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Why the winter cold is no barrier to hanging out your clothes

It has been a frosty start to winter, but for many areas of Australia the lower temperatures are coinciding with faster drying clothes.

Published: 17h agoFri 13 Jun 2025 at 1:58amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Tom Saunders

Prisoner takes fight to freeze her eggs to Queensland's highest court

Rachel Smith, who will be eligible for parole in 2029, appealed after the Supreme Court ruled a decision by corrective services to withhold the service was lawful.

Gloved hands hold a tube over a canister which has mist coming out of it.

Published: YesterdayThu 12 Jun 2025 at 7:40pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Courtsby Talissa Siganto

Olympic host's shady ambition is going backwards

Council promised a 50 per cent shade canopy by 2031, but an internal review shows the city is moving backwards.

The skyline of Brisbane pictured from beneath tree foliage, postman riding motorbike on road

Published: YesterdayThu 12 Jun 2025 at 7:35pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Local Governmentby Liam Walsh and Rory Callinan

A Word in Your Ear: Free For All

Have you got a grammar gripe? Frustrated by a phrase? Professor Roly Sussex tackles your language queries.

Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds

Published: YesterdayThu 12 Jun 2025 at 6:19amSource: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Languageby Kelly Higgins-Devine

A Word in Your Ear: Footy Names

Ever wondered how your favourite footy teams got their names? Professor Roly Sussex tackles the phrases of footy.

Duration: 22 minutes 34 seconds

Published: YesterdayThu 12 Jun 2025 at 6:09amSource: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Languageby Kelly Higgins-Devine

Woman allegedly lured PNG nationals to Australia with fake scholarships

Police allege the 56-year-old woman forced 15 people to work on farms against their will instead of receiving the education they had been promised.

Duration: 17 seconds

Published: YesterdayThu 12 Jun 2025 at 4:58amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Crimeby Lottie Twyford and Ciara Jones

Griffith University to repay over $8m to thousands of underpaid employees

The university will repay millions of dollars to around 5,500 of its employees, with the largest of those individual repayments sitting around $90,000.

A beige building that says GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY on it. Blue sky behind.

Published: YesterdayThu 12 Jun 2025 at 1:28amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Universitiesby Ciara Jones

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Housing Minister Sam O'Connor on Social Housing

Ellen Fanning speaks to Qld Housing Minister, Sam O'Connor, to clarify who can apply for social housing, and whether current social housing tenants may soon face eviction.

Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Housing Policyby Ellen Fanning

Annette McFarlane's suggestions for quick maturing, and hardy options to plant right now

Are you at a bit of a loss as to what to plant in vegetable and flower gardens, or pots? Annette McFarlane can help.

Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds

Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Gardening

Parents renew calls for inclusive classrooms for deaf and hard of hearing students

A Brisbane primary school has long been championed as setting a high standard for inclusive approaches to teaching all children – deaf and hard of hearing, and hearing students – in both English and Auslan.

A close-up shot of pencils in a white container on a school desk, with blurred students in the background.

Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds

Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Educationby Antonia O'Flaherty, Loretta Ryan and Joel Spreadborough

Are you thinking of giving the gift of a plant for Christmas?

Horticulturist Annette McFarlane has some tips on some of the latest varieties of your favourite plants that you find in your local nursery.

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Duration: 3 minutes 32 seconds

Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Gardening

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Police have charged a 56-year-old woman with human trafficking

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People left in limbo after fire rips through storage facility in Burpengary

Duration: 29 seconds

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Jack Beasley's parents proud of laws

Jack Beasley's parents says they are proud of the expansion of Jack's Law.

Duration: 16 seconds

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Queensland police conduct searches under Jack's Law

Jack's Law allows police to search people for weapons at relevant places including shopping centres and train stations.

Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds

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Alison Alexander's apple and spice tray bake

Infused with spices and packed with fresh apples, this simple yet scrumptious tray bake will have you going back for seconds.

Apple and spice tray bake with caramel sauce, cream, and icing sugar.

Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Recipesby Alison Alexander

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Alison Alexander's fresh and crispy fish burgers

This flavourful fish burger will bring summer flavours to your winter nights.

Fish burger with pickles, lettuce and tartare

Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Recipesby Alison Alexander

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Alison Alexander's free-form apple tart

This soulful tart is no fuss, all flavour and is the perfect dessert for the family or impressing guests.

A golden, fresh baked, free form apple tart

Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Recipesby Alison Alexander

Brisbane to get free green bins, but 'FOGO a no-go'

Labor, LNP, and the Greens are all claiming credit for Brisbane City Council's decision to offer free green bins after satellite photos revealed hundreds of the bins in storage at council depots.

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Source: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Recycling and Waste Managementby Kenji Sato and Ellen Fanning Ellen Fanning

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Win the ultimate foodie staycation in the Scenic Rim

Want to get away for the weekend to the Scenic Rim? 612 ABC Radio Brisbane, in partnership with Eat Local Month, is giving you the chance to pack your bags for the ultimate foodie staycation.

Published: WedWed 11 Jun 2025 at 5:49amSource: ABC BRISBANE

Eat Local Month is here!

Celebrate Eat Local Month with ABC Radio Brisbane this June.

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Published: 1 Jun 2025Sun 1 Jun 2025 at 11:41pmSource: ABC BRISBANE

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This moreish Macadamia chilli jam is super versatile

If you're looking for a way to spice up a dinner recipe or just want a fresh idea on what to take to a weekend picnic, this macadamia chilli jam is a reliable option.

