Artist wins injunction

An Aboriginal artist yesterday won an unprecedented undertaking to the Federal Court by a T-shirt manufacturer to stop selling shirts which feature a copy of his painting. Mr Johnny Bulun Bulun was seeking an injunction against Flash Screenprinters and two tourist shops. The company and the shops agreed to turn over all their remaining stock to Mr Bulun Bulun pending the outcome of a trial. It is the first time an artist has won such a concession.

No free lunch

Bert Newton didn’t exactly get done like a dinner in his first week of lunchtime television, but then again, he didn’t fare all that well against Ray Martin either. The Easter week off-season ratings, privately issued to TV stations yesterday, gave Seven’s new entry, The Bert Newton Show, an opening quarter-hour peak of 10 ratings points, dropping to nine for the remainder of the hour, while Midday With Ray Martin won the day with a steady 10.

Quayle down under

US Vice-President, Mr Dan Quayle, said yesterday he wants to visit Australia soon. Mr Quayle’s spokesman, Mr David Beckwith added: ‘We are planning a Far East trip, and Australia will certainly be included if we do it.’ In an interview with Reuters yesterday, Mr Quayle said: ‘My brother and my mother and father have all been to Australia; I haven’t. It’s a very important ally, and we hope to get over there sometime soon’.