Re: Trains, Promises and NT Elections (dont forget johnie O's Election)
Nic Doncaster (nldoncas@cobweb.com.au)
20 Aug 1997 10:23:46 GMT
pcc@ocean.com.au (Leslie Brown) writes:
> nldoncas@cobweb.com.au (Nic Doncaster) wrote in aus.rail:
>
> >telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton) writes:
> >> The Northern Territory Government has called an election for
> >> August 30. The Alice Springs to Darwin Rail link has bipartisan
> >> support and will not be an issue as such.
> >> BUT the ALP has already accused the Federal and Territory
> >> Governments of holding off a decision to jointly fund the NT and
> >> SA from Federation funds until polling day to maximise the
> >> Conservative vote. The Labor Party also claims that the SA
> >> Government will also announce an Election to coincide with the
> >> Federal announcement of funding.
> >> Apparently all of this started when an article from a newsletter
> >> called "Inside Canberra" stated that the Feds will announce
> >> funding for the Rail link within in the next two weeks.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> ----Tell
> >> Alice Springs NT
>
> >> methinks correctly
>
> >NAR=votes! (hopefully)
>
> but;
> money=Melbourne to Darwin.
>
> I'll bet money over votes any day.
>
> Les Brown.
>
Asa long AS you pay me I'll vote for that!
Nic