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 is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts