Letters with lies
Several recent letters, especially regarding Ben Smith’s candidacy, have contained demonstrably false statements (formerly known as lies), e.g. regarding Climate 200. Could The News please vet letters to the editor and either refuse to publish those containing demonstrably false statements or add an “editor’s note” to such letters pointing out the falsehoods?
Lee Seldon, Somers
Editor’s note: We get questioned about our approach to the letters page. We try and intervene as little as possible save for the most blatantly offensive, inappropriate or deceptive. To us, the letters page is the “Town Square” where people can mount their soap-box and share their views. They can then be judged and corrected by their peers in subsequent weeks, which regularly happens. We try not to impose our “truth” on the readers. Once we do that, our newspapers become partisan to our own personal views of the world. We believe it is better for you, the reader, to decide rather than us to decide for you.
Lies about McKenzie
I find it absolutely unacceptable that this paper publishes such lies about Zoe McKenzie like the ones written by K McCoy (McKenzie’s past, Letters 15/4/25). It is a fact that Zoe has articulated on many occasions that she lives in Sorrento in her only home which she bought in 2012. This information is free to see for everyone on her parliamentary disclosures. Similarly, Zoe was not on the ballot in either 2016 or 2019. It’s not hard to verify this (just check the how to votes!).
There is an obvious smear campaign underway being run by the Climate 200 Teal machine, who Ben Smith is at the behest of. It seems Ben’s idea of “doing politics differently” means illegal signs, dodgy “volunteers”, and blatant lies. I don’t want any part of that, and I know the peninsula is better than that.
It would be advisable to MPNG to check the facts before publishing defamatory material, such as that particular letter in last week’s paper. I wholeheartedly believe that the MPNG needs to apologise for posting this obviously false material.
Andrew Barrett, Dromana
Lies about Smith
The Libs continue their relentless misinformation, disinformation campaign against Ben Smith. Two more flyers out with direct attacks and, of course, their social media comments. Doing what they do best; fear mongering and utilising loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes). This Libs nasty business goes on in every electorate and Independents still get elected, because people see beyond it.
They love to go on and on about Climate 200 crowdfunding and their distortions while completely ignoring billionaires, special interest groups, corporate benefactors, and lobbyists bribing the duopoly.
Guess that argumentum ad hominem is all that can be done when you do not have any policies to tout until after the election (Trumpism play book). It is the kind of Trump politics we say we do not want in Australia.
Voters tell ABC’s “Your Say” campaign they want courage and vision from politicians, not bickering. “I am getting frustrated by the politicians bagging each other out”… “I don’t need you to tear down the other side… I need you to give me a good reason to want to vote for you.” No one but the Liberals are stooping to this level, not even One Nation. The rest are presenting their case in professional ways and engaging the trolls on social media in a positive way.
I, unfortunately, have on occasion stepped over the line of hyperbole, satire, and sarcasm and let myself be dragged down into the cesspool with some reactive, retaliative social media posts. If you are serious about better political discourse during elections then, for that reason alone, send a message and Vote down Trumpism in Australia. Put the Liberals last.
Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach
Sorry Mum
Sorry Mum. I know you taught me not to lie, but how else will we keep Flinders?
Who paid for all the pretty leaflets saying Ben Smith was a dangerous Teal?
Don’t worry Mum, it wasn’t us – it was the taxpayer. Well that’s what they’re there for isn’t it?
No Mum, we’re not stupid, we know there’s no Teal Party and Ben’s running as an Independent, but they don’t need to know that, do they?
Mum you’ve got to understand: we are desperate now.
They like Ben and he has policies. Otherwise we wouldn’t be posting blatant lies in all the letterboxes. Would we? What’s that? Our policies? To keep Flinders, of course.
Paula Polson, Dromana
Bad maths?
Zoe McKenzie’s mobile billboards tell us that with the petrol excise we will save $1500 per year. I drive a hybrid car and, on average, fill it up once a fortnight at a cost of around $90. So I spend something like $2000 – 3000 on petrol a year. Even if spent twice that, how would I achieve a $1500 saving?
Seems, as with their gas reservation, their nuclear plan, their free lunches, the Coalition are too lazy or too careless to do proper modelling and, instead, treat the electorate like mugs.
