Good afternoon, and welcome to a brand new week. It's lovely to have your company on four BC and four RO. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I'm Sophie for Micah, keeping you company through until three pm this afternoon and hoping that you would like to join me in the conversation today and every day. Just some of what we're covering on the program today will include what we do with old used masks. I'm talking about the face masks. Since COVID nineteen, we know that more than nine hundred and fifty billion disposable masks were dumped into landfill. That's around three point eight million tons of waste. So today Professor Pingingang Song from the University of Southeast Queensland is going to tell us how they're turning some of that waste into very smart things. We'll find out all about that after one. Yesterday was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, so Sue Leech is going to join us from Elder Abuse Action Australia just after one o'clock today, I should say Professor Song will be up to two. Evan Lucas is going to be with us at twelve thirty. We'll talk finance with him, including what's going on with world oil prices and what that will mean for us. And speaking of the bowser, Paul Gover will be with us again talking cars for motoring Monday, Color Binyaska has our entertainment news covered after the weekend, and speaking of entertainment, how would you like to get along to see a little bit of the rugby on the weekend the rugby league I mean double pass for the Broncos and Sharks this weekend will be given away to a lucky listener before three on.

Good afternoon, and welcome to a brand new week. It's lovely to have your company on four BC and four RO. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I'm Sophie for Micah, keeping you company through until three pm this afternoon and hoping that you would like to join me in the conversation today and every day. Just some of what we're covering on the program today will include what we do with old used masks. I'm talking about the face masks. Since COVID nineteen, we know that more than nine hundred and fifty billion disposable masks were dumped into landfill. That's around three point eight million tons of waste. So today Professor Pingingang Song from the University of Southeast Queensland is going to tell us how they're turning some of that waste into very smart things. We'll find out all about that after one. Yesterday was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, so Sue Leech is going to join us from Elder Abuse Action Australia just after one o'clock today, I should say Professor Song will be up to two. Evan Lucas is going to be with us at twelve thirty. We'll talk finance with him, including what's going on with world oil prices and what that will mean for us. And speaking of the bowser, Paul Gover will be with us again talking cars for motoring Monday, Color Binyaska has our entertainment news covered after the weekend, and speaking of entertainment, how would you like to get along to see a little bit of the rugby on the weekend the rugby league I mean double pass for the Broncos and Sharks this weekend will be given away to a lucky listener before three on.

Afternoons and now on four BC and network stations across Australia afternoons with Sophie for Micah.

Afternoons and now on four BC and network stations across Australia afternoons with Sophie for Micah.

And hopefully you've been tuning in all morning to the different programs Breakfast and of course Mornings with Bell. Now if you'd like to join me in the conversation, you know the number one double three eight eighty two or text zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two. On this June sixteen, which is World Sea Turtle Day. You know this is a real day that we are reminded of these fabulous marine animals. The largest leatherback turtle ever recorded was found washed ashore in Wales in nineteen eighty eight, and it measured nearly three meters in length. Imagine that, weighing over just over nine hundred and fourteen kilos. Sadly it had drowned and the reason was because it became entangled in fishing gear, and unfortunately that is the demise for many of our turtles. World Sea Turtle Day highlighting the struggle of these marine animals and urging year round responsible action. So I guess it ties in nicely to talking about a reuse for our disposable mask, because I'm sure, like me, you can cast your mind back to those days of COVID where you just see them everywhere in the gutter, on the side of the road, falling out of people's bins. We were encouraged wherever possible before throwing them out to cut the loops so that they would wouldn't be an entanglement issue if they did find themselves in the wrong place. But it's good news today to hear that somebody's come up with a really great idea of how to repurpose and reuse them and turn them into something else. Today is also Fresh Veggies Day, So how are you all going with the goal of trying to hit thirty different fruit, veggies and nuts and seeds in a week, you're getting anywhere close. Maybe if you're aiming for thirty and you hit fifteen, but you are only ever eating the same three veggies. That's one step forward. Let me know. It's also Fudge Day today, many believing that fudge actually originated as a bit of a mistake when a baker accidentally fudged a batch of caramels and came up with what we now know as fudge. It's a great gourmet creation after a mistake. Have you ever made something accidentally? One double three eight eighty two zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two. Also on this day in history, let's take a look back. While it was on this day in twenty fifteen that at that time Donald Trump announced to the world he'd run for president.

And hopefully you've been tuning in all morning to the different programs Breakfast and of course Mornings with Bell. Now if you'd like to join me in the conversation, you know the number one double three eight eighty two or text zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two. On this June sixteen, which is World Sea Turtle Day. You know this is a real day that we are reminded of these fabulous marine animals. The largest leatherback turtle ever recorded was found washed ashore in Wales in nineteen eighty eight, and it measured nearly three meters in length. Imagine that, weighing over just over nine hundred and fourteen kilos. Sadly it had drowned and the reason was because it became entangled in fishing gear, and unfortunately that is the demise for many of our turtles. World Sea Turtle Day highlighting the struggle of these marine animals and urging year round responsible action. So I guess it ties in nicely to talking about a reuse for our disposable mask, because I'm sure, like me, you can cast your mind back to those days of COVID where you just see them everywhere in the gutter, on the side of the road, falling out of people's bins. We were encouraged wherever possible before throwing them out to cut the loops so that they would wouldn't be an entanglement issue if they did find themselves in the wrong place. But it's good news today to hear that somebody's come up with a really great idea of how to repurpose and reuse them and turn them into something else. Today is also Fresh Veggies Day, So how are you all going with the goal of trying to hit thirty different fruit, veggies and nuts and seeds in a week, you're getting anywhere close. Maybe if you're aiming for thirty and you hit fifteen, but you are only ever eating the same three veggies. That's one step forward. Let me know. It's also Fudge Day today, many believing that fudge actually originated as a bit of a mistake when a baker accidentally fudged a batch of caramels and came up with what we now know as fudge. It's a great gourmet creation after a mistake. Have you ever made something accidentally? One double three eight eighty two zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two. Also on this day in history, let's take a look back. While it was on this day in twenty fifteen that at that time Donald Trump announced to the world he'd run for president.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am offacially running for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country grade again.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am offacially running for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country grade again.

Two years later, he was elected as the nation's forty fifth president. Yesterday, he celebrated his seventy ninth birthday with a military parade. Nineteen ninety four, Officeworks opened their very first store in Australia were being bombarded at the moment, aren't we with suggestions that maybe if you need some last minute tax deductions you can head on into office works in these last couple of weeks of June nineteen seventy eight, and it was on this day that the video game Space Invaders was released. That was definitely a sound of my youth, I will admit it. Space's Vaders, pac Man, Frogger, they're the three that come to mind, and straight away, Asteroids, Galactica there was another one, and all the ones that were on Galagha, that's right, Galaga, all the ones that were on the Atari sixty four, they're the ones that come straight to mind. That game. Though Space Invaders made three billion dollars in its first four years. It was nineteen seventy eight on this day that the movie Grease premiered in cinemas. You're not tempted to do the moves? Ash, do you know them? And of course starring Olivia Newton John and John Travolta are Sandy and Danny. Now, we were only talking about this last week because we had the living Newton. John is our highlight on Friday afternoon with Sean Sennett. So you know how last week I asked the question whether or not they're actually people who exist that don't have veggiemite in their house, and we did have a couple of lists call to say that they don't like vegimite and there was no veggimite in their house. Is there anybody who has not seen the movie Grease and has managed to live their entire life? Well, Harry, you haven't lived here. I'm talking about people who were around when Greece came out, or were a kid when Grease came out? Why haven't you watched Greece?

