4BC Drive with Peter Gleeson
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Palaszczuk says she had remained silent long enough
June 30, 2020 23:45 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBPremier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she had remained silent long enough calling out Federal Ministers for singling Queensland out over borders. "My job is to get people back to work and keep them safe and I'll leave it at that."
QSO to return later in the year
June 30, 2020 23:44 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MBStay tuned for a free gala performance from the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, later in the year."We've had no box office since March 14, so we want to celebrate when back to fully open," says CEO Craig Whitehead.
Business can't find workers
June 29, 2020 23:46 - 4 minutes - 4.21 MB"It costs $2 billion a fortnight to keep JobSeeker going." Associate Professor Ben Lyons from the University of Southern Queensland on businesses finding it hard to find workers.
Open the border
June 29, 2020 23:45 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBGold Coast business owner George Bournelis has had no income for three months.
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June 29, 2020 23:45 - 1 hour - 101 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Tuesday June 30
Clive Berghofer at 85 on the secret to his success
June 29, 2020 23:44 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBQld Great - Clive Berghofer at 85 speaks on the secret to his success. "I want to do things better, quicker and cheaper than anyone else, and I like to give back to the community."
Unknowable levels of stress for parents
June 29, 2020 00:17 - 7 minutes - 6.82 MBCovid-19 has brought "unknowable" levels of stress for parents, says the Triple P founder and Queensland Great Prof Matt Sanders.
Are greedy children ripping off elderly parents?
June 29, 2020 00:15 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MBBanks have been monitoring suspicious transaction activity and dobbing in greedy children who have been ripping off their elderly parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Banking Association head Anna Bligh says this needs urgent law reform.
A town in decline
June 29, 2020 00:13 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MBBusinesses have shut, crime is rife and arrests have been made. Beenleigh residents say they won't stop their fight to relocate a drug and alcohol clinic in the main street.
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June 29, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Monday June 29
Borders to open?
June 26, 2020 00:51 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBThe coronavirus pandemic has dealt a crippling economic blow to businesses all across the state...and with Qantas overnight axing 6000 jobs the situation isn’t looking up, but businesses across the state want clarity on the borders opening.
Qld North feeling Covid restrictions
June 26, 2020 00:50 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MBGhost towns in the north. Listener reports in on the boarded up stores and empty streets as he travels Queensland.
RSPCA opening their doors
June 26, 2020 00:48 - 5 minutes - 5.5 MBRSPCA has been dealing with huge number of adoptions during the Covid-19 crisis. CEO Darren Maier says the doors will open tomorrow.
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June 26, 2020 00:04 - 1 hour - 101 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Friday June 26
Ready for some entertainment?
June 25, 2020 00:09 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MBPAUL FLETCHER Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts has announced a $250 million support package to get jobs, productions and shows going again in the entertainment and arts industries.
Jack shaken by hackers
June 25, 2020 00:08 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MBSwimmer Shayna Jack has been shaken by hackers who accessed her information and social media accounts making nasty and menacing threats. Her solicitor Tim Fuller from Gadens also has more to say on her upcoming drug violation appeal.
Bundaberg Rum to support bars pubs & clubs
June 25, 2020 00:06 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MBIconic Queensland brand Bundaberg Rum to pour $11.5 million into a fund to help hospitality business rocked by Covid-19. "They are our friends, not just our customers. We've been selling Bundaberg Rum for 130 years so we want to help the hospitality industry - bars, pubs, clubs."
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June 24, 2020 23:54 - 1 hour - 101 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen - Thursday June 25
Businesses shutting the doors in Beenleigh
June 23, 2020 23:45 - 6 minutes - 5.8 MBJeweller Natalia Tormasi shutting the doors on her business in Beenleigh tonight after 13 years. Businesses in the area are angry the Federal member Bert Van Manen granted the drug and alcohol clinic $600,000 to open.
Is North Queensland Good to Go?
June 23, 2020 23:44 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MBTourism Tropical North Queensland CEO Mark Olsen is urging the PM to extend Job Keeper past September to regional areas, with 10,000 businesses in his patch on the crisis support and likely to join big job queues when it ends.
Have you been stung during Covid-19?
June 23, 2020 23:43 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MBHave you been stung at the checkout during COVID-19? Amy Pereira from CHOICE says 1 in 3 people believe they have been ripped off with the consumer group finding a 63% price hike in white goods.
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June 23, 2020 23:40 - 1 hour - 100 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Wednesday June 24.
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June 23, 2020 00:04 - 1 hour - 101 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Tuesday June 23
Happy Olympic Day!
June 23, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MBSwimming champion Cate Campbell, instead of celebrating the opening of the Tokyo Games says she's been given the gift of time to make herself even better for 2021.
Opening borders may impact further easing of restrictions
June 23, 2020 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MBDeputy Premier Steven Miles says Queensland is monitoring the Victorian COVID-19 situation closely, warning if we lift the borders too soon it may impact further easing of restrictions.
Woodford Folk Festival in doubt
June 22, 2020 23:58 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MBSad news for lovers of the legendary Woodford Folk Festival. It is unlikely to go ahead this year" and "there's a question mark over next year as well," says founder and Qld Great Bill Hauritz.