Marg D’Arcy, Rye
Consider your vote
Does the sitting Liberal Member for Flinders deserve your vote? I think not! Flinders voters, please think long and hard about your vote at this important federal election. All the cost of living initiatives, that the current Labor government implemented benefitting many people in Flinders, the current the Member for Flinders voted against them all.
Flinders has many aged care, and childcare workers. Again when the current federal Labor government supported a wage increase for these low paid workers the sitting Liberal member refused to support this incentive to give the workers in these two sectors a much deserved wage increase.
Please consider voting for one of the other candidates in Flinders at this election putting the current Liberal member last. The people of Flinders deserve better.
Denise Hassett, Mt Martha
Trump distancing
I don’t think that John Flynn (Make Australia great again, Letters 15/4/25) is doing Zoe McKenzie any favours by comparing her business acumen to that of Donald Trump. Trump has caused no end of financial chaos on the world markets in recent weeks which seems to be based on a plan of “making it up as he goes” which is probably generous. Trump is a multiple failure as a businessman who has even managed to bankrupt a casino or two; who can do that?
Though McKenzie does have some similarity to Trump, as she is a failed candidate for Liberal Party preselection in 2019 for the electorate of Higgins so I guess she and Trump have that in common. I would imagine that McKenzie would prefer to place as much distance between herself and Trump (and probably Dutton) as is humanly possible leading up to election day.
Ross Hudson, Mt Martha
Trumpet vote
As a lifelong conservative voter and proud supporter now of the Trumpet of Patriots movement, I never thought I’d find myself unable to vote for a Liberal candidate. But Zoe McKenzie’s involvement in “selling off” the Port of Darwin to Chinese interests is a betrayal I cannot overlook.
When McKenzie was working as Chief of Staff to Andrew Robb, then Trade Minister, she helped facilitate the 99-year lease of this critical national security asset to a Chinese company with ties to their communist government. This wasn’t just bad policy – it was a surrender of Australian sovereignty.
Our movement stands for protecting Australia’s assets and independence. How can we trust someone who played a role in handing control of a strategic northern port to a foreign power? Even the Americans were shocked by this decision.
The Liberal Party used to stand for national security and protecting Australian interests. Now they expect us to vote for someone who helped sell us out. Well, not this voter.
I’m not saying I’ll vote for Labor. I absolutely won’t. Because to me both major parties are compromised by their closeness to big corporate donors and what they need to do in return for their dirty money. If the Liberals want the support of patriotic Australians like me, they need candidates who put Australia first, not foreign interests. So this time I will be putting both major parties last.
Shaun McDonald, Hastings
Supporting an anarchist?
I’ve voted Liberal my entire life, but Zoe McKenzie has lost my vote. Her decision to preference a self-proclaimed anarchist like Joe Toscano ahead of the Trumpet of Patriots candidate is a slap in the face to conservative voters. Toscano is a radical leftist who promotes anarchist media and founded “Libertarian Workers for a Self-Managed Society.” Is this who the Liberal Party now aligns with?
McKenzie clearly cares more about political games than conservative principles. This betrayal leaves me no choice but to put both major parties last. True conservatives deserve representatives who stand by their values, not abandon them for political convenience.
John Harden, Mt Martha
Zoe’s tough love
I can’t agree more with Barry Rumpf’s letter a few weeks ago (Ben Smith, Letters 8/4/25) that three years of Labor government has come close to ruining our once great country. We can’t risk another three years and, as Barry suggested, for many of us that means holding our noses and supporting Zoe McKenzie.
While many of my peers are shocked by the explosion of passion for Ben Smith, I am not surprised. Our current MP lacks the vigour and passion that many of us would like to see from her. A lot of criticism, even from our own side of politics, is that until a few months ago she basically hadn’t been seen. We know she tried to run for preselection in the seat of Higgins in 2019 and perhaps settled for Flinders.
But that is no excuse and with less than three weeks to go we need her to wake up and stop taking the seat for granted. This goes for the rest of the Liberal Party too. Because too much is at stake! As a taxpayer tired of funding lifelong dependency, we need a strong Liberal government. I’ve watched my taxes rise while perfectly capable people refuse to work. For all her faults, Zoe McKenzie understands that tough love is real love.
Jan Flowers, Portsea
Big utes
I was flabbergasted this morning when I opened The News to see a full page advertisement from our local Liberal member for Flinders, Zoe McKenzie spruiking the buying of large utes and four wheel drive trucks. These vehicles not only use enormous amounts of fuel, they are less efficient and pump out relatively high emissions of air pollutants. Thus contributing significantly to the respiratory illnesses of the community.
