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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline; these meet VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) English requirements



Herald-Sun: May 28, page 21, comment (photos) by Andrew Bolt, `Prejudices stripped bare'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23769626-5000117,00.html

The Australian: May 28, page 16, comment by Sebastian Smee, `Intimate, confronting, but Henson art is great'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23769173-5013480,00.html

The Age: May 28, page 13, comment by Steve Biddulph, `Art or not, it's still exploitation'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/art-or-not-its-still-exploitation-20080527-2int.html

Herald-Sun: May 27, page 18, editorial, `Testing the public view'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23763015-24218,00.html

The Australian: May 27, page 13, editorial, `Art or prurience?'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23762671-16382,00.html

The Australian: May 27, page 12, comment by Phillip Adams, `Lewis Carroll would be locked up today'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23762642-7583,00.html

The Age: May 27, page 10, editorial, `What is consent? It's the central issue in the Henson debate' (with cartoon on same page).
http://www.theage.com.au/news/editorial/consent-is-central-issue-in-the-henson-debate/2008/05/26/1211653935152.html

The Age: May 27, page 1, news item by Karen Kissane, `Henson model could sue for damages: former judge'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/henson-model-could-sue/2008/05/26/1211653938450.html

Herald-Sun: May 26, page 18, comment by Jill Singer, `Artist pushes our limits'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23756026-5000117,00.html

The Australian: May 26, page 2, news item by Lauren Wilson, `Beautiful, edgy and not for banning' (see also page 8 cartoon).
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23757266-5013404,00.html

The Australian: May 26, page 8, cartoon.

The Age: May 26, page 11, comment by Larissa Dubecki, `Small-minded attitudes cloud community responses to art'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/smallminded-attitudes-cloud-responses-to-art/2008/05/25/1211653847046.html

The Age: May 26, page 9, letters from various, `Art or porn?'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/art-or-porn/2008/05/25/1211653849267.html?page=fullpage

The Age: May 26, page 1, news item (photo of former model) by Bibby and Farouque, `"I never felt uncomfortable. Bill made you feel incredibly safe and warm"'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/i-never-felt-uncomfortable/2008/05/25/1211653848660.html

The Australian: May 24, page 18 cartoon and editorial, `Ban poses a dilemma'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23748345-25209,00.html

The Australian: May 24, page 2, news item by Matthew Westwood and Corrie Perkin, `Artists jump to Henson's defence'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23749123-16947,00.html

The Australian: May 24, page 3, comment by Judy Annear, `Exhibition was art, not pornography'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23749121-16947,00.html

The Australian: May 24, page 1, news item (photos) by A and W Wilson, `Gallery raid revives censorship issue'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23749181-16947,00.html

The Age: May 24, Insight section, page 9, comment by Robert Nelson, `Creepy? Perhaps, but it's not porn'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/creepy-perhaps-but-its-not-porn/2008/05/23/1211183102325.html

The Age: May 24, page 3, news item by Tovey and Hawker, `Art or porn? Photographer facing obscenity charges'.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/art-or-porn-photographer-facing-obscenity-charges/2008/05/23/1211183108411.html

The Australian: May 23, page 9, news item by Matthew Westwood, `Show closed as police investigate nude child photos'.
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