 Australian political magazine "The Monthly" described Neville as a "pioneer of the war on deference".In late 1963 or early 1964 Neville, then editor of the UNSW student magazine "Tharunka" met Richard Walsh, editor of its University of Sydney counterpart "Honi Soit", as well as artist Martin Sharp.Neville and Walsh wanted to publish their own "magazine of dissent" and asked Sharp to become a contributor.