Re: HST's, pollies and dreamers.

[dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)]

Ben Staples (BenKim@bigpond.com) wrote:
> I really can't see what the problem is. Eight billion, so what!! I really
> dont think this Melbourne Darwin railway goes far enough. If I had my way
> we'd be spending eight trillion on linking Australia with the asian mainland
> via PNG and Indonesia. We don't need ships, just really long tunnels.

It's actually technically feasable, although an economic nightmare. A
railway up Cape York, tunnel to PNG, then rail and tunnels through
Indonesia to Singapore.

Cheers
David