4BC Breakfast

Following a historic premiership victory, Brisbane Lions star Dayne Zorko joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to open up about playing through a first-quarter hamstring injury with the help of painkillers and heavy strapping.

He also shared insights into how the team used Fremantle's infamous "Wharfie Time" routine as motivation and addressed head coach Chris Fagan's future after four gruelling years at the top.

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Counter-terrorism police have arrested five men near RAF Fairford after a local farmer spotted three suspicious vans with fake logos fleeing into nearby fields.

Bomb disposal teams examined the vehicles while police investigated potential links to foreign state actors or extremist groups, contrasting with claims from Donald Trump that the suspects were under long-term surveillance.

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Queensland Police Union President Shane Prior joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to address dangerous delays in the state’s $15 million digital weapons registry upgrade, which currently leaves officers relying on handwritten paper forms to track over 1.1 million firearms.

He also honours a hero rookie officer recently stabbed on duty in Hemmant and defends the QPS misconduct discipline system following thousands of annual complaints.

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Frontline child safety and youth justice workers across Queensland have walked off the job to protest stalled pay negotiations, extreme workloads, and severe staffing shortages.

Demonstrators brought air mattresses to government MP offices to highlight the tragic reality of vulnerable children sleeping in service centres due to a lack of safe placements.

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Rugby league legend Mark Geyer joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to preview the crucial NRL preliminary finals, highlighting the high-stakes clash between the Dolphins and the Sydney Roosters.

He breaks down player fitness concerns - including Nathan Cleary's injury status - and backs both the Dolphins and Panthers to seal their spots in the Grand Final.

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As the federal government reviews its Net Zero safeguard mechanism, Coal Australia CEO Stuart Bocking joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and is calling for renewable energy operators to face the exact same reporting standards as heavy industry.

He argued that while coal mining supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and delivers billions to the economy, the public deserves transparency on the true environmental, economic, and power bill impacts of wind and solar farms.

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Brisbane Lions legend Luke Power joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to reflect on the club's iconic three-peat premiership era and share lighthearted stories about his former teammates.

He also offered his support for a potential city parade in Brisbane if the current Lions squad secures the Grand Final victory.

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