Shadow Education Minister Julian Leeser joined Gary Hardgrave to argue that a strong education system is vital for Australia's success.

They focused on the decline of British heritage taught in schools, curriculum balance, and addressed the skilled trades shortage.

Shadow Education Minister Julian Leeser joined Gary Hardgrave to argue that a strong education system is vital for Australia's success.
They focused on the decline of British heritage taught in schools, curriculum balance, and addressed the skilled trades shortage.

4BC Drive, live every weekday afternoon. With the latest news, 4BC will keep you updated on your drive home.

4BC Drive, live every weekday afternoon. With the latest news, 4BC will keep you updated on your drive home.

4BC Drive with Gary Hardgrave

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Culture wars hit classrooms: "Stop teaching kids to hate Australia"

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Listen to Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Drive weekdays from 3:00pm

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FULL SHOW: Listen back to 4BC Drive with Gary Hardgrave, Wednesday March 4th, 2026

The Queensland Government has performed an 11th-hour backdown on proposed hate speech laws that would have granted a single minister the extraordinary power to ban phrases by decree. 

Gary Hardgrave and the IPA’s Margaret Chambers unpack how these "meaningless" safeguards risked weaponising subjectivity to silence mainstream political debate.

The Queensland Government has performed an 11th-hour backdown on proposed hate speech laws that would have granted a single minister the extraordinary power to ban phrases by decree. 
Gary Hardgrave and the IPA&rsquo;s Margaret Chambers unpack how these "meaningless" safeguards risked weaponising subjectivity to silence mainstream political debate.

Why Queensland’s Hate Speech Laws were just sent back to the drawing board

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/2b957c80-0527-4e13-adfc-b40300813367/transcript

Greg from Sunnybank shared his frustrating battle with bureaucracy to save a historic Salisbury munitions site before it's gone forever. 

From rubberised spark-proof floors to secret wartime archives, discover the fascinating history of the building the government seemingly forgot to protect.

Greg from Sunnybank shared his frustrating battle with bureaucracy to save a historic Salisbury munitions site before it's gone forever. 
From rubberised spark-proof floors to secret wartime archives, discover the fascinating history of the building the government seemingly forgot to protect.

Why a "top secret" Brisbane WWII factory is facing demolition despite local outcry

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/f50b047a-6930-4965-ab81-b403007109c8/transcript

Culture wars hit classrooms: "Stop teaching kids to hate Australia"

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