The High Court of Australia has unanimously reinstated the original sentence for the teenager convicted of murdering North Lakes mother Emma Lovell, reversing a Court of Appeal decision and restoring his 70% non-parole period. Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and Lyndy Atkinson from VICTIMS 1st discuss the emotional validation for husband Lee Lovell, criticise judges […]
Tune in to 4BC Breakfast with Jason Matthews.
You can contact 4BC Breakfast on the 4BC text line 0499 880 882.
Press PLAY below to catch up on 4BC Breakfast podcasts
Queensland Premier dodges questions on domestic violence cover-up after NINE women killed in ONE month
Jason Matthews interviewed Shadow Minister for Women Shannon Fentiman on 4BC Breakfast regarding the Queensland Government’s refusal to release updates on 186 out of 189 Women Safety and Justice Taskforce recommendations following a horrific July where nine females lost their lives. Fentiman slammed the Premier for dismissing safety concerns as political “oxygen” while exposing that […]
“I never thought I’d see us here”: Why Australia’s hidden homelessness crisis demands Government intervention
During Homelessness Week, host Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast interviewed Salvation Army regional manager Jonathan Dwyer about how skyrocketing rent and cost-of-living pressures across Southeast Queensland are forcing everyday working families into homelessness. Dwyer highlighted the unprecedented demand placed on support services since 2020 and outlined urgent solutions for governments, including early prevention programs, “Housing […]
COMMUNITY IN CRISIS: Why Queensland local councils are failing on your streets
Snap Send Solve CEO Danny Gorog joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to unpack the 2026 Community Satisfaction Index, which crowned Logan City Council as Queensland’s top performer while revealing national council satisfaction scores are slipping. They detailed how hundreds of thousands of app reports highlighted surging complaints over potholes, illegal parking, and dumped rubbish, […]
How Queensland’s foster carer shortage pushed thousands of vulnerable kids into institutional care
Amid alarming child safety statistics revealing over 2,800 Queensland children in residential care – including 100 toddlers under five – and a dismal 25% on-time assessment rate, Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and PeakCare CEO Kelly Judd dissected the systemic failures, foster carer shortages, and the state’s 30-month timeline to implement 48 inquiry recommendations. The […]
The NSW Government’s Container Deposit Scheme has been heavily criticised, from implementation to ongoing maintenance. Premier Gladys Berejiklian has admitted to Macquarie Radio the scheme is going through significant “teething problems”. ‘Return and Earn’ centres across the state have been swamped with rubbish that isn’t accepted by the machines. The pictures have been sent […]
Ray becomes a pop… and the photos are adorable!
Congratulations to Ray on becoming a pop. He welcomed his beautiful and healthy granddaughter Ava Marie Clark into the world on March 13. “I had a life-changing experience on Tuesday this week. “She arrived at 4.20, shortly after that I fell in love with the most beautiful and wonderful little baby I’ve ever seen. “I know […]
Guard’s car torched for standing up to bully
A GEO guard sent this photo to Ray of another guard’s car that was torched after they stood up for a woman who was allegedly assaulted by her Area Manager at Parklea Correctional Centre
QLD Greens’ Shannon Girard advertising in disabled parking spot
Listener Adrian sent Ray this photo of a ute with advertising for Greens’ candidate for Scenic Rim parked in a disabled parking spot
Yet another truck stuck in the Galston Gorge
Ray was sent this photo of a Zinfra truck stuck on one of the hairpin bends in the Galston Gorge this morning
The High Court of Australia has unanimously reinstated the original sentence for the teenager convicted of murdering North Lakes mother Emma Lovell, reversing a Court of Appeal decision and restoring his 70% non-parole period. Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and Lyndy Atkinson from VICTIMS 1st discuss the emotional validation for husband Lee Lovell, criticise judges […]
Queensland Premier dodges questions on domestic violence cover-up after NINE women killed in ONE month
Jason Matthews interviewed Shadow Minister for Women Shannon Fentiman on 4BC Breakfast regarding the Queensland Government’s refusal to release updates on 186 out of 189 Women Safety and Justice Taskforce recommendations following a horrific July where nine females lost their lives. Fentiman slammed the Premier for dismissing safety concerns as political “oxygen” while exposing that […]
“I never thought I’d see us here”: Why Australia’s hidden homelessness crisis demands Government intervention
During Homelessness Week, host Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast interviewed Salvation Army regional manager Jonathan Dwyer about how skyrocketing rent and cost-of-living pressures across Southeast Queensland are forcing everyday working families into homelessness. Dwyer highlighted the unprecedented demand placed on support services since 2020 and outlined urgent solutions for governments, including early prevention programs, “Housing […]
COMMUNITY IN CRISIS: Why Queensland local councils are failing on your streets
Snap Send Solve CEO Danny Gorog joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to unpack the 2026 Community Satisfaction Index, which crowned Logan City Council as Queensland’s top performer while revealing national council satisfaction scores are slipping. They detailed how hundreds of thousands of app reports highlighted surging complaints over potholes, illegal parking, and dumped rubbish, […]
How Queensland’s foster carer shortage pushed thousands of vulnerable kids into institutional care
Amid alarming child safety statistics revealing over 2,800 Queensland children in residential care – including 100 toddlers under five – and a dismal 25% on-time assessment rate, Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and PeakCare CEO Kelly Judd dissected the systemic failures, foster carer shortages, and the state’s 30-month timeline to implement 48 inquiry recommendations. The […]
The High Court of Australia has unanimously reinstated the original sentence for the teenager convicted of murdering North Lakes mother Emma Lovell, reversing a Court of Appeal decision and restoring his 70% non-parole period. Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and Lyndy Atkinson from VICTIMS 1st discuss the emotional validation for husband Lee Lovell, criticise judges […]
Queensland Premier dodges questions on domestic violence cover-up after NINE women killed in ONE month
Jason Matthews interviewed Shadow Minister for Women Shannon Fentiman on 4BC Breakfast regarding the Queensland Government’s refusal to release updates on 186 out of 189 Women Safety and Justice Taskforce recommendations following a horrific July where nine females lost their lives. Fentiman slammed the Premier for dismissing safety concerns as political “oxygen” while exposing that […]
“I never thought I’d see us here”: Why Australia’s hidden homelessness crisis demands Government intervention
During Homelessness Week, host Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast interviewed Salvation Army regional manager Jonathan Dwyer about how skyrocketing rent and cost-of-living pressures across Southeast Queensland are forcing everyday working families into homelessness. Dwyer highlighted the unprecedented demand placed on support services since 2020 and outlined urgent solutions for governments, including early prevention programs, “Housing […]
COMMUNITY IN CRISIS: Why Queensland local councils are failing on your streets
Snap Send Solve CEO Danny Gorog joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to unpack the 2026 Community Satisfaction Index, which crowned Logan City Council as Queensland’s top performer while revealing national council satisfaction scores are slipping. They detailed how hundreds of thousands of app reports highlighted surging complaints over potholes, illegal parking, and dumped rubbish, […]
How Queensland’s foster carer shortage pushed thousands of vulnerable kids into institutional care
Amid alarming child safety statistics revealing over 2,800 Queensland children in residential care – including 100 toddlers under five – and a dismal 25% on-time assessment rate, Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and PeakCare CEO Kelly Judd dissected the systemic failures, foster carer shortages, and the state’s 30-month timeline to implement 48 inquiry recommendations. The […]
Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner, joined Bill McDonald to explain why.








