The Australian Bite
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Solar power, jackaroos & a story of East Timor
18 February 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, solar power – we’ll hear some thoughts on why it’s not really taken off in Australia. I’ll be chatting with Steven Horne the author of a new Australian novel – a thriller set in East Timor. And we’ll meet some young people doing a jackaroo training course in Dubbo, New South Wales.
Marine “report card” shows Nemo heading south
10 December 2009
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This week on the Australian Bite we talk to one of the seventy scientists who have worked to compile the first ever report card on Australian coastal waters. It shows that as ocean temperatures continue to rise, there are some very big changes going on. We meet a bunch of Aussie blokes who are well over sixty years old, and just learning to cook – and I’m not just talking steak and potatoes. And we also have an update on moves to get more women into top management roles and on company boards in Australia
Wombats, cakes and women on boards
5 November 2009
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This week on the Australian Bite, reporter Sarina Locke heads out to Braidwood, near Canberra, to find out why wombats are a hot topic of debate. Former Qantas director Margaret Jackson gives us her take on suggestions by the Federal sex discrimination commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick that companies should set voluntary targets to boost the number of women sitting on their boards. And we catch up with the final year bakery students at Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory, as they prepare thirty cakes each for the end of year exams. Yum!
Inspiring young Australians to learn Asian languages
11 June 2009
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may be known for his Chinese language skills, but unfortunately there’s been no visible trickle-down effect inspiring young Australians to take up studies of Asian languages and culture. But things may be about to change. Leading academics and business people, along with the Federal government, are all talking up the need for Australia to become a more Asia-literate country. Money has been promised, plans are being made, and we find out more about it on this week’s Australian Bite.
