The Australian Bite
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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.
Fillies, birds and football
28 March 2009
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Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) photo by kookr (Flickr)
It’s fillies, birds and footy on this week’s Australian Bite. The AFL season has just kicked off, and we meet a team of very talented footballers from the Tiwi Islands, 80k north of Darwin, where its not all about winning – its as much about community. We also talk to one of the editors of a new book that looks at the relationship between Australian birds, people and environment. And we drop in on the small drought affected town of Ardlethan, which last weekend celebrated 5o years of its annual picnic races.
