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From: brendan@otc.otca.oz (Brendan Jones)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Harbour Tunnel opening
Date: 27 Aug 92 07:37:27 GMT
Distribution: aus

The Sydney Harbour Tunnel Company issued a press release yesterday
indicating that the Tunnel will be opened to traffic on Monday 31 August
"sometime between midnight and 6 am".

The reason for this, as explained in the release, is to prevent queues of cars
forming at the entrances, full of people eager to be the first ones across.

Allegedly, only a handful of people know at what time the barriers will be
pulled away.  The normal RTA crews on standby on the bridge will be called in
to remove the barriers without notice.

So, this probably means that people who want to be the first to drive through
the Harbour Tunnel are going to have to circle the harbour for six hours and
hope to be lucky :-)

And no, I won't be one of them.  I'll be sleeping.

PS.  The last update, #19, will be posted towards the end of September.
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Newsgroups: aus.general
From: thos@suite.sw.oz.au (Thomas Cohen)
Subject: Re: Advice on car insurance companies ?
Organization: Softway Pty Ltd
Distribution: aus
Date:  1 Sep 92 22:11:23 GMT

In <6330@otc.otca.oz> brendan@otc.otca.oz (Brendan Jones) writes:

>wouldn't know a good repairer from a bad one.  I don't want to try and find my
>own repairer.  I consider it's in AAMI's long term interests to find good
>repairers so that they're not hit with repeat claims to rectify shoddy work.
>So, AAMI do the legwork for me, and make my life easy when I make a claim.

and...

>Now, some repairers don't like AAMI because it's an insurance company that's
>decided to take on those who rip off customers and the insurance companies.

>it through higher premiums.  AAMI has decided to no longer turn a blind eye to
>this insidious practice.

continuing...

>The practice of AAMI using second hand parts has been largely discredited.
>The ABC "Investigators" did a huge expose on this alleged practice, AAMI
>promptly took the ABC to court, and won.  The Investigators was forced to
>place full page national press ads retracting the story and apologising to
>AAMI (and place those ads three times).

a reversal! ...

>off industry in the country.  AAMI have them offside as well by refusing to
>play the geniune spare-parts game.

finishing with...

>In short, AAMI do everything they can to give you the lowest premium.  If


In short, when Brendan buys something, he buys it lock stock and barrel.
(witness the tunnel) - No offence Brendan, but has anything you done 
been wrong?

thos

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From: matthew@syacus.acus.oz.au (Matthew Smith)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Tax-free education investment
Date: 24 Aug 92 21:53:12 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: ACUS Australian Centre for Unisys Software, Sydney


G'day netters,

Just heard about an investment from a large Aussie investment company.  It
is called their "Education Fund", and has been declared tax-exempt by the
Commissioner for Taxation.

Of course there are limitations - you can only pay for "educational expenses"
from the fund (and its earnings), it has a steep 5% entry fee, it's not going
to earn a huge amount of interest since it's relatively conservative and
your money is locked away forever. (I don't know what happens to the balance
at the end of the term...)

However, your fund can last 30 years, you can pay "educational expenses" for
anyone who is on your (modifiable) "designated-student" list, you give the 
fund the invoice for the educational expense and they pay the supplier, and
of course, it's tax-free!

The "designated students" don't have to be students when you open the fund,
so it's ideal for young kids or grandchildren.  They do, however, have 
to be partly or wholly a dependent of yours and be a full-time student
when you withdraw.

The definition of "educational expenses" is quite broad, including
tuition fees, accommodation, books, courses, special activites,
excursions, materials, sports & other equipment, musical instruments,
and (the best one for this forum) Computer Equipment (but maybe not
an SGI Indigo for your 2 year old!).

I have only read notes, and you should only invest from a prospectus etc etc

For more information, call Graham Dyer on (075) 77-4499. 
(He is an investment advisor who produces a very good
newsletter from which this information is derived)

Hope this helps somebody,
matt.

NB: I am providing this information with no guarantees.  I serve to
    make no money from the fund, and I am in no way affiliated with it.
    I just think it is a good idea.
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ph:  +61 2 390-1375                       North Ryde,
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From: t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle )
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Re: SRA IS ON THE AIR!
Keywords: Radio fun games  but maybe not for the whole family! :-)
Date: 18 Aug 92 14:53:40 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.

anthony@cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee) writes:

>:Well Anthony, as far as I can see, we are not selling anything, nor
>:asking for money, I was just stating that we are on the air.. nothing
>:more..... I dont see a problem with it personally, and we are a
>:COMMUNITY station, we are NOT allowed commercial advertisements....

