Jim Ball is an Australian

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, formerly broadcasting with the

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and 2UE networks in

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Biography

Ball's program typically consists of him discussing various issues (especially

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and

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) with callers. Ball is frank and does not shy away from

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topics. Like most radio announcers on the

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in Sydney, Ball is politically

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; he claims to represent traditional Australian values. According to Ball, the major threats to these values are a naive and uninformed view of

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by many Australians (including the

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), apathy and

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. Ball is also a staunch critic of

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and says that

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to Australia should be encouraged to integrate into mainstream Australia and accept "core Australian values." Ball began on 2GB back in 1999 and constantly won the ratings manning the midnight to dawn shift. On 7 March 2008 Ball announced to his audience his resignation from 2GB and was replaced by David Oldfield. Ball took over 2UE's midnight to dawn program "New Day Australia" on 17 March, replacing Clive Robertson. On 12 March 2010, Ball unexpectedly resigned from 2UE and returned to 2GB on 12 April replacing Oldfield. In 2004, Ball walked the

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. In 2005, he was featured on ABC TV's '' Media Watch'' regarding comments he made about a fictional school. In January 2011, Ball resigned from 2GB and

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Political career

In April 2016 Ball announced he would contest the seat of Mackellar at the 2016 federal election, on a conservative independent platform. Ball's announcement followed the

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's endorsement of

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, a former activist for Australian republicanism and critic of the Howard government's policies on asylum seekers, describing them as "inhumane". Falinski defeated

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in the Liberal preselection contest.

References

External links

* Jim Ball's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ball, Jim Year of birth missing (living people) Australian monarchists Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Sydney Former 2GB presenters