out of the kitchen”. Translate: Gillard should shut up and put up, and allow men to carry on making sexist comments while latent misogyny and harassment reigns and abounds in the public - and private - eye. Sorry, is that a little harsh? Possibly so. It is by far not all men who think that it that it is acceptable to employ humiliation tactics through heckling and catcalling women in a public arena, to refer to a woman as a “man’s bitch”, as Tony Abbott did, or that women who have an abortion are taking the easy way out. It is not all men who would still consider that “men are, by physiology or temperament, more adapted to exercise authority or to issue command,” or who attempt to disempower a whole gender by prescribing what “the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do their ironing”. Oh but of course, that was about carbon pricing, wasn’t it Tony; something us women could never comprehend. I don’t know why I worry my pretty little head about it at all, come to that. Surely the men will sort it all out over brandy and cigars while I just perch here and indulge in idle gossip concerning the latest village scandal. Maybe I’ll even go and powder my nose. As a whole, the west has come a long way in redressing gender disparities, but while legal and institutional change may be a first – and significant – step towards creating an equal and fairer society, altering a mindset takes
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The common thread is that all of Julia Gillard’s opponents are in one way or another misogyist. Now Tony Abbott in Parliament, Kevin Rudd somehow at the ‘Stag Pub’ hear-say, and all people who ask real questions about Julia’s conduct and involvement in the Bruce Wilson AWN scandal. PM Julia Gillard has set herself up as a symbol of women’s power in the west, yet she fundamentally failed Australian women this week in parliament by voting to keep Peter Slipper in the High Office of Speaker representing the people of Australia. Peter Slipper would still be the Speaker if Tony Abbott, Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and many other MPs had not applied the political pressure to remove him. Peter Slipper was not an opponent of PM Julia Gillard so he was not called out and removed for being ‘Sexist and Misogyistic’,
considerably longer. While the sexism we suffer now may not be as overt as back in the day, that’s exactly what makes it so hard to deal with. The term ‘microaggressions’, defined by Pierce et al. in 1978 as “a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communications, intentional and unintentional, that portray insensitivity, disrespect, and/or negligent attention to some salient aspect of the others’ cultural heritage,” springs to mind. If Bishop can claim never to have suffered at the hands of microaggressions, never to have felt that shaming, humiliating sense of being completely disempowered by another who possesses a history of dominance and privilege, and consequently uses it to debase those who have historically been denied such power then, quite frankly, I envy her. When women were fighting for the vote in the UK, the suffragists, whose protests were more peaceful and collected, often berated the more militant actions of their suffragette peers, which many believed only proved the point that women were irrational and hysterical and therefore unsuited to the “public sphere” of politics. But it was the actions of the more outlandish sector that drew the greatest amount of attention to the cause, and contributed to keeping the fight alive in the public mindset. This is where, in the contemporary climate, Gillard’s speech resonates. Were these women really hysterical? Yes, I imagine so. I certainly would be if I had to spend my days corseted and silenced, taking my tea in the drawing room and talking twoddle while the men were out working and actually living their lives. Oppression breeds hysteria, and anyone who is suffering from being pushed down and disempowered by another,
whether as a group or an individual, culture, or nation is, one day, likely to snap. Just as Julia Gillard quite rightly did last week. Gillard’s speech has brought to light a very real phenomenon that has been ignored and dismissed for far too long. “I almost had shivers down my spine,” said Sara Charlesworth, an associate professor at the University of South Australia. “I was so relieved that she had actually named what was happening. She was so angry, so coherent and able to register that enough is enough.” While some critics claim that Gillard’s speech was a political disaster that resulted in her loss of credibility, millions more the world over are basking in the long awaited relief that comes with one’s experiences being validated and recognised, and finally brought out into the open. Good on ya, ‘Straylia! I’d love to see other leaders follow suit, and draw attention to the phenomenon of microaggressive sexism that continues to filter through western society, and risks being transmitted onto younger generations. Julia Gillard hit the nail on the head and has, hopefully, brought to light a massive issue that needs to be acknowledged and confronted in order to maintain any hope of one day living in a society where men and women experience real equality. I only hope I live long enough to see that time arrive.
because she wanted his control his vote in Parliament. Julia Gillard traded the dignity of Australian Women for a single vote. On the battlefield of the Parliament it was nothing short of ‘My Kingdom for a horse’.
much rather live in a reddy-brown city, where it’s all linked and mixed nicely. I understand the reasons, as it is hard to integrate into a country and living in a small circle of your own culture is easier. However it must be required, or else why bother moving at all? I just hope that I will be able to connect with people and feel part of the place again, rather than feeling like a weird semi-outsider, too nomadic to belong anywhere.
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On: Returning to Australia – what a culture shock!
