The Australian Bite
Archive for August, 2009
Cowboy hats . . . and grass-fuelled aeroplanes?
28 August 2009
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On this week’s Australian Bite, we meet an Australian scientist who says that one day aeroplanes could be flying on fuel made from Australian native grasses. We talk to the President of the National Union of Students about the state of student services in Australian universities, in light of the Senate”s rejection of the Student Services and Amenities Bill. And cowboy hats – we find out about the latest trends and fashions being worn by those sartorially elegant blokes up North.
Space, Chinese medicine & outback veggie gardens
13 August 2009
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It’s a real mixed bag on this week’s Bite. You’ll take a tour of Canberra’s Deep Space communication complex, and travel up north to Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region, where the people of Wangkatjungka are out in their gardens growing fresh fruit and vegetables. You’ll also hear about new rules regarding the practice of Chinese medicine and acupuncture in Australia.
To climb, or not to climb?
6 August 2009
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Uluru is one of Australia’s most popular and spectacular tourist attractions. But should people be allowed to climb it? We’ll hear some arguments for and against on this week’s Australian Bite. We’ll also drop in on a new restaurant in Melbourne’s fashionable inner city suburb of Fitzroy, where disadvantaged and indigenous young people are being given a leg-up into the hospitality trade. And finally we’ll meet marathon cyclist Kate Leeming, who’s about to embark on a 20,000 km tour around Africa – all for a good cause.
