Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is moving forward on his promise to set up an indigenous voice to parliament, organising a working group as well as consulting with various communities and experts. An important aspect of this is consulting with legal experts on the wording of the change and its interpretation. The Indigenous Law Centre at the University of New South Wales will be travelling to test the draft amendment and referendum question, released by Prime Minister Albanese back in July at the 2022 Garma Festival.

In the wake of the Albanese government’s commitments to a greener emissions target by 2030 It’s important to see how on track we are locally to making these promises, In order to see how the state and local governments are going, 4ZZZ Journalist Harrison Pedersen interviewed Aurelia Noran from the Pine Rivers Catchment Association and Jen Basham from the Queensland Climate Council

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Midwives and nurses across NSW are striking in response to poor pay and unacceptable working conditions, this is 4ZZZ journalist Steph Felesina's conversation with Charmaine Murphy secretary of the Nurses and Midwives Association in Lismore. 

As rent prices continue to increase around the country, the greens are proposing a variety of solutions to increase affordability and access to housing. Last week, Griffith MP and Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather proposed a two year rent freeze and caps on rent increases in federal parliament as one of many solutions to the issue. 4ZZZ journalist Indio Myles spoke to Mr Chandler-Mather about the proposal and what the federal government can do.

With the rising cost of living and wild weather events affecting produce numbers, It's becoming harder to eat healthy on a budget. In order to determine ways to stay healthy without spending too much money, 4ZZZ Journalist Harry Pedersen sat down with QUT health professor Danielle Gallegos.