Monday 29 December 2008
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Radio National Summer
Paul Barclay and the team at Australia Talks are taking a break over summer, and will return in 2009 on 27 January.
Latest Programs
Thursday 25 December 2008
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The TV interview as confession: the Frost-Nixon interviews of 1977
In a series of three remarkable interviews in 1977, the British TV host David Frost made himself a household name by cornering the wiley ex-US president Richard Nixon. The story behind one of the first cases of chequebook journalism is the basis of a new film -- join us, Paul Barclay, MovieTime presenter, Julie Rigg and Media Report presenter, Antony Funnell, on Christmas Day for a discussion about this landmark media event.
Wednesday 24 December 2008
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Realising the potential of desert environments
Nearly three quarters of Australia is desert, you know. Consequently, most of our population centres have built up around the edges of the continent.
Tuesday 23 December 2008
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Hidden Queensland
Right now, Queensland is at the epicentre of national power. The Prime Minister, the federal Treasurer, the Governor General are all from Queensland. And the state is growing like there's no tomorrow - vast numbers of overseas and interstate migrants mean it's practically bursting at the seams. And it's got a burgeoning cultural sector - of which the Writer's festival is evidence. These days Queensland's the smart state.
Monday 22 December 2008
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Human error and the workplace
Have you ever considered how safe your workplace is? Have you ever thought your biggest risk in the workplace is staring back at you from the bathroom mirror? That's what one of our guests today thinks!
7.30am AEDT