Style Changes Help Accord's Limo Image

SO MANY Japanese cars are like microwave ovens. They're well made, work every time, and can claim to be an indispensable part of our lives. The Honda Accord is all those things, yet America's second biggest-selling passenger car is something else. Freshened up for 1996 with some subtle changes,

Electricity Distributor Faces Big Surge Bill

The south-eastern Melbourne electricity distributor United Energy faces a potential fine of up to $100,000 and a hefty damage bill after a power surge hit more than 70 Doncaster homes. Televisions, video recorders, microwave ovens and computers suffered breakdowns when the surge struck in the ea