It’s a scene familiar to every Australian who’s ever turned on their TV between the hours of 5-7pm – the dodgy tradie chase.

Aussie journalism at its finest, an immediately recognisable David vs Goliath narrative that draws its audience in, and gets us cheering. The scene is usually set outside a half-finished construction site or local pie shop, where an earnest journalist sits in wait for their prey, microphone at the ready.