Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell says “he doesn’t have a problem” with Cricket Australia dropping all Australia Day references in the lead up to January 26. There are three Big Bash League games scheduled for Australia Day, but there will be no reference to the divisive public holiday the games governing body has announced. All […]
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17 hours ago
Neil Mitchell: Victorians have been ‘misled’ over Australian Open quarantine funding
Neil Mitchell believes Victorians have been “misled” about state funding for the Australian Open. Speaking on air yesterday, Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said the state government would “absolutely” be picking up part of the bill for quarantining players, support staff and officials in Melbourne for the tournament. But the state government denied that and Tennis […]
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Armed car-jacker shot and killed by police after dramatic Drouin chase
RED HOT TIP CONFIRMED An alleged armed car-jacker has died after being shot by police in Drouin this morning. Police were called to the corner of Baths Road and Strzelecki Highway at Mirboo North following reports of an armed carjacking at about 7.40am. Investigators have been told a 31-year old Morwell man threatened another man […]
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18 hours ago
‘I’m super grateful’: No complaints from Greek tennis player doing hard quarantine
Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari has told Neil Mitchell she has “no complaints” with conditions inside hotel quarantine. The world number 22 is one of 72 players doing a hard quarantine after she was on board a flight in which there was a positive coronavirus test result. She told Neil Mitchell while it’s not ideal, […]
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What stood out to Neil Mitchell about Joe Biden’s inauguration speech
Amid global nervousness about potential conflict, following the storming of the US Capitol building earlier this month, Joe Biden’s has sworn in without a hitch. President Biden’s inauguration speech went for about 20 minutes, but one line stood out to Neil Mitchell. “Something stood out in the new president’s speech, to me,” the 3AW Mornings […]
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It’s October 8, 1999. The internet is still pretty new, and the scammers are a bit more old-school. But, other than the form of communication, the tactics are very recognisable. “Every now and again we are sent copies of an international rort that’s been going on for a while,” Neil Mitchell tells his audience on […]
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08/10/2019
Neil Mitchell interviews Australian Ashes captain Meg Lanning
Australia’s women cricketers have already won the Ashes, and now they’re determined ram their ascendancy home. Click PLAY above to hear Neil Mitchell interview Australian captain Meg Lanning ahead a series of T20 matches. (Image: Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
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26/07/2019
Jordan B. Peterson: The burden of being the voice of millions
Professor Jordan Peterson hasn’t been in public life for long, but now he’s made it in a big way. A clinical psychologist from Canada, he burst onto the scene with a YouTube video arguing against legislation that could force people to use made-up pronounces for transgender people. Eighteen months later, he has become something of […]
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09/03/2018
‘Overwhelming emotion’: Survivor of alleged sexual abuse welcomes Malka Leifer’s arrest in Israel
A former principal of an orthodox Jewish school in Elsternwick facing 74 charges of child sexual abuse has been arrested in Israel after 10 years fighting extradition. Malka Leifer, who was the principal of Adass Israel School, fled Australia in 2008 after the allegations surfaced. She was arrested in Israel in 2014, but she was […]
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13/02/2018
DEBATE: A defence of the courts after Highpoint-kicker escapes jail time
IN THE AFFIRMATIVE: Denis Nelthorpe, CEO of the Western Community Legal Centre, and an Adjunct Professor in the College of Law & Justice at Victoria University. AGAINST: Neil Mitchell. Click PLAY above to listen. “(No conviction) is a very sort of strange phrase, and it’s being misrepresented.” – Denis Nelthorpe
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07/02/2018
3AW’s PUB OF THE YEAR, thanks to De Bortoli Today, December 4, marks the 25th time that I announce the De Bortoli Pub of the year and around the 30th time since the segment started with Neil Mitchell with Steve Price and Shane Healy starting the tradition in the early 1990s. This is a year […]
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04/12/2020
Pub Of The Week 2020: Tony Leonard’s latest reviews
3AW/DEBORTOLI PUB OF THE WEEK 2020 Date: 24 January 2020 Welcome to the 25th year of my presentation of De Bortoli Pub of the Week for Neil Mitchell’s Morning program. As far as can be determined, the segment started in 1990/91, and former reviewers were Shane Healy and Steve Price. The aim has always been […]
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01/12/2020
Pub Of The Week: Tony Leonard reviews the White Hart Hotel
White Hart Hotel 63-65 Hill Street, Longwood. 5798 5203 When? November 27, 2020. www.thewhiteharthotellongwood.com VENUE The small country town of Longwood, some 90 minutes north-east of Melbourne has one of the truest, most traditional country pubs in this state, The White Hart. Population 250 ish. Family owned, (Anne/Kate/Nick), warm and welcoming, the White Hart has […]
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01/12/2020
Pub Of The Week: Tony Leonard reviews the Great Western Hotel, Ballan
Great Western Hotel 110 Inglis Street, Ballan. 5368 2492 When? November 20, 2020. www.greatwesternhotelballan.com.au VENUE Trading for as little as two weeks, the renovated and remodelled Great Western Hotel Ballan (GWB) has hit the ground running. To assemble a great team working the floor, having a gorgeous colourful and bright front bar and then backing […]
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26/11/2020
Pub Of The Week: Tony Leonard reviews the Royal Hotel
Royal Hotel 2 Main South Road, Drouin. 5625 1620 When? November 13, 2020 www.theroyalhoteldrouin.com.au VENUE The Royal Hotel Drouin (RHD) is a sprawling old style brick pub in the very pretty town of Drouin (Warragul’s next door neighbour). Get to the station, turn right, over the hill and you’re there. Looks good from the outside, […]
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25/11/2020
RED HOT TIP CONFIRMED An alleged armed car-jacker has died after being shot by police in Drouin this morning. Police were called to the corner of Baths Road and Strzelecki Highway at Mirboo North following reports of an armed carjacking at about 7.40am. Investigators have been told a 31-year old Morwell man threatened another man […]
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18 hours ago
Where’s the ADF? Defence force yet to arrive at Victoria’s quarantine hotels
RED HOT TIP There are concerns that ADF personnel have not yet arrived to help police in Melbourne’s quarantine hotels, despite state government assurances that they would arrive this week. Earlier this week, Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed defence force personnel would play a role in the program, which will begin taking in international arrivals on […]
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04/12/2020
Popular Victorian campgrounds to reopen sooner than expected
RED HOT TIP CONFIRMED Camping at three popular campgrounds on the Mornington Peninsula will resume sooner than initially planned, due to Victoria’s success fighting COVID-19. Camping on the foreshore at Rye, Rosebud and Sorrento will be permitted from January 2. A ban on camping at the foreshore sites was previously expected to last until February. […]
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27/11/2020
A crowd ‘trial’ appears to be underway at the MCG!
A small crowd is at the MCG, with suggestions they’re part of a “trial” ahead of the Boxing Day Test. Shaun was at the ground and got in touch with Neil Mitchell on Tuesday morning. He said about 100 people were there and were being told where they were to sit and when they could […]
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17/11/2020
AFL games in 2021 may be members only
AFL clubs are bracing for the possibility of member-only games next year. While the 2021 season is still months away, it’s feared the COVID-19 pandemic will mean crowds still won’t be back at capacity when next season begins. Richmond has already flagged it on the club website. It comes on the back of news crowds […]
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29/10/2020
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Click PLAY above for full interview, her first in the 3AW studio with Neil Mitchell. Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam has spruiked the virtues of multi-party governments in response to questions about forming a coalition with the Labor party. The party has new muscle after winning the seat of Northcote from the ALP in Saturday’s by-election. […]
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