Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Simon is a journalist covering Education in Australia. Benson, who by this time was married and had an infant son to take care of, was left destitute. At the end of each day, well send you the most important breaking news headlines, evening entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy. "I mean without them, you wouldn't hear this negative stuff." He was federal . Copyright Nationwide News Pty Ltd. All times AEST (GMT +10:00). However, as we recount these successes we should bear in mind that failure is also a major part of the entrepreneurial experience. These fountains, known as "Benson Bubblers", are still in use in downtown Portland. Federal Tax ID 93-0391599. 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. Simon Bergerson Klve was born on September 9, 1851 in Gausdal, a small town in southern Norway. Benson was chosen to represent Oregon at the PanamaPacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915, as the state's "First Citizen.". His eldest brother, Jon, immigrated to the United States in 1861, followed by his sister Mathea in 1865. . The Coalition is positioning for a major political fight with Labor over the future and purpose of superannuation. The Simon Benson House was moved to the park blocks in 2000. Enter your email address and Crikey will send a Verification Code. 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 try again later. Next Post: Jessie Redmon Fauset, the novelist and editor who rose from humble origins to become a leading light of the Harlem Renaissance. 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. She wrote some of the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries and created the detective's adventurous personality. Abbott promised to text Benson his number. It did well until it was destroyed by fire three years later. 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. Money, Merchants, and Power: The Portland Establishment, 1843-1913. Prior to that he was the national political editor for the Daily Telegraph. Please try again later. Freelance writing. She was born in New Orleans Louisiana, USA. CBD returns to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age next week. He is writing a political book and has been spending a lot of time with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and meeting with senior Morrison aides, including principal private secretary Yaron Finkelstein and chief-of-staff John Kunkel. Some of the proceeds went to construct the Benson Hotel, which opened in 1913. A growing schism between reform and reassurance, Albanese risks breaching faith with voters on super, Ideology rather than fiscal urgency driving Labor, Qld-linked oligarch in bid to lift sanctions, Super move an attack on middle Australia: Howard, Well block Labor changes to super, vows Dutton, Tax kite may prove acostly, ill-judged distraction, Dont mess with our democracy, ONeil warns, find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out here. A dangerous gulf is emerging between the PM and Treasurer. Simon Benson was a lifelong entrepreneur. 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. He grew up in Melbourne and studied philosophy before completing a postgraduate degree in journalism. With financial support from more than 1,000 individuals and businesses, and spearheaded by the Friends of Simon Benson House, the house was moved to its new location on the Portland State University campus on January 16, 2000. Illustrations. Some of the deleted material from Caroline Overingtons Wikipedia entry.Credit:Wikipedia, At one point the page read: Overington was said to have been involved in an altercation with the Labor candidate George Newhouse, who claimed Overington had whacked him, while Overington said she had pushed him away with an open hand.. 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. In 1910, Benson sold his landholdings for $4.5 million. . Benson also paid for the masonry footbridge across Wahkeena Falls and the reinforced concrete arch pedestrian bridge over the lower Multnomah Falls. And Peter Dutton is happy to give them one. Fast-forward six years to 2010 and the pair were married in the gardens of Victorias Parliament House all of which makes her current preselection tilt seem like a long time coming. The house, moved to prevent demolition, is now on the Portland State University campus and houses the university's alumni association. Home Affairs Minister Clare ONeil has issued a blunt warning to hostile foreign powers seeking to influence democratic processes in Australia. Just after 1900, Simon Benson, a successful logger and civic philanthropist, built a grand Queen Anne style house on the corner of SW 11th and Clay in downtown Portland. Crikey acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the many nations across Australia, and pay our respect to Elders past and present. His solution was a log raft, constructed from hundreds of huge logs held together with heavy chains. Certainly, James Campbells appearance in the happy family snaps and the necessarily partisan nature of the glossy brochure might interfere with his day job of holding politicians to account. The Coalition has accused Jim Chalmers of failing to model the super tax hit on more than 500,000 public servants and veterans captured under defined benefit schemes. He first went to work as a farm hand and later worked in logging camps and sawmills. 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. 