Australians are weighed down by a mountain of credit card debt estimated by the Reserve Bank to be well in excess of $50 billion.

From the start of next year ASIC will impose tighter rules for issuing new credit cards including that customers be able to pay off their limit within three years.

Fiona Guthrie from Financial Counselling Australia tells Mark it is a welcome move but more can be done to protect people from the credit card debt spiral.

Face to Face by the Angels is one of the all time classic Australian albums.

To celebrate its 40th anniversary the band has re-recorded it as both a live and a studio album called Face II Face which includes a reworking of Take A Long Line.

Angels lead guitarist Rick Brewster tells Mark the only to get your hands on a copy is to go to a gig.

Concerns are growing over the proposal to develop a zipline ride on Mt Coot-tha.

The DA for the proposal was lodged on Monday requiring the removal of 206 large native trees despite the council originally saying there would be zero clearing.

One critic of the plan Dr Peter Hale from the Mt Cootha Protection Alliance tells Mark the zipline would have a huge impact on the local environment.

The Palaszczuk Government has announced an inquiry into how Queensland can earn a bigger slice of Australia’s burgeoning space industry.

It will look at how the state can become a hub for research, design and manufacturing.

Space Industry Association of Australia Chairman Michael Davis tells Mark the opportunities go well beyond launch rockets.

Young women and girls are flocking to play cricket according the results of the annual national census conducted by Cricket Australia.

It found that 30% of cricket’s participant base is now female and that 3 in every 5 new participants in the game are girls.

One club leading the way is Brisbane North Juniors and Robert Bailey from the club tells Mark that in just two years they have developed the largest club based girls cricket competition in Australia.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has scrapped plans to raise the retirement age to 70 by 2035.

It is Mr Morrison’s first policy backflip but he says the unpopular measure is no longer needed to save the budget money.

It is a decision welcomed by National Seniors and chief advocate Ian Henschke tells Mark it is a positive step but much more needs to be done

Four students at the Queensland University of Technology have won the Australian section of the international James Dyson Awards.

The team developed a measuring device for the visually impaired called Macaron.

Team member Yuma Decaux is blind and he tells Mark problems with a home renovation was the inspiration for the Macaron.

It is Child Protection Week and the message to the public is children do not make up stories about abuse and they must be listened to.

Frighteningly 94% of perpetrators are in positions of trust with children.

Child Protection Week ambassador Kay McGrath and ACT For Kids CEO Dr Neil Carrington joined Mark in the studio telling him that even when a child comes forward only 28% of adults will take any action.

At least 10 people are dead and the Japanese city of Osaka is counting the cost after being hit by Typhoon Jebi.

Caught in the strongest storm to hit Japan in 25 years was the Parry family from Brisbane.

Michelle Parry tells Mark it was the second time she had been caught in a typhoon in Japan.

September is Dementia Awareness Month and research shows that as well as being a great social activity and a lot of fun, Line-dancing is better than a walk to fight Alzheimer's!

Debbie Greaves- Line Dancing teacher from Dallas Line Dancers tells Mark about the benefits of Line dancing and where you can get along to one of her classes and socials.