Neil Mitchell reveals Ford will pull out of Australia by 2016. Geelong and Broadmeadows plants to close. (Photo: Wayne Taylor)
EXCLUSIVE: Ford is pulling out of Australia
JOBS TO GO: Workers at Ford have been told they will no longer have jobs with the company after October 2016 after Neil Mitchell exclusively revealed the car manufacturer was planning to close its Australian operations.
Neil calls for Buddy's suspension
NEIL MITCHELL: Buddy should be suspended and fined. He has no respect for women and treats them appallingly. The only way to get it through is to take away what he loves and suspend him for a month.
Surely they can't be serious
NEIL MITCHELL: Kids being charged to use local parks to play sport, tolls on roads we have already paid for, the fire services levy rip off, sports betting trainer wheels for punters, dial-a-goon, and dress for blokes. Surely they can't be serious.
An outbreak of common sense
NEIL MITCHELL: There’s an outbreak of common sense today which is rare but welcome sight. Kevin Rudd and the Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart.
The AFL & government's problem
NEIL MITCHELL: But both the AFL and the state government have been actively promoting sports betting to kids through an online tipping game which is targeted, designed and promoted for kids.
5yo goes missing on school bus
NEIL MITCHELL EXCLUSIVE: A country Victorian family is demanding answers from a local bus company after their five-year-old son went missing on his way home from school.
'You'd say that to Jesus?'
GAY MARRIAGE: Eddie wanted to know what Neil Mitchell would do if Jesus Christ walked into his studio. He was surprised by the response!
Careers: Risking it all mid-life
SINGING BUTCHER: A South Melbourne butcher told Neil Mitchell of the inspiration behind his decision to become an opera singer.
Sandy isn't racist, it was a bad joke
NEIL MITCHELL: This must be the worst impression of an Indian accent that I have ever heard. In my view, it’s not funny and it’s not racist. It’s just a bad joke.
Show a little tact, Premier Napthine
NEIL MITCHELL: The driver from this crash is still in hospital, critically ill. I think it was slightly indecent for the Premier to be turning this into a photo opportunity at the same time the man in the middle was fighting for life.
Ambo tragedy: Another suicide
NEIL MITCHELL EXCLUSIVE: I have discovered today that another ambulance officer from the south-eastern suburbs has committed suicide. This is the second ambulance officer to suicide in five weeks - the tenth in five years.
Neil: Make medicinal marijuana legal
MARIJUANA: A Parliamentary Committee in New South Wales is recommending the legalisation of marijuana for the terminally ill. Neil Mitchell agrees with the idea. “It is time to legalise marijuana, not for every hippy who wants to get stoned,” Neil said.
The ultimate insult for Gillard
NEIL MITCHELL: How bad is Julia Gillard going. Craig Thomson has dumped Julia Gillard because he thinks she is a bad leader. That is the ultimate insult.
Mum & daughter's cancer challenge
PREVENTATIVE MASTECTOMY: It's a hard thing to undergo mastectomies to prevent getting cancer, but for a Melbourne mother and daughter these are concerns they have faced.
AFP changes dog training policy
NEIL MITCHELL: "The government has stepped in and has told the police that in future if they use a car belonging to a member of the public, they must tell them, put a card under the window."
The Future Party: A party of six nerds
NEIL MITCHELL: The fringe dwellers and whackos are out early in the federal election. Abbott will probably win, but here’s some opposition: The Future Party. A party of six nerds, people who call themselves ‘techophiles’, has just been launched.
Bikes can get away with speeding
NEIL MITCHELL: Why in the name of anything remotely sensible do we not have front number plates on motorbikes? It is a stupid situation. Fix it.
NDIS: What are we creating?
NEIL MITCHELL: Treasurer Wayne Swan says anybody who questions this National Disability Insurance Scheme is heartless. Well, call me heartless, but I have questions.
Demetriou's stern warning to clubs
ESSENDON AFFAIR: Andrew Demetriou has issued a stern warning to AFL clubs who he claims are spreading ‘scurrilous innuendo’ over the Essendon Football Club and their perfect win-loss record this season.
'This is damaging Rolf Harris'
NEIL MITCHELL: I don’t know that Rolf Harris is guilty of anything, but I do know that he is entitled to be presumed innocent and he strongly denies any wrongdoing. But really, his reputation is trashed and gone. This would not happen in Australia.
