The number of alcohol and drug-fuelled road accidents has skyrocketed on the Mornington Peninsula, and tradies are over-represented in the figures. Victoria Police Superintendant Adrian White blamed “a combination of speed, drug and alcohol impaired driving, and inattention and risky behaviour” for the rise in road deaths. “We do have a problem,” he admitted to […]
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19/07/2019
AFL boss says league ‘will do what we need’ to ensure Gold Coast’s success, responds to Goodes doco
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says he’s got “no issues” with the long-term viability of the Gold Coast Suns. The expansion club are currently anchored to the bottom of the ladder, winning just three matches so far this year. They haven’t made finals since entering the league in 2011. “We’re putting a lot of money into […]
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19/07/2019
Melbourne declares a climate emergency, but the Lord Mayor is unclear on the details
The City of Melbourne has this week joined an international movement declaring a climate emergency. More than 800 councils around the world, including 28 in Australia, have joined the initiative calling for urgent climate action. Part of the motion passed at a council meeting on Tuesday said “climate change and mass species extinction pose serious […]
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19/07/2019
Family home of murdered Australian girl’s parents saved by mystery investor
The community have rallied behind a Melbourne couple who were on the verge of having nowhere to live. 26 years after Brian and Carmel Russell’s daughter, Natalie, was murdered by serial killer Paul Denya, the elderly couple were forced to sell their home after Brian was diagnosed with cancer and lost his business. But after […]
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19/07/2019
Police dance to Baby Shark: Should they be on the hunt?
“Let’s go hunt, doo doo doo doo doo doo…” So goes the viral kids hit Baby Shark, to which these police officers were filmed dancing. The footage was uploaded to the Victoria Police Facebook page and has proved popular with more than 250,000 views. But should they be hunting crooks instead? Neil Mitchell thinks it’s […]
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19/07/2019
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
Police union admits overwhelmed officers are forced to ignore incidents
FIRST with NEIL MITCHELL The Police Association has revealed public response times are part of a wishlist it will carry through the 2018 Victorian election campaign. Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory are the only police forces that don’t have response time targets. New South Wales officers have a target of attending to 80 per […]
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11/12/2017
Neil Mitchell clashes with Far-Left protester Ezekiel Ox
Related: Andrew Bolt was Milo’s MC, and he considered walking out Far-left protester Ezekiel Ox has accused police of unnecessary violence at last night’s Kensington clash in a confused and erratic appearance on 3AW. Neil Mitchell’s attempt to interview Ox ended in him hanging up. OX: “Guess what Neil? I’ve gotta go!”. *HANGS UP* NEIL: “Oh, […]
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05/12/2017
Our FROM LEFT FIELD trio rotate weekly, Tuesdays at 10am In the era of fake news and echo chambers, it’s never been more important to discuss and debate opposing views. We do that every day on the Neil Mitchell program, but Tuesdays are reserved for three of the more provocative voices in Victoria. But not […]
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02/01/2019
Red Symons: Fortnightly on the Neil Mitchell program
Fortnightly, 10am Thursdays How to sum up this segment? Truth is, we don’t know what Red’s going to bring the table on any given day, let alone try to summarise the segment! Red first entered the public eye in the 1970s as lead guitarist of Skyhooks and became a regular fixture in Australian lounge rooms […]
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02/01/2019
Sport with Tony Jones: Every Monday on the Neil Mitchell program
9.45am, every Monday Nine News sports presenter Tony Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne’s 3AW. He joined Channel Nine Melbourne in 1986, making the move from news to sport. Jones began reading weekend sports bulletins in 1988 and moved to weeknight sports presenting […]
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01/01/2019
Broadford Hotel 100 High St, Broadford 5784 1875 When? 10 May 2019 Home VENUE: This is a neat pub in the semi rural town of Broadford, around an hour out from the CBD. One of 2 pubs here, this one is known as the bottom, the top being the Commercial, as is the naming of […]
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18/07/2019
Tony Leonard’s Pub Of The Year for 2019
3AW’S DeBORTOLI PUB OF THE WEEK 2019 Preamble: Starting from February 1 on Neil Mitchell’s program about 11.45am each Friday, the Pub Of The Week is presented by me for the 24th year. The segment has been part of his program since 1990, with previous reviewers Shane Healy and Steve Price. Many thanks to our […]
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28/06/2019
Pub Of The Week: Tony Leonard reviews the Sandringham Hotel
Sandringham Hotel 118 Beach Road, Sandringham. 9598 7255 When? May 3, 2019. www.sandringhamhotel.com.au VENUE: The Sandringham Hotel has been a big hitter in the southern suburban pub scene for years and with its proximity to both the beach and the shopping centre, makes it a thriving hub for community. Owned as part of the massive […]
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28/06/2019
Pub Of The Week: Tony Leonard reviews the Union Hotel, Ascot Vale
Union Hotel 252 Ascot Vale Road, Ascot Vale 9370 7068 When? April 12, 2019 www.unionhotel252.com.au VENUE: If there is a pub that does an assured line in pub hospitality in the North-West suburbs of Melbourne, it is the Union Hotel in the heart of Ascot Vale. Spread out over two stories and deceptively large and […]
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24/06/2019
Pub Of The Week: Tony Leonard reviews the Railway Hotel, Windsor
Railway Hotel 29 Chapel Street, Windsor 9510 4050 When? April 5, 2019 www.therailway.com.au VENUE: Standing imperiously over Windsor station, the Railway is a long time stayer in the game that constantly moved with the times to be always popular. All the action is now on the first floor (think the lift died some time ago […]
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14/06/2019
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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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