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Current affairs investigative journalism: exploring new ideas and analysing society in lively on-the-road documentary style.


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2009-06-28 Australia's ocean territory

Our ocean territory is greater than our landmass, and one of the biggest in the world. Yet our capacity to explore the deep ocean is smaller than landlocked Bolivia; at a time when the oceans hold the key to climate change. Reporter, Di Martin....

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[ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-21 Synthetic life and gene mining

Not only can we create new life forms, but our own genes are starting to show us all the diseases we're likely to get during our lives. Do we want to know and what are the costs? Reporter: Ian Townsend...

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[ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-14 The great disruption

Paul Gilding has been an activist for sustainability for 35 years, working for NGOs, business and government. He explains why physics and biology have determined that our current model for economic growth is finished, and how the human race will face its biggest challenge ever....

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[ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-06-07 Lord Patten of Barnes

The Chancellor of Oxford, Lord Patten of Barnes, draws on his experience as a public official – including his time as the last governor of Hong Kong – to talk about politics, public health and the importance of pubs. Recorded at Oxford University. Photograph by Rob Judges....

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[ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-31 No podcast or streaming audio of this week's program

There will be no streaming audio or podcast of this program....

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[ Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-24 The enemy in the net

We know there are criminals using the net, and also that hackers can infiltrate anyone´s computer. At the government level it´s not only a murky worry, but has become a battle for who will monitor it all and how we will fight cyberwars. And not everything you hear is true. Reporter Stan Correy...

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[ Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-17 Inventing the third sector

There is a charity for every 437 people in Australia, all under the umbrella of the 700,000 not-for-profit organisations. The whole sector, which includes churches, is again debating its future. Reporter, Stephen Crittenden....

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[ Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-05-10 Remote boom and gloom

Many country towns are dying, but mining districts can still have a GDP that makes them the richest place on earth. One town has smoked hams that haven´t sold in 40 years, in others the rents are $1000 a week. Reporter Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-19 What made the Romans laugh

The oldest collection of jokes in the world, Philogelos: The Laughter Lover, is examined for the light it throws on humour today. Professor in classics at Cambridge University, Mary Beard tells a lot of the jokes....

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[ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-12 Zombie banks

They look like banks, they walk like banks and they quack like banks, but they´re really the undead. Shells filled with toxic assets. Killing these living dead is probably political suicide because of the collateral damage, but it´s the way to go say leading economists. Reporter Stan Correy....

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[ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-04-05 The new politics

In the UK, conservative policies are like the nanny manifesto, in the USA Obama sounds like a modern Roosevelt. Here, Kevin Rudd is pragmatic and super cautious, and Abbott says the Liberals shouldn´t have relied so much on magic pudding economics. Whither politics? Reporter Andrew West....

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[ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-29 MBA: Mostly bloody awful

Something happened to management culture decades ago and now being a Master of Business Administration, especially from Harvard, is rather on the nose. MBA, it's being said, can also stand for 'Mediocre but Arrogant', or 'Management by Accident'. Reporter, Stephen Crittenden....

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[ Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-22 Graffiti, art and fear

As old as mankind, graffiti can be seen as a cultural expression and a tourist attraction, or as vandalism inducing fear. It can morph into high art, political comment, or territorial border security. Reporter Brendan Trembath....

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[ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-15 Conroy's clean feed

In the name of protecting children, the government will decree we'll be forbidden to see 'unwanted' and 'inappropriate' things on the web. But exactly what that means is a secret, and the thin end of the censorship wedge. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle. Download Documents Pornography and Teenagers: The Importance of Individual Differences published in Adolescent Medicine, authors Neil Malamuth & Mark Huppin Perceived Effects of Pornography Consumption published in Archives of Sexual Behaviour, autho...

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[ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-03-01 Robotic surgery

Robotic technology is forging ahead, and there are benefits. But the costs are huge, and there´s not yet evidence that (in prostate cancer surgery for instance) the eventual outcome is much better than before. On the frontier of modern surgery, reporter, Ian Townsend....

