The ANZAC Day Parade Brisbane Committee has issued a response regarding reports that pipe bands could be excluded from local ANZAC Day services.

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The Easter and School Holidays are the perfect time for a weekend away and the Sunshine State has plenty of great destinations.

Tash Wheeler from the Queensland Tourism Industry Council joined Luke Bradnam on 4BC Breakfast.

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Queenslanders have been blessed with fantastic weather this Easter which is a welcome reprieved from the rain that has fallen in the past few months.

Bureau of Meteorology Senior Meteorologist Angus Hines joined Luke Bradnam on 4BC Breakfast to preview the Easter long weekend.

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Tipping this NRL season has been a nightmare for a lot of punters and this weekend is likely to be another tough round for tipsters.

Darryl 'The Big Marn' Brohman' joined 4BC Breakfast to give his tips for Round 7 of the NRL with the action kicking off tonight with the Sea Eagles facing the Dragons.

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With ANZAC Day just around the corner, many Aussies have made the smart play of turning this into a ‘super-break’—taking extended holidays and making the most of some well-earned time off.

But with so many people hitting the road or jetting off, that means homes right across the country are sitting empty and unfortunately, that can be an open invitation for opportunistic thieves.

Security Expert Gina Field told Luke Bradnam on 4BC Breakfast, "As silly as this sounds but 30% of homes broken into simply because the front door has been left unlocked."

"I can hear people saying oh geez that's only just common sense but that's actually one home every two seconds across Australia that's being left unlocked," Mrs Field said.

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For over 80 years, numerous pipe bands have played their part in the ANZAC Day marching parade. 

But this year, the local RSL and ANZAC Day Parade Committee have made a decision which threatens the presence of pipe bands at the parade.

Queensland Branch of Pipe Bands Australia Chair Nick Tomkins told Luke Bradnam on 4BC Breakfast, "From our perspective, the organisers not able to give a reason."

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Luke Bradman has shared his thoughts on the campaign trail, criticising both major leaders for a lack of authenticity.

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Research is showing that the bank of Mum and Dad isn’t just helping young Australians with their home loans.

Around half of Australian adults say they have given money to family in the past 12 months to help with living expenses. 

The Deputy Program Director of Grattan Institute’s Housing and Economic Security program Joey Moloney told Luke Bradnam on 4BC Breakfast, "One thing stopping kids settling down and starting a family is it's really hard to get the stability of home ownership and a lot of people want that before they start a family."

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