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. Canberra's famous Kurrajong Hotel, where loose lips make fascinating dinner eavesdropping. The search to find Christine Holgates replacement as Australia Posts new chief executive is approaching the end game. All Rights Reserved. The Coalition has accused Jim Chalmers of failing to model the super tax hit on more than 500,000 public servants and veterans captured under defined benefit schemes. [8] The interior was copied in the Glacier Park Lodge. The family lived in a rented house for two years until he decided to build a new home at the corner of SW 11th and Clay. 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. 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. However, he was far from a narrow-minded businessman, focused only on profits and the bottom line. Benson, Alice. By the time five years have passed, that figure rises to about 50%. "Those three should be expelled, shouldn't they?" A growing schism between reform and reassurance, Albanese risks breaching faith with voters on super, Ideology rather than fiscal urgency driving Labor, Qld-linked oligarch in bid to lift sanctions, Super move an attack on middle Australia: Howard, Well block Labor changes to super, vows Dutton, Tax kite may prove acostly, ill-judged distraction, Dont mess with our democracy, ONeil warns, find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out here. Simon Bergersen was 16 when he arrived in the United States. By 3pm he was in the environs of 1 Treasury Place, the complex where Premier Daniel Andrews offices are located. Such a fate would have prevented the eventual rise of many of Americas greatest citizens, including the future presidents Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman, as well as the subject of todays story. If you were though, you'd hardly be surprised to see The Australian's national affairs editor Simon Benson sitting opposite. 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. [2] Simon had two more children with Esther, Alice and Caroline, before Esther died in 1891 after a long fight with tuberculosis. He introduced a number of changes to Northwest logging, including the donkey steam engine[citation needed] which replaced the oxen that had previously been used to haul logs. Now a wealthy man, Benson's interests expanded beyond the timber industry. On Wednesday morning, Dasher was observed at Melbournes Park Hyatt Hotel. A dangerous gulf is emerging between the PM and Treasurer. Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie sent the Canberra bush telegraph into meltdown last week when she told CBD she was dating Simon Benson, a senior political journalist from The Australian. 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. Home Affairs Minister Clare ONeil has issued a blunt warning to hostile foreign powers seeking to influence democratic processes in Australia. Career highlights include leading multi-million-dollar AAA game projects, pioneering . But CBD hears McKenzie is not the only politician Benson has been spending time with. Alex Ellinghausen. The couple were fresh out of a fortnights hotel quarantine in Brisbane (no rich lister quarantine exemption for them!) He graduated from Mulberry High School. Benson first went to work as a farm hand and later worked in logging camps and sawmills. Curious. These unique Benson bubblers are still an icon of downtown Portland, and provide over 100,000 gallons of drinking water to the citys residents every day. 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 account at first failed to identify Benson. Simon Iversen, later known as Simon Benson, was 16 when he arrived in the United States. 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 frequently writes on Education, as a part of The Australian. For sixteen months it lost money and finally Benson took over management, at which time it became known as the Benson Hotel, just as it is today. Superannuation is chief among them. Simon Shuster is a well-known journalist who is of Russian and American descent. Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson (July 10, 1905 - May 28, 2002) was an American journalist and writer of children's books. He almost cried on TV when discussing children on Nauru. Resplendent in a blue linen shirt and cerise board shorts with a tan to match, the 55- year-old Premier Investments boss and his wife Lisa Kelly had nabbed the prime lunch table which afforded them uninterrupted views of the perfect summers day - and their kids playing on the sand. Bridget McKenzie is in a relationship with The Australian's Political Editor Simon Benson who broke the Scott Morrison story so when did she find out what Mo. Lars Nordstrm: Skogshuggarna i Fjrran vsterns skogar. Christopher Warren is an Australian journalist and writer. GOING SLOW Albanese is doing a good solid job in a time of pandemic where the unity of the national moment naturally favours incumbents, Shorten told an audience which counted Senator Kimberley Kitching, former Labor MP Theo Theophanous and former Rio Tinto executive Ken MacPherson - who also served as Shortens former chief of staff during his term as Opposition Leader. Skys not the limit as David Speers moves to the ABC, Speered on Aunty: the new Insiders boldly remakes an institution, Bushfire coverage doesnt mean much when it comes to cuts and culture wars. Please login to engage in the commentary. And she hit the jackpot, with coverage from both news.com.au (Leigh Sales kept it sleek) and the Daily Mail, which noted the Walkley winner chose a smart ensemble consisting of a long-sleeved black blouse and matching wide-legged trousers; and the 48-year-old ABC journalist pulled her blonde hair off her face in a slicked do, and chose a pale make-up look with a bright pink lipstick doing the talking. Simon Berger Iverson was born in Gansdal, Norway, and immigrated to Wisconsin in 1868 when he was seventeen years old. