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September 26th, 2008
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11:20
Australia.coop wrote New Zealand Demutualisation
New Zealand co-operative Motor Trade Finances Limited has announced a demutualisation plan - blaming the new international accounting standards.
September 25th, 2008
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11:25
Australia.coop wrote Fonterra Comments on China
New Zealand co-operative Fonterra's CEO, Andrew Ferrer, comments on the Chinese milk scandal. Fonterra owns 43% of Sanlu.
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11:01
Australia.coop wrote Fonterra and the China Milk Scandal
Paul French in the China Herald, Do not forget Fonterra, argues that China's melamine milk scandal has been covered pretty well by the media but that the New Zealand co-operative Fonterra, which owns 43% of Sanlu, has not been covered in such depth.
September 24th, 2008
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05:53
Australia.coop wrote Rochdale consumer co-operatives and Australian labour history
Rochdale consumer co-operatives and Australian labour history is a paper by Nikola Balnave, University of Western Sydney, and Greg Patmore, The University of Sydney, on the idea of Rochdale Co-operaqtion being imported from the United Kingdom to Australia. The paper examines the meaning of 'co-operation' and has a focus on particular attributes of the Rochdale consumer co-operatives and how Australian labour historiography has marginalised consumer co-operatives.
September 17th, 2008
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11:50
Australia.coop wrote Farewell Edward James Long OAM
A founder of one of the most significant co-operative movements in Australia - the YCW Co-operative Movement - Edward James Long OAM has died. A tribute to Edward James Long has been prepared by Leon Magree.
