Magic Round kicks off tonight with Women’s State of Origin, followed by a series of blockbuster NRL games. 

Brisbane first hosted the event in 2019, and is locked in to host it until 2027, however, there is no guarantee it will continue in the River City beyond that. 

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "Three years is a long time and we want to continue to build and make Magic Round even more special."

"When the time's right, we'll have a conversation around where Magic Round goes afterwards."

"People do enjoy travelling to see games at Suncorp Stadium."

"So we don't take that for granted, but obviously nothing is locked in beyond 2027," Mr Abdo continued.

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Senator Bridget McKenzie has been one of the Coalition’s loudest voices in the 2025 federal election. 

The Senator has been vocal on nuclear energy, support for the Bush, big upgrades to roads and rail, and Labor's Medicare scare campaign.

Senator McKenzie told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "I think Peter Dutton's done a magnificent job keeping the Liberal Party united, working collaboratively with the National Party to put forward a really positive plan for our nation."

"I have every expectation that Peter Dutton will remain the leader of the Liberal Party."

"Hopefully, he'll be our next Prime Minister, that's what we're working on," Senator McKenzie continued.

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Magic Round is upon us and Darryl 'The Big Marn' Brohman joined 4BC Breakfast to give his round 9 tips.

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On this day in 1988, World Expo 88 opened in Brisbane.

The theme of the expo was "Leisure in the Age of Technology," and it attracted over 15 million visitors.

Brisbane Lord Mayor at the time Sally-Anne Atkinson told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "The thing that shaped it most of all was giving the people who lived here confidence in what a great city we have."

"Until that time, we were very much Queensland versus Cinderella State."

"People from Sydney and Melbourne said, Brisbane, who would want to live there?"

"And all of a sudden, those people were coming up to Brisbane and saying, wow, this is a great place to be, but very importantly, people who lived in Brisbane said, wow, this is a great place to be."

"I think that that's been such a driver of the development of the city ever since," Mrs Atkinson said.

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Between January and September 2024, there were 1,050 presentations to participating Queensland emergency departments due to e-scooter incidents, up from 940 during the same period in 2023.

On the Gold Coast they experienced a 635% increase in e-transport injuries, escalating from 77 cases in 2019/20 to 566 in 2023/24.

Forget rule reviews and slap-on-the-wrist warnings, it’s time to draw a line in the sand.

Bicycle Queensland’s CEO Alton Twine told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "We've written to both the federal government and state government, got a really great letter of support from the transport minister yesterday."

"They're very aware of the issues with this and they want changes."

"Changes have to happen at the federal level, just don't import these things," Mr Twine said.

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Recent polling has suggested the Labor Party is likely to form a minority government in three days, following an uneventful election campaign. 

This campaign trail may help explain why Australians are turning away from the major political parties. 

Independent Senator Jacquie Lambie told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "There is a massive lack of leadership around this country."

"It's like as soon as they make a decision, they get a little hit from 30% of the population, they go, oh dear, oh dear."

"If your idea is so good, then you need to stand your ground, and you need to walk through it, and you need to take the Australian people with you, and they're not doing that," Senator Lambie continued.

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Women’s State of Origin kicks off this Thursday night in front of 25,000 at Suncorp Stadium.

Queensland will be attempting to retain the shield after making history with victory in the first-ever three-match series.

Queensland Captain Ali Brigginshaw told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "We definitely can do it again."

"After last year's win, it's really instilled some confidence within the group."

"I guess we are missing a couple, but we've also got six debutantes, which is very exciting," Ms Brigginshaw said.

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Cost of living and energy bills have been a major focus of the 2025 federal election campaign. 

Anthony Albanese promised an energy bill reduction of $275. 

However, there have been no reports of the reduction. 

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "These have been very difficult circumstances. There is not a yes or no."

"We didn't promise at the 2022 election we would provide every household with energy bill relief," 

"When circumstances changed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, what that did to the gas markets, we changed our circumstances. We put in place significant energy bill relief, and that's what a responsible government does," Minister Butler continued.

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