I have been away for 5 years, am 30 and am bringing my french partner with me who has never been to Australia. I have travelled extensively over the world but still feel that while Australia may not be amazing, it scores average across the board, in employment, health care, social work, life balance and food. Other countries may be better at one but lack another, so logically I feel like the place is ok. Emotionally it is still home. I know there are many things that have changed and not all for the better. I did notice an increase in racism upon my return last time, but after living in a place that is classified as a rainbow city (many cultures and immigrants, although I translate rainbow to mean that the colours remain separate...I would
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Why are Brits always first in da club? Have you ever noticed how the British seem to make it into nightclubs about five hours before anybody else? Well, it’s actually ingrained in their culture as much as tea and scones. During the Great War bosses soon cottoned onto the fact that long evenings in the pub led to problems the next day, so laws were introduced to shut boozers at 11.00 and order everyone home. The legalities started to be relaxed from the 1960s but remained in place, so most pubs still had to close by 11 until drastic changes to licensing acts were brought in less than a decade ago. Puzzled by the Poms? Send your question to Aunt Mabel at editor@
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IN GRIEF: Relatives and survivors lay flowers on the pond after the Bali Memorial Service at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Jimbaran, Bali, Friday, 12 Oct. (AAP Image/Johannes Christo) Continued from p1... to “remember this event and reflect on our loss”. “Some of you come bearing an irrevocable grief and loss, and this is one of those occasions where it is fitting and appropriate to express those feelings, to cry, and join with others who share a similar loss,” he said. Candles placed on the edge of a pool of remembrance were then lit, one each for the 22 nations that lost people; another six were lit to represent the major faiths. Made Bagus Aryadana was just 18 months old when his father, Gede Badrawan, the head waiter at the Sari Club, was killed. Now 12, he delivered a heartfelt reading on Friday in the form of a letter to the father he never had a chance to really know. “I didn’t understand the meaning of the tragedy. “Now I am standing here, the same date and month when Daddy left us. “I read this letter for you, Daddy, for all your love and sacrifice.” Danny Hanley, whose two daughters died as a result of the blasts, also reflected on his loss. “My eldest daughter, Renae, was right at the front door of the Sari Club when the blast occurred. She was one of the first to lose her life.” His youngest daughter, Simone, was already inside the club and was the last Australian to die after fighting for her life for 58 days in Perth Hospital’s Burns Unit. “When I hear of the 88 Australians that died, I shed a tear. My beautiful daughter Simone was number 88.” John Howard, the Australian prime minister at the time of the attacks, said those responsible for the horror of Bali had sought to divide Australians and Indonesians, but they had failed.
“Ten years ago, 20 million Australians in a sense extended their arms of comfort to those who had lost so much on that terrible night, and who were in other painful ways victims of a foul and evil act of mindless terrorism,” Mr Howard said. “Today, a decade on, we renew that offer of comfort and compassion.” Ms Gillard said there would always be a fault-line dividing the lives of those affected by the bombings: “Before Bali and after Bali”. “They had come to a place loved for its sunshine and its uncomplicated joy, a place like London and Gallipoli where something of the Australian spirit dwells upon another shore,” Ms Gillard said. “This is what the Bali bombers struck at. “Here, on these bustling streets, they inflicted searing pain and grief that may never end. But even as the debris fell, it was obvious the attack on our sense of ourselves, as Australians, as human beings, had failed.” The governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, who was chief of police then and led the investigation into the bombings, urged those gathered at Jimbaran to embrace forgiveness. “Those who died are also heroes,” he said. “It is the time to forgive, so we can face a brighter future.” Floral tributes were laid and the names of the 202 people killed were read out. A minute’s silence was then observed. A separate service was also held on Friday night at the memorial in Kuta, across the road from where the Sari Club once stood. Just after 11pm (0200 AEDT Saturday), at the time when the bombs struck and tore apart so many people’s lives, there was one more minute of silence in honour of those lost.
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Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says an independent review of ASIO decisions makes sense. “The Greens have been pressuring the government to deliver a reprieve for these refugees and I am relieved that the government has accepted our recommendation of an independent review,” she said in a statement. - AAP
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One month, 16 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes anddddddd … 43 seconds left until I am back in the UK, but who’s counting? After only living in London for a short six months, a rejuvenating holiday back to my hometown of Sydney is a nice reminder of why I will always call Australia home. I’ve been here for just over a month, and it already feels like I never left. Once I finally recovered from the jetlag which, mind you, only happened about a week ago, I was able to rediscover all the things I missed while being away. Although living in London meant I was lucky enough to see my European family on regular trips to the continent, there is nothing like coming home to your immediate Aussie family. Living in London, our friends become
our family, which makes you realise the importance of your close friends from home. Meeting my group at the airport was like being right back at the running of the bulls; we were the bulls and everyone else had to get out of our way. Despite having downloaded a countdown App on my IPhone to herald my return to the UK, I have still managed to enjoy my brief trip home. It’s been made easy with weddings, birthdays and my mumma’s 50th being among the many occasions I am lucky to be involved in while here. Really, my return has been just like Oktoberfest with nonstop parties all around. Despite the sunshine and the socialising, there are still many things I miss about London. Most importantly, I miss my very loyal partner - the Tube! There have been moments of panic where I reach for my Oyster card, only to remember it is safe, in the top drawer … of my bedside table ... in my room … in London. Phew. I miss seeing my boyfriend every day and I’m pretty sure my friends and
family now know everything there is to know about him, as I speak of him so often. I miss Primarni (Primark) where I can get a whole outfit for less than 15 pounds. I miss having a Pret on every corner to supply me with my daily egg and cress. I miss going to the pub after work for a pint or ten. I miss zipping off to another country every weekend, although I don’t miss making sure my carry-on meets Ryan Air size regulations. London: I’m coming for you. But Australia, I will always call you home.
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Australian Times talks to Home and Away actor Robert Mammone about his role in the hit Aussie series Underbelly.
