Bomb scare in Ballarat

Prostitute paid to dish the dirt

CRAIG THOMSON: A furious Craig Thomson is pleading to be left alone following claims a prostitute is being paid $60,000 to confirm she slept with the embattled MP. Neil Mitchell spoke with the Exec. Producer of A Current Affair about the controversial interview.

Fight for the right to NOT to vote

HINCH BLOG: Non-voting is in the news – because more than 700,000 Victorians did not vote in the last State election in 2010. I’m one of them but that’s because I refuse to vote on the grounds that compulsory voting is undemocratic. Details.

'We convinced him to jump'

FRANKSTON: A man who drowned after diving off Frankston Pier early this morning had no swimming experience. The 26-year-old had been out drinking with friends when he jumped into the bay around 1.30 this morning.

Ecstacy kingpin jailed for life

PASQUALE BARBARO: The Australian head of the world's largest ecstacy seizure has been jailed for life. 50-year-old Griffith farmer Pasquale Barbaro has been jailed for life with a 30-year minimum after he pleaded guilty to three major drugs charges.

When the kookaburra crows?

OLYMPIC OUTRAGE: The Aussie Mens Hockey Team are fuming that they'll have to get up at 5 in the morning to play most of their games at the London Olympics. Should the Kookaburras be upset about the early starts?

Foreign can causes bomb scare

AIR MAURITIUS: Police have confirmed the scare was triggered because of the misinterpretation of foreign lettering on a can. They say the pilot acted appropriately. The rescheduled Melbourne to Mauritius flight took off at 11.30 this morning.

'A flipping good adventure'

RUMOUR CONFIRMED: Mornington Peninsula Rye residents awoke to some odd noises earlier this month when a seal decided to go for a 1.5 kilometer wander from the beach at around 7AM on May 5th. "No jaywalking or trespassing charges were laid."

Possible changes to online gambling

ONLINE GAMING: In a shake up to Australian online gaming regulation punters may soon be allowed to bet on live sporting matches. The move would be an attempt to combat an increase in unregulated overseas gaming sites. Details.

Escort charged for infecting clients

MALE PROSTITUTE: 36-year-old Reservoir man Adam Randall has been charged with attempting to intentionally infect a very serious disease, conduct endangering life and being a sex worker working while infected with disease.

Bob Hart's simple Carrot Soup

RECIPE: Too often, soup is something people buy in a tin. Or in one of those fancy, ready-to-eat, plastic packs. But why? There are few easier things to cook than soup. And few more comforting dishes than a great, home-made vegie soup.

• Bob Hart with Denis Walter

Ross and John Highlights

THURSDAY: Today on 3AW Breakfast white bread is on the way out… we do a blind taste test to see if anyone can tell the difference between loaves. And thousands of volunteers needed for a study on the benefits of Asprin.

And the potential winners are...

OLYMPICS: The International Olympic Committee have announced the final shortlist for 2020 Olympic host with Tokyo, Madrid, Istanbul the 3-cities making the cut. We have a while to wait to find the winner, with the final choice of host city still 15 months away.

Meanwhile, on Spring Street...

HINCH BLOG: "Here in the Victorian Parliament Liberal Geoff Shaw has been accused of misusing taxpayers’ money by having his government vehicle double up as a delivery van for his private business."

Siege house on the market

HOT PROPERTY: You could own a piece of crime history with the property that was at the centre of the East Keilor siege currently on the market. Check out the gallery of the house/barricade here.

Sly Fact File: Christopher Binse

PROFILE & GALLERY: Sly has provided us with images of the footage that was captured during a number of armed robberies involving Binse during the early 90's. Also, listen to former armed robbery squad boss Ray Watson on the man that calls himself 'Badness'.

Toddler takes on heavy traffic

CHILLING VISION: CCTV footage has gone viral which shows a three-year old boy dangerously riding his toy bike through one of the busiest intersections in Wenzhou, China. The boy had somehow separated from his Grandfather.

Teen hospitalised after bus crash

GREAT OCEAN ROAD: A school bus has been involved in a crash on the Great Ocean Road near Apollo Bay. An Ambulance Victoria spokesman says Three teenagers have been injured. One of the teens has been airlifted to hospital.

Marathon siege ends

SIEGE: The siege in East Keilor has finally ended overnight after 44-hours. Career criminal Christopher Dean Binse, who has been barricaded inside a Sterling Drive property since Monday morning, emerged just after 2AM. Details here.

Schapelle Corby granted clemency

UPDATE: Schapelle Corby has been granted clemency by the Indonesian Government, but the Opposition is demanding to know if the Gillard Government cut a deal with Indonesia to get Schapelle Corby out of prison early.

'A Four-year old on twitter is crazy'

SOCIAL MEDIA AGE LIMIT: Neil Mitchell called in Child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg to discuss what age we should allow children to join Twitter as well as its social media counterpart, Facebook. The Doctor says 13, what do you reckon?

Trailer of new Luhrmann film debuts

MOVIES: The trailer for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic The Great Gatsby has debuted online. Within minutes of the release it was the number 1 trending topic around Australia with the reception largely positive. Watch it here.

Lingerie Football: Sexploitation?

HAVE YOUR SAY: It's being billed as the 'sexiest game on Earth,' but Women's advocates groups are crying foul and calling for the pseudo-sport to be banned in Australia. Women's rights advocate Melinda Tankard-Reist joined Derryn Hinch on Drive.

Special day for Eltham North girl

GOOD NEWS: 5-year-old Erin Toomey, who has been enduring daily chemotherapy for over 2 years, finally finishes her treatment this weekend. To mark this very special occasion Erin's school mates are organising a celebration. Details here.

Prince to farewell fans in Melbourne

GOSSIP SHEET: Prince will return to Melbourne for his final gig of his national tour on May 30th. The question is: where will he perform his after-show to farewell his fans? Rumoured venues include Bennett’s Lane, The Trak or The Palace.

Mitchell, Ouroboros make amends

RIGHT OF REPLY: Ouroboros drummer David Horgan was given the right of reply on the Neil Mitchell Program after the 3AW Mornings host questioned the $20,000 government grant given towards death metal music on yesterday's program.

First look at the new James Bond

SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED: Fans of 007 have finally got a taste of his latest adventure with the debut of the 'Skyfall' teaser trailer. Plot details of Bond's 23rd outing are being kept largely under wraps but this sneak peak is sure to get fans mouths watering.

'Craig, you’re no Atticus Finch'

HINCH BLOG: "You now treat this man with such distrust you couldn’t be sure he was crying. He’d nervously consumed so much water during the speech -- maybe he was just leaking."

'They'd never be in a Bruce Willis movie'

HINCH: I don’t know if the people I associate with have seen too many movies like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard but I ran a poll among people, young and old, and asked a simple question: What should the Police do about that siege in Keilor East? Blog here.

Adrian's Chicken Pie Recipe

RECIPE: Nothing beats a big family-size pie, with all your meat and veggies in the one dish, covered with a buttery, flaky pastry. This is a very simple recipe. When I make this pie for my family there is never anything left over.

Ignorance towards child porn

HINCH BLOG: "A dangerously delusional message on Twitter last night took me back to a sordid issue I was talking about at this time yesterday and maybe gave me an insight into how some of our judges think too."