With over 62% of heavy-vehicle crashes caused by car drivers, Queensland truck driving instructor Ash Anderson is petitioning State Parliament to make truck-sharing education mandatory for all learner drivers. Hear more highlights from 4BC Drive below and download the 4BC App on iOS or Android to ensure you don’t miss a thing! Image: iStock

Former Queensland Premier Steven Miles has publicly apologised to taxpayers for a multi-billion-dollar cost blowout on major infrastructure projects caused by the misuse of the union-backed BPIC policy. Former Labor communications director Shane Doherty joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to trace the policy’s origins back to the 2017 Queen’s Wharf project, dissect the role […]

After a devastating breakup and corporate burnout in 1995, 29-year-old Brisbane local John Ahern sold everything for a one-way ticket to post-apartheid Africa, only to face charging elephants, active landmines, and armed militia. His impulsive journey took a deadly turn in Kenya when a stranger drugged him with a piece of chocolate on a bus, […]

Chris Simpson joined 4BC Drive to recount the terrifying moment yesterday’s supercell peeled his roof off like a “sardine can” and flung it 100 metres down the street just minutes after his kids came inside from the trampoline.  Now facing a tight rental market with more storms on the way, listen to his remarkably upbeat […]

Gold Coast Year 12 student Nick Seeto has been named TAFE Queensland’s 2026 Gold Coast School-Based Apprentice of the Year after successfully balancing high school studies with hands-on electrical work at Crystal Waters Electrical. In this interview with Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings, he reflects on transitioning from homeschooling, financing an overseas charity house-build in […]

Police Minister Dan Purdie joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to deliver an urgent briefing on severe storm damage and widespread blackouts across Logan City while addressing ongoing community frustration over weather warning accuracy. Alongside the severe weather response, Purdie revealed that the Queensland Government is expanding its Special Constables program to bring retired and […]