By Paul Bleakley It has always been a staple aspect of Australian drama to portray everyday life authentically. That is why, when Underbelly premiered in 2008, the landscape of the entertainment industry changed forever. ‘Authentic Australian life’ was suddenly no longer the sanitised domestic drama of the suburban family: it was wouldbe gangsters being shot at in the street. Australian actor Robert Mammone believes that the audience’s love for a crime story, as well as the fact that the Melbourne gangland killings that inspired Underbelly “were so recent in the psyche”, contributed significantly to the resonance of the series with the Australian public. He infamously portrayed drug trafficker Tony Mokbel in the first season, which has recently begun screening on CBS Action in the United Kingdom, four years after the show first aired in Australia. Five series and three telemovies have been produced during that time, chronicling the nation’s often sordid criminal history. The series’ latest instalment, Underbelly: Badness has been labelled as
both “scary” and “brilliant” by reviewers. “When we were filming the series it had only been about four years since the last incident in the gangland killings. People remembered the front pages, particularly the killing of Jason Moran. He was killed at a football clinic in front of his kids, and in many ways it was a seminal moment that people remembered,” Mammone told Australian Times. Mammone claims that there is something uniquely Australian about the country’s fascination with crime: “I have a friend who is an Irishman, and when he was trying to get into the country they asked him at immigration if he had a criminal record. He said he didn’t know that was still a requirement. Australia has always been fascinated by crime, and part of the interest in Underbelly was that people wanted to see how it all went down.” The actor’s portrayal of Mokbel as a charming and personable character was based on the recollections of the members of the Victorian police charged with bringing the drug trafficker, and associate of convicted murderer Carl Williams, to justice. “The thing about Tony Mokbel is that if he had gone into legitimate business he would have been successful. He was a likable guy and that showed through in the way I played the role,” said Mammone. “I was speaking to some of the guys from the Purana Taskforce, that was set up in response to Melbourne’s gangland killings, and they said that if he was in the bar right then there would be a crowd of people around him because he was the life of the party. It was important to get that across.” The Underbelly franchise has provided a showcase for Australian actors over the past four years, with many of
the country’s established and rising performers being able to portray the gritty and often colourful characters that exist within Australian criminal history. “I take my hat off to the show’s producers and the network,” said Mammone. “They are committed to selling the truth in the story, and it provides avenues for good actors who haven’t had the opportunity before. The Australian entertainment industry is struggling, and it is relying on one or two hits to survive. We need international investment in the industry, but the stories we want to tell are not necessarily the stories that will sell overseas.” Mammone is best-known in the United Kingdom for his role as Dr Sid Walker in Australian soap Home and Away. He is also due to begin shooting on Iva Sen’s latest film Mystery Road, where he will perform alongside international Australian actors such as Hugo Weaving and Ryan Kwanten. “My character in Mystery Road is very removed from Sid in Home and Away, and even from Tony Mokbel. He is a devious gentleman and you cannot trust him, so it’s a nice segue-way into a new character,” Mammone said. When asked whether he may reprise his iconic role as Tony Mokbel in a future instalment of Underbelly Mammone remained coy: “There has been a rumour of Mokbel appearing in more Underbelly, but we will have to wait and see,” he said. Mystery Road is expected to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. Underbelly can be seen on CBS Action every weeknight at 10pm, while Robert Mammone can also be seen in Home and Away on Channel 5.
Double Bill: Shakespeare’s Queens and The Madness of King Lear CW Productions and Straylight Australia present the London premiere of their double bill, Shakespeare’s Queens and The Madness of King Lear. The plays, coming direct from the Edinburgh Festival, will comprise two halves of the one show which will open in the West End shortly. Shakespeare’s Queens, by Straylight Australia, witnesses the posthumous meeting between Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and Shakespeare. With Elizabeth and Mary continuing
to squabble over who was the better ruler Shakespeare summons up all the queens from his plays in order to resolve the dispute. Meanwhile CW Productions’ The Madness of King Lear combines Shakespearean tragedy with physical theatre, culminating in a spiritual and explosive interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Straylight Australia was formed by Kath Perry, to provide opportunities for Australian actors, writers and
directors to showcase their work in Australia and beyond. CW Productions also has a global vision, with the company having toured Avignon, Edinburgh and Barcelona with The Madness of King Lear, after premiering at the Adelaide Festival. Double Bill will be at Arts Theatre, Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JB, from 16 October – 3 November. Show starts 7.30 pm, matinees on Saturday and Thursday 2.30 pm. Tickets £16.50 – £28.50. www.double-bill.com
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What we’re following Reaction to Gillard misogyny speech Megan Clement I for one am shocked Gillard’s speech didn’t go down well with the grumpy-middleagedwhite-man-with-syndicatedbroadsheet-column demographic Jess Hill Have seen two female Libyan tweeters praise Gillard for her misogyny speech. Interesting how it’s resonating across borders. The One Ms. Gillard’s speech was infantile. It was a foot-stamping tantrum. I hope she’s ready to repeat the performance. We won’t let her rest. Adam Hills After yesterday, the world’s media is openly wishing there were more leaders like Julia Gillard. The Aussie media seem not to have noticed. Kathy Lette Aussie PM now wearing sexist Opposition Leader Tony Abbot’s testicles as ear ornaments. @ JuliaGillard bit.ly/PmrEFj Go Julia! Check out what we’re following today on AustralianTimes.co.uk and follow us on Twitter @AustralianTimes
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Interview with Nazeem Hussain, from ‘Fear of a Brown Planet’ n Australian stand-up comedy duo Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain had a hit show at
Edinburgh last year, with their show ‘Fear of a Brown Planet’. Now they have just finished their first UK tour. We talk to Nazeem about the show, Muslim identity and the recent riots in Sydney.
