old news week of 28 febuary 1998

dlp founder bob santamaria passed away the controversal figure was responsable for forming the dlp (a party should have had a different name and was a menace to australias democracy). The debate on tax reform continues with a lot of people supporting a gst but is still divisive. The asian crisis continues to hurt the economy. The afl seems to be obsessed with sydney taking the brownlow count.