>Sorry, I thought the station was commerical.  May be if you had a description
>of what kind of station it was then I would not have question your
>ad.
>--

Thats okay, not a worry. I would have put more in it than I did,
except I was running short on time when I posted it, so maybe next
time.....

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!  SRA IS 30 YEARS YOUNG!!

	  (The oldest student radio in Australia!)

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From: miw@cc.uq.oz.au (Mark I. Williams)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Re: Advice on car insurance companies ?
Date: 28 Aug 92 03:16:57 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland

suter@fawlty7.eng.monash.edu.au (Mr D. Suter) writes:

>The Investigators did a special on this recently. However, the show
>seemed more motivated by the complaints of the other crash repairers
>who were losing business. I have some sympathy with the AAMI aproach
>as crash repairers are more corrupt than the Columbian drug cartels.

Indeed. When I saw the quotation for the damage on my car, I knew I was looking
at the public face of organised crime. The AAMI approach is not wrong. However,
there are other problems with AAMI unrelated to the basic approach.

cheers,


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+61 7 36 54012   (w)  Prentice Centre
+61 7 36 54477  (fax) Qld 4072  Australia
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From: dave@sphinx.ci.com.au (Dave Dodd)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Re: What's Green & Yellow
Date: 16 Aug 92 23:27:48 GMT
Reply-To: dave@.ci.COM.AU (Dave Dodd)
Distribution: aus
Organization: Corinthian Engineering Pty Ltd (Sydney, Australia)


A mate of mine and I were discussing this recently and as far as he
remembers green was substituted for a touring team just after WWI.
The substitution had something to do with a shortage of either blue dye or
material. He is looking for a provable reference for this.

--Dave
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From: hamish@cloud.pub.uu.oz.au (Hamish Moffatt)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Pegasus network
Date: 25 Aug 92 06:27:00 GMT

Hello Andrew!

Tuesday August 11 1992 07:45, Andrew Kemp wrote:

 >> To contact Pegasus, send e-mail to  support@peg.pegasus.oz.au

 AK> I did that 3 weeks ago and I am still awaiting a reply. Who should I send

Same here. Maybe it should have been support%peg.pegasus.oz.au@NOT :-)


Regards,
Hamish


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Newsgroups: aus.general
From: brian@mel.dit.csiro.au (Brian May)
Subject: Re: SRA IS ON THE AIR!
Keywords: Radio fun games  but maybe not for the whole family! :-)
Organization: CSIRO DIT (Melb.)
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 05:13:07 GMT


In article <9823@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au>, anthony@cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee) writes:
|> Isn't this commercial advertising, I thought this sort of 
|> thing is not allowed on the net !
|> --

To be fair, they only have a 2 week broadcast licence every 6 months.
It's student radio & has no sponsors/adverts etc.

One point of note though is that this is where 3RRR was born - RMIT student radio.
This station has an 'educational' license but comes across more like JJJ ;)

brian
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Newsgroups: aus.general
From: suter@fawlty8.eng.monash.edu.au (Mr D. Suter)
Subject: Re: Advice on car insurance companies ?
Organization: Monash University
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 03:09:32 GMT

In article <thos.715220424@suite.sw.oz.au> thos@suite.sw.oz.au (Thomas Cohen) writes:
>In <1992Aug29.045625.24541@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> suter@fawlty8.eng.monash.edu.au (Mr D. Suter) writes:
>
>>In article <thos.714974989@suite.sw.oz.au> thos@suite.sw.oz.au (Thomas Cohen) writes:
>>>someone else runs into it. Why should you have to accept anything
>>>less that how the car was before the accident?
>
>>Because you are trying to provide the protection cover that suits
>>you in terms of a gamble. It is a perfectly valid strategy to pay less
>>with the expectation of bear{ng more of the ``cost'' should an accident occur.
>
>It aint my gamble. The insurance company takes money from me every
>year, and gambles that they will take more money in premiums than
>they will have to pay in defending the policy. Quality of repair is
>not (or should not be) part of that process as the premiums we pay
>are designed to get our car repaired.
>
>And you ignored my basic point. If the accident is not your fault,
>why the hell should you be disadvantaged in any way from it? Sure
>accidents happen, but that is why you take out insurance.
To the level that you think is appropriate. If you want 1st class
repairs on every job, regardless of who was at fault, then that is
what you should demand in the policy.
>In any case, I comprehensively insure with a company I can trust to allow
>me to do the job I want done.
Exactly, that's why your question (that initiated the whole discussion)
was silly. 
I, however, am quite happy to pay less insurance and either live with
a less than ``perfect'' repair job or even foot the bill myself. That's
the way I prefer to gamble.
d.s.
From: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Re: SRA IS ON THE AIR!
Keywords: Radio fun games  but maybe not for the whole family! :-)
Date: 15 Aug 92 15:08:11 GMT
Reply-To: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au
Distribution: aus