What is ‘Fear of a Brown Planet’ about? In the show we look at a spectrum of issues around growing up as nonwhites in Australia, including politics, race, religion and immigration. All kinds of fun things! Edinburgh was a big success, right? It was. It was amazing, but it was tough. Everyday you’re competing against literally thousands of other acts, but it was great to get into the UK mindset. And now we’re doing our own tour and people are coming to see us, specifically! And The Guardian gave you 4 stars? Yes! It was worth doing it just for that. It was such an exhausting festival, but any validation like that gives you a reason to keep going. How have audiences responded to the show? Overall the response has always been pretty good, but sometimes - albeit rarely - people come to the show and are surprised by the content. They tend to expect something more selfdeprecating. But we do try and be as explicit as possible in describing our show before people come. And do you notice a difference between the Australian audience and the UK audience? Not really, actually. Their responses are pretty similar, because our audience tends to be pretty similar! They generally understand what we’re talking about because the issues translate; what happens to us in Australia is also stuff that has
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On your blog you refer to the use of comedy as a weapon, and say that it can be an effective means of making a political point. I believe you talk about the potential for using comedy to subvert or challenge the staus quo? Yes. Well, the microphone is the real weapon. It’s what works for us; we’ve both done community work and written articles for the media, but this gives us access to the greatest number of people. At the end of the day everyone wants to try and engage somebody else, and for us that’s the easiest way to do it. But all art is an effective medium - that’s how it’s been used historically, from visual art and performance art to poetry and the spoken word, and stand up comedy is no different. We’re inspired by people who have used comedy in that way, who have spoken about issues that are real and that impact people’s lives on a day-to-day basis. The commentator Shakira Hussein said that it was a pity you guys had left the country to go on tour just as the protests in Sydney erupted. What do you think? I think we’re happy that we’ve left the country. But it’s all still happening, and it’s hard for us to get the full story, as there are just so many versions of it. Even for people in Australia it’s hard to grasp the concepts and fully understand what it’s all about; the protests aren’t just about the Youtube video. There’s a much broader context to these reactions but from where we sit in the UK it appears that there hasn’t been that kind of conversation in Australia.
Album Review: Outlands by Deep Sea Arcade
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This Australian band has got the goods and they sure know how to deliver it. There’s a band on the loose. All the warning signs are there - they’re Australian, they’re a bunch of lads and they’re a little bit mental - but the biggest concern is that once you start listening you wont want to stop. With epic hooks, soaring melodies and nothing short of genius drumming Deep Sea Arcade have swept over the past 50 years of legendary music, gathered up the essentials from all the greats and shaken them up in what I can only presume is a magical hat, which has resulted in their very own awesome beast of brilliance; Triple J already know it, I now know it and soon music lovers all over the world will be aware of this amazing band. ‘Granite City’ kicks off Outlands,
with the rhythm and lead guitars, drums and vocals combining to lure you in within the first minute. Lead singer Nic McKenzie’s vocals are gripping, while the lyrics are simple, to the point and catchy; by the second listen it felt as familiar as an old friend and as addictive as...let’s just stick with caffeine. On drums, Carlos Andura’s percussive shifts bring to mind what could have been if only The Beatles had joined forces with Arctic Monkeys. He guides you through the album flawlessly and accurately, second guessing where your mood is going and taking you there before you even realise where you’re heading. Simon Relf and Tim Chamberlain blend the lead and rhythm guitar seamlessly, and Nick Weaver’s bass lines carry the band with such a sense of freedom and fun that it makes you feel like a teenager, coasting Santa Monica pier in the era of mods and beach boys. It can be daunting, sifting through the mountain of new music continuously entering the scene. But I tell you, without hesitation, that now you need sift no further. Stylish, fun, free spirited and irrevocably cool, Deep Sea Arcade have got the goods and they know how to deliver. Outlands is out now, so buy it, love it and share it but, most importantly, just be sure to enjoy the ride.
The video has been a trigger for much deeper grievances, but people think it’s disproportionate because they are judging the reaction based on this one thing. It’s a catalyst for a whole range of other issues that are not being addressed by their own leaders, Muslim community leaders or by the Australian government. What do you think about claims that community, in this instance, is being forged by anger, which results in a hollow sense of identity? I don’t agree with that, because the identity is not stitched together on the basis of anger, but culture. The reason Muslims feel this way about things that are happening in other countries is because Islam culturally ties people together in that way. It’s not divided nationally. Do you notice a difference between the culture in Australia and in the UK? Culture - and history - is completely
different here in the UK. The immigration history, Australia’s colonial history, the question of indigenous culture - and the fact that we tried to extinguish it - doesn’t exist here. The fact that non-white immigration into Australia was systematically prevented for such a long time has also contributed to Australian culture. And where does comedy figure in all this? Ultimately what we’re doing is no match for the reality of what’s happening. It doesn’t even figure on the radar. The things that are actually happening - the war on terror and the fact that almost every Muslim country or Muslim minority is in a state of civil distress - are so horrific and on such a mass scale. Our comedy is really a huge luxury that allows us to articulate our political standpoint, but I think it’s probably only relevant in the West.