Two years later, he was elected as the nation's forty fifth president. Yesterday, he celebrated his seventy ninth birthday with a military parade. Nineteen ninety four, Officeworks opened their very first store in Australia were being bombarded at the moment, aren't we with suggestions that maybe if you need some last minute tax deductions you can head on into office works in these last couple of weeks of June nineteen seventy eight, and it was on this day that the video game Space Invaders was released. That was definitely a sound of my youth, I will admit it. Space's Vaders, pac Man, Frogger, they're the three that come to mind, and straight away, Asteroids, Galactica there was another one, and all the ones that were on Galagha, that's right, Galaga, all the ones that were on the Atari sixty four, they're the ones that come straight to mind. That game. Though Space Invaders made three billion dollars in its first four years. It was nineteen seventy eight on this day that the movie Grease premiered in cinemas. You're not tempted to do the moves? Ash, do you know them? And of course starring Olivia Newton John and John Travolta are Sandy and Danny. Now, we were only talking about this last week because we had the living Newton. John is our highlight on Friday afternoon with Sean Sennett. So you know how last week I asked the question whether or not they're actually people who exist that don't have veggiemite in their house, and we did have a couple of lists call to say that they don't like vegimite and there was no veggimite in their house. Is there anybody who has not seen the movie Grease and has managed to live their entire life? Well, Harry, you haven't lived here. I'm talking about people who were around when Greece came out, or were a kid when Grease came out? Why haven't you watched Greece?

See?

See?

I blame your mother. She should absolutely have made sure that you would watch Greece. You've seen dirty Dancing, flash Dance, just not Grease. Okay, well there you go, somebody one double three eighty two is the open line number if there's someone else who who hasn't seen the movie nine eighteen eighty four. It was on this day the world's first rollercoaster opened in New York eighteen eighty four. Hey, that would have been a rickety wooden job. Twenty sixteen, On this day, the earworm of a song was uploaded to YouTube.

I blame your mother. She should absolutely have made sure that you would watch Greece. You've seen dirty Dancing, flash Dance, just not Grease. Okay, well there you go, somebody one double three eighty two is the open line number if there's someone else who who hasn't seen the movie nine eighteen eighty four. It was on this day the world's first rollercoaster opened in New York eighteen eighty four. Hey, that would have been a rickety wooden job. Twenty sixteen, On this day, the earworm of a song was uploaded to YouTube.

Shaky Baby checked it, Baby checked, baby.

Shaky Baby checked it, Baby checked, baby.

Shake, Mommy shark do do do do doo? Mommy shok do do do do doo. Mommy shok do do do do Mommy shake. Okay, have I just given everybody that? Now that's the earworm for today. Can you believe that baby Shark Dance video has been played fifteen billion times on YouTube, making it one of the most watched videos of all time. And on this day in two thousand and two, a remixed version of Elvis Presley's nineteen sixty eight single A Little Less Conversation hit number one. It was part of a push by his estate to snatch the UK record for most chart toppers from the Beatles. At the time, Elvis Presley has had a total of twenty one versus the Beatles at eighteen. It's just some of what happened on this day, the sixteenth of June.

Shake, Mommy shark do do do do doo? Mommy shok do do do do doo. Mommy shok do do do do Mommy shake. Okay, have I just given everybody that? Now that's the earworm for today. Can you believe that baby Shark Dance video has been played fifteen billion times on YouTube, making it one of the most watched videos of all time. And on this day in two thousand and two, a remixed version of Elvis Presley's nineteen sixty eight single A Little Less Conversation hit number one. It was part of a push by his estate to snatch the UK record for most chart toppers from the Beatles. At the time, Elvis Presley has had a total of twenty one versus the Beatles at eighteen. It's just some of what happened on this day, the sixteenth of June.

And now on afternoons it's time to find out what's making news.

And now on afternoons it's time to find out what's making news.

Yeah, well, a couple of things. Obviously, we've all been shivering through a winter every weekend. There is good news on the horizon. The Bureau of Meteorology is now forecasting that these minimum temperatures should start to move back towards average across most of the state starting tomorrow. Much of the Wide Bay and coastal parts of the Capricornia region are also going to see a slightly warmed trend. However, I will also warn that the Darling Downs and the Granite Belt, we're told we'll still be looking at having cooler mornings ranging between three and seven degrees celsius. As for the clear blue skies that we've been enjoying, forecasters say that cloud and showers will start to develop, particularly to the north, where minimum temperatures are going to hover around the mid to late teens from tomorrow. The reason for the cooler temperatures was a front that brought in southerly winds and some Antarctic air from the south, so it really was Chilean. If you're suffering in the cold, get ready to feel a little more comfortable. We have our warmer week on the way for us, and I'll keep you updated with the weather throughout the course of the afternoon. Get your take on what we're learning today from the Education Minister that more children are starting school with poor emotional regulation and social skills than any other year since the record of this kind of measure began back in two thousand and nine and the Education Minister, Federal Education Minister Jason Clair is putting it down to the impact that the COVID pandemic had on young kids. So the Australian Early Development Census is done every three years and it's a lot of kids. They surveyed close to two hundred and ninety thousand children in their first year of full time schooling. They also spoke to sixteen thy seven hundred teachers across the nation and this was measured and looking at a child's development in five domains, one being physical health, two social competence, three emotional maturity, four language and cognitive skills and five communication skills and their general knowledge. So the census showed that across the country, in the Northern Territory they start school with a development disadvantage compared to other states. Forty point eight percent of Northern Territory kids facing a significant challenge in at least one of those five key domains. In Queensland twenty five point four percent, so a quarter of kids have a significant challenge in at least one of those areas that I mentioned. Kids were more vulnerable than ever when it came to social competence and emotional maturity. One in ten students experiencing several challenges getting along with children, taking responsibility for their actions, being able to follow basic class rules, as well as regulating emotions, including being prone to aggression, disobedience, inattention, and impulsivity. So as adults, you know, you listen to that. I read this today and I just thought to myself, well, there's sort of a bit of a confluence of a few different things that I think are intersecting here. And to be honest, I think it's kind of lazy to blame the COVID pandem on everything, because while the COVID pandemic may have taken kids out of the traditional classroom for a period of time, it also was an opportunity to be able to have them be engaged with other areas. Parents did a great job in many cases of using that time to be well engaged with their children. But if you took the kids out of the classroom and you did little or nothing to engage them either inside the household or perhaps with neighbors where possible, then of course those children would end up having some issues when it comes to being able to communicate and have relationships with others. Comes back to I think the same thing that I said to Bill when the pylon was happening today across the board. After that, that piece of research came out to suggest that gen Z's aren't as competent as generations that have gone by. And what's the reason for that? Well, isn't it all come down to parenting. At the end of the day, kids only learn what they are either taught or what they see. So I think we probably need to be shining magnifying glass a little bit more on the parents of the kids than just the kids inside the classroom. But I'd really love to get your take on it. If you've noticed this yourself, maybe you're a teacher or just you know, working with children in some capacity. Maybe you see the difference with your grandkids and your kids and the way that they spend time one double three eight eighty two texts zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two or send through a text to Afternoons at four BC dot com dot AU, because I can guarantee you if we don't start addressing these issues with these kids who are in their first year of full time schooling now where a quarter of them are dealing with these issues. We're going to be talking about this generation like we are Gen Z, only ten times worse. Just off the back of sharing that information about the development vulnerability, we're being told about kids starting school and that here in Queensland it was sitting at twenty five point four percent of kids having some issue in one of these development delays, whether it be physical, social, emotional, their col not even language skills or communication skills. Steve's on the line from Kingston. Good afternoon, Steve, Nice to talk to you.

