As predicted, the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the official cash rate to 4.85 per cent, the highest level in 18 years, and the fifth rate rise this year. 3AW host Shane McInnes calculated what the latest rise meant for Australians, and prominent businessman Mark Bouris didn’t hold back on his thoughts about the latest […]

It was revealed on Tuesday that the state government declined an offer for a privately funded high-speed direct link from Southern Cross to Tullamarine in 2015. 3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott said he wanted to understand what the state government’s obsession with Sunshine was and why it appeared so desperate to connect it to the […]

Victorian One Nation leader, Warren Pickering, has condemned the shocking assault on a volunteer, who was allegedly attacked with baseball bats and left with bleeding on the brain outside his home on Sunday night. “It’s gone too far … it’s not good enough, it’s not Australian and we won’t stand for it,” Pickering told Shane […]

Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece called for the Melbourne Cup public holiday to be celebrated across the country, not just in Victoria. He told 3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott that “the race that stops the nation” should be celebrated nationwide to reflect that status. Press PLAY to hear Reece detail why he thinks the Melbourne […]

The Age reports explosive allegations before the Big Build royal commission that financial estimates were doctored to ensure their Airport Rail Link ran through Sunshine. 3AW Drive host Jacqui Felgate has labelled the allegations “simply obscene”. Press PLAY below to hear her reaction to the ‘staggering’ allegations William McDougall, an independent transport planner who has […]

Evidence was provided to the Big Build royal commission allegedly showing proof of foul play within the Airport Rail Link project. The Age chief state political reporter Chip Le Grand told 3AW Breakfast hosts Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft that a secret group was tasked with fudging financial forecasts to favour the route through Sunshine. […]