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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 have fuelled a surge in listening to the news-led AM radio talkback stations, at the expense of the m...

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 our lifetime, and I was starting down the path of protection,” says Epstein, 50. Celebrities who hav...

"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.

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