Yeah, well, a couple of things. Obviously, we've all been shivering through a winter every weekend. There is good news on the horizon. The Bureau of Meteorology is now forecasting that these minimum temperatures should start to move back towards average across most of the state starting tomorrow. Much of the Wide Bay and coastal parts of the Capricornia region are also going to see a slightly warmed trend. However, I will also warn that the Darling Downs and the Granite Belt, we're told we'll still be looking at having cooler mornings ranging between three and seven degrees celsius. As for the clear blue skies that we've been enjoying, forecasters say that cloud and showers will start to develop, particularly to the north, where minimum temperatures are going to hover around the mid to late teens from tomorrow. The reason for the cooler temperatures was a front that brought in southerly winds and some Antarctic air from the south, so it really was Chilean. If you're suffering in the cold, get ready to feel a little more comfortable. We have our warmer week on the way for us, and I'll keep you updated with the weather throughout the course of the afternoon. Get your take on what we're learning today from the Education Minister that more children are starting school with poor emotional regulation and social skills than any other year since the record of this kind of measure began back in two thousand and nine and the Education Minister, Federal Education Minister Jason Clair is putting it down to the impact that the COVID pandemic had on young kids. So the Australian Early Development Census is done every three years and it's a lot of kids. They surveyed close to two hundred and ninety thousand children in their first year of full time schooling. They also spoke to sixteen thy seven hundred teachers across the nation and this was measured and looking at a child's development in five domains, one being physical health, two social competence, three emotional maturity, four language and cognitive skills and five communication skills and their general knowledge. So the census showed that across the country, in the Northern Territory they start school with a development disadvantage compared to other states. Forty point eight percent of Northern Territory kids facing a significant challenge in at least one of those five key domains. In Queensland twenty five point four percent, so a quarter of kids have a significant challenge in at least one of those areas that I mentioned. Kids were more vulnerable than ever when it came to social competence and emotional maturity. One in ten students experiencing several challenges getting along with children, taking responsibility for their actions, being able to follow basic class rules, as well as regulating emotions, including being prone to aggression, disobedience, inattention, and impulsivity. So as adults, you know, you listen to that. I read this today and I just thought to myself, well, there's sort of a bit of a confluence of a few different things that I think are intersecting here. And to be honest, I think it's kind of lazy to blame the COVID pandem on everything, because while the COVID pandemic may have taken kids out of the traditional classroom for a period of time, it also was an opportunity to be able to have them be engaged with other areas. Parents did a great job in many cases of using that time to be well engaged with their children. But if you took the kids out of the classroom and you did little or nothing to engage them either inside the household or perhaps with neighbors where possible, then of course those children would end up having some issues when it comes to being able to communicate and have relationships with others. Comes back to I think the same thing that I said to Bill when the pylon was happening today across the board. After that, that piece of research came out to suggest that gen Z's aren't as competent as generations that have gone by. And what's the reason for that? Well, isn't it all come down to parenting. At the end of the day, kids only learn what they are either taught or what they see. So I think we probably need to be shining magnifying glass a little bit more on the parents of the kids than just the kids inside the classroom. But I'd really love to get your take on it. If you've noticed this yourself, maybe you're a teacher or just you know, working with children in some capacity. Maybe you see the difference with your grandkids and your kids and the way that they spend time one double three eight eighty two texts zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two or send through a text to Afternoons at four BC dot com dot AU, because I can guarantee you if we don't start addressing these issues with these kids who are in their first year of full time schooling now where a quarter of them are dealing with these issues. We're going to be talking about this generation like we are Gen Z, only ten times worse. Just off the back of sharing that information about the development vulnerability, we're being told about kids starting school and that here in Queensland it was sitting at twenty five point four percent of kids having some issue in one of these development delays, whether it be physical, social, emotional, their col not even language skills or communication skills. Steve's on the line from Kingston. Good afternoon, Steve, Nice to talk to you.

Hi, Sae. Always loving the show.

Hi, Sae. Always loving the show.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah, it's kids I'm peaking that make their parents while they're young, giving them the the iPad former time when the around probe at home as well.

Yeah, it's kids I'm peaking that make their parents while they're young, giving them the the iPad former time when the around probe at home as well.

Yeah, I think, Look, there's definitely something in that, for sure, Steve. We know that, you know, parents are time poor, We know that often they're trying to juggle two or three things at the same time, and we know that absolutely with toddlers, it's a really easy way to keep them still. We've all seen it, and I'm sure that there are some people who've also used it in that way. And look, I think partly having these conversations is just a bit of a reminder that they shouldn't be, you know, the crux that you use the entire time, and with us I think it was probably TV, but even that was different. It's a different kind of engagement to a tablet or an iPhone. I just notice it now more when you think there could be engagement that's happening, you know, like when a little one is sitting in a trolley and the shopping is being done and they're on an iPad or a phone and the mum or the dad or both of their shopping and I think to myself, isn't that a time when you can actually be talking to them about stuff? You know. It's interesting, Steve, because I think it's so easy for us to fall into that trap where you feel like, you know, you're the next generation up, and you try to look back at things and with a little wisdom of the things that you would have done differently, the things you may have changed in your own journey. But you can also identify how quickly that time passes. They're only little for such a short time, aren't they.

Yeah, I think, Look, there's definitely something in that, for sure, Steve. We know that, you know, parents are time poor, We know that often they're trying to juggle two or three things at the same time, and we know that absolutely with toddlers, it's a really easy way to keep them still. We've all seen it, and I'm sure that there are some people who've also used it in that way. And look, I think partly having these conversations is just a bit of a reminder that they shouldn't be, you know, the crux that you use the entire time, and with us I think it was probably TV, but even that was different. It's a different kind of engagement to a tablet or an iPhone. I just notice it now more when you think there could be engagement that's happening, you know, like when a little one is sitting in a trolley and the shopping is being done and they're on an iPad or a phone and the mum or the dad or both of their shopping and I think to myself, isn't that a time when you can actually be talking to them about stuff? You know. It's interesting, Steve, because I think it's so easy for us to fall into that trap where you feel like, you know, you're the next generation up, and you try to look back at things and with a little wisdom of the things that you would have done differently, the things you may have changed in your own journey. But you can also identify how quickly that time passes. They're only little for such a short time, aren't they.

Yeah, Mabe hard to get out of that tree, just the switch things of things and talk to the kid.

Yeah, Mabe hard to get out of that tree, just the switch things of things and talk to the kid.

