We often hear about species of bandicoots, bilbies or quolls facing the risk of extinction… but did you know there are populations of Brush-Tail Rock Wallabies facing serious decline.

This Rock Wallaby subspecies is still relatively common in areas such as Southern Queensland, though in other regions of Australia… serious conservation efforts are now being done to protect this vulnerable marsupial from the numerous threats it faces.

4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke with Jessica Guidotti, Project Officer from the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland to learn more on protecting the Brush Tail Rock Wallaby as well as understanding the animal.

With a housing and a cost of living crises, some Australians have no choice to sleep rough. However, a new research conducted by not-for-profit OrangeSky shows Australians lack an understanding of what being homeless is, with 1 in 10 saying they can clearly define homelessness.

OrangeSky has also launched a school curriculum course to teach school kids about homes and what homelessness is, so they have a clear understanding of it and become more sympathetic towards this sector.

4ZZZ's contributor Eduardo Jordan spoke with Shayne Herriot, Chief Operating Officer at Orange Sky about the research and school curriculum Orange Sky launched last week.

Have you ever wondered how a simple vaccine could save your pet from a deadly disease sweeping through Southeast Queensland? The The Animal Welfare League of Queensland (AWLQ) is tackling outbreaks of canine parvovirus and feline panleukopenia in suburbs like Ipswich and South Brisbane, offering free vaccinations to protect our furry friends.

Could the energy levels in our brains hold the key to understanding mental disorders? New research from James Cook University’s Professor Zoltan Sarnyai and 40 global neuroscientists suggests that disruptions in ʻhowʻ the brain uses energy may be at the core of such conditions such as depression, psychosis, and epilepsy to name a few.

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chats with Professor Zoltan Sarnyai of James Cook University’s Margaret Roderick Centre for Mental Health Research about how this “landmark” discovery could revolutionise psychiatry and what it may mean for future mental health treatments.

A new study has revealed nearly half of young Australian workers are being underpaid by hiring employers and a quarter are not being paid compulsory superannuation.

The research conducted between the Paul Ramsay Foundation and Melbourne Law School found wage exploitation amongst young workers is multifaceted.

4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke with Tom Dillon, Research Fellow from the University of Melbourne (Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law) to discuss the research findings as well as ways of tackling the issue.

As Australia deals with a housing affordability crisis, new business models of home building production could be the solution.

The proposed models known as Servitisation and Prefabrication could help rethink the ways we construct and own homes.

Home ownership in Australia now lags behind many countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States.

To discuss these new business models, 4ZZZ’s Toni Pankaluic spoke with Kebir Jemal, PhD Candidate from the University of Melbourne. Kebir’s research focuses on how new business models like servitisation can be applied in commercial buildings. He now aims to brings this concept to housing and office spaces.

With all the scenes of distressed wildlife in our unprecedented catastrophic bushfires a few years back, we haven’t heard of any effects on our insect population. Insects are often forgotten. Is there an ‘Insect Apocalypse’ impending?

4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin chats with Stefan Hattingh the Operations Manager from the B4C (Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee) about what’s happening in the world of insects.

Sarcoma is a rare but aggressive cancer that strikes the body’s connective tissues—bones, muscles, cartilage, or fat—and can appear almost anywhere, making it a silent threat that’s often hard to detect. Did you know it’s the deadliest cancer for children and young adults, claiming nearly one-third of cancer-related deaths in Australians aged 15–24, despite theyʻre being just 15% of diagnoses in this group?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin is joined Dr Madeleine Strach, an oncologist with the Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association (ANZSA) to help us get an understanding of this rare cancer.

Is a stonemason becoming a lost art like a blacksmith or a cobbler? Do you know what a quarry is? How about the various materials used in a gravestone?

Joining 4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic to chat about all things stonemasonry is Alan Wagner a 4th generational stonemason and owner of GoStone Qld.

I’ll do it tomorrow! It can wait later… it’ll be alright! Most people would have encountered this feeling at some point in their lives. Some, even more than others. Well that's Procrastination… and it is a behaviour which is the act of delaying something.

Why do we do it and has it become more common?

To understand more on procrastination as well as ways of overcoming this behaviour, 4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke to Dr Catherine Houlihan, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of the Sunshine Coast.