Join Craig Hutchison and Damian Barrett for S6 Ep 39.

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TIME CODES

0.0 – Rules for Some. Australian Open competitors may be allowed to come to Melbourne and play while un-vaxxed.

10.30 – Could NSW make a play for big sporting events like the Australian Open and the Grand Prix?

11.20 – The AFL’s Vaccination policy – no jab, no play has been announced.

13.00 – TV news and PR – how do you balance the needs of the PR company to get the story?

20.00 – Spin City for Drinkwise – Hutchy is Nadia Bartel.

25.00 – Racing Victoria’s pledge to scan all horses in the Spring Racing carnival to ensure animal welfare has hit a big hurdle.

35.00 – Lisa Wilkinson’s ‘Pay Deal Twist’

40.50 – Question of the Week for Drinkwise from Stewie EH via Twitter who asks

“The Victorian Department of Heatlh have started focusing more on reporting hospitalisations rather than daily case numbers, yet the media is yet to follow suit. What role (if any) should the media play in transitioning away from reporting the high daily case numbers?”

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