Halloween spending in Australia has just hit $500 million, indicating its massive and rapidly growing popularity across the country.

Tanya from Wynnum (the "Queen of Halloween") joined Sofie Formica to talk about her event "The Haunting of Hellyer House".

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Dr. Adrian McCallum joined Sofie Formica on 4BC Breakfast to share how the tragic loss of three lives during an expedition on Mount Everest fundamentally changed his life's philosophy.

Now a lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Adrian encourages students to step away from technology to gain mental and physical space.

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Adam Gilchrist joined Sofie Formica on 4BC Breakfast for the UK Report, revealing that King Charles has initiated the formal process to strip Prince Andrew of his title of Prince.

This follows his earlier loss of his HRH and Duke of York titles, as a consequence of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, with the King also forcing him out of his residence at Windsor Castle.

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Associate Professor Dr Daryl McPhee joined Sofie Formica on 4BC breakfast to argue that nets are not a barrier but a catching device.

The conversation provides critical safety advice for swimmers, stressing the need to avoid river mouths in the late afternoon and to apply common sense.

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Associate Professor Ben Phillips from the Australian National University joined Sofie Formica on 4BC Breakfast to reveal the true financial cost of raising a child in Australia from birth to age 18.

Surprisingly, the data shows that the cost hasn't increased over the last two decades.

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Brett Beasley, the father of Jack Beasley, is travelling to the UK to pitch Jack's Law - a law which allows police to search for weapons in public spaces - to the British Parliament.

Brett joined Sofie Formica on 4BC Breakfast to talk about his commitment to making it a national Australian law and expanding it to other Commonwealth countries, where knife crime is surging.

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Listen to Sofie Formica on 4BC Breakfast weekdays from 5.30am-9am.

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A new report confirms that Australians are socialising less and feel lonelier, with nearly one in three people reporting persistent loneliness.

Beyond Blue CEO Georgie Harman joined Sofie Formica on 4BC Breakfast to explain the severe mental and physical health risks of this "loneliness epidemic".

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Nine's Money Editor Effie Zahos joined Sofie Formica on 4BC Breakfast to discuss how Australians can manage the costs of Christmas and the extended school break.

New trends show that Australians plan to spend more on groceries than gifts this year, emphasising the need to utilise sales.

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