Yeah, Yeah. Like I said, I'm sure it's because they're all they're always busy and they've got stuff to do. But I think there is definitely too often it's used as that crux when it could actually be an opportunity to engage. Thanks Steve, really appreciate you jumping on today. Nice to talk to you. Anyone else who would like to weigh in on that one give us a call on one double three, eight eighty two or text zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two. You know, I think that there is a time and a place for everything, but we know that it becomes a huge issue, and experts have been telling us now for years. I found it so fascinating to think that the very people who have been responsible for the invention and the contribution of so much technology technology to our lives have never let their own children use it because they know, I guess some of the detrimen We hear about it all the time. Every now and then we see another documentary or another piece of research evidence to come out to sort of question whether or not particularly very small children need to be exposed to this stuff at all, And families can find themselves in a situation where it's just easier to put a device into their hands than it is to deal with the consequences of not doing it. What we might also be seeing, though Education Minister Jason Clare, who's putting down the impact of COVID on these young kids having developmental delays, is I would have thought that'd be right up there if the COVID pandemic had an influence on our young children. Surely the amount of time that this generation is spending in front of small screens where they're also getting these hits of dope. And because even for toddlers, we know that the tablet and the iPad are set up to be able to play little games that give them those instant rewards, sparkly rainbows after they reach a new level, whatever it might be, and that there isn't the same sort of sensory engagement that they do with being engaged with the real world and with what is happening around them. You know, they're holding something so it's tactile, but it's really close to their face. We know that that's going to have implications not only to their brain development, but their eyesight as well. How much time is too much time before you have issues of having digital eyes strain, let alone the social implications that are now showing up in a study like the one I just mentioned to you, where there's issues with them being able to communicate and not having emotional maturity. That happens when you have engagement with other people, and it can be other little people, but it's other people full stop, and having your power parents communicate with you, or your care or communicate with you. I think what we're also seeing too much of, and I know that anecdotally you will either be guilty of this or you will have seen it, is that you see kids on their phones and parents sitting beside them on their phones, whether they're two, twelve or twenty. It just seems to be the way we're living at the moment, and the only way we change that is if we become really conscious of it. Let's get some of your feedback, in particular over what I shared with you about children starting school developmentally vulnerable and the Education Minister putting it down to the impact of COVID on young kids. I'm just finding it hard to wrap my head around that as a reason for it. We're talking about the first year of full time schooling, which means if it's a survey that's been done on kids now, they're in prep or grade one. So let's for argument sake said that say they're around the age of five or six, which means these children were babies and toddlers during the time of COVID. So Eric, I get your text and I'll share it with the listeners. But I don't think these children will have been old enough to understand what was going on at the time. Eric from Warreck says, Hi, Sophie, I don't think the extra use of iPads, et cetera was the only factor in a young child's development during COVID. The greater damage was also the way the government handled the whole situation. Kids were scared that they were going to die. They couldn't go to grandma's house, no birthday parties, lockdown after lockdown, daily death reports. The young minds and emotions completely confused in damage. And I hear you, and I do agree that for some kids who were old enough to understand the implications of what was happening, there was absolutely an impact. But these children that we're talking about, this two hundred and ninety thousand kids in their first full time year of schooling. I would challenge that they were emotionally mature enough or even old enough to understand any of those things that you've mentioned, But certainly older children at the time were they were directly impacted. There's no doubt about that. Steve says, Hey, so I have a bone to pick with you. I cannot stop singing baby shark. That ere worm is just not to go away. You're right, Steve, it's not going to go away, and I'm trying really hard to not have it infiltrate my head AND's on the line this afternoon from Ipswich your dad, Anne.

Yeah, Yeah. Like I said, I'm sure it's because they're all they're always busy and they've got stuff to do. But I think there is definitely too often it's used as that crux when it could actually be an opportunity to engage. Thanks Steve, really appreciate you jumping on today. Nice to talk to you. Anyone else who would like to weigh in on that one give us a call on one double three, eight eighty two or text zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two. You know, I think that there is a time and a place for everything, but we know that it becomes a huge issue, and experts have been telling us now for years. I found it so fascinating to think that the very people who have been responsible for the invention and the contribution of so much technology technology to our lives have never let their own children use it because they know, I guess some of the detrimen We hear about it all the time. Every now and then we see another documentary or another piece of research evidence to come out to sort of question whether or not particularly very small children need to be exposed to this stuff at all, And families can find themselves in a situation where it's just easier to put a device into their hands than it is to deal with the consequences of not doing it. What we might also be seeing, though Education Minister Jason Clare, who's putting down the impact of COVID on these young kids having developmental delays, is I would have thought that'd be right up there if the COVID pandemic had an influence on our young children. Surely the amount of time that this generation is spending in front of small screens where they're also getting these hits of dope. And because even for toddlers, we know that the tablet and the iPad are set up to be able to play little games that give them those instant rewards, sparkly rainbows after they reach a new level, whatever it might be, and that there isn't the same sort of sensory engagement that they do with being engaged with the real world and with what is happening around them. You know, they're holding something so it's tactile, but it's really close to their face. We know that that's going to have implications not only to their brain development, but their eyesight as well. How much time is too much time before you have issues of having digital eyes strain, let alone the social implications that are now showing up in a study like the one I just mentioned to you, where there's issues with them being able to communicate and not having emotional maturity. That happens when you have engagement with other people, and it can be other little people, but it's other people full stop, and having your power parents communicate with you, or your care or communicate with you. I think what we're also seeing too much of, and I know that anecdotally you will either be guilty of this or you will have seen it, is that you see kids on their phones and parents sitting beside them on their phones, whether they're two, twelve or twenty. It just seems to be the way we're living at the moment, and the only way we change that is if we become really conscious of it. Let's get some of your feedback, in particular over what I shared with you about children starting school developmentally vulnerable and the Education Minister putting it down to the impact of COVID on young kids. I'm just finding it hard to wrap my head around that as a reason for it. We're talking about the first year of full time schooling, which means if it's a survey that's been done on kids now, they're in prep or grade one. So let's for argument sake said that say they're around the age of five or six, which means these children were babies and toddlers during the time of COVID. So Eric, I get your text and I'll share it with the listeners. But I don't think these children will have been old enough to understand what was going on at the time. Eric from Warreck says, Hi, Sophie, I don't think the extra use of iPads, et cetera was the only factor in a young child's development during COVID. The greater damage was also the way the government handled the whole situation. Kids were scared that they were going to die. They couldn't go to grandma's house, no birthday parties, lockdown after lockdown, daily death reports. The young minds and emotions completely confused in damage. And I hear you, and I do agree that for some kids who were old enough to understand the implications of what was happening, there was absolutely an impact. But these children that we're talking about, this two hundred and ninety thousand kids in their first full time year of schooling. I would challenge that they were emotionally mature enough or even old enough to understand any of those things that you've mentioned, But certainly older children at the time were they were directly impacted. There's no doubt about that. Steve says, Hey, so I have a bone to pick with you. I cannot stop singing baby shark. That ere worm is just not to go away. You're right, Steve, it's not going to go away, and I'm trying really hard to not have it infiltrate my head AND's on the line this afternoon from Ipswich your dad, Anne.

Yes, Look, I've been a dad for a single dad for or twenty two years, almost twenty two years now. My youngest was one when his mother left, and then I had three above him up until the age they were or four, but one went with his mum for this excuse of COVID. I have a lot of words I could use for that. The minister needs to go and bang his head on a wall and wake up. This problem with children and education has been declining for twenty five years. Look, I'm not going to do there's a lot of teachers. I'm not going to do favors for his Druly, some of the notes that were sent home from school, they couldn't even spell. You speak with them, their their grammar is not right. You can't teach children. You can't give children's skills if you haven't got the skills. There's a lot of parents on phone. I've seen parents now. I live in Ipswich. I've worked both as a legal practitioner and I've worked security and in both industries. You see parents go shopping with three important kids. Each kid has got a device that's their literacy is from security industry. I met a lot of the young people that we had to decay for shop theft and violence in retail, and their literacy and numeracy is shopping. But give them, give them a phone, and they can do what they want. They can find things we need. The school system needs to go back to the foundation. You can't build a house without found the same with children. They've got to have literacy and numeracy right from the word goo.

