Legendary singer Leo Sayer joined Jason Matthews to talk about his current Australian tour, "Still Feel Like Dancing," and how he's experiencing a creative and performance peak at 77 years old.

He also shared a wild, hair-raising story about how a stage injury led to a phone call and an invitation from Elvis Presley just hours before the King's death.

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Senator Pauline Hanson argued that high immigration levels are a primary cause of the housing crisis, accusing major parties of being "gutless" and fearing a recession if they reduce intake.

Hear the senator's call to pause or drastically cut immigration numbers to prioritise housing for current residents and her claim that the majority of recent arrivals are not filling skilled construction gaps.

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Transport Engineer David Hayward weighed in on the push to bring back and expand T2 multi-person vehicle lanes in Brisbane, admitting they sound good "in theory" but face major "risks and challenges" in practice.

He explained that removing general-purpose lanes only works if there's a strong adoption of carpooling, but suggested that new technology and the 2032 Olympics may force the government to revisit this controversial congestion strategy.

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Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce, slammed the potential early closure of the Gladstone coal-fired power station as "devastating" and

He described it as a threat to Queensland's industrial heartland, driven by what he calls "net zero climate rubbish." 

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Who really wins from the new federal 5% deposit scheme?

Jason Matthews discussed how the only sure winners are existing property owners who watch their asset values climb as more competition is funnelled into a market with cripplingly low stock.

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The US federal government has officially shut down for the first time in seven years after a bitter deadlock between Republicans and Democrats over spending bills.

US Correspondent Johnathan Kersley joined Jason Matthews to discuss this political logjam and how it leaves hundreds of thousands of federal workers and military personnel on unpaid leave. 

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Domain's Chief of Research and Economics, Dr. Nicola Powell joined Jason Matthews to detail the massive expansion of the First Home Guarantee, which now has unlimited places and allows buyers into the Brisbane market with just a 5% deposit for properties up to $1 million.

However, Dr. Powell cautions that this demand-side scheme doesn't change mortgage serviceability rules and will likely elevate property prices.

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