Two men are in custody following a pursuit involving a ute with a blown tyre. Click PLAY to hear Adam West from Victoria Police give Ross and John the full details The Nissan Navara was first caught the attention of police on the Eastern Freeway about 4.10am. Police monitored the car as it crossed onto […]
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Man drives at police, arrested in dramatic fashion on Mornington Peninsula
RUMOUR CONFIRMED A man has allegedly driven at a police officer before being pepper sprayed and arrested in dramatic fashion on the Mornington Peninsula. Police saw the vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road, through a roundabout, at Main Street and Barkly Street on Monday night. They pulled the driver over. When the […]
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The link between low humidity and the coronavirus
An Australian study during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic has found a link between low humidity and a spread in COVID-19. Researchers discovered just a one per cent decrease in humidity had the potential to increase the number of cases by six per cent. “What we’ve found is that when the humidity goes […]
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19 hours ago
What Sly thinks of Victoria’s new top cop
Shane Patton has been named as Victoria’s new police chief. He’ll take over the reigns from current Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton at the end of the month. Sly told Ross and John that Mr Patton was “definitely the favourite” candidate for the job among police members. “Shane joined as a teenager under the old cadet […]
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21 hours ago
Negative interest rates: What are they and what would they mean for you?
One of Australia’s most senior economists is calling on the Reserve Bank to consider introducing negative interest rates. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans is pushing the move, which he says will drive down the Australian dollar and encourage investment. But what does it mean? Economist and partner at Deloitte Access Economics, Nicki Hutley, said negative […]
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A test is being developed by Melbourne researchers in the hope of being able to predict pregnant women likely to go in to have premature births to providing better care to pre-term babies. It’s hoped a test could give doctors a better indication of the risk of going into early labour. Senior research fellow Dr […]
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13/02/2018
Growing body of research shows potential risks of arthroscopic knee surgery
Advice is mounting to warn Australians against arthroscopic knee surgery, especially for patients with osteoarthritis who are aged over 50. President of the Australian Rheumatology Association Professor Rachelle Buchbinder said it could be doing more harm than good. “We are talking to GPs and importantly to patients to say don’t ask for a referral for […]
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06/02/2018
The public sector and their sickies: Is it us or them?
The average public sector worker takes nearly two more sickies than the average private sector worker. Why? Well, the Public Service Commissioner has told The Australian it’s because private sector bosses are too tough when it comes to sick leave. But as Ross and John mooted, surely that means the opposite could also be true… Click […]
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22/01/2018
Using headphones right now? You should hear this warning
Australians have been warned about the lasting damage that can be done to your hearing after the release of new stats that show one in 10 people have their headphones playing too loud. “It’s very damaging … because the damage is permanent,” Simon David, audiologist manager for Bupa. “It’s one of those things that creeps up […]
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18/12/2017
Baby boom: Why Victoria is leading the way
Victoria is in the midst of a baby boom, enjoying the biggest increase in birth rates of anywhere in Australia the past year. ABS data shows an extra 9324 births were recorded in 2016, taking the total to 82,892, which is nearly a 13 per cent jump on the previous year. But Professor Peter McDonald […]
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14/12/2017
RUMOUR CONFIRMED A man has allegedly driven at a police officer before being pepper sprayed and arrested in dramatic fashion on the Mornington Peninsula. Police saw the vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road, through a roundabout, at Main Street and Barkly Street on Monday night. They pulled the driver over. When the […]
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18 hours ago
Inmate with keys stomps head in a shocking night of Malmsbury violence
FIRST on the RUMOUR FILE A prison guard at a youth detention centre has had his head stomped in a shocking outbreak of violence. Police and paramedics were called to the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre about 6pm yesterday after an inmate with a history of violence allegedly assaulted the male staff member. It’s claimed he […]
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28/05/2020
Latest COVID-19 figures: School construction site shut down after worker tests positive
RUMOUR CONFIRMED A worker at a construction site at an elite Melbourne school has tested positive to coronavirus. The subcontractor at St Leonard’s College was one of eight Victorians who tested positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. One earlier COVID-19 case has been added to an interstate tally today, so Victoria’s case tally […]
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20/05/2020
Cops crash after spinning out in stormy weather
RUMOUR CONFIRMED Two police officers are lucky to have escaped serious injury after hitting black ice and crashing north of Melbourne this morning. The officers were travelling at low speed on Wallan-Whittlesea Road at Wallan when the storms hit about 1.20am. It’s believed their divisional van hit black ice, skidding off the road and landing […]
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20/05/2020
How Dan the plasterer got his wrong leg plastered
RUMOUR CONFIRMED A man was left stunned after he went to a Melbourne hospital to have his broken ankle re-plastered, only to have the nurse plaster the wrong foot. Dan Howard, who works as a plasterer, says he was lying on the hospital bed after X-rays. He dozed off, sleepy after “a couple of beers”, […]
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20/05/2020
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