In light of the recent US Supreme Court decision abolishing Roe Vs Wade, 4ZZZ Journalist Abby Wellington sat down with Lydia Mainey, a lecturer and researcher at CQ University who just finished her PhD. Lydia has worked across the world but more recently worked as a nurse unit manager at a reg​ional reproductive choices centre in Central Queensland. It was this experience that led her to pursue her PhD which investigates the battle nurses face against the Australian healthcare system in the process of providing abortion care. Just a quick warning, this story mentions domestic violence. 

When is it time for some people to consider discontinuing ʻlong-termʻ antidepressant use? How do you begin that process?  4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin chatted with Riitta Partanen an Associate Professor from UQ's Rural Clinical School about the careful planning required in discontinuing anti-depressant use.

Australia’s leading banana grower is right here in Queensland, a fourth-generation 75 year family farming operation called Mackay’s.

How important is the banana industry to us ‘banana benders’ here in Queensland?

4ZZZ’s Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic is Brent Wilson the group agronomy manager at Mackay’s Bananas to chat about all things bananas.

We often hear the Great Barrier Reef is in trouble - coral bleaching and warming waters to mention a few threats, however do you know of the reefʻs other ecosystems like sea grass? How do these other ecosystems fare, what projects are happening on the reef and do efforts overlap?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted about our reef with Dr Abbi Scott a Research Officer from TropWater at James Cook University.

Pet cats are great companions, however are you aware free-range, stray and feral cats are responsible for billions of native animal deaths across Australia? Thatʻs right BILLIONS!

They're a big part of why Australia now holds the embarrassing title of having the worst modern mammalian extinction record of any country in the world.

So, what can we do to address and mitigate feline threats to our native wildlife?

Joining 4ZZZ's Eliot and Toni to chat about feral cats is Professor Sarah Legge a wildlife ecologist from Australian National University, who has carried out research on cat impacts and ways of reducing those impacts for many years.

Strokes affect most families at one point or another? Do you know what strokes are, how to recognise one in action or the current research being conducting?

Losing arm, hand, and language functions after a stroke affects 1 in 6 survivors three-months after a stroke and innovative new ways to help stroke survivors regain arm movement and learn to speak again is on the horizon.

Joining 4ZZZ's Eliot and Toni to chat about current stroke research is Kate Hayward of The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health who is leading the new nation-wide trial.

Are you aware of Brisbane’s early historic cemeteries? Perhaps you’re familiar with the well-known Toowong cemetery, however have you ever traipsed around Balmoral cemetery?

Joining Eliot Rifkin to chat about headstones, cemeteries as well as both their appreciation and upkeep is Jenny Pearsall, the Vice President of ‘Friends of Balmoral Cemetery’

4ZZZ Journalist Samuel O'Brien investigates the new Smart Ticketing and Cross River Rail being rolled out in South East Queensland and what it means for customers and visitors.