The Australian Bite
Archive for the ‘ New South Wales’ Category
Students work for change & Sydney Olympics 10 years on
16 September 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, we meet some leaders of the future – young high school students who are determined to make a difference. We catch up with some students from a remote Central Australian community on their first visit to Australia’s largest city – Sydney – and its many attractions. And we ponder the Olympic legacy as Sydney celebrates the tenth anniversary of its very successful Olympic Games.
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.
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.
The desert gets a drenching
15 April 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, we take a trip to the central Australian desert following recent drenching rains. Australian author and filmmaker Malla Nunn talks about the inspiration for her new crime fiction novel, set in 1950′s South Africa. And we hear about a homeshare program that pairs up elderley or disabled homeowners with people looking for affordable accomodation.
