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Queensland Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg joined Dean & Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to address the escalating dispute between rail workers and the state government that has reduced network services to 80% capacity.

He firmly denied accusations of a worker lockout, insisting that staff who refuse to complete their full duties are holding commuters to "ransom" and will simply not be paid.

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Entertainment Reporter Peter Ford joined Dean & Sofie on 4BC Mornings to dive into the potential career damage facing Rebel Wilson amid her ongoing defamation trial against Charlotte McGuinness.

He also touched on his interstate move to Queensland, Shakira's massive Copacabana concert, the Michael Jackson movie's unstoppable box office run, and whether The Devil Wears Prada sequel relies too heavily on product placement and nostalgia.

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Dean & Sofie on 4BC Mornings explored the rich history of Labour Day in Queensland, tracing its roots back to the great shearers' strike of 1891 in the outback town of Barcaldine.

Mayor Rob Chandler joined them to discuss how protests over wages and conditions not only secured the eight-hour workday but also laid the foundational blocks for Australia's modern political parties.

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New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that India has officially surpassed England as the top country of birth for overseas-born Australians, with 971,000 Indian-born residents.

Demographer Mark McCrindle joined Dean & Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to explain that this permanent shift, driven by skilled visas and international students, is bringing new cultural influences, denser living, and multi-generational households to cities like Melbourne and Sydney.

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A recently released interim report has sparked debate after recommending a national gun buyback and a consistently updated national firearms agreement.

Criminologist Dr. Terry Goldsworthy joined Dean & Sofie on 4BC Breakfast to heavily criticise state governments for rejecting the buyback, arguing that they are ignoring the lessons of recent tragedies by focusing solely on underground criminals rather than overall gun reduction and better inter-agency information sharing.

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