There has been a major milestone in the fight against knife crime in Queensland.

The 100,000th ‘wanding’ operation under Jack’s Law has been carried out.

Brett Beasley, co-founder of the Jack Beasley Foundation, told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "We're super ecstatic about this, and it's an absolute honour for this to happen."

"Hats off to the men and women from the Queensland Police Service."

"One thing is, there's not been one complaint either, which is also fantastic. The community loves it, Queenslanders love it, and so does the rest of the country...We hope to take it Australia-wide very soon," Mr Beasley continued. 

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It’s time to make sense of the senseless with 4BC Drive’s 'Wokey Pokey'.

This week, the federal government’s Stronger Communities program is getting a woke makeover, a museum in the UK has been slammed for banning women from viewing certain historic artefacts and Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that could land someone in jail for misgendering a deceased person on their death certificate.

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This time next week, Rugby League fans will have all eyes Las Vegas as the NRL kicks off the season with the Vegas round.

The Brisbane Veterans Rugby League Club is heading to Las Vegas and will be flying the flag for Queensland in the 2025 NRL Vegas 9s, taking on teams from across the USA and beyond.

Club Secretary, Blake Curran told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "We're going to go over, do what we do, show them what it's like and just make our presence known."

"You know, have the experience, show them some good footy."

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About 65% of the seafood we eat is imported, and there are no laws stopping illegal or unethically caught seafood from entering the country.

Now, the Australian Marine Conservation Society is calling for stricter rules on seafood imports.

Queensland commercial fisherman, Nathan Rynn told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "It is nice to see for once these organisations agreeing with what we've been pushing for a long time ourselves."

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State politics is often characterised by backroom negotiations, corruption oversight reports, and politicians working to protect their positions.

After the Crime and Corruption Commission found no criminal wrongdoing by Jackie Trad, the report did highlight concerns about how decisions were made behind closed doors.

So, are state governments necessary? 

Journalist and commentator, Dan Petrie told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "We should be looking at mechanisms to empower and put a more greater delineation of services to local government, maybe with states overseeing them in a more skeletal form and feeding into the feds."

"But that's the simple fact is the industry of government, state government is incredibly expensive to run," Mr Petrie continued. 

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 Gary Hardgrave has paid tribute to Meg Arthur OAM after she passed away last night. 

Ms Arthur OAM was the centre of the Red Cross Shop Sunnybank, raising millions of dollars for the organisation. 

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 An iconic Brisbane family business is celebrating its 70-year anniversary!

The business began in 1955 when Chris Nicolaou and two partners bought a small general store on the current site for £3,200.

One of the owners of Chris' IGA, Nick Nicolaou, told Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive, "We're very proud of my father's legacy."

"It's just very sad not to have him here celebrating the 70th."

"He'd be so proud of what he's really achieved and what he passed on to us to, you know, to keep his legacy going," Mr Nicolaou continued. 

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