Loving reminder Australia, that @4zzzradio.bsky.social hosts "Locked In" on Christmas Day for VIP (Very Important Prisoners), friends + family. Grab the community broadcasting app CPLUS, to listen to your favourite community radio stations around Australia! #Australia #CommunityRadio @boltsmag.org

Taking a moment to acknowledge that today marks 50 years since Brisbane/meanjin’s original community radio station @4zzzradio.bsky.social began broadcasting from studios at UQ’s St Lucia campus. Brisbane’s thriving music scene and independent news landscape (and my youth) owe a lot to the Zeds 🖤

The Blak Out Party! 4ZZZ is throwing the biggest and blakest celebration of First Nations artists that have been heard over the 4ZZZ airwaves throughout the generations, Saturday November 22nd. 18+, from 6:30PM. Tickets $30/$10 for mob+b.f. available via Oztix!

Fighting to host the next COP as though it’s hosting the Olympics is offputting. 50 000 people fly here to be part of the 31st demonstration of failure to prevent runaway climate change. “The cost of hosting the summit could reach $2 billion, according to govt estimates” www.afr.com/policy/energ...

Freshly delivered! It’s a busy time for 50th anniversaries… look forward to diving into these pages and reminiscing on five decades of 4ZZZ radio on Brisbane’s airwaves 📻 🤘 @4zzzradio.bsky.social

Each week on Talking Zeds we'll feature a rotation of special guests, historical figures and the people who shaped 4ZZZ into what it is today. This Thursday, the 13th of November we're continuing our 50th celebration special programming with the return of The Best Show Ever!

VOTING FOR THE HOT 100 IS OFFICIALLY OPEN! For one year only, we’re mixing up the date of our annual music countdown to coincide with our birthday. On December 7th, we’re celebrating the 🔥SPICIEST, SWEATIEST TRACKS🔥 of the year– as voted by you, the listener! www.4zzz.org.au/hot100

Awesome! Voting is open in the only Hot100 that matters, the original & the best #4zzzhot100 😀 @4zzzradio.bsky.social #radio #communityradio Solid list of 10 songs chosen😎

Hail storms have injured and orphaned hundreds of bats. If you would like to help our team of volunteers who are helping rescue, transport & rehabilitate these bats, please donate here bats.org.au/get-involved... #bats #flyingfox #biodiversity www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What is unfolding in Sudan, where the armed group RSF has taken control of the key city of El Fasher, is "the sum of all our fears," says human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond. "RSF is killing at a scale and a velocity that I haven’t seen since Rwanda."

She’s Lost Control. No shark has ever been more jumped, no bow more longer drawn. Joy Derision. Something apparently so clearly inappropriate it took them 5 days to say so. (Or more accurately 45 years to say so, given how long #JoyDivision shirts have been worn for). Disorder

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks. This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

Interesting chart in this report surveying people on what they think are the major contributions to the 'housing problem'. Feels like a failure of the (non-right wing) media, politicians and experts that the measures that would have the most impact are so far below immigration

🗳️ #aras25 Count Results live, from as soon as each of the 43 constituencies start to report their results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Looking like a resounding victory for Catherine Connolly. A huge moment for the united left in Ireland, for the many young people whose energy and optimism fuelled Connolly’s campaign, and a pretty clear rejection of uninspiring government party candidates who couldn’t offer a vision. #Aras25

We are now as far from the film 24 Hour Party People as it was from that album... 1979 - 2002 -2025 😬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFiy...

Zed50 going on. Wish I could have been there for it all. Enjoy it all whether you're in a band or just a punter.

Velociraptor playing early at #Zed50 - a celebration of music, #Brisbane & @4zzzradio.bsky.social Tons more great bands to come until 9pm - nearly sold-out

LGBTIQZED is here to celebrate queer music and 50 years of 4ZZZ at The Cave Inn! Join us on Friday, 1 November from 6:00 PM! On the lineup: Freya Wilcox and the Howl, Holy Basil, Indigo Hue and Dirty Linen. Grab tickets here: tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event... #ZEDmusic #4zzz50 #brisbanemusic

Pass the Mic is a free community radio training program for First Nations folks run by 4ZZZ and the CMTO. For more information, head to: 4zzz.org.au/training

The crowning jewel of the 4ZZZ 50th birthday celebrations, ZED50, is coming to Roma Street Parklands on October 25th. It's a revival of the 4ZZZ Market Days of yore, celebrating the best of Brisbane music from yesterday, today and tomorrow. tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event...

Hope the ATO and government are proud of themselves. Pursued this poor guy for 7 years, wrecked his life for the crime of exposing serious wrongdoing - costing millions - all for a final result of no recorded conviction and a 12-mth good behaviour bond.

