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An 11-year-old boy, Thomas has been hit by a car while riding across a street in Coorparoo. 

The female driver did not stop, rather she sounded her horn several times and kept driving.

Thomas' mother Siobhan told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "He says he felt the car sped up, actually, around the corner."

"She [The Driver] did brake, but hit him and rather than get out and see if he was okay, just beeped at him until he got up off the ground, and then sped off."

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Gold Coast City Council's has axed a doubled-sided Australian Flag for citizenship ceremonies after much backlash.

Councillor Brooke Patterson told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "A resident called me and said, hear you're handing out double-sided flags at citizenship ceremonies."

"I just thought it was wrong, I thought there's no way and I went to the Department and Mayor's Office and found out no, this has happened," Councillor Patterson said.

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Several key issues are facing the Queensland Police Service at the moment such as anti-Semitism, officers having to supply their own tourniquets and the case of Gold Coast business owner Howard Wright.

Regarding tourniquets QPS Commissioner Steve Gollschewski told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "If we're going to put another thing on their vest or on their accoutrements, how can we put it in a way that they can access it really effectively and not impact on what they need to do."

"We're working through that and of course I've got to do all the boring things about costing it out and see what it's going to be like."

"I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure they got what they need," the Commissioner said.

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The Greens have announced a $10 billion education pledge for the upcoming Federal Election which would see every public school child receive $800 to cover back to school expenses.

The Greens will be funding this promise by imposing a 40 per cent tax on excessive profits from major corporations.

Peter Fegan also cornered Adam Bandt on how many genders there are following Donald Trump's statement at his inauguration.

Greens Leader Adam Bandt told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "These hard right culture warriors want to start culture wars, including around things like gender, because it is a distraction from the fact that at the end of the day they've got no policies to actually reduce cost of living."

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Peter Fegan has weighed in on 4BC Breakfast on the Gold Coast City Council's decision to ditch a doubled-sided Australian Flag for citizenship ceremonies.

He said, "When will people learn that Australians are proud of our flag and that it's a reflection of a proud nation."

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The Albanese Government will be providing Tennis Australia with $992,000 worth of funding to support more women and girls playing tennis.

Federal Minister for Sport Anika Wells told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "We know that they're [The next Ash Barty's] out there in Australia, in suburbs and regions across the place."

"We want them to have a crack at tennis if that's something that they're interested in doing, so we're putting nearly a million bucks towards breaking down some of the barriers that stop women and girls from having a go," Anika Wells said.

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Meth residue contamination in rental properties has become a major issue in Queensland with many landlords not aware of the solutions or how to test and monitor their properties for this massive problem.

The new Ambassador for Australian Meth Activity Queensland and Broncos legend Alan Langer told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "As a family man you just see the effects of what meth does to kids or does to people, it's very sad and it's heartbreaking to tell the truth."

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There is still plenty of discussion around what Satellite Hospitals should be called when they are renamed.

Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, " You go out there and ask your listeners and put names forward."

"The survey had about half a dozen names there as well as an option for any other suggestions that people might want to put forward, interested to hear what your listeners have to say," the Health Minister said.

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