Today's Headlines
an Aussie's viewpoint on Australia's first daily Internet newspaper.
Search news archive
Monday 5th August 1996
Monday 5th August 1996
When I was project co-ordinator of the Global Info-Links project back in 1994 I recall having a meeting with the general manager of the Springfield project, Maha Sinnathamby, to run the idea of a cyber city past him. Maha decided to proceed shortly thereafter and the new 60,000 home city would have featured standardised cable and electronic on-line Apple Computer driven shopping.
The project had been approved by the Ipswich City Council. An Apple Computers spokesperson said that when the project was unveiled that the computer service would be a world first.
Some would say that a coal mine instead is a backward step, goes without saying that I support that arguement.
The Australian Democrats, as elusive as ever, said it was too early to comment.
The government came under fire last week when the Opposition produced leaked Cabinet documents suggesting massive changes.
The Opposition accused the Government of planning to count employer superannuation contributions as part of an employee's income, and taxing it at up to 47%.
He said the Reserve Bank's decision last week to cut half a percentage point off the official interest rate to 7% was necessary.
But he warned that the ACTU's "living wage" claim before the Industrial Relations Commission this week could jeopardise future interest rate falls.
"Whether they've given us enough at this stage is arguable. I think it would be a brave man that went much further at this stage," he told Network Ten's Meet The Press.
"But give it another six months ... it may well be that things are looking good and some more will come off."
It was a day of disappointment for the Aussies both at Atlanta and in South Africa. In Atlanta, Australian representative cyclist by a controversial legal ruling, Kathy Watts again missed out on a medal, while in South Africa the Wallabies were beaten 25-19 by an inspired Springbok team in rugby union.
The boot of Joel Stransky, the 1995 world cup hero, and that awesome leader of men Francois Pienaar once again starred. South Africa went on to win the tri-nation series.
The recently released report said that the Church's leaders must reflect carefully on the movement of people away from the church or it faced a grim future.
"Although a loss of 3.8% of the attending membership over five years may in itself not appear too desperate, continuation of the current trend in the long term will have a serious impact on Anglican attendance," the report said.
In Queensland about 25% of the population identified itself as Anglican while growing up - 27% of this number describe themselves as having no religion now.
Return to Australian National News of the Day