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Archive for November, 2011

Summer Starts Here on Radio Australia

30 November 2011

Join Radio Australia to celebrate the first day of the Australian summer with a special broadcast live from Melbourne’s famous St. Kilda Beach! We’ll be right on the beach from 8:30am (Australian Eastern Standard Time) talking about the best bits of summer in Australia – the music festivals, the barbecues and the summer sports you see on the beach like kite-surfing, stand up paddle boarding and surfing.

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Hillary Clinton begins visit to Burma Audio Icon

30 November 2011

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has touched down in Burma, the first Secretary of State to do so in 50 years.

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Mass strike against spending cuts hit Britain Audio Icon

30 November 2011

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A strike of 2 million public sector workers in Britain has closed schools and brought councils and hospitals to a virtual standstill…

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Fijian deportee fears mistreatment by Fiji military Audio Icon

30 November 2011

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A Fijian man due to be deported from Australia tomorrow  [Thursday Dec 1, 2:00pm] says he fears being mistreated by the military when he arrives home.

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Fiji political upheaval leads to life expectancy fall Audio Icon

30 November 2011

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There’s been a dramatic fall in life expectancy in Fiji.

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Australia turns red to support AIDS Audio Icon

30 November 2011

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Landmark Australian buildings will be illuminated in red for the global launch of World AIDS Day on December 1.

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New climate report predicts more heat related deaths Audio Icon

30 November 2011

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A new climate report says that by this century’s end Darwin residents will be living with temperatures above 35 degrees for ten months a year.

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Global temperatures the highest experienced with La Nina Audio Icon

29 November 2011

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Meteorologists say global temperatures this year reached the highest ever with La Nina despite its relatively cooling influence.

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Single and satisfied, say Japanese in sex and marriage survey Audio Icon

29 November 2011

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A survey by the Japanese Government has found record numbers of young people are choosing not to have a girlfriend or boyfriend.

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Christmas Island riot report highlights flaws in detention Audio Icon

29 November 2011

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An independent report into riots at Australian immigration detention centres earlier this year has recommended changes to clarify the roles of security staff in future incidents.

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