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[ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-02-22 The media in boom and doom

Are business media watchdogs acting in the public interest, or are they merely messengers? To whom does the media owe allegiance when global economic meltdown looms. Reporter, Stan Correy....

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[ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-02-15 Food for the future

Free trade and globalisation have changed the sources of food. Regulations are being weakened or disregarded in the pursuit of low prices and more choice. Poor quality kills, and Japan imports 60 per cent of what it needs. Reporter, Bronwyn Herbert....

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[ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-02-01 Cairo, a divided city

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[ Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-25 Hendra and the bats

Bats carry many of the nasty viruses, even SARS, Ebola, Nipah and Hendra. Scientists think bats may be using these deadly viruses in a war with other species, including horses and man. (This program was originally broadcast on 31st August 2008.)...

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[ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-18 The My Lai massacre

It's forty years since the massacre of an entire village in Vietnam and only now has the full story come out. The Peers Inquiry of l970 exposed it as one of the most shocking events in American military history, and it has reverberations today in how the US army conducts itself, and explains tensions over Guantanamo Bay. A BBC World Service production. (This program was originally broadcast on 22nd June 2008) Due to copyright restrictions there will be no transcript of this program....

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[ Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-11 The climate engineers

For years it's been one of the science community's great taboos but the idea of global climate control is starting to be openly discussed. Ideas like placing giant mirrors in space or firing sulphur particles into the stratosphere to cool the planet are no longer just in the domain of science fiction. Many scientists now believe the time for these ideas will come. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle (This program was originally broadcast on 6th April 2008.) Read the following articles: Albedo Enhancem...

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[ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2009-01-04 Future of noise

Most people rate noise as a bigger problem than rats, drugs, or dog poo. It's highest on the list of citizen complaints, but it's listed low by councils and politicians. But noise can have cultural value too. (This program was originally broadcast on 28th September 2008)...

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[ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-12-28 Bury, burn or compost?

There's a boom in funerals around the corner as the Boomers face mortality, but neither cemeteries nor crematoria are eco-friendly. The business of burials is beginning to adapt, and so are their future customers. (This program was originally broadcast on 20th July 2008.)...

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[ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-12-28 Bury, burn or compost?

There's a boom in funerals around the corner as the Boomers face mortality, but neither cemeteries nor crematoria are eco-friendly. The business of burials is beginning to adapt, and so are their future customers. (This program was originally broadcast on 20th July 2008.)...

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[ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-12-21 Nature's numbers

Our economy may fall over, but it's not just about the financial meltdown. Nature is seizing up, and it's costing big bucks. Putting a dollar value on nature might help, but how much is a bacterium in a lake really worth? (This program was originally broadcast on 19th October 2008.)...

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[ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-12-21 Nature's numbers

Our economy may fall over, but it's not just about the financial meltdown. Nature is seizing up, and it's costing big bucks. Putting a dollar value on nature might help, but how much is a bacterium in a lake really worth? (This program was originally broadcast on 19th October 2008.)...

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[ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-12-14 NSW off the rails

Western Sydney is set to have two more cities and, yet again, the state has canned its railway projects. Why will Canberra bail them out? Reporter Wendy Carlisle. Download the Transport Revolution song...

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[ Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-12-07 What killed Adam Gray?

Abuse and torture of prisoners was much more widely spread than just Abu Ghraib. The guilt and shame of soldiers who took part continues to haunt Americans. "The one who scars another's soul, can come away wounded as well." American RadioWorks investigates. Due to copyright restrictions there will be no podcast or transcript of this program....

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[ Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-11-30 Generation Y and the financial crisis

As the financial downturn unfolds, is Generation Y ready? Raised on optimism and generous lines of credit, they're economically exposed in terms of assets and debt. Reporter: Madeleine Genner...

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[ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]


2008-11-23 Italian job

We get the inside story of how the Italian diaspora was harvested for political votes, and how the little Italies found a way to make - and break - governments in Rome. Reporter: James Panichi...

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[ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ]

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