Don't take passion out of footy
NEIL MITCHELL: It is a passionate game. You get fired up, shout and carry on, and to say you must be very calm and polite towards opposing players is ridiculous.
Fr Bob's turbulent childhood
BLOOD ON THE WALL: Fr Bob Maguire discusses revelations of his turbulent childhood in new book.
Your three-word slogan for the gov't
NEIL MITCHELL: It’s going to cost $50 million of our money to tell us the Gillard government is ‘Stronger, Smarter, Fairer’. At any time, I want you to define in three words Julia Gillard and her government, and Tony Abbott and his lot.
Are you happy to pay for the NDIS?
NEIL MITCHELL: Now the Medicare levy will help fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme. That is an essential change in the system - it is not paying for everybody’s health care, it is paying for disability insurance.
Neil witnesses drunk-driver smash
LISTEN: Emergency Services have released a recording of Neil Mitchell's call to 000 early yesterday morning, when he witnessed a suspected drink driver accident on the way to work.
Australia's $12 billion problem
NEIL MITCHELL: It was only October when Wayne Swan was promising a surplus, set in stone. Suddenly in six months, it has gone to dust and we are in a big black hole - $12 billion worth.
Neil's Pics - Anzac Memories
PHOTO GALLERY: In honour of Anzac day, Neil Mitchell is collecting images of armed service members of your family. Send your photos to neilspics@3aw.com.au
Time it takes for ambos to get to you
CHECK YOUR SUBURB: The state opposition has released a document detailing the average response times to ambulance call outs. See how long it takes for a paramedic to reach your suburb.
Drug investigation undermining game
NEIL MITCHELL: I’m really over this drugs in sport nonsense. Investigate it properly. If players have done the wrong thing, ban them. If they haven’t, get on with the game.
Get ready for a GST increase
NEIL MITCHELL: We have been in good shape but we have wasted it. Infrastructure is an awful word, it means spending on things we need; Things that will improve our lives. And basically, we have not done it.
Triple Zero mobile phone frustration
NO MOBILE DATA: The organisation that manages Triple Zero is frustrated by the absence of mobile phone geographic location information provided by callers in an emergency situation, despite the technology existing in the US for over a decade.
Don't treat supporters like dirt
NEIL MITCHELL: It is one thing for a club to get belted on the field and it is one thing to struggle for years, but if a club sets out deliberately to mislead its supporters then there is a whole new problem.
Diggers asked to take down sign
NEIL MITCHELL: If it comes to a decision between returned servicemen promoting a grand Australian tradition, Anzac Day, and a council that is worried that a sign damages the ambience, I am with the diggers every time.
Stuck truck's $1 million cost
BURNLEY TUNNEL: Last night’s Burnley tunnel chaos cost the state around $1million, all because an overheight truck was caught in the tunnel for four hours.
Now it's NZ's turn to laugh at us
NEIL MITCHELL: We think we are smart, sophisticated and sensible, but New Zealand has shown they are smarter and more sensible by allowing gay marriage.
Teachers unhappy with deal are dills
NEIL MITCHELL: If you are a teacher heading to school today and you are not happy with this new pay deal, you are a dill. Perhaps it is fair enough, or perhaps it is a sign for teachers that bullying works.
Dog owner's horrific attack story
CONTENT WARNING: A Deer Park pensioner tells how her pet dog was horrifically mauled by a Staffordshire Pit Bull. This article contains detail which may cause distress.
Danger in our sister city, Boston
NEIL MITCHELL: Probably most of us haven’t given a thought to terrorism for months. This, one way or the other, is a savage reminder. Australians in danger in our sister city, Boston.
Government's latest policy disasters
NEIL MITCHELL: The government has sold itself on education this week, very much so. Lots of pretty pictures with pretty kids, but one of the men who designed it says the policy is now ‘incoherent’ and ‘schizophrenic’. Terrific.
Mother thanks her good Samaritan
SAMARITAN SEARCH: The Neil Mitchell program has reunited a Melbourne mother with an anonymous Good Samaritan who helped save her 13-month-old son's life after his pram rolled into the Yarra River.
