Lot's Wife

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Lot’s Wife is the student newspaper of Monash University’s Clayton campus, and is one of the most renowned and celebrated student newspapers in Australia. It is produced by students, for students and operates as part of the Monash Student Association.

1 History
2 Famous Contributors
3 Recent Editors
4 References
5 External Links

[edit] History

Lot’s Wife began when a collection of Monash (Clayton) students stormed the office of the Monash student newspaper of the time, Chaos, in reaction to the sexist and derogatory material Chaos routinely published. Throughout the 1960s, Lot’s Wife remained at the forefront of student media.

Lot’s Wife gained its name from the Biblical passage in which Lot and his wife fled Sodom. Lot and his wife were spared from God’s wrath at Sodom on the premise that if they left behind the destruction that befell their town without looking back, they would be spared. Overcome by curiosity once they had escaped, Lot’s Wife looked back. As a consequence she turned into a pillar of salt for disobeying God’s orders.

The message of never looking back has been enshrined in Lot’s Wife since its inception and continues to be reflected in each edition of the publication. Many of Lot’s Wife’s contributors have achieved considerable notoriety in later life.

[edit] Famous Contributors

Lot’s Wife is put together through a collaborative effort by students from the Monash Clayton Campus. Some past editors and contributors to Lot’s Wife include:

Julian Burnside

Julian Burnside is a QC who has worked on many prominent human rights cases. He continues to fight alongside many human rights campaigns.

Peter Steedman

Peter Steedman has been a journalist, an editor, a federal MP (for the ALP) and political activist. After relocating to Britain in the 1960s, Peter was involved in a campaign which saw Piccadilly Circus saved from redevelopment.

Antony Loewenstein

Antony Lowenstein is a young Jewish journalist who wrote the controversial book My Israel Question which was launched in 2006. The book extensively discusses affairs in the Middle East and is critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.

Nick Economou

Nick Economou is an experienced media commentator on Australian politics and frequently provides commentary for the ABC. Nick is also a Senior Lecturer at Monash University and head of the Politics department.

Russell Skelton

Russell is an award winning journalist and foreign correspondent. He currently works for The Age.

Jon Faine

Jon Faine is a radio presenter whose probing debate has seen him create a distinguished and successful career with the ABC. Formally, Faine was on the council for Amnesty International, the Council of Civil Liberties and the Community Health Centre board.

Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths is a famous actress best known for the part she played as Rhonda in Muriel’s Wedding. Rachel received an incredible amount of media publicity when she protested topless with a “Need, not greed” sign at the opening night of Melbourne’s Crown Casino.

Michael Leunig

Michael Leunig is an artist, cartoonist, poet and philosopher. His work is commonly printed in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. He provides left-wing commentary on political, cultural and emotional life.

Peter Costello

Peter Costello is the current Federal Treasurer of Australia, and instrumental in the passing of 2005 VSU legislation. In the 1970s, Peter Costello wrote articles defending Compulsory Student Unionism while he was a member of the Social Democratic Students Association of Victoria, an affiliate of the Victorian Branch of Australian Young Labor.