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From: eempa@iceman.jcu.oz (M Parigi)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: LLNL Astronaut Delivery (was Re: You Can't Expect a Space Station)
Summary: Cape York Headache
Message-ID: <1224@iceman.jcu.oz>
Date: 10 Nov 90 02:31:14 GMT
References: <2666@polari.UUCP> <9011061342.AA16405@iti.org> <2669@polari.UUCP> <1990Nov7.175448.17819@zoo.toronto.edu>
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In article <1990Nov7.175448.17819@zoo.toronto.edu>, henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
> In article <2669@polari.UUCP> crad@polari.UUCP (Charles Radley) writes:
> >  If you don't believe me, ask the Australian Cape York Space Agency
> >what is giving them their biggest headache.....they want to get a US
> >company to operate Soviet Zenit launch vehicles, and the US State
> >Dept is saying - "forget it !"
> 
> References Please.
This is now been reduced to the second biggest headache! The aboriginals
(native Australians) who live in the general vicinity of the Cape York
Site are giving them the biggest headache. They think they own the whole
of Australia (their ancestors actually did) and they aren't going to move
from their wilderness paradise living off social security payments for 
anyone (especially for "highly desructive developments"). The greenies
around here have given their cause a great deal of credibility. They
are opposing all developments here. Hopefully, public opinion will sway
against them. With our economy going into recession, this is just the sort
of high-tech development that we need more of.

Disclaimer:- a lot of people in my university disagree with me.

Marco Parigi, James Cook University of North Queensland