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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.
Mining, comedy and a welcome to country
29 April 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, aboriginal elder Richard Walley explains the significance of the Welcome to Country ceremony performed at a growing number of public events in Australia. We talk to journalist Kathy Marks who has written a very interesting essay on the history of mining in Australia and how it has shaped the way we think, and meet Nazeem Hussein, from the comedy duo, “Fear of a Brown Planet.”
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.
Australia geared up for the Shanghai World Expo
9 April 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, we have a sneak preview of the Australian pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, which opens on the 1st of May. We also find out why many young Australians fear the Australian Dream of owning their own home is fast disappearing, and take a look at an exhibition of Aboriginal art which challenges the audience to think again about sterotypes.