Gonski reform a 'political stunt'
NEIL MITCHELL: Perhaps I am too sensitive, but i was really annoyed to see those kids last night being used as political poster. All the kids posing with Julia Gillard in green caps and t-shirts saying 'I give a Gonski'. But more importantly, this is a stunt.
$45 billion kick in Australia's groin
NEIL MITCHELL: Later today it is likely to be announced that Australia is getting a kick in the groin - a $45 billion project will be dumped, or at best wound back.
VIDEO: Neil's Carlton experience
NEIL MITCHELL: Read Neil Mitchell's observations after his incredible, money-can't-buy experience spending the weekend with Carlton coach Mick Malthouse in the Blues inner sanctum for Carlton vs Collingwood.
Neil's Pics - Silly Signs
Driving around Melbourne or Australia, it's hard not to notice an amusing and/or incorrectly labelled sign!
Napthine keen for recycling refund
RECYCLING REFUND: Deposits on soft drink bottles and cans in South Australia has a highly positive impact on cleanliness of the state, Premier Dennis Napthine believes. Currently in South Australia there is a 10 cent refund on the bottles and cans.
Now, Schwab has been sacked
NEIL MITCHELL: Yes, I admit that on Monday I said the first thing the Melbourne Football Club should do is sack the chief executive, and now Cameron Schwab has been sacked.
Melbourne has lost my phone number
NEIL MITCHELL: I have offered many, many times to help the Demons. I have got sick of offering and sick of not even getting a call back. I can get a call back from the Prime Minister’s office, but not the Melbourne Football Club.
Would you rather a Merc or a Holden?
NEIL MITCHELL: Be honest, if you have a choice between a Mercedes, a Holden or a Falcon, which one would you buy? Has Holden gone wrong? The product is unreliable, sloppy and badly finished.
All you had to do was buy him a beer
NEIL MITCHELL: I was close to Bob Hawke, who is now accused of being a source for the Americans and accused of criticising Gough Whitlam, and I have read some of the stuff WikiLeaks has released today. Well, I was there and I can tell you it was no secret.
The smell of death is around the Dees
NEIL MITCHELL: If you care about sport and care about football, you must care about this: There is the smell of death around Melbourne and it is time for the AFL to step in.
Couple's country roadside delivery
WATERLOO: A Waterloo farmhand whose wife went into a roadside labour early on Wednesday morning has told Neil Mitchell how the birth of first child was easier than pulling calves and lambs.
Aussie icon protected by UK press
NEIL MITCHELL: Why is it that an iconic Australian entertainer who has been questioned twice by police has not been named legally? If I could be certain who he is I could name him. I think I know but I can’t be 100 per cent certain.
ANZAC Day Football Scalping
NEIL MITCHELL: Why is the ANZAC Day AFL match between Essendon and Collingwood harder to get into than the Grand Final? The scalpers are out and about already. Is scalping not illegal on this game?
How was Sarah's killer out free?
WHY WAS HE OUT? The mother of Sarah Cafferkey who was slain by a convicted murder just nine days after completing his parole has asked how her daughter’s killer was able be out in the community.
Nixon's reason for pleading guilty
NEIL MITCHELL: I wish Ricky Nixon had gone to jail, but it would not be fair. He is entitled to be treated the same as any other domestic thug and bully. Earlier, I got a statement from Nixon by text which he has agreed I can read.
AFL footballers turning to Viagra
NEIL MITCHELL: I am told Viagra has become an extremely popular drug with AFL footballers. Why? Well, not for the obvious reason. Some of them believe it improves sports performance.
Dean Mighell nominates Bill Shorten for PM
SHORTEN FOR PM: Spokesperson for Bob Katter's Australian Party Dean Mighell has put forward the Employment Minister, Bill Shorten's name to help Labor out of its current crisis.
Why Mark is now 'Whinging Webber'
NEIL MITCHELL: Mark was grumpy - fair enough, but don’t whinge in public. There are sick kids in the world. There are people struggling to pay the bills. This is just a sport - and a silly one at that.
Gillard thinks I'm too sexist
NEIL MITCHELL: The prime minister considers me a lower life form than that appalling piece of work, Kyle Sandilands. You see, she won’t do an interview with me. That is the real insult to you.
