Clinton Maynard has slammed the current appeals system as “ridiculous,” pointing to 90,000 migrants currently languishing in the Administrative Review Tribunal while staying in the country for years. Listen to more highlights from Sydney Now below: Image: Refugee Council
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If it’s happening “right now” in Sydney, you’ll hear it on Sydney Now with Clinton Maynard.
From the very latest live & local news and hard-hitting opinions, to sport, weather, traffic and entertainment – Clinton will have you covered for your drive home.
Clinton Maynard boasts a three-decade-long career in talk radio, having held senior positions in journalism, management and broadcasting.
He has been on the road covering some of the biggest stories of recent years, including the COVID pandemic (attending more than 180 press conferences), the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the Boxing Day Tsunami, Shapelle Corby’s sentence, the arrest of the Bali Nine, the rescue of the Beaconsfield Miners, the Paris and London Olympic games, as well as countless floods, fires and protests.
Clinton has won four Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) including the Brian White Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2022, 2023 and 2024. He has also won a Kennedy Award and been a Walkley Award finalist.
As a broadcaster, he has hosted News Talk programs on 2UE, Macquarie Sports Radio and 2GB, where most recently he was the Weekday Overnights host and the regular fill-in presenter on 2GB Drive.
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Clinton Maynard is calling for an immediate end to the $5.1 billion electric vehicle subsidy, labeling the blowout in taxpayer spending a clear case of “upper class welfare.” He argues that with petrol prices heading toward $3 a liter, the EV industry should let the cars sell themselves on merit rather than relying on massive […]
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‘What have they done?’ – Clinton calls out Chris Bowen for deflecting fuel crisis blame to past decade
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‘Truly hideous’ – Lucy Zelić slams wind farms as an environmental and economic eyesore
Lucy Zelić critiques the “hijacking” of the Australian landscape by industrial wind turbines, arguing that these unreliable energy sources undermine the country’s natural beauty and energy security while we sit on a goldmine of clean coal and uranium. Listen to more highlights from Sydney Now below: Image: Canva
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NSW Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison says the government has filled over half a million potholes since taking office, including 106,500 in regional areas. However, host Clinton Maynard argues that council budgets can’t cope with the maintenance backlog and “it just seems ridiculous” that drivers are still stuck in slow-speed roadwork zones with no workers in […]
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Clinton Maynard has slammed the current appeals system as “ridiculous,” pointing to 90,000 migrants currently languishing in the Administrative Review Tribunal while staying in the country for years. Listen to more highlights from Sydney Now below: Image: Refugee Council
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‘Upper class’ – Clinton Maynard demands scrapping of $5.1 billion electric vehicle welfare
Clinton Maynard is calling for an immediate end to the $5.1 billion electric vehicle subsidy, labeling the blowout in taxpayer spending a clear case of “upper class welfare.” He argues that with petrol prices heading toward $3 a liter, the EV industry should let the cars sell themselves on merit rather than relying on massive […]
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‘What have they done?’ – Clinton calls out Chris Bowen for deflecting fuel crisis blame to past decade
Energy Minister Chris Bowen cites 2023 stockpiling laws as a shield against soaring prices. Clinton Maynard blasts Chris Bowen for blaming the previous administration for refinery shortages four years into their term. AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver warns that the “snowball effect” of rising global oil costs and domestic indexing could push inflation toward 4.6%, […]
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05/03/2026
‘Truly hideous’ – Lucy Zelić slams wind farms as an environmental and economic eyesore
Lucy Zelić critiques the “hijacking” of the Australian landscape by industrial wind turbines, arguing that these unreliable energy sources undermine the country’s natural beauty and energy security while we sit on a goldmine of clean coal and uranium. Listen to more highlights from Sydney Now below: Image: Canva
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04/03/2026
‘Pothole plague’ – NSW Roads Minister defends repair efforts amid Sydney rain
NSW Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison says the government has filled over half a million potholes since taking office, including 106,500 in regional areas. However, host Clinton Maynard argues that council budgets can’t cope with the maintenance backlog and “it just seems ridiculous” that drivers are still stuck in slow-speed roadwork zones with no workers in […]
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