An eight-year-old lost his life in a horrific e-bike crash last month, and now a 15-year-old faces serious adult-level charges, including dangerous operation causing death.

Sofie Formica covers how this heartbreaking incident forces us to confront the problematic reality of powerful, unregulated e-bikes and the responsibilities parents must take before the courts step in.

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Degree rates in Australia's outer suburbs, like Beenleigh, sit at just 15%, far below the national average.

Sofie Formica speaks to Paul Miles from the Busy Group about how new, free university study hubs are working to close this education gap.

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The Brisbane International Film Festival is back and differentiating itself from Netflix with truly immersive, "once-in-a-lifetime" events.

Festival Director Sophie Mathison joined Sofie Formica to explain how they're turning the city into a stage, including a floating double-bill of Jaws at Streets Beach.

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Before you click "buy" on that amazing Black Friday deal, are you sure the site is real?

CEO of Leap Strategies Grant Crough joined Carla Bignasca to advise on the red flags scammers are banking on you to miss during the frantic sales rush.

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The debate over banning 4WDs from beaches is heating up, but one expert says it doesn't matter if you're a hoon or a respectful driver.

Find out why he claims any vehicle on the sand causes massive, irreversible environmental damage.

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With 1 in 4 road fatalities being a motorcyclist, riders are tragically overrepresented in crash statistics.

Sofie Formica asked RACQ's road safety manager, Joel Tucker, why fatalities have jumped so sharply and whether it's driver behaviour or rider risk-taking to blame.

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Deadly asbestos has been detected in children's coloured craft sand, sparking urgent school closures and a national recall.

Chair of the Asbestos and Dust and Diseases Research Institute, Peter Tighe, revealed the shocking reason it's been on shelves for five years and details the precise risk to your kids.

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