The Australian Bite
Archive for June, 2010
Birds, boats and natural burials
24 June 2010
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This week on the Bite, it’s death the green way when we drop in on the opening of a new natural burial ground in Sydney. We meet some young men from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea who have been in Australia to train for their coxswain, or boat master, qualifications. And we hear about a community’s tireless work to save the helmeted honeyeater; an endangered bird species found in just a tiny pocket of Victoria.
Whales do their bit for carbon reduction
17 June 2010
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On the Australian Bite this week, we’ll hear how a small group of refugees and migrants are blazing a new trail in rural Australia – learning to be jackaroos, or stockmen. Author Robyn Catchlove will tell us about her adventurous life that’s seen her go from professional barramundi fisher to something very different. And we’ll find out how whales in the Southern Ocean are doing their bit for the environment, by reducing carbon emissions.
Bollywood, booze & icebergs
10 June 2010
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Australians have a reputation for being partial to a drink or two – but this week on the Bite we’ll find out why local experts are calling for greater regulation of alcohol sales and marketing. We’ll also meet the producer of the new Bollywood movie that’s been filming in Melbourne. Crook: – It’s Good to be Bad is a love story set against the backdrop of last year’s attacks on Indians in Australia. And we’ll take a trip to Antarctica with sound artist Philip Samartzsis and find out what an iceberg sounds like underwater.
Aussie Rules, food waste & music of the Torres Strait
3 June 2010
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Australians throw away 3 million tonnes of food every year at a time when a growing number of people are lining up for food aid. This week on the Australian Bite, we’ll hear how two organisations have joined together to rescue food that businesses are thowing away, and deliver it to charities in Sydney. We’ll also have a chat about the place of football and netball in rural community life with mother of fifteen, Marie Clark. And musicologist Karl Neuenfeldt talks about his work recording and researching the music of the Torres Strait islands.