Australia at the BFI London Film Festival The Sapphires will be flying the flag for the Australian movie industry at the upcoming BFI London Film Festival. Based on the 2004 stage production, it tells the story of the writer’s mother and aunt during their time as singers throughout the Vietnam War. The film, set in 1968, begins when the musical talents of Aboriginal sisters Gail (Deborah Mailman), Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell) and Julie (Jessica Mauboy) get spotted by Irish musician Dave (Chris O’Dowd). Together with their cousin Kay (Shari Sebbens) they are hired to travel to Vietnam to perform for the troops. The quartet embarks on the journey from rural New South Wales to war torn Vietnam, with classic American soul providing the musical background. The movie is filled with typical family rivalry and loyalty, while Chris O’Dowd stands out as the fish-out-of-water manager, dealing with the girls with typical Irish sarcasm while developing a
strong bond with them. Although it will raise a chuckle The Sapphires is not a full blown comedy; themes of racism, prejudice and the ‘stolen generation’ feature strongly, alongside the parallels between the American civil rights movement and the struggles of the Aboriginal population. The movie is let down by occasional clichéd scripting and a few awkward singing moments, but The Sapphires remains an entertaining tale, situated within a crucial part of Australia’s history. The Sapphires is at Odeon West End on 15 October and Hackney Picture House on 18 October. Whatson.BFI.Org.uk/lff
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Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, lies just over two hours from London by train and is easily reachable for a weekend break.
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By Elizabeth Glanville Famous for bearing the soul of rugby, the home of Doctor Who, the birthplace of Tom Jones and a language that makes you spit, Cardiff, or Caerdydd, has been named one of the top 10 cities in Europe. The capital city of Wales lies just over two hours away from Paddington and is easily reachable by train for a weekend break. The city centre boasts history, culture, sport and shopping as well as plenty of bars, restaurants and cafés. Meanwhile Cardiff Bay, Europe’s largest waterfront development, is home to the Doctor Who experience and the Millenium Arts Centre as well as a number of other attractions including bars,
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bowling alleys, museums, galleries and the Welsh Assembly centre at The Pierhead. The recently-extended central St David’s shopping centre brings all the major stores to the capital, but don’t neglect the older, historic arcades of the city. The Castle Arcade, which runs opposite the castle itself, and and the Morgan Arcade on the Hayes both sport intricate design and a range of boutiques, specialist shops, cafés and traditional Welsh food outlets.
No trip to Cardiff would be complete without a visit to Cardiff Castle and the Millenium Stadium, both of which are located right in the centre of town. The Castle showcases over 2000 years of history including the wartime tunnels, the Norman Keep and the lavish, grandiose gothic-Victorian apartments, with the theme continuing in the fairytale setting of nearby Castell Coch. Take a stadium tour of the ‘Mil Stad’ to see where all the rugby action takes place, and if you’re able to visit the city on a match day soak up the atmosphere in one of the surrounding bars or pubs (you’ll be glad to know that among a plethora of more traditional options there’s a Walkabout close enough to the stadium to hear the crowd roar!). Sip on a pint of locally-brewed Brains and take the chance to chat to some of the friendly locals. A short drive from Cardiff lies St
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you can meander up and down a high street lined with gift shops and traditional pubs. If you want to venture further afield, continue through the town to the rugged South Wales coastline where you can explore Ogmore, Llantwit Major, Nash Point or Dunraven Bay. Stop for a pint in a local or pick up some fish and chips along the way, but try and be there in time for sunset.
Fagans, home of the Amgueddfa Werin Cymru (the Welsh National Museum) which is one of Europe’s leading open-air museums. Journey back in time through rural Wales then grab a Welsh cake in the cafÊ or a cheese bun from the old-style Derwen bakehouse. Continue west to reach the quaint market town of Cowbridge where
Go to visitcardiff.com for further information and for help with accommodation. For cheap travel book trains early through National Rail or try Megabus or National Express.
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8 | Jobs & Money
16 - 22 October 2012
It’s all monkey business
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If you have ever been told to stop monkeying around at work, it may be harder than you think. Are we a bunch of chimpanzees running around the office? Not exactly, but we’re close. We share DNA with chimpanzees, and we also seem to have very similar instincts and socialisation habits. Entrepreneur Clare Robinson, UK’s only Accredited Practitioner of Hardwired Humans, says that - like any other species on the planet - we are driven by powerful instincts, i.e. behaviour we are born with rather than behaviour we learn as we develop. Whether at home or in the office, our instincts never leave us. Robinson has always had a passion for animals and human behaviour, which led her to explore Human Instinct Psychology, a branch of Evolutionary Psychology that considers how we are as a species, how we evolved and the effects on our behaviour. The theory is that moving into groups, such as within a family, is based on an instinctual need to gel and stick together. When it comes to the workplace, water-cooler gossip is more than just a way of getting you away from your desk; according to Human Instinct Psychology, gossiping is important to our survival. For millions of years, we have gathered and shared information. If there is imminent danger, we want to know about it and share it with those we care about. As chimpanzees groom each other to build alliances and friendships, we chat and gossip. By understanding the instincts around how and why we form alliances, Robinson says that we can gain useful information to facilitate change management, restructures and reorganisations. “We know how people are going to react to the change, how we need to communicate within that, how they need their hierarchy and structures,” she says. There are also similarities in leadership styles between us and chimpanzees. For example, the alpha male chimpanzee is aggressive, dominant and uses fear to get what he wants, but males coming up the ranks challenge him and eventually take over. Robinson suggests that, in the workplace,
this behaviour translates into an executive who is difficult, likes to develop silos and is eventually removed. Chimpanzees who use their strength and dominance in softer, more gentler ways, with a more passive and structured leadership approach, tend to remain in their positions for longer. Similarly, humans who lead in a more collegiate manner are altogether more successful. It therefore makes sense that Robinson holds her leadership programme in Edinburgh Zoo. Being away from the office environment, delegates start to recognise how certain behaviours are instinctual, and with lessons in human instincts coupled with a Zookeeper’s explanation of chimpanzee behaviour delegates start to join up the dots; observing the lead chimpanzee sitting on the largest rock with his abundance of fruit and food reminds delegates of a company CEO. Robinson says that, just like the lead chimpanzee, “the higher up in the hierarchy that individuals are, the more they want to surround themselves by the best office, the best views, the biggest desk chair and the biggest pot plant”. It’s instinct. So it seems that, despite moving out of trees and into high rise offices, we are not far removed from our nearest cousins. So next time someone is monkeying around at work remember - they may just be acting on instinct.
