▁Ball ▁took ▁over ▁ 2 UE ' s ▁mid night ▁to ▁dawn ▁program ▁" New ▁Day ▁Australia " ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March , ▁replacing ▁C live ▁Robert son . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Ball ▁unexpected ly ▁res igned ▁from ▁ 2 UE ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁ 2 GB ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁replacing ▁Old field . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ball ▁walked ▁the ▁K ok oda ▁Track ▁in ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁ABC ▁TV ' s ▁Media ▁Watch ▁regarding ▁comments ▁he ▁made ▁about ▁a ▁fict ional ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ball ▁res igned ▁from ▁ 2 GB ▁and ▁M TR ▁ 1 3 7 7 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ball ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁contest ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Mack ell ar ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁federal ▁election , ▁on ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁independent ▁platform . ▁Ball ' s ▁announ cement ▁followed ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ' s ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁Jason ▁Fal in ski , ▁a ▁former ▁activ ist ▁for ▁Australian ▁republic an ism ▁and ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Howard ▁Government ' s ▁policies ▁on ▁as yl um ▁seek ers , ▁describing ▁them ▁as ▁" in hum ane ". ▁Fal in ski ▁defeated ▁Bron w yn ▁Bishop ▁in ▁the ▁Liberal ▁pr ese lection ▁contest . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Jim