There are calls for food delivery drivers to be classified as essential workers during this next six-week lockdown in Victoria. Kitty Lu, national operations manager at EASI, told 3AW Drive they were still unsure whether drivers were allowed to be out past the new curfew of 8pm. “We are still waiting for the Andrews government […]
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Sole trader fears business may not survive latest lockdown
A sole trader at a popular Melbourne market fears his business will go under after he was told he wasn’t eligible for the Victorian government’s $5000 small business grant. Joe told Tom Elliott he is worried his business won’t survive the lockdown. “Any little bit of money helps,” he said. And his experience wasn’t uncommon […]
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9 hours ago
Indigenous activist calls for ‘racist’ milk to be renamed
An Indigenous rights activist who successfully lobbied for Coon Cheese to change its name now wants Paul’s ‘Smarter White’ Milk to be scrapped because of its “racist” connotations. “I laugh, but this probably will happen,” Tom Elliott said in response on Tuesday. Dr Stephen Hagan said the label is offensive to Aboriginal Australians and implies […]
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10 hours ago
Victorians eligible for paid pandemic leave
Victorians will be given paid pandemic leave if they need to self-isolate because of COVID-19. Scott Morrison made the announcement just moments after the Australian Council of Trade Unions called for paid pandemic leave on 3AW Drive. The government says many people have spread the coronavirus by turning up to work sick, even knowing they’re […]
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03/08/2020
‘Totally gobsmacked’: Small business reacts to COVID-19 shutdown
Small business has been left “totally gobsmacked” after the Victorian government shut down sections of the economy on Monday due to the state’s COVID-19 crisis. Bill Lang, Executive Director of Small Business Australia, told 3AW Drive that despite assurances businesses would be eligible for grants, that had not been the experience of many business owners […]
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03/08/2020
High profile former union leader Ged Kearney says she has taken a big-risk as Labor gears up for a fight against the Greens for the marginal seat of Batman. The Liberals today announced the party wouldn’t be running a candidate in next month’s by-election. Ms Kearney told Tom Elliott she is campaigning on a platform […]
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16/02/2018
Should baby-boomer grandparents foot the bill for private school fees for their grandkids?
Baby-boomers are being asked to contribute to their grandchildren’s tuiton and private school fees as parents continue to feel the pinch, Scott Haywood says. The Finance Guru says grandparents should contribute to the educational costs. “Baby boomers have enjoyed an enormous property boom for the 2000s to 2018,” he said on 3AW Drive. “They’ve also […]
Tom Elliott
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15/02/2018
Gary Morgan to poll again: Another Lord Mayor candidate emerges on 3AW Drive
Image: The Age A man who has run three times for Lord Mayor of Melbourne is having another tilt. Pollster Gary Morgan is hoping it’s fourth time lucky. The Roy Morgan chairman, who has polled significantly in his previous bids in 2004, 2008 and 2012, told 3AW Drive’s Tom Elliott he was ready to go […]
Tom Elliott
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07/02/2018
‘It’s a natural monopoly’: Greens outline new policy to nationalise Australia’s electricity assets
The Greens have outlined a new policy for Australia’s electricity assets to be returned to public ownership as power prices continue to skyrocket. Victorian Greens MP Adam Bandt says the privatisation of poles, wires, transmission and the distribution network has failed. “Bills have gone up and up,” he told Tom Elliott. “Across the country we […]
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02/02/2018
Matthew Guy announces policy to build East-West link
The Opposition Leader wants to build East-West link. Matthew Guy told Tom Elliott on Friday it’s a project Melbourne needs – it’s just a matter of finding the funding. “If the money’s there, I’ll build it,” he said. Mr Guy said he will be able to say if the money will be available before the […]
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17/11/2017
There are calls for food delivery drivers to be classified as essential workers during this next six-week lockdown in Victoria. Kitty Lu, national operations manager at EASI, told 3AW Drive they were still unsure whether drivers were allowed to be out past the new curfew of 8pm. “We are still waiting for the Andrews government […]
Tom Elliott
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8 hours ago
Sole trader fears business may not survive latest lockdown
A sole trader at a popular Melbourne market fears his business will go under after he was told he wasn’t eligible for the Victorian government’s $5000 small business grant. Joe told Tom Elliott he is worried his business won’t survive the lockdown. “Any little bit of money helps,” he said. And his experience wasn’t uncommon […]
Tom Elliott
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9 hours ago
Indigenous activist calls for ‘racist’ milk to be renamed
An Indigenous rights activist who successfully lobbied for Coon Cheese to change its name now wants Paul’s ‘Smarter White’ Milk to be scrapped because of its “racist” connotations. “I laugh, but this probably will happen,” Tom Elliott said in response on Tuesday. Dr Stephen Hagan said the label is offensive to Aboriginal Australians and implies […]
Tom Elliott
/
10 hours ago
Victorians eligible for paid pandemic leave
Victorians will be given paid pandemic leave if they need to self-isolate because of COVID-19. Scott Morrison made the announcement just moments after the Australian Council of Trade Unions called for paid pandemic leave on 3AW Drive. The government says many people have spread the coronavirus by turning up to work sick, even knowing they’re […]
Tom Elliott
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03/08/2020
‘Totally gobsmacked’: Small business reacts to COVID-19 shutdown
Small business has been left “totally gobsmacked” after the Victorian government shut down sections of the economy on Monday due to the state’s COVID-19 crisis. Bill Lang, Executive Director of Small Business Australia, told 3AW Drive that despite assurances businesses would be eligible for grants, that had not been the experience of many business owners […]
Tom Elliott
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03/08/2020
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A Melbourne reverend has railed against the Christian lobby opposing same-sex marriage, and argued to Tom Elliott that Jesus would’ve campaigned for the ‘Yes’ vote. Reverend Ric Holland from St Michael’s Church in Melbourne’s CBD says he wants St Michael’s to be the first church to marry a same-sex couple. He has hoisted a rainbow […]
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