The Australian Bite
Posts Tagged ‘ wildlife’
Birds, boats and natural burials
24 June 2010
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This week on the Bite, it’s death the green way when we drop in on the opening of a new natural burial ground in Sydney. We meet some young men from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea who have been in Australia to train for their coxswain, or boat master, qualifications. And we hear about a community’s tireless work to save the helmeted honeyeater; an endangered bird species found in just a tiny pocket of Victoria.
Whales do their bit for carbon reduction
17 June 2010
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On the Australian Bite this week, we’ll hear how a small group of refugees and migrants are blazing a new trail in rural Australia – learning to be jackaroos, or stockmen. Author Robyn Catchlove will tell us about her adventurous life that’s seen her go from professional barramundi fisher to something very different. And we’ll find out how whales in the Southern Ocean are doing their bit for the environment, by reducing carbon emissions.
ANZACS & eagles
21 April 2010
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This week on the Bite, as Australians take part in the annual ANZAC day commemorations, which mark the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War, we hear from two distinguished professors of history who have released a new book which dares to challenge the mythology of the Anzac legend, and its place in the Australian psyche. We also hear the story of Miru, a orphaned wedge tailed eagle chick who was rescued from certain death. And some music from Australian rock band Powederfinger, who recently announced their plans to disband after a stellar 21 year career.
Brumbies, war and water
19 March 2010
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Credit unions are supposed to take our hard earned money and invest it wisely. So why is an Australian credit union spending thousands of dollars of its members funds to buy water for some struggling lakes in northern Victoria? We find out on this week’s Australian Bite. We also drop in on Shell Shocked- a travelling exhibition that gives a great insight into the lingering impact of World War 1 on on Australian families and communities. And we’ll look at the heated debate over how to control the growing numbers of wild horses, or brumbies, roaming the Alpine regions of New South Wales and Victoria.