This LNP policy spread out over four years also lacks any vision for the future, caters for the very well off who can afford to buy and service these vehicles and does not take into account the wear and tear on our roads of large vehicles. The health and safety of the whole community would benefit if these large vehicles were fazed out. Not encouraged.
Marilyn Hoban, Mornington
Who’s best?
I have read with interest the flurry of election related letters over the past few weeks. But what surprised me was the lack of content that related to policy that directly affected the writer, but was more just a generalised opinion of the candidates.
So here is my two bobs worth. I need two major scans a year. One in March and one in September. Under the coalition and Greg Hunt, these scans were bulk billed at Frankston Private. Under Labor they were $680/$990 until this March, when out of the blue, it was bulk billed. So I save $120 on prescriptions and lose $1,670 on scans.
Last winter gas heating bill under Libs, $480, last years winter gas heating bill $1,080. Average grocery shop under Libs in 2021 was about $200-$230, average bill now getting close to $300.
So my question is this. How will Simon Holmes à Court and his disciples make any difference to my cost of living when, at the best, they will be hovering around the Labor government trying to impose one woke idea after another including the Greens pet policy of death duties?
Michael Free, Mount Martha
Ben Smith or Labor?
With the growing dissatisfaction at the Liberals on the peninsula, along comes Ben Smith, a local “Independent”. I’ve just read his “Policy Booklet” as well as his numerous flyers. I see his face on a fleet of vehicles, and he’s managed to secure three offices on the peninsula to spruik his message.
But what’s the message? Ben speaks of making groceries affordable. He bemoans that bulk-billing rates are low. Ben wants the government to assist with the rising cost of power bills and promote home ownership. He says that the NDIS has “transformed lives”. He believes that a good education should be available to all, regardless of background or postcode. He wishes to champion the environment and develop climate solutions.
If we changed the colour of his booklet, we could be forgiven for thinking Ben is endorsing Labor. A significant reduction in inflation has occurred on their watch. Tax cuts have been provided to assist with cost-of-living pressures, particularly for low-income earners. The introduction of urgent care clinics will improve bulk billing rates. Federal government assistance has targeted power bills. The NDIS has been reviewed and strengthened. For the first time the federal government will provide full funding for government schools. The growth in renewables is at an all time high. And all this while still providing the only two surpluses in the last 20 years and keeping unemployment low.
Most policies that Ben has promised to advocate for have already been legislated by Labor or are policies. If you want an advocate in Canberra, you’d be better off having one in the government rather than an independent trying to have his voice heard from outside. Governments implement policy. Ben can only talk. We need a “real” local who has a “real” chance to contribute. That is Sarah Race.
Tim Ward, Arthus Seat
Why I’m supporting Race
I am extremely proud to be supporting Sarah Race in this election campaign. Working with a campaign budget that both Smith and McKenzie would have in their petty cash tins, Sarah has worked tirelessly and honestly from the moment she was endorsed. Her campaign is totally grass-roots, door-knocking, meeting and listening to hundreds of people from all walks of life.
Sarah is passionate about the peninsula and knows that things such as climate change, health, education and inclusion are vitally important for all of us. Sarah doesn’t have an obscenely large amount of money for an American style campaign with huge billboards, flyers, corflutes and advertisements in all forms of media. Her campaign is based on her and who she is – a passionate, honest, hard-working truly local person who wants only what’s best for the peninsula.
Marilyn Merrifield, Rye
Protecting women
Before you vote, I urge you to check the various candidates’ policies on prevention, intervention and healing in regard to family violence.
Sarah Race (Labor), Adam Frogley (Greens), and Ben Smith (Independent) all have policies supporting women’s right to equality and respect, to frontline support services and to emergency and permanent housing if they are fleeing violence. On the other hand, the Coalition’s 44 page policy document has just four dot points on family violence, only one of these four which refers to any resources for women fleeing violence – an extension of a payment scheme established and currently funded by Labor.
Their solution is a strategy to prevent mobile phones being used for tracking women. Nothing wrong with that, but it is a poor excuse for a comprehensive policy such as the National Plan to End Gender–Based Violence currently in place. Disappointing that, as a sister, Zoe McKenzie has not advocated for our rights and safety better.
