Episodes

John MacKenzie chats with Scott Stanford, President Teacher's Professional Association of Queensland, about the push for teachers to have access to body cameras as an effort to help deal with school-based violence and assaults. 03.06.2024 7:30

John MacKenzie chats with Nick Dametto, KAP State Member for Hinchinbrook, about a petition known as "Castle Law", which is a proposed bill to protect victims of home invasions when defending themselves and their families. Mr. Dametto also commented on the recent change in the law that bans the sale of knives to minors, explaining how is wrong to "focus too much on the retailer, and not the perpet...

John MacKenzie chats with Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-In-Chief at AirlineRatings.com, about the recent cases of violent turbulence experienced on some of the top airlines in the world. 29.05.2024 11:53

John MacKenzie chats with Adam Adams, owner of several Cairns businesses, including Night Owl, about the idea for the council to introduce security dogs as an effort to curb CBD violence and anti-social behavior. 28.05.2024 7:44

John MacKenzie chats with Roger Ward, Director of Cairns Mortgage Brokers & Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, about recommendations into regional bank branch closures. 27.05.2024 10:26

John MacKenzie chats with Lucy Karger, Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Program Manager at the Wet Tropics Management Authority, about the successful eradication of the invasive ant species from over 365ha of land. 22.04.2024 10:46

John MacKenzie chats with Laura Gerber, LNP State Member for Currumbin, Shadow Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support, about the state government's push to silence the media on youth crime coverage. 19.04.2024 10:43

John MacKenzie chats with Laura Gerber, LNP State Member for Currumbin, Shadow Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support, and member of the recently dissolved Youth Justice Reform Select Committee, about the state government's push to silence the media on youth crime coverage.

John MacKenzie chats with Roger Ward, Director of Cairns Mortgage Brokers & Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, about the IMF predictions that Australia will "lag behind its peers in reducing inflation and economic growth". 18.04.2024 9:33

John MacKenzie chats with Craig Crawford, ALP State Member for Barron River, about the government's commitment to Cairns to provide a police helicopter to combat the record number of vehicle thefts, mostly due to brazen youth offenders. 17.04.2024 7:48

John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Rhonda Coghlan, CRC Representative for Division 8, about the progress of flood recovery in the northern beaches region of Cairns following the Cyclone Jasper flooding. 16.04.2024 12:53

John Mackenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Deputy Mayor and Representative for Division 9, about disaster recovery, youth crime, and the philosophical responsibility local government should play in addressing community concerns. 15.04.2024 11:56

John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley, Chairman of the Reddicliffe Highway Proposal, to discuss the Kuranda range and the future solutions needed to access the Tablelands. 12.04.2024 10:51

John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley, Chairman of the Reddicliffe Highway Proposal, to discuss the Kuranda range and the future solutions needed to access the Tablelands. This follows the truck that rolled over yesterday morning, causing chaos for motorists with traffic affected in both directions.

John MacKenzie chats with Mark Stanley, Manager of Cairns Night Markets, after yet another night of violence and chaos suffered by patrons and staff at the Cairns Night Markets. 11.04.2024 11:39

John MacKenzie chats with Mark Stanley, Manager of Cairns Night Markets, about the recent crime and chaos suffered by visitors and locals in the eatery of the night markets on the Cairns Esplanade. 10.04.2024 7:57

John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Marty Bella, Mackay Regional Council, about the Alice Springs youth curfews contrasted to the growing crime concerns in Mount Isa, Townsville, and Cairns. Cr. Bella also backed up comments made by Magistrate Mark Bucknall, who explained that "the courts are armed with significant powers through... the Youth Justice Act". "Enough is enough," explained Marty Bella, "goo...

John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Moller, CRC Representative for Division 1, about signage and safety following the tragic death of a 26-year-old visitor at Isabella Falls on Sunday afternoon. 08.04.2024 11:10

John MacKenzie chats with Shai Ager, Founder of The Agile Project, about bureaucratic mismanagement and the culling of introduced wallabies on Helena Island at Moreton Bay. 05.04.2024 9:08

John MacKenzie chats with Shai Ager, Founder of The Agile Project, about bureaucratic mismanagement and the culling of introduced wallabies on Helena Island at Moreton Bay. The Agile Project is an initiative to control wallaby overbreeding using humane practices.

John MacKenzie chats with Gavin Dear, Declared Cook Shire Councillor and Musician, about his story of local heroism and saving lives during the Jasper flood event. 04.04.2024 18:32

John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about the slow vote counting process by the Electoral Commission Queensland in regard to the 2024 Cairns Mayoral race. 03.04.2024 9:08

John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller Mike about a creative way criminals are entering homes. 02.04.2024 4:17

John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller Mike, whose brother has witnessed juvenile criminals gain entry to sliding glass windows that have a length of timber used in the tracks to prevent it from being opened all the way. By flooding the casing of the window with a hose, the offenders cause the timber stopper to float and fall out of the casing, thus allowing the window to be fully opened.

John MacKenzie chats with Ian Leavers, President and CEO of the Queensland Police Union, about the rights of victims of crime and a weak judiciary, after a man was shot by police following an alleged violent rampage in Cairns' suburbs. 28.03.2024 9:01

John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about a man allegedly shot by police in Woree. 27.03.2024 11:18

John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about a man allegedly shot by police in Woree. Cr. Olds also touched on crocodile management policy in the wake of a nearly 4-metre reptile removed from a property near Ingham.

John MacKenzie chats with Peter from Edmonton, who called in to voice his concerns about the lack of police patrols in the CBD in contrast to the overrepresentation of "flash for cash" operations on main roads. 26.03.2024 5:01

John MacKenzie chats with Ian Moller-Nielson, Secretary Manager Cairns Show, about the horror stories experienced at the early voting booth at 230-240 Mulgrave Road, and the need to return pre-polling to the Cairns Showgrounds. 25.03.2024 9:49

John MacKenzie chats with Danny Betros, Managing Director CBRE Cairns, about the need for a Cairns CBD revival following comments made by Crystalbrook owner, Ghassan Aboud, who blasted city leaders to do more. 22.03.2024 10:47