On the show: Carla Bignasca is in the chair for Feegs and has a lot to talk about! First up, the recent RACQ election priority poll showing that fixing the Bruce Highway is the number one issue that Queenslanders would like addressed. Carla shares her experiences travelling up and down that stretch of road in a previous job and we hear your feedback on the quality of drivers in QLD today.

Aspire Retire Financial Services co-founder Olivia Maragna joins for Money Talks as we hurtle towards the end of the financial year. Olivia discusses Australian Taxation Office’s commitment to pursuing $34 billion in debts owed by small businesses, their recent reveal of the 10 highest paying jobs in Australia, and some last minute tips for spending before the financial year ends.

Acting Assistant Commissioner Colin Briggs joins in place of Andrew Massingham for a weekly update on the latest local crime issues and statistics. He also provides an update on Task Force Guardian and shares some positive updates on graduates of their early intervention programs.

Harvey Norman CEO Katie Page was the first woman to be elected to the board of the NRL and helped to introduce the Women in League initiative. Katie joins Carla to talk about her work with Harvey Norman and by extension, her trailblazing and instrumental work in elevating the profile of women’s rugby league. We also hear from QLD Maroons Women’s centre Shenae Ciesolka who calls in from Maroons camp ahead of the women’s state of origin decider next Thursday. 

For our Local Issues segment, the federal opposition’s nuclear announcement was one of the biggest stories of the week, with Peter Dutton touting the benefits of the switch – but many raising concerns and questions in response. Carla puts the big questions to Professor Kenneth Baldwin from the Australia National University Research School of Physics, including whether he thinks there is enough detail from the federal opposition and if there was enough consultation done in the lead up to this announcement.  

Chief Operating Officer of Sporting Wheelies Dane Cook joins to talk about the fantastic work his organisation does to provide sporting options for those living with a disability in QLD to get active. Dane also shares the significance of broadcasting the Paralympics to a prime-time audience for people with lived experience of disability. 

PLUS 4BC Sports reporter Sam Leckie covers all the latest from the weekend’s action, and Celebrity chef Adrian ‘Richo’ Richardson shares his recipe for chilli beef ragu with cornbread that is sure to soothe the winter blues.

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