The 25th Annual Australian Film Institute Awards, celebrating a magnificent year of
achievement in Australian film.
As a prelude to the awards, producer Pat Lovell will present a special program including highlights
of nominated films and interviews with some of the stars and producers who are competing
for the honours.
The 1983 Australian Film Awards preview, Friday at 8.50.
Members of Australia's Lebanese community today staged a large demonstration on the
lawns of Parliament House in Candra over foreign intervention in Lebanon.
The demonstration follows a deepening of the Lebanese crisis with American warships unleashing
hundreds of rounds of fire against Syrian backed Lebanese troops in what's been described
as the biggest US naval action since the Vietnam War.
Vivien Schenker reports from Candra.
A huge crowd of demonstrators wanted to make one thing very clear.
The strife in Lebanon, they said, was not a civil war or a case of Christian and Muslim
Lebanese carving each other up.
They said the army of a legitimate and democratically elected government was fighting a minority
uprising supported by foreign influences.
We don't believe in living under anybody, not Syria, not Palestinians.
We want the Lebanese army to control all Lebanon under the present government.
Later in the afternoon, a delegation of Lebanese community leaders met the Prime Minister Mr
Hawke to discuss the issue, and it was after that meeting, when the Prime Minister came
out to talk to the waiting crowd, that emotions really ran riot.
A huge mass of enthusiastic protesters rushed Mr Hawke and a large number of federal police
and security men struggled to protect him as he told the mob what they wanted to hear.
The capacity of Australia is limited in what we can do, but as I've told your representatives,
your ambassador, the representatives of your church, the representatives of your community
organizations, I give you the pledge that everything that the Australian government
can do will be done.
A large pro-government demonstration brought the business district of Manila to a standstill
tonight as police surged through the streets expressing support for President Marcos.
The ABC's reporter on the scene, Bob Worth, says the pro-government demonstrators were
quickly overwhelmed by those supporting the opposition movement formed following the assassination
of Benigno Aquino.
Both factions threw placards at each other, and although there was little violence, pro-government
demonstrators were forced to retreat to calls of Marcos resign.
Pro-government posters were thrown onto bonfires and yellow ticker tape rained down onto the
streets.
Police continued to use maximum tolerance as directed by President Marcos.
The liberal and national parties have reached a compromise on how they should approach the
government's sex discrimination legislation.
A joint meeting of the parties in Canberra today agreed that the opposition will press
for three amendments to the legislation.
If these are rejected, individual members of the opposition will have a free vote, allowing
them to vote against the legislation if they so desire.
From Canberra, Greg Turnbull.
The compromise was reached at this meeting of the opposition executive yesterday against
a background of division between the two parties and within the Liberal Party over how to approach
the sex discrimination bill.
The Liberal leader, Mr Peacock, and his spokesman on the status of women, Mr McPhee, supported
the government bill, while the National Party leader, Mr Anthony, other members of his party,
and some of their wives, were opposed to the bill in its present form.
The compromise accepted by the parties today hinges on three amendments.
They want the partial exemption for non-government schools to be permanent rather than limited
to two years.
They don't want the legislation to rely on the constitutional external affairs power,
and they want people charged with discrimination under the Act to have a legal privilege to
withhold information on the grounds of self-incrimination.
If the government rejects the amendments, the coalition will still support the legislation,
but individual members will be free to vote as they please.
After the meeting, Mr McPhee denied suggestions that he'd been forced to back down on the
issue.
There is a concern about the use of the external affairs power, and there is a concern about
the intervention in the private school system.
Our amendments are aimed at correcting those, and I think if the government is prepared
to accept, especially the latter amendment, then we will have a united position.
But I'm sure we're united in terms of principle, it's just a matter of detail.
Detail or not, during question time in Parliament today, the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, accused
the opposition of being, quote, in absolutely pathetic chaos, unquote, over the Sex Discrimination
Bill.
In Canberra, Greg Turnbull.
The total cost of building the Oban has jumped 17 per cent in the last year to a new figure
of 98 million dollars.
