Mornings With John Mackenzie

John MacKenzie chats with Warren Entsch, LNP Federal Member for Leichhardt, about the case of the teens who allegedly threw a rock into the passing Kuranda Scenic Railway train, fracturing the skull of a 5-year-old boy, who was holidaying with his parents from Japan. As of writing, the young boy is in a stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit at the Townsville University Hospital.

John MacKenzie chats with Shane Prior, President of the Queensland Police Union, about the pertinent issues surrounding crime, including the surge in youth crime, the audacity of modern criminals, and the police staffing exodus.

John MacKenzie chats with Robbie Katter, State Member for Traeger and Queensland State Leader of Katter’s Australian Party, about the LNP not seeming to support the "Castle Bill" proposed law, despite their apparent adoption of many of KAP's crime policies.

John MacKenzie chats with John from Manunda about early voting options as Queensland's election approaches.  The upsetting story was also discussed about the young Japanese boy traveling on holiday with his family who was struck in the head with a rock thrown into the passing Kuranda Scenic Railway carriage.  The boy was flown to Townsville with head injuries and is now reportedly in a stable condition.

John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, Cairns Regional Council Rep for Division 9, about the sale of Taylor Point, an 18-hectare, ocean-girt property at Trinity Beach. Councillor Olds also commented on the federal government's refusal to commit necessary funding to ensure the development and future of Cairns' water security.