4BC Breakfast

A female One Nation volunteer was hospitalised with a broken rib and severe bruising following a violent verbal and physical assault by four young individuals outside the Ekka gates.

One Nation Chief of Staff James Ashby joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to discuss the incident, raising alarms over escalating political hostility in Australia and announcing new uniform safety protocols for party personnel.

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Veteran journalist Robert "Crash" Craddick joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to analyse Australia’s historic Test loss to ninth-ranked Bangladesh in Darwin, calling it the national team's worst defeat ever, given their elite bowling pedigree.

The conversation covered the urgent need for youth in Australia's aging squad, ongoing struggles against left-arm spin, potential selection changes, including Matt Renshaw, and the low crowd turnout caused by no one expecting the match to reach a fourth day.

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Queensland councils face a staggering $1.2 billion financial shortfall after the federal government proposed shifting to a 50/50 disaster funding split, leaving regional ratepayers to cover tens of millions in storm damage.

Speaking to Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast, Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson warned that local councils - who collect only 3% of national taxes - will be forced to drastically hike rates or abandon vital infrastructure repairs if Canberra slashes its disaster recovery support.

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Hear all this week's best bits from 4BC Breakfast with Jason Matthews.

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Queensland Police Union representative Shane Prior joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to slam the court system after an accused child sex offender walked free despite 30 bail breaches and attending crowded events like the Ekka.

The segment balances this judicial outrage by celebrating a heroic moment where local officers safely delivered a baby outside the Browns Plains police station.

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Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and property expert Tom Panos expose a federal tax break that slashes withholding tax to 15% for foreign private equity firms building build-to-rent apartment blocks.

They warned that penalising local Aussie investors with red tape and strict borrowing rules threatens to turn the country into a nation of permanent renters.

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Brisbane Lions star Dayne Zorko joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to break down the high stakes of Q Clash 32 against the Gold Coast Suns, the team's top-four finals ambitions, and coach Chris Fagan’s historic milestone passing Lee Matthews' coaching record.

The conversation balances serious football analysis with comedic banter about media growth, the debate between calling Zorko a "legend" versus a "veteran," and a botched household Census form.

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In a fiery 4BC Breakfast interview, Jason Matthews confronted student organiser Yasmine Johnson over her viral video labelling him a shock jock and calling for a 10,000-strong national walkout against Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.

The pair debate claims of school indoctrination, Welcome to Country ceremonies, cost-of-living homelessness, billionaire political funding, and the historical legacy of youth activism.

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