SES Flash Flooding Tips

With storm season upon us, itʻs a good time to review flash flooding safety tips - whether at home or in the car.
Do you know how to protect yourself from hail or how to place sandbags? How do you manage an unexpected flood, what precautions can you take, where do you get sandbags and how do you place and fill them?
4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin had a discussion with State Emergency Services (SES) Director Brian Cox about safety precautions as well as year round SES free training.

Climate Change, Environment

SES Flash Flooding Tips

With storm season upon us, itʻs a good time to review flash flooding safety tips - whether at home or in the car.
Do you know how to protect yourself from hail or how to place sandbags? How do you manage an unexpected flood, what precautions can you take, where do you get sandbags and how do you place and fill them?
4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin had a discussion with State Emergency Services (SES) Director Brian Cox about safety precautions as well as year round SES free training.

Environment

2025 Great Toad Bust

4ZZZ’s Mic Smith discusses 'The 2025 Great Toad Bust' with Kelsi Taylor, the Invasive Species Manager at Watergum. Mic also chatted with ecologist, author and invasive species expert Tim Low about toads and the broad critical threat of more recent other invasive species.

Foreign Affairs, Human Rights

Understanding the Conflict Situation in West Papua

For several decades, disputes and conflicts between West Papua and Indonesia have been ongoing. The indigenous West Papuans believe their nation’s sovereignty was illegally taken by Indonesia post colonialism. As tensions persist, many questions remain such as what is currently going on inside West Papua and the actions being taken by domestic and international parties.

4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke with Benny Wenda, Chairman and President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua to learn more about the current happenings as well as the political history shaping the situation.

Climate Change, Environment, Animals

The FrogID Citizen Science Project Wants You

Here in Queensland we often hear about the steady advance of the introduced cane toad, however we don’t hear much about our native frogs. Many of us have experienced the surprise of our common green tree frog under a toilet seat… are they thriving or at risk?
There are over 250 known Australian frog species, how are they responding to a changing environment? Which frogs are at risk and how can we help?
4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted about the FrogID Project with Dr Jodi Rowley the Lead Scientist of Australian Museum's National Citizen Science project - "FrogID".

Science and Technology, Arts & Culture

Preserving our Internet Historial Records before they forever Vanish

Have you ever wondered about past libraries throughout global history, which have been destroyed either by accident or malicious intent, and in turn losing valuable knowledge transcribed on books and texts?

Well, today the physical libraries are not the only knowledge centres at risk of losing valuable human records in understanding the world we live in. Our digital history via the internet could be facing a black hole of being lost forever. Recently the Internet Archive experienced a cyber attack from hackers... sparking fears on the potential worst case scenario.

So why is this happening? And what are we doing to protect our past? To discuss the importance of digital archives, 4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke with Professor George Buchanan, Deputy Dean of Research at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University's School of Computing Technologies to learn more about the cyberattack as well as digital preservation currently happening for the future.

Environment, Climate Change

Is Using the Recycling Bins Enough

Recycling has become commonplace, the yellow and red recycling bins are part of our daily lives. However do you know the journey of your waste? Does it go to landfill or is it re-purposed? How does compost fit in and what can you easily do to be more efficient with our resources.

Animals, Environment, Health

'Thief' Seabirds could spread new Avian flu to Australia

Avian influenza viruses have infected bird populations around the globe long before humans were aware of them in the 19th Century. In 2021, a new strand of bird flu known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) infected many birds across most of the world. Currently the virus has still not reached Australia, but the threat still looms large especially amongst seabirds.

4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic spoke with Simon Gorta, a conservation ecologist and PHD candidate from the University of New South Wales Sydney to discuss this Avian Influenza strand, seabirds in general and particularly the species involved in the spread.

Torres Strait Islander Affairs

Torres Strait Islanders and their new corporation - Kara Debe Lusik

We've all heard of the First Australians from the Torres Strait, however do you know where the Torres Strait is? Do you know the hardships Torres Strait Islanders endured in early Australia or their contributions?
There is a new Torres Strait Islanders corporation (Kara Debe Lusik) being founded to ensure networking and that their culture continues.
4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted with Cherissma Costelloe a founder of Kara Debe Lusik about an upcoming 'Callout' (28 September) as well as familiarising us with the Torres Strait Islanders' history and the corporation's aims.

An Iranian Mother's Struggle in Obtaining Permanent Visas

Upon his election into Parliament, Anthony Albanese inherited the unresolved status of thousands of asylum seekers and refugees whose claims for protection were rejected by the fast-track processing system created under the Abbott Government in 2014.

The system, which was meant to "fast-track" applications for refugee status and permanent visas, has ended with thousands of people living in limbo for the past decade. Fearful, that they will be forced to return back to their homeland. 

Local students tackle industry head-on with their very first feature film

A new indie and action-dystopian film boasting bold, colourful shots of Brisbane’s CBD will hit Griffith University theatres in early November.

Despite starting with a tight $500 budget and little experience within the industry, local students Haruki Ryles, Finn Williams, and Clancy Ellerman-Miller took the industry head on by producing 100% Pure Rage. A high-quality feature film they produced outside of university with the hopes it will reach national film festivals. 

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