Ross and John have found football. In possibly the only competition on the planet, the Belarusian Premier League soccer is pressing ahead – with crowds. So, in lieu of AFL, the boys have decided to assign an AFL club to each BPL club and create a makeshift competition. (Apologies to Gold Coast and GWS fans […]
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Act of kindness: Man hands out $100 notes to hundreds in Centrelink queue
RUMOUR CONFIRMED Hundreds of despondent people queued outside a Centrelink office in Melbourne’s east yesterday received an unexpected boost thanks to a generous man’s random act of kindness. Each person queued at Centrelink in Box Hill was handed a $100 note. John, the generous man who handed out the money, said he saw the scenes […]
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27/03/2020
Angry doctors ‘gutted, confused’ by government’s elective surgery backflip
One of the health sector’s most powerful bodies says the lives of health care workers are being compromised for commercial interests after it was announced non-urgent elective surgeries will continue to be performed by private hospitals for another week. The decision came after the National Cabinet decided to extend the deadline of suspending the surgeries […]
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27/03/2020
Why the police union wants the COVID-19 state of emergency swapped for a state of disaster
Victoria’s police union is calling for a state of disaster to be declared in Victoria instead of the state of emergency which is currently in place for COVID-19. The union says “clunky” state of emergency legislation is hampering police efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus, including their ability to check those in self-quarantine […]
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26/03/2020
How to give practical help to our brave health workers
OK, so a lot of us are stuck at home going a little stir-crazy and we shouldn’t complain because lots of others are doing it much worse. But it does become a little… tedious, right? Well, mental health experts say one way to keep your spirits high and mind active is to perform acts of […]
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26/03/2020
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 Hundreds of despondent people queued outside a Centrelink office in Melbourne’s east yesterday received an unexpected boost thanks to a generous man’s random act of kindness. Each person queued at Centrelink in Box Hill was handed a $100 note. John, the generous man who handed out the money, said he saw the scenes […]
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27/03/2020
Restaurants use secret messages to fight back against UberEats
FIRST on the RUMOUR FILE It appears struggling restaurants are fighting back against hefty surcharges imposed by food delivery giants. The 3AW Breakfast Rumour File was this morning told of a Melbourne eatery that’s using hidden messages to pull customers off the digital platforms without attracting their wrath. The listener ordered their lunch via UberEats, […]
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25/03/2020
RUMOUR CONFIRMED: Another Melbourne school closed after staff member tests positive to COVID-19
RUMOUR CONFIRMED A school in inner-Melbourne has shut its doors because of the coronavirus. Middle Park Primary School had been closed for 24 hours after a staff member tested positive to COVID-19. A state government spokesperson confirmed the school closure. A deep clean of the school is currently under way, ahead of its reopening. Currently, […]
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19/03/2020
Rumour confirmed: KFC bans people eating in their fast-food outlets
RUMOUR CONFIRMED Fast food retailer KFC has voluntarily banned people eating in their stores across Australia as a result of the coronavirus. The Rumour File heard this morning a retailer would ban “inside dining”. They will only offer drive-through, pick up and delivery options. In a statement this morning, KFC says they’re also trialling a […]
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18/03/2020
Rumour confirmed: Winery in Melbourne’s outer-east under fire for ‘disgusting’ body sizing gates
THE RUMOUR FILE A winery in Melbourne’s outer-east is under fire for putting up body sizing gates in the carpark. The gates, which feature a series of small gates with writing next to them in both English and Mandarin, were recently erected outside Badger’s Brook Winery in Coldstream. The smallest gate is labelled ‘congratulations’, while […]
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