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The Moreton Bay Council has voted to ban homeless people from keeping pets in public spaces, and sleeping in vehicles and vans in public spaces.

Mayor Peter Flannery, the man who proposed the motion to council that was passed unanimously, told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'we've seen a dramatic increase, particularly in the last 12 months, of people illegal camping or claiming to be homeless.'

'That number has grown and grown significantly, as well as the complaints of people from the wider community who have come into contact with these people in those public areas,' the Mayor said.

'I've had childcare centres saying we can't go to the park anymore because there's homeless people sleeping near it and have been abusive, or schoolchildren worry about going to the park because the toilets have been overtaken by homeless people.

We try to be compassionate as much as possible and reason with those people and take a sensible approach.'

'It's got to the point now that the public safety has become a critical issue now, particularly summer and the school holidays, people going to our parks, our foreshores, our beaches,' Peter Flannery continued.

'Some of these people, like you said, don't want to accept the support that's been offered to them, want to stay there because they're camping for free and we've said enough's enough for that and if you're doing the wrong thing, we want to move you on.'

Mayor Flannery said it was a 'difficult decision, but we had to make it.'

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher released the mid-year budget update yesterday.

The update revealed the stark reality of Australia's economic landscape.

Projections are showing spending will be up over $42 billion in the coming years with health, aged care and structural costs driving the increase. These figures mean we can expected recurring deficits through to the end of the decade.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'we found about $92 billion in savings since we came to government and a lot of that spending that you were seeing in the mid-year update is what we call parameter variations.'

'So, about $8.5 billion in what we would say is unavoidable spending, important spending. So there's no doubt there's pressure on the budget.

I'm not going to pretend otherwise, but we've made some progress.'

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The Queensland summer of wild weather is upon us - extreme heat juxtaposed with torrential rainfall and cyclones.

That's the reality for many people currently living in the Sunshine State, which is not living up to it's name at the moment.

With all this rain already on the ground and more severe weather on its way, it could be a soggy Christmas for many.

Deputy Commissioner Shane Chelepy told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'it has been quite a busy 24 hours.'

'Our SES now, during the storm season, has now done over 1,500 call-outs.'

'Last night, we saw well over 150 call-outs during the evening, and most of those call-outs are for leaky roofs,' Deputy Commissioner Chelepy said.

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Peppa Pig is coming to Australia in 2025.

The all-new Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out Live show is headed to the Brisbane Powerhouse in April next year.

Theatre producer, writer and director Richard Lewis is the man behind the adaptation and he told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'we've seen a massive interest in it all over the world and it still continues today.'

'Kids are still ready for it, there's new audiences generated every couple of years or so.

So, it continues to be a really big and strong brand,' Lewis said.

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Queensland has received more than a month's worth of rain in the last four days.

Flood releases at Wivenhoe Dam are set to begin for the first time in two years as the threat of more severe thunderstorms looms following 141mm of overnight deluge.

Minister for Emergency Services and Police, Dan Purdie told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'I just want to assure people we are experienced when it comes to our wild summers here in Queensland.'

'People need to do what they can to get themselves ready to assist our emergency service personnel who are leaning in already and monitoring this situation, but you know the usual things about if it's flooded forget it, don't take unnecessary risks, don't drive into flood water,' Purdie said.

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The RAAF’s Operation Christmas Hop for 2024 wrapped up in South-West Queensland over the weekend.

Air Force personnel, alongside Olympic stars, Noemie Fox, Zac Stubblety-Cook and Calab Law, visited remote Indigenous communities delivering presents and speaking to community members.

Noemie Fox told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'just one of the most incredible things you can do as an athlete to give back to those communities.'

She went on to described the experience as a 'pinch me moment'.

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Police resources are stretched with upwards of 100 unresourced calls for assistance on a daily basis with 70 to 80 percent of these calls being Domestic and Family Violence related.

Queensland Police Service Union President Shane Prior told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, 'The community needs to understand that this is no longer okay.'

'We need to invest in breaking the cycle of violence and we need to develop programs so we do break the cycle of violence.'

'We think elevating domestic and family violence through a commissioner who can coordinate all those social services in a bolstered sector will do a lot for the community.'

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The Department of Transport and Main Roads has released data collected between 2021 and 2023 to reveal Brisbane's most dangerous intersections based on the number of serious crashes.

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