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Swimming with crocodiles & Aboriginal Sydney
16 December 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, Kaitlyn Sawrey goes crocodile catching in Australia’s tropical north. We take a look at the newly revised edition of the guidebook Aboriginal Sydney. And we meet Melbourne author Maryanne Harris, who has written a children’s book about disability with a strong positive message.
Kangaroos, internet scams & a house made of hemp
1 October 2010
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Tasmanian kangaroo by Jon Wiley (Flickr Creative Commons)
This week on The Australian Bite, the Australian Competition and Comsumer commission has been scouring the internet for fake sites and scams, and we find out some of the tricks used by criminals trying to trap you into parting with your money. We also look at a new book on one of Australia’s favourite animals – the kangaroo, and travel to Tasmania where a British doctor is building his dream house – made of hemp.
Opals, prison & a voice for indigenous children
23 September 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, we hear about a new study that questions the effectiveness of prison sentences – especially short ones dished out for relatively low level crimes. We meet opal miner Dick Wagner in the outback town of White Cliffs, New South Wales and we hear of the challenges faced by indigenous children in Australia and around the world.
Asylum seekers, Green votes & locusts set to swarm
26 August 2010
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This week on the Bite, it’s been called a greenslide – the largest vote for the Greens in Australia’s electoral history. But with the Greens not only winning their first lower house seat, but also soon to hold the balance of power in the Senate, Irene Scott talkes a look at the opportunities and possible pitfalls they’ll face. Also, asylum seekers – calls have been made for a bipartisan approach to addressing this very divisive issue. And locusts – farmers in many parts of Australia are bracing themselves for what’s expected to be one of the worst locust plagues in recent history.
