Amid alarming child safety statistics revealing over 2,800 Queensland children in residential care – including 100 toddlers under five – and a dismal 25% on-time assessment rate, Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and PeakCare CEO Kelly Judd dissected the systemic failures, foster carer shortages, and the state’s 30-month timeline to implement 48 inquiry recommendations. The […]

Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to promote the Grandchester Model Live Steam Trains’ 28th anniversary event, sharing essential visitor details on safety rules, cash-only ticketing, and the region’s rich 1865 railway heritage. The interview also covered major city transformations – including a new 7-story Hilton hotel and a green steel […]

Four of Brisbane’s iconic first-generation CityCats have officially been auctioned off, and their second lives range from floating houseboats to potential movie sets. Marine auctioneer Adrian Seiffert dropped by to reveal who bought these 30-year-old river legends and why one brave buyer plans to sail a non-ocean ferry all the way to the Solomon Islands. […]

As the federal government officially ends its temporary fuel excise discount and restores the full 52-cent-per-litre tax, Australian motorists face an escalating cost-of-living shock, compounded by global crude oil volatility driven by Middle East tensions and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. RACQ economist Dr Ian Jeffreys joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to warn that […]

PeakCare CEO Kelly Jebb joined 4BC Drive to address Queensland’s broken child safety system and why long-term reform is urgently needed. Find out how frontline advocates plan to fix carer shortages and redirect funding to protect the state’s most vulnerable kids. Hear more highlights from Drive below and download the 4BC App on iOS or […]

As Southeast Queensland’s population explodes, SEQTA head Imogen Buckley joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to push Translink and the Queensland Government to introduce a Sydney-style train numbering system to simplify travel ahead of the Brisbane Olympics. While she emphasised that numbers would eliminate tourist confusion and streamline transfers across buses, ferries, and rail, the […]