The Coalition is positioning for a major political fight with Labor over the future and purpose of superannuation. So its interesting to see the same spat playing out in NSW, where two out of three factions are claiming the partys soft right faction, controlled by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, is on a deliberate go-slow on preselection decisions in a bid to prompt the partys state executive to take control. Please try again later. Diners at Noosas beachfront Season restaurant the Sunday before last couldnt help noticing Mark McInnes strutting around the joint with a smile plastered across his face. He was never afraid to invest his money in the community, taking his dividends in the form of increased civic spirit and greater opportunities for his fellow citizens. The former PM says the Albanese governments proposed reforms to super are driven by a belief that peoples retirement savings are a political honey pot. He also put it to work for philanthropic purposes later in his life. We all know the Morrison governments rules regarding MPs fraternising with their staffers. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. How does this impact our democracy?. Simon Benson was born in Norway in 1851, one of seven children in the Berger Iversen family. For those on holidays last week, news about the relationship broke after the pair were photographed at the checkout of Wodonga Bunnings sharing a joke but sans masks - despite a Victorian Health ruling. She was born in New Orleans Louisiana, USA. These fountains, known as "Benson Bubblers", are still in use in downtown Portland. And Peter Dutton is happy to give them one. The Rennovated Simon Benson House at its new location on the campus of Portland State University Courtesy of the Portland State University Alumni Association. Leigh Sales attends the premiere of No Time To Die.Credit:Getty Images. In 1867, his parents and the rest of the family also followed landing first in New York City, and then traveling to Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to join the oldest son and daughter. As part of a downtown building boom that dated to the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905, the hotel helped anchor the growing business district of department stores, columned banks, and office buildings along Broadway and adjacent streets. For a date with steely eyed assassin Daniel Craig and extra content for the podcast, wed do exactly the same. In 1898, he moved his family and his business headquarters to Portland. He contributes for the New York-based TIME Magazine, which covers current events across the world. He almost cried on TV when discussing children on Nauru. Around 20% of new businesses in the United States fail within their first year of operation. Simon Benson: Northwest Lumber King. Simon Crompton. Auntys viewers noted host Leigh Sales was absent from her usual role presenting the public broadcasters most self-important daily current affairs program, leaving the duties to chief political correspondent Laura Tingle. He graduated from Mulberry High School. In his mid-teens his family immigrated to the United States, settling in Black River Falls, Wisconsin and in the process changing their surname to Benson. He also purchased 1,000 acres around Multnomah and Wahkeena falls, which he donated to the City of Portland. Freelance writing. As CBD has revealed, the Liberals have received nominations from former Family First Party candidate Peter Bain and other hopefuls including City of Melbourne councillor and barrister Roshena Campbell, who is married to Herald Sun national weekend political editor James Campbell; law firm owner Grant Hutchinson; sales and partnerships manager Aaron Violi, who worked for Senator James Paterson; management consultant Andrew Asten, a former Alan Tudge staffer; interior designer and wildlife lover Donalea Patman; and prominent oncologist and Guardian columnist Ranjana Srivastava. The former sports minister and Benson seemed to be flouting a rule requiring shoppers to wear masks. Abbott complimented Health Minister Greg Hunt (an outstanding minister), Energy Minister Angus Taylor (not the life of a party but a really decent bloke) and his predecessor Josh Frydenberg (energetic). Simon Benson was born the 13th child to the late Druscilla and Kim B. (KB) Benson on September 6,1948 in Elba AL. Simon passed away on April 22 2003, at age 79. Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers are determined to have a fight over the future of superannuation. The former sports minister and Benson seemed to be flouting a rule requiring shoppers to wear masks. We are in a happy relationship and have been open about it, McKenzie and Benson told CBD in a joint statement, which was news to some of their colleagues. Please login to engage in the commentary. And Posts consumer and community boss Nicole Sheffield - once News Corp Australias former magazine queen and later digital boss - is still a possibility, which would amuse her former colleagues at News Corp no end. No doubt McInnes was thrilled hed busted out of Victoria for a Queensland holiday - but it became clearer the next day just why he was looking quite so pleased with himself, when Premier owner Solly Lew announced his retail wunderkid McInnes was walking away from the business with a multimillion-dollar golden handshake (which covers a 12-month notice period and two years gardening leave). He paid for an experimental road around Shellrock Mountain, helped pull together business and political support for the larger project, financed the first miles of paving in Hood River County, and built the Columbia Gorge Hotel