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Young social media influencers are showing off stacks of cash, flashy casino visits and placing huge bets on red or black on the internet.

Co-Director of the University of Sydney’s Game and Play Lab Dr Mark Johnson told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "One big part of this research project was a big survey of people who watch gambling streams on Twitch and TikTok and YouTube and we asked them, do you think watching these streams will make you more inclined to play with your own money or less inclined?"

"Roughly half of the respondents said they feel watching these streams does make them more inclined," Dr. Johnson said.

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The Government has appointed John Sosso as a non-judicial member of the body that determines the state’s new electoral boundaries.

Mr. Sosso has a long history of working for the LNP and the appointment has raised concerns around voting bias which has promoted Tony Fitzgerald to get involved.

Shadow Treasurer Shannon Fentiman told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "He [Tony Fitzgerald] has said in writing previously that he really thinks this individual is susceptible to influence."

"So I think David Christopher needs to listen because if it calls into question the whole next election, I think Queenslanders should be, quite rightly, really concerned about where this government is taking Queensland," Mrs. Fentiman said.

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The Coalition has backflipped on it's key working from home policy as Labor holds a narrow lead in the polls.

The party has also walked away from sacking 41,000 public servants and instead will rely on natural attrition.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "What we've said is that we've got it wrong in relation to the policy that we had out there."

"I think if you think back to Peter Beatty's leadership, I think one of his attributes, which I admired at the time, was that if you get it wrong as a leader, fess up, throw your hands up, admit that you've got it wrong and explain why."

"And then you can move on," the Opposition Leader commented.

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New research from Finder has revealed some Brisbane households are being quoted nearly $15,000 a year for home and contents insurance.

Areas like the Lockyer Valley, Townsville, and Bundaberg are also seeing huge increases on premiums with experts saying it’s a mix of increasing natural disasters and severe floods in recent years.

Finder Insurance Expert Peta Taylor told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Unfortunately, the way that insurers are pricing these areas, they all have their own risk calculation and essentially, they'll factor in things like floods, fire, storm to figure out how prone these areas are."

"They'll look at things like crime rates, labour costs, materials, all of that kind of stuff to figure out just how much the premium is that they're going to charge."

"It is really, really tricky for everyday families when they get served a bill that is as huge as upwards of sometimes $10,000," Peta Taylor said.

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The Albanese Government has rolled out its Cheaper Home Batteries Program which could save people who install a new solar and battery system up to $2,300 a year.

Former 2GB and 9News broadcaster and current Clean Energy Council spokesman Chris O'Keefe told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, " If you've got rooftop solar, people listening right now know it saves them money."

"If you put a household battery with it, it can save you, instead of $1,300 a year, $2,300 a year off your power bill."

"The idea is bring the upfront cost down to make it more enticing for people to do it, and that benefits everybody because we've got one in four Australians that have got rooftop solar panels, yet only one in 40 have home batteries."

"So, clearly there's an opportunity there to plug that gap. If we plug it, it's good for people's bills." O'Keefe continued.

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The problems within the taxi and uber industries have been brought back into the spotlight following some events over the weekend.

Taxi Council of Queensland CEO Blair Davies told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "They think that they're making some easy money, but there's a $3,000 fine that can be issued to them."

"What we need is we need more compliance officers out of the state government to get out there and catch these folk."

"The drivers are unsupervised because they're working for themselves."

"There's only so much that a cab company can do without strong support from state government compliance officers," Mr. Davies said.

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