The building industry has expressed concern at the appointment of a controversial CFMEU official to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission.

Union assistant secretary Jade Ingham is alleged to have been involved in a number of unlawful work stoppages.

The executive director of Master Builders Queensland Grant Galvin tells Mark the industry is worried about how fair and impartial Mr Ingham will be.

Queensland’s Attorney-General has declared TheMongrel Mob an ‘identified organisation’ amid fears the gang is spreading its tentacles across the state.

It’s joins 27 other outlawed gangs such as The Bandidos and The Finks.

Leading criminologist Dr Terry Goldsworthy from Bond University has just completed a major review of the state’s crime statistics and tells Mark the government should be focusing its efforts elsewhere.

There are a myriad of different ways to keep yourself entertained in the great southeast on a weekend.

Sometimes it can be hard to chose.

4BC’s Olympia Kwitowski is only too happy to tell you where to go, in the nicest possible way.

John Schumann made his name with Redgum and the iconic ode to the Vietnam War ‘I Was Only 19’.

He is currently touring Australia with his backing band The Vagabond Crew promoting his new album Ghost and Memories.

John tells Mark the record covers a range of topics from the plight of FIFO workers to our ANZAC history.

Stargazers will be out in force in the early hours of Saturday morning for a lunar eclipse.

Lunar eclipses are not uncommon but this one will be a special celestial event because it will be this century’s longest total eclipse.

The editor of Astro-Space News Magazine Dave Reneke tells Mark it is actually a busy time of year for astronomers.

It has been 65 years since North Korea and the Allies signed the Armistice ending hostilities in the Korean War.

18,000 Australians served in Korea suffering about 1,500 casualties including more than 350 killed, 30 taken prisoner and 43 who are still listed as missing in action.

Historian at the Australian War Memorial Michael Kelly tells Mark there is some renewed hope for the return of Australia’s missing fallen.

Antivaxxers are planning to hold screenings across southeast Queensland of a film which claims the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil is linked to neurological damage.

Leading health groups dismiss the 30 minute film Sacrificial Virgins as ridiculous, irresponsible and dangerous.

AMA Queensland President Dr Dilip Dhupelia tells Mark Gardasil is saving millions of lives around the world and adverse reactions are extremely rare.

Hundreds of businesses have gathered for a briefing on the contracts available as part of the $944-million Brisbane Metro project.

The project is now in the Expression of Interest phase to bid for things such as a new underground station at the Cultural Centre precinct, a new tunnel beneath Adelaide Street, and a fleet of 60 high-capacity Metro Vehicles.

Federal Urban Infrastructure Minister Paul Fletcher tells Mark says interest is coming from around Australia and the world.

Queensland drivers tired of paying too much at the bowser will finally get real time petrol price monitoring in time for the Christmas holidays.

People will be able to use a range of existing apps to find the cheapest prices and retailers will have to update information with 30 minutes of a price change.

RACQ Head of Public Policy Dr Rebecca Michael tells Mark it is actually a positive development for petrol stations.

Broncos coach Wayne Bennett has been reduced to using the pages of the Courier Mail to seek answers about his future with the club.

Bennett’s contract is up and the end of the year and he has put a proposal to the board for a 12 month extension, but he is being left in limbo.

Mark says it’s no way to treat anyone, let alone the man who delivered the club six premierships.