Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut album Mental Notes, Split Enz percussionist and visual architect Noel Crombie, alongside music journalist Michael Dwyer joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss their newly released lavish book, Split Enz: An Adventure in Music and Design. The duo shared insights into the band’s uncompromising art-rock origins, their […]
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The deadly Australian spider venom that could save you from a fatal heart attack
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 […]
How “dodgy” international intervention is driving up local seafood prices across Queensland
Federal Liberal National Party politicians have stepped in to demand a pause on the planned June 2027 total gillnet ban in North Queensland, backing commercial fishers who are fighting for their survival against strict regulations. Queensland Seafood Industry Association CEO David Bobberman joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and argued that 100% onboard camera monitoring […]
Why the Federal Government is locking in Australian gas for local heavy industry
Federal Industry Minister Tim Ayres joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss the government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, highlighting a $75 million investment in Gladstone’s critical minerals facility and broader plans to reindustrialise regional Australia. The conversation also sparked a debate over energy policy, focusing on domestic gas reservation, rising power prices, and […]
“It was really like a death”: Former House Speaker Harry Jenkins reflects on Fitzroy’s brutal AFL fate
Former Speaker of the House and lifelong supporter Harry Jenkins joined Gary on 4BC Mornings to reflect on the emotional turmoil surrounding the 1996 forced merger between the Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears. He highlights how overcoming early cultural friction and embracing Fitzroy’s historical roots ultimately forged the powerful unity driving the Brisbane Lions today. […]
4BC listener Nathan Krebs sent in these photos to 4BC Drive of the flooding on the Gold Coast.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut album Mental Notes, Split Enz percussionist and visual architect Noel Crombie, alongside music journalist Michael Dwyer joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss their newly released lavish book, Split Enz: An Adventure in Music and Design. The duo shared insights into the band’s uncompromising art-rock origins, their […]
The deadly Australian spider venom that could save you from a fatal heart attack
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 […]
How “dodgy” international intervention is driving up local seafood prices across Queensland
Federal Liberal National Party politicians have stepped in to demand a pause on the planned June 2027 total gillnet ban in North Queensland, backing commercial fishers who are fighting for their survival against strict regulations. Queensland Seafood Industry Association CEO David Bobberman joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and argued that 100% onboard camera monitoring […]
Why the Federal Government is locking in Australian gas for local heavy industry
Federal Industry Minister Tim Ayres joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss the government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, highlighting a $75 million investment in Gladstone’s critical minerals facility and broader plans to reindustrialise regional Australia. The conversation also sparked a debate over energy policy, focusing on domestic gas reservation, rising power prices, and […]
“It was really like a death”: Former House Speaker Harry Jenkins reflects on Fitzroy’s brutal AFL fate
Former Speaker of the House and lifelong supporter Harry Jenkins joined Gary on 4BC Mornings to reflect on the emotional turmoil surrounding the 1996 forced merger between the Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears. He highlights how overcoming early cultural friction and embracing Fitzroy’s historical roots ultimately forged the powerful unity driving the Brisbane Lions today. […]
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut album Mental Notes, Split Enz percussionist and visual architect Noel Crombie, alongside music journalist Michael Dwyer joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss their newly released lavish book, Split Enz: An Adventure in Music and Design. The duo shared insights into the band’s uncompromising art-rock origins, their […]
The deadly Australian spider venom that could save you from a fatal heart attack
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 […]
How “dodgy” international intervention is driving up local seafood prices across Queensland
Federal Liberal National Party politicians have stepped in to demand a pause on the planned June 2027 total gillnet ban in North Queensland, backing commercial fishers who are fighting for their survival against strict regulations. Queensland Seafood Industry Association CEO David Bobberman joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and argued that 100% onboard camera monitoring […]
Why the Federal Government is locking in Australian gas for local heavy industry
Federal Industry Minister Tim Ayres joined Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings to discuss the government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, highlighting a $75 million investment in Gladstone’s critical minerals facility and broader plans to reindustrialise regional Australia. The conversation also sparked a debate over energy policy, focusing on domestic gas reservation, rising power prices, and […]
“It was really like a death”: Former House Speaker Harry Jenkins reflects on Fitzroy’s brutal AFL fate
Former Speaker of the House and lifelong supporter Harry Jenkins joined Gary on 4BC Mornings to reflect on the emotional turmoil surrounding the 1996 forced merger between the Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears. He highlights how overcoming early cultural friction and embracing Fitzroy’s historical roots ultimately forged the powerful unity driving the Brisbane Lions today. […]
Child exploitation and trafficking. It’s big business and it’s sad. But it’s happening in our own backyard, and a group of Australians are out to stop it. Hear their story on 4BC Drive with Gary Hardgrave.




