Jack Ward
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Reporter & Producer @9NewsMelb | @RMIT Alumni | News Tips: [email protected]
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined June 2018
The Premier has repeatedly hosed down claims the CFA's funding has been cut in recent years. She's called assertions "false and misleading" - but analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Office tells a different story. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Victoria's worst fears are being realised, with out-of-control bushfires burning across the state. Our reporters @izzy_quinlan, @Eliza_Rugg9, @gillianlant and @JACKTWARD_ are standing by at key locations across Victoria with the latest on the disaster. #9News
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Melbourne's heatwave has forced the closure of one of Melbourne's brand new West Gate Tunnels. It's understood a heat sensor was triggered because of the hot conditions, prompting a sprinkler malfunction. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Sam Groth is standing down as Deputy Liberal Leader a day after declaring he won't contest the state election. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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A huge sinkhole has opened up at a busy oval in Heidelberg, which sits above the North-East Link route. @JuliaPassa #9News
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New Year's Eve celebrations at one of the city's biggest entertainment venues could be disrupted tonight, with hundreds of workers to walk off the job at Crown. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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It'll be a logistical feat moving hundreds of thousands of people in and out of the city, but there's good news for Victorians travelling into the CBD. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Christmas thieves have struck at a Colac toyshop. Two men snatched thousands of dollars worth of Lego after casing the business the day before. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Tenants will head into Christmas with the fear of eviction after the state government was given the green light to demolish the first of 44 Public Housing towers. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Vandals have desecrated the Victoria Police Memorial with hateful messages just months after the deaths of two officers in Porepunkah. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Two hundred people have been evacuated after flames, fuelled by cigarette lighter fluid and aerosol cans, took hold of a factory in Dandenong South. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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An 18-year-old has faced court and another teenager is on the run, accused of attacking a man on the streets of Ascot Vale in broad daylight. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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A teenage driver has been charged after his mate fell from the roof of a moving car on the Mornington Peninsula, leaving him with serious injuries. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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A double dose of chaos has hit Melbourne Airport, due to a fire causing terminal evacuations and the grounding of A320 Airbuses. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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A new hi-tech feature will show passengers how full carriages are before trains arrive at the Metro Tunnel’s five new stations. The technology is designed to spread out crowds and speed up the boarding process. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Broadcaster Carrie Bickmore has been named as the 2026 Australian of the Year for Victoria, for her brain cancer fundraising efforts following the death of her husband in 2010. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Melbourne's live music scene is roaring back to life, from stadiums to the streets. A local busker has drawn a crowd of thousands in a spontaneous sing-along, as Oasis gives the city a dose of serotonin. @JackTWard_ #9News
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Dozens of dangerous hoons burning rubber in Melbourne's north are off the streets tonight, following a four-day police crackdown. @JACKTWARD_ #9News
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Melbourne's west has been the focus of a police crackdown to tackle skyrocketing crime. #9News was given #EXCLUSIVE access to a four-day operation hunting down brazen offenders. @JACKTWARD_
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