An additional two charges have been laid against former Australian broadcaster Alan Jones. 

The 83-year-old is now facing a total of 26 indecent assault charges, relating to nine alleged victims over the span of two-decades. 

Jones was granted conditional bail, and has been scheduled to appear at Downing Centre local court in Sydney on the 18th of December. 

Australian Correspondent Steve Price told Mike Hosking that the complainants now include a prominent Olympian, a 17-year-old, and several men who were under his employ. 

He says that it’s one of the most high-profile cases of its type they’ve ever seen, with two very prominent Australians —former Prime Minister John Howard and James Packer— both backing Jones. 

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An additional two charges have been laid against former Australian broadcaster Alan Jones.&nbsp;
The 83-year-old is now facing a total of 26 indecent assault charges, relating to nine alleged victims over the span of two-decades.&nbsp;
Jones was granted conditional bail, and has been scheduled to appear at Downing Centre local court in Sydney on the 18th of December.&nbsp;
Australian Correspondent Steve Price told Mike Hosking that the complainants now include a prominent Olympian, a 17-year-old, and several men who were under his employ.&nbsp;
He says that it’s one of the most high-profile cases of its type they’ve ever seen, with two very prominent Australians —former Prime Minister John Howard and James Packer— both backing Jones.&nbsp;
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Steve Price: Australia Correspondent on the additional charges laid against Alan Jones

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I think at times the Commerce Commission has an easy job in the sense it starts out life, in appearance anyway, as being on “our side. "Our” side being the people's side. 

We need a hero, a protector to keep the big bad boys away from our lives and wallets. 

Lately though, they look like they might have a large legal budget that someone has told them to spend or else they will lose it. 

So out come the lawyers to take on Starlink over their claims about being able to text anywhere in the country. 

This case looks literal. You can't say you can text from anywhere if I can literally find a place where you can't. 

The room for adult interpretation appears to be devoid of presence in this case. 

Then we get to Foodstuffs, who are to appeal a ruling by the Commerce Commission on its merger. 

The interesting bit about Foodstuffs is that they unfortunately are a supermarket, and supermarkets are hated because they sell stuff at prices we have decided are too high. 

They are in the same category as banks, telcos, petrol stations, and airlines, who are all out there to rip us off, bleed us dry, and generally make life miserable. 

Foodstuffs have two bits in the North Island and the South Island. They want to join the two bits together. From a business perspective it makes perfect sense because you are playing with scale and scale is generally good. 

But scale also reduces numbers in the market, and it may well reduce competition. 

Where we appear a bit stuck in this country is that very fine and, quite probably, indefinable line between letting people get on with business, creating an environment in which business prospers, more businesses wanting to open, and killing business by over regulating it, driven in part by fear over lack of competition and the punter being ripped off. 

What will be interesting is whether Foodstuffs can argue their case on fact, or on what clearly is an overarching zeitgeist. 

The banks appeared in front of the Government committee into banking. They made a very plausible and reasonable case around their profits. It will make no difference though because the Government doesn’t want to hear it. 

Maybe Foodstuffs are the same. What is a decent price? What is a decent margin? 

What is the choice for a punter who sees a can of beans at a higher price in one place, so goes elsewhere? 

Is a court even required if the zeitgeist around business and its success is predetermined, whether sensibly, logically, or not? 

