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Laura Spurway

Laura Spurway

Aug 28, 2026

speaker_1NARRATOR
125:11
Just two? Just
125:13
two.
125:13
Okay.
125:13
Well, there's the other end of the spectrum, like my parents-in-law who have been in their house for 48 years, so we'll talk about that.
125:18
Also, I love this one, non-essential spending.
125:21
Premier Ben Carroll wants to cut down on non-essential spending, such as rented pot plants.
125:26
What's your non-essential spend? Merch.
125:40
He can have the hand-me-downs.
18:50
Mm.
18:50
And, and so has the AFL.
18:52
Like, the number of commentators I've seen do, you know, back up the truck and turn around and let's reframe this because the backlash was so bad.
18:59
The thing with this is obviously now Finals for them, even though they get a home final because they finished second on the ladder, will be tricky because they've lost five of their players.
19:10
Andrew Pridham said, you know, "It's a significant sanction because we're denying everyone," so that's all of the club, the teammates, "the ability to compete in finals on a level playing field." So my question was initially gonna be, is it going to be the individuals that are sanctioned, or is there going to be a club sanction? Because the reality is, we also found out in this press conference that they don't have a curfew.
19:31
The players don't have a curfew.
23:14
Yeah.
23:14
And what we heard today is, like I said, from a club sanction point of view, what they've decided to do, and they think it's a very significant sanction because it's going to affect the whole club.
GregAUDIENCE
104:17
What do you advise I can do to stop this behaviour?
104:21
Oh, Greg, that's so hard asking your behaviourist that because many of us hate dog parks.
104:27
And this is one of the reasons why, because it can be great for, especially if you've got two dogs or more, it can be great for one dog, but for the other dog, it's actually quite stressful.
104:34
And when they're in a dog park, there's very little control that they have over their environment because there's so much chaos going on.
104:41
So for your five-year-old dog, I imagine he's trying to control his environment, which is his immediate family around him.
104:47
So he's not trying to be the fun police.
104:49
He's most likely very, very anxious.

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JeanAUDIENCE
111:51
I love her madly, but I'm about nearly 80 and she won't be rehomeable if I can't socialise her in some way.
129:39
No, not anti, but you've got to put up a good case.
129:42
Right, all right.
129:42
And Laura's put up a good case.
129:43
All right, you're passed.
129:44
I want the money.
129:45
I want the eyeballs.
129:46
I want the travel.
130:16
No money in trampolining.
131:03
Cannot nap
131:04
to save myself.
131:04
A terrible napper.
131:04
And I used to do breakfast radio hours, which means you're getting up in the middle of the night.
131:08
I would not nap in the day.
131:10
I would just stay through.
131:11
You have to.
131:25
I would not sleep at night
132:28
With a look ahead to afternoons, Laura Spurway, good morning.
132:31
G'day, Tom.
132:32
I can confirm that you'll do has never worked on me as a pick-up line, and nor will it.
132:37
I am happily married,
132:49
You'll do.
132:51
I also did set up two of my friends, though, however, and they're now married with two kids, so I'll take that as a blind date that worked.
132:57
But on the show today, we'll have a chat to Transurban about this toll stuff up, 90,000 motorists wrongly charged, overcharged, errors going back as far as 2015.
133:08
So they're issuing another apology after, you know, they had to do that with the Westgate Tunnel earlier this year.
133:01
All right, with a look ahead to afternoons, Laura Spurway, good morning.
133:04
Hello, Tom.
133:06
Family GPs, do you have one and have you stuck with the same doctor? This is an interesting story that we were looking at that suggests that if you keep the same doctor, it has a better influence on health outcomes because they give you...
133:19
The time of day, they know you, they know your history, not just an appointment that they tick off the ledger.
133:25
So I'm curious to hear from people if you've got a family doctor that you've stuck with or whether you've been swayed by bulk bill versus non-bulk bill clinics and you tend to go for the local one that may not charge you.
133:35
We've also got Neil Mitchell in asking, what do you have in your house that you won't throw out amongst talking politics, but also what do you have that you won't throw out? I know you've got lots of stuff in your house, Tom.
133:45
Shirts.
134:07
Oh, gee.
131:53
So what was your, well, pre-married name, maiden name we used to say?
131:57
Spurway is my maiden name, but my mum's side is Aloisi.
132:01
No relation to John Aloisi, though, the soccer player, coincidentally.
132:06
Anyway, on the show today, we're going to be talking about high-vis vests for L-plate motorbike riders.
132:10
So New South Wales is introducing this law where if you're an L-plater on a motorbike, you've got to wear a high-vis vest so you're visible.
132:17
We thought, great, what a great idea.
132:19
What about having it here? Guess what? You are meant to do it here.
speaker_25UNKNOWN
132:29
So
MariaAUDIENCE
132:32
in the bush.
132:33
So on the show today, women playing golf, 60% of new golfers last year were women.
132:39
And so there's a rise in women taking over the golf course.
132:42
We want to speak to people about why that is.
132:44
Did you take it up? What was the reason for it? Tolls going up July 1.
132:49
Everyone hates tolls.
132:50
The costs are eye-watering in terms of what Victorians will have to pay when we tick over to the new financial year.
133:15
What about you?
102:14
But are you outnumbered by fur babies in your house?
102:19
Oh, I wish.
102:20
I tell you what, anyone who complains about dog behaviour, have a couple of kids and they'll soon break you up.
102:27
I've got my two beautiful dogs and two gorgeous young human babies and a wonderful husband there somewhere looking after everyone whilst I have a chat with you, Tone.
102:36
So thank you for having me.
102:37
But it is interesting, 28 million people in this country.
102:40
Goodness me.
SammyAUDIENCE
105:51
Okay.

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