Campbelltown GP Dr. Ken McCroary reacts to the damning AMA Report Card, arguing that Australians are facing a crisis where they “pay more, get less” from their private health insurance. Dr McCroary highlights the report’s finding that premiums have climbed over 100 per cent since 2008, dramatically outpacing wage and benefit growth. Listen to more […]
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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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‘Beyond bestiality’ – Zelić slams explicit sex education in Schools
Lucy Zelić has condemned the “traumatising” sex education presentation at Renmark High School, where Year 9 girls were allegedly taught explicit topics including “bestiality” and “incest” by a local Headspace centre. Zelić questions why this highly inappropriate material was presented without parental knowledge or consent. Listen to more highlights from Sydney Now below: Image: iStock
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ANOTHER bridge closed for pro-Palestine march this weekend
Local Wollongong fisherman and 2GB listener Mark voices his fury over the police-approved pro-Palestine march that will close the Sea Cliff Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Mark supports the view that demonstrations that deliberately block busy roadways should not be allowed, especially during peak trading times on a Sunday. Listen to more highlights from Sydney Now […]
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