Listen to the full show podcast of Saturday Mornings with Mark Braybrook,         20th January 2018

Nick Behrans from the Queensland Economic Advocacy Solutions says there is a big shortage of apprentices in QLD and more needs to be done to attract teenagers

Assistant Home Affairs Minister Alex Hawke says the whole Australia Day debate is an attempt to impose a far left agenda on everyday Australians.

The Smith Family’s Alan Le May says going back to school can be over-whelming for families and there is more need than they can deal with. Kids spend on average 6 years in the Smith Family program

Patrick McGorry AO said bullying can be as damaging for youth mental health as child abuse, and wants support services increased in the wake of Amy “Dolly” Everett’s death.

Listen to the full show podcast of Saturday Mornings with Mark Braybrook,         13th January 2018

Listen to the full show podcast of Saturday Mornings with Mark Braybrook,         6th January 2018

Buried in the archives of the State Library of Queensland for 30 years have been the Joh Tapes, a series of rarely-seen interviews with former Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. The former Premier rails and rages against the injustices he perceived as having brought him down from Queensland’s top job. Journalist and Author Matthew Condon joined Mark Braybrook.

Mark chats to Henry Plumptre, former boss of Godolphin and leading blood-stock agent, about the upcoming Magic Millions sales at the Gold Coast, and finds out what it takes to pick to a winner from the hundreds of horses.

As the holiday road toll continues to climb across the country, debate rages on about how to combat the problem.  Mark Braybrook spoke with Russell White from driversafety.com.au.