Verbal contortions over commercial references on ABC Radio Canberra

ABC Radio Canberra Mornings announcer Adam Shirley was performing all kinds of verbal gymnastics this week describing the location of a car accident in Fyshwick and the consequent traffic jam. Updating the traffic report several times on Wednesday, he referred to the accident at the corner of Canberra Avenue and Hindmarsh Drive, adding it was near "that major retail shopping precinct" or near a "major departmental outlet". Really?