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THE WEEK SATURDAY
SUNDAY
JUNIOR MASTER TEN/WIN, 7.30pm
TUESDAY
ANH’S BRUSH ABC, 8pm
CHEF AUSTRAL
FATHER BROWN ABC, 7.30pm
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This could be the Aspiring cooks sweetest serving of MasterChef aged yet. unbelievable skills. between nine and 14 showcase Judges Jock Zonfrillo, their (pictured) and Melissa Andy calibre of the tiny Allen are sure to be wowed Leong by the the top 14 step cooks. In tonight’s season premiere, into the kitchen proud moment for the first time. for It’s a season 10 winner their parents, including MasterChef franchise’s first Sashi Cheliah, whose son Ryan second-generation is the contestant.
WITH FAME
Michelle Payne’s Rachel Griffiths story was told by director and in Ride Like a Girl actress Teresa Palmer , but in the season this intimate interview final of series, the jockey puts it in her own words. trailblazing of 10 children in The youngest a racing family, overcame loss Payne and life-threatenin to achieve her childhood dream g injuries the first woman of becoming to win the Melbourne riding Prince of Penzance to victory Cup, Archibald Prize in 2015. finalist Anh Do (pictured with Payne) paints her that journey and portrait while discussing her bond with brother Ste
MONDAY
TASKMASTER
SBS VICELAND,
8.30pm
A great distraction this unusual British for the start the week, third season tonight.game show kicks off its Greg Davies and Alex Horne (pictured above right with Davies) return as the Taskmaster and his loyal assistant, who have devised all manner of pointlessly kooky tasks for hapless Paul Chowdry, comedians Rob Beckett, Dave Gorman, Al Murray and Sara Pascoe. they present fl In “Pea in a Haystack”, amboyant clocks, a microwave in get to as few s
Season eight of this wraps up tonight, divine crime drama worry – a ninth but viewers need not season is already cards for 2021. on the However, the residents Kembleford might of – there’s another have cause for concern town. When a mysterious death in their body is discovered grounds of a politician’s in the home, Mallory (Jack Deam) Inspector case his signature gives the level care and attention of is to say, none. – that Before long, Scotland Yard’s Inspector Valentine Chief (Hugo Speer) is on the case. He’s concerned about links to a murder eight years earlier and enlists Father Brown (Mark Williams, pictured) to help with his enquiries, much to Mallory’s
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Books on the road again The iconic Cardinia Mobile Library is back on the road after taking some time off during the strict pandemic lockdown. People living in rural parts of the municipality who are impacted by the metropolitan five kilometre radius restriction can now access the Casey Cardinia Library on wheels. Casey Cardinia Libraries CEO Chris Buckingham said his team are “simply delighted” to be able to bring the library to people who would not otherwise be able to access the services. See story page 20. Grant Laughton and Maria Windley inside the Cardinia mobile library. 216990
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Facebook furore By Mitchell Clarke A series of “fake” social media profiles and anonymous Facebook pages “trolling” Cardinia Shire Council candidates have been investigated by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), but no action will be taken. Numerous accounts purporting to be real people and a number of “community pages” each with differing political views and agendas - have all been active in the digital space over recent weeks. Two particular pages - Cardinia Election Truths and Cardinia Candidates Fact Check have been particularly vocal in questioning the motives of the Liberal-aligned Clean Up Cardinia candidates. Another group, Cardinia Councillors Expenses - which was created in response to the expenses investigation surrounding Labor candidate Collin Ross - appears to have an agenda against Mr Ross. The former councillor claims to have been
the victim of a lengthy and targeted campaign. Mr Ross said he has consistently been the subject of the page, with recent posts alleging his current campaign was full of “lies, lies and more lies”. He said the person behind the page was a “gutless” troll who was hiding behind a page of anonymity. The Gazette made numerous attempts to contact each administrator in an attempt to reveal their identity, however none of the pages responded. The alleged online attacks prompted Federal La Trobe MP Jason Wood to take action. He accused a number of the pages of making false claims and running political advertisements without disclaimers. Mr Wood said people were “creating fake, so-called community groups and individual accounts where they simply troll”. “As Prime Minister Morrison has previously said, they are the type of people who hides in
their mother’s basement, behind a computer screen to troll others.” Mr Wood’s office first reported the pages to Facebook after specific allegations were made and apparent links were drawn between the Liberal politician and the Cardinia Shire Council election. “As Facebook has failed to act on some of these, we have reported the matter to the AFP to investigate as we wish to find the person or people involved in this slander,” he said. “Fake accounts on social media can be reported to places such as Facebook, but some serious allegations or attacks should be reported to the police, like I have done so myself when serious allegations of corruption were falsely spread recently. “Trolls are pathetic individuals who for most of their lives are bullies and get some weird satisfaction from lying and being deceitful.” Clean Up Cardinia candidate and Liberal party member Andrew McNabb said the people were hiding behind accounts to “deceive voters
and distract candidates”. “I’m not going to let that happen,” he said. “I’m all for free speech, but people should stand by what they say. Anonymous Facebook posts are cowardly. If someone can’t put their real name to something, they’re not credible. “Now that the AFP has been called in, we will soon know who is behind all this and those people can expect a visit by the police to their home or hall fairly soon.” Mr McNabb’s own social media account has come under scrutiny over what appear to be racist posts, although he claims to have been hacked (see story page 5). But the AFP has since confirmed to the Gazette their investigation into the pages had concluded. A complaint was received by the authority on 1 October and was assessed in accordance with standard AFP protocols. “This assessment process did not reveal sufficient evidence to suggest a Commonwealth offence had occurred,” a spokesperson said.
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