just west of Hood River. Number of years as a journalist: 32. By using steam, he greatly reduced his logging costs. The former Labor leader appeared at the Melbourne store to launch the Labor Right essay collection, The Write Stuff, which includes entries from a slew of Right factional allies including Jim Chalmers, Clare ONeil and ALP deputy leader Richard Marles. The journal's bureau chief at the time was a highly regarded journalist. Its early in the new year, but Bill Shorten has raced out of the barrier in his eternal quest to regain the Labor leadership and right the badly listing good ship Labor from captain Anthony Albanese. It was re-opened to high school students in January 1919 and re-named Benson Polytechnic. His solution was a log raft, constructed from hundreds of huge logs held together with heavy chains. The traditional method of logging up to his time had been to use teams of oxen to drag logs across makeshift skidroads, greasing the logs path to speed up the process. He lived in a custom-built house at the corner of Southwest 11th and Clay, where every room was paneled in a different type of wood. A project of the Oregon Historical Society, 2020 Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society, The Oregon Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The renovation of the house took nearly a year, with P & C Construction supervising and some 30 subcontractors participating. "Those three should be expelled, shouldn't they?" Crikey is an independent Australian source for news, investigations, analysis and opinion focusing on politics, media, economics, health, international affairs, the climate, business, society and culture. The former PM says the Albanese governments proposed reforms to super are driven by a belief that peoples retirement savings are a political honey pot. The Crikey comment section is members-only content. Bridget McKenzies squeeze pens book about the PM. The PM shouldn't get teary in public." It was re-opened to high school students in January 1919 and renamed Benson Polytechnic. The interior of the house featured rich detail and decoration, and each room was paneled in a different kind of wood. Federal Tax ID 93-0391599. He was previously National Affairs Editor, the Daily Telegraphs NSW political editor, and also president of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery. A Russian billionaire with interests in Queensland run by Rio Tinto is trying to overturn sanctions placed on him by Australian authorities who say he has close ties to Vladimir Putin. An ardent fan of process, Clark took the stance which made him unpopular with party powerbrokers to ensure branch members, rather than the partys powerful but small state administrative committee, decided on the candidates. In past years, delays in setting the preselection timetable have resulted in state admin members supposedly running out of time to conduct full-scale preselections, and instead being forced to take full control of the process themselves, completely sidelining members. The PM shouldn't get teary in public. The former NSW Right powerbroker resigned from Parliament in 2018 after revelations he warned donor Huang Xiangmo, the billionaire Chinese property developer, that authorities were probably bugging his phone. Over the next 18 years, Benson changed Pacific Northwest logging by introducing steam power and ocean-going log rafts. Were working to restore it. Outside the post office, former SBS chief executive Michael Ebeid, who quit to become the next big thing at Telstra, until he wasnt and abruptly quit in October, has support in the government from Communications Minister Paul Fletcher and the PM. Funeral services were held Saturday October 3, 2020, at the Enterprise Civic Center. The freewheeling conversation covered many bases. "Kirkebker: SAH, Gausdal prestekontor, Klokkerbok nr. Morrison's odd conduct was revealed in a new book, Plagued, by Simon Benson and Geoff Chambers, journalists with The Australian. With his new technology, Benson developed a large lumber operation spread over thousands of acres. He died in Los Angeles in August 1942, a month short of his ninety-first birthday. He was a significant member of Portland's second generation of commercial-civic leaders, men and women who began to measure their community against the standards of the East Coast and realized that Portland needed public institutions as well as docks and factories. He has been quoted as having said: "No one has the right to die and not leave something to the public and for the public good."[6]. Political Editor Sydney Award-winning journalist Simon Benson is The Australian's Political Editor. Simon Benson worked as a farmhand and logger for several years, carefully saving his money in the pursuit of a typical American dream: running his own business. He was previously National Affairs Editor, the Daily Telegraph's NSW political editor, and also president of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery. I want to write a story about them.". The rafts could be towed through the open ocean to San Diego, where he had a sawmill ready to cut them for the lucrative California market. The business set made a fist of holidaying close to home during the festive season - a boon for this columns spies along the east coast. In 1921, after moving to Beverly Hills, California, Benson deeded the city of Portland nine acres overlooking the Willamette River between North Greeley and Going Streets. Unmasked: McKenzie's shopping trip to remember with new partner. After a bit of reflection, he concluded that punishing the offending workers wouldnt eliminate the source of the problem. He introduced a number of changes to Northwest logging, including the donkey steam engine which replaced the oxen that had previously been used to haul logs. One of the original Benson Bubblers was installed at the corner of SW Park and Montgomery, in front of the Benson House, to commemorate this gift. 28. Having heard about all the timber there was in the Northwest and with his experience working in the woods of Wisconsin, he scraped together all the money he could and moved his family to Portland, Oregon around 1880. Even after retiring in the 1920s, he soon got involved with property management and began a second career that lasted the rest of his life. Simon Benson was a tee-totaler and he wanted to discourage his workers from drinking alcohol in the middle of the day. Curious. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Were working to restore it. GOING SLOW Born in London, Simon was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy, politics and economics. Award-winning journalist Simon Benson is The Australian's Political Editor. Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corp's Simon Benson.Credit:Twitter. Simon is a journalist covering Education in Australia. [2] Benson is buried at River View Cemetery in Portland. As for the temporary Prime Minister? Benson had proven that he had extraordinary business acumen in every part of the lumber industry, from tree to log to board. "I have no interest in the. . The family lived in a rented house for two years until Benson decided to build a new home at the corner of SW Park and Montgomery. Benson introduced several innovations into the business that lowered his operating costs significantly. However, Bensons astuteness wasnt limited to his business ventures. Toggle navigation. In 1913, for instance, he was pitted against the Portland-based developer George Wetherby in a dispute over the nearby Multnomah Falls. For many years he had observed some of his workers showing up to the factory drunk. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, it was later saved from city condemnation and restored by the Friends of Simon Benson House and moved to the Portland State University (PSU) campus at SW Park and Montgomery in 2000. Benson also paid for the masonry footbridge across Wahkeena Falls and the reinforced concrete arch pedestrian bridge over the lower Multnomah Falls. The house is named after logger and civic philanthropist Simon Benson, who built the grand Queen Anne style house just after 1900 on the corner of SW 11th and Clay in downtown Portland across from the historic Old Church. CBD returns to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age next week. But as CBD rather sensationally revealed, there is a precedent, with The Australians political journalist Simon Benson and the Nationals Bridget McKenzie showing how love can bridge the media-political divide after they were outed queuing together at Bunnings. SPOTTED: Former Labor senator Sam Dastyari skulking around Melbournes parliamentary precinct. The account at first failed to identify Benson. Roshena Campbell has hit the campaign trail with a pamphlet in which the mother of three describes herself as the strongest voice for Casey and serves up some serious credentials including joining the party as 19-year-old and meeting her future husband James while the pair were volunteering. Award-winning journalist and author Caroline Overington shared a Walkley award for exposing a literary hoax involving author Norma Khouri while US correspondent for this masthead. He brought in Henry Thiele, later owner of his own famous restaurants in Portland, to be its head chef. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Christopher Warren is an Australian journalist and writer. Simon Bergerson Klve was born on September 9, 1851 in Gausdal, a small town in southern Norway. He had little formal education, going to work at the age of 9. Today there are 52 Benson fountains, most in Portland but also one in Sapporo, Japan (since 1965), the first of Portland's sister cities; one at the Maryhill Museum of Art in the Columbia River Gorge; and since 2012 one in Pendleton, Oregon. [7] The building was the largest wooden building at the time and it burnt down in 1964. Inclusion: Driving Leaders and Business Outcomes to the Next Level, Intersectionality and the Value of all Peoples Experiences, Political Correctness: Maybe Not Such A Bad Thing After All, Age Is More Than a Number: Embracing Generational Diversity, The Enneagram: How this Personality Assessment Can Cultivate Inclusion, White Men as Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity (IDE) Partners. Benson is remembered for his philanthropy. Twenty-four hours later MFW announced Bensons identity and asked: Why are they together? He grew up in Melbourne and studied philosophy before completing a postgraduate degree in journalism. By Alice Benson Allen (Portland, Oregon, Binfords & Mort Publishers, 1971). Benson purchased a 400-acre (1.6km2) tract of land in the Columbia River Gorge, which included Wahkeena Falls and Multnomah Falls, and deeded it to the City of Portland for a public park. However, he was far from a narrow-minded businessman, focused only on profits and the bottom line. Abbott, Benson later recommended, just "had to stop reading Fairfax and listening to the bloody ABC". You can access the latest stories from the journalists youre following here. However, he was far from a narrow-minded businessman, focused only on profits and the bottom line. Canberra's famous Kurrajong Hotel, where loose lips make fascinating dinner eavesdropping. 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