Aussie regains some ground THE Australian Dollar managed to make a decent recovery last week, despite a flurry of negative data released. The Aussie finished stronger for the week on 1.57 against the pound on Friday, down somewhat from the mid-week high, after starting the on Monday in high 1.58 territory. The mid-week strengthening was attributed largely to speculation that China was about to implement measures to stimulate economic growth, which would bode well for Australian trade. The result was a quick upward burst against 14 of the Aussie’s 16 most traded currency peers. Takuya Kawabata, of Gaitame.com Research Institute summed up the relationship, “Because of the change in China’s leadership, there are expectations for stimulus measures. Stimulus would be a positive for China’s economy as well as Australia, so it’s a positive for the Aussie too,” Kawabata told Bloomberg. The new positivity comes after earlier news that Australia’s exports to China dropped by 18% in September, compared
to the same time last year. The Aussie’s spurt of energy was dampened though by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after they reduced growth forecasts for Europe. Ratings agency Standard & Poor cut Spain’s credit rating, thereby scaring investors away from risk assets, and so the Australian Dollar. The European Central Bank went on to release news of an unlimited bond purchasing program, intended to assist the region financially. For the week ahead, eyes with be on Thursday’s European leaders gathering in Brussels where they will be hearing Greece’s justification for renewed aid, as
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By Shannon Crane When the time comes to pack up your life and head home to Australia, a million and one things run through your mind. Everyone is different, but my head was largely consumed by anxiety and excitement; not knowing where I’d be living, what I’d be doing and how I’d be feeling in three, 12 or 24 months’ time was all I could think about. But all expats know that moving countries is about so much more than tears, laughter, fear and returning to your own comfy bed. An international move requires a lot of boring tasks, too. And as mind-numbing as it is, things like bank accounts and health insurance don’t open and close themselves. In a bid to make this process a little easier I have, with the help of a few friends, compiled a checklist of things to remember when leaving the UK for Down Under. In no particular order, let the fun begin!
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Choosing which courier service to go with can be as difficult as deciding which Brick Lane curry house to eat at. For this reason, be sure to read the fine print; you wouldn’t just agree to any 10quid dinner deal without knowing how many glasses of wine were included now, would you?! And shipping company deals require equal consideration. They might say they ship to Australia from £99, but what does that really include? Most companies do online quotes so that’s a good starting point. When you get your quote, consider the following: Are Customs or Quarantine charges included? Do they pick up the box from your house in the UK? Do they deliver the box to your door in Australia? Do they offer insurance and how much does it cost? How long will your items take to arrive? I went with Excess Baggage. I was in no rush to receive my things, so chose to ship them rather than send them by plane. It took around three months. The staff were really helpful and the process was very simple. Before you pack your things, I recommend reading this: http://www.australiantimes. co.uk/voices/hold-onto-yourcoats-australias-colder-than-youremember.htm
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I’ve heard of Aussies having trouble setting up bank accounts when they move home. I can’t give much advice on this topic, as fortunately I still had Australian bank accounts so didn’t have to start from scratch. A friend of mine said: “It turned out that if your family banks with one institution it’s easier for you to also start banking with them (although I’m not sure how common this is)”.
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On the flipside, it’s a good idea to keep a UK bank account open - you may be entitled to a UK tax refund so HMRC can deposit your money straight in there and you won’t have to wait for a cheque to arrive in the mail. Also, you may miss Top Shop, River Island and other High Street stores so much that you’ll want to buy some cheap clothes online; when you see the price and poor variety in shops in Australia you’ll understand! Lastly, make sure you let your UK bank know that you’re returning to Australia. I got a rude shock when I went to use my UK debit card to pay via EFTPOS (remember EFTPOS!) in Australia and found my transaction was declined. I called Barclays and after waiting about half an hour (and using up all my mobile phone credit in the process), I was told there was suspected fraudulent activity on my account in Australia. This was after about a month of me regularly using my card. Hmmm.... quick work Barclays! Anyway, moral of the story is that it’s best to keep them in the loop. That brings me to my next point...
Tax returns
By now I am sure you know that when you leave a job in the UK you get a thing called a P45 (Does anyone know what the P or the 45 actually stand for?!). I guess it’s similar to the old group certificates you get Down Under. As in Australia, you need to provide a P45 from each of the employers you worked with in order to lodge a refund. As I discovered, this is not an easy thing to do once you leave the UK. Because I never got the P45 from one employer I couldn’t get the £600-odd return that many of my friends were lining up for. And that little boost comes in very handy when you return a homeless, jobless, poor, exhausted traveller. In addition to that, there’s no need to get an agency who will charge commission to lodge your return, unless of course you have a complicated refund. The P85 is the form you need and this is on the HMRC website. Simply fill it out, follow the instructions then send it back to the UK. Hello much-needed cash!
