Boxing... you might think boxing is a sport that’s only about punching and KO'ing your opponent in the ring, which offers nothing more than entertainment. Well, Gareth Williams a former professional boxer and owner of The Boxing Shop gym in Salisbury, Brisbane sets out to prove that thinking wrong.
Through a mentorship program he established, Boxing Beyond Barriers... Gareth uses boxing as a way of transforming disengaged and troubled youths lives around South East Queensland schools.
4ZZZ’s Toni Pankaluic interviewed Gareth Williams, head of the program to find out more.
Did you know the most powerful geomagnetic storm of the past 500 years occurred in 1859? This phenomena would later be known as the Carrington Event. Apart from the storm’s sheer intensity, why was it significant and what lessons can we learn from the Carrington Event... now and into the future.
4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke with Professor Jonti Horner, an Astrophysicist and Astronomer from the University of Southern Queensland.
Our Rainbow Lorikeets are colourful boisterous birds full of personality, however recently have you noticed some listless birds that donʻt want to fly?
4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted with Claude Lacasse a veterinarian at Qld RSPCA about Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome affecting Southeast Queensland
Many of us have passed the ‘Judith Wright Centre’ on Brunswick Street in the Valley… however, how much do you really know about Judith Wright? Was she a poet? An environmental activist? Advocate for Aboriginal Land Rights?
Actually, she was all this and more, even helping to form the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland.
Professor Tony Hughes - d’Aeth the Chair in Australian Literature at The University of Western Australia joined 4ZZZ’s Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic to chat about Judith Wright.
Last time 4ZZZ's Harry Kuzewicz spoke to Kelvin Johnston from the Granite Belt Music Council, it was about their proposed music reforms. Since then, the council has faced many setbacks when trying to find support for musicians, notably a power outage at a first Nations event.
Julian Assange and his representatives faced a hearing in the UK High Court to see if the Wikileaks founder can appeal his extradition to the United States for Espionage charges.
4ZZZ Journalist Mack Prentis spoke with Greg Barnes SC, Assange's Lawyer about the case and how it went for the unwell publisher, as well as Dr Richard Murray about the case's significance to press freedom.
Taylor Swift had her last Australian concerts of the Eras Tour this weekend. The American superstar has created an unprecedented trend in the country during her visit. 4ZZZ Journalist Grace Koo talked with Curtin University’s Madeleine Dobson on the Tay-Tay phenomenon.
The Australian journalism industry is facing many questions of AI technologies making headways into many newsrooms. How are our news outlets dealing with the changes? Should our aspiring journalists be weary or optimistic of AI?
4ZZZ’s Toni Pankaluic spoke with Dr Anne Kruger, a Journalism and Strategic Communications Lecturer from UQ’s School of Communication and Arts to find out more about AI in our current news industry.
As the housing crisis continues, government officials are searching on ways to alleviate stress for renters. Earlier this month QLD Premier Steven Miles and Minister for housing, local government and planning, the Hon. Meaghan Scanlon released a joint statement surrounding an upcoming housing relief packaging worth $160 million. 4ZZZ Journalist Stephanie Felesina spoke with local renters Mack and Catherine about their renting experience and the Hon. Meaghan Scanlan about the upcoming plan and proposal.
Greens lord mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan has drown a plan up to build another ferry terminal in West End, first proposed by the Liberal National Party in 2011, four weeks ahead of the Brisbane City Council Election.
4ZZZ’s Grace Koo has asked him the details.
Your 11am Zedlines with Kate and Ashleigh.
Image credit: "E-Scooter Education" by City of Fort Collins, CO is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Your 10am Zedlines with Ashleigh and Kate.
Image credit: "Gold Bar with Reflected Coins" by BullionVault is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
Your 9am Zedlines with Kate and Jess
Image credit: "The Great Barrier Reef - 164" by Kyle Taylor, Dream It. Do It. is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Your 8am Zedlines with Jess and Ashleigh
Image credit: "Magic Mushrooms? NOT" by jmv is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Your 11AM Zedlines with James and Mack
Your 10AM Zedlines with James and Sisi
Your 9AM Zedlines with Ash and Sisi
Image Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/special-fx/5223428076 “Queensland Police Toyota Aurion Sportivo V6” (Highway Patrol Images/Flickr under CC BY 2.0)
Your 8AM Zedlines with Ash
Image Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/82134796@N03/11616572044 “Mt Isa mines” (denisbin/Flickr under CC BY-ND 2.0)
10AM Zedlines with Stephanie and Ashlee
Image Credit: NAPARAZZI (Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)
8am Zedlines with Ashlee and Stephanie
Image credits: Kevin Dooley (Flickr/CC BY 2.0 DEED)
9am Zedlines with Stephanie and Ashlee
Image Credit: Stanley Zimny (Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)
The Greens launch State election campaigns to freeze rent, build homes, and tax big corporations.
Jett Lindsay // 4ZZZ
"Concrete Housing Construction in Chile" by Concrete Forms is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
An eight hour ramp offload period has been observed at Queensland’s largest hospitals.
Jett Lindsay // 4ZZZ
"Ambulance and patient RCG-1=" by Sheba Also 18 Million Views is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
A Tingalpa defence manufacturer sees protestors rally, addressing it's aid in the Israel/Palestine conflict.
Jett Lindsay // 4ZZZ
"Palestine protest Outside Victorian Parliament House" by John Englart (Takver) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Your 11am Zedlines with Stella and Anna
Image credit: Grumman Avenger TBM-3E (Bernard Spragg/Open Verse under CC0 1.0 license)
Your 10am Zedlines with Izzy and Amelia
Image Credit: SES-10 Launch - World's first reflight of an orbital class rocket (Official SpaceX Photos/Openverse under CC BY-NC 2.0 license)
Your 9am Zedlines with Stella and Anna
Image credit: Tropical Cyclone Madi Approaching India (NASA GODDARD PHOTO AND VIDEO/OpenVerse CC BY 2.0 License)
Your 8am Zedlines with Izzy and Amelia.
Image credit: Bottle Shop (Thomas Hawk/Openverse under CC BY-NC 2.0 license)
Your 11am Zedlines with Jess and Michelle.
Image Credit: "The crew rolls up the tapestry" (Minneapolis Institute of Art/Pexels) under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED
Your Zedlines with Michelle and Jess.
Image Credit: Image Credit: "Purple Light on Building at Night" (FOTOTRAVEL/Pexels) under CC0 License
Your 9 am Zedlines with Jess and Michelle.
Image Credit: "A dentist expanding dental results" (CottonBro Studios/Pexels) under CC License
Your 8 am Zedlines with Michelle and Jess.
Image Credit: by Christian Bowens on Unsplash
Your 11AM Zedlines with James.
Image Credit: ‘Mullaways medicinal cannabis medical crop’, by Mullaways from Wikimedia under CC3.0.
Your 10AM Zedlines with Ash.
Your 9AM Zedlines with Sisi.
'Bar tailed godwit feeding on seagrass’ 2016 by Panthus from Wikimedia under CC1.0
Your 8AM Zedlines with Sisi and Ash.
Test light rail train on George Street, Sydney by Maksym Kozlenko from Wikimedia Commons under CC4.0.
Your 10am Zedlines with Lia and Ashlee.
Image Credit: Cars in the morning sun (Holger Wirth/ Flickr under CC BY-ND 2.0 DEED)
Your 8am Zedlines with Stephanie and Lia.
Image Credit: Classroom 2 (misskprimary/Flickr under CC BY 2.0 DEED)