Ratbags, Revolutionaries and Free Speech: The Queensland Radical Press in 1968

Knight, AD

Ratbags, Revolutionaries and Free Speech: The Queensland Radical Press in 1968

Knight, AD

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Publisher:: Auckland University of Technology, Pacific Media Centre
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Pacific Journalism Review, 2004, 10 (1), pp. 153 - 170
Issue Date:: 2004-01

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dc.contributor.author	Knight, AD	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Pacific Journalism Review, 2004, 10 (1), pp. 153 - 170	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1023-9499	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10566
dc.description.abstract	Australian governments have made continuing attempts to restrict the public's right to know. This article looks back to 1968 when radical Queensland university students challenged state government restrictions on freedom of speech, assembly and information. They did so by using then new offset press technology to create alternatives to a mainstream press monopoly. In a world without internet, community radio and television, or even mobile phones, leaflets and small newspapers were the primary media for such minority groups wishing to spread their critiques to the wider community. The article examines the radical newsletter's themes including freedom of speech, civil liberties, Australian racism, press ownership and the anti-war movement. It includes references to Queensland produced cartoons and posters. It was produced with material from the Fryer Library at the University of Queensland.	en_US
dc.publisher	Auckland University of Technology, Pacific Media Centre	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Pacific Journalism Review	en_US
dc.title	Ratbags, Revolutionaries and Free Speech: The Queensland Radical Press in 1968	en_US
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Abstract:

Australian governments have made continuing attempts to restrict the public's right to know. This article looks back to 1968 when radical Queensland university students challenged state government restrictions on freedom of speech, assembly and information. They did so by using then new offset press technology to create alternatives to a mainstream press monopoly. In a world without internet, community radio and television, or even mobile phones, leaflets and small newspapers were the primary media for such minority groups wishing to spread their critiques to the wider community. The article examines the radical newsletter's themes including freedom of speech, civil liberties, Australian racism, press ownership and the anti-war movement. It includes references to Queensland produced cartoons and posters. It was produced with material from the Fryer Library at the University of Queensland.

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