Cameron England
Cameron England took over the resources reporting round at The Advertiser in 2003, just as SA was about to wake up and realise that there was plenty to be found, dug up and flogged overseas in its backyard. Along with swanning around in eight seater aircraft en route to remote Australian mining sites, and the occasional side trip to check out the Algerian mining scene, he also dabbles in delving into the more dubious side of business dealings.
His claim to fame so far is being sued for $5.6 billion by bankrupt winemaker Andrew Garrett, along with 139 other defendants, including his employer The Advertiser, many of Adelaide’s law firms, the Commissioner of Police, the state of South Australia and Britain. He is also well-connected in the world of the jet setting gourmand, having interviewed the founder of Japanese television show Iron Chef and the founder of Subway.
Articles by Cameron England
Rudd: Politics is a childish farce and it’s getting worse
Rudd thinks Federal politics is “childish” and has become worse over the past decade. Sorry - not that Rudd, who…... Read more
I can’t believe I almost voted for The Greens
I never thought I would fail to cast a vote in a Federal election, and I never thought I’d be…... Read more
Cough up, ‘cos we’re all going on a fundraising holiday
I am about to go on holiday… scrub that. Start again. Myself and a group of my well-remunerated stockbroker buddies…... Read more
Kate and Will: Officially not complete muppets
The outpouring of saccharine dross about the upcoming Royal Marriage has thrown into sharp relief the spectacularly low expectations we…... Read more
Frequent fatties should fork out for their flying
Soaring fuel costs are driving airlines to come up with increasingly novel, and amusing, ways of lightening their loads. There…... Read more
Australia: The not-so-clever country
Have a guess how many of Australia’s top 50 companies have at their very heart a good idea. Not mineral…... Read more
Nuclear still part of a viable energy mix
Some parts of the environmental movement will be quietly high-fiving each other this week, as the nuclear industry’s progress over…... Read more
A feast of options in online dating
Ever hooked up at the supermarket? Not me. I did see Poh Ling Yeow there once - but as I…... Read more
Should kids give a toss about their sperm donor dads?
Recently in South Australia, the local reproductive medicine outfit had, for want of a better term, a “sperm drive’‘. The…... Read more
Governments stupid to stay silent on sports stars
Taxpayers deserve to know what they’re forking out to sporting stars. In South Australia, Premier Mike Rann - despite his…... Read more
A sustainable foodie future - let them eat bugs
I have a challenge for the foodies of Australia. Yes, you - the ones out there who’ve been glued to…... Read more
Research finds super rich also super tight
Legendary philanthropists are often also legendary tight-arses. Oil man John Paul Getty, whose now multi-billion dollar trust and art collection…... Read more
Oh Come All Ye Crappy Christmas Songs
Every year it’s the same. The chanting starts. Rum. Rum. Rum. Rum. I pull my pillow over my head and…... Read more
ABC whitewashing of a colourful family history
The entrepreneurial risk-taking winemaker versus the greedy, money grubbing corporation. It’s a perfect narrative begging to be told, and particularly…... Read more
Greens think locally, act stupidly on uranium
The Australian Greens want to stop all uranium exploration, close all of Australia’s existing uranium mines, oh, and while they’re…... Read more
No political gain for Turnbull in attacking stimulus
MALCOLM Turnbull is wasting his breath, and opportunities to land some punches in question time, by attacking the Rudd Government’s…... Read more
Why Australian business needs to think on its feet
WHO’D be a business owner in Australia? With the way the Federal Government up-ends the apple cart every few months…... Read more
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