• 'Watershed moment' - Aussie 19 year old takes cricket world by storm
    Dec 26 2024

    19 year old Sam Konstas has made quite the statement in his debut at the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. His local cricket club coach Peter Jackson joined John Stanley to talk about the achievement

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    9 mins
  • 'Extraordinary tragedy' - Two die during first night of Sydney to Hobart
    Dec 26 2024

    There's been tragedy in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, with two people killed overnight. Nine Radio's Steve Barker tells John Stanley about the two deaths onboard Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline, which are now being dealt with by maritime police.

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    5 mins
  • 'Not just an overall number' - Working holiday-markers emblematic of ongoing immigration image issue
    Dec 26 2024

    Ahead of the looming federal election, we've seen a major increase in the number of working holiday-makers in Australia. The question is, can you say no to groups like those who attended Christmas celebrations at Bronte, when they fit seamlessly into our community?

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    5 mins
  • 'Ideal Conditions' - Sydney to Hobart sets sail today
    Dec 25 2024

    The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has a special place in the heart of many Australians. 2GB Sydney to Hobart Correspondent Steve Barker, along with Vice Commodore of Cruising Yacht Club of Australia discuss the excitement and the history of the great race.

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    11 mins
  • 'Like a tip' - Revelers trash Bronte Beach AGAIN
    Dec 25 2024

    Sydney's Eastern Beaches have become party central on Christmas Day over the last few years, and 2024 is no different with Bronte Beach once again resembling a tip.

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    5 mins
  • 'Cocktail of chemicals' - The awareness campaigns that our government SHOULD be spending our money on
    Dec 25 2024

    The Federal Government has been criticized for using taxpayers money to advertise things like our Medicare system and pharmaceutical script changes. John Stanley suggests some other ways the Government could better spend that advertising money.

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    3 mins
  • 'Could have been me' - Fifty years since Cyclone Tracy
    Dec 23 2024

    On the 50th Anniversary of Cyclone Tracy John Stanley spoke to one survivor, who described how he hid in a caravan as the cyclone took hold.

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    11 mins
  • 'A strategic measure' - Expert explains how rail unions are still getting paid while holding Sydney to ransom
    Dec 23 2024

    Legal expert Michael Brynes from Swaab joined John Stanley, explaining how 'Protected Industrial Action' actually works, and why we continue to pay train drivers who some believe are holding the city to ransom.

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    9 mins