How big is your beard?
NEIL MITCHELL: I want to hear from men who have beards and women whose partners have beards. A NSW research centre has found men grow beard to send a message to other other - competitors. What a load of nonsense.
Tumours that stole Tyler's eyes back
SEND YOUR SUPPORT: In 2006, a three-year-old Richmond supporter was given the chance to see two of his Tiger heroes the day before he lost his eyesight to surgery to ward off cancer. The Neil Mitchell program learned Tyler's tumours have returned.
Crean told Rudd: You should have run
ALP CRISIS: Simon Crean’s only words to Kevin Rudd yesterday were: You should have run. Speaking with Neil Mitchell, Mr Crean the events provided a stark contrast between the Prime Minister and her unwilling opponent, Kevin Rudd.
Cop to challenge Wellington Road fine
EASTLINK: The problem-laden speed camera on Eastklink at Wellington Road which the Neil Mitchell program has campaigned to have fixed since 2008 has again today made headlines for the wrong reasons.
Gillard must follow Baillieu's lead
NEIL MITCHELL: There is new evidence from psychologists about what helps you to concentrate. And if you listen really carefully, you will hear this around the labor caucus, the song for Julia, the song to help her concentrate. Hit the road Jack.
Napthine prepared to listen: Teachers
TEACHERS DISPUTE: Union President tells Neil Mitchell she believes Premier Denis Napthine is prepared to listen to the Union regarding the teachers dispute.
Former Pope could face litigation: QC
CHURCH ABUSE: Prominent Australian Human Rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC has told Neil Mitchell that the recently-abdicated Pope Benedict XVI may face legal action for the part he played in the Church’s cover up of sexual abuse.
Neil takes Senator to task over media
HEAD-TO-HEAD; Neil Mitchell has taken Labor Senator Doug Cameron to task over the embattled Gillard government’s proposed media reform laws, amid claims the NSW upper house MP was involved in a debate with News Ltd CEO Kim Williams.
Women can't be safe alone at night
NEIL MITCHELL: Because Jill Meagher, or anybody like her, should be able to walk the streets alone at night. They should be able to do that safely. But clearly they can’t.
Stephen Conroy will muzzle the media
NEIL MITCHELL: With all its faults, a free media is better than what Conroy is planning, and he is demanding it be passed in two weeks with no real debate or consideration.
Crean would save some furniture
NEIL MITCHELL: I suggested this weeks ago and it is building. The logic is that Gillard is toxic; Rudd is unacceptable to many in the parliament; and Crean could be safe and steady, return to Labor values and minimise the damage.
Little survivor's adorable message
NEIL MITCHELL: A dose of perspective here. You might have seen a little of this but you must hear all of it. The video message from 5-year-old kidney transplant survivor Jack Scoble.
Health risks in fat dogs
WOOF: Obesity isn't just a problem for humans because it seems our pets are getting fat too. Neil Mitchell was joined in the studio by Dr Russell Harrison from the Lort Smith Animal Hospital to chat about it.
Push to honour our war heroes
VC AWARD: I want you to think today about a bloke called Teddy Sheean. Teddy was wounded in WWII, so badly wounded he could barely stand so he strapped himself to his anti-aircraft gun and kept firing. Teddy died on December 1, 1942. He was only 18.
Do we have a doctor shortage?
TOM ELLIOTT: Yesterday a caller to this program said that one of the reasons hospital emergency departments were so overcrowded was because of a shortage of suitably trained physicians. More here.
Neil Mitchell the new poster boy
NEIL MITCHELL: On Monday, I took after a gay club that was promoting a night under the headline ‘Closet’ with a huge picture of Ian Thorpe. Anyway, they’ve had a silly go at me which is a bit rough. Details here.
Neil's message to 'Horda' soccer fans
SOCCER VIOLENCE: A bunch of anonymous rabble are accusing the police of behaving unprofessionally, even illegally. The police deny it… and I know who I believe.
Melbourne surgeon Don Esmore dies
NEIL MITCHELL: Sad news..one of the most admired men in Melbourne has died. Thousands of people owe their lives to this man.. Professor Don Esmore.
Kapolos opens up about her sacking
WATCH VIDEO: TV presenter Helen Kapalos has opened up about her controversial sacking from Channel 10.
