Mornings with Mark Levy

Australian writer and widow of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke has died at the age of 82. 

The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has shared a statement on her passing. 

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2GB Mornings listener Zoran spent at least 20 hours in St George Hospital's Emergency Department, waiting for a bed for his daughter.

As Zoran waited, the NSW Health Minister Ryan Park was giving a press conference outside that very facility. 

The State Government says our hosptials are full, due to wait times for NDIS and Aged Care services funded by their federal counterparts.

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Senator and Veteran Jacqui Lambie joins Mark Levy, hitting out at the government for not already scrapping the $5,000 allied health cap, which is now the subject of a discussion paper. 

Senator Lambie has told 2GB Mornings that our nation 'will see suicides' because of how veterans are treated.

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After 2GB Mornings exclusively revealed an attempted contraband drop at the state's highest security prison, one corrections officer has told Mark Levy that drone usage has seen the practice 'ramp up'. 

Darren King, Public Service Association Prison Officers Vocational Branch Chair, has told Mark Levy that they can't stop all items getting into our prisons. 

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2GB Mornings can confirm a drone has been used by criminals attempting to deliver contraband to prisoners at Goulburn Correctional Centre. 

Everything from phones to torx and allen keys were in the delivery, headed for a high-risk rapper. 
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This week Mark Levy headed out to Castle Hill Police Station, to chat with NSW Police about the work they do to protect our state.

Listen to hear interviews with NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon, local Commander Naomi Moore and three young cadets keen to become fully fledged police officers. 

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One Nation's newly minted leader Mike Newman's pitch was bring more investment to New South Wales, but crime is front of mind after a number of major gang-crime incidents in the last week. 

Mr Newman has told Mark Levy that "DEI" and "Pronouns" are wasting time for police, calling for the removal of body-worn cameras on police officers. 

He also hit out at the judicial system, saying that people should not be given a slap on the wrist by the courts. 

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