Protests have always played an integral part of Queensland’s history and aided in legislative change. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests across Australia, reporter India Kenney looks at the history of protests in Queensland.

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As protests continue in the US following the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd, a solidarity rally will be held in Brisbane this afternoon.

The Black Lives Matter protest hopes to show solidarity with the US demonstrators, but also highlight the continued injustices Indigenous Australians suffer at the hands of police. Earlier this week, 4ZZZ reporter Lillian Rangiah spoke to Sam Watson Jr, a proud Wanggeriburra and Birra Gubba person and one of the protest organisers.

4ZZZ reporter Ben Steele spoke with Dr Stan Steindl, the adjunct associate professor of the UQ School of Psychology about the COVID-19 pandemic’s psychological impact. Dr Steindl also told us of his multinational study on Compassion, social connectedness and trauma resilience during this pandemic.

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4ZZZ reporter Brittney sat down for a chat about clouds, with meteorologist and researcher from the University of Melbourne, Doctor Stacey Hitchcock. Dr Hitchcock is also a member of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes. 

Clouds often flow by without much notice, but have you ever wondered what they’re made of? And, how do researchers find out what clouds are doing without ever leaving the ground? 

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4ZZZ reporter Maxim Hussey talks to Shane Satterley, a PhD Candidate at Griffith University, about the recent COVID, 5G and Anti-Vaxxer protests

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Last week, the University of Queensland suspended student activist Drew Pavlou following allegations of misconduct. 

The issue has sparked debate about whether the university's decision will have implications for free speech. Pavlou is set to appeal the decision with Queensland's Supreme Court.

4ZZZ reporter Jade Macbeth with this story.

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Over the past few months, there have been growing calls for Australians to stay home from work if they are sick, to limit the spread of COVID-19. 

However, this has proven to be a difficult decision for many casual workers in Australia. 

4ZZZ reporter, Jeremy Cook, looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted calls for casual workers to be paid a type of pandemic sick leave to control the spread of the virus and the concerns surrounding sick leave for casual workers in preventing future viral outbreaks.
 

For the past seven weeks, socially distanced demonstrators have been donning masks and gloves to protest the indefinite detention of asylum seekers at a Kangaroo Point Hotel.

They argue the protest complies with the Chief Health Officer’s directives, but they’ve been receiving pushback from police and protesters say this pushback is political. 

4ZZZ reporter Lillian Rangiah has the story.
 

4ZZZ reporter Alice Leggett speaks with UQ PhD candidate Isaac Britto-Morales about his research on deep ocean warming and its predicted future impacts

4ZZZ reporter Eliot Rifkin had a discussion with Michael Beatty from RSPCA Queensland about escalating injuries to birds and flying foxes from fishing waste and its impact on RSPCA's Wildlife hospital. It seems fishing enthusiasts are leaving their cut fishing line along with hooks around after they leave.

For information on this May's "RSPCA Million Paws Walk", visit: https://www.rspcaqld.org.au/