Market Economics & Systems Thinking

Submitted by ToniPa on Fri, 10/03/2023 - 21:52
Ever wanted to understand the nature of how our economy works or wondered why is it so complicated? Or perhaps you have come across The Zeitgeist film series and wanted to meet the maker behind the series? Now is your chance! 4ZZZ's intrepid reporter, Anita Diamond interviewed Peter Joseph, who is the creator behind 'The Zeitgeist' film series and is also an author and activist.

All things Smart Cities

Submitted by ToniPa on Sun, 05/03/2023 - 09:56
What are they and what do they aim to achieve? Do we live in one and just how widespread have they become in recent years? Are they merely vehicles for unethical surveillance or an example of technological integration that improves urban management for citizens? 4zzz’s Toni Pankaluic chatted about ‘All Things Smart Cities’ with Marcus Foth, a Professor of Urban Infomatics from the Queensland University of Technology’s School of Design.

QLD Aces New Pill Testing Policy

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 28/02/2023 - 20:00

The Queensland Government has recently passed a law allowing pill testing at music festivals in the state, in an effort to reduce the risk of drug-related harm. This decision follows a successful trial of pill testing at a festival in Canberra, which found that over 80% of people who had their drugs tested decided not to take them after receiving the results.

All About Composting

Submitted by eliotr on Sat, 25/02/2023 - 18:58
Do you know how to compost properly or even what it is? Do you have any idea of how long it takes to create rich soil or how to contribute to a community compost farm? Joining 4zzz's Eliot Rifkin is Doreen Jachmann from Bloomfieldʻs Farm, Jimboomba to discuss all things composting.

Finding Boo boo: the Community Search for an Unforgotten Feline

Submitted by CatherineS on Tue, 21/02/2023 - 17:35

Around the middle of last year, a beloved cat, Boo boo, was lost in the Taringa area, dozens of kilometers away from her home in Stafford Heights. Her owner, Juanita Groves, was overseas at the time recovering from major surgery.

However, soon an expansive search was born, amassing at its peak a following of over 500 community members in a dedicated Facebook  page, and culminating in Boo boos recovery in early February this year. 4ZZZ Journalist Catherine Strohfeldt spoke with Juanita about her experience looking for Boo boo and the massive community support she mustered.

Forgotten History - The Bombing of Darwin - 19 Feb 1942

Submitted by ToniPa on Sun, 19/02/2023 - 14:12
Most of us have heard of the World War II sneak attack in Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i, however do you know much about our very own attack on the Australian mainland in Darwin in 1942? The 19th of February marks the 81st anniversary of that sneak attack. Joining 4ZZZ's Eliot and Toni to chat about the Bombing of Darwin was Dr Norman Cramp the Director of the Darwin Military Museum at East Point in Darwin.

Native animals as pets and bringing back extinct species

Submitted by ToniPa on Mon, 13/02/2023 - 13:25
Could Australia have its own version of Jurassic Park? What if the Tasmanian Tiger could be brought back and what if you could have it or any other Aussie mammal as a pet? A world in which these things happen may be more possible than we think. 4ZZZ's intrepid reporter, Anita Diamond interviewed Professor Mike Archer, on “having native animals as pets” as well as bringing back extinct species, Professor Archer is a professor of PalaeoBiology at the University of New South Wales.
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