About one in 70 Australians suffer Coeliac Disease - a potentially dangerous immune system response to gluten from grains.

For sufferers a slice of bread, a beer or the wrong sauce at a restaurant can lead to fatigue, intestinal damage, infertility, type-1 diabetes and osteoporosis.

There is some hope with the second stage of human trials of a vaccine in Queensland.

Gastroenterologist Dr James Daveson is one of the lead investigators and he tells Mark it’s hoped it will spend the end to gluten free diets.

A growing population and rapidly evolving technology mean the way we get around Brisbane is set for dramatic change in the future.

The Brisbane City Council has released its vision looking 25 years down the road called Transport Plan for Brisbane – Strategic Directions.

It considers things like the impacts of electric vehicles and drones and Council Transport Committee Chair Cr Adrian Schrinner tells Mark locals could even see car free days.

For the last several months residents in parts of Salisbury and Moorooka have endured an noxious odour they describe as being like cat urine.

Residents are pointing the finger at a local plastics manufacturer and the Department of Environment and Science is investigating.

Cec Fox from the Salisbury Moorooka Noxious Odour Group tells Mark the smell is so bad it is making kids physically ill and his group may take legal action.

The Brisbane City Council recently told a state government committee that electric cars could potentially cause parking problems.

In its submission it said because developers are reluctant to include charging facilities and because of charging times on-street charging could be an issue.

Graeme Manietta from the Australian Electric Vehicle Association tells Mark he believes the technology is developing so quickly issues like that will be overcome.

Amid growing frustration about delays processing age pension applications the Morrison Government says it is rushing in extra resources to clear the backlog.

There are numerous stories of eligible pensioners being made to wait months to have their applications processed by Centrelink.

Human Services Minister Michael Keenan tells Mark thousands of private contractors will get the job done.

Labor’s Anthony Albanese jokingly refers to himself as the shadow minister for building stuff.

After the next election as the opposition’s infrastructure spokesman he may well be in control of deciding which big projects get money and when

He tells Mark the aim will be to make Brisbane an easier city to get around while preserving its unique character.

CommSec’s latest State of the States report has Queensland vying for the economic wooden spoon against WA and the Northern Territory.

All but one of the eight economic indicators the report uses has Queensland in the bottom half of the table.

CommSec Senior Economist Craig James tells Mark if there’s a positive to take from the report it is that Queensland’s economic performance is stabilising.

People applying for the age pension are waiting months in many cases to receive their money, forcing to live on their savings or credit cards.

The Department of Human Services admits it is at fault because it has failed to properly plan for changes in the administration in the pension.

National Seniors spokesman Ian Henschke tells Mark it is simply not good enough to tell people they need to apply at least 13 weeks in advance to get the payment.

A Brisbane naturopath has enlisted renowned neurosurgeon Professor Charlie Teo to help with a trial of medical marijuana to treat an aggressive form of brain tumor.

About 1,000 people are diagnosed with glioma each year and fewer than 5% survive beyond five years.

Dr Janet Schloss from the Endeavour College of Natural Health tells Mark the cannabis will be administered alongside traditional cancer treatments.

It may be hard to realise by Troy Cassar-Daley has been a fixture on the Australian music scene for 30 years.

To mark the milestone Troy has released a Greatest Hits album with 42 tracks, including an amazing 31 chart toppers.

The Golden Guitar legend joined Mark in the studio for a chat and to play him “Wouldn’t Change A Thing.”