Queensland is introducing mandatory registration for all early childhood teachers working in regulated kindergartens and long day care centres.  Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek explained that bringing these educators under the Queensland College of Teachers’ oversight aims to boost safety standards and elevate the profession. Hear more highlights from 4BC Drive below and download the 4BC […]

Economist Leith van Onselen joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to discuss an expected 16th interest rate hike under the Albanese government as total public spending pushes inflation higher. He warns that soaring interest rates, crashing property prices, and potential diesel shortages could push Australia’s economy into a recession, leaving young first-home buyers facing severe […]

Marking World Heart Day, Professor Jason Kovacic joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to highlight Australia’s ongoing cardiovascular disease crisis, which claims over 40,000 lives annually alongside soaring obesity rates. He outlined simple daily lifestyle changes that reduce cardiac risk and revealed ground-breaking Australian research using Fraser Island funnel-web spider venom to protect heart tissues […]

Michael McLaren has unpacked a vicious cycle, as it becomes clearer every day that the days of low interest rates are long over. He says Jim Chalmers is Australia’s equivalent of the evil stepmother from Snow White, and his poisoned apple is the deficits projected to last long into the 2060s. “The average Australian is […]

Major bus routes and freight lines face significant disruptions as Brisbane’s Story Bridge closes for critical resurfacing works this summer. Jared Cassidy slammed the council over years of neglected bridge maintenance and a total lack of clear public transport contingency plans. Hear more highlights from 4BC Drive below and download the 4BC App on iOS […]

Michael McLaren has explained why Australia is becoming increasingly unprepared, as experts point out that the budget has no built-in buffers for emergencies. The Afternoons host warns what this will mean for the public as successive governments focus less on reducing debt and more on spending. “Are we OK with saddling our children and grandchildren […]