Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has announced a $1 billion vision to upgrade SE QLD infrastructure. Deb tells Mark hers in the only party creating infrastructure to get the state out of an economic slump

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China signed a nonaggression pact with the US in 2015 to stop hacking. They clearly aren’t sticking to it as two Chinese nationals have been indicted in the US.

Clive Hamilton is the author of a book Hidden Hand - How the Chinese communist party is reshaping the world and he tells Mark China isn't easily intimidated and has big plans for global economic domination.

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Pay Rises for teachers and principals have been deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the State Government wants to soften the blow to teachers by sending a proposal to the Queensland Teachers Union to scrap the controversial NAPLAN tests and reward teachers with extra holidays. 

Teachers Union Vice President Cresta Richardson tells Mark that teachers are essential workers and have had to make huge adjustments because of COVID.

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A POLICE officer who spent two years as a forensic crash investigator has detailed his harrowing procedure for delivering a “death message”.

Sergeant Steve Gollan told Mark he rehearses what he is going to say and always uses the word "died" rather than "passed away" or "gone". The message has to be very clear because loved ones will never forget that meeting.

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Indigenous politician Jacinta Price joins Mark to share her disgust at what happened to a 5-year-old child in a remote Cape York community. While the QLD government talks up child safety reforms, there was nothing mentioned about indigenous children. Jacinta says it's racist to offer white children adoption and not indigenous children.

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17-year-old Alex McKechnie from the Gold Coast has won $48K in the last 18 months just by gaming. He has now quit school to follow gaming full time.

Kari Hallows is a gaming commentator and she tells Mark if you're in the top 2% of gamers who are really good, you can make serious coin.

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JULY 16 - marks the 50th anniversary of the 1970 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GAMES in EDINBURGH. We sent a 107 member team. 32 women and 75 men. One of those women was Pam Kilborn who was the first woman to be a flag bearer ever.....

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Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey tells Mark the project is on time and on budget.

Once the first one is signed off, they can be produced much faster and will come online in bunches of 8 over 3 and a half years.

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Ben Dobbin tells Mark Dean pay is one of the greatest players of the game but he couldn't cut it as a coach - he's fallen on his sword.

Ben also believes Trent Barrett needs to think long and hard before taking the gig. There's no way the NRL will be moving to QLD in the wake of the NSW hotspots.

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Jeff Horne tells Mark he is relieved to have a date and venue. Jeff has been keeping fit but says it will be a tough fight. Jeff isn't fazed by Tim's last name and is looking forward to the fight August.

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