Victoria will soon be home to the largest battery in the southern hemisphere. The state government today announced a 300 megawatt Tesla battery will be installed at the Moorabool Terminal Station outside Geelong, with the nearby Lorne power station expected to close down in the near future. CEO of Environment Victoria Jono La Nauze says […]
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‘Tight as a tick’: Presidential race on a knife’s edge as focus narrows to key battleground states
Votes are still being counted across the US and legal action has been launched as the presidential race goes down to the wire. The focus has narrowed to a handful of key battleground states, where the margin is just a few thousands votes between President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden. All eyes are […]
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05/11/2020
Jobs go begging as hospitality industry calls out for workers
The lack of backpackers and international students due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a worker shortage in the hospitality industry. Chief executive of Catering Australia Wes Lambert says jobs are going begging as Melbourne opens up again. “Pre COVID, 61 per cent of front of house employees in hospitality were casual, and over […]
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04/11/2020
‘It’s about time they do the right thing by seniors’: Government criticised for cutting interest rates to record low
Senior Australians who live off their savings have ‘got a big problem’ now that the Reserve Bank has slashed interest rates to a record low according to a leading seniors advocate. The Reserve Bank cut interest rates to 0.1 per cent on Tuesday, down from 0.25 per cent. National Seniors Chief Advocate Ian Henschke says […]
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04/11/2020
‘Devastated’: Calls to ban the whip after another Melbourne Cup tragedy
There have been immediate calls to ban the whip after Irish stallion Anthony Van Dyck died in today’s Melbourne Cup. The topweight racehorse pulled up 400 metres before the finish line with a fractured fetlock. Spokesperson for The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses Elio Celotto says racehorses are being pushed beyond their limits. “It’s […]
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03/11/2020
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 […]
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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 […]
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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
Victoria will soon be home to the largest battery in the southern hemisphere. The state government today announced a 300 megawatt Tesla battery will be installed at the Moorabool Terminal Station outside Geelong, with the nearby Lorne power station expected to close down in the near future. CEO of Environment Victoria Jono La Nauze says […]
Tom Elliott
/
05/11/2020
‘Tight as a tick’: Presidential race on a knife’s edge as focus narrows to key battleground states
Votes are still being counted across the US and legal action has been launched as the presidential race goes down to the wire. The focus has narrowed to a handful of key battleground states, where the margin is just a few thousands votes between President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden. All eyes are […]
Tom Elliott
/
05/11/2020
Jobs go begging as hospitality industry calls out for workers
The lack of backpackers and international students due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a worker shortage in the hospitality industry. Chief executive of Catering Australia Wes Lambert says jobs are going begging as Melbourne opens up again. “Pre COVID, 61 per cent of front of house employees in hospitality were casual, and over […]
Tom Elliott
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04/11/2020
‘It’s about time they do the right thing by seniors’: Government criticised for cutting interest rates to record low
Senior Australians who live off their savings have ‘got a big problem’ now that the Reserve Bank has slashed interest rates to a record low according to a leading seniors advocate. The Reserve Bank cut interest rates to 0.1 per cent on Tuesday, down from 0.25 per cent. National Seniors Chief Advocate Ian Henschke says […]
Tom Elliott
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04/11/2020
‘Devastated’: Calls to ban the whip after another Melbourne Cup tragedy
There have been immediate calls to ban the whip after Irish stallion Anthony Van Dyck died in today’s Melbourne Cup. The topweight racehorse pulled up 400 metres before the finish line with a fractured fetlock. Spokesperson for The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses Elio Celotto says racehorses are being pushed beyond their limits. “It’s […]
Tom Elliott
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03/11/2020
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