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. A fellow shopper snapped the relaxed looking pair and circulated the image on social media via the Mad F***ing Witches feminist Twitter account, taking aim at their failure to comply with health guidelines. 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. After arriving in the United States, the family had taken out naturalization papers, changed their family surname to "Benson" and proceeded to become United States citizens. Toggle navigation. But would Dore really do any mobilising (beyond the Manly Young Liberals)? In this series weve looked at many entrepreneurs whose hard work resulted in small victories, which then built the groundwork for greater success in the future. Senator Bridget McKenzie shopping at Bunnings in Wodonga, Victoria, alongside News Corp's Simon Benson.Credit:Twitter. He learned the lumber business in the Great Lakes pine forests. 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 was a man who modeled the American success story, from immigrant to business innovator to civic leader, and his career reflected Oregon's transition from resource frontier to mature community. . Simon Benson was a tee-totaler and he wanted to discourage his workers from drinking alcohol in the middle of the day. They are the work of anonymous Wikipedia contributor Blogstar2020. Contact us on: support@crikey.com.au or call the hotline: +61 (03) 8623 9900. Wikipedia relies on an army of prolific volunteers to update it, but Blogstar2020 has made only four edits in total. Simon Karl Benson was born on April 29 1923. So, this is how sausages are made! Simon passed away on April 22 2003, at age 79. authorities were probably bugging his phone, after they were outed queuing together at Bunnings. A handful of internal candidates are still considered to be contenders for the post which netted Holgate a startling salary for a public servant of $1.6 million. Simon Benson (September 9, 1851 - August 5, 1942) was a noted Norwegian-born American businessman and philanthropist who made his mark in the city of Portland, Oregon. He brought Henry Thiele, later owner of his own famous restaurants in Portland, to be its head chef. His eldest brother, Jon, immigrated to the United States in 1861, followed by his sister Mathea in 1865. As for the temporary Prime Minister? Simon Benson was a lifelong entrepreneur. The only portfolio other than health he advised some colleagues he had happily snatched was that of resources, which he took on in April 2021. On Wednesday, sources close to Hawke dismissed the claim. "He looked like he was starting to tear up. He was previously National Affairs Editor, the Daily Telegraphs NSW political editor, and also president of the NSW Parliamentary Press Gallery. His eldest brother Jon immigrated to the United States in 1861, followed by his sister Mathea in 1865. [4], The Simon Benson Award was created in 1999 to honor the region's contemporary pioneers of philanthropy. This is the home known as the Simon Benson House. I want to write a story about them.". At the age of 24, he opened a general store in Lynxville, Wisconsin. He died in Los Angeles, California in August 1942. Or is it a case of putting the finishing touches on a new team hopeful of a Labor federal election victory. Australias balancing act in the great power competition between the US and China means it is now a primary target for espionage and foreign interference. With his new technology, Benson developed a large lumber operation spread over thousands of acres. Permanent Style. To Benson, a journalist for 58 years at the Toledo Times and later the Bla Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Simon Benson has over fifteen years' experience of PR and communications at a senior level. Simon Benson was born the 13th child to the late Druscilla and Kim B. [1] Biography [ edit] Background [ edit] Simon Benson was born Simen Bergersen Klve [1] in the valley of Gausdal in Oppland county, Norway. The PM shouldn't get teary in public. 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. And not a moment too soon either, given Fridays release of a probe into four Cartier watches given to staff effectively torpedoed any chance of the executives return to Post HQ. Simon Benson Clarice Manning Benson Show all locations and family AGE 40s Simon Michael Benson Hurricane, UT Phone NumberAddressBackground Report View Details Other Addresses Sandy, UT Taylorsville, UT West Jordan, UT Salt Lake City, UT The interior of the house featured rich detail and decoration, and each room was paneled in a different kind of wood. Former Labor senator Sam Dastyari.Credit:James Brickwood. 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 was federal secretary of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance until April 2015, and is a past president of the International Federation of Journalists. He is the author of the bestselling 2010 political book Betrayal: The Underbelly of Australian Labor. It was re-opened to high school students in January 1919 and re-named Benson Polytechnic. Whats less clear, however, is whether those rules extend to MPs and journalists and shopping trips. In recognition of all that Simon Benson had done for the City of Portland and the State of Oregon, he was chosen to represent Oregon at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 as the state's "First Citizen.". Over the next 18 years, Benson changed Pacific Northwest logging by introducing steam power and ocean-going log rafts. Benson, who had little schooling himself, believed in the importance of education. 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. Award-winning journalist Simon Benson is The Australian's Political Editor. 