Maureen Donelly, Mornington
Housing policy
Liberal and Labor announced their Housing Policy – who is it for? Not renters that’s for sure. Even though renters make up over 30% of the population and that number is rapidly increasing. Neither policy addresses the lack of rental properties, sky rocketing rents or the condition of homes on the lower end of the market. Labor announced a 5% deposit for home buyers. Who can afford to save for a deposit when over half of an average income is taken by living expenses and what’s left is eaten by rent?
Liberals proposed first home buyers could claim a deduction on mortgage interest for five years. How will a five year tax break help anyone except high income earners who are likely being helped by parents to buy a home? It’s a joke.
Renters are the first to become homeless when their circumstances change by any misfortune like job loss or ill health. Young people, students and single women are most vulnerable. Here on the peninsula, I was recently notified a property inspection had been cancelled because the agent received 68 rental applications from the first viewing. Affordable rentals are few and far between. Yet not one word about rent reforms or assistance has been spoken during this election campaign – why?
Beck Cridland, Tootgarook
Little parties
Because of the looming election, the letters pages are brim full of complimentary letters from the candidates mothers, family, mates, and the party branch secretaries. As well, there are thousands of dollars worth of media advertisements from the few with big money behind them.
Unfortunately for us, little parties with good ideas and policies but with little money, don’t stand a chance. They cannot be seen. Unrecognised. Mice among elephants, or sometimes soaring eagles above swarms of sparrows? This is democracy. The little party that I’m voting for has been around for many years, working behind the scenes with academics, politicians, and people with good intent, lobbying for a better Australia. You’ve probably never heard of them but they are running candidates this election.
Unfortunately, post election nothing much will change, nothing much will be fixed, the problems we now have will still be there in a few years, possibly worse, and the exorbitant incremental tax on beer will remain. Steady as she goes, Titanic.
Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington
Funding elections
Several of the letters in The News have expressed concern about the sources of funding for Ben Smith, but made no mention of where the Liberal and Labor campaigns are getting their money. That is because the large party machines do not declare funding until well after the election. However, it is possible to guess about some of their backers.
Dutton has committed to boosting fossil fuel to generate electricity until his dream of nuclear generation happens. He has stated that he wants to extend aging and inefficient coal plants so you can bet that big coal polluters are funding the Liberals. Morrison made it clear who the Liberals are beholden to when he produced a lump of coal in the parliament.
As for Labor, their shameful squabbling on a gambling advertising ban has very likely led to generous donations from the gambling industry.
Ben Smith has acknowledged the support of Climate 200 and has declared his support for action to reduce green house gas omissions. Why shouldn’t he accept funds from a crowd sourced organization that supports his policy? In addition, he has received thousands of small donations from local people who want a representative in parliament that will speak for them, not vested interests.
Ben Smith is open and up front about where he is getting his election funds. Liberals and Labor hide their backers because they include companies that aim to exploit vulnerable people and harm the environment. Ben Smith says put people before parties. I would add, put people before profits for exploitative and harmful industries.
Ralph Catts, Rye
Ben for PM
Benny for PM, Albo for party whip and Dutto for Treasurer. Ben Smith leader of the “Yellow Canary Party” affiliated with “Teals” and “Cross Benchers United”, will ensure that there’s going to be a lot of these newly elected bottom feeders guaranteed to totally stuff up our fragile democratic parliamentary system.
Heir apparent Mr Smith will waltz it in in Flinders. With his incredible ability to generate more poster picture money, appear like the driven snow and possibly able to walk on water, our own locally bred career politician has a golden future occupying the expanded cross bench. Just like our recently incentivised local councillors, he will plead for several hundred days to learn the ropes before any return will be made for the tax paying electors.
I personally wouldn’t be gate crashing the after election slap up humungus party. I suspect an endless champagne and canapes bash at the right royal knees up for Mr Ben Smith future Independent Prime Minister.
Ian Morrison, Mt Eliza
Nostalgia for better times
As someone in my seventies, I remember when public services actually worked and we were well cared for by our government. These days, so many Australians are falling through the cracks. As an older Australian I am feeling that particularly pertinently. I don’t fully understand how we got here, but I do know that the Liberal party in particular is not doing us much good. At every turn they seem to try and strip back all of the fundamental support people need. Healthcare, education, aged care – these are all critical parts of life that we all need, and should be prioritised.
I think my life is going to get worse if the Liberal party is elected. Honestly I think most of our lives are.
