John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about secret polling done to judge the state government's popularity that was funded by the taxpayer but organised by Palaszczuk.
8 mins; November 14, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Graeme Lauridson from Tropical Veterinary Services, to better explain the recent footage taken of a cassowary swimming in the ocean near Mission Beach.
6 mins; November 13, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Councillor Martin Bella, Mackay Regional Council and former Rugby League Legend,
16 mins; November 09, 2023
Talkback caller, Dean from Cairns North, shares his experience with Macca following an incident with upsetting itinerant behaviour and how numb people are to such tragedies.
11 mins; November 08, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Keith Hamburger AM, Former Director-General of Queensland's Corrective Services, about his perspectives on youth crime and justice following prominent anti-crime rallies in Townsville and Brisbane.
14 mins; November 06, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dan McCarthy, Captain of Big Fish Downunder Charter Boat, about the threat posed by crocodiles as they encroach on human territory.
9 mins; November 05, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about the fight to return live music to a Trinity Beach bar following a single complaint lead to an outright ban.
10 mins; November 02, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley, Chairman of the Redcliffe Highway Proposal (an alternate tablelands access route), about
10 mins; November 01, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Cynthia Cole, Real Estate & Palm Cove Local, about her drive to protect the Palm Cove ideal by opposing a high-rise development that flirted with local guidelines.
11 mins; October 31, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Robbie Katter, State Member for Traeger and Queensland Leader of Katter's Australian Party, about Palaszczuk's intimation that her government will support the KAP plan for remote detention facilities to help lower youth crime tre
11 mins; October 30, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Clynton Hawks who recently organised an anti-crime rally in Townsville.
15 mins; October 30, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Shane Snow, fisherman 40-plus years and Vice President of the Queensland Seafood Industry Association, about an upsetting "end of an era" due to the imminent ban on net fishing.
15 mins; October 29, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Julie Sager, Ultra Trail Runner, about her world-first achievement of completing the triple crown series of races within a one-year period, covering around 320km of distance.
10 mins; October 26, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about
8 mins; October 25, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Mayor Angela Toppin AM, Mareeba Shire, about a nine point action plan to address juvenile crime penned by the Local Government Association of Queensland.
11 mins; October 24, 2023
John Mackenzie chats with Shane Knuth, KAP State Member for Hill, about a potentially flawed speed camera that has clocked a disproportionate number of drivers on Malanda-Atherton Road in the Tablelands.
8 mins; October 23, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with the CEO of Experience Co. John O'Sullivan about his appointment to the role of Chairman at Tropical Tourism North Queensland, better known as TTNQ.
7 mins; October 22, 2023
John MacKenzie gets an update from Dr Glenn Kolomeitz, Military Lawyer & Defence Academic, who is on the ground in Ukraine.
5 mins; October 19, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Robbie Katter, State Member for Traeger and Queensland Leader of Katter's Australian Party, about
12 mins; October 18, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Mayor Clare Stewart of Noosa Council about building height limitations implemented to preserve the natural beauty of iconic coastal locations.
7 mins; October 17, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Tonia Marquardt, ), Public Health Medical Officer at Tropical Public Health Services Cairns, about the flying fox breeding season beginning and the associated risks of infection.
10 mins; October 16, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about the latest opinions polls about the "voice to parliament" referendum that Australians will be voting on later in 2023.
14 mins; October 15, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dave Sharma, Former Ambassador of Australia to Israel, about the war declared in the Levant following an attack by Hamas against the state of Israel.
9 mins; October 12, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Lawrence Mason, Daintree Business Identity, about needing a second ferry for the Daintree.
9 mins; October 11, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Senator Matthew Canavan about
7 mins; October 10, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Geoffrey Thomas, Editor in Chief at AirlineRatings.com,
9 mins; October 09, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Bernice from Woree, an Indigenous Elder, about support for the Voice to Parliament referendum, discrimination, and Jacinta Price.
5 mins; October 08, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Paul, a talkback caller sitting in Cairns Hospital. Paul called into the show to ask for help in understanding how to vote in the referendum when stuck in a hospital.
4 mins; October 05, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Brett Olds, CRC Councillor for Division 9, about the Double Island agreement and the state government's intention to strip the lease from the current holder.
9 mins; October 04, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about the latest polling numbers in regard to the referendum on an Indigenous "Voice to Parliament".
12 mins; October 03, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Darren Halpin, Managing Director of Halpin Property Group, about an exciting submission for a water and tourist park at the former Paradise Palms site.
17 mins; October 02, 2023
John MacKenzie recently spoke with Michael Sukkar, LNP Federal Member for Deakin and Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, about NDIS cost increases and cases of alleged fraud and exploitation.
9 mins; September 28, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Janet Hamilton, General Manager of Cairns Convention Centre, about the opening of the convention centre following major upgrades.
