Saturday, February 21, 2004



The physical infrastructure of many Australian cities is in crisis.
It is almost making the former Soviet Union look like well oiled machine... Hypocrisy is a necessary tool for public servants, but in current infrastucture crisis some seem to be making a moral virtue of it.

Gear Boxes
Worn-out gearbox ball bearings on many of CityRail's Tangara trains could be putting passengers at risk of a catastrophic derailment.
· Worn gears threaten derailment
· Hospital warnings not ignored



Redfern, the crucible of black-white relations
Thomas "TJ" Hickey, the diminutive Redfern 17-year-old who became world famous this week when his death caused a riot, shared the tastes of many Australian youths.
· It takes a riot to care about these kids
· Memorial Marches
· Disregarded and dispossessed