Word: petrol
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...astronaut,'' Arneth recalls. A runty stockman was chosen and inserted, too drunk to protest, into the cramped cockpit. In case he got thirsty on the moon, the men hung a water bag beside the car seat. Then they put some gelignite under the rocket, ran a trail of petrol to it, counted down from 10 and dropped a lit match onto the "fuse...
...reliable guide). In an early scene Luc goes to a motor dealership to apply for a job. "Are you a Holden or a Ford man?" asks the geeky employer. "Holden," says Luc, which to local audiences will mark him as one of a certain breed (to the non?petrol head, it's akin to telling twins apart). Then there are Luc's mates from Yagoona High School - including Aborigine Shane, Islander Donald and Arab Walid - all struggling to make their way in life. In their late 20s, some have children or a partner in jail; others have not yet broken...
...taxes early and hope that there's even more money to entice voters next time (probably the so-called Battlers, who don't pay any tax when you apply a broad definition). The thinking is that money in the pockets of mortgage belt-families is needed right now. Petrol prices are high (by the standards to which Australians see as their birth right) and are not expected to ease for some time. The Reserve Bank's move on interest rates last week has made suburban families in the south-eastern States uneasy, particularly as the market value of their McMansions...
...family-welfare state on this scale, major improvements aren't likely to come from the architects. Labor leader Kim Beazley's support crew is mulling over the implications of the trends in tax and welfare. Beazley is now pitching to the middle; the tax burden, workplace insecurity, high petrol prices and interest-rate rises are the core of his crusade. It's also open season on Howard's welfare mothers...
...plan to kick the habit--and a deadline. By 2020, says Mona Sahlin, Minister for Sustainable Development, the country will no longer be dependent on fossil fuels. "By then," she declares, "no home will need oil for heating, no motorist will be obliged to use petrol [gasoline] as the sole option available...