9 mins; September 27, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dean from Cairns about the cooperation between the council and local police officers to address a vagrant campsite on Fearnley Street in Portsmith.
6 mins; September 26, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Senator Matthew Canavan about climate predictions made while federal treasurer Jim Chalmers attended a National Drought Forum in Rockhampton.
6 mins; September 25, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, for an update about the "voice to parliament" polling numbers for the final week of September 2023.
12 mins; September 24, 2023
"Vale Kevin Byrne" is the message being spread following the death of former Mayor of Cairns, Kevin Byrne. John MacKenzie pays tribute to his legacy.
7 mins; September 21, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Lucy Karger, Co-Ordinator of the Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Program, following the successful eradication of the ants from two major sites.
8 mins; September 20, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with a talkback caller, Frankie Hogan, about some local businesses that are deciding to go cashless in an effort to protect staff from crime.
14 mins; September 19, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Senator Matthew Canavan about
7 mins; September 18, 2023
John MacKenzie spoke with talkback caller, Dean from Cairns, who has experienced run-ins with a new vagrant camp calling Portsmith home.
7 mins; September 18, 2023
John MacKenzie caught up with Barbara Foster-Rentz, a local Author who wrote a brilliant children's book titled "The Adventures of Rodney & Me"
13 mins; September 17, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Moller, CRC Representative for Division 1, about local policy implementation following a forum where upset residents expressed their opposition to a proposed fishing ban on the Cairns Esplanade.
14 mins; September 17, 2023
John Mackenzie chats with Shane Knuth, KAP State Member for Hill, about a $30 million wildlife bridge ignored by a cassowary that instead crossed the road beside it.
8 mins; September 14, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Luke Twyford, CEO of the Queensland Family & Child Commission, about discovered failings within the residential care system (Resicare).
11 mins; September 13, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Robbie Katter, State Member for Traeger and Queensland Leader of Katter's Australian Party, about the latest "Voice to Parliament" polling numbers.
12 mins; September 12, 2023
Gavin King chats with Sabrina Tooley, founder of Safe Gaming Projects, about an initiative to engage young offenders with a video gaming centre.
11 mins; September 10, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Senator Matthew Canavan about cost-of-living, power blackouts, changing town names, and "welcome to country" protocols.
10 mins; September 06, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Ian Leavers, President and CEO of the Queensland Police Union, about the case of a police vehicle being intentionally rammed by a stolen car in Townsville.
7 mins; September 05, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology at Bond University, about policing recidivism and juvenile repeat offenders.
10 mins; September 04, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about
13 mins; September 03, 2023
John MacKenzie Mark Olsen, CEO of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, about the increase in the market of dive tourism and the potential return of Cathay Pacific airlines.
8 mins; August 31, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about
13 mins; August 30, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Rob Erskine, owner of Tackle World on Aumuller Street, for his response to a listener who asked if the CRC can ban fishing on the Esplanade if its falls beyond local council boundaries.
5 mins; August 29, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about
13 mins; August 28, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Julie McKay, Manager of Cardwell Family Practice, following the win to stay open after the practice had struggled to recruit new doctors.
9 mins; August 27, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Danny Betros, Managing Director of CBRE Cairns, about
10 mins; August 24, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Aaron McLeod, President of The Crime and Justice Action Group, following his attendance at a victims of crime rally in Brisbane.
10 mins; August 23, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Acting Assistant Commissioner George Marchesini, Commander of the Youth Crime Taskforce, for an update on the state of crime in Queensland, in particular younger offenders.
9 mins; August 22, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Cathy Zeiger, CRC Representative for Division 3, about dog management in the CBD and a proposed fishing ban for Cairns Esplanade.
15 mins; August 21, 2023
John Mackenzie chats with Andrew Nakovics, Co-Owner of Cardzilla, who recently spoke out against crime and gangs of offenders who are terrorising local businesses.
8 mins; August 17, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd) about Vietnam Veteran's Day and the Legacy Gala Dinner coming up on September 2nd this year.
18 mins; August 16, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, for an update on polling regarding the upcoming referendum vote on Australia's Indigenous "Voice to Parliament".
12 mins; August 15, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Robbie Katter, State Member for Traeger and Queensland Leader of Katter's Australian Party, about "welcome to country" comments made recently by Senator Jacinta Price.
16 mins; August 14, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about
11 mins; August 13, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Steve Lippingwell, CRC Candidate for Division 2, about his petition to exclude Gordonvale as a location for a new youth detention centre.
11 mins; August 10, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with a frustrated caller, John from Cairns, about how local suppliers are being shelved in favour of businesses from southern cities.
6 mins; August 09, 2023
Ian Leavers, President and CEO of the Queensland Police Union, joins JohnMacKenzie in-studio this morning to discuss the exacerbating crime rate in Cairns, particularly among younger generations.
