Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and Queensland Tourism Industry Council Chief Natasha Wheeler debate the state's late-night economy, calling for an urgent shift from government restrictions to business freedom.

They advocate scrapping outdated holiday trading bans and heavy venue regulations, arguing that trusting operators and patrons is the only way to build a vibrant, world-class destination for 2032 and beyond.

Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and Queensland Tourism Industry Council Chief Natasha Wheeler debate the state's late-night economy, calling for an urgent shift from government restrictions to business freedom.
They advocate scrapping outdated holiday trading bans and heavy venue regulations, arguing that trusting operators and patrons is the only way to build a vibrant, world-class destination for 2032 and beyond.

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"Fun police" on patrol: How crippling bureaucracy is killing Queensland’s nightlife economy

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FULL SHOW: Listen back to 4BC Mornings with Gary Hardgrave, Wednesday August 5th, 2026

Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and TPAA Director Edward Schuller discuss an upcoming East Brisbane seminar addressing systemic failures in the Australian education system. 

The segment highlighted how falling academic scores, graphic sex education taught without parental transparency, rising student violence, and anti-Western curricula are severely harming children's mental health and wellbeing.

Gary Hardgrave on 4BC Mornings and TPAA Director Edward Schuller discuss an upcoming East Brisbane seminar addressing systemic failures in the Australian education system. 
The segment highlighted how falling academic scores, graphic sex education taught without parental transparency, rising student violence, and anti-Western curricula are severely harming children's mental health and wellbeing.

Education seminar exposes systemic failure in Australian schools as activism oust academic standard

Walkley Award-winning journalist Neil Mercer joined Gary Hardgrave to discuss his book Falsely Convicted, drawing on childhood memories of notorious serial killings in Perth and Sydney to examine Australia's deeply flawed legal landscape. 

Together, they expose how forensic failures, racial prejudice, forced confessions, and institutional self-preservation leave innocent Australians wrongfully imprisoned for decades.

Walkley Award-winning journalist Neil Mercer joined Gary Hardgrave to discuss his book&nbsp;Falsely Convicted, drawing on childhood memories of notorious serial killings in Perth and Sydney to examine Australia's deeply flawed legal landscape. 
Together, they expose how forensic failures, racial prejudice, forced confessions, and institutional self-preservation leave innocent Australians wrongfully imprisoned for decades.

"Fun police" on patrol: How crippling bureaucracy is killing Queensland’s nightlife economy

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