Indigenous Political Commentator Warren Mundine tells Mark what happened at the Black Lives Matter protest in Brisbane on Saturday was "disgraceful." Warren says no flag should be burnt and protestors don't speak for all Indigenous Australians.

Ian Moss already has a wall of gold records with Cold Chisel when he released his first solo album in 1989.

Matchbook spawned an Australian classic in ‘Tucker’s Daughter’, sold more than 200,000 copies, spent 14 weeks in the top 10 on the album chart and garnered an Album Of The Year ARIA.

30 years on Ian Moss is touring the album to celebrate its anniversary and will play at The Tivoli in Brisbane on Friday the 29th of November.

Ahead of the tour Ian joined Mark in the studio for a chat and a song.

The Palaszczuk Government is set to pass legislation in time for the festive season to make Christmas Eve a public holiday.

 

It will mean some businesses could be slugged with paying penalties of up to 250 per cent for employees who work between 6pm and midnight.

 

Queensland would join South Australia and the Northern Territory in declaring Christmas Eve a public holiday.

 

Dominique Lamb from the National Retailers’ Association tells Mark it could mean a lean Christmas for many retailers and small business people.

Brisbane hiking guide Neil Parker is recovering in hospital after a feat of endurance that saw him crawl to freedom through rugged bushland for almost two days with a shattered ankle and a broken wrist.

Neil was alone doing some reconnaissance of a walking track he intended to use to train other guides when he lost his footing on a waterfall and fell six metres onto rocks.

Neil admits he made some fundamental mistakes that got him into trouble.

Brisbane Bushwalkers president Steve Simpson tells Mark that Neil’s story should serve as a reminder to everyone that the Australian bush is beautiful but it can also be dangerous.

Researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane have put out a call for more than 20,000 Australians to take part in the world’s biggest genetic study of skin cancer.

 

Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world with more than more than 400,000 people treated each year, including more than 12,000 diagnosed with deadly melanomas.

 

QIMR Berghofer Senior Scientist Professor David Whiteman explains to Mark that he needs DNA samples to better understand the role our genes play in skin cancer.

 

https://www.qimrberghofer.edu.au/qskin2/

The Federal Government has named the two companies in the running for the single largest contract in the history of the Australian Army and one, Rheinmetall, is based in Ipswich.

 

The project is known as Land400 Phase-3 and involves delivering 467 Infantry Fighting Vehicles in a contract worth $15 billion.

 

The German based company has already won the Phase-2 and Ted O’Brien, the captain of the group of LNP MPs known as Team Queensland, is vowing to stalk the corridors of power to make sure it triumphs over a Victorian based challenger.

A study done by researchers at the University Of Queensland has found that when it comes to play equipment for the kids more is not necessarily better.

Researchers surveyed 2,000 mums, who between them had 4,000 kids, about what it is that gets the kids outside and getting some much needed exercise.

Dr Katrina Moss from the UQ School of Public Health tells Mark what’s important is to get the right type of play equipment and things like slides and swings are the pick of the bunch.

Broncos fans are in shock after the side was handed the worst defeat in its history to be whipped out of the NRL finals series.

Parramatta piled on 58 unanswered points at Bankwest Stadium, crossing 11 times as a hapless Brisbane side could only watch on.

Former Bronco’s star Glenn Lazarus tells Mark it was nothing short of embarrassing.

This summer promises to be a bumper one for Brisbane tennis fans.

While Ash Barty is among the big names confirmed for the Brisbane International, today it has been announced that Novak Djokovic will be on centre court at the Pat Rafter Arena in the inaugural ATP Cup.

Former Davis Cup player, coach and commentator Wally Masur tells Mark that Brisbane will also get to see the Australian team in action during the group stages.