The Australian Bite
Archive for the ‘ rural’ Category
Archery, fencing & quotas for company boards
17 March 2011
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This week on the Australian Bite, fun and hard work in the bush. We meet the Mallee Sunset Field Archers, who not only like to shoot arrows, but also throw knives and axes! And we head up to northen New South Wales, where young volunteers have been fixing fences damaged in January’s floods. We also look at the ongoing debate about whether a quota system should be imposed to get more women on Australian company boards.
Sailing with a disability, & tough times for Queensland fishing communities
11 March 2011
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This week on the Australian Bite, we hear how some Queensland fishing communities are having tough times in the wake of cylcone Yasi. Mark Durnan tells us why being in a wheelchair hasn’t stopped him from learning to sail, and we find out why so many young women are taking to farming – outnumbering new male students at a Victorian agricultural college.
Junk food teens & the work of invisible women
17 February 2011
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One in four Australian teenagers is overweight or obese, and experts have described the situation as a chronic disease time bomb. But some young people just don’t care – as we find out on this week’s Australian Bite. We also look at the difficulties faced by the many thousands of Australian women who are caring for elderly, sick or disabled family members, and hear the charming story of Nellie – the cow who’s escaped the butcher’s knife twice.
Cane toads, rural doctors & what young Australians care about
2 December 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, cane toads on the march – we look at the continuing battle against one of Australia’s worst introduced pests We look at a new survey of Australian youth and find out what issues are at the top of their minds. And the Rural Doctors Association’s Medical Student of the year, Heather Hanks, talks about some of the challenges and opportunities for doctors in rural areas.
