Join Henry and his long-time co-host Russell Hanby, as they chat about what's making news this week in Melbourne, Australia.
THE AGE: (10/12/20): Who gets firs vaccine shot?– Henry
Prisoners and people with severe obesity will be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination, the federal government has confirmed, as lobbying for spots in the immunity queue heats up.
THE HERALD SUN: (10/12/20): A recipe for obesity – Russell
Cheap, convenient, packaged foods promoted as healthy are making people fat and sick, study has found. While junk food is often cited as the enemy of good health, people are becoming obese from eating processed foods.
THE AGE: (10/12/20): 41.5m screen to revolutinise filmmaking – Henry
The room is spinning around a man and woman as they sit at a table. A skeleton walks through another room and waves at a man, who waves back. A moment later, we’re on Mars. A moment after that, we’re in the Antarctica. A little later, we’re in Venice.
THE HERALD SUN: (10/12/20): Hit show entices new players to get on board – Russell
Chess sets look likely to be the queen of Christmas presents this year, with rookie players getting on board with the game.
THE AGE: (10/12 /20): ODD SPOT – Russell
Children at an English primary school have been forced to eat mashed potato with their hands after their forks and knives were banned because of the pandemic. To stop students at Edgar Stammers Primary Academy in Walsall from mixing hot and cold lunches are dropped off to each class in “grab bags”. Parents were unhappy to discover youngsters were expected to eat a small amount of mash served in a Yorkshire pudding without cutlery. Principal Darren Mann said some of the feedback he’d received was not positive”.
This conversation was originally broadcast on 3SER's 97.7FM Casey Radio in December 2020. It was produced by Rob Kelly.