I think at times the Commerce Commission has an easy job in the sense it starts out life, in appearance anyway, as being on “our side. "Our” side being the people's side.&nbsp;
We need a hero, a protector to keep the big bad boys away from our lives and wallets.&nbsp;
Lately though, they look like they might have a large legal budget that someone has told them to spend or else they will lose it.&nbsp;
So out come the lawyers to take on Starlink over their claims about being able to text anywhere in the country.&nbsp;
This case looks literal. You can't say you can text from anywhere if I can literally find a place where you can't.&nbsp;
The room for adult interpretation appears to be devoid of presence in this case.&nbsp;
Then we get to Foodstuffs, who are to appeal a ruling by the Commerce Commission on its merger.&nbsp;
The interesting bit about Foodstuffs is that they unfortunately are a supermarket, and supermarkets are hated because they sell stuff at prices we have decided are too high.&nbsp;
They are in the same category as banks, telcos, petrol stations, and airlines, who are all out there to rip us off, bleed us dry, and generally make life miserable.&nbsp;
Foodstuffs have two bits in the North Island and the South Island. They want to join the two bits together. From a business perspective it makes perfect sense because you are playing with scale and scale is generally good.&nbsp;
But scale also reduces numbers in the market, and it may well reduce competition.&nbsp;
Where we appear a bit stuck in this country is that very fine and, quite probably, indefinable line between letting people get on with business, creating an environment in which business prospers, more businesses wanting to open, and killing business by over regulating it, driven in part by fear over lack of competition and the punter being ripped off.&nbsp;
What will be interesting is whether Foodstuffs can argue their case on fact, or on what clearly is an overarching zeitgeist.&nbsp;
The banks appeared in front of the Government committee into banking. They made a very plausible and reasonable case around their profits. It will make no difference though because the Government doesn’t want to hear it.&nbsp;
Maybe Foodstuffs are the same. What is a decent price? What is a decent margin?&nbsp;
What is the choice for a punter who sees a can of beans at a higher price in one place, so goes elsewhere?&nbsp;
Is a court even required if the zeitgeist around business and its success is predetermined, whether sensibly, logically, or not?&nbsp;

Mike's Minute: What are the ComCom doing at the moment?

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Seasons are changing when it comes to secondary school sports. 

In just over a year’s time, basketball is set to become the most popular sport, with participation jumping 61% since 2000. 

However, there’s now concerns that New Zealand is 500 courts short to support the growing popularity.  

School Sport NZ CEO Mike Summerell told Mike Hosking that while schools have great facilities they can only cater for the smaller games, and national competitions are maxing the current facilities out. 

He says they also have to share the courts with other sports, and while they want the games to be played indoors, space is hard to come by. 

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Seasons are changing when it comes to secondary school sports.&nbsp;
In just over a year’s time, basketball is set to become the most popular sport, with participation jumping 61% since 2000.&nbsp;
However, there’s now concerns that New Zealand is 500 courts short to support the growing popularity. &nbsp;
School Sport NZ CEO Mike Summerell told Mike Hosking that while schools have great facilities they can only cater for the smaller games, and national competitions are maxing the current facilities out.&nbsp;
He says they also have to share the courts with other sports, and while they want the games to be played indoors, space is hard to come by.&nbsp;
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Mike Summerell: School Sport NZ CEO on the growing popularity of basketball and the lack of facilities

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 20th of September, MPs want to change the standing orders in Parliament so that rules are followed and punishments are properly handed out. What can actually be changed? 

The Prime Minister is back from APEC and joins the show for a chat the day after 42,000 people marched onto Parliament grounds. 

Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen discuss when it is and isn't appropriate to protest and break the rules in Parliament on Politics Wednesday. 

Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 20th of September, <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/shane-jones-nz-first-mp-says-the-standards-for-parliament-are-slipping-and-there-should-be-harsher-penalties-for-misbehaviour-in-the-house/">MPs want to change the standing orders in Parliament</a> so that rules are followed and punishments are properly handed out. What can actually be changed?&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/christopher-luxon-prime-minister-on-the-standards-in-parliament-h%C4%ABkoi-m%C5%8D-te-tiriti/">The Prime Minister</a> is back from APEC and joins the show for a chat the day after 42,000 people marched onto Parliament grounds.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/pollies-labours-ginny-andersen-and-nationals-mark-mitchell-on-te-p%C4%81ti-m%C4%81ori-s-haka-the-hikoi-to-parliament/">Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen</a> discuss when it is and isn't appropriate to protest and break the rules in Parliament on Politics Wednesday.&nbsp;
Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.&nbsp;
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Full Show Podcast: 20 November 2024 

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Steve Price: Australia Correspondent on the additional charges laid against Alan Jones

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