Each week on Talking Zeds we'll feature a rotation of special guests, historical figures and the people who shaped 4ZZZ into what it is today. This Thursday, the 21st of August we're continuing our 50th celebration special programming with Greg Fryer!

Radiothon 2025 Merchandise! This tee and tote is an exclusive offering to those who go above and beyond with their support by subscribing to our Passionate or Super subscriber tiers. Lovingly designed by our friends at Inkahoots, and printed at Silk and Squeeg. Get yours today 4zzz.org.au/radiothon

💝 💝 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 💝 💝 𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 One lucky Solo Artist or Band Subscriber, and one Business Subscriber will receive $1,021 worth of AS Accounting services to be used over 12 months. Solo Artist, Band, and Business Subs are eligible.

💝💝 𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 💝💝 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝘆𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 One lucky 4ZZZ Band or Solo Artist Subscriber will win the opportunity to have their music pressed on low carbon vinyl this Radiothon! Solo Artist and Band Subscribers are eligible for this prize.

My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

- Emma Hurst AJP MLC NSW

🥁AOTW | BADASSMUTHA - Silly Goose 🥁

Even Gareth Evans is now calling for the recognition of #Palestine as a state - which has been Labor policy for a while - & sanctions on #Israel. Stopping Australian manufactured arms components ending up in Israel would also be a simple thing to do www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Same day the Israel govt stated plainly it plans to destroy all of Gaza. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

Coalition threatening to release further tweaks to this policy on an hourly basis until the close of voting tomorrow night

Did you know 4ZZZ subscriptions aren't just limited to humans? Featured here is Hubert the pigeon, responding to the allegations (he knows what he did to those statues.) He's atoned for his sins and is now flying high! Head to our 4zzz.org.au/support to subscribe your pet today.

🍒🍓𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐒🍓🍒 April Atonement is your chance to renew your subscription to 4ZZZ with pride and WIN! Full Sub Prize: New Farm Cinemas Mid-Year Retrospective Pass T&Cs Apply Visit 4zzz.org.au/april-atonement to find out more and subscribe

🥁TOP 20 | 5th - 12th April🥁 Thanks to Nick Jones for compiling the list from 4ZZZ announcers playlists using the Amrap Airplay Search service.

🍒🍓𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐒🍓🍒 April Atonement is your chance to renew your subscription to 4ZZZ with pride and WIN! U18 Sub Prize: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲 T&Cs Apply Visit 4zzz.org.au/april-atonement to subscribe!

🍒🍓𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐒🍓🍒 April Atonement is your chance to renew your subscription to 4ZZZ with pride and WIN! Sub Prize: 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝟲-𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮 (18+) T&Cs Apply Visit 4zzz.org.au/april-atonement to find out more

🥁TOP 20| 29th March - 5th April 🥁 Thanks to Nick Jones for compiling the list from 4ZZZ announcers playlists using the Amrap Airplay Search service.

When people ask me which politicians - regardless of whether I agreed with their position or not - I found to be upfront, capable & as true to their ideals as Parliament’s party system allows them to be, Petro Georgiou is always one who springs to mind #auspol neoskosmos.com/en/2025/04/0...

A reminder that St Patrick’s Day also marks the date in 1948 that a Member of Parliament was deliberately bashed unconscious by Queensland police while observing a demonstration by striking workers. rossfitzgerald.com/2012/03/17/t...

Today is the sixth anniversary of an Australian neo-Nazi massacring 51 Muslims at prayer in Christchurch. Fraser Anning destroyed his political career by attributing blame for the massacre to its victims. An abhorrent assessment of an unspeakable atrocity.

Severe weather warning for SEQ (note not NSW) with immediate effect from 11.01pm. Next warning at 2.15am. Please go to the Bureau of Meterology (BOM) website for details.

Some more headstones to ponder while awaiting the Storm. 🪦

Some more wonderful headstones for you to vote for

A snap of @fontainesdc.bsky.social at the #Brisbane River Stage last weekend. Probably about 8000 people in the crowd.

Is there anyone out there with knowledge on the Prisoners Action Group (Brisbane), especially in its early days? Feel free to share. Image is of early poster found in the State Library of Queensland archives.

I'm thinking about 3D printing miniatures of the impressive monuments in Toowong Cemetery. Which one would you choose? Reply 1, 2, 3, 4 or 💜 like this post to see more. 1. Governor Blackall 2. Edward McGregor 3. Thomas Byrnes 4. Robert Smellie #cemetery #headstones #taphophile #tombstonetourist

🥁TOP 20 | 15th - 22nd of February 🥁 Thanks to Nick Jones for compiling the list from 4ZZZ announcers playlists using the Amrap Airplay Search service.

The Olympic Host contract between #Brisbane & the #IOC is clear: “Ensure no permanent Olympic/Paralympic construction occurs in statutory nature areas or cultural protected areas” & “Prioritise the use of previously developed/degraded land over green field sites for new venues" savevictoriapark.com