Yes, Look, I've been a dad for a single dad for or twenty two years, almost twenty two years now. My youngest was one when his mother left, and then I had three above him up until the age they were or four, but one went with his mum for this excuse of COVID. I have a lot of words I could use for that. The minister needs to go and bang his head on a wall and wake up. This problem with children and education has been declining for twenty five years. Look, I'm not going to do there's a lot of teachers. I'm not going to do favors for his Druly, some of the notes that were sent home from school, they couldn't even spell. You speak with them, their their grammar is not right. You can't teach children. You can't give children's skills if you haven't got the skills. There's a lot of parents on phone. I've seen parents now. I live in Ipswich. I've worked both as a legal practitioner and I've worked security and in both industries. You see parents go shopping with three important kids. Each kid has got a device that's their literacy is from security industry. I met a lot of the young people that we had to decay for shop theft and violence in retail, and their literacy and numeracy is shopping. But give them, give them a phone, and they can do what they want. They can find things we need. The school system needs to go back to the foundation. You can't build a house without found the same with children. They've got to have literacy and numeracy right from the word goo.

Yeah, well said Ian, and you know you've lived it, you've seen it. I think this is part of the issue that we've got even as kids get older, you know. I then extrapolate this conversation to the ones that we're talking about our kids, and you've got a twenty two year old minor in that age group as well. You know, therein lies the rub. If we've let them down as parents, I think we need to also be owning that, you know, they have grown up in the environment that we have allowed for them, whether they're the Gen z's or they're these that we're talking about now that the Alpha generation. If we don't identify this and we don't equip the parents to do those things that you're talking about, or to make it acceptable that you actually do step in and parent and do the hard stuff, then we're not going to change anything moving forward, I guess, is what I was trying to get to. You know, it's one thing to say, oh, yeah, the twenty year old can't you know, that can't cook. That's fine, but you're now talking about five year olds that don't know how to communicate with one another and a prone to aggression, maybe because they've you know, they've had that constant gaming reward. You know, I can get what I want. Aren't we going to be saying the same thing now in ten or fifteen years time when they're the twenty year old.

Yeah, well said Ian, and you know you've lived it, you've seen it. I think this is part of the issue that we've got even as kids get older, you know. I then extrapolate this conversation to the ones that we're talking about our kids, and you've got a twenty two year old minor in that age group as well. You know, therein lies the rub. If we've let them down as parents, I think we need to also be owning that, you know, they have grown up in the environment that we have allowed for them, whether they're the Gen z's or they're these that we're talking about now that the Alpha generation. If we don't identify this and we don't equip the parents to do those things that you're talking about, or to make it acceptable that you actually do step in and parent and do the hard stuff, then we're not going to change anything moving forward, I guess, is what I was trying to get to. You know, it's one thing to say, oh, yeah, the twenty year old can't you know, that can't cook. That's fine, but you're now talking about five year olds that don't know how to communicate with one another and a prone to aggression, maybe because they've you know, they've had that constant gaming reward. You know, I can get what I want. Aren't we going to be saying the same thing now in ten or fifteen years time when they're the twenty year old.

Yeah, Well the problem I it's the whole education system, both parents and school. Now, when I was in school, I'm sixty six. Now, if you had a kid that now they label ady, HDIs birds or special, we were treated normal.

Yeah, Well the problem I it's the whole education system, both parents and school. Now, when I was in school, I'm sixty six. Now, if you had a kid that now they label ady, HDIs birds or special, we were treated normal.

I was. I was one of those.

I was. I was one of those.

My teacher reconed I was a total little ah. But we came out as an education. We were leaving coming out of primary into high school with a better education than a lot of year twelves leave with. Now that's a serious thing. Yeah, and stop treating the kids with special needs special. Stop using mental health as bloody excuse for everything. Little Johnny's naughty because he's got mental health issues. Now, little Johnny's naughty because he hasn't got the right discipline, the right structure, and the correct guides in life and mentors.

My teacher reconed I was a total little ah. But we came out as an education. We were leaving coming out of primary into high school with a better education than a lot of year twelves leave with. Now that's a serious thing. Yeah, and stop treating the kids with special needs special. Stop using mental health as bloody excuse for everything. Little Johnny's naughty because he's got mental health issues. Now, little Johnny's naughty because he hasn't got the right discipline, the right structure, and the correct guides in life and mentors.

Good on you, Anne, Nice to talk to you this afternoon. Anyone else who'd like to jump in on it? You know what to do, like Ian, pick up the phone one double three eight eighty two, or you can text zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two. Sure, he says, Hi, Sophie, hope you and the team are well. Well we are, Cherie, Although I have to say, Karla. Like many people, she's fighting her head cold, but it hasn't stopped her. She's here today and she'll be bringing us entertainment. A little bit later, she says, on Saturday, I was having a Kappa after shopping and at the table next to me was a family. There were two adults and three kids, all five, she says, including the adults were on their phones the whole time, no conversation. I felt sad, enjoy this RiPP a winter day in Brisbane. Thank you, and yeah, as I said, I'm sure that that's not something that is surprising for anyone to hear, because I think we've all observed it in some way, shape or form. After the break will be joined by Finance today. There's plenty going on in that world, so we'll bring all of that news to you next. I'm just wondering whether or not we need to revisit with someone, you know, I had David Gillespie on a couple of years ago, when, not long after he had written his book Brain Reset, he'd done such a deep dive and so much research into understanding what was going on inside your brain when it comes to exposure, particularly young exposure to devices. You know, to me, it thumbs up text if you think that revisiting that kind of a conversation might be a really good idea, because again, it just gives parents maybe the information they need or cares or grandparents to be able to just have that conversation. Again, let's get to some of your texts just on this before we head to finance. And there were so many that came through. Barb says her grandson has just turned six and has had speech delays that requires speech therapy around the age of two and three. She says during COVID he couldn't see how people were speaking because of the mandatory mask wearing in child care and Canberra parents' essential workers, so obviously they had to keep working.

Good on you, Anne, Nice to talk to you this afternoon. Anyone else who'd like to jump in on it? You know what to do, like Ian, pick up the phone one double three eight eighty two, or you can text zero four double nine eight eighty eight eighty two. Sure, he says, Hi, Sophie, hope you and the team are well. Well we are, Cherie, Although I have to say, Karla. Like many people, she's fighting her head cold, but it hasn't stopped her. She's here today and she'll be bringing us entertainment. A little bit later, she says, on Saturday, I was having a Kappa after shopping and at the table next to me was a family. There were two adults and three kids, all five, she says, including the adults were on their phones the whole time, no conversation. I felt sad, enjoy this RiPP a winter day in Brisbane. Thank you, and yeah, as I said, I'm sure that that's not something that is surprising for anyone to hear, because I think we've all observed it in some way, shape or form. After the break will be joined by Finance today. There's plenty going on in that world, so we'll bring all of that news to you next. I'm just wondering whether or not we need to revisit with someone, you know, I had David Gillespie on a couple of years ago, when, not long after he had written his book Brain Reset, he'd done such a deep dive and so much research into understanding what was going on inside your brain when it comes to exposure, particularly young exposure to devices. You know, to me, it thumbs up text if you think that revisiting that kind of a conversation might be a really good idea, because again, it just gives parents maybe the information they need or cares or grandparents to be able to just have that conversation. Again, let's get to some of your texts just on this before we head to finance. And there were so many that came through. Barb says her grandson has just turned six and has had speech delays that requires speech therapy around the age of two and three. She says during COVID he couldn't see how people were speaking because of the mandatory mask wearing in child care and Canberra parents' essential workers, so obviously they had to keep working.

