There is something definitely going on with Peter Overton.
We are reaching two months of bizarre presenting days.
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Political reporter Fiona Willan has covid she had been travelling on Anthony Albaneseās campaign trail.
Friday 22 April -
Alicia Loxley is back presenting in Melbourne tonight.
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Also where has Amber Sherlock been? Canāt recall the last time she presented weather
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@JacobA Looking at Amberās Instagram she is on holidays.
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Very very true.
Itās all been happening since Cameron Williams left. Iām not usually so sus on things but itās pretty obvious now something isnāt right.
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Iāve noticed on Peteās face, ever since he throws to sport, itās never the same with Cameron there. Pretty sad that his departure didnāt get a mention on the news. Most viewers will be wondering what happened to Cameron.
I think if something was happening we would have heard it by now on one of the news sites, so Iām sure he will return soon.
Yeah. Heās been taking a week off over Easter non ratings for years. Thereās definitely something very sus about that. If only Robert Stack were still alive to do a special Unsolved Mysteries on The Case of the Missing Newsman.
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You continue to ignore the finer details of the comments here. We are talking about a far more length of time here than just Easter (which is the past week or two).
Peterās erratic appearances have lasted roughly 6/7/8 weeks now.
Nothing to do with Easter.
Look you could be absolutely right and thereās nothing going on here but you canāt deny that itās very strange that he hasnāt done a full week in nearly two months.
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Good on him I say. Five day working weeks suckā¦
How dare he have a flexible job with a good work/life balance, @David will not stand for that.
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Forget it then.
Shame on me for making an observation on an unusual situation.
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The more people stop getting obsessed with every day off by a newreader/reporter/host, the better for everyone.
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I recently took my employer to task for revealing details to colleagues about the reason Iāve been using a lot of leave recently. I let them know certain things as a courtesy but that didnāt give them the right to share the information with anyone else. Iām entitled to my privacy. Nobodyās business why Iāve needed to take leave.
Weāre not entitled to know anything about Overtonās absences. Mind your own business, Mrs. Mangel.
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For god sake mate, Iām not asking where he is or what heās doing at all.
Iām just commenting on a MEDIA DISCUSSION FORUM that itās strange heās appearing on and off lately. Thatās all.
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Quite right.
I was an acting team leader during a a time when an employee had the unusual situation where his wife had been diagnosed with a serious illness, while his father was hospitalised and then his mother had an accident. It was a terrible time in his life which caused problems for his children and eventually led to his own breakdown. This guy had used up all his sick/carers leave, then went through his annual and long service leave.
He needed to take the time off and we had to do everything we could to accomodate the leave he needed, to make sure he was alright. A few months later he was fine and has never had to take that much leave since. We helped him at a time he needed it and we didnāt lose a valuable worker.
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For the record, I donāt have a problem with commenting or observing someoneās absence. I like nothing better than making observations. But I wouldnāt panic about it. I think itās good to have a bit of a rotation.
Once again, where have I asked about his situation? I havenāt. All Iāve done is mention itās strange heās appearing on and off. Thatās all.
How is it any different to all the Kate Ritchie discussion in the Nova thread last month about her continued length of absence?
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No different. People donāt need to know. If he or someone else shares the reason for his absence then thatās fine.
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But Iām not asking for an explanation or reason for his absence!! What is it that you arenāt getting here? Iām not asking where he is or what could be wrong with him.
Iām just commenting that itās weird heās appearing on and off.
Totally different things.
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Youāre speculating about his absence as if itās sus and thereās something bigger at play here.
Itās not helpful when itās repetitive and without warrant, thereās no new information on anything.
Letās wait until something happens, if at all.
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