[LINK] Australia Upfront in the Information Economy

[Jan Whitaker]

At 09:32 AM 11/10/00 +0200, you wrote:
>'This new portal, www.taxinstitute.com.au, is an initiative that
>complements the Government's long-standing, world-leading commitment to put
>all appropriate Government services online by 2001, made in the Prime
>Minister's 1997 Investing for Growth statement.'

It's slow as molassas and not cheap.  I had a look at two points of 
interest.  One ended up pointing to seminar notes for >$50 and an article 
that I could put in my shopping basket:

Tax loss provisions: Lost in a maze

                       Author
                                       Tony BAXTER
                       Publication Date
                                       01 Oct 2000
                       Source
                                       TAXATION INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
                       Issue
                                       Vol.35, No.4

                       This article puts forward an analysis of the tax 
provisions that
                       can apply to companies or company groups with tax 
losses.
                       Member Price $15.00 (GST inclusive)

I'm curious what other linkers think about the government taking credit for 
the development of a web site that belongs to an "...independent taxation 
organisation representing the interests and
                       opinions of more than 11,000 specialist practitioners."

What did they have to do with it?  And how does this relate to government 
information, which it isn't, being helpful to the community, which it isn't?

Jan
JLWhitaker Associates
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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