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There was no bigger symbol of John Brumby’s imminent demise than the scene outside Melbourne’s Treasury Place this morning as hundreds of soon-to-be-sacked staffers huddled nervously as their boss’ private office was raided by anti-terrorism commandos. Andrew Crook reports on the day after the night before.

Whatever the motives of 3AW’s Neil Mitchell in revealing the names of the Collingwood footballers questioned by police over an alleged incident last weekend, his actions highlight the urgent need for law reform in this area. Should what Mitchell did become a criminal offence?

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire’s on-air outburst this morning over Neil Mitchell’s decision to name the Collingwood players is threatening to tear a rift in the Melbourne media establishment.

Fairfax Media has reacted angrily to the emaciation of its real estate advertising streams, and possibly breached its own editorial policies, by dumping Melbourne real estate doyen Tim Fletcher from its 3AW line-up in retribution for inking an advertising deal with a rival publication.

While there are literally hundreds of examples of politicians either employing their relatives or having party colleagues take them on, very few have reached the scale of Victorian Premier John Brumby’s family.

Melbourne is on the verge of a fresh round of radio wars, as Australia’s most popular newspaper columnist Andrew Bolt looks set to announce a prominent on-air role with a Steve Price-helmed 3MP.

Talkback radio’s silly season of fills and special programming may be rapidly approaching, but it seems Fairfax’s Neil Mitchell has left it to the last minute to launch his bid for hypocritical media quote of the year.

Could management at Fairfax Media be so precious about rivals accessing its sparkling new Collins Street headquarters they are already hatching plans to bar News Limited employees from the premises?

Elections for the Board of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras are set t get feisty, Alby Schultz takes a “baronial approach” to rural politics, the greatest job title ever, and more from our terrific team of tipsters.

3AW’s Ernie Sigley landed quite the scoop when the first person on the scene of a fiery plane crash called him live on air. If only he’d left him on the line, writes Sophie Black.

Can what Fairfax says about Fairfax radio be trusted? Perhaps not suggests the once-bitten Ralph Horowitz.

Talkback is another world. The real one.

The beagle decides … dogged by controversy … Lest We Forget … Tactical voting? … Casey Bennetto on this “Saturday Night” … Election primer for Potter fans.

There might still be three weeks to go before polling day but it’s clear which yarn will win the “biggest campaign beat up” award – step forward shock jock Steve Price, writes Stephen Mayne.

Commercial talkback down as ABC lifts in latest radio figures … Eddie’s millions still not cutting through for Nine … BSkyB makes a typically Murdochian offer over ITV stake … Last night’s TV ratings.

Crikey has this morning intercepted and unscrambled dangerous ALP propaganda using advanced Cold War code-breaking techniques. Jane Nethercote reports.

Liberal election tacticians always reckoned they did well when they described Kim Beazley as having no ticker. But perhaps it was a clumsy attempt to denigrate Kevin Rudd in a similar way that led to the leaking yesterday of details of the heart valve transplant that the Opposition Leader had 15 years ago.

Sydney listeners turn off talk radio … Regional viewers don’t like Australian Idol … Last night’s TV ratings.

Possibly because it appeared in the Sunday Geelong Advertiser, most AFL fans would probably not have noticed the opinion piece written by Seven sports reporter, Dylan Howard, in which he launched an incredible attack on the AFL and its CEO, Andrew Demetriou.