Re: NT railway deal to be signed today

["Jim Leppitt" <leppijlk@virtual.net.au>]

Tonights Melbourne ABC news showed footage of our Prime Minister dodging the
press (re the Reith issue) at what appeared to be Islington Workshops today.
ALF prominant in the background. I guess that he was putting pen to paper.
Jim

"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
EA6H5.20$Y66.3834@news0.optus.net.au">news:EA6H5.20$Y66.3834@news0.optus.net.au...
> Michael (usenet.spam@gunzel.net) wrote:
> > David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in article
> > <39ECF284.3A08306C@fang.omni.com.au>:
>
> > >An agreement for the long-awaited Alice Springs to Darwin railway will
> > >be signed in Adelaide today. The Prime Minister and the leaders of
South
> > >Australia and the Northern Territory will sign the agreement with the
> > >Asia Pacific Transport Consortium, which plans to build, operate and
own
> > >the railway for 50 years before it passes into public ownership.
>
> > Still, I'll believe it when I see it.
>
> According to Denis Burke, if the contract is signed today then site
> clearing starts tomorrow.
>
> Cheers
> David