She said.

She said.

Lots of kids lived in fear as parents were fearful. COVID managed badly based on fear and little evidence. We need a royal commission on how we can do better next time. Yes, that I agree with one thousand percent. Bub I worry greatly that we've learned very little from what we went through. Jason says. We did home economics at school, we were taught how to cook. Yes, Jason, I was in that boat with you. I was spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my mom and my grandmom, and I think that made a massive amount of difference. I think just that invitation to understand where your food comes from and why you eat. Most kids are taught, you know, to eat, but never really understand the importance of why they need to or what it is that they're eating and how that impacts their bodies. Maybe it's just some of those back to basics as Ian was saying too. Matt says, neurodivergent child isn't developed disabled, They're just different abilities and sometimes the rigid structure of school needs to bend a little to accommodate. Rather than screens, give a kit a ball and some space, let their energies and silliness out so they can then sit and learn. Who knows, maybe we can share using the ball with friends and make connections that way. The options are endless, just need to be explored. Yeah, a little red rover, you reckon something like that, Steve says. Nowadays it's always someone else's fault. Everyone wants to own or take Nobody wants to own or take responsibility for their actions. He says, it's always someone else's fault. It's too hard. Someone else is responsible for that too. Nobody likes to take ownership for their life. Thanks Steve, lovely to hear from you all. Keep those texts coming in. Let's get into some finance. On four BC afternoon, it's still Finance Report and our economic futurist host of the podcast Exchanges with Evan Lucas, is joining us for the very latest in finance. Happy new week to you, Evan.

Lots of kids lived in fear as parents were fearful. COVID managed badly based on fear and little evidence. We need a royal commission on how we can do better next time. Yes, that I agree with one thousand percent. Bub I worry greatly that we've learned very little from what we went through. Jason says. We did home economics at school, we were taught how to cook. Yes, Jason, I was in that boat with you. I was spent a lot of time in the kitchen with my mom and my grandmom, and I think that made a massive amount of difference. I think just that invitation to understand where your food comes from and why you eat. Most kids are taught, you know, to eat, but never really understand the importance of why they need to or what it is that they're eating and how that impacts their bodies. Maybe it's just some of those back to basics as Ian was saying too. Matt says, neurodivergent child isn't developed disabled, They're just different abilities and sometimes the rigid structure of school needs to bend a little to accommodate. Rather than screens, give a kit a ball and some space, let their energies and silliness out so they can then sit and learn. Who knows, maybe we can share using the ball with friends and make connections that way. The options are endless, just need to be explored. Yeah, a little red rover, you reckon something like that, Steve says. Nowadays it's always someone else's fault. Everyone wants to own or take Nobody wants to own or take responsibility for their actions. He says, it's always someone else's fault. It's too hard. Someone else is responsible for that too. Nobody likes to take ownership for their life. Thanks Steve, lovely to hear from you all. Keep those texts coming in. Let's get into some finance. On four BC afternoon, it's still Finance Report and our economic futurist host of the podcast Exchanges with Evan Lucas, is joining us for the very latest in finance. Happy new week to you, Evan.

Happy new week to you. So if you followed them having some fantastic technical difficulty.

Happy new week to you. So if you followed them having some fantastic technical difficulty.

Though it happens, no worries. We've got you. And that's the main thing I wanted to ask you a little bit about ASSEX. So the Australian Securities Investment Commission has launched and a formal inquiry into the ASX. They're citing repeated and serious failures when it comes to governance, capability and risk management. When I saw that as a headline, I thought, well, that can't be a good thing.

Though it happens, no worries. We've got you. And that's the main thing I wanted to ask you a little bit about ASSEX. So the Australian Securities Investment Commission has launched and a formal inquiry into the ASX. They're citing repeated and serious failures when it comes to governance, capability and risk management. When I saw that as a headline, I thought, well, that can't be a good thing.

No, and this has been coming so they have been threatening the AX for I would argue eighteen months almost like when the first issue happened around basically at the moment the biggest problem is that we know that ASIC is really concerned about the basically the transfer from the old aging Chess system, which is basically the clearing system for you know, if you buy shares, there's a system in the background to make sure that you sold them to me, that they go out of your system and into my system, et cetera, et cetera. There was originally the idea they would use blockchain technology saying stuff that's face out of things like crip so currency that went by the wayside when it didn't work. The system is still having massive technical issues, and then the ongoing concern to actually create and maintain a stable and maintainable overall market every day. I mean, this gets really technical. It's about the depth, what we call the depth. So there's buyers and sellers that being maintained, is there always access to information? Is the pricing correct? All this stuff has been going on the background. ATIC has been getting quite sort of narky with it, and today I think is actually the final straw and watching what you know Joe Longo has basically said is that finally he's they've all said there over it. We're now going to actually launch a full investigation into whether or not ASX and the head of the AX is doing this properly and whether or not basically there is there's almost a suggestion here does the ASX have to be not just panelized but also possibly you know, run in a conjunction manner with the Reserve Bank of Australian Is it with other players? This is it's a big day in our world because who would have thought that the actual runner of the exchange would now be at the mercy of the regulator.

No, and this has been coming so they have been threatening the AX for I would argue eighteen months almost like when the first issue happened around basically at the moment the biggest problem is that we know that ASIC is really concerned about the basically the transfer from the old aging Chess system, which is basically the clearing system for you know, if you buy shares, there's a system in the background to make sure that you sold them to me, that they go out of your system and into my system, et cetera, et cetera. There was originally the idea they would use blockchain technology saying stuff that's face out of things like crip so currency that went by the wayside when it didn't work. The system is still having massive technical issues, and then the ongoing concern to actually create and maintain a stable and maintainable overall market every day. I mean, this gets really technical. It's about the depth, what we call the depth. So there's buyers and sellers that being maintained, is there always access to information? Is the pricing correct? All this stuff has been going on the background. ATIC has been getting quite sort of narky with it, and today I think is actually the final straw and watching what you know Joe Longo has basically said is that finally he's they've all said there over it. We're now going to actually launch a full investigation into whether or not ASX and the head of the AX is doing this properly and whether or not basically there is there's almost a suggestion here does the ASX have to be not just panelized but also possibly you know, run in a conjunction manner with the Reserve Bank of Australian Is it with other players? This is it's a big day in our world because who would have thought that the actual runner of the exchange would now be at the mercy of the regulator.

It's interesting. Two things come to mind straight away. One, as per usual, how do we allow things to get to this place before something was done about it? And two will there potentially be any impact for investors and for the market more broadly so.

It's interesting. Two things come to mind straight away. One, as per usual, how do we allow things to get to this place before something was done about it? And two will there potentially be any impact for investors and for the market more broadly so.

