Following the shocking overnight death of country music icon Dolly Parton at age 80, Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Breakfast paid tribute while interviewing Tom Busby of Central Queensland duo Busby Marou. Speaking live via phone from a boat off the coast of Yeppoon, Busby reflects on supporting Dolly during her 2011 Australian tour, sharing how […]

Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and entertainment reporter Peter Ford break the news of Dolly Parton’s death at age 80, looking back at her incredible rise from a 12-child impoverished Tennessee family to a global superstar with over 100 million records sold. The segment covered her recent missed commitments, her massive business and philanthropic ventures […]

Trent Nikolic has underlined how the government has let rural Australians down as the Prime Minister is set to make an appearance at the Bush Summit in Darwin. The 2GB presenter has been left stunned by the role the Clean Energy Finance Corporation played in selling a trust to a foreign-controlled natural capital investment manager. […]

Australian scientist Professor Katherine Kedzierska has been awarded the prestigious 2026 GSK Award for Research Excellence following two decades of research into why identical viral infections affect patients with vastly different severity.  Joining Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings, her ground-breaking work identified the “OLAH” gene switch, paving the way for a rapid blood test and […]

With train fares across South East Queensland capped at 50 cents, Greens MP Michael Berkman is calling out Brisbane’s $23 Airtrain ticket as a raw deal for commuters. He detailed a controversial private member’s bill to force an early public buyback, explaining why he believes a $46.6 million buyout is fair despite pushback from the […]

A Central Queensland farming family is offering a $25,000 personal reward after 142 Wagyu-cross cattle worth over $200,000 were stolen from their property north of Rockhampton. Joining Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast, property co-owner Brigid Price suspects thieves may have exploited drone technology to muster the pregnant cows at night, highlighting a growing $4 million […]