Neil Mitchell

Neil Mitchell broadcasts on 3AW and hosts the weekly podcast “Neil Mitchell asks why?”

First responders of the Bondi terror attack and Ahmed Al Ahmed, the hero who wrestled a gun from one of the shooters, are acknowledged during the 2026 AFL Opening Round match between the Sydney Swans and the Carlton Blues at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.

Opinion
Antisemitism

The AFL usually loves pushing a social cause. So why is it ignoring this one?

The AFL would never admit it, but some around football say it has turned its back when Australia most needs it because it’s nervous about a public backlash.

21 days ago
Neil Mitchell

Latest

On Thursday, Premier Jacinta Allan halted a press conference and asked a reporter to retract their question before she would continue.

Opinion
Jacinta Allan

If Allan can’t get it together, she may not be leader come this year’s election

Premier Jacinta Allan is rattled. You can see it in her eyes, hear it in her voice and smell it in her strategy as she blusters and bumbles her way through the Big Build scandal.

February 20, 2026
Neil Mitchell

US President Donald Trump sprayed ABC journalist John Lyons last week.

Opinion
Political leadership

Think Trump was rough on John Lyons? You never met Bob Hawke on a bad day

From Keating and Hawke to Bishop and Morrison, the avoidance and intimidation tactics I saw from Australian politicians on both sides were extreme. And they were never subtle.

September 22, 2025
Neil Mitchell

Opinion
Crime

How a ‘Dad’s Army’ of experts could help Victoria’s youth crime problem

The state is home to some of the brightest criminal justice minds. So why not put them to work getting to the bottom of growing crime rates among young people?

August 11, 2024
Neil Mitchell

Premier Jacinta Allan is set to oversee budget cuts to the health system that health workers fear will endanger patients.

Opinion
Hospitals

Unprecedented level of bastardry in Allan government hospital cuts

Pain is coming for the most vulnerable and the most valued in Victoria as the state government prepares to take its razor to the hospital system.

June 29, 2024
Neil Mitchell

Exclusive
Ambulance Victoria

Leaked reports detail ‘dangerous’ Ambulance Victoria call-centre crisis

WorkSafe has threatened legal action if the ambulance service does not quickly address the worker shortages that are damaging the health of staff and potentially threatening public safety.

June 15, 2024
Neil Mitchell

Scott Morrison, pictured in Parliament last year, has revealed he took medication after suffering anxiety while prime minister.

Opinion
Political leadership

A contact called me with news about the PM. It left me with a moral dilemma

The source was not a troublemaker or a leadership aspirant. This was not an ALP stunt. It was a person concerned for the man, and the country.

April 26, 2024
Neil Mitchell

Victorian Parliament

Former Victorian Liberal premiers donate to Pesutto’s legal fund

Jeff Kennett, Ted Baillieu and Denis Napthine have donated to Opposition Leader John Pesutto’s defamation legal fund.

February 16, 2024
Neil Mitchell

Opinion
Jacinta Allan

Andrews’ hissy fit gives Allan a chance to show Victoria times have changed

Victoria needs a reset, and quickly. We need a message from the new premier that defines the age of Jacinta Allan. Here are three things she could do right now.