arms, enough ammunition and enough defence for Australia. In spite of the defence issues, there are ridiculous issues with transport and trade. When the train tracks were being constructed, we did not discuss any consequential issues. As a result, Victoria has a gauge (rail track width) of 1.6 metres, while in New South Wales it is 1.43 metres and in Queensland, 1.07 metres. These gauge differences mean that trade and people being transported from one colony to another have a long delaying period in…
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