Isn't this commercial advertising, I thought this sort of 
thing is not allowed on the net !
--
Anthony Lee (Time Lord Doctor) (These are my opinions !)
email: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au	voice:+(61)-7-3651204 FAX:+(61)-7-3651999
SNAIL: Department Computer Science, The University of Qld, 
       St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
From: t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle )
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Re: SRA IS ON THE AIR!
Keywords: Radio fun games  but maybe not for the whole family! : -)
Date: 18 Aug 92 15:19:43 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.

moeller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Mario) writes:


>>>>Isn't this commercial advertising, I thought this sort of 
>>>>thing is not allowed on the net !
>>>But it's student radio.....that's not very commercial, is it??
>>>Or is it?
>>Well Mario, we are not commercial, we are not even, due to ABT
>>rulings, allowed to 'advertise' over the air...

>Exactly what I thought! I mean, with the name Student Radio, I didn't
>really expect you to start blasting the public with lounge discounters
>and the like.

Yup, not that we would have them even if we *could* advertise... =)

>Don't forget to play lots (and lots) of KLF! :-)

You want KLF?? Ring up and request it!  (03) 660 2414!


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Newsgroups: aus.general
From: moeller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Mario)
Subject: Re: SRA IS ON THE AIR!
Keywords: Radio fun games  but maybe not for the whole family! : -)
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 17:35:58 GMT

t923335@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (IronEagle ) writes:

>moeller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Mario) writes:

>>anthony@cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee) writes:

>>>Isn't this commercial advertising, I thought this sort of 
>>>thing is not allowed on the net !
>>>--
>>>Anthony Lee (Time Lord Doctor) (These are my opinions !)
>>>email: anthony@cs.uq.oz.au	voice:+(61)-7-3651204 FAX:+(61)-7-3651999
>>>SNAIL: Department Computer Science, The University of Qld, 
>>>       St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia

>>But it's student radio.....that's not very commercial, is it??

>>Or is it?

>Well Mario, we are not commercial, we are not even, due to ABT
>rulings, allowed to 'advertise' over the air...

Exactly what I thought! I mean, with the name Student Radio, I didn't
really expect you to start blasting the public with lounge discounters
and the like.

Don't forget to play lots (and lots) of KLF! :-)


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Newsgroups: aus.general
From: kenm@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au (Ken Mackie)
Subject: Re: Advice on car insurance companies ?
Organization: Coles Supermarkets
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 06:59:34 GMT

In <1992Aug25.055942.1615@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> scott@psy.uwa.oz.au (Scott Fisher) writes:

>If you own an "exotic" car check around with the local clubs for that car
>as you may be surprised...eg

>$20,000 Jaguar XJ6,

>Everyone else at 60% no claim $700-950

>Through the Perth Jaguar club $340

>Scott.

>Joy is a Jaguar XJ-6 with a flat battery, a blown oil seal and an unsympathetic wife, 9km outside of a small remote town, 3:15am on a cold wet winters morning.

I agree. I bought a XJ12L Jaguar (in a weak moment :-)) and found that
it pays to shop around. The RACQ was around $1000 and some were not interested
as I was 28 and considered `too young' and `risky'. I found that clubs gave
me the best deal. Around $400. Its a pity that insurance companies don't
support young people to take pride in owning such cars. Hell, if I wanted to
`hoon around' I'd drive a cheap bomb. 

ken 
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Newsgroups: aus.general
From: sysnet@cc.newcastle.edu.au (David Morrison)
Subject: Re: Advice on car insurance companies ?
Organization: University of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 05:32:51 GMT

In article <1992Aug24.230236.5200@melba.bby.oz.au>, gnb@duke.bby.com.au (Gregory N. Bond) writes:
> Well, I'm not sure about car insurance, but I spent yesterday on the
> phone arranging house and contents insurance.  Our broker has arranged
> a different underwriter (due to rising costs) and sent us a quote for
> $560.  I rang around a few other places and got quotes ranging from
> $620 to $720, except GIO, who quoted $360.
> 
> It pays to shop around.  Easiest $200 I ever made.

But are you getting the same cover?

If you want a couple of hours of frustration, get the policy wording from the 
various companies and see what is and is not covered in each one.  Even then, 
you have to "interpret" the words.  For example, try to work out whether you 
are covered for flood damage.  Firstly, what is a flood?  Is it a flood if a 
river overflows its banks, if a creek overflows its banks, if a stormwater 
drain overflows its walls, if runoff from a heavy storm, if water from a dam, 
or ocean?

If any of these are not called a flood, are you covered anyway?  Or are you 
not covered?

