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FAQs about The Scott Emerson Drive Show:How many episodes does The Scott Emerson Drive Show have?The podcast currently has 5,954 episodes available.
June 29, 2018Calls to Fine Woolworths for “Free” Reusable Plastic BagsThe Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia is calling on the Palaszczuk Government to fine Woolworths for giving out their 15c Reusable Plastic Bags for Free.The Supermarket Giant announced it won’t charge customers for them until July 8 after a flood of complaints during the transition stage after they phased out the lightweight Grey Bags.From July 1, all retailers in Queensland face fines of $6,300 if they provide the old bags to customers.But COSBOA CEO, Peter Strong, tells Ben the big Chains offering bags for free will lure customers away from smaller retailers who will either have to absorb the cost or pass it on to consumers....more9minPlay
June 28, 2018Just the Tonic for Chemist home deliveriesYour Groceries, your Dinner, your shopping can all be delivered to home -- and now so can your medicine.Brisbane boys, Guy McKenzie and Adam Gilmore, have created TONIC - an App revolutionising the way those too sick to step out the door, or too time poor, can access medication.Adam explains how the App works and tells Ben it can be a godsend to parents with small kids....more8minPlay
June 28, 2018#BNE2025: Pride of BrisbaneBrisbane is undergoing a major facelift which will transform the city for better -- but no one is spruiking it.$26.5billion worth of infrastructure projects are either underway or in the pipeline and the positive impact on the River City will be felt within the next seven years.Long after the current crop of pollies are gone, proud Brisbaneites will still be here.Ben is joined by Michael Crutcher - one of the architects of #BNE2025 -- and explains it’s easy to focus on the negatives, but who’s talking us up?...more11minPlay
June 28, 2018Dying With Dignity - Andrew DentonIt’s the most important Social Issue of our time, but one the Queensland Parliament refuses to touch.Voluntary Assisted Dying.It’s why Andrew Denton wants an audience with the Premier, to take the politics out of it and make sure Queensland doesn’t remain the only state that hasn’t debated the issue of Euthanasia.Like the majority of Australians, it’s personal for Andrew, and he tells Ben what his two decade global crusade has found....more9minPlay
June 27, 2018Tommy's Tips Round 16Listener Clive takes on Tommy Raudonikis for this week's Tommy's Tips...more9minPlay
June 27, 2018Knight Fever for Barry GibbThe last Bee Gee and pride of Redcliffe, Barry Gibb, has been knighted for his services to music and entertainment.The band has had a long-running connection with the station, having been discovered by a 4BH disk jockey, when the pop stalwarts were just kids singing at the speedway.Are they Australia’s most successful music export?It’s something Ben asks Rock Historian Glenn A Baker....more6minPlay
June 27, 2018A man and his van take on the governmentThe Palaszczuk government refuses to acknowledge they are hitting retirees where it hurts with their luxury car tax putting up the price of a motorhome.In 1999 Jim Skinner got the federal government to change its mind on the same thing. He wasn’t part of a lobby group or the industry, or even a powerful faction. He was just one man on a mission.Ben spoke to him to see if he would again use people power to change things here in Queensland....more9minPlay
June 27, 2018Ipswich Council fights the powerLabor party lawyers are scrambling after the Ipswich City Council lodged Supreme Court Action against the Palaszczuk Government over a second show cause notice.Last week, the council was once again forced to explain why they shouldn’t be sacked, thanks to a host of new powers given to the Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchcliffe.Are the new powers unfair? Is this an act of desperation by the under siege Council?Ben calls Cr Paul Tully to figure it out and asks if the Court’s ruling will be the end of the matter....more7minPlay
June 27, 2018Will tax cuts decide Longman's fate?Could a captain’s call sink the entire ship?It’s a possibility for Bill Shorten, who’s gone rogue and pledged to repeal company tax cuts about to come in for small to medium businesses who turnover $10 million to $50 million a year.Next Month’s by-election in Longman will be Ground Zero in the nation’s political War.Will this cost Labor votes? Will it cost Bill Shorten his job? More importantly, will it cost local jobs?Daryl Webster’s family set up Kangaroo Bus Lines in Burpengary 40-years-ago, and employs nearly 200 locals.He tells Ben how the uncertainty would hurt them and the economy....more8minPlay
June 27, 2018Centrelink GM takes your questionsThe changes to Childcare Payments this country’s seen will come into effect on Monday.Have you been assessed? What about the Activity Test? And who does the payment go to?Centrelink’s General Manager, Hank Jongen, joins Ben in studio to answer listeners calls and solve a few problems....more26minPlay
FAQs about The Scott Emerson Drive Show:How many episodes does The Scott Emerson Drive Show have?The podcast currently has 5,954 episodes available.