What's Making News? - Series 20 - Episode 26

Join Henry and his long-time co-host Russell Hanby for 'What's Making News?' of 2021. Join Henry and Russell as they talk about what made news this week in Melbourne, Australia.

THE AGE: (09/09/21): Health staff warning as tenfold case rise tipped – Henry

Victoria is predicted to have 18,000 active COVID-19 cases and 800 people in hospital by mid-October, prompting health officials to warn that not enough specialist intensive care staff are available to cope if infections surge once restrictions ease.

THE HERALD SUN: (09/09/21): Shock death toll of smoke – Russell

Smoke pollution from bushfires is killing almost 500 Australians a year and is set to rise sharply, an exhaustive Melbourne study has found.

THE HERALD SUN: (09/07/21): State schools shine – Henry

Nine state primary schools have been given a perfect score of 100, recognising their excellence in literacy and numeracy, in a new analysis of schools’ performance.

THE AGE: (09/09/21): Media loses Facebook appeal - Russell

The High Court has ruled that media outlets are legally responsible as ‘publishers” for third parties’ comments on their Facebook pages, in a decision with implications for all social media users.

THE AGE: (09/09/21): ODD SPOT – Russell

English three-year-old Clodagh-Mae Cafferkey kept up a family tradition when she got her head stuck in a toilet seat during potty training – her dad did the same thing 34 years ago. And both also ended up in the local newspaper for their effort. Firemen were forced to use cutters to free Clodagh-Mae, of Hartlepool. She took the incident in her stride and was pleased to get a teddy bear and a ride on a fire truck once freed.

This conversation was originally broadcast on 3SER's 97.7FM Casey Radio in September 2021. It was produced by Rob Kelly