Canberra Wheels News

Us Ford Hires Melbourne Team

Thursday August 28, 1997
Canberra A consortium of Melbourne researchers has won part of a $200 million contract from the head office of Ford in Detroit to design and construct a family car that would be 40 per cent lighter than existing models. The consortium of the CSIRO and the Cooperative Research Centre for Alloy

Baht Seriously, The Deal Has Its Benefits

Tuesday August 12, 1997
Canberra Excuse me. I heard on the news the Federal Government is going to give Thailand $1.3 billion because the Thai banks are in trouble. Why can't they give money to Australians who need it rather than to Thailand? We are not giving Thailand anything . . .. Please explain. All we ar

Taxing Time For The States

Thursday August 7, 1997
The High Court decision on States' tax rights is another chapter in the enduring war between Canberra and the former colonies over finances. "THROUGH the passage of time, the High Court ... has altered the power balance between the States and the Commonwealth. As we in NSW see the position,

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