The Brisbane City Council is controversially moving to sell a heritage home seized after an unpaid rates dispute and until now, the owner has not spoken publicly on the case. Luke Grant, who knows owner Joy Lamb personally, has been following the story of ‘Home’, often called ‘Lamb House’, for his listeners. Leading up to […]


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Couple in hotel quarantine struggling with news of renewed stay
Queensland Health announced this morning concern over mystery transmission of the UK coronavirus strain at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in Brisbane. Anyone who has been inside the hotel since December 30 is required to complete a 14-day quarantine unless tracers can determine how the virus was transmitted. Doctor Umair Ahsan and his wife are two […]
Resident recalls ‘heartbreaking’ loss in 2011 floods, 10 years on
Jessica Ritchie, a Grantham resident who lived in Brisbane when the floods hit, opened up about her experience ten years ago. “It was very surreal,” she told Luke Grant. “I literally had to wade out of my driveway into a gully.” Ms Ritchie said she was unable to save her home or belongings when her […]
Police prepare to enforce lockdown on residents skipping town
The M1 southbound is backed up with drivers attempting to escape the greater Brisbane lockdown set to commence from 6pm today, despite rules still being applicable. Gold Coast Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said even if people made it out of Brisbane before the deadline, lockdown regulations would still be applicable to them in their new location. “Anyone […]
‘Never say never’: Why NSW gov won’t rule out border closure
As greater Brisbane goes into a lockdown from 6pm tonight, debate has arisen over whether New South Wales should instate a hard border closure. Queensland has been criticised for its ‘knee jerk reactions’ to emerging hotpots over the duration of the pandemic and now the state may be exposed to similar shut-outs. While the New […]
Ian Moss already has a wall of gold records with Cold Chisel when he released his first solo album in 1989. Matchbook spawned an Australian classic in ‘Tucker’s Daughter’, sold more than 200,000 copies, spent 14 weeks in the top 10 on the album chart and garnered an Album Of The Year ARIA. 30 years […]
Christmas Eve public holiday not gift to business
The Palaszczuk Government is set to pass legislation in time for the festive season to make Christmas Eve a public holiday. It will mean some businesses could be slugged with paying penalties of up to 250 per cent for employees who work between 6pm and midnight. Queensland would join South Australia and the Northern Territory […]
A Brisbane bushwalker’s crawl for survival
Brisbane hiking guide Neil Parker is recovering in hospital after a feat of endurance that saw him crawl to freedom through rugged bushland for almost two days with a shattered ankle and a broken wrist. Neil was alone doing some reconnaissance of a walking track he intended to use to train other guides when he […]
World’s largest genetic study of skin cancer
Researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane have put out a call for more than 20,000 Australians to take part in the world’s biggest genetic study of skin cancer. Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world with more than more than 400,000 people treated each year, including more than […]
Team Qld ready to go to war for defence contract
The Federal Government has named the two companies in the running for the single largest contract in the history of the Australian Army and one, Rheinmetall, is based in Ipswich. The project is known as Land400 Phase-3 and involves delivering 467 Infantry Fighting Vehicles in a contract worth $15 billion. The German based company has […]
Ian Moss already has a wall of gold records with Cold Chisel when he released his first solo album in 1989. Matchbook spawned an Australian classic in ‘Tucker’s Daughter’, sold more than 200,000 copies, spent 14 weeks in the top 10 on the album chart and garnered an Album Of The Year ARIA. 30 years […]
Christmas Eve public holiday not gift to business
The Palaszczuk Government is set to pass legislation in time for the festive season to make Christmas Eve a public holiday. It will mean some businesses could be slugged with paying penalties of up to 250 per cent for employees who work between 6pm and midnight. Queensland would join South Australia and the Northern Territory […]
A Brisbane bushwalker’s crawl for survival
Brisbane hiking guide Neil Parker is recovering in hospital after a feat of endurance that saw him crawl to freedom through rugged bushland for almost two days with a shattered ankle and a broken wrist. Neil was alone doing some reconnaissance of a walking track he intended to use to train other guides when he […]
World’s largest genetic study of skin cancer
Researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane have put out a call for more than 20,000 Australians to take part in the world’s biggest genetic study of skin cancer. Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world with more than more than 400,000 people treated each year, including more than […]
Team Qld ready to go to war for defence contract
The Federal Government has named the two companies in the running for the single largest contract in the history of the Australian Army and one, Rheinmetall, is based in Ipswich. The project is known as Land400 Phase-3 and involves delivering 467 Infantry Fighting Vehicles in a contract worth $15 billion. The German based company has […]
How does a Harvard graduate, who was working as a lawyer in the JFK Administration, become the Boxing Promoter of Muhammad Ali? Hear the story as Ben catches up with the legendary Bob Arum – the man who did the deal to make the Battle of Brisbane a reality.