Monday 3rd June 1996
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When they shot dead the Indian storekeeper MacDonald put his arms up and said, "I'm not armed just take the money." But they just shot him anyway.
The bullet went through his chest and ruptured his diaphragm and lungs, just missing his spinal chord and heart.
We get outraged in Australia when we have an event like the Port Arthur shooting, yet we do not realise how lucky we are when one compares what is going on in third world countries like South Africa where people get shot dead by gangs daily. Shot for stopping the car at a red traffic light, shot while sitting in a train and shot while visiting a store.
The former ACTU President said that the party would move away from its stance on economic rationalism. His views differ from those of Labor leader Kim Beazley who said that the accord with the trade unions is a thing of the past. Ferguson's view is that the accord could be re-visited.
We have been investing in property for some years now, and have been disgusted by the heavy handed approach by the major banks in hitting home owners with such high interest rates on a secure investment.
Prime Minister John Howard yesterday praised the Commonwealth Bank for their move in cutting rates and said that he expected the other banks to follow suit shortly.
In a selection bombshell Queenslanders Daniel Herbert (centre) and Mark Connors (no 8) missed the cut all together. David Campese who is renowned for letting through more tries than he scores because of his poor record in tackling found favour over the likes of Ben Tune who was simply the best in the Super 12 series.
It's no surprise that the Wallaby selectors are New South Wales based.
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