3AW Breakfast with Ross and Russel

There are calls for more thorough checks on character references after a charity boss was appalled to find his reference was used to stand up for child abuser Jeffrey "Joffa" Corfe without his knowledge.

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Lord Mayor Sally Capp says of the 580 statues within the City of Melbourne area, only nine are women. Of the 25 statues on council-owned land, just five are women.

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Ross and Russel cast their eyes across the papers of the day.

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The driver put down his car window, then police allege the cyclist pulled out a knife and stabbed the motorist in the hand.

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A 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while a 13-year-old boy suffered minor injuries and had his shoes and bag stolen.

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Listen back to Glenn's segment here!

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Peter Jennings, who served as Deputy Secretary of the Defence Department and is now executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, says there's a very real risk of conflict in the next three years.

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Sir Rod Stewart will be in Melbourne later this month... and there's one thing he REALLY wants to see while he's here.

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Ross and Russel discuss the stories in today's papers.

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