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Piers Akerman (born June 1950) is a conservative columnist for the Australian News Limited newspaper The Daily Telegraph. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Daily Telegraph is a Tabloid Newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News

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Brief biography

Born in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, Piers Akerman was raised in Perth by his parents, John, an Australian Government doctor, and Eve Akerman (d. Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Eve Akerman is an Australian Columnist from Western Australia. 2003), a newspaper columnist and reviewer in Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. [1] He is the third son in a family of four children. [1] The family left PNG for India in 1951, before returning to Australia. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [1]

Akerman was raised in Perth, where he attended Guildford Grammar School, before boarding at Christ Church Grammar School, where he remained until the end of his schooling. Guildford Grammar School, informally known as Guildford Grammar or GGS is an independent, day and Boarding school for boys situated Christ Church Grammar School, informally known as Christ Church or CCGS, is a non-selective Anglican independent, day and Boarding Akerman was "asked to leave" Guildford following a dispute with the headmaster there and did not complete his final exams while at Christ Church. Headmaster redirects here For the type of Transformers please see Headmaster (Transformers. This article is about a type of examination for other uses see Final examination (disambiguation A final examination (or final [2][3]

In the US, while covering the 1974 America's Cup at Newport, Rhode Island, Akerman met his wife, Suzanne, a solicitor. The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence They were married in Connecticut several years later and have two children, Tess and Pia. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. [3] They now live in Sydney. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4

Career

Akerman began his media career at Western Australia's only daily, The West Australian. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" The West Australian (often simply called The West) is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth Western Australia, and is owned by He then moved on to the short-lived Victorian newspaper Newsday and took his first News Limited job at the Daily Mirror in Sydney. News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 The Daily Mirror was an afternoon paper established by Ezra Norton in Sydney, Australia in 1941 gaining a licence from the Minister for Trade Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 He was briefly at The Australian as Foreign Editor in 1983. The Australian, also referred to as The Oz, is a Broadsheet Newspaper published in Australia Monday through Saturday each

He worked for a time at British national newspaper, The Times, and spent ten years as a foreign correspondent in the United States of America. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the On returning to Australia, he was editor of The Advertiser, Adelaide (1988) and The Sunday Herald Sun, Melbourne (1990). Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a The Herald Sun is a morning Tabloid Newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 During 1990-92 he was editor-in-chief of the Herald & Weekly Times group in Melbourne before becoming a vice-president of Fox News, USA in 1993. The Herald and Weekly Times Limited ( HWT) is a Newspaper publishing company based in Melbourne, Australia. [4]

Akerman's columns were noted for raising the ire of the former leader of the Australian Labor Party and the Federal Opposition, Mark Latham, among others. Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, commonly known as The Opposition, in Australia fulfils the same function as the Official opposition Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961) a former Australian politician was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party Latham was known to weave complaints about Akerman's writing into his speeches and, in 2002, while protected by parliamentary privilege, publicly accused Akerman of being addicted to cocaine well into the 1980s (see below). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Parliamentary privilege, also known as absolute privilege, is a legal mechanism employed within the legislative bodies of countries whose Constitutions are based on Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Akerman is a regular panellist on ABC Television's political commentary program Insiders. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 Insiders analyses and discusses Australian politics with the use of a panel of political journalists and columnists and interviews with prominent politicians and commentators

Controversies

Akerman has had charges of sexual harassment levelled against him by employees. Five former employees, three of whom agreed to be named, said they witnessed Mr Akerman sexually harass female members of his staff. [2][3] A group of female staff at The Sunday Herald met and agreed to protect each other in the office from Akerman's advances. The Sunday Herald is an award winning Scottish Sunday Newspaper launched on 7 February 1999 [2][3]

One of the most controversial episodes in Akerman's life was his alleged threat to assault the literary editor of The Advertiser, Shirley Stott Despoja. The Advertiser is a daily tabloid Newspaper published in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. [2][3] The dispute ended before a full bench of the Supreme Court where the newspaper appealed against Stott Despoja's successful worker's compensation claim for stress-related sickleave pay. Stott Despoja alleged: "I was physically threatened by the editor while alone with him in an office in a dispute over my work. " The appeal by The Advertiser was dismissed and Stott Despoja won her $4000 claim. [2][3]

Responding to rumours about his alleged abuse of alcohol and cocaine, cited in both the New South Wales Parliament as well as the Australian Federal Parliament,[5][6] and in a Sunday Age article about him in 1991,[2][3] Akerman, who is clearly overweight, replied: "My appearance belies that story, don't you think?"

References

  1. ^ a b c Papua New Guinea Association of Australia - Vale List (html) (2003). The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. The Age is a Broadsheet daily Newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854 Retrieved on 2007-08-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and
  2. ^ a b c d e f The power of a Murdoch man (html). The Sunday Age (1991-08-12). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Sunday Age (Convenience link) Akerman profile (1991). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
  4. ^ Conference Contributors, 14th Conference of The Samuel Griffith Society (html). samuelgriffith. org. au (2002). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
  5. ^ Australian Capital Territory Heroin Trial (html). Hansard, Parliament of New South Wales, Australia (1997). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
  6. ^ Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2002: Second Reading (html). Hansard, Parliament of Australia (2002). Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital

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