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Download 3.44 MB About a year ago, the Australian Grand Prix was abruptly cancelled, and the Adelaide Fringe Festival was immediately followed by COVID-19 restrictions. These were the moments Sammy J realised 2020 would not pan out as expected. He reflects on the last year with ABC Radio Melbourne's Drive presenter Raf Epstein. Duration: 7min 31sec
"Not so much a 'changing track' but a 'you’re on the right track'," this song pays tribute to the class of 2020 who triumphed over adversity.
Download 5.46 MB Regular Drive contributor Ian Hamm is a Yorta Yorta man and a member of Victoria's Stolen Generations. He said the commission could help "complete that unwritten chapter of the book of Victoria." Not knowing who his parents were meant "for the first twenty years of my life, there was this unformed cloud," "You are in that position of not knowing where you're from, and not knowing what being Aboriginal meant," Mr Hamm said. The First Nations Foundation chair believes a commission is a "really important part of making Victoria whole." Duration: 11min 55sec
The longtime ABC Melbourne presenter pays tribute to the "ridiculously optimistic" music promoter who helped bring Symons' band Skyhooks, and Australian music, to the world.
The Chief Health Officer explains what he needs to see before recommending an end to lockdown, and suggests the lack of further spread was helped by Melburnians adhering to mask rules.