Paul Keating takes a bit of a pot shot at Canberra,.....
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26247907-5013404,00.html
........"Mr Keating said the national capital should have been in Sydney or Melbourne, despite Victorian architecture he once described as Whorehouse Rococo or Bordello Baroque.
Professing his love for Melbourne, he said: "I would have been very happy for the national parliament to be here; one can conduct a proper life here.
"Living in motels in Canberra is no fun. Going to the Chinese restaurant in Manuka -- it's got its limitations."
He said Sydney's Garden Island would also have been a good place for the national parliament. "We still own it; we can still do it," he said".......
I reckon Canberra is perfect. A city to be proud of. Must have been hard in the early years getting started in a brand new place. And how would the debate about whether Sydney or Melbourne as the nations capital ever be settled?
A few other places were considered for the capital. Obviously Sydney and Melbourne, then Dalgetty, Cooma, Lake George, being between Sydney and Melbourne, and even Armidale in northern NSW was considered, being between Sydney and Brisbane.
See ya's.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26247907-5013404,00.html
........"Mr Keating said the national capital should have been in Sydney or Melbourne, despite Victorian architecture he once described as Whorehouse Rococo or Bordello Baroque.
Professing his love for Melbourne, he said: "I would have been very happy for the national parliament to be here; one can conduct a proper life here.
"Living in motels in Canberra is no fun. Going to the Chinese restaurant in Manuka -- it's got its limitations."
He said Sydney's Garden Island would also have been a good place for the national parliament. "We still own it; we can still do it," he said".......
I reckon Canberra is perfect. A city to be proud of. Must have been hard in the early years getting started in a brand new place. And how would the debate about whether Sydney or Melbourne as the nations capital ever be settled?
A few other places were considered for the capital. Obviously Sydney and Melbourne, then Dalgetty, Cooma, Lake George, being between Sydney and Melbourne, and even Armidale in northern NSW was considered, being between Sydney and Brisbane.
See ya's.