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dan on Tom Elliott jumps into the ring with ... Unfortunately when Neil comes out with 'ban boxing' it waters down what is a fair argument, that there should be more ... more
David on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Great idea more trains and less trucks on the road. When was the last time you saw train do a delivery to a building site or ... more
Turkey on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... To many bottom feeders in the road transport game these days. more
Luke on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Thank God we don't have the East-West Link, otherwise traffic would be backed up on the Eastern as well!!!!!!! more
Tony on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... What the hell is wrong with this society? Every comment is about blaming someone, blaming the government or winging about ... more
Mad Rooster on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Checked Vic Roads app at 7.04am (30 mins after accident) and it says traffic on Tulla / Citylink from Brunswick Rd to ... more
Jillian on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Why do things like this happen during the peak hour on any working day? more
MAC on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Or your could try catching public transport....UH-no, wait, cant do that, would shrink our tiny manhood to much not to BE IN ... more
Rumpole on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... More trains and rail freight and less trucks on the road! The 600 people on my train made it to work this morning and i got ... more
david mccrossan on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Get facts right please. Its not a b double. Its a truck and dog. Used for carting sand gravel etc more
Harry Brown on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Successive Governments fail to introduce sensible road rules like they have in UK.Trucks are only allowed in left two ... more
Jim on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... What goes around comes around...speed, tailgating...hospital! more
Josh on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Bofya: What an irresponsible comment! At least give the investigation a chance to assess the cause of the crash before ... more
Dan from Wheelers Hill on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... @ Bofya Kinetiks.How about waiting to find out what happened before making stupid comments, you fool. As for 3AW, it's not a ... more
Brian Tunstead on Tullamarine traffic chaos set to ... Bofya Kinetiks did you witness this crash? If not, what gives you the right to automatically judge and assume the ... more
Juy Legh on Julia Gillard breaks down in parliament I have an autistic grandson. I doubt that he will ever get anything from this scheme. The proof will be in the outcomes, ... more
Jim on Julia Gillard breaks down in parliament She wasn't crying about anything other than how badly defeated she is going to be in September. September too far away! more
Ben on Victoria's most wanted man, Graham Gene ... Well he has just been tipped off. more
sara on Julia Gillard breaks down in parliament I'm crying too Julia. Please. I'm in agony. Resign. Now. Don't wait until September. Your wonderful government has led me to ... more
Polly on Julia Gillard breaks down in parliament Julia Gillard would cry,lie,and knife you in the back to stay in power...what a piece of work more

'Syringe in soup' man pleads guilty

Posted by: Phil Johnson | 22 October, 2012 - 2:15 PM

A man has pleaded guilty to falsely claiming there was a syringe in a Campbell's soup can to try to get compensation from the company.

The Melbourne Magistrates Court heard that in March last year 33-year-old Terang man Daniel Wayne Ferris told police he found a syringe in a bowl of Campbell's soup which had been poured from a can.

The court heard Ferris contacted Campbell’s and made the claims publicly including on Derryn Hinch's Drive program on 3AW.

Ferris had actually planted the syringe to get compensation from the company, not expecting police to become involved.

The court heard the plot unraveled after Campbell's did testing which showed a syringe could not have survived the process.

Ferris' lawyer said his client who has pleaded guilty to four charges including deliberate product contamination had anxiety and depression, was under financial stress with two ill children and a house that had burned down several years before when they were under-insured.

Mother-of-the-bride searching for rings

LOST RINGS: A mother has sent out an urgent plea for assistance after losing her daughter’s wedding rings on the way to the wedding. Mother-of-the-bride ‘Leanne’ says the rings were left in the back of a taxi on Saturday night.

How much soft drink do you drink?

SOFT DRINKS: Australians are now drinking an average of 100 litres of soft drink a year – a 45-litre increase since the early 1970s. But despite our ranking as one of the fattest nations in the world, we're tending towards diet drinks.