Briefs reject ‘gay pics’ slur in pre-selection scandal

The Brisbane-based circus-burlesque troupe has demanded an apology from failed SA Liberal candidate Peter Maddern.
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One of the photographs at the centre of the court case. Photo credit: Neil Kendall.

Failed South Australian Liberal Party candidate Peter Maddern has claimed in court documents that two photographs of Briefs member Mark ‘Captain Kidd’ Winmill, described as ‘trash’ – together with criticism of the images and Maddern’s association with them by Unley branch president Robert Fitzgerald – were responsible for sabotaging his 2012 pre-selection bid for the safe seat of Unley.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts