Mornings with Neil Mitchell

A young Jewish footy fan has been left "very, very upset" after learning the AFL doesn't want him bringing the Israeli flag to matches.

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Neil Mitchell admits he hasn't given too much thought towards inheritance, and spoke to GM of technical policy at the Institute of Public Accountants, Tony Greco, on the topic. 

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Neil Mitchell has defended his decision to interview controversial anti-transgender activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull on 3AW.

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It was reported yesterday that 10,000 cars were stuck on ships in the Port of Melbourne due to biosecurity checks, with another 7,000 new cars landing in the port. Head of Business Development at the Port of Melbourne, Leatrice Treharne, speaks to Neil Mitchell on what can be done to fix the issue. 

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The father of a young Jewish footy fan has lashed out at the "woke" AFL after the league said an Israeli flag should not have been allowed into Marvel Stadium on Saturday.

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The push to open an inquiry into the Andrews government’s treatment of the state’s anti-corruption watchdog won't succeed as a result.

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Neil Mitchell challenged Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece on Wednesday, saying the council couldn't possibly know what it was supporting at present.

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A primary school student who has been growing a mullet for three years will shave it all off next month, all in the name of raising funds for The World's Greatest Shave.

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The 3AW Mornings host was saddened by the news of the death of Ron Joseph on Wednesday morning.

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Major Brendan Nottle from the Salvation Army believes the ban being lifted is a promising move for the city of Melbourne and the entertainment industry.  

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The chief of the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce, Geoff Gwilym, addressed both issues with Neil Mitchell on Tuesday.

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The Federal Government are looking into how the learner driver system can be improved, with Neil Mitchell talking to a managing director of a driving company on what can be done to improve the system. 

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Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull launched an attack on Neil Mitchell on social media shortly after her interview aired on 3AW.

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An anti-transgender activist who was front and centre at Saturday's controversial rally attended by neo-Nazi protesters has jumped to the defence of Moira Deeming and hopes John Pesutto's bid to expel her from the Liberal Party is "the end" of his political career.

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Neil Mitchell says John Pesutto has put his Liberal Party leadership on the line by moving to expel Moira Deeming from the parliamentary party.

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Leigh Matthews is one of the most famous names in the AFL. His entire life has revolved around football, but very little is known about him outside his career. 

In this episode of Neil Mitchell Asks Why, Leigh explains Why: 

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Nina Vallins is a lawyer, feminist, former Greens supporter and Jewish.

She attended the protest on Saturday.

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Henry Clarisey is a fitness influencer who tried eating dog food after finding out it has a lot of protein in it, and discussed it with Neil Mitchell this morning. 

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It's raised questions about whether Melbourne's buildings have been built to earthquake standards.

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The Member for Kooyong covered a range of issues with Neil Mitchell on 3AW on Monday morning.

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The state opposition leader says her views and links are not consistent with those of the Liberal Party.

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The 3AW Mornings host said there were a number of 'obscene' aspects to the protest, but questioned whether "political correctness" was defeating logic in the reaction.

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Listen back to Tony Leonard's latest pub review!

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Police Association secretary Wayne Gatt spent many years working with the Victoria Police Dog Squad.

After falling in love with the German Shepherd breed in the police force, now he's got one as a pet!

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Responsible gambling advocate David Schwarz has backed the AFL after it moved to restrict some staff on betting and tipping.

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Sources have told Neil Mitchell that there is a new COVID-19 wave spreading across Victoria.

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In an agenda-setting first interview for the season with Neil Mitchell, Gillon McLachlan also addressed looming legal action relating to concussion, detailing his own worrying personal experience with the issue while playing amateur football.

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The temperature is forecast to skyrocket tomorrow.

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Anthony Albanese says he's "concerned" about the prospect of conflict in our region in coming year.

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Nationals MP and member for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, wants the developer for a new estate in Bright, not to go ahead with the plans which will see the iconic trees at the entrance to Bright jeopardised. 

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Neil Mitchell spoke to Deputy Commissioner of Regional Operations at Victoria Police, Rick Nugent, on why crime has skyrocketed in Victoria and the measures being taken to reduce it. 

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Mr Keating launched into an extraordinary spray against the deal at the National Press Club on Wednesday night, labelling  Anthony Albanese, Richard Marles and Penny Wong as "seriously unwise ministers" who have made "the worst international decision" made by a Labor government.

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Neil Mitchell spoke to 3AW police reporter Pat Mitchell on the crime statistics in Victoria, with some alarming increases in 2022. 

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In a lengthy interview with Neil Mitchell, the Prime Minister a discussed:

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Neil Mitchell has blasted Paul Keating for behaving like a "horrible bully".

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Neil Mitchell chats to Principal at Jewell Hancock Employment Lawyers, Trent Hancock, on working from home conditions and if they are likely to change in the near future. 

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Four German manufacturers — Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen and Audi — make the top eight for the most stolen types of car in Victoria, but none of them are in the first eight for sales in Australia.

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ANZ boss Shayne Elliott has moved to reassure Australians after the collapse of three major banks in the United States sparked concerns a global financial crisis could be around the corner.

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Leading sports doctor Peter Brukner says he was sceptical about a low carb diet until he decided to try it for himself.

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Jonathan How, Senior Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, told Neil Mitchell Australia was now officially on El Nino watch.

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Victoria's deputy chief health officer, Deb Friedman, says "about one in every 800 people who are infected get this type of devastating encephalitis that can be fatal".

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The capsule was first buried in 1846 at the corner of Lonsdale and Swanson streets when the hospital's first foundation stone was laid.

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Executive director of price, monitoring and regulation at the Essential Services Commission, Marcus Crudden, says the expected hike is "most likely a temporary increase".

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Chris Miller from the Department of Transport says it's a nasty clean up job.

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The Essential Services Commission has released a draft decision proposing increases to the Victorian Default Offer from July 1.

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Kirsti Miller, a former athlete herself, told Neil Mitchell there were strict guidelines that needed to be met and the idea a man could simply identify as a woman and come in and dominate the sport was fanciful.

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A transgender athlete is set to play in a semi-professional women's Victorian basketball competition.

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Neil Mitchell has clashed with an animal advocate who has sensationally claimed there is a conspiracy to cover-up the number of kangaroos in Australia.

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Senator for NSW and Greens defence spokesperson David Shoebridge has taken aim at the mega defence spend, which he says isn't in Australia's strategic interest.

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Former Independent Senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick, who is himself a former submariner, says the submarines are useful, but he's not sure they justify the cost.

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Maria* said she's never seen worse behaviour in her life.

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It's been revealed the men involved in the verbal abuse of a group of women who were on a boat on the Murray River also allegedly exposed themselves to another boat with children on board. 

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Neil Mitchell says "Australia has today ... put on the big boy pants" and two things stand out to him about the defence announcement. 

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Rob Mills and Rhonda Burchmore joined Tony Jones, who was filling in for Neil Mitchell on Monday.

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"Shut up", "don't be an ass" and "don't be an idiot" are among phrases cut from Enid Blyton books.

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Police have vented their frustration with driver behaviour over the long weekend, as the force wraps up Operation Arid.

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A question from Neil Mitchell this morning left Liberal MP Joe McCracken lost for words.

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Animal Justice MP Georgie Purcell and Liberal MP Joe McCracken joined Neil Mitchell in studio to talk:

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The Upstarts is on 3AW Mornings every second Friday at 10am.

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A 1977 Holden Torona LX that has been stashed away in a shed for more than 25 years is up for grabs!

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Neil Mitchell says he can't remember the department ever taking such a stance.

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Stephen Charles KC sat on the Court of Appeal in the Supreme Court between 1995 and 2006 and was chair of the former Baillieu government’s expert panel on IBAC.

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John Pesutto has vowed to pursue explosive claims from the former IBAC commissioner that the Andrews government had effectively launched revenge attacks on the state's anti-corruption watchdog in a bid to block it from doing its job.

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Neil Mitchell has grilled the developer of a controversial proposal that would see some of the iconic trees on the road into picturesque Bright chopped down.

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Twelve-year-old Ieuan Hill returned to play for his team last week after time off while recovering from having a brain tumour removed.

Now his entire team has been barred from the competition.

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The Mayor of the Mornington Peninsula has joined Neil Mitchell's Ideas Factory, armed with a bold plan on the back of a napkin that would revolutionise travel between Sorrento and Queenscliff.

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Neil Mitchell and his family were surprised by what they found in a carton of eggs they bought from the supermarket this week.

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A developer has put forward a proposal to cut down some of the trees lining Great Alpine Road heading into the town.

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Neil Mitchell has taken aim at Eastern Health over its handling of a "significant" IT system outage.

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The hospital sent 3AW Mornings a statement, confirming it was currently experiencing "high demand" due to a "number" of factors.

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A man has died, a woman has been injured and another man is understood to be still inside a Reservoir property following what police are describing as an "incident" this morning.

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An economist says it's likely the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will pause interest rate hikes at its next meeting in April.

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It's been a horror morning on Melbourne's roads, with a cyclist killed in a collision with a truck at Mt Waverley and news emerging of another nasty incident nearby.

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Neil Mitchell says Daniel Andrews needs to announce which other sites are being considered as safe injecting facilities.

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The Victorian Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners says Australia is facing a critical shortage of medicines.

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Yarra City Councillor Stephen Jolly has ripped into his colleagues over a proposed "bin tax" he says is being used for the council to get around rate caps.

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Police union boss Wayne Gatt has questioned why the state government bothered with a "trial" of the North Richmond supervised drug injecting facility after announcing it will become permanent.

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Sharon says the children and the community of North Richmond have been "sacrificed".

Frizz says she's "baffled".

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The North Richmond safe injecting room is set to become permanent.

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Mick Hughes is a former Victoria Police detective and at one point was head of the Homicide Squad. He's chosen now to openly talk about his long and at times painful career... why?

In this episode of Neil Mitchell Asks Why, Mick explains why...

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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association says there is no doubt the North Richmond supervised drug injecting room is "doing the job" it was established to do, despite the constant controversy surrounding the facility.

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CEO of Volunteering Australia, Mark Pearce, says volunteering numbers plummeted across the board when COVID-19 hit, and they haven't recovered.

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The court case between independent MP Dr Monique Ryan and her chief-of-staff Sally Rugg has sparked a wider conversation about what is and isn't acceptable when it comes to expectations of employees in the workplace.

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Plans to make the North Richmond supervised drug injecting facility permanent are expected to be put to cabinet today.

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Matthew told 3AW Mornings he decided to turn around and go home three hours into his trip from Melbourne to Avalon, with his navigation app indicating he wouldn't reach the entrance for another hour and 20 minutes.

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