Current Research in Koala Chlamydia Vaccines

Many of us Queenslanders are lucky to have koalas living amongst us.

To keep our koalas thriving and safe…
we take precautions driving slow in ʻkoala-signedʻ road areas, keeping our dogs and koalas apart and protecting mature 40-year old plus trees which koalas call home.

Many of us are also aware that our koala populations are suffering from general diseases like chlamydia.
What are the implications for them and what is being done to battle koala chlamydia?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic chatted about current research in koala chlamydia vaccines with Kenneth Beagley a Professor of Immunology from QUTʻs School of Immunology

Ausmusic T-Shirt Day

Ausmusic T-Shirt Day is an annual day of fun and awareness on Thursday 30 November to celebrate Aussie music and raise urgently-needed funds for music workers in crisis.

Animals

Opening Koala rehabilitation facility at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital and Gold Coast Koala Status

Last week, Gold Coast City Council Mayor Tom Tate opened a brand new Koala rehabilitation facility at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, 4ZZZ reporter Mic Smith spoke with several representatives on how Koalas are faring on the Gold Coast.

Science and Technology, Animals

Current Research in Koala Chlamydia Vaccines

Many of us Queenslanders are lucky to have koalas living amongst us.

To keep our koalas thriving and safe…
we take precautions driving slow in ʻkoala-signedʻ road areas, keeping our dogs and koalas apart and protecting mature 40-year old plus trees which koalas call home.

Many of us are also aware that our koala populations are suffering from general diseases like chlamydia.
What are the implications for them and what is being done to battle koala chlamydia?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic chatted about current research in koala chlamydia vaccines with Kenneth Beagley a Professor of Immunology from QUTʻs School of Immunology

Granite Belt Music Council

The Granite Belt Music Council is a not-for-profit organisation from the Stanthorpe southern Downs and granite belt region in Queensland. They advocate for musicians to perform in safe family friendly spaces, and have been working towards law reform to protect musicians from outdated laws that deem them a nuisance, rather than asset to communities.

Health

Prostate Cancer - Panel of Experts

It’s Movember and November is Prostate Cancer Month so we have a Discussion on Prostate Cancer with… Dr Jenni Gunter - Senior Research Associate of the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre Queensland, Dr Alex Ngoo - Urologist in-training and Prostate Cancer Research Clinician, Joseph Box - Owner of ʻBrew on Brunswickʻ, and our own, Eliot Rifkin of 4ZZZ's Thursday Brisbane Line - a recent victor of Stage 4 - Prostate Cancer.

Environment, Brisbane, Gold Coast

National Action Plan for Australia’s most imperilled plants

Most of us are aware of threatened species, however did you know there is an imperilled plant list?

Plants can go extinct too AND locally one of Australiaʻs most imperilled plants is located right here in a Brisbane suburb.

4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin chatted about Imperilled Plants with Greg Tasney

Animals

RSPCA - Heartworm Signs and Prevention

Most of us have heard of dogs getting heartworm, however do you know the signs, prevention and treatment of heartworm? How prevalent are they?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted with Emma Lagoon from the RSPCA to tell us everything you need to know about heartworm and your pet's protection.

Science and Technology

The Impacts of AI on Journalism

You may have heard about generative Artificial Intelligence apps such as Chat GPT or Midjourney becoming increasingly prevalent lately. The ability to streamline labour workflows with sophisticated AI has proved very appealing for many businesses.

However one industry is facing serious questions about AI's impact… and that’s Journalism. Since the digital age began, the traditional business models of journalism have been forever altered by the likes of the internet and mobile phones.

4ZZZ's Toni Pankaluic chatted about what AI will bring to Journalism with Catharine Lumby a Journalist & Professor of Media Studies at the University of Sydney.

Education

Will Immigrant Teachers Solve Shortages?

Australian schools are facing a teacher shortage. Is it possible to bring foreign teachers to our education system? How does the industry think? 4ZZZ Journalist Grace Koo has asked Monash University researcher Nashid Nigar, who’s studied the working experience of immigrant non-native English speaking teachers.

Solidarity with Gaza from Alice Springs and Brisbane

In the early hours of Friday morning, a group of people blocked the access road to Pine Gap, the US military spy base just outside Alice Springs. The action was part of a global effort of solidarity with Palestine that cuts across borders and religions. 4ZZZ reporter Andy Paine spoke to Shoshana Rosenberg about yesterday's protest and to Phil Monsour about a rally happening yesterday in Brisbane.

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