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June 22, 2020 00:24 - 1 hour - 100 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Monday June 22.
No rate increase on the Gold Coast
June 22, 2020 00:05 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBExclusive - Gold Coast Tom Tate announces no rate increase on the Gold Coast for principal place of residence as he gets ready to hand down his $1.7m budget today.
It's D-Day for the final bidding offers for Virgin Australia
June 22, 2020 00:04 - 6 minutes - 5.95 MBACCC Chairman Rod Sims says it's "absolutely fundamental" that Australia has a second airline.
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June 19, 2020 00:29 - 1 hour - 100 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Friday June 19.
Radical shake-up to university fees
June 19, 2020 00:12 - 4 minutes - 4.48 MBThe most significant shakeup to University fees in over a decade is happening, Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan outlines the courses that cost more and the ones that will cost less.
Qld Great Matthew Hayden batting for men's health
June 19, 2020 00:10 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBCricket great Matthew Hayden puts the bat to Men's Health and explains 'Every Man Can'. Blokes need to look after themselves to look after their families, he says.
Brisbane's second runway is a go!
June 18, 2020 00:28 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MBWhether borders open or not the second Brisbane runway will open on July 12! But Gert-Jan de Graff CEO of Brisbane Airport Corporation is "very confident" those borders will come down and next will be Trans Tasman flights.
The fans are back at Suncorp Stadium
June 18, 2020 00:26 - 4 minutes - 4.39 MB"This is a litmus test for the return of big crowds to the rugby league."Suncorp Stadium boss Alan Graham urges the 2000 fans heading to the Titans V St George game on Saturday to do the right thing.
Lord Mayor breaks down the Brisbane City Council budget
June 18, 2020 00:22 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBLord Mayor Adrian Schrinner breaks down the Brisbane City Council budget, when will kerbside rubbish collections be back? How much of a blow out on the cost of the Bris METRO build? Pay freeze for council workers?
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June 18, 2020 00:11 - 1 hour - 101 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Thursday June 18.
QLD Police Commissioner confirms police had to seek a search warrant
June 17, 2020 00:49 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBQld Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has confirmed police had to seek a search warrant in the Mason Jett Lee child safety investigation this morning when she joined Neil Breen to cover the issues facing Qld Police, borders, protesters and also revealed her son's friends are scared of her.
Shadow Police Minister Dan Purdie outlines the LNP's Child Protection Force
June 17, 2020 00:45 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBShadow Police Minister Dan Purdie tells Neil Breen police officers had to get search warrants when investigating child safety claims in the Mason Jet Lee case promising a campaign for a complete overhaul. The LNP's 'Child Protection Force' will send a message - "enough is enough" when it comes to child safety and Purdie says "We can't keep supporting drug addicted, bad parents who are not looking safer their kids" .
Qld Great and former Premier Mike Ahern
June 17, 2020 00:40 - 8 minutes - 8.06 MBHe was the man who took over from Qld's longest serving Premier, Sir Joh Bjelke- Petersen, He's a Fellow of the Australian Academy Of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and an Officer of the Order of Australia.
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June 17, 2020 00:24 - 1 hour - 101 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Wednesday June 17th
Deb Frecklington to lead LNP to state election
June 16, 2020 00:18 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBLNP Leader Deb Frecklington tells Neil Breen she will lead the party to the election and when asked if LNP President David Hutchinson resign, Frecklington says "If you're not on board then jump off."
Brisbane's live music scene is gearing up
June 16, 2020 00:15 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBOwner of the Triffid and former Powderfinger guitarist 'JC' Collins' outlines the bold move to bring live music and big name artists back to Brisbane.
Great Queenslander Vicki Wilson on when netball players are back on court
June 16, 2020 00:13 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBVicki Wilson put netball on the map in Qld and started her career just down the road at Cannon Hill Stars.
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June 16, 2020 00:06 - 1 hour - 101 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Tuesday June 16.
We want to build dams - Deputy PM Michael McCormack
June 15, 2020 00:34 - 8 minutes - 7.76 MBDeputy PM Michael McCormack has all the details on the PM's latest infrastructure projects on what it means for Queensland and back Qld LNP leader Deb Frecklington.
Qld Tourism is Good To Go with a new voice
June 15, 2020 00:31 - 7 minutes - 6.47 MBMeet the voices of the new Qld Tourism Good To Go campaign - Busby Marou
Adoption is an option for Child Protection
June 15, 2020 00:28 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBRenee Carter is the CEO of Australian not-for-profit Adopt Change and joins me to discuss the real possibilities of adoption being an option in protecting vulnerable children.
Calls for protests to be stopped
June 12, 2020 00:47 - 1 minute - 1.78 MBNeil Breen calls for this weekends protests for 'Free The Refugees' and 'Stand With Hong Kong' in Brisbane to be stopped.
Rental Property Discounting
June 12, 2020 00:42 - 4 minutes - 4.42 MBDomain research has revealed that discounting on rental properties has hit a high as the market responds to Covid-19 with as many as 30% of all rental listings offering discounts.
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June 12, 2020 00:33 - 1 hour - 104 MBListen to 4BC Breakfast with Neil Breen – Friday June 12