Articles for Mr Robertson

Council in huge row over affordable homes...costing £535,800 each: Fury as £8mill spent on 15 eco friendly properties in Scottish mining town where average house costs £150k - and costs will be 'repai
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Council in huge row over affordable homes...costing £535,800 each: Fury as £8mill spent on 15 eco friendly properties in Scottish mining town where average house costs £150k - and costs will be 'repai

Daily Mail  

A council finance boss has admitted that new 'affordable' homes in his area are set to cost more than £500,000 each because of the 'significant costs' associated with meeting stringent environmental standards. Jamie Robertson, chief finance officer of East Dunbartonshire Council in Scotland, says the requirements for new-build homes to have electric vehicle chargers and industry standard energy efficiency is …

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SNP urged to suspend Angus Robertson over ‘secret’ Israel meeting
4 months, 1 week ago

SNP urged to suspend Angus Robertson over ‘secret’ Israel meeting

The Telegraph  

Angus Robertson is under mounting pressure to quit as the SNP’s external affairs secretary over a “secret” meeting with Israel’s deputy ambassador after party members moved to suspend him. Shona Robison, Deputy First Minister, said on Sunday that Mr Swinney “thought the meeting was necessary” so Mr Robertson could raise the Scottish Government’s concerns about Israel’s actions. It said that …

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Grafton High School has an ancient mummified head. This is what she once looked like
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Grafton High School has an ancient mummified head. This is what she once looked like

ABC  

For more than a century, a mummified head inside a northern NSW school has been shrouded in mystery. Since the Grafton High School head featured on ABC RN's Stuff the British Stole last year, forensic experts pieced together details of who this person was. a disembodied remnant of a person, and seeing it come to life through this amazing process …

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Families and loved ones remember the four who died in a 'horror' crash outside Hamilton
1 year, 6 months ago

Families and loved ones remember the four who died in a 'horror' crash outside Hamilton

ABC  

The sole survivor of a 'horror' fatal crash in Victoria's west is showing signs of recovery in hospital, as the community mourns the loss of four people who died in the tragedy. Key points: Tributes are flowing for the four people killed in a single-car crash near Hamilton in western Victoria The mother of one of the teenage victims has …

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Queensland youth justice minister says evidence provided to court by her department about 13yo boy's detention was not 'fulsome'
1 year, 9 months ago

Queensland youth justice minister says evidence provided to court by her department about 13yo boy's detention was not 'fulsome'

ABC  

Queensland's youth justice department will conduct an urgent review into how long a 13-year-old boy was held in solitary confinement at a Townsville youth detention centre. Key points: The youth justice department presented a one-page spreadsheet to the court on the time the child spent in detention The document showed the child spent 45 days in his cell, including one …

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How Gladys Berejiklian's ICAC media blitz backfired
3 years, 1 month ago

How Gladys Berejiklian's ICAC media blitz backfired

ABC  

Gladys Berejiklian was defiant and utterly unrepentant. A key allegation being explored by ICAC is whether Ms Berejiklian breached public trust by failing to disclose her relationship with Mr Maguire while facilitating the awarding of two grants in his electorate. When Gladys Berejiklian was asked by counsel assisting whether she would have made a similar intervention for another MP, she …

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Gladys Berejiklian told Daryl Maguire she would sack public servant managing Wagga Wagga grant proposal, ICAC hears
3 years, 1 month ago

Gladys Berejiklian told Daryl Maguire she would sack public servant managing Wagga Wagga grant proposal, ICAC hears

ABC  

A corruption hearing has heard former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian telling her secret MP boyfriend Daryl Maguire that a public servant's "head would be gone" but only after he "fixed" a grant proposal in his electorate. Key points: Gladys Berejiklian could offer only "speculation" about her reasons for supporting the grant The former premier was met by a large media …

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Who is Archegos fund manager Bill Hwang?
3 years, 8 months ago

Who is Archegos fund manager Bill Hwang?

Live Mint  

Losses at Archegos Capital Management have triggered the liquidation of positions approaching $30 billion in value, The Wall Street Journal has reported, and sent the shares of two major investment banks tumbling. Archegos is run by former Tiger Asia manager Bill Hwang. Bill Hwang is a ‘Tiger cub.’ Mr. Hwang is a former protégé of hedge-fund titan Julian Robertson, who …

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Tommy Robinson ‘misused’ donations from far-right supporters, claim former allies
3 years, 9 months ago

Tommy Robinson ‘misused’ donations from far-right supporters, claim former allies

The Independent  

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Tommy Robinson and the making of a far-right ‘propaganda’ video
3 years, 9 months ago

Tommy Robinson and the making of a far-right ‘propaganda’ video

The Independent  

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Real Kashmir's Father-son Duo David and Mason Robertson Suspended for 4 Matches, Fined Rs 2 Lakh Each for Abusing Referee
3 years, 9 months ago

Real Kashmir's Father-son Duo David and Mason Robertson Suspended for 4 Matches, Fined Rs 2 Lakh Each for Abusing Referee

News 18  

Kolkata: Real Kashmir head coach David Robertson and his son Mason Robertson, who plays as a centre back, were on Saturday suspended for four matches and fined Rs 2 lakh each for abusing the referee in their I-League game against Indian Arrows. The All India Football Federation Disciplinary Committee observed that the father-son duo abused the referee in “filthy vulgar …

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Tasmanian families are adapting their generations-old farms to stay in business
4 years ago

Tasmanian families are adapting their generations-old farms to stay in business

ABC  

Lifestyle brought Andrew Bevan back to the farm five years ago, but he knew diversity was key to its success. "It gave us a risk mitigation scheme and diversity for the business," Mr Bevan said. "The lack of events outside the farm have halved our annual revenue which was obviously comes at a large cost," Mr Robertson said. "It's probably …

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ICAC officials hunt hard drive at NSW Parliament amid probe into former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire
4 years, 3 months ago

ICAC officials hunt hard drive at NSW Parliament amid probe into former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire

ABC  

Independent Commission Against Corruption officials have made a surprise visit to an office at NSW Parliament House as part of an inquiry into the former member for Wagga Wagga, Daryl Maguire. Key points: Daryl Maguire served as the Wagga Wagga MP for almost 20 years He is now the subject of an ICAC probe ICAC officials went to NSW Parliament …

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Chinese 'cash for visa' scheme allegedly saw ex-MP seek to 'monetise' position, ICAC inquiry told
4 years, 3 months ago

Chinese 'cash for visa' scheme allegedly saw ex-MP seek to 'monetise' position, ICAC inquiry told

ABC  

Former New South Wales MP Daryl Maguire may have been involved in a 'cash for visa' scheme, as well as a bid to get a casino up and running in Samoa, the opening day of a corruption inquiry has heard. Key points: ICAC is investigating whether former MP Daryl Maguire engaged in conduct that breached public trust by using his …

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