Re: Prime Minister in France

[Richard <richard_snook@primus.com.au>]

Who are the "train" partners in the transfield bid?....Siemens ??

>:~)) Richard

"chris@enet21.com.au" wrote:
> 
> I think the reason why Johnny Horward is visiting the Alstom factory, is because of
> the Speedrail group headed by Wal King and Alstoms. Maybe Mr King is travelling with
> Mr Howard at the taxpayers expense. I reckon Wal and his company Leighton Contractors
> have aligned themselves too closely with the current govt. and Liberal Party, bad
> mistake, as if there is a change of govt. next election, the Labour party, and unions
> will back the transfield proposal because of the Leighton-Liberal relationship and the
> NSW premier tends to be supportive of the Transfield group.
> By the way Wal King gets paid $ 3 million a year, more than the chief execuitve of
> BHP.
> 
> Chris
> 
> David Bromage wrote:
> 
> > Michael Kurkowski (mk@netstra.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> > > David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> said:
> >
> > > >The PM is visiting Turkey (for Anzac Day), Israel and France over the next
> > > >couple of weeks. While in France he will visit the Alstom factory at
> > > >Belfort. That's where they make TGVs. Sounds promising.
> >
> > > Why do I smell a federal election nearby? Actually, the political scene at
> > > the moment reeks of a federal election. Of course, this can have nothing to
> > > do with the Speedrail showcase making another appearance, can it?
> >
> > Don't hold your breath just yet. There is another stinker of a Budget
> > coming up next month and the GST from July. Stay tuned for a 2001 Budget
> > which really reeks of pork, then an election not long after.
> >
> > Cheers
> > David