'We have specific allegations'
DRUGS IN SPORT: AFL Chief Executive Andrew Demetriou has revealed that specific allegations have been made against at least one AFL Club as a result of the Australian Crime Commission investigation.
I hate Indian food: Neil Mitchell
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION: The controversial anti-discrimination laws yesterday deplored by Neil Mitchell which would have prohibited offensive conduct have been sent back to the drawing board.
VIDEO: Neil Mitchell driving a truck
WATCH VIDEO: Last week Neil went to Sandown racetrack for an afternoon of intense truck driver training (It's the first time he's ever been behind the wheel of a vehicle that big!) Watch what unfolded here...
Motorcyclists call for lane filtering
HAVE YOUR SAY: Motorcyclists are calling for legislation to allow for filtering in order to ease congestion on Victoria’s roads, but Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay says he remains to be convinced that the practice won’t see an increase in road trauma.
Police announce BlueNet technology
NEW TECHNOLOGY: Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay has announced the introduction of new technology which will allow Police to track dodgy and dangerous drivers in real time on our roads, calling it a 'glimpse into the future' of policing.
Should VCE students be reading this?
NEIL MITCHELL: Will these people never learn? Every now and again, the people who teach our kids pop up with a piece of stupidity. A book or a play that is totally inappropriate for kids to study.
Gurrumul refused cab based on race
RACIST REFUSAL: The manager of indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has told Neil Mitchell how he believed a cab driver refused his client a fare after seeing the colour of his skin.
Neil Mitchell's ticks and crosses
NEIL MITCHELL: A game of ticks and crosses, pluses and minuses, because there is a mixture today and I would like to nominate what I loved about the last few days and what got up my nose.
Twitter the official communication
NEIL MITCHELL: The world has changed and now Twitter is officially the method of communication. Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, are having a baby and the news was announced on Twitter through Clarence House.
Unclaimed funds could be yours!
YOUR MONEY? Millions of dollars in unclaimed funds are sitting in the State Revenue Office, and some of it could be yours. A State Revenue Office spokesperson told Justin Smith one man has even claimed $600,000!
3AW joins forces with JOY
JOINT BROADCAST: 3AW and Australi's only gay and lesbian radio station, JOY 94.9, joined forces for the first time to raise awareness of the serious issues affecting today's youth. Download the podcast & watch the highlights of the show.
Neil wins Graham Perkin award
CONGRATULATIONS: 3AW's Neil Mitchell became the first radio journalist to win the coveted Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year award, named in honour of the legendary, late editor of The Age. Watch Neil accept his award.
Neil's beautiful autumn shots
PHOTO GALLERY: Autumn is here, and Neil Mitchell wants your photos of the spectacular season in full bloom.
Neil's idea to thank CFA volunteers
NEIL MITCHELL: It is danger day: ring the alarm bells, because I have an idea. Premier Denis Napthine will today unveil promised surpluses in his budget heading up to 2017, reaching up to $2.5 billion.
What is wrong with younger drivers?
NEIL MITCHELL: Today I am broadcasting from Sandown Racecourse surrounded by fancy cars and kids and the aim is to find out what is wrong with young drivers.
Neil's Pics
Seen Something newsworthy, interesting or funny? Send a video or picture of it to Neil Mitchell! Neil will give away five Nikon S400 Digital Camera thanks to Harvey Norman to the best pictures or videos sent to the program.
Celebrating Lou Richards' 90th Birthday
WATCH VIDEO: Neil Mitchell spent the afternoon with Lou Richards - 'the man who has done more for football in Victoria than a team full of superstars'.
Cricketers dumped over homework
NEIL MITCHELL: Flashback: Rod Marsh is throwing down beers, Dougie Walters is drinking and smoking, Dennis Lillee is snarling and the coach comes up and says: You lot are very naughty, now go away and write we an essay on the three things you must improve.
Ryan's attack on Tristan Weston
WATCH VIDEO: Deputy Premier Peter Ryan has made his first public, blistering attack on his former advisor Tristan Weston, tearing into his credibility over the secret tape affair on the Neil Mitchell program.
