A shopping list of hopefuls have towed up to take part in Saturdays preselection race to replace the federal Speaker Tony Smith in Melbournes south-eastern seat of Casey. 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. Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corp's Simon Benson.Credit:Twitter. 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. Simon Benson was born in Gulbarns-dalen, in south-central Norway on October 7, 1852. 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. With his new technology, Benson developed a large lumber operation spread over thousands of acres. Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers are determined to have a fight over the future of superannuation. It was re-opened to high school students in January 1919 and renamed Benson Polytechnic. Prior to that he was the national political editor for the Daily Telegraph. While not exactly having the gee whiz factor of the revelation that his former deputy Tanya Plibersek can count on conservative broadcaster Alan Jones as her number one fanboy. The Sydney Morning Herald reported at the time that the journalist had yelled abuse and appeared furious. But they initially failed to identify her shopping buddy Benson, whose day job is The Australians national affairs editor. Having heard about all the timber there was in the Northwest and with his experience working in the woods and sawmills of Wisconsin, he moved his family to Portland, Oregon in 1880. Subsequently, the land was divided to become the Wahkeena Falls Recreation Area, Benson State Park, and Multnomah Falls Recreation Area. Also lunching at Season was Graham Skroo Turner, seated with his wife Jude one table over from the McInnes clan. Benson, who had little schooling himself, believed in the importance of education. His solution was a log raft, constructed from hundreds of huge logs held together with heavy chains. Twenty-four hours later MFW announced Bensons identity and asked: Why are they together? Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corp's Simon Benson. In 1912, he began building a fine hotel because he felt it was needed in Portland to attract tourists and more commerce to the city. The federal Treasury has never seen anything it hasnt wanted to tax or tax more. The Prime Minister may have dipped further into his governments political capital than needed, to achieve a disputed outcome. In 1891, lumberman Simon Benson bought $6000 worth of used iron and built a railway into his Washington timberland. Over the next 18 years, Benson changed Pacific Northwest logging by introducing steam power and ocean-going log rafts. 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. But as CBD rather sensationally revealed, there is a precedent, with The Australian' s 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. Look, bragged first-time Insiders panelist (and The Australians national affairs editor) Simon Benson last weekend, heres something to see: all four panel members are past or present News Corp journalists. After a bit of reflection, he concluded that punishing the offending workers wouldnt eliminate the source of the problem. It's not every day a diner finds themselves seated metres from former prime minister Tony Abbott. Benson was a technical innovator as well as an investment pacesetter. Then, one day, a fire broke out in his store and destroyed everything: the building, his merchandise, and all the money he had invested in it. ", Tony Abbott on Scott Morrison: "He looked like he was starting to tear up. Christopher Warren is an Australian journalist and writer. He also put it to work for philanthropic purposes later in his life. You can. While Holgate and Ebeids former ABC counterpart David Anderson endured torrid times at Senate estimates, Ebeid was famed for turning his sessions into something akin to a gathering of the ACT branch of the SBS Eurovision fan club. The Oregon History Wayfinder is an interactive map that identifies significant places, people, and events in Oregon history. The Simon Benson House was moved to the park blocks in 2000. 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. Born in London, Simon was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy, politics and economics. Entrepreneurship is a process of experimentation, and no matter what field one is in there are always experiments that dont pan out. In 1913, for instance, he was pitted against the Portland-based developer George Wetherby in a dispute over the nearby Multnomah Falls. Copyright 2023 Private Media Pty Ltd. Publishers of Crikey. [9] Conservationist Francis J. Murnane was instrumental in preserving the bubblers, his first successful project. He brought in Henry Thiele, later owner of his own famous restaurants in Portland, to be its head chef. You can access the latest stories from the journalists youre following here. . Laws which allow a debtor to declare bankruptcy are not often considered a lynchpin of the economy, but in many ways the modern business landscape would not be possible without them. He grew up in Melbourne and studied philosophy before completing a postgraduate degree in journalism. Rather than engage in a lengthy legal battle, he simply purchased the land from its original owner and donated the title deed to the city, allowing the falls to be turned into a public park. Specifically, several paragraphs from the entry have mysteriously gone walkabout amid signs that the website has been rinsed of some unflattering content. A dangerous gulf is emerging between the PM and Treasurer. 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. 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. And with that, he briefly opened a window into News Corp culture and its attempts to shape Australias media landscape and the ABC, in particular. Our Morning Edition newsletter is a curated guide to the most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. 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. The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the days most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Last weekend, an Insiders panellist briefly opened a window into the strange relationship between News Corp and the ABC. He was previously National Affairs Editor, the Daily Telegraphs NSW political editor, and also president of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery. In the event, only two of the 120 rafts he eventually built were lost, and the venture turned out to be an immense success that lowered lumber costs and sustained the California building boom for the next decade. [1] Secondly, youthful conservative lemmings are like hen's teeth, deployed by Secretariat to marginal seats like Reid and Banks, not to door-knock Mosman for a former PM on an 11 per cent margin. His oldest brother, John, left the family farm in 1863 and emigrated to Wisconsin, where he worked in the . 