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Advertisement Call it the COVID radio yo-yo effect: when lockdown looms, talkback booms. When the threat is gone, we crave a song. The latest radio survey, the fourth of the year, covers the period April 18 to June 26. The most recent COVID lockdown in Melbourne began on May 27, right in the middle of that survey, but for at least a week beforehand the city feared it was likely. And that creeping sense of dread – and the need to know whether our worst fears would come to pass – appears to h...

Advertisement Ask a few people how they feel about getting their COVID-19 vaccine and, once they finish complaining about the bureaucracy – the wait times, the long times spent on hold to the hotline – and, in some cases, the side effects – one word seems to resonate: emotional. Among them is ABC Melbourne radio host Raf Epstein, who documented his entire vaccination experience this month for the network’s Facebook page. “Yes, I was emotional. It is one of the biggest challenges of ou...

"More than one girl has said to me over the years 'I AM Beyoncé!' with totemic pride," a teacher dedicates this story to her fledgling kids.

➡️ Wash your hands with soap and water regularly and thoroughly; this means for at least 20 seconds ➡️ Cough or sneeze into your elbow or into a clean tissue, then throw the tissue in the bin ➡️ If youre feeling sick or showing symptoms of coronavirus, you should call your GP for advice — they will tell you if you need to get tested ➡️ Physical-distancing measures are still in place across Australia. However, some states are revising restrictions on public gatherings. Check st...

Researchers have analysed how long cannabis can impair driving performance, with calls to reassess drug-driving laws.

AFR hit job on Samantha Maiden backfires spectacularly Amanda Meade When the Australian Financial Review and senior reporter Aaron Patrick set their sights on Samantha Maiden for what is known in journalism as a “hit job”, one could have been excused for expecting it would do the seasoned reporter some damage. Dig up her work history, delve into her childhood, fling around words like “challenging”, “spiky” and “difficult” and the reporter who revealed allegations...

Download 25.00 MB One of the first free libraries in the world is still a treasured meeting place for Melburnians who seek to study, explode the vast collection, or bask in the grand splendour of the Reading Room. Established in 1854 as the Melbourne Public Library, it also housed the museum and gallery for many years. In this unofficial history, Drive listeners share their memories of the State Library of Victoria, from finding an obscure book to finding a husband. And Raf gets a behind the sc...

Download 1.39 MB Melburnians know it as Jeffs Shed; the mammoth multi-purpose building on the Yarras south bank is formally titled the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre a blank canvas for big events, drive-in movies, and Windows 95. There for the opening in 1996 was long-time employee Suzanne Gray, who told us people were lined up all the way to Flinders Street. Drive listeners tell us what was there before Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett built his shed, and what they have seen since…...

➡️ Wash your hands with soap and water regularly and thoroughly; this means for at least 20 seconds ➡️ Cough or sneeze into your elbow or into a clean tissue, then throw the tissue in the bin ➡️ If youre feeling sick or showing symptoms of coronavirus, you should call your GP for advice — they will tell you if you need to get tested ➡️ Physical-distancing measures are still in place across Australia. However, some states are revising restrictions on public gatherings. Check st...