Tontine Group what is a commodity market," she said. "In other countries there is no market leader because manufacturers tended to stay in their local areas." As the company is well known, it is referenced in jokes. For example, an Australian legal newsletter said of an alleged swindler who padded his timesheets "that at one stage pillow makers Tontine were said to be interested in sponsoring him." Duvets in Australia are known by the genericized trademark "Doona"; the brand name is owned by the Tontine Group. The brand name was acquired by Tontine in 1991 when Pacific Dunlop took over the Northern
Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth Australian Woollen Mills Pty. Ltd. v. The Commonwealth [1954] HCA 20; (1954) 92 CLR 424] is a leading case regarding what is a legally binding offer. On 30 June 1946, the Australian government introduced a subsidy for woollen manufacturers. In 1948, the Australian government discontinued paying the subsidy, leaving AWB with a substantial amount of wool on hand, that had not received the subsidy. As a result, AWB sued for breach of contract, whilst the government denied liability on the grounds that there was no legally binding contract between the parties. The