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There is a growing crisis in Brisbane where residents are experiencing weeks, and sometimes months, of missed recycling and waste collections.

Council Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Summer Breakfast to argue that the Council is failing its most basic duty to ratepayers by failing to hold contractors accountable for these service lapses.

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Nationals Senator Matt Canavan joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Summer Breakfast to critique Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s claims about renewable energy.

He further discusses the necessity of a Royal Commission into recent security events and defends the use of parliamentary accommodation allowances for politician-owned properties in Canberra.

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Ros joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Summer Breakfast to detail her 36-week struggle to get the Brisbane City Council to honour an "in-home" recycling service for her parents in their 90s. 

Despite 18 phone calls and clear evidence of service failure, the Council continues to offer generic excuses while the yellow bins remain full.

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9 News weatherman Garry Youngberry joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Summer Breakfast to give an update on a tropical low forming off the North Queensland coast following a monsoon that has already claimed 16,000 cattle.

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Federal Minister Kristy McBain joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Summer Breakfast to discuss a new $11.5 million funding package for the flood-damaged Cloncurry Airport and broader support for North-West Queensland.

The interview also touches on the intense public pressure for a Royal Commission into the recent Bondi Beach attack and the role of social media in radicalisation.

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Author and podcaster Titus O'Reilly joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Summer Breakfast to discuss the surprising and often humorous origins of the Ashes.

He explains how the physical trophy started as a joke gift in a Melbourne mansion before being elevated to legendary status by Don Bradman in the 1930s.

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Following a dramatic US military extraction, Nicolás Maduro has pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges in a New York court while maintaining his claim to the presidency.

Simultaneously, the Trump administration has threatened a "second wave" of airstrikes if the newly sworn-in interim government in Caracas fails to comply with US demands.

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