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Published: 17 Mar 2025Mon 17 Mar 2025 at 12:09amSource: ABC Radio BrisbaneTopic: Food and Drink

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Qld Sport

Fringe Blue suffers nasty injury as tremendous Titans smash Sea Eagles

The Gold Coast Titans upset the form guide by putting five tries past the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Robina Stadium, as Manly forward and Blues squad player Haumole Olakau'atu suffers a nasty injury.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRL

Fri Fix: Cummins appreciation, big AFL news and more

Pat Cummins has reminded us he's the man you want in a cricketing crisis. Ed Cowan casts an appreciative eye over the relentless quick. In the AFL there are huge stories encompassing players, administrators, stadiums and... Fremantle...

A man with dark hair celebrates wearing cricket whites in front of crowd.

Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Father and son crash survivors to fulfil Ironman pact

After surviving a horrific crash while cycling together six years ago, Travis and his son Brayden McKenzie made a promise to compete in an Ironman competition. This weekend that plan is coming to fruition.

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Source: ABC NewsTopic: Human Interest

Why our star swimmers are struggling out of the pool

Ex-Olympian Cate Campbell has been covering the World Championship trials in Adelaide. What she's seeing is some great swimming and some athletes at breaking point.

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Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Qld News

Fringe Blue suffers nasty injury as tremendous Titans smash Sea Eagles

Source: ABC NewsTopic: NRLby Simon Smale

Tiny town mourns outback publican famous for banning emus

Chris Gimblett, who gained fame for barring emus from entering Queensland's Yaraka Hotel, is being mourned after a crash that also left his wife critically injured.

Three smiling people – a younger man and and an older man and woman – stand behind the bar in an outback pub.

Source: ABC Western QldTopic: Human Interestby Heidi Sheehan

Gin Gin man James Wood faces court on weapons charges

Police allege they found a shortened firearm and ammunition during a search of a car and a home in Gin Gin in May.

A man with an eyebrow piercing and moustache.

Source: ABC Wide BayTopic: Courtsby Grace Whiteside

Why the winter cold is no barrier to hanging out your clothes

It has been a frosty start to winter, but for many areas of Australia the lower temperatures are coinciding with faster drying clothes.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Tom Saunders

National News

Five quick hits: Starc breaks a drought and Smith busts a digit

Steve Smith and Temba Bavuma both end up in the hands of medical staff, as Mitchell Starc scores his first 50 in six years. Here are five quick hits from the third day of the World Test Championship decider.

Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith and Temba Bavuma.

Published: 14m agoFri 13 Jun 2025 at 7:34pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Cricketby Jon Healy and Henry Hanson

How old video games went from hard rubbish to collectors' items

How "obsolete" video games and consoles became collectors' items. And why bad games are often so valuable.

An animated gif of a pixel art rendition of a Game Boy.

Duration: 13 seconds

Published: 26m agoFri 13 Jun 2025 at 7:22pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Video Gamesby Will Jackson, Jarrod Fankhauser and Lachlan Bennett

'It's personal': Why LA is ground zero for mass deportation protests

Small protests have since spread to other parts of the US. But few are surprised that the fiercest resistance to Trump’s immigrant deportation plan started in Los Angeles.

Published: 34m agoFri 13 Jun 2025 at 7:15pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: World Politicsby Rhiannon Stevens

Selfie captures family's final moments before doomed Air India flight

Inayat Saiyad sent a family selfie to his relatives' group chat minutes before he boarded a flight home. It turned out to be their last photo together.

An Indian family - father, mother and two adult children - smiling and laughing in a selfie taken at the airport, with a friend.

Published: 37m agoFri 13 Jun 2025 at 7:11pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Air Incidentsby Meghna Bali, Bhat Burhan and Som Patidar

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Brisbane's new bus timetable, explained

Why the winter cold is no barrier to hanging out your clothes

Prisoner takes fight to freeze her eggs to Queensland's highest court

Olympic host's shady ambition is going backwards

A Word in Your Ear: Free For All

A Word in Your Ear: Footy Names

Woman allegedly lured PNG nationals to Australia with fake scholarships

Griffith University to repay over $8m to thousands of underpaid employees

Housing Minister Sam O'Connor on Social Housing

Annette McFarlane's suggestions for quick maturing, and hardy options to plant right now

Parents renew calls for inclusive classrooms for deaf and hard of hearing students

Are you thinking of giving the gift of a plant for Christmas?

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Police have charged a 56-year-old woman with human trafficking

People left in limbo after fire rips through storage facility in Burpengary

Jack Beasley's parents proud of laws

Queensland police conduct searches under Jack's Law

Alison Alexander's apple and spice tray bake

Alison Alexander's fresh and crispy fish burgers

Alison Alexander's free-form apple tart

Brisbane to get free green bins, but 'FOGO a no-go'

Win the ultimate foodie staycation in the Scenic Rim

Eat Local Month is here!

This moreish Macadamia chilli jam is super versatile

ABC Radio Brisbane's Newsletter

Fringe Blue suffers nasty injury as tremendous Titans smash Sea Eagles

Fri Fix: Cummins appreciation, big AFL news and more

Father and son crash survivors to fulfil Ironman pact

Why our star swimmers are struggling out of the pool

Fringe Blue suffers nasty injury as tremendous Titans smash Sea Eagles

Tiny town mourns outback publican famous for banning emus

Gin Gin man James Wood faces court on weapons charges

Why the winter cold is no barrier to hanging out your clothes

Five quick hits: Starc breaks a drought and Smith busts a digit

How old video games went from hard rubbish to collectors' items

'It's personal': Why LA is ground zero for mass deportation protests

Selfie captures family's final moments before doomed Air India flight

Other ways to listen

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