This week we talk to Virginia Clarke from the Brisbane Labour History Association. Virginia Clarke has had a lifetime of rank-and-file activism in unions and the Labor Party. In the late 70s and early 80s Virginia was also involved in the Brisbane punk scene, which, like the punk explosion the world over, was a movement of working class youth. In Brisbane, the punk scene displayed a particularly sharp edge due to Queensland's cultural and political conservatism and the behaviour of the cops who were notorious for meting out 'special treatment' to punks, First Nations people and anyone who publicly expressed dissent. During this turbulent time Virginia found herself enrolled in a degree at UQ, where she found the middle class culture of higher education and student life alienating. For working class students like Virginia, punk identity became a source of strength and up-yours confidence.
- Songs played
- Beddy Rays - Milk
- Ball Park Music - Rich People Are Stupid
- grandson - Dirty
- Dawn Daylight - Culture
- Last Quokka - Justice / System
- Cuckoo Coco - G Floor
- The Saints - I'm Stranded
- RAT BOY - I WANNA SKATE
- Racerage ft. Sass Hound - Eat The Rich
- m8riarchy - Never Drop
- Bonsai Bay - Faulted On The Line
- Hommus Idol - Claim The Seat
- Baker Boy - Mr La Di Da Di
- I Think I've Had an Apostrophe - just say nay
