The Australian Bite
Archive for July, 2010
Solar, Nuclear and Little Piggies
29 July 2010
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Solar power tower in construction. SOURCE: Torresol
On The Australian Bite this week, Nadia Hume investigates claims that Australia could operate on 100% renewable energy in ten years. Also, indigenous groups protest over plans to build a nuclear waste dump in their backyard. And pregnant pigs set for more luxurious digs under sweeping changes to the pig industry.
Saving the phascogale and music for the bionic ear
23 July 2010
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A red-tail phascogale (Photo courtesy of Bush Heritage Australia)
On The Australian Bite this week with Nadia Hume, we learn about the endangered red-tailed phascogale, a peculiar mouse-sized creature with bizarre mating habits and a penchant for leaping between trees. And we’ll meet the organisation that’s attempting to boost their dwindling numbers. Also, wild dogs are causing hundreds of millions of dollars damage to Australia’s livestock sector. And we’ll meet an experimental musician who is trying to bring music to the ears of the cochlear implant user.
Broadcasting, Brumbies and Books
16 July 2010
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On Australian Bite this week with Jill Scanlon, we look at an indigenous sports broadcasting program with the National Indigenous Radio Service and supported by the AFL. Australia’s wild horse – the Brumby – has some unique traits according to researchers who have followed groups of them for four years. And we enjoy the tale of ‘Kevin – the kangaroo who couldn’t hop!’ - a book inspired by a young disabled girl taking her first steps.
Indigenous recognition and healthy farming
9 July 2010
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On the Australian Bite this week with Jill Scanlon, we look at what NAIDOC Week means to Australia’s indigenous community. We meet Gerard Neesham, the man who figured out that young indigenous men needed an incentive to stay at school – and footy was it. And we hear how organic flaxseed has become more popular for its use as a health oil rather than for its historic use as a fibre in the production of linen.