'Police targeted our race'
RACIAL PROFILING: Victoria Police yesterday settled a case brought by six African-Australian men over alleged harassment, abuse and racial profiling in Flemington. Neil Mitchell spoke to Daniel Haile-Michael, an African University student involved in the case.
Lundy defends 'dramatic' revelations
DRUGS IN SPORT: Neil Mitchell spoke to Sports Minister Kate Lundy this morning and accused the federal MP of 'political grandstanding' to ramp up the election campaign.
Calls for warning labels on Soft drink
HEALTH WARNINGS: A New Zealand coroner has found a woman who drank up to ten litres of coca-cola a day died due to a 'racing heart' from an overload of caffeine. The coroner's report has sparked discussion as to whether warning labels are needed.
PM's Partner makes bizarre 'Asian Doctor' gaffe
TIM MATHIESON: The Prime Minister's partner is under fire for a joke about Asian women during a reception at the Lodge. Tim Mathieson was addressing the West Indian Cricket Team on the importance of prostate examinations when he made the comment.
Adrian Richardson's Christmas recipes
ADRIAN'S RECIPES: Looking for some inspiring Christmas recipe ideas? Adrian Richardson gives you three delicious Christmas recipes: Sweet & sour stuffed spatchcock, Christmas Turkey Galantine, and Roast chicken with parsley butter and corn bread stuffing.
After years of tears and pain, this is our chance
NEIL MITCHELL: If you are a victim, if you know what's been going on and you have evidence of these atrocities and the obscenity of the cover-up in the Catholic Church, come forward. Now is the time for decency to strike back.
James Earl Jones on 3AW
LISTEN: The legendary voice of Darth Vader joined Neil Mitchell this morning and opened up about a number of issues, including the reelection of President Barack Obama, growing up in the racially segregated US and what he thinks of his one-of-a-kind voice.
"Playing political games with lives"
NEIL MITCHELL: "Remember Black Saturday? Because there is an indecent, obscene political fight going on around those same bushfires; An obscene and indecent fight around the safety of those people they all cried about and pledged to help."
David Galbally's red light letter
DOWNLOAD: Leading Australian QC David Galbally has provided 3AW listeners with the following template letter to send to the Minister for Roads and the Department of Justice, if they believe they have been wrongly fined by dodgy red-light cameras.
Iconic Nylex Clock site up for redevelopment
EXCLUSIVE: Work could soon begin on a new retail complex on the historic silo's site on the Yarra River at Richmond. It will include a shopping centre, offices and a public plaza. Details here.
Neil Mitchell does Laws!
WATCH VIDEO: Did you see John Laws bizarre appearance on the ABC’s 730 Report? His appearence has become the target of severel online parodies and this morning even Neil Mitchell got into the spirit!
3AW joins forces with JOY
YOUTH ISSUES: 3AW and Australia’s only gay and lesbian radio station JOY 94.9 joined forces for the first time to raise awareness of the serious issues affecting today’s youth. Have a listen to historic 2-hour broadcast ad-free.
Adrian's sourdough bread
ADRIAN RICHARDSON: The bread recipe that everyone is raving about! Give Adrian Richardson's mouth-watering sourdough bread recipe a try and let us know how your bread turns out!
Missing millions
YOUR MONEY? Millions of dollars in unclaimed funds are sitting in the State Revenue Office, and some of it could be yours. A State Revenue Office spokesperson told Justin Smith one man has even claimed $600,000!
The best ad ever made?
VIDEO: A listener sent Neil Mitchell an email this morning about what she reckons is quite possibly the best commercial ever made. We agree, this is absolutely superb!
Tiger rescued on the Yarra
RUMOUR CONFIRMED: This morning, the Rumour file learned Richmond club legend Neville Crowe took a nasty spill off his bike and fell into the Yarra river. Neil Mitchell spoke to the good samaritan who pulled the footballer out of the water.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard may well have sealed her own fate
NEIL MITCHELL: On an obscure, barely-watched pay TV program yesterday, Julia Gillard may well have sealed her own fate. She may well have finally ended any hope she has of leading the government into the next election.
Five months on: Sam Stynes reflects
FIVE MONTHS ON: Sam Stynes, the wife of the late Jim Stynes, has opened up to give a frank and personal interview with Neil Mitchell about her life without Jim and the effects cancer had on their relationship.
