The Australian Bite
Archive for the ‘ environment’ Category
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.
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.
Brumbies, war and water
19 March 2010
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Credit unions are supposed to take our hard earned money and invest it wisely. So why is an Australian credit union spending thousands of dollars of its members funds to buy water for some struggling lakes in northern Victoria? We find out on this week’s Australian Bite. We also drop in on Shell Shocked- a travelling exhibition that gives a great insight into the lingering impact of World War 1 on on Australian families and communities. And we’ll look at the heated debate over how to control the growing numbers of wild horses, or brumbies, roaming the Alpine regions of New South Wales and Victoria.