In terms of investors not yet we know investors have however, been impacted by the issues, particularly saw at the end of last year where leading into Christmas there was a proper glitch like there was almost a point where trades couldn't be settled. And therefore, let's say again, let's use the example of you and me trading I had bought off you, they the settlement might not have happened, So therefore my ownership isn't in the system and I could therefore not take advantage of being able to sell them. Let's say tomorrow all the day after is the best way sort of go to you on it. That got very close leading into Christmas that that situation almost eventuated, so that would be a problem. It also opens up to the idea that more and more providers need to be given. So the ASEX is not the only market making provider for the ax as in the actual the actual market itself. Chai X was the first one in there are other players out there. This will give Asset that biggest stick to turn around and say you cannot just be a monopoly player. We can't have a monopoly because clearly our major provider is not necessarily up to scratch in their view. So all that brings about I mean again, the as Sex has been through a very interesting fifteen twenty years. If you can remember all the way back I think it was two thousand and I want to say eleven twelve. You know, Singapore came along and was looking at basically taking it over and doing a mega exchange between Singapore and Australia, who was not backed on foreign purchasing rules sort of all sorts of others sort of slightly things. So the idea of actually merging with another exchange is off. So the AFX has been allowed to sort of move along as it has because it knows it can't be taken over. There's a domestic security inverted Commas requirement behind it. It's a very very interesting conundrum right now.

In terms of investors not yet we know investors have however, been impacted by the issues, particularly saw at the end of last year where leading into Christmas there was a proper glitch like there was almost a point where trades couldn't be settled. And therefore, let's say again, let's use the example of you and me trading I had bought off you, they the settlement might not have happened, So therefore my ownership isn't in the system and I could therefore not take advantage of being able to sell them. Let's say tomorrow all the day after is the best way sort of go to you on it. That got very close leading into Christmas that that situation almost eventuated, so that would be a problem. It also opens up to the idea that more and more providers need to be given. So the ASEX is not the only market making provider for the ax as in the actual the actual market itself. Chai X was the first one in there are other players out there. This will give Asset that biggest stick to turn around and say you cannot just be a monopoly player. We can't have a monopoly because clearly our major provider is not necessarily up to scratch in their view. So all that brings about I mean again, the as Sex has been through a very interesting fifteen twenty years. If you can remember all the way back I think it was two thousand and I want to say eleven twelve. You know, Singapore came along and was looking at basically taking it over and doing a mega exchange between Singapore and Australia, who was not backed on foreign purchasing rules sort of all sorts of others sort of slightly things. So the idea of actually merging with another exchange is off. So the AFX has been allowed to sort of move along as it has because it knows it can't be taken over. There's a domestic security inverted Commas requirement behind it. It's a very very interesting conundrum right now.

And then again, I guess I'm staying on the ASX and the markets because we're sort of looking at what's happening in the Middle East now and the broadening of that conflict, and everyone's attention turns, you know, of course to the human toll and what happens geopolitically. But we will also see some changes to oil prices, no doubt.

And then again, I guess I'm staying on the ASX and the markets because we're sort of looking at what's happening in the Middle East now and the broadening of that conflict, and everyone's attention turns, you know, of course to the human toll and what happens geopolitically. But we will also see some changes to oil prices, no doubt.

Yeah, so we've already seen them. We saw a big, big jump on Friday night. At one point it was up over ten percent. The impacts overall are near term. We are going to see a spike that is, given how long it holds, there will be again up for debate. I mean, we can actually use recent distance for the history. So we saw April, May and October last year similar ish events. There was an initial spike, but then the longer term impact on oil petered out. Will this time be different? Well, it always possibly could be. It's clearly got much much more involved this time around. The impact on Australian investors here or are probably motorists is a better point. There are some forecasts in the idea that we could see one hundred usls and barrel in the next three to five months. If it goes on longer than expected, that would probably mean rule of thumb, it could be as high as a dollar thirty five a dollar forty for standard unlettered, So that would be the bigger impact in terms of the horrible events going on in mid least hasn't happened each time this is fled up, So touchwood. We can find a geopolitical, negotiated, diplomatic solution that brings oil back down, But yeah, there is risk there.

Yeah, so we've already seen them. We saw a big, big jump on Friday night. At one point it was up over ten percent. The impacts overall are near term. We are going to see a spike that is, given how long it holds, there will be again up for debate. I mean, we can actually use recent distance for the history. So we saw April, May and October last year similar ish events. There was an initial spike, but then the longer term impact on oil petered out. Will this time be different? Well, it always possibly could be. It's clearly got much much more involved this time around. The impact on Australian investors here or are probably motorists is a better point. There are some forecasts in the idea that we could see one hundred usls and barrel in the next three to five months. If it goes on longer than expected, that would probably mean rule of thumb, it could be as high as a dollar thirty five a dollar forty for standard unlettered, So that would be the bigger impact in terms of the horrible events going on in mid least hasn't happened each time this is fled up, So touchwood. We can find a geopolitical, negotiated, diplomatic solution that brings oil back down, But yeah, there is risk there.

How are the markets dealing with things today?

How are the markets dealing with things today?

So, I mean, as you'd expect, they're not exactly enjoying what's going on, but not as bad as what was originally forecasting. So right now we're actually dead flat. In fact we speak, they've just popped into the green so they were pointing down twenty points. We are trying to work out how long this will go and where we'll fall out to.

So, I mean, as you'd expect, they're not exactly enjoying what's going on, but not as bad as what was originally forecasting. So right now we're actually dead flat. In fact we speak, they've just popped into the green so they were pointing down twenty points. We are trying to work out how long this will go and where we'll fall out to.

All right, keep an eye for us. We'll have another dive into it all tomorrow. Thanks Evan, and in the meantime, you can keep an eye out for more of Evan's work by checking out his podcast, it's called Exchanges with Evan Lucas. I just wanted to make mention for our listeners in particular in Rockhampton on four Row this afternoon that emergency crews have rushed to a cattle truck roll over just south of Beila Wheela this morning. It's about one hundred and forty clicks south of Rockhampton. Sadly, authority say that some of that livestock there are expected to have to be put down. The crash happened just after eight thirty am. There were no serious injuries, but as I said, some of the cattle will likely need to be euthanized. That road at the moment remains open and traffic isn't affected. There's one fire crew that has also been sent to the scene. We'll keep you updated on the news as it unfolds live and local, both here in Southeast Queensland and for our list in Rockhampton on four ro it's four minutes to two one, and it's lovely to have your company kicking off the week together. Russ. Good to know your home. Russ sent me and to say he's been in hospital, but now he's home and he's listening. I hope all's good. Two thumbs up for you, Ron says, Hi, so for your highlighting how amazing my wife is. More and more she used her PhD and researched how kids can learn to regulate their emotions by having a half hour with no tech rest time after lunch, he says. Now both my kids can do jobs in the morning and don't need tech to get through the day. This is it, Ron. You know, we're going to look back at this time and we're going to be wondering how we allowed things to run out of control the way that they are, and we've kind of made apologies for it. People are busy, kids don't have concentration issues like all of those things. But you know, I think most of us can take a step back like you and your wife had and realize that at the end of the day, it comes down to regulation and then you see a difference in behavior as well. Stay with us on four PC Afternoons, we're going to talk about upcycling face masks, the disposable face masks after the one o'clock news headlines this is happening out of a Queensland university and they're being upcycled and put to great use instead of being in landfill where so many ended up. News is coming up next. It's the one o'clock hour of Afternoons on this gorgeous Monday afternoon, and we're turning our attention to disposable face masks and whether or not they now have another use. Also later in the program an opportunity for a lucky listener to pick up a couple of tickets to go along and see the Broncos. This weekend, we will remind ourselves of what happened yesterday it was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Today we will talk to somebody in the industry of what we need to be aware of, knowing that it can take many forms. Paul Gover's with us. We'll turn our attention to motoring in about half an hour, plenty of time for you to have your questions answered, and we'll head into the world of entertainment. Karla Binnyaska will join us. With the latest in the entertainment world. All of that and plenty more on Afternoons.