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). Former head of Australia Post, Christine Holgate. Wikipedia relies on an army of prolific volunteers to update it, but Blogstar2020 has made only four edits in total. Especially not about that, Benson shot back. Simon Benson (1851-1942) Simon Benson gave his name to a Portland high school, a Portland hotel, and twenty brass water fountains in Portland's downtown. The Coalition is positioning for a major political fight with Labor over the future and purpose of superannuation. Simon Shuster, a journalist with Time Magazine, previously oversaw the publication's Berlin desk. Alex Ellinghausen. Three of those were on Overingtons page, but the fourth was to the page of author and journalist Gideon Haigh. He often picked up land from homesteaders who had failed to make a go along the rainy lower river. On Monday night, one lucky guest at the restaurant of Canberra's Kurrajong Hotel was so blessed. Last year Blogstar2020 took a scythe to the site and edited out any mention of Overingtons now famous encounter while covering for The Australian the battle for Malcolm Turnbulls Sydney seat of Wentworth during the 2007 federal election. The pair, photographed at the checkout of the Wodonga Bunnings store smiling and sharing a joke, appeared sans masks - despite a Victorian Health ruling requiring them to be worn inside. However, as we recount these successes we should bear in mind that failure is also a major part of the entrepreneurial experience. 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 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. On Wednesday morning, Dasher was observed at Melbournes Park Hyatt Hotel. Simon Benson was born in Norway in 1851, one of seven children in the Berger Iversen family. He contributes for the New York-based TIME Magazine, which covers current events across the world. He purchased a 400-acre 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. Simon Benson, Northwest Lumber King. The admission came the day after sending the Twittersphere into overdrive in which McKenzie was slammed for visiting the Bunnings with Benson without masks. 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. Feminist activists Mad F***ing Witches circulated the image on social media and attacked the maskless McKenzie. Benson also paid for the masonry footbridge across Wahkeena Falls and the reinforced concrete arch pedestrian bridge over the lower Multnomah Falls. 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. The house, moved to prevent demolition, is now on the Portland State University campus and houses the university's alumni association. [3], Now a wealthy man, Benson's interests expanded beyond the timber industry. 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. Political Editor Sydney Award-winning journalist Simon Benson is The Australian's Political Editor. [5], Benson is well remembered for his philanthropy. [2], Benson later built the Columbia Gorge Hotel near Hood River in 1921. [4], The Simon Benson Award was created in 1999 to honor the region's contemporary pioneers of philanthropy. He was previously National Affairs Editor, the Daily Telegraph's NSW political editor, and also president of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery. Copyright Nationwide News Pty Ltd. All times AEST (GMT +10:00). Scott Morrison and Simon Benson.Credit:Illustration: John Shakespeare. The couple were fresh out of a fortnights hotel quarantine in Brisbane (no rich lister quarantine exemption for them!) His eldest brother Jon immigrated to the United States in 1861, followed by his sister Mathea in 1865. You can. On Wednesday, sources close to Hawke dismissed the claim. He later built the famous Benson sea-going rafts which could carry up to six million board feet of timber, cutting the cost of transporting logs to markets in California. 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. Former Toll Group managing director Michael Burn and Linfox Armaguard chief executive Annette Carey were billed as contenders early on but are no longer in serious contention, while former Virgin Airlines boss Paul Scurrah - who was highly exercised at CBDs previous coverage of the race - took himself out of contention early last month. Simon Benson is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Portland, where a simple headstone bears this inscription: Visit the contact page to learn more about visiting hours. 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. Copyright Nationwide News Pty Ltd. All times AEST (GMT +10:00). Twitter was quick to take Benson at his word: there have, after all, been a few new faces from the heart of the News Corp beast pop up on the ABCs flagship political commentary program since David Speers was poached as presenter from Sky. Benson replaced the skidroads with narrow-gauge railroads, and the oxen with steam donkeys, small industrial winches that could work all day and all night. "Call Alex Dore," he suggested, the former Young Liberal president and future Warringah aspirant Abbott claimed is "aggressively mobilising" ground troops to support him. She wrote some of the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries and created the detective's adventurous personality. Were working to restore it. Caroline Overington.Credit:John Shakespeare. To connect a sign in method the email must match the one on your Crikey account. He worked as a Director at the Omnicom agency Fleishman Hillard, leading one of the company's biggest clients, Emirates, as well as leading the media training team. Please try again later. The Australian ended up publishing an apology. Permanent Style. [8] The interior was copied in the Glacier Park Lodge. 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. A classic American success story in the wide-open economy of the early Northwest, he had a significant impact as an innovative timberman and philanthropist. I am a veteran technology consultant, specialising in immersive, real-time interactive and Metaverse development. Benson also gave the City of Portland $10,000 for the installation of twenty bronze drinking fountains. Benson was a prime mover behind the development and construction of the Columbia River Highway in the 1910s. Leigh Sales attends the premiere of No Time To Die.Credit:Getty Images. 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