Medicare and health insurance
Remember that little green card with loads of numbers on it? If yours, like
mine, is nowhere to be found, don’t worry – finally something that is easily fixed! Simply go into a branch and (providing they still have you on file) ask for a new card. They’ll give you a temporary one to use until the new one arrives. Simples! Health insurance, meanwhile, can be a little bit more troublesome. Fortunately for me I was smart enough to put my health insurance on hold, which meant I just had to let them know when I was back in the country and my insurance would kick in again without waiting times or anything (I didn’t even realise I had done this, thanks mum for reminding me!). If you choose not to register for health insurance, make sure you at least get ambulance cover. If in the unfortunate event that you need an ambulance (drunken fall?!) but don’t have insurance, they will charge you hundreds, even thousands. Depending on what state you live in, it can cost just $20 a year to take out ambulance insurance, so it’s definitely a good investment! And while we’re on the topic of insurance...
Travel insurance
Travel insurance is probably the last thing on your mind when you’re moving home, but it’s important to think about it. You might have ‘round-the-world annual cover’, like I did, but once you return to Australia that cover becomes redundant. Well, it did in my case anyway. So get that cancelled and be sure to take out new insurance the next time you go on a trip. Some insurance companies will be ‘kind enough to automatically renew your policy each year for you, saving you the hassle and worry’ (read: we will take the money from your registered bank account automatically). Be sure to let them know that you’ve left the UK and will no longer be requiring their assistance!
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16 - 22 October 2012
Wilson wins maiden PGA VICTORIAN Peter Wilson claimed his maiden PGA Tour of Australasia victory on Sunday, winning the WA Goldfields PGA Championship by two shots at Kalgoorlie Golf Course. Starting the day one behind the overnight leader Glenn Joyner, 34-year-old Wilson looked dangerous from the opening holes and never looked back, at one stage stretching his commanding lead to five strokes. “It’s just so good to win one finally,” he said after claiming $18,000 prize, his biggest ever cheque in Australia.
“I was 6-under after 11, I just had a hot start. I started to think about it for a while there, but I got it done in the end.” With a final round of 3-under to finish at 5-under for the tournament, Wilson finished two ahead of Glenn Joyner, who was quick to praise the Kalgoorlie Golf Course. “I can promise you if the guys that are voting on it come here and play, it won’t be voted number 73 in Australia for long. It’s in the top 20 I think,” said Joyner. Young Victorian Andrew Kelly finished third at 1-under par, while Nick Cullen chipped in on
the final hole to claim a share of fourth alongside Kurt Carlson and Brendan Smith. Kris Mueck shot the round of the day a 7-under 65 courtesy of an eagle, six birdies and a bogey. The next PGA Tour of Australasia event is the Perth International at Royal Perth starting on Thursday. - AAP
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I just want to do the best that I can for him: Ponting Continued from p12... last season’s 4-0 hammering of India behind them; confidence is high in the Australia camp ahead of a testing summer against South Africa and Sri Lanka and upcoming tours of India and England. And Ponting said it was due in no small part to Clarke’s captaincy. “I think Michael has done everything in his power to be the best player and the best leader he can be,” Ponting said. “And you only have to look at the way he has played since he became captain to understand that the responsibility sits pretty well with him.” Clarke’s batting has gone from strength to strength since he took the reins from Ponting after Australia’s
disastrous Ashes campaign in 2010/11, as evidenced by a triple hundred and double hundred against India last summer. Likewise Australia’s cricketing fortunes have been reinvigorated under Clarke. And credit must go to Ponting for the role he has played in the seamless transition of leadership. “Michael has led the team really well and as a player playing under another captain now I just want to do the best that I can for him and for the Australian cricket team,” Ponting said. “I have tried to play a part in that, I have tried to help where ever I can, whether that is with his cricket or his leadership or the amount of time we spend together away from the game.”
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By Phillip Browne THE Chargers, who hold the 2012 Pig N Porter Tag Rugby Festival trophy, have added another to their collection by taking out the inaugural Wasps Tag Rugby Festival on Saturday at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton. The Chargers defeated some powerhouse London Tag Rugby teams such as Phibbers (10-2), Tumeke (7-4) and Westside Hoodlums (15-1) to earn a place in the final. They were due to meet the United Collaboration of London Tag’s Finest who featured a host of representative players such as London Australia’s Martin Ams and Thomas Parsons as well as Great Britain & Ireland’s Stephen Barry and London Ireland’s Rachel Chew. In a spectacular final that had it all, the scores were locked at 4-4 at halftime. The Chargers managed to come home strong in the second stanza and defeat the United Collaboration of London Tag’s Finest 8-6 with the Chargers’ Shelley Niven being awarded the player of the final. In the Plate Divison final, Tags McGee defeated Phibbers with a last minute try to seal a 6-5 triumph in a nail biter. In the Social Division final, Must Tag Sally was too strong for
TagerBomb with a 6-4 victory. The weather gods smiling on the London tag rugby community, granting a cool sunny day with little wind. The conditions were perfect for tag rugby and all teams enjoyed a great day of action followed by the presentation and an after party at the nearby Chatsworth Pub. In other news, Try Tag Rugby’s Late Autumn season will be the last competitions of 2012, with the first Late Autumn competition kicking off on 24 October. After the Late Autumn season, all tag rugby in the capital takes a short break over winter so this will be the last chance for your teams to get amongst the action for 2012! Late Autumn season competitions will take place at the following venues: Acton, Balham, Barnes, Bermondsey, Borough, Rotherhithe, Shoreditch Park and Tooting Bec. If you would like to get involved in one of the fastest growing sports in London, new team and individual registrations are welcome. This is a great chance to develop a network of friends if you are new to London. To register for a Try Tag Rugby competition or event, go to www. trytagrugby.com or email info@ trytagrugby.com for more details.
