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Indigenous recognition and healthy farming
9 July 2010
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On the Australian Bite this week with Jill Scanlon, we look at what NAIDOC Week means to Australia’s indigenous community. We meet Gerard Neesham, the man who figured out that young indigenous men needed an incentive to stay at school – and footy was it. And we hear how organic flaxseed has become more popular for its use as a health oil rather than for its historic use as a fibre in the production of linen.
Talking about Green Cities
27 February 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, we drop in on the Green Cities 2010 conference held last week in Melbourne. We’ll meet Romilly Madew, Chief Executive of the Green Building Council, who’ll tell us exactly what a Green City is, and how Australian cities are moving along the path to becoming more sustainable. Engineer and sustainability consultant Shane Esmore will tell us how the experts can measure the carbon footprint of buildings, and where things are heading with more environmentally friendly building materials. And environmental consultant Brenda Kingston will talk about the importance of indoor environmental quality.
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.
Climate change, bushfires and country slang
16 July 2009
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This week on the Australian Bite, we look at a new climate change think tank – its called Safe Climate Australia, and it was launched last Sunday in Melbourne by former US Vice President Al Gore. We also meet some Victorian bushfire survivors as they board the bus from Kinglake and head off on a winter beach retreat, and rural reporter Carl Curtain gives us the lowdown on Australian country slang.
