Demonstrators with flags and banners during Moratorium in Brisbane 1970

Demonstrators in Brisbane, Australia with banners and flags during Moratorium march 1970. Anne Berquier can be seen fourth from the left.

Demonstrators and Semper press car during Moratorium in Brisbane 1970

Demonstrators in Brisbane, Australia with banners and flags during Moratorium march 1970. Semper press car (Volkswagon Kombi) can be seen. Protestors are outside the Presbyterian Church of Queensland (now Uniting Church) in Ann Street, Brisbane. In the background, scaffolding can be seen at the construction site of the Crest Hotel. Semper Floreat is the student newspaper of the University of Queensland.

Moratorium marchers with linked arms in Brisbane 1970

Demonstrators in Brisbane, Australia with banners and flags during Moratorium march 1970.

Demonstrators with banner and loud hailer during Moratorium in Brisbane 1970

Demonstrators in Brisbane, Australia with banners and flags during Moratorium march 1970.

Woman with sash in sportscar during May Day procession 1967 Brisbane

Woman with sash in sportscar during May Day procession, 1967, Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia. Onlookers stand outside a Queenslander house.

Miss Equal Pay in sportscar during May Day procession 1967 Brisbane

Miss Equal Pay in sportscar during May Day procession, 1967, Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia.

Simon and others during Aldermaston Peace march, Ipswich to Brisbane 1964

Simon and others during Aldermaston Peace march, Sunday April 5, 1964. The march covered the distance between Ipswich and Brisbane, Australia, walked in relays covering approximately two miles each. Most relay sections were sponsored by one or more individual organisations.

Simon and other participants during Aldermaston Peace march, Ipswich to Brisbane 1964

Simon and other participants during Aldermaston Peace march, Sunday April 5, 1964. The march covered the distance between Ipswich and Brisbane, Australia, walked in relays covering approximately two miles each. Most relay sections were sponsored by one or more individual organisations.

Women with umbrellas during Peace march on Sunday April 5th 1964, Brisbane.

Two women with umbrellas outside a cemetery during Peace march, Sunday April 5th Brisbane, Australia, 1964.

Participants with Ipswich to Brisbane banners during Aldermaston Peace march in 1964

Participants with Ipswich to Brisbane banners during Aldermaston Peace march, Sunday, April 5th 1964. The Aldermaston march covered the distance between Ipswich and Brisbane, Australia, walked in relays covering approximately two miles each. Most relay sections were sponsored by one or more individual organisations.

Members of the Union of Australian Women with banner during Hiroshima Day 1964, Brisbane

Members of the Union of Australian Women with banner during Hiroshima Day 1964, Brisbane, Australia. The Union of Australian Women is a national organisation that was formed in 1950. Its aim is to work for the status and wellbeing of women across the world. It has been involved in a wide variety of campaigns that concern women. The Union of Australian Women networks with other women's community and union groups on such issues.

BWIU float with banner End War in Vietnam during Mayday march Brisbane 1965

BWIU with float End war in Vietnam during Mayday procession Brisbane, Australia, May 1965.

Auditing complications of laparoscopy in a major tertiary hospital in Australia

Objective To review complications in both diagnostic and operative laparoscopic procedures at a university-affiliated major teaching hospital and to assess possible risk factors for complications. Design and setting A retrospective review of all laparoscopic procedures at the Royal Women's Hospital Brisbane, Australia, from 1990 to 1997 inclusive. A non-medical or nursing independent assessor reviewed charts. Data were collected on a standard form. Incomplete charts were excluded from analysis. Results There was a total of 1505 procedures. Analysis was based on 1435 complete data records. The overall complication rate was 2.86% with infection (1.3%) being the most common. The rate of gastrointestinal injury was 0.14%. Compared with women who had diagnostic laparoscopies, a higher rate of complication was found in women who had undergone operative laparoscopic procedures. However, this difference did not reach statistical significance. The complication rate was unrelated to seniority of the surgeon. Conclusion Complications can occur in any laparoscopic procedure. Regular reviews, especially in teaching hospitals, will provide feedback to clinicians to improve quality of care.

Fear of crime in Brisbane - Individual, social and neighbourhood factors in perspective

Numerous theories apply to fear of crime and each are associated with different kinds of variables. Most studies use only one theory, though this study examines the relative importance of different kinds of variables across a number of theories. The study uses data from a survey of residents in Brisbane, Australia to examine the relative importance of individual attributes, neighbourhood disorder, social processes and neighbourhood structure in predicting fear of crime. Individual attributes and neighbourhood disorder were found to be important predictors of fear of crime, while social processes and neighbourhood structure were found to be far less important. The theoretical implications are that the vulnerability hypothesis and the incivilities thesis are most appropriate for investigating fear of crime, though social disorganization theory does provide conceptual support for the incivilities thesis. Although social processes are less important in predicting fear of crime than neighbourhood incivilities, they are still integrally related to fear of crime: they explain how incivilities arise, they buffer against fear of crime, and they are affected by fear of crime.

A study of large-bowel volvulus in urban Australia

Background: Large-bowel volvulus is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in the industrialized world. We analyzed the presentation and outcome of 49 patients at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, who received a diagnosis of colonic volvulus from 1991 to 2001. Methods: A retrospective chart study was carried out. Results: Twenty-nine patients had sigmoid volvulus (59%), 19 patients had cecal volvulus (39%) and 1 patient had a transverse colon volvulus (2%). The diagnosis of sigmoid volvulus was made accurately on plain abdominal radiography or contrast enema in 90% of cases (n = 26), compared with only 42% of cases (n = 8) of cecal volvulus. Twenty-two patients with sigmoid volvulus were treated initially with endoscopic decompression. The success rate was 64% (n = 14). There was a high early recurrence rate of sigmoid volvulus for those treated by endoscopic decompression alone (43%) during a mean period of 32 days. Of the 14 patients with cecal volvulus who were treated with right hemicolectomy, 12 had primary anastomosis and 2 had end ileostomy with mucous fistula formation. There was no anastomotic leak following right hemicolectomy with primary anastomosis, even though 6 of these patients had an ischemic cecum. Conclusions: Endoscopic decompression of the sigmoid volvulus was safe and effective as an initial treatment but has a high early recurrence rate. Any patient who is fit enough to undergo operation should have a definitive procedure during the same admission to avoid recurrence. Cecal volvulus is associated with a higher incidence of gangrene and is treated effectively by right hemicolectomy with or without anastomosis. The need for swift operative intervention is emphasized.