{"podcast":{"title":"Brisbane News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033","podcast_index_feed_id":7581033,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/phoenix-mercury-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/fcd411e3-040e-402a-bd74-0f5d66e42553.png","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":822,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Brisbane News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Brisbane—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Brisbane News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T06:19:41.125965+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033"},"episode":{"title":"Queensland Removes Union Voices from Safety Boards | Brisbane News","slug":"queensland-removes-union-voices-from-safety-boards-brisbane-news","published_at":"2026-06-30T19:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033/queensland-removes-union-voices-from-safety-boards-brisbane-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/50a01909-70a2-4d02-a8f6-86a2c4fc91c6.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/50a01909-70a2-4d02-a8f6-86a2c4fc91c6.mp3","summary":"Queensland’s Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie stunned the labor movement by axing all union reps from the state’s key workplace safety and workers’ comp boards, replacing them with new appointees like Lawrence Springborg and Fiona Hammond — a move critics say silences worker voices and undermines board integrity. Unions blast the change as a betrayal, warning it erodes trust in fair reviews, while Bleijie dismisses “independence” as a myth, pointing to past Labor leadership on the boards. Union leaders fear this shift weakens worker representation at a time when safety laws are already under review, and new appointees come from sectors like agriculture and construction — sparking alarm over the future of workplace protections. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/5675dc3bd832806e","meta_description":"Queensland’s Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie stunned the labor movement by axing all union reps from the state’s key workplace safety and workers’ comp boar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":121,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033/episodes/queensland-removes-union-voices-from-safety-boards-brisbane-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033/queensland-removes-union-voices-from-safety-boards-brisbane-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}