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Malcolm Turnbull impersonator and comedian Lawrence Mooney joined Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast for a bit of light-hearted fun ahead of election day.

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It's been a big news week with the election campaign coming to a climax as polls suggest the election is all but over with Labor to triumph.

Peter Dutton’s office was defaced yet again, Magic Round has got underway with the Maroons loosing Game One of Women's Origin and it's been four decades since Expo 88.

Courier Mail Editor Chris Jones told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, " I think the biggest change, as we saw in Canada this week with their election, is that ironically, Donald Trump has hurt the Conservative vote all around the world.

These are now uncertain times and at uncertain times, you tend to see electorates stick with the incumbent, stick with what you know and I think that's what we're heading for here," Jones said.

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It is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, and the state government is tabling new laws to allow police to issue on-the-spot 12-month protection directions.

QPS Acting Police Commissioner Shane Chelpy told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "I'm really pleased to see those laws go into parliament this week."

"The use of a police protection direction will see that close to two thirds of the domestic and family violence offences that we turn up to now will be able to issue an immediate police protection direction to give that victim-survivor protection right there on the spot for 12 months."

"We know that a domestic and family violence current order takes four to five hours for a police officer to take out."

"We're expecting these to be under an hour, but the most important thing is it'll free up that police time, which will allow the police to focus on our victim survivors," Acting Commissioner Chelepy said.

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Magic Round kicks off tonight with Women’s State of Origin, followed by a series of blockbuster NRL games. 

Brisbane first hosted the event in 2019, and is locked in to host it until 2027, however, there is no guarantee it will continue in the River City beyond that. 

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Three years is a long time and we want to continue to build and make Magic Round even more special."

"When the time's right, we'll have a conversation around where Magic Round goes afterwards."

"People do enjoy travelling to see games at Suncorp Stadium."

"So we don't take that for granted, but obviously nothing is locked in beyond 2027," Mr Abdo continued.

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Senator Bridget McKenzie has been one of the Coalition’s loudest voices in the 2025 federal election. 

The Senator has been vocal on nuclear energy, support for the Bush, big upgrades to roads and rail, and Labor's Medicare scare campaign.

Senator McKenzie told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "I think Peter Dutton's done a magnificent job keeping the Liberal Party united, working collaboratively with the National Party to put forward a really positive plan for our nation."

"I have every expectation that Peter Dutton will remain the leader of the Liberal Party."

"Hopefully, he'll be our next Prime Minister, that's what we're working on," Senator McKenzie continued.

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Magic Round is upon us and Darryl 'The Big Marn' Brohman joined 4BC Breakfast to give his round 9 tips.

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On this day in 1988, World Expo 88 opened in Brisbane.

The theme of the expo was "Leisure in the Age of Technology," and it attracted over 15 million visitors.

Brisbane Lord Mayor at the time Sally-Anne Atkinson told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "The thing that shaped it most of all was giving the people who lived here confidence in what a great city we have."

"Until that time, we were very much Queensland versus Cinderella State."

"People from Sydney and Melbourne said, Brisbane, who would want to live there?"

"And all of a sudden, those people were coming up to Brisbane and saying, wow, this is a great place to be, but very importantly, people who lived in Brisbane said, wow, this is a great place to be."

"I think that that's been such a driver of the development of the city ever since," Mrs Atkinson said.

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Between January and September 2024, there were 1,050 presentations to participating Queensland emergency departments due to e-scooter incidents, up from 940 during the same period in 2023.

On the Gold Coast they experienced a 635% increase in e-transport injuries, escalating from 77 cases in 2019/20 to 566 in 2023/24.

Forget rule reviews and slap-on-the-wrist warnings, it’s time to draw a line in the sand.

Bicycle Queensland’s CEO Alton Twine told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "We've written to both the federal government and state government, got a really great letter of support from the transport minister yesterday."

"They're very aware of the issues with this and they want changes."

"Changes have to happen at the federal level, just don't import these things," Mr Twine said.

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