It's been revealed that more than 500 Australians are travelling to Brazil for COP30, costing taxpayers up to $2 billion.

Jason Matthews on 4BC Mornings questions the value of the Paris Agreement and Australia's outsized representation compared to nations like the UK, India, and the US.

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Queensland's hospitals are at "ground zero" of an "exit block" crisis, with over 3,000 medically ready patients stranded in hospital beds because there is no room in residential aged care facilities.

Geriatrician at Prince Charles Hospital, Dr Lucy Dakin, joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Mornings to talk about the crisis.

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The Liberal Party has formally abandoned its commitment to a net zero emissions target by 2050, choosing instead to make energy affordability its number one policy priority.

Shadow Minister for Energy Dan Tehan joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Mornings to explain the new approach.

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Criminologist Terry Goldsworthy joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Mornings discuss the major backlash against the 16-year sentence given to a teen who murdered grandmother Vyleen White.

he Premier is now considering an appeal, driven by the belief that the sentence does not align with community expectations.

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Everyday, nine people die in Australia from breast cancer. Inspired by his mum's diagnosis, 13-year-old Max takes on the Swim For Breast Cancer challenge for the second year in a row.

Max joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Mornings to talk about the challenge.

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The ongoing saga of the Jeffrey Epstein files has seen a major new development as Democrats released select emails from the late financier, one of which alleges that Donald Trump "knew about the girls" and spent hours with a victim at Epstein's house.

Nine US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi joined Jason Matthews to discuss the new development.

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