All right, keep an eye for us. We'll have another dive into it all tomorrow. Thanks Evan, and in the meantime, you can keep an eye out for more of Evan's work by checking out his podcast, it's called Exchanges with Evan Lucas. I just wanted to make mention for our listeners in particular in Rockhampton on four Row this afternoon that emergency crews have rushed to a cattle truck roll over just south of Beila Wheela this morning. It's about one hundred and forty clicks south of Rockhampton. Sadly, authority say that some of that livestock there are expected to have to be put down. The crash happened just after eight thirty am. There were no serious injuries, but as I said, some of the cattle will likely need to be euthanized. That road at the moment remains open and traffic isn't affected. There's one fire crew that has also been sent to the scene. We'll keep you updated on the news as it unfolds live and local, both here in Southeast Queensland and for our list in Rockhampton on four ro it's four minutes to two one, and it's lovely to have your company kicking off the week together. Russ. Good to know your home. Russ sent me and to say he's been in hospital, but now he's home and he's listening. I hope all's good. Two thumbs up for you, Ron says, Hi, so for your highlighting how amazing my wife is. More and more she used her PhD and researched how kids can learn to regulate their emotions by having a half hour with no tech rest time after lunch, he says. Now both my kids can do jobs in the morning and don't need tech to get through the day. This is it, Ron. You know, we're going to look back at this time and we're going to be wondering how we allowed things to run out of control the way that they are, and we've kind of made apologies for it. People are busy, kids don't have concentration issues like all of those things. But you know, I think most of us can take a step back like you and your wife had and realize that at the end of the day, it comes down to regulation and then you see a difference in behavior as well. Stay with us on four PC Afternoons, we're going to talk about upcycling face masks, the disposable face masks after the one o'clock news headlines this is happening out of a Queensland university and they're being upcycled and put to great use instead of being in landfill where so many ended up. News is coming up next. It's the one o'clock hour of Afternoons on this gorgeous Monday afternoon, and we're turning our attention to disposable face masks and whether or not they now have another use. Also later in the program an opportunity for a lucky listener to pick up a couple of tickets to go along and see the Broncos. This weekend, we will remind ourselves of what happened yesterday it was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Today we will talk to somebody in the industry of what we need to be aware of, knowing that it can take many forms. Paul Gover's with us. We'll turn our attention to motoring in about half an hour, plenty of time for you to have your questions answered, and we'll head into the world of entertainment. Karla Binnyaska will join us. With the latest in the entertainment world. All of that and plenty more on Afternoons.

And now on full BC and network stations across Australia Afternoons with Sophie for My Car.

And now on full BC and network stations across Australia Afternoons with Sophie for My Car.

Yeah, before we turn our attention to what we can do with disposable masks as a potential upcycle, we know also of the weekend you might have seen this in the news that scientists in Japan have created a new plastic that dissolves in seawater within ours, potentially offering at least partly a solution to our ongoing plastic pollution problem, particularly in the ocean, and the harm that it can do to wildlife into ecosystems. This is a biodegradable plastic. It's been the subject of scientific experimentation for a really long time, and now these researchers at the Reconcenter of Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo have said that their new material will degrade much faster and leaves absolutely no trace. So at this lab, the team have now demonstrated how a small police piece of plastic disappeared in a container of saltwater after it was stirred for about an hour Now, the team hasn't yet detailed how they might be able to commercialize this research, but they've certainly had plenty of interest in it, including obviously from the packaging sent sector. Scientists globally are actively working to develop innovative solutions when it comes to the escalating plastic waste crisis that we have right across the world.

Yeah, before we turn our attention to what we can do with disposable masks as a potential upcycle, we know also of the weekend you might have seen this in the news that scientists in Japan have created a new plastic that dissolves in seawater within ours, potentially offering at least partly a solution to our ongoing plastic pollution problem, particularly in the ocean, and the harm that it can do to wildlife into ecosystems. This is a biodegradable plastic. It's been the subject of scientific experimentation for a really long time, and now these researchers at the Reconcenter of Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo have said that their new material will degrade much faster and leaves absolutely no trace. So at this lab, the team have now demonstrated how a small police piece of plastic disappeared in a container of saltwater after it was stirred for about an hour Now, the team hasn't yet detailed how they might be able to commercialize this research, but they've certainly had plenty of interest in it, including obviously from the packaging sent sector. Scientists globally are actively working to develop innovative solutions when it comes to the escalating plastic waste crisis that we have right across the world.

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Well, we all remember how face masks became a part of our everyday life during the pandemic, But what we talked about a lot less is where many of them ended up. And since COVID first began, just for the use of COVID, we saw about nine hundred and fifty billion disposable masks used. Now that equates to a three point eight million tons of waste. Most of that just thrown out and put into landfill. Some would have been incinerated. Both options are bad news for the planet, and we know that they just don't break down, particularly if they've ended up in plastic bags. I mean this idea of the things that biot a grade when they end up in landfill is just nonsense, and they also release toxic gases in the process into the air. So there was this idea of turning these old masks into something useful. Professor Pingang's song from the University of Southern Queensland is doing exactly that, turning those gross used face masks into parts that could be in your next iPhone smartphone. It's not just recycling, it's upcycling. Professor songs joining us on afternoons. Good afternoon to your.

Well, we all remember how face masks became a part of our everyday life during the pandemic, But what we talked about a lot less is where many of them ended up. And since COVID first began, just for the use of COVID, we saw about nine hundred and fifty billion disposable masks used. Now that equates to a three point eight million tons of waste. Most of that just thrown out and put into landfill. Some would have been incinerated. Both options are bad news for the planet, and we know that they just don't break down, particularly if they've ended up in plastic bags. I mean this idea of the things that biot a grade when they end up in landfill is just nonsense, and they also release toxic gases in the process into the air. So there was this idea of turning these old masks into something useful. Professor Pingang's song from the University of Southern Queensland is doing exactly that, turning those gross used face masks into parts that could be in your next iPhone smartphone. It's not just recycling, it's upcycling. Professor songs joining us on afternoons. Good afternoon to your.

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Professor Yafia King Ansung.

Yeah, a professor from what university?

Yeah, a professor from what university?

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A star in Queensland.

Okay, I'd love you to tell us how you came up with this idea of turning disposable face masks into a high tech film that can be used inside technology.

Okay, I'd love you to tell us how you came up with this idea of turning disposable face masks into a high tech film that can be used inside technology.

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So what kind of electronic devices could benefit from this kind of upcycled material this film that you can make out of the disposable face mask.

So what kind of electronic devices could benefit from this kind of upcycled material this film that you can make out of the disposable face mask.

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Can't help cool the amotophones.

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Yet no, I no, it's just going to say so if you've ended up with a film because it has the same property as a graphite or a metal, I guess the question then is are we going to be able to commercialize this technology? Can you take the way that you have been able to figure this out from using your ability to turn the mask into the film that is able to be used inside an electronic device. Can you see that there's a way to scale this up so it can be used commercially.

Yet no, I no, it's just going to say so if you've ended up with a film because it has the same property as a graphite or a metal, I guess the question then is are we going to be able to commercialize this technology? Can you take the way that you have been able to figure this out from using your ability to turn the mask into the film that is able to be used inside an electronic device. Can you see that there's a way to scale this up so it can be used commercially.

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I will ask you Professor's song, do you want us all to collect our face masks and bring them to you? Where are you getting them from?

I will ask you Professor's song, do you want us all to collect our face masks and bring them to you? Where are you getting them from?

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