How to handle conflict at Christmas gatherings

It certainly is the season to be jolly but with all the festivities, inevitably conflict can arise.  Family conflict and mediation expert Lisanne Iriks joined Dean Miller to discuss the best way to handle conflict this Christmas season. 

The Salvation Army helping hundreds of Queenslanders this Christmas

The festive season can be a tough time for those in need.  The Salvation Army has said this Christmas will likely be the hardest in its 140-year history. Salvation Army's External Communications Manager Rendle Williams, joined Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons to share how you can donate to the Salva…

'A world leader': 2025 AACTA Festival heads to the Gold Coast

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Festival has announced an extra 20 sessions to its 2025 line-up, which returns to the Gold Coast in February. The AACTA Festival includes a large program including workshops, screens, and special events.  Comedian, actor, and AACTA Festival amb…

Homelessness in the Moreton Bay Region

We spoke yesterday about the Moreton Bay Council’s recent move to ban homeless people from keeping pets and sleeping in vans on public land. It’s important to clarify that the Council will not move on those living in cars - it’s just those in caravans and vehicles modified for camping. To talk thro…

The dangers of microplastics

Microplastics are a huge concern and as we wake up to their dangers – you’d be shocked to realise that they’re in many of the common items we have lying around our homes and you’re probably using them on the daily. Here to tell us what’s safe and what’s not is microplastics expert and Co-Founder of…

'It was pretty awful': Moreton Island locals frustrated over treatment of land

Moreton Island locals are becoming increasingly frustrated with how tourists treat the land.  Moreton Island local Scott Bielenburg told Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons that rubbish was placed in a 'Containers for Change' bin.  "It was pretty awful, you think of the most maggoty bin you've ever had…

Queensland scientists make breakthrough into treating drug-resistant melanomas

Queensland has the highest rates of skin cancer in Australia and scientists have made a breakthrough into how to treat drug-resistant advanced melanomas. QUT Associate Professor Sonia Henriques joined Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons to share the details. 

Brisbane City Council's initiative to cut building costs by removing car parks

The Brisbane City Council’s Inner-City Affordability Initiative aims to make new homes in inner-city suburbs more affordable by removing mandatory minimum car parking requirements. The council has said the initiative could reduce building costs by $100,000 per apartment per parking space.  Profes…

When is the right age for parents to introduce alcohol to adolescents?

Research from Flinders University explored parents' perspectives towards supplying alcohol to their underage children.  The survey interviewed more than 1,000 Australian parents and found that 40 per cent believed 17 years old was the right age for an alcoholic drink. Director of the National Cen…

ASIC sues HSBC over allegations of failing to protect customers from scams

ASIC is taking banking giant HSBC Australia to the Federal Court, over allegations of failure to protect its customers from scams. ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court joined Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons to discuss the allegations.  "Our real concern here is the failure at the front end to prevent and …