JOY News

The Foster Report – A NEW weekly podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard Foster joins Dee and Warren on JOY Drive, to give his insights into the week’s political hot topics.
This week the team’s analysis includes:

*  Anti-lockdown protests, and protesters, in Melbourne.
* Daniel Andrews’ $3 billion support package for Victorian businesses, including a partnership with City of Melbourne.
* More on the local government elections and the race for Melbourne’s next Lord Mayor.
* A News Corp poll shows ALP losing ground in some marginal seats. But does it matter 2 years out from the  election?
* Queensland’s Premier and Chief Health Officer under fire for decision to refuse an exemption for a Canberra woman to attend her father’s funeral in Brisbane.

Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A NEW weekly podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard Foster from JOY News joins Dee and Warren on JOY Drive, to give his insights into the week’s political hot topics. This week the team cover

* The fallout from Daniel Andrews’ road-map out of Coronavirus for Victoria.
* A difficult budget looming when Federal parliament returns in October.

Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm

The Foster Report – A NEW weekly podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard Foster from JOY News joins Dee and Warren on JOY Drive, to give his insights into the week’s political hot topics.
This week the team discuss:

* Daniel Andrews’ roadmap out of lockdown for Victoria.
* Federal parliament returns.
* Growing tension between Victoria and the federal government.
* New funding for aged care.

 
Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 5:30pm

The JOY 94.9 News team is trying out a new format for our bulletins, and we want to hear your feedback.
Sample bulletin is from 6pm on Tuesday Feb 4th, 2020
What have we changed?

* Shorter bulletin of about 2 minutes
* Fewer news items
* A news bed playing throughout

Tell us what you think by completing a short survey.
The survey will only take 3 minutes and it will help us deliver a better news service for our audience.
JOY News Listeners’ Survey
Hurry! The survey will close on Sun Feb 16th.
Joy: your voice, your radio station, your news.

The JOY 94.9 News team is trying out a new format for our bulletins, and we want to hear your feedback.
What have we changed?

* Shorter bulletins ~ 2 mins
* Fewer news items
* Less detail per news item
* A news bed playing throughout

Tell us what you think by completing a short survey.
The survey will only take 3 minutes and it will help us deliver a better news service for our audience.
JOY News Listeners’ Survey
Hurry! The survey will close on Sun Feb 16th.
Joy: your voice, your radio station, your news.

This summer the JOY 94.9 News team will trial a new format and presentation for news bulletins, and we want to hear your feedback.
This bulletin demonstrates a new sound for JOY news that we think could be more appealing to our listeners.
Tell us what you think by completing a short survey.
The survey will only take 3 minutes and it will help us deliver a better news service for our audience.
JOY News Listeners’ Survey
Tune in every week all through summer during Tuesday Drive with Richard Foster between 5pm and 7pm to hear more JOY News bulletins in the new style.
Joy: your voice, your radio station, your news.

Time for an Odd Spot!
The JOY 94.9 news team work hard to deliver a professional and independent news service.
But sometimes we have time for something a bit different.
Making Odd Spot News this week; food trends, odd relationships, makeup tips, the key to human evolution and a super interesting sports section with Dee Mason.
 
For all the latest local, international and LGBTI news on Melbourne’s only independent community radio news service, listen to JOY 94.9.
Weekday bulletins: 7am, 8am, 9am, 12pm, 5pm, 6pm & 7pm
Weekend bulletins: 8am, 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 5pm & 6pm

Time for an Odd Spot!
Most stories this week are a little salacious, the rest are about idiots or cookies. You’re welcome.
The JOY 94.9 newsreaders work hard to deliver a professional news service, but sometimes we have time for unusual stories. The JOY News Odd Spot Podcast is a collection of those looser moments.
Catch up with the latest local, international and LGBTI news on Melbourne’s only independent community radio news service on JOY 94.9.
Weekday bulletins: 7am, 8am, 9am, 12pm, 5pm, 6pm & 7pm
Weekend bulletins: 8am, 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 5pm & 6pm

The final Foster Report of 2020 is all about China.
Australia-China relations get all the Foster Report attention this week with a dive into:

* Scott Morrison’s strong reaction to an offensive tweet from a Chinese official.
* New laws that will give the Federal Government the power to veto deals with foreign states, including agreements like Dan Andrews’ Belt & Road deal with China.

The Foster Report is a weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Tune in on Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Dee, Warren & Richard take a look at Tuesday’s state budget; infrastructure projects feature large including another promise of an airport rail link for Melbourne.
Also the Brereton report into alleged war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan was released this week. The Foster Report analysis includes the history that led to the report and the role the media played.
 
Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard Foster joins Dee & Warren to analyse Joel Fitzgibbon’s move to the Labor backbench over climate & energy policies. Could it means a challenge for the Labor leadership before the next federal election?
In Victoria, Tim Smith was in the news this week, and not surprisingly he was criticising the Andrews Government’s public housing initiative.
Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
The US Election result dominates politics this week and Richard considers the implications for Australia, particularly on issues of climate and green energy.
Also a look at what Joe Biden’s presidency needs to deliver for the LGBTI and Black communities in the US.
Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard dives into the state election results from Queensland; to what extend did Annastacia Palaszczuk’s management of COVID19 influence the result? What does it mean for other states, and for Canberra?
Also the results from the City of Melbourne local elections.
Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Local news dominates The Foster Report this week, as Richard takes a look at the responses and longer term implications from today’s announcement that Melbourne is heading out of COVID19 lockdown.
Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard Foster joins Dee and Warren to discuss the latest in local, national and international politics.
This week Richard delves into:

* Jacinda Ardern’s landslide election victory in NZ.
* Those NZ travel bubble arrivals into Melbourne.
* Dan Andrews’ announcements on Sunday.
* A record win for Labor in the ACT Election.

Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard Foster joins Dee and Warren to discuss the latest in local, national and international politics.
This week The Foster Report covers:

* Local Elections in Victoria; Richard looks at the contrasting campaigns of the 2 leading candidates for City Of Melbourne Lord Mayor; incumbent Sally Capp and her current deputy Arron Wood.
* Last week’s Federal Budget; including a breakdown of the tax cuts, the exclusions, the missed opportunities, why RF describes it as a gamble, and the indications for an election next year.

 
Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard Foster joins Dee and Warren to discuss the latest in politics locally, nationally and internationally.
This week’s topics:

* How Trump’s COVID19 is playing out for his re-election campaign.
* A dive into what we know about tomorrow’s federal budget.

Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.

The Foster Report – A weekly political podcast from JOY News & JOY Drive.
Richard Foster joins Dee and Warren on JOY Drive, with a look at what’s happening in politics this week.
This week the team delve into:

* Jenny Mikakos’s resignation and likely replacement in cabinet.
* More on the local elections with the postal ballots beginning to be sent out this week.
* Trump’s nomination to replace RBG.

Tune in to The Foster Report every Monday afternoon during JOY Drive with Dee and Warren between 5 & 6pm.