Be very wary of cheap insurance premiums!!!
-- 
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sysnet@cc.newcastle.edu.au or (VAX PSI) psi%0505249626002::sysnet
Phone: +61 49 215397	Fax: +61 49 216910
Newsgroups: aus.general
From: osborn@socs.uts.edu.au (Tom Osborn)
Subject: Re: Proposed upgrade to AARNET
Organization: Computing Sciences, Uni of Technology, Sydney.
Distribution: aus
Date: 24 Aug 92 05:35:21 GMT

steve@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Steve Balogh (+61 3 565 4747)) writes:

>There is an article in the Melbourne Age (Wed, 19th Aug. p40) titled "Hardship
>ahead for researchers" which contains the following paragraph:

>  "Among significant initiatives anounced in the white paper is a $13.7 million
>   upgrade of AARNET, the Australian research data network, via the creation of
>   a Research Data Network Cooperative Research Centre."

>It is nice that lots of extra money is coming our way from the budget, but does
>anyone know what function the RDNCRC performs?

>( And why do they have the word "Research" in their name twice? :-)

The two "Research"s are to keep attention away from the term "Cooperative". 
That term may have many meanings. Many of those meaning have echoes of the
past with some similarity to terms like "offsets", "joint", "promises",
"free lunch", and "there ain't no such thing as a".

Ie, "Upgrade" will probably mean "expand the number of users who will
promise to do something in return for ...".

Tomasso.
From: crhodes@spam.ua.oz (Colin Rhodes)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: honours
Keywords: hons
Date: 16 Aug 92 07:42:46 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Stats Pure & Applied Maths, Uni of Adelaide, Australia


A friend of mine is looking to take an honours degree in computing science
next year (poor twisted soul!) and would like to get hold of the honours
co--ordinators at _all_ of the Australian Universities.

Does anyone out there have their e--mail addresses? Also, do you have any
experiences of honours at a given University that you'd ike to pass on?
If so then please reply via e--mail to

   gchedric@buxton.cs.adelaide.edu.au

or me at
  
   crhodes@spam.maths.adelaide.edu.au

Thanks for the Bandwidth!

C. Rhodes
(Pure Maths Adelaide)
From: crhodes@spam.ua.oz (Colin Rhodes)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Tutorships
Date: 25 Aug 92 02:28:49 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Stats Pure & Applied Maths, Uni of Adelaide, Australia

Hello folks,

Can somebody please supply me with the names and addresses of the residential
colleges at ANU - I'm specifically interested in the ones that take
residential tutors (in mathematics).


Thanks,

Colin Rhodes.
(Adelaide)
From: gco@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au (Geoff Collin)
Subject: Spacecraft Engineering Course
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 06:39:53 GMT

SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING SHORT COURSE

A Short Course on Spacecraft Engineering sponsored by Unisearch
Limited is to be presented from Wednesday 23 September to Friday
25 September 1992, in conjunction with the Seventh National Space
Engineering Symposium sponsored by The National Committee on
Space Engineering of the Institution of Engineers, Australia. This Short
Course is a unique opportunity to hear lectures by Australia's leading
specialists in their respective fields. Lecturers from Optus
Communications, Auspace Limited, Aerospace Technologies of
Australia Pty Ltd, and the Australian Defence Force Academy will
present this course.

There is little doubt that Australia's Space Industry is expanding
rapidly, and that there is a need to familiarise people working or
wishing to work in space related fields with some of the more
tundamental aspects of satellite design and operation. This Course is
presented in response to that need.

The Course is general in nature and designed for persons wishing to
acquire a basic understanding of the fundamentals of satellite design and
operation. While a technical background would be an advantage,
people with non-technical backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

The Course registration fee is $1000 with a 50% reduction for students
(limited number). However, there is also an early bird registration fee
of $895 if delegates register by 21 August 1992. Please note that if
delegates register for both the Short Course and the Symposium there is
a discount of $100 offered.

Further technical details and enquiries regarding student registration can
be obtained from Assoc. Prof. John Baird on (06) 2688279.
Registration information and forms are available from:
The Conference Manager,
Seventh National Space Engineering Symposium 1992,
The Institution of Engineers, Australia,
11 National Circuit
BARTON ACT 2600
Phone: (06) 2706549 Facsimile (06) 2732918
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Newsgroups: aus.general
From: moeller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Mc Mars)
Subject: Re: Advice on car insurance companies ?
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 15:31:33 GMT

On the topic of car insurance companies, go for the biggest and most
well known company, RAC(V); ask around and I'm sure you won't find anybody
with bad experiences with them - they outline everything fully before
you sign, and a past claim I had with them was dealt with super quickly,
without problems in only two weeks. They were very impressive!

-- Mario Moeller /                                           _
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