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. But most interestingly was Abbott telling his friendly scribe about three Liberal Party branch officeholders in Warringah covertly working against the re-election of their local member. In 1913, for instance, he was pitted against the Portland-based developer George Wetherby in a dispute over the nearby Multnomah Falls. He grew up in Melbourne and studied philosophy before completing a postgraduate degree in journalism. Simon Benson is the political editor and former national affairs editor at The Australian. NZME journalist Simon Wilson. However, Bensons astuteness wasnt limited to his business ventures. Bridget McKenzies squeeze pens book about the PM. 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. 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. 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. 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. He grew up in Melbourne and studied philosophy before completing a postgraduate degree in journalism. 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 renovation of the house took nearly a year, with P & C Construction supervising and some 30 subcontractors participating. Once the logs reached the Columbia River, Benson cut shipping costs by building huge cigar-shaped log rafts, roughly the length of three football fields. ", Tony Abbott on Scott Morrison: "He looked like he was starting to tear up. He has reported on state and federal politics for 18 years. Er, we'd hazard a guess that the only federal electorate with more resident climate change warriors in Range Rovers is Warringah! Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has revealed she is in a relationship with News Corp's federal political journalist Simon Benson a day after the pair were photographed together shopping in a regional Victorian hardware store without masks. Subsequently, the land was divided to become the Wahkeena Falls Recreation Area, Benson State Park, and Multnomah Falls Recreation Area. 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. Acting chief executive Rodney Boys has greatly impressed the government with his no-frills approach to the role and for managing to avoid widespread delivery chaos during the Christmas parcel season, according to sources familiar with the search. It has to be said that CBD has no evidence Overington herself has anything to do with the deletions. Political Editor Sydney Award-winning journalist Simon Benson is The Australian's Political Editor. Benson relocated to Portland around the turn of the twentieth century. Visit the contact page to learn more about visiting hours. "But don't mention my name Make it more general." 28. [7] The building was the largest wooden building at the time and it burnt down in 1964. With over 25 years of commercial immersive development experience, including military research and development, motorsports and consumer entertainment, I'm a rare find outside of Silicon Valley. The same year, Benson used charity to solve one of his own labor issues. The veteran political journalist has been a fixture of the federal and NSW press gallery for more than two decades. In 1894 Simon married Pamelia Loomis by whom she had two more children, Gilbert and Chester. 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. [2], Benson later built the Columbia Gorge Hotel near Hood River in 1921. The city later transferred the property to the state park system, one of whose units bears his name. Benson was a prime mover behind the development and construction of the Columbia River Highway in the 1910s. 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. In semi-retirement, Benson devoted much of his energy to civic causes, drawing on his practical business experience. Shorten didnt mince his words when he addressed St Kildas Readings bookshop on Sunday. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Maribyrnong MP couldnt resist the opportunity to take a thinly veiled swipe at Albo by taking aim at the partys tiny policy agenda, even as he publicly declared his support for the leader. Sign up to The Sydney Morning Heralds newsletter here, The Ages here, Brisbane Times here, and WAtodays here. "We are in a happy relationship and have been open about it," McKenzie and Benson told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in a joint statement on Wednesday afternoon. Sign up to The Sydney Morning Heralds newsletter here, The Ages here, Brisbane Times here, and WAtodays here. In 1912, Benson gave the City of Portland $10,000 for the installation of twenty bronze temperance fountains for clean drinking water. Whatever the case, theres more work to be done by Shorten apparently. Benson had to find a way to economically transport thousands of tons of wood from his logging operations in Oregon to southern California. He grew up in Melbourne and studied philosophy before completing a postgraduate degree in journalism. The Prime Minister may have dipped further into his governments political capital than needed, to achieve a disputed outcome. Simon Benson was born in Norway in 1851, one of seven children in the Berger Iversen family. It was modeled on the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, a brick structure with the same type of French mansard roof. The former sports minister and Benson seemed to be flouting a rule requiring shoppers to wear masks. Benson was a technical innovator as well as an investment pacesetter. 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. Later known as the simon Benson is the home known as simon Benson sitting opposite operations Oregon! 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