2025 QLD Australian of the Year Nominee Roby Curtis, the Director of Emmanuel City Mission, is stepping out on a long journey to help those doing it tough.

He’s undertaking the pilgrimage from Brisbane to Cherbourg – a 300km journey over 7 days to walk in solidarity with those experiencing homelessness and to raise money for the Mission.

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Brisbane's property market has been unstable since the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Today, Domain’s House Price Report for the March quarter has been released.

Domain’s National Property Editor Alice Stolz told Sofie Formica on 4BC Afternoons, "The market has dipped ever so slightly and it's down around 3500 dollars in this current March quarter."

"Now, before anyone cracks open the champagne and thinks how amazing, wonderful news the first home buyers, I hasten to add that the median is still at 1.02 million in Brisbane."

"So an incredible figure and one that has just happened so quickly and so unexpectedly, I suppose, over the past few years," Ms Stolz continued. 

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Last night, Mary Fowler ruptured her ACL playing in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United. 

Research suggests that women are more prone to ACL injuries than men. 

Exercise Physiologist, Mental Performance Coach, and Breath Science Practitioner, Unna Goldsworthy joined Sofie Formica on 4BC Afternoons to explain why women are more susceptible to these injuries.

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The University of Queensland came close to creating the first COVID-19 vaccine, and now the team is creating a new vaccine in 150 days. 

Team Leader of UQ's Vaccine Response Team, Professor Keith Chappell, told Dean Miller on 4BC Drive, "So I guess we're putting ourselves to the test."

"We were given an exemplar virus 60 days ago, and we're now just over two or just two months into pretending that we're in an outbreak and seeing if we can make a vaccine," Professor Chappell continued. 

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Anthony Albanese has announced an $8.5 billion Medicare plan so Australians will pay less for doctor's appointments. 

However, there has been some pushback from GPs and medical professionals due to financial pressures. 

Founder of CleanBill James Gillespie told Sofie Formica on 4BC Afternoons, "The key thing that we're looking at is whether these clinics decide to continue to charge patients an out-of-pocket costs, or whether they decide to switch to the bulk billing incentive."

"Where you've seen the contention there, is that the bulk billing incentive figures don't hit the average out of pocket costs that are currently charged by GP clinics."

"So a lot of GP clinics in certain areas would have to take an economic hit in order to accept that incentive instead," Mr Gillespie continued. 

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Australia is going crazy over the rise of Queensland sprint sensation Gout Gout.

Over the weekend, he recorded the fastest ever run on Australian soil, clocking 19.84 seconds for 200m. 

Movement specialist at Flinders University, Dr Dylan Hicks, joined Sofie Formica on 4BC Afternoons to discuss why Gout Gout's running style is so successful. 

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Research published last year investigated the locations of vape stores in Western Australia and found that one-in-three was within 500 metres of a school. 

Member for Cooper Jonty Bush has started a petition calling on the Brisbane City Council to introduce exclusion zones around schools to prohibit the sale of vapes, tobacco, and e-cigarettes. 

Ms Bush told Sofie Formica on 4BC Afternoons, "I would say almost every school now has got a vape shop operating within a five-minute walk to them."

"We're doing all this work in trying to better regulate and drive the uptake down. But yet, we're seeing increasing numbers of young people that are picking up vapes and tobacco products. So, it's obviously not enough."

"There's opportunities to do more work. I think it's a common sense approach and I'd love to see council explore it," Ms Bush continued. 

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