19 mins; August 08, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Marathon Swimmer, Julie Boxsell, about "Swimming the Gap", a fun-swim from Green Island to Yorkey's Knob that raises money for charity.
10 mins; August 07, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley, Local Crime Emergency Activist, about the proposed youth detention centre for Edmonton and the plans for an alternative location.
14 mins; August 06, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Senator Matthew Canavan about the changing of town names around Australia to an Indigenous alternative.
4 mins; August 03, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Paul Taylor, former Senior Police Officer, about the 2024 Cairns Regional Council elections, following his announced discussions in consideration to run for Mayor.
11 mins; August 02, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Fran Lindsay, Former Division 2 CRC Councillor, about the proposed site in Edmonton for a youth detention centre.
11 mins; August 01, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Michael Salerno, Owner of Stratford Service Station, about picking up the pieces following a break-in.
8 mins; July 31, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Craig Crawford, State Member for Barron River, about the completion of a new driving lane for the northern access of Cairns City.
10 mins; July 30, 2023
John MacKenzie catches up with Shai Ager, Founder of The Agile Project, about the latest wallaby relocation project.
12 mins; July 27, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Jim Chalmers, Federal Treasurer of Australia, about a myriad of economic issues facing Cairns' residents and the people of Australia.
12 mins; July 26, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Frank Dangelico, Food & Wine Event Curator for Cairns Italian Festival, about the degustation evenings on offer in 2023.
12 mins; July 25, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dean from Cairns about an alleged attack on patrons at a Shield Street restaurant last Saturday evening.
13 mins; July 24, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Gilberto Risa, founder of Cruze Coffee in Cairns, about selling his coffee business after 13 years of operating.
11 mins; July 23, 2023
John MacKenzie speaks with Jason Christopher, Pharmacist & Managing Director Cairns Doctors & Whole Life Pharmacy, about the exacerbating crime and violence issue plaguing Cairns.
20 mins; July 19, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller, Allen from Yorkey's Knob, about his dog going blind after an injection.
6 mins; July 18, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Gavin King and Danny Betros about the crime emergency facing Cairns and Far North Queensland.
20 mins; July 17, 2023
John Mackenzie chats with Margaret Shaw, Consumer Insurance Advocate, for a positive update on the progress of the $10 billion reinsurance pool for Far North Queensland's cyclone-prone regions.
8 mins; July 16, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Paul Taylor, former senior Police Officer, for his response to a spate of attacks along the waterfront restaurants by a youth gang.
11 mins; July 13, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Joanne Borg, former Child Safety Executive, about the state of Resi care after the Minister for Child Safety ordered a review of the system.
12 mins; July 12, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Peter Scott, Mayor of Cook Shire, about yesterday's visit by Shannon Fentiman, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services due to Cooktown still having no birthing services available for pregnant mothers.
12 mins; July 11, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dan Galligan, CEO of Queensland Canegrowers, about the first shipment of sugar to the United Kingdom under a new free trade agreement.
5 mins; July 10, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Jared Abbott, Director of Organising at Transport Workers Union in Queensland, following an alleged robbery and assault of a Cairns bus driver and passenger by two teenage girls.
7 mins; July 09, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Kevin Goan, Acting Superintendent of Cairns Police, about youth justice reforms and new preventative trials to avoid auto theft.
11 mins; July 06, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, for an update on opinion polls regarding Palaszczuk's popularity and the Voice to Parliament referendum.
13 mins; July 05, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Ian Leavers, President and CEO of the Queensland Police Union about a $10-million subsidy to install 20,000 engine immobilisers to deter car thefts in Cairns, Townsville and Mount Isa.
10 mins; July 03, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Bruce Batch, N4 Commercial Fisherman in Far North Queensland, about the new laws and quotas for spanish mackerel catches that came into effect from July 1st 2023.
10 mins; July 02, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Allen Bobbermen, Cardwell-Based Commercial Fisherman, about how his livelihood will be impacted when the Queensland government phase out gillnets completely and limit the catch for Spanish Mackerel.
11 mins; June 29, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Perry Jones, Owner/Operator of Ocean Free & Ocean Freedom, to get a much-needed update on the tourism industry at the start of the school holidays.
7 mins; June 28, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Sue from Brinsmead after an alleged attack and bag snatch she was the victim of.
9 mins; June 26, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Peter Beattie, Former Premier of Queensland, to reflect upon 25 years since he entered office as the 36th State Premier in 1998.
12 mins; June 25, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with a passionate caller, Jan from Gordonvale, about rural bank closures and society's shift away from reliable cash.
7 mins; June 22, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Councillor Brett Moller, CRC Representative for Division 1, about crocodile management in the north following 2 frightening close encounters.
10 mins; June 21, 2023
John MacKenzie chats with Senator Matthew Canavan about the vigilante actions made by climate change extremists.