The revised estimated cost, up from 84 million dollars the year before, is given in figures
provided to State Parliament.
The biggest cost increase is in designing, constructing, and landscaping, with the Oban
guided track being extended from three kilometres up to a maximum of 12 kilometres.
When the Oban busway was costed after studies into it in May 1981, its total bill was put
at 79 million dollars.
Since then, due to inflation, its total cost has now risen by 24 per cent.
The coordinator of the Australian delegation to the Third World Wilderness Conference says
the Flinders Ranges National Park has become a region of concern to environmentalists.
Mr Verne McLaren leaves tomorrow for the Congress, which will be held in Scotland next month.
Ellen Vatsakopoulos reports.
Mr McLaren and Federal Environment Minister Barry Cohen will discuss the Tasmanian wilderness
at the conference, a recent success story which he says highlighted the significance
of our own natural region, the Flinders Ranges National Parks.
The State Government recently approved limited mineral exploration of the area in search
of lead and zinc to supply Port Pirri.
A move Mr McLaren says is inconsistent with the Government's recent land clearing legislation
preventing the removal of native vegetation.
He says if the Government moves towards mining in the region, he could very well find himself
discussing the Flinders region at the next Congress.
But Mr McLaren says he is confident that public opinion will prevent any mining.
I rather doubt myself that much exploration work will go ahead in the national parks.
I would be very sorry in fact if it went beyond that point and I think the eyes of
the world would certainly be on it if that happened but my personal opinion is that it's
too valuable an area to allow exploration that would lead to mining in the parks themselves.
The Co-op Building Society today announced that it has joined forces with six interstate
building societies to form a national association.
The Chairman of the Co-op, Mr Dick Fidoch, said the move would contain some long-term
cost-saving benefits to investors and borrowers.
There will be a range of investment services for interstate transactions and assistance
with home finance when an investor relocates.
Mr Fidoch says major savings in technology will be passed on in cost savings to offer
rates that are as low as possible on home loans.
Sixteen South Australians received recognition for their contribution to the community today
when they were invested with honours and awards in the Order of Australia.
Stephen Halliday reports.
This morning's investitures were the third by Governor Sir Donald Dunstan and came from
the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
The most prestigious award, the Officer of the Order of Australia, was awarded to former
State MP and Attorney General, Mr Don Banfield, for parliamentary service and for service
to the community.
Officer of the Order of Australia was also awarded to noted geologist Dr Reginald Sprigg
for his service to industry, particularly to petroleum exploration.
Four of those receiving awards were women.
Prominent among them was writer and filmmaker Miss Anne Deverson, who became a member of
the Order of Australia for her service to the media.
Among the awards were two for bravery.
Police Constable Lee Tribulko was awarded the Commendation for Brave Conduct for attempting
to save a drowning man in seas near Port Elliston, while Mr Keith Goodchild was awarded the Australian
Bravery Medal for saving two people from waters near Granite Island at Victor Harbour.
Winds of between 10 and 20 knots are forecast for the America's Cup course off Newport,
Rhode Island for the fourth race between Australia 2 and Liberty.
The race is due to start shortly after midnight Australian Eastern time.
The ABC's Jim Middleton reports from Newport that the forecast covers such a wide range
that the race could still be sailed in light conditions.
He says at present, seas off Newport are slight and there could be patches of fog and perhaps
some rain.
All fairly inconclusive, let's see what we can do with the local forecast now, shall
we, for the state?
Cool to mild over the settled areas with isolated showers contracting to southern coasts and
ranges.
Fine and mild to warm in the interiors, southwest to south winds moderating and moderating seas.
A strong wind warning is current for south central coast and a gale warning continues
for the southeast coast.
Broken Hill will be fine with an estimated maximum of 20 degrees.
And the estimated maximum temperatures for country centres range, as you can see, from
15 to 20.
The metropolitan area forecast cloudy periods with isolated showers at first becoming fine
during tomorrow.
