Why Chris Davis flipped to ALP

Stepping through the parent minefield

4BC Afternoons: Being a parent is an important responsibility that some of us take, but it can be even more difficult when having to deal with step parents.

Coffee and kids

4BC Afternoons: It’s good to get out with the family to a coffee shop and buy the kids a 'bubbacinno' – it gives them a chance to feel a little more ‘grown-up’.

Strict new rules for jobseeker benefits

4BC Mornings: The Federal government will today unveil a $5.1 billion overhaul of Australia’s job services and welfare benefits system.

Endurance wins gold

4BC Breakfast: For the first time in 20 years Australia can lay claim to the Commonwealth’s fastest endurance runner.

Must Do Brisbane

4BC Drive: Looking for something to do in the River City this weekend? Ben Davis speaks to Jodi Panayotov from 'Must Do Brisbane' who gives her pick of activities.

Friday Drinks

4BC Drive: It’s time for Friday Drinks. Every Friday afternoon Ben Davis chats with wine blogger, Steve from QWine. This week the focus is on some more expensive drops that deliver 'bang for your buck'....

BP busted at the bowser?

4BC Drive: Brisbane man, Mitchell Batchelor, filmed this video last week at a BP Service Station in Logan Village. The video has gone viral, showing the bowser ticking over, even when no fuel is coming out of the pump…

Analysis: Russia attacks Ukraine

4BC Breakfast: Reports filtered in throughout this morning of Russian artillery fire into eastern Ukraine. The Russian military’s latest attacks are being described as a clear escalation of hostilities in the region.

Discrimination for working parents

4BC Mornings: One in two women and one in four men have experienced discrimination relating to their family obligations. The findings were released today in an Australian Human Rights Commission report.

CLEM7 becomes 'KIM7'

4BC Breakfast: Motorists who use the CLEM7 tunnel today will automatically support The Wesley Hospital's Kim Walters Choices Program.

The medical marijuana debate

4BC Drive: A new poll has found the majority of Australians support the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Nick Earls in the studio

4BC Afternoons: Award-winning Brisbane novelist Nick Earls joins 4BC’s Michael and Clare to chat about his latest offering to the literary world.

NRL 2014 - Round 20

Tommy's Tips for the NRL Round 20 matches...

MH17: forensic insight

4BC Mornings: Dr Wilson-Wilde was one of the forensic investigators who worked in the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombings and knows first-hand the difficulty in identifying a large number of bodies following a violent incident.

Second chance for devoted horse

4BC Afternoons: Berowra resident Justine Ruta was told her blind horse should be euthanized. But instead, she rewarded his devotion with a new lease on life.

Condren in the Cloud

4BC Mornings: The Mornings program with Patrick Condren on Thursday 24 July can now be heard in its entirety on SoundCloud.

14yo is state's brainiest student

4BC Drive: Queensland’s brainiest student has been crowned and the Somerville House student outsmarted 170 finalists in the competition.

South Bank Corp denies "pushing out"

4BC Drive: South Bank restaurants, cafes and businesses are angry and feel they are being “pushed out” because South Bank Corporation wants a different feel to the riverside precinct.

What is a foley artist?

4BC Afternoons: Foley artists recreate the realistic ambient sound and help enhance the experience of a film, discover what a day in the life of this very unusual career is like.

Fatal allergies can develop later in life

4BC Afternoons: Allergies can have a mild effect on you or they can potentially be fatal. People can develop life threatening allergies in life.

On the ground in Donetsk

4BC Breakfast: The black boxes were finally handed over to Malaysian representatives in an effort to reach some kind of closure with this horrific incident.

Condren on the Tube

4BC Mornings: Today, Patrick Condren from 4BC Mornings takes a swipe at those who are putting down Jacqui Lambie from the Palmer United Party in relation to her 'well-endowed' comments

Hidden bullying

4BC Breakfast: 1 in 3 ten year old primary school kids are being bullied, and parents and teachers  are missing the vital signs, leaving these children feeling helpless.

MH17: ICAO responsible?

4BC Drive: International Civil Aviation Organisations is responsible for the approval of flight MH17's route says aviation expert

Premier apologises to public

4BC Mornings: After a huge swing against the LNP at the Stafford by-election, Premier Campbell Newman apologises and said he is listening to the public.

Manual or Automatic?

4BC Drive: Manual or automatic? It is the question every teenager needs to answer when they learn to drive.

Grandparents the new nannies?

4BC Afternoons: The Productivity Commission has suggested grandparents to become nannies and get paid for it with the rebate from childcare.

• Means testing for childcare rebate