I will be voting independent this time around. I think we need a reset in Australian politics. We need real people who will push the government to do the best for the community.
Ben Smith has made it clear he’ll fight for people – not just in words, but with real action like backing Rosebud Hospital and protecting community spaces. His previous line of work helping homeless people shows he has the right set of values. We need someone who values human beings.
Craig Fern, Sorrento
Where is our MP?
How many times have you met our local MP? How many times has she knocked on your door? Or shown up at a community meeting that wasn’t just a photo op? When was the last time she stood up in parliament and actually fought for something this community asked for?Other MPs in other places go in to bat for their communities. They fight tooth and nail for funding, services, and respect. Why don’t we get that here?
I’ve met Ben Smith, and I can tell you – he actually listens. He’s not just around during election time. He’s here, week in, week out, and he’s been part of this community for years.
If we want better, we need someone who shows up. Someone who answers to us – not a party line. It’s time we expected more. It’s time we got it. Let’s go independent here on the Mornington Peninsula by voting for Ben Smith.
Kiran Hayes, Sorrento
Ben’s history
I’ve seen plenty of politicians come and go, pretending to care about our community while really just climbing the party ladder. This time, we have a candidate who has genuinely earned our trust. Ben ran the Mornington Community Support Centre for years. He was hands-on, helping real people with food relief, housing support, and more. He didn’t just hear about the cracks in the system, he worked with them, up close and personal.
That’s the kind of grounded experience we need in Canberra. Someone who knows what families are going through because he’s walked alongside them. Ben shows up, listens, and gets things done. He’s not just talking about change. He’s lived it. That’s why this time, I’m voting for Ben. We have the chance to send someone to Canberra who already knows what matters to our community, and has proven he’ll fight for it.
Kim Robbins, Safety Beach
Protecting what we have
I was lucky enough to have grown up here on the peninsula. Now I’m lucky enough to watch my friends raise their kids here, enjoying the same beaches, parks, and bush trails I did as a kid. But lately, it feels like we’re losing the things that made this place special. Bit by bit, overdevelopment creeps in, traffic gets worse, and local clubs struggle to stay afloat. It’s like we’re being treated as an overflow suburb of Melbourne, instead of the unique coastal community we are.
Ben Smith is the only local politician (including the council!) that I’ve seen talk about actually protecting what we’ve built here; our open spaces, our local footy clubs, our coastal character. He’s not chasing headlines or pushing someone else’s agenda. He’s about looking after what we already have before it’s lost for good. That kind of thinking used to be normal – putting community first, not corporate profits.
If we want to keep the peninsula liveable and local, we need someone who’s in it for the right reasons. That’s why I’m backing Ben. He’s not here to reinvent the wheel – he’s here to make sure it doesn’t fall off.
Ashlynn O’Malley, Mornington
Voting for Smith
I’ve lived on the peninsula for over 20 years, and to be honest, I’ve never taken much notice of politics. Why would I? Nothing ever changes around here, and it always feels like we’re forgotten once the election signs come down. But then I met Ben Smith. Bumped into him at the shops, and we ended up having a proper chat – not the usual political bollocks. He actually listened. We talked for a good 20 minutes, and I walked away thinking, “This bloke gets it.” He knows this area through and through, understands what’s going on, and you can tell he genuinely gives a damn.
I’ve told all my mates to vote for him, and I will too. I reckon Ben’s got a real shot this time. Be a shame to waste it. Wake up, peninsula! Let’s get behind someone who’s got our backs.
Jim Guthrie, Rosebud
Rate rise
The proposed rate increase attributed to the McCrae landslide is deplorable at best. To burden the shire’s ratepayers with further cost is an impost that the ratepayers should not have to bear.
This landslip as we understand, had been brought to the attention of the responsible authorities years ago and they have know about it for years. These people either chose to ignore it and do nothing or hoped it would go away. The proposed cost of rectification and rehabilitation should be the responsibility of all those previous do nothing incumbents. Make them responsible. Lets round them up and make them pay. For instance the last CEO who took himself of to Queensland, his deputies and so forth. Even previous shire engineers, and a cohort of office staff involved and maybe some of the water utilities top ranking staff. Make them all pay! Not the stretched ratepayers.
