With the election fast approaching, the 4ZZZ Newsroom has been hard at work gathering all the news from the campaign trail. Last week 4ZZZ Zedlines Editor Samuel O'Brien sat down with Max Chandler-Mather, Greens candidate for the seat of Griffith, to chat about his campaign and some of the issues facing South East Queensland communities.

Have you ever really considered what ‘Free Speech’ really is? How are we ensured of 'Free Speech' and how does this protection change across International jurisdictions?

Professor Kath Gelber, the Head of UQ's School of Political Science and International Studies joined 4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic to chat about the world of 'Freedom of Speech'.

With the election fast approaching, the 4ZZZ Newsroom has been hard at work gathering all the news from the campaign trail. Last week 4ZZZ news coordinator Alexis Pink sat down with Graham Perret, current federal member for Moreton to chat about his campaign and some of the issues facing South East Queensland communities. LANGUAGE WARNING: There is a little swearing in the interview.

For Earth Day (22 April, 2022), 4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic and Eliot Rifkin chatted with Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee's Wayne Cameron on their upcoming events and projects they're working on.

As Australians venture around the country and beyond with the easing of restrictions, local events have become crucial to attract lucrative tourists. In the Northern Territory this has taken an indigenous spin, with the highly successful Parrtjima headlining the recent busy Easter season. 4ZZZ journalist Samuel O’Brien visited the red centre and spoke to the organisers of the festival about its importance to communities and the Northern Territory’s economic recovery. We would like to advise to our indigenous listeners that this story references people who have died.

Approximately 13,700 refugees have been stranded in Indonesia for almost a decade, trapped in a legal limbo with no rights and no place to go. 4ZZZ journalist Ivana Daskalovic spoke to Hakim and Jamil, two Afghan men currently in Indonesia, about their situation, and Asher Hirsch, senior policy officer at the Refugee Council of Australia, about how Australia is involved and what can be done to resolve this issue.

As the conversation continues about combatting climate change, a Brisbane Union group is starting discussions on the measures required for transitioning workers into low-carbon jobs. Workers 4 Climate Justice Brisbane is a local group that is trying to shift focus and create awareness on Australia’s lack of an exit plan for coal. As the nation works towards net-zero emissions, Workers 4 Climate Justice is insisting leaders prepare for this transition into a more sustainable future.

Russia is currently invading Ukraine with the hopes to regain control of the once soviet-bloc state. Conflicts in the north of the country are raising concerns in the international community especially around the nuclear reactors in Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia. The renewed threat of Russia deploying nuclear weapons has also led some to wonder what other powers will do once threatened.

Women make up just 3% of people employed in the electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, and only 1% of those working in construction, engineering and automotive trades. The male domination in these trades and trade courses is above 95% and the number of women has declined in the last 20 years. I spoke to CEO of Tradeswomen Australia, Janet Cribbes and started by asking why the manual trades industry is so resistant to change.

4ZZZ reporter Bianca Wylie spoke with Joel Burke and Khalid Tarabay, two of the three directors of the Ballet International Gala. The Ballet International Gala (BIG) opened for its inaugural performance on January 26th through to the 30th at QPAC and showed for two more performances on February 5th at the Caloundra Events Centre.