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Continued from p12... said on Monday. “I’m enjoying myself at the 10 position at the moment and it’s exciting playing with the guys around me, they’re making my job a lot easier. “I feel a lot better. I feel a lot fitter and stronger than I did earlier in the year.” Beale had endured a terrible start to the Rugby Championship with a shocker against the All Blacks in the 27-19 loss in Sydney and then came off the bench in the 22-0 drubbing in Auckland. He admitted being out of shape, rusty and low on confidence then but has regained his fitness and self-belief through hard work and the enjoyment of touring. Now he’s a lock in the No.10 jumper for the Wallabies but the 23-year-old X-factor is still keen on seeing his mate Cooper return to the side. Cooper’s future in rugby hangs in the balance following his claims the national team housed a “toxic environment”, frustrations with a “boring” style of play and tweeting a desire to play rugby league with friend Sonny Bill Williams. Beale certainly doesn’t want to see the Queensland Reds star lost to the
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code once he recovers from knee surgery. “He’s a class player so once he gets his body right (I hope he returns),” Beale said. “He took the Reds to the (2011 Super Rugby title) and that year he was world-class. “So if we can have him in the squad and with his knowledge as well - he’s very smart, he knows how to play the game well - it will definitely help us
Continued from p12... moving forward.” Winger Digby Ioane (knee) has been ruled out after failing to train in two ballwork sessions on Monday while No.8 Radike Samo (bicep) ran freely but is yet to be cleared for selection on Tuesday. Utility Adam Ashley-Cooper is expected to return to the backline after overcoming a head knock while Scott Higginbotham is in line to start if Samo is ruled out.
White admits being part of Armstrong doping strategy Continued from p12... documents that revealed Armstrong as a drug cheat. White has stood down from his position as Cycling Australia’s (CA) men’s road co-ordinator and sports director at Australian professional road team Orica-GreenEDGE. But the question now is whether other Australians were doping during an era in which one leading rider and drug cheat, American Tyler Hamilton, says 80 per cent of the peloton were doping to some degree. CA president Klaus Mueller admits an amnesty must be considered to reveal whether White’s confession is just the tip of the iceberg. Mueller says it is possible Australian cyclists involved in riding during that period ‘may have misled us’. ‘The material is coming out to suggest that certainly up until 2005, that there was certainly in some teams systemic cheating,’ Mueller said on Sunday. ‘That’s one of the factors we need to take into account in determining whether there ought to be an amnesty (for Australian cyclists). ‘It would be conditional on any athlete to whom we give an amnesty coming clean and disclosing all relevant issues in relation to his conduct ... and the conduct of others.’ Mueller admits his organisation could have made more thorough checks before appointing White, whose future in his two key roles will be discussed at a board meeting this week.
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Before taking on his current roles, White had been dismissed from another pro team, GarminCervelo, for referring Australian rider Trent Rowe to now-disgraced ex-Armstrong doctor Luis Garcia del Moral. Mueller said that matter would also be re-examined in the wake of White’s admission. When asked if CA should have been more thorough before appointing White Mueller said: ‘We, I suppose, were as naive as most people involved in the sport ... we didn’t understand the extent of certainly in the US Postal team - the systemic cheating taking place.’ But Mueller insists White has not compromised the integrity of Australia’s national road program. Testimony from disgraced Tour de
France winner Floyd Landis outed White - the American saying he had shared testosterone and EPO with him while riding for the US Postal team in 2003. Mueller said he spoke to White late on Saturday night and he agreed to stand aside until CA and Australia’s anti-doping body ASADA had fully investigated. White said in his statement on Saturday night: ‘I am sad to say that I was part of a team where doping formed part of the team’s strategy, and I too was involved in that strategy. ‘My involvement is something I am not proud of and I sincerely apologise to my fans, media, family and friends who trusted me and also to other athletes in my era that consciously chose not to dope.’
off with ankle ligament damage and Inglis and Morris both required lengthy treatment for knee injuries in the second half. “You don’t play in a game like that and expect to come away without a few bumps and bruises,” Sheens said. “But there’s nothing too serious that will require surgery. “I didn’t put Hoff back on as he was struggling to run and I didn’t want to ruin him. But everyone carried that little bit extra to win the game.” Sheens said Myles was left on the bench for almost an hour due to a sternum injury that had been troubling the back-rower this week. The Gold Coast star has enjoyed a superb year, winning the Wally Lewis Medal for his performances for Queensland in State of Origin, and had been named in the starting line up at Dairy Farmers Stadium, only for Sheens to replace him with Tony Williams.
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ADELAIDE and Essendon will meet in the opening match of the 2013 AFL season on March 22, the league confirmed on Monday. The Crows will host the Bombers in a Friday night match to kick off a round one split across two weekends. Fremantle and West Coast will meet in a derby on March 23, while Richmond and Carlton will do
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Myles finally entered the fray with just over 20 minutes remaining, and helped set up Darius Boyd’s match-clinching try with a clever offload. “Nate had a bit of a sternum issue which he has carried since the back end of the season,” Sheens said. “He had a bit of problem with it during the week so I decided to make a change and ease him in later. “I did want to put him on in the first half, but for whatever reason it never happened. But he did a good job when he came on.” Robbie Farah also sat patiently on the bench for 58 minutes, and Sheens said the introduction of the Wests Tigers hooker was a key reason why his side outlasted the Kiwis in the hot and humid conditions in Townsville. “Cam (Smith) and Robbie took it up through the middle and it worked well,” he said. “We knew they were going to be tired, they’d ran out of interchanges and having two dummy halves worked well.”
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