As far as having spent $3m to manage the landslide, what does this mean how has the money been spent? Repair and rectification works I believe should have been undertaken by now. Is there a worthwhile proposal or a documented plan to get on with it? Has any one suggested soil nailing, using say inclined anchors at one metre centres and 20 meters long. Or double rows of inclined gabion walls leaning back, or placed as tiered layers and curved backwards towards the slip.
Expensive consultants will have to be employed and given an open cheque to come up with a solution.
Surely in this day and age with modelling and experience, a firm estimate could and should be obtained. Then every one would know exactly how we are situated.
Gerard van de Ven, Mount Martha
Eyes wide open
As a 78-year-old I’m pleased to tell Keith Davis I can confidently say “Eyes Wide Open” means I go to the majority of climate change scientists in the world for accurate facts on global warming and not to a geologist! (All seeing, Letters 15/4/25).
Everlasting ignorance by those such as Davis condemns our future generations to an unsustainable planet and therefore denies them a healthy environment and the opportunity for economy development supported by renewable energy.
Thank you to the CSIRO, the Climate Council and many other institutions who rely on science to give us facts.
Diane Johnstone, Frankston
Act now on climate
Listen Folks. If climate change is not addressed now, you won’t have to worry about housing or the cost of living or unaffordable insurance – we just won’t be here. Our living conditions will be unbearable. Within 15 years, due to rising sea levels, millions of Bangladeshi’s – not to mention Pacific Islanders – will be homeless refugees looking for new countries. Urgent action is essential. Do something about this crisis and vote Independent – it’s our only hope to get some action.
Wendy Weight OAM, Capel Sound
What and who matter
Surely Keith Davis (All seeing, Letters 16/4/25) would agree that it’s not just what is said that matters, but also who is saying it. That’s why it’s preferable to be guided by organisations like the Australian Academy of Science rather than journalists or those with connections to the fossil fuel industry when it comes to climate change.
Like Stephen Wilson, Ian Plimer (both recommended by Mr Davis) is connected to the fossil fuel industry having been appointed to the board of Queensland Coal Investments by mining magnate and climate sceptic Gina Rinehart. But what have Rinehart and Plimer said about climate change? Rinehart’s address to her old school in 2021 was censured by the Headmistress because Rinehart used the occasion to dismiss climate science and reminisce how she had once helped to convince students climate change was not human-induced. The spokesperson said: “The School encourages our students to think critically and analyse all facts presented to them, particularly in this age of the internet. The School does not endorse the personal views shared in the full video.”
In 2009, Plimer stated, “There is no problem with global warming. It stopped in 1998. The last two years of global cooling have erased nearly 30 years of temperature increase.” Plimer conveniently ignored the long term trend. Hardly scientific. Since then, of course, global temperatures have continued to climb at an ever faster rate.
Ray Peck, Hawthorn
Climate change
The greatest threat to the continued existence of the human race is, without any doubt, climate change. Yet on the great debate, Peter Dutton had no opinion to offer on the subject. Unbelievable!
Kevin Sack, Somers
Graffiti problem
The City of Frankston has decided to pay a bounty of $100 if residents give the council information when somebody puts graffiti on council properties only. But they only get the $100 if the offenders get prosecuted. Will they have to attend court?
The council says that it costs them about a half a million dollars annually to remove the graffiti.
But the council not only cleans graffiti on their property but also on power poles.
Most of the graffiti are on public transport advertising signs and real estate signs and private property. The council should ask Public Transport Victoria for funds to clean the graffiti off as well as electricity companies so they can fund the graffiti removal. Unless they do this then the city will not be cleansed of graffiti. I do not think this will work.
Russell Morse, Karingal
No news?
The Election, such is life? It’s been a slog, hopefully Albanese with his nose in front Saturday week, hopefully Dutton back to his foxhole, and then, real Nightly News.
Snippets of happiness? Picking Port Adelaide in the family tipping, the cream rising to the top?
Anything but the Nightly News right now, particularly Nine and to a lesser extent, the USA snippets of non news filling up Ten News.
Gary Lyon a painful talkfest on AFL360; ego on display. Talking of ego, the duo of analyst’s (aka double dutch) David King, who sucks up to the Geelong coach (best coach?) and Leigh Montagna, yet to pick Collingwood to win, perhaps against West Coast? We miss Robbo.
Thankfully On The Couch still worth my time, likewise The Front Bar, when Sam Pang is there to offset the unfunny Mick Molloy.
One day at a time. Go Pies. Happy Easter.
Cliff Ellen, Rye
