The Australian Bite
Archive for the ‘ Science’ Category
Football, rice & reconciliation
28 May 2010
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Governor General Quentin Bryce watches traditional ceremony as Gregory National Park is handed over to Traditional Owners (Michael Cavanagh)
This week on the Bite, as Australians come together for Reconciliation Week we take a trip toGregory National Park in the the Northern Territory, which has just been renamed Jutpurra following its handback to traditional owners. We meet a PhD student who’s working on adding zinc to rice, and with World Cup fever heating up, football commentator and former socceroo Craig Foster gives his views on the game as it’s played in Australia.
Support for International Students & trekking solo to the Pole
11 February 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite we drop in at the opening of the new International Student Care Centre in Melbourne – the first of its kind in Australia. We visit a test farm in Tasmania that’s growing a whole range of grains not normally found in Australia, including Ethiopia’s staple grain teff. And destination North Pole - Western Australian adventurer Tom Smitheringale tell us why he’s setting off to pull a 160 kilogram sled for 70 days across the Arctic ice - all on his own.
Breast cancer, body image and boys having a blast!
29 October 2009
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Breast Cancer month is just wrapping up – a month of public education campaigns and fundraising for breast cancer research. So on this week’s Australian Bite we hear from breast cancer survivor, former Federal Government Minister, and Chair of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Ros Kelly, about some of the issues and research to do with this major health issue that affects one in 11 women in Australia. We also catch up with the recommendations of the government’s National Advisory Group on Body Image, and then head up to the Ellendale Diamond mine in Western Australia, where there’s a whole lot of noise going on.
Sports science – the competition behind the scenes
18 September 2009
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Sports science helps athletes like Olympic silver medallist Sally McLellan achieve their best
Behind every successful athlete there’s a team of professionals helping them achieve their peak performance. And this week on the Australian Bite, we drop in on the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra to find out what’s happening in the world of sports science and sports medicine. We also meet some of the dynamic young women who recently attended the Australian Women in Agriculture future leaders’ course. And doped-up kids – there’s disturbing evidence that that some Australian parents are giving marijuana to children as young as six in order to sedate them.
