Gerard Rennick was elected as a member of the LNP and sat with the Liberal Party in parliament, until resigning from the party last year to sit as an independent with his own People First Party.

Rennick told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "My issue is with the cost of registration for someone, for an Australian to actually run."

"So the registration cost for a person has increased from $1,000 to $2,000."

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Bill has been experiencing an ongoing saga with the Brisbane City Council involving a dead tree he is attempting to remove from his yard, and since, 4BC Mornings have been made aware that there are others having the same issues.

Shane Bowering from Red Tape Busters joined Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings to discuss how to navigate the mess of council red tape.

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NSW Health is reviewing the care provided by two Sydney nurses who were suspended from their positions after making antisemitic comments to a Jewish influencer online.

Jason Steinberg, President of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies and chairman of the QLD Holocaust Museum told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "That should be a wake-up call to governments and authorities that things can't be swept under the carpet in terms of anti-Semitism."

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Year on year Married At First Sight hooks audiences across Australia with its unique mix of participants.

Each episode rakes in over 2 million views, with last Sunday’s controversial episode gaining a whopping 3 million plus viewers. 

MAFS expert, John Aiken told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "There's a lot of reasons I think why the show's become so successful and it now goes into 120 countries."

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The 2003 cult classic Gettin’ Square introduced the world to the thong-slapping, skinny jean-wearing, mulleted junkie Johnny Spitieri.

Johnny Spit is back in an upcoming sequel and David Wenham, and the director of Spit, Jonathan Teplitzky, join Bill McDonald in the 4BC Mornings studio ahead of its release.

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One woman living on New South Wales’ North Coast has completely flipped her lifestyle after being overwhelmed with the ongoing costs of rent and bills by making the drastic decision to close her bank accounts and live a life without chasing money.

Jo Nemeth joined Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings to discuss what this lifestyle is like after living it for almost a decade.

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Bill McDonald provides an update on his ongoing standoff with the Brisbane City Council over a dead tree in his backyard.

An 85-year old Manly-West woman also had a similar experience, where the tree is impacting her ability to receive a rental income.

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