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The man who allegedly hit a Brisbane bus driver faced court yesterday and was granted bail.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union are furious and deeply concerned by the alleged assault.

The RTBU President, Tom Brown labelled the incident as 'outrageous.'

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A recent study of 350 local grass roots sport umpires found that 1 in 5 had been abused.

Including being pushed or punched by coaches, players and spectators.

Jason Fernie, an OzTag referee who was violently assaulted during a game in 2022, told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast that he was told he couldn't officiate after recovering from the incident, but wasn't given a reason why.

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On Thursday and Friday last week, members of the CFMEU went on strike in protest of the High Court's endorsement of continuing the union's forced administration.

Deputy Premier and Industrial Relations Minister Jarrod Bleijie told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "This is just repeated behaviour, the CFMEU is not new".

"This has been happening for 10 years."

"What you need to do is get the regulation right, the policy settings right, change the legislation, and we have to go after the CFMEU," the Deputy Premier said.

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Tax time is only a week away, with a lot of changes coming to your super, and how your money is managed behind the scenes.

Regarding tax returns, Aspire Retire Financial Services' Olivia Maragna told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "I think what you'll see is a lot more monitoring from the tax office".

"Look, as much as you want a nice big tax refund, you've got to keep in mind is the government is in revenue-raising mode."

"So, they are going to be scrutinising a lot more in the tax returns that we lodge this coming year," Maragna said.

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The US has made a statement by destroying three key nuclear sites in Iran.

Donald Trump says they have disarmed the threat, but how will Iran respond?

9News US Correspondent Jonathan Kearsley told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Donald Trump is calling this peace through strength".

"It was his mantra, his slogan throughout the presidential campaign. And he's tried to find a way to get into this conflict, and get out of it while achieving what he wants to, and that is an end to Iran's nuclear program," he said.

"But make no bones about it, this is far from over." he added.

"The US officials are saying the next 36 hours or so are going to be the most crucial."

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The very best from 4BC Breakfast with Peter Fegan this week.

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The RACQ is calling on the Government to implement tougher laws on E-scooters that will go as far as to confiscating illegal ones.

RACQ Head of Public Policy Dr Michael Kane told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "We see two people a day on average being taken to our emergency departments from e-scooter crashes."

"In the last two and a half years we've seen 15 people die and these numbers are getting worse."

"So, it's time now to crack down on these illegal devices because if we don't do it now, the problem is going to get worse and worse," Dr Kane said.

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Many CFMEU members walked off the job yesterday with members protesting after they lost their final bid to win back control of their Union from administrators.

Peter Fegan said on 4BC Breakfast that the protests prove the CFMEU are "a law unto themselves" and that even if the government takes control of the union legally, it doesn't mean they actually have control.

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