In 2010, Croucher began his long association with the Nine Network in
Darwin when he was appointed a sports reporter for
Nine News Darwin where he also became a weekend news presenter.
National Press Club incident Following a
National Press Club address in October 2022, Croucher asked Federal Treasurer
Jim Chalmers whether the
Australian Labor Party's promise to cut electricity bills by $275 had been included in the Federal Budget, Chalmers mistakenly claimed: "Yep, it's in the Budget". However, Chalmers later claimed to have misheard the question, phoning Croucher to confess his mistake, and correcting the record in the
House of Representatives. The incident was widely reported and commentated on in the media. Chalmers was criticised for his explanation by
2GB host
Ben Fordham who doubted that he had misheard Croucher's question. == References ==