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.

Papua New Guinea is facing a challenging time with low vaccination rates, malnourishment, and high rates of family violence. It’s estimated four in five children experience violence at home, and half of children suffer from malnutrition.

UNICEF in Papua New Guinea has signed an agreement with the Papua New Guinea Council of Churches to mobilise churches to the front lines of change. In a country where 96% of the population identify as Christian, the churches will become critical to reduce violence and increase children’s health and welfare.

4ZZZ Contributor, Eduardo Jordan started asking UNICEF’s Representative in Papua New Guinea Veera Mendonca how critical is the situation in Papua New Guinea.

Art could be very relaxing and good for our well-being, especially when it’s on our own terms and a hobby.
However, sometimes when it becomes a job and deadlines are entered into the mix… that dreaded ‘blank page’ can rear its ugly head.
Do you know how to manage that anxiety or the signs of burnout?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin is joined by Aimee Davies, the Founder and Director of 'Hey Mate'
and they chatted about 'Hey Mates' Mental Health social enterprise that supports Australia’s creative industries... You know - starving artists, producers, and the wider community from across music, theatre, screen and dance.

June 7 marked the weekend of the Abbey Medieval Challenger Clash 2025, which saw a dozen teams square off against each other in the rapidly-growing sport of buhurt - armored combat.
Mack Prentis spoke with coaches, organisers, founders and steel-clad athletes about the sport, its roots and the incredible community powering it all

For decades, thousands of Greyhounds have been routinely bred, and discarded, every year here in Australia.
Hmmm. discarded may mean… they are they killed?
Can you actually do anything to help greyhounds? perhaps so...

4ZZZ’s Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic chatted with Lisa White the founder and president of ‘Friends of the Hound’ - as well as a rescuer about a greyhound’s racing career as well as their discarded after career life