No end in sight for smoke police
NEIL MITCHELL: "You can't allow people to become addicted legally then suddenly make it illegal. Imagine it. We'll have flying squads of smoke police raiding garages in Glen Waverley, dragging away four pensioners caught smoking."
Pie on Bill Shorten's face?
VIDEO: A Lygon Street milk bar owner has alleged Workplace Relations and Employment Minister Bill Shorten verbally abused, all because her the meat pie he wanted was not in stock.
New hip needed for original Labradoodle breeder
WALLY CONRON: The Australian inventor of the Labradoodle has been waiting years for a hip replacement. The dog-lover told Neil Mitchell: "I've given so many people mobility with the labradoodle and as soon as I have an ailment myself, I get fogged off."
Scheme to protect fare evaders
TRAMSURANCE: Online activists who've set up a scheme claiming to shield fare evaders from fines have been given till tomorrow to scrap their campaign or face possible police action. Neil Mitchell spoke to the founder this morning.
Truckie beats drug reading
ROADSIDE TESTING: Victoria's roadside police drug testing has been called into question, after a truck driver successfully contested two positive saliva readings which could have rendered him jobless. Truckie Danny Hanning told Neil Mitchell his story.
Step right up, it’s Jeff!
JUSTIN SMITH BLOG: It’s a lot harder to keep Jeff Kennett out of the news than put him in it. With the flavour of so many pies on his fingers, there’s not much in the state he hasn’t managed to be involved with. Read the rest here.
Man donates $3000 to Erin's charity
OVER $6000 TOTAL: 'Kevin' has told Neill Mitchell he was so moved he drove across Melbourne to present a $3000 cheque to the cancer charity Challenge through Erin's mother, Kathy. Listen to Kathy and Kevin's on-air chat here.
VIDEO: SES Rescue simulation
ARRIVE ALIVE: To launch the 2012 Easter Driver Reviver campaign the SES performed a live road rescue simulation at Federation Square.
The morning programs Seb Costello headed to Federation Square to take part in the action.
Chroming on Werribee Line
EXCLUSIVE: The Neil Mitchell program obtained footage of two men chroming on a city-bound train on the Werribee line this morning. Rebecca, a 3AW employee, filmed the incident on her mobile phone on a 7:10am train and said the two had paint on their faces and clothes.
Neil Mitchell takes out Graham Perkin award
CONGRATULATIONS: 3AW's Neil Mitchell became the first radio journalist to win the coveted Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year award, named in honour of the legendary, late editor of The Age. Watch Neil accept his award.
Tom Elliott apologises for comment
REPLAY: In the past week, The Neil Mitchell Program received complaints from listeners regarding comments Tom Elliott made about the Australian Army on the Weekend Break. Today, Neil confronted Tom about his comment. Listen here.
'Kevin Rudd no team player'
VIDEO: Simon Crean has taken a swipe at former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, saying one of the reasons he lost the leadership is that he was not a team player. Watch Neil Mitchell's hard-hitting editorial and listen to Simon Crean.
Brave act's long-term impact
Ron Barassi wants to meet face-to-face the man who bashed him in St Kilda. The footy legend's also revealed the effects of the bashing are still with him - he's unable to hold a conversation and is suffering a degree of memory loss.
Men admit to domestic violence
WHITE RIBBON DAY: Neil Mitchell spoke to two men who admitted to perpetrating violence against women. Hear their stories as Australia unites against domestic violence.
Newton 'misleads' on violence
UPDATE: Anti-domestic violence organisation White Ribbon says Matthew Newton is not taking enough responsibility for his actions, following the actor's controversial TV interview on Monday night.
Drunken man gets stuck in a bin
An article which appeared in the Victoria Police Gazette caught the attention of Neil Mitchell. Certainly a candidate for the International Idiot Awards (if there is such a thing?)..
Virgin on sale for $15,000
An online advertisment offering a teenage girl's virginity for sale for $15,000 has sparked public outrage but authorities say they're powerless to act.
A non-political protest?
KEN LAY'S SAY: Neil Mitchell came out firing against the Occupy Melbourne protesters this morning, revealing that one of the main organisers of the movement, Jake Wishart, works for Greens MP Adam Bandt.
