In the North-side suburb of Stafford, locals have been lobbying against the redevelopment of their community bowls club beginning from late last year. The site has been largely unmaintained since 2017, and the new renovation plan is expected to bring in 76 poker machines, which has drawn further attention from locals, as well as politicians and the Office for Liquor and Gaming. 4ZZZ Journalist Catherine Strohfeldt spoke to community locals and politicians to determine the recent changes on the site, with additional reporting from Olivia Martini and Yunri Deng.

In recent years, noise pollution impacting Brisbane community members has been a key aspect of political promises, community forums, and more recently public outcry. To better understand the fight or flight response currently being faced by those involved I spoke with Marcus Foth, Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance, Stephen Beckett, Head of Public Affairs BAC, and Donna Marshall, Head of Community Engagement of Air Services Australia. 

4ZZZ Journalist Joshua McIntosh speaks with Dr Rebecca Jenkinson, Executive Manager of the Australian Gambling Research Centre at the Australian Institute of Family Studies about the centre's report into the exposure of gambling advertisements, and their impact on Australians.

In Australia, menstrual leave is a relatively new concept, and it has sparked a debate among the public and policymakers. The idea behind menstrual leave is to create a workplace culture that acknowledges and supports women's health needs, while it clearly holds the potential to assist in decreasing not only the gender gap but promoting gender equality, it still faces criticism from certain groups and organisations.