Sofia Sorokina is a Ukrainian medical student who was forced to flee her home in Kharkiv in the very first week of the war in Ukraine. Leaving behind her father and friends, she sought safety in Australia, arriving on the Gold Coast in March 2022 with her grandmother. Ms Sorokina told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC […]

For decades, Australia has relied on biological controls to manage rabbit populations, but the Invasive Species Council is warning these methods are becoming less effective. The Council is now urgently calling on the federal government to invest in vital research to prevent a potential rabbit plague that could devastate our environment and agriculture. CEO of […]

As Australia’s major cities face population pressures, regional towns are crying out for more migrants to fill growing job shortages. Mike speaks with Peter Carter, Mayor of Port Hedland and Chair of Regional Capitals Australia, who warns that without targeted immigration, many small towns could fade away. Carter says cities like his need much larger […]

As the federal election campaign continues, both candidates have accused the other of lying, which isn’t illegal under Queensland political advertising laws.  The Australian Institute has surveyed over a thousand people across the political spectrum and found that nine in ten people support the introduction of truth in political advertising laws. The Institute’s Democracy and […]

Organisers of the Brisbane Anzac Day Parade originally announced that bands unable to keep up with a 116bpm tempo could not participate, consequently excluding most pipe bands. The news that their presence was under threat sparked a strong reaction from the public and musicians alike. To provide an update, the Chair of the Queensland Branch […]

Over half a million people cast their votes on the first day of pre-polling yesterday, smashing the record numbers in 2022. The lines continue to grow at polling centres today, including up in the Sunshine Coast seat of Fairfax. Shadow Energy Minister Ted O’Brien told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, “The vast majority of people, […]