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On the show today: Gardening Hour sees Olympia and Arno King discuss dealing with lantanas in Rockhampton, fig tree beetles, a maidenhair fern and growing desert roses. Arno also shares upcoming events and things you can get up to in your garden today.

In the second hour, Olympia hears an update from Nine’s Today Show Reporter Jack Hahn who is on the ground at Bondi Junction and covering yesterday’s horrific stabbing attack at the Westfield Shopping Centre.

In other news, it’s also National Greyhound Adoption Month – so we hear from QLD Racing Integrity Commissioner Shane Gillard about the many events taking place this month and how you can get involved. PLUS senior project engineer Ivette Ninno joins to discuss a recent news story about women experiencing misogyny in the civil construction industry and she shares her own experiences since moving from Venezuela to pursue this career path.

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