Southwest winds moderating, Adelaide can expect an overlight low of 9 degrees and a high tomorrow
of 17.
Well, that's it for tonight, 5 a.m. continuing with up-to-date news throughout the night
again.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Good night.
It's said to be to the 80s what the microchip was to the 70s.
Genetic engineering at this laboratory in Melbourne, development of a synthetic hormone
called relaxin which can ease the traumas of childbirth.
Solar power on test at this research centre in Italy, technicians are testing solar equipment
to destruction using artificial hailstones.
From the United States, a look inside NASA's deep space tracking facility and the progress
of the Pioneer and Voyager probes.
A look at the world tomorrow on towards 2000.
C-O-P-G-I-R-F, the whole world's looking for the golden black girl, down in the crowd,
out in the street, got the whole world shaking to keep up with it.
She's a black girl.
She's a black, she's a black, black girl.
She's a black girl.
She's a black, she's a black, black girl.
At the dance floor with my man.
Hit the floor, jump with the band.
I got friction, I can't stop.
I'm a dancer, standing top.
C-O-P-G-I-R-F, the whole world's looking for the golden black girl, down in the crowd,
out in the street, got the whole world shaking to keep up with it.
And I've been a black girl, I'm swinging things.
Oh, oh.
She's a black girl.
She's a black, black, black girl.
She's a black, black, black girl.
She's a black, black, black girl.
She's a black, black, black girl on the old busags.
Shall we need a bad modicum.
She's a black, black, black girl on the old busags.
Kill, kill, kill your soul,
She's a black, black girl on the old busags.
She's a black, black, black girl on the old busags.
Tonight we're going to take a look at the music of Ross Wilson and Mike Rudd.
We'll see Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock, Aerial, The Heaters and Mike Rudd's new band, Why.
Ross wrote Bop Girl for his wife Pat Wilson.
They used to sing with the Rock Granite and more recently The Marvels.
The video is the first rock clip to be directed by Gilliam Armstrong,
who made Starstrike and My Brilliant Career.
For the recording of Bop Girls, Pat and Ross used Mark Moffat, Ricky Fittar,
past and present Mondo rockers Simon Gillies and James Black,
and Ross Hannaford sang the bass line.
The song is being given radio airplay on KROQ in Los Angeles
and seems to be grabbing people in Australia the same way as Eagle Rock did 12 years ago
when it was number one for two months.
Daddy Cool wasn't Ross Wilson's first band.
In 1965 he and Ross Hannaford were playing in The Pink Finks.
After that band split up, two Ross's formed Party Machine with Mike Rudd on bass.
He had just come from to Melbourne from New Zealand.
At this stage, Ross Wilson and Mike Rudd were starting to write original songs.
Make Your Stash is one of the songs from those days,
of Party Machine and Sons of the Vegetable Mother,
a late 60s band that included Ross and Mike
and the soon-to-be Daddy Cool rhythm section, Gary Young and Wayne Duncan.
Both Daddy Cool and Spectrum formed in 1970.
Daddy Cool recorded Make Your Stash on their second album
and it was the opening track on Spectrum Part One.
The tune borrows from the Jupiter theme from Holst's Planet Suite,
which was also used as the basis for Joybringer by Manfred Mann's Earth Band,
who recorded I'll Be Gone and the B-side of that Spectrum single.
At one stage, Mick Rogers from Melbourne's Procession played guitar and sang with Manfred Mann
and he asked Ross Wilson to go to England to do some writing with them.
I guess that's how Make Your Stash came to be reworked in Britain.
This version is by the second line-up of Spectrum.
I'd like to start with a number off the Spectrum Part One album,
written by Ross Wilson of Daddy Cool, called Make Your Stash.
Make your stash, be careful when you do,
They've got dogs, I hear the train to the right room, Plastic bags and things you think will do.
They've got dogs and they've got men in blue, Dogs and men are there to make it tough on you,
Stashing things into fun they can do, Everyone is so hard at work making it tough on each other too,
When I think I know who'll win in the end, Manfred.