4BC Mornings

The future of Magic Round beyond 2027 is uncertain, as the NRL considers other cities to host the event. 

2GB Mornings host and member of the Continuous Call Team, Mark Levy, told Bill McDonlad on 4BC Mornings, "It belongs here. It should stay here. It wouldn't work anywhere else."

"And I say that as somebody who's travelled the country and covered sport. Yes, rugby league works in Perth, it works in Melbourne, all that sort of thing, that's Origin."

"Magic round works so well at Suncorp Stadium, so I can't believe I'm siding with Queenslanders. Leave it in bloody Brisbane," Levy continued. 

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The festival of football arrives in Brisbane tonight as Magic Round kicks off with the Women's State of Origin. 

Australian comedian, TV and radio presenter, writer, and Dolphins tragic Mel Buttle joined Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings to discuss her love for the Phins and her upcoming tour. 

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The Women's State of Origin kicks off Magic Round tonight, and the Maroons are determined to win at Suncorp Stadium. 

Titans NRLW coach and Maroons legend Karyn Murphy told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "It's important to get the first one, but particularly at home there at Suncorp, where I know the girls are definitely keen to play at home Game 1 in front of friends and family."

"But as Tamika said, it definitely burnt them last year when they didn't win at home there that game one at Suncorp."

"They'll be switched on and looking forward to getting the job done tonight," Ms Murphy continued.

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Suncorp Stadium grounds staff have been working tirelessly to prepare the field for Magic Round. 

The field was damaged last Friday night, when the Broncos played the Bulldogs, and in the following days, Suncorp Stadium also hosted the Queensland Reds and Brisbane Roar. 

Suncorp Stadium Grounds Manager, Matt Oliver, told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "We've pulled out all the stops to get things ready for Women's Origin and Magic Round."

"We're replacing just over 50% of the rugby league field, just over 3500m²." 

"So it is a huge operation, and we are in such a short time frame."

"There's a lot of pressure and there's just a lot of things we've got to get right, and we can't really afford too many mistakes," Mr Oliver continued. 

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It has been 100 days since Donald Trump was re-elected as the President of the United States. 

But, how has President Trump fared? 

US Political Expert from RMIT, Professor Aiden Warren, joined Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings to break down President Trump's first 100 days in office. 

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Brisbane's viral baker and owner of Brooki Bakehouse, Brooke Bellamy, has been accused of plagiarising recipes from two bakers. 

Nagi Maehashi from RecipeTin Eats took to social media yesterday to share a comparison of her recipe to some in Bellamy's cookbook 'Bake with Brooki.'

Bellamy responded on her Instagram, "I immediately offered to remove both recipes from future reprints to prevent further aggravation, which was communicated to Nagi swiftly through discussions.”

This morning, a US-based baker, Sally McKenney, claimed Bellamy plagiarised one of her recipes. 

Bill McDonald said on 4BC Mornings, "It's certainly the talk of the country at the moment, and with lawyers involved now, it's a PR disaster out of nowhere."

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The introduction of Trump's tariffs has been blamed for a downturn in travel to the United States. 

Flight Centre Managing Director, Graham 'Scroo' Turner told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "The overall numbers of people travelling overseas are significantly up, but they're down about 40% into the States, and it just means that people on those sort of trips are tending to avoid the States."

"I think people get used to the somewhat changed circumstances of travelling to the States fairly quickly, but it's still going to be a couple of months where you know there's going to be some uncertainty and people are worried," Mr Turner continued. 

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