NAB AFL Under-18 Championships: SA downs Tas
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- NAB AFL Under-18 Championships: SA downs Tas
- ANZ dumps mill Lennon quits
- Three men stabbed overnight
- Labor politics of bowing out
NAB AFL Under-18 Championships: SA downs Tas
AFL – May 31, 2008
Still it wasn’t all the Croweaters’ way as the second division winners were on course to cause an upset early on when Tasmania led at quarter time and half time. But when South Australia led by 12 points at three-quarter time they then upped the ante piling on seven goals to one in a commanding last quarter. The final score saw South Australia 17. 6 (108) defeat Tasmania 9… Still it wasn’t all the Croweaters’ way as the second division winners were on course to cause an upset early on when Tasmania led at quarter time and half time. But when South Australia led by 12 points at three-quarter time they then upped the ante piling on seven goals to one in a commanding last quarter. The final score saw South Australia 17. 6 (108) defeat Tasmania 9. South Australia’s Rhys ‘Keefe was arguably his side’s best with 20 disposals and five inside 50s as Dale Armstrong also won plenty of the ball notching up 22 touches. Scott Blesing was another to impress for South Australia with 20 disposals and five inside 50s.
ANZ dumps mill Lennon quits
Green Left Weekly – May 31, 2008
6; font-size: 105%; } AUSTRALIAANZ dumps mill Lennon quitsMel Barnes31 May 2008Tasmanian Labor Premier Paul Lennon resigned suddenly on May 26 after an opinion poll revealed his popularity had dived to just 17% and 39% of voters would have preferred Liberal leader Will Hodgman as premier. The Lennon government has been losing support for a long time as a result of a series of corruption scandals that caused the resignation of two deputy premiers as well as its entrenched support for the unpopular Gunns? pulp mill in the Tamar Valley. The relationship between the state government and woodchipping company Gunns Ltd was widely seen as being too close with Gunns accused of having an unacceptable amount of influence over the government. This was typified in a deal made public three weeks ago that guarantees Gunns $15 million of taxpayer-funded compensation if the supply of wood to their pulp mill is restricted as a result of further forest protection by any future government. The new premier David Bartlett is relatively new to politics having only been in parliament for four years and in the role of deputy premier for six weeks… Bob McMahon spokesperson for Tasmanians Against the Pulp mill told Green Left Weekly: ?Lennon?s government was like the Titanic that hit the iceberg known as the pulp mill. Lennon went down with his ship and it would be very foolish for Bartlett to launch the Titanic 2. Unless Bartlett does a U-turn and completely redirects Tasmania?s economy away from its reliance on the logging industry then he will follow Lennon. ?In the week leading up to Lennon?s resignation it was reported that the ANZ Bank had decided not to fund the project. A significant campaign has been waged against ANZ over the past year to pressure them not to fund the pulp mill. They have been Gunns? chief financial backers for the past 15 years. n May 29 ANZ released a statement confirming that funding for the mill will not go ahead but the bank will continue to fund Gunns? other projects.
Three men stabbed overnight
NEWS.com.au – May 31, 2008
article-tools –> AAP May 31 2008 10:30am THREE men were stabbed in two separate brawls in Melbourne overnight. The first happened just before 11pm yesterday on Collins Street in the CBD. Two men from Tasmania aged 25 and 26 were approached by two other men and after an argument one Tasmanian was stabbed several times in the stomach and hip. The victim was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition. About half an hour later at 11. 30pm two men were stabbed during a brawl in Watsonia northeast of Melbourne. During an argument between two groups of men two men from the same group were stabbed.
Labor politics of bowing out
NEWS.com.au – May 31, 2008
They sure do know precisely when their time is up. This week’s wholly unlamented resignation of Tasmania’s Paul Lennon continued the worthy trend whereby State leaders deign to fall on their rusty rather than trusty swords the moment they sniff the unsavoury whiff of possible defeat. Skip to: Search Box Section Navigation Network Navigation Content View the Sitemap ndm.
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