Police chief Graham Ashton admits women are given preferential treatment when applying to join the force. The commissioner told 3AW Mornings Victoria Police was “trying to get more women into the organisation” and aimed for a 50-50 split between male and female staff. He said because there was currently more men in the force, women […]

One Thornbury resident REALLY loves her suburb. So much so that she’s officially made it her surname. Che Thornbury, originally from Adelaide, told 3AW Drive she’d wanted to change her name since she was a teenager. “I never felt so at home anywhere in my entire life,” Che said. “With every passing day it became […]

Trent Cotchin is free to play in the grand final. The Richmond captain has been cleared by the Match Review Panel over his collision with Dylan Shiel. The MRP said Cotchin’s direction was in line of the ball, not his opponent. The “contract was not unreasonable in the circumstances.” Rory Sloane and Brandon Ellis were […]

3AW will broadcast the NRL grand final for the first time on Sunday night when Melbourne Storm takes on the North Queensland Cowboys. Melbourne’s #1 station will broadcast all the action from ANZ Stadium via Macquarie Media’s award-winning Continuous Call Team live from 6PM. “Everyone knows 3AW Is Football but, first and foremost, we are […]

Collingwood’s most recent premiership captain is returning to the club. Nick Maxwell has left GWS to take on a senior management role as the Leadership and Culture Manager, working across both the mens and womens teams, as well as administration staff. Maxwell’s return comes after the club’s sweeping review identified the need to develop future leaders. […]

The days of waiting until Monday afternoon for MRP rulings may be ending. MRP member Michael Christian has told Tony Jones he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the MRP was asked to make rulings during the weekend in the near future. Click PLAY above for the full interview It comes as the MRP deliberates on Monday […]

Australia’s big four banks, led by the Commonwealth Bank yesterday, have finally decided to get rid of ATM fees. But banking experts say there’s no need to be back-slapping the banks for goodwill. Martin North, banking analyst from Digital Finance Analytics, told Justin and Kate the financial impact on banks is negligible, and may be […]

Streets ice cream employees risk disciplinary action if they post angry emojis on social media. Streets’ parent company Unilever has sparked outrage by applying to terminate one of its enterprise agreements. If successful, the move could result in a hit to employee pay and conditions. But employees have been warned not to express their outrage on social media […]

THE RUMOUR FILE A Melbourne “fisherman” has landed a rather unusual haul. But rather than being edible, his catch was rideable: Filmmaker Tommy Jackett told Justin and Kate he found them all in one morning. “I started in Cremorne and walked through to the city, and there was oBikes everywhere in the water,” he said. […]

Sail Away with Denis Walter for Friday Lunch! Friday Lunch is setting sail with Port Phillip Ferries! Tune into Afternoons With Denis from the 2nd to the 13th of October, listen out for the ‘Port Phillip Ferry Horn’ and take note of what time you heard it go to air. Enter the time and date, along […]

Angus Young is the last remaining original member of AC/DC.  Author Jeff Apted tells his story.  

  Leigh Paatsch, National film critic for the Herald Sun, joined the team on the Weekend Break to give us his thoughts on ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ So.. How does it rate? Have a listen and find out

Ian Yates CEO of COTA talks about the realities for the aging population

Professor Dian Tjondronegoro from Southern Cross University talks about the Australian pilot study into activity-based working

Rhonda Bain talks about her role mentoring at L2P Learner Drive Program