ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKASE
After the Australian businessman Christopher Skase (1948–2001), who fled Australia after the collapse of his business empire, owing millions of dollars.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKASE»
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Skase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Too Good to be True: Inside the Corrupt World of Christopher ...
A former senior employee of Christopher Skase describes the rise and fall of Skase's business empire.
Lawrence Van der Plaat, 1996
2
The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television
SKASE, CHRISTOPHER (1948–2001). Former Melbourne finance reporter
Christopher Skase's Qintex Ltd. entered the media arena in 1982 with small
interests in Telecasters North Queensland and stations in Mackay and Mt. Isa.
Two years ...
Albert Moran, Chris Keating, 2009
3
Rupert Murdoch: Creator of a Worldwide Media Empire
Young Skase made a quantum leap onto the fast track in the media world with his
purchase of MGM/UA from financier Kirk Kirkorian. One can't help thinking that
Murdoch had to be looking over his shoulder with some degree of admiration, ...
4
The History of Australian True Crime
orn toawealthy Melbourne family,Christopher Skase wastheson of a
radiopersonality of the 1940s and 1950s. He became a stockbroker before
moving into financial journalism. In 1975, Skase bought the Tasmanian company
Qintex and ...
5
APAIS 1992: Australian public affairs information service
Quarterly Magazine (Music Teachers' Association of New South Wales), Feb
1992 : 2-5 (Sound recordings* / Composers* / Agnew, Roy E.* / Sitsky, Larry* /
Piano music / Sonatas) SKASE, CHRIS Chasing Skase's missing millions, col.
port.
National Library of Australia
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Corporate Collapse: Accounting, Regulatory and Ethical Failure
Connell, Yuill, Goldberg, Bond, Skase, Goward and other major players in the 1
980s failures would be labelled 'corporate cowboys' and their life in the saddle
exposed. Huge sums would be spent attempting to bring the high-fliers to ground,
...
Frank Clarke, Graeme Dean, Kyle Oliver, 2003
7
Nation, Culture, Text: Australian Cultural and Media Studies
So our property developers (Skase, Bond and Lowy) moved in on knowledge,
bringing with them practices, accountancy techniques, and methods of asset
development fine-tuned over years in the property trade. In short, information
became ...
8
The Bankruptcy Handbook
... less complicated, more cost effective, fairer to bankrupts and which increased
the rehabilitative aspects of the Act. These changes were made in the Bankruptcy
Amendment Act 1991, and are often referred to as "the Skase amendments".
Betty Weule, Wayne Warburton, Richard Brading, 2007
9
Developments in Australian Politics
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Packer TEN 10 Murdoch Lowi Canwest BTQ7 Fairfax Skase Seven QTQ9 Bond ...
Judith Brett, James Gillespie, Murray Goot, 1994
Part of the anger directed towards Skase after the purchase was because he paid
$75000 per episode for Round the Twist, thus setting a benchmark for the FFC as
the price other networks should pay to secure FFC funding for their children's ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKASE»
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The complexities of citizenship
In 1998 fraudster Christopher Skase took out Dominican citizenship with his wife Pixie to avoid extradition back to Australia and they automatically lost their ... «The Canberra Times, Mar 15»
Stunning views, spectacular pools... and 296 bedrooms: Five star …
For sale: Gold Coast's only five star beachfront resort developed by the late Australian businessman Christopher Skase for $170 million dollars, located just five ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
Christopher Skase's Big Top sail has had its day in sun
IT WAS the year Crocodile Dundee hit the big screen, Bob Hawke was prime minister and Christopher Skase's company unveiled a revolutionary shopping ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Aug 14»
Ex-AFL boss recalls tumultuous years
Eventually, Skase became one of Australia's most notorious failed businessmen and the league's "bad news Bears" merged with Fitzroy to become the Brisbane ... «Ninemsn, Jul 14»
'I'm not Christopher Skase,' says restaurateur Marchetti
''I'm not Christopher Skase, I haven't fled the country … all this speculation I am drowning and hiding is absolute bullshit,'' Marchetti said from Bali, where he ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 13»
'Remember what happened to Skase'
One of Gina Rinehart's closest lieutenants in the Hancock Prospecting empire warned her son he would be hunted down like Christopher Skase unless he ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 13»
Diversity is good, except as a business model
There's a reason why Christopher Skase's three-time wooden spoon winning AFL team, the Brisbane Bears, were nicknamed the Koalas from Carrara. «StartupSmart, Jul 13»
Eddy Groves leaving for Canada, despite being a 'flight risk'
The possibility that the former ABC Learning Centres boss might turn fugitive like failed businessman Christopher Skase was factored into the decision, Federal ... «The Australian, May 13»
Qld judge likens Groves to Skase
A JUDGE has pondered if bankrupt childcare mogul Eddy Groves could turn into another Christopher Skase as he applies to live in Canada as an employee of ... «NEWS.com.au, May 13»
Remember Bond? Let's not return to troubled past
... who has a dream to be a media boss - as was the case with Bond, Christopher Skase and others who ultimately caused the collapse of great free enterprises. «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 13»
