Listen Now - 15102008 | Download Audio - 15102008
It's more than a year now since the troops were sent into the Northern Territory to protect the children. Now, a review of the intervention has found any benefits outweighed by the lack of consultation and the suspension of individual rights. So how should the strategy be changed to deliver real change in Aboriginal communities?
Listen Now - 14102008 | Download Audio - 14102008
Violence in Afghanistan is at its worst level since the beginning of the war 7 years ago, and Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon is sharing the frustration that progress is too slow. He said that a military victory in Afghanistan is unreachable, unless we significantly increase the number of troops and coordinate military and civil efforts.
He is also supporting the idea that we should be open for political negotiations with Taliban moderates.
Listen Now - 13102008 | Download Audio - 13102008
Unemployment rates have risen, consumer confidence is down and it's inevitable that Australia will be affected by the global economic collapse. News of job cuts is mostly well received by shareholders and the markets but is that always the best way of shoring up business and coping with a tough economic climate? And what are the prospects for those affected by the different sides of the market; those workers looking ahead to retirement but watching their super funds lose value. Are they going to be forced to stay in the job longer? Looking for your views in Australia Talks.
Listen Now - 09102008 | Download Audio - 09102008
On Thursday, we'll talk to one of Australia's leading head and neck surgeons who -- after saving thousands of people from the ravages of cancer -- is now waging his own war against the disease.
Listen Now - 08102008 | Download Audio - 08102008
According to Kevin Rudd projects for the 20 billion dollar infrastructure fund will be assessed using transparent criteria and projects with social and environmental benefits will have priority over those which are merely productivity-boosters. However the opposition fears that the scheme would be used as a slush fund for Labor's electoral prospects in the states.
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Presented by
Paul Barclay
Thursday 16 October 2008
Seventy-five per cent of the world's agricultural diversity has been lost in the past century. The global food trade means people all over the world are eating the same varieties of apples and tomatoes and drinking milk from the same breed of cow. Are we sacrificing variety and taste for uniformity and efficiency? Have you decided to grow your own food using rare seeds and breeds in response?
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