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Friday 21 November 2008
- Founder of the Harvey Norman retail chain takes exception to suggestions that he thinks donating to charity is "just wasted" (audio), Gerry Harvey speaks to Steve Chase (Economy Business and Finance, Charity, Harvey Norman)
- 'Ugly girls welcome in Mt Isa' comment wins Sexist Comment of the Year award ... (audio), John Barron talks to Meredith Burgman, founder of the Ernies ... (Language, Sexism)
- Renewed debate over boat people following the navy's rescue of 12 people from a sinking boat near Ashmore Reef ... (audio), Shadow Immigration Minister Sharman Stone tells John Barron the latest episode raises questions about the government's atttitude to border protection (Politics, Immigration, Refugees, Boat People)
- A campaign launched to raise awareness of Pulminary Arterial Hypertension, which affects more than 2000 people ... but is often untreated. (audio), Professor Anne Keogh, Senior Heart Transplant Cardiologist at Sydney's St. Vincent's Hospital, with John Barron (Health, Heart disease)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Steve Chase... (audio), Steve speaks to Andrew Probyn, the West Australian newspaper's Canberra correspondent (Politics, Federal)
Thursday 20 November 2008
- It's not easy being a Muslim in a predominantly Anglo-Saxon country with Christian roots... (audio), Leading Muslim spokeswoman Silma Ihram tells Steve Chase Muslim women tread a difficult path, but there are many lessons that Islam can teach mainstream Australia (Religion, Muslim, Islam)
- How the financial crisis will impact on professional sport... (audio), Steve Chase quizzes Richard Colless, Chairman of the Sydney Swans in the AFL (Economy Business and Finance, Sport)
- Australian Federal Police will not seek to extend a control order against David Hicks (audio), Steve Chase seeks reaction from Nicola McGarrity, Director of Terrorism and the Law project at the Gilbert and Tobin Centre at the UNSW (Crime Law and Justice, David Hicks)
- Diamonds may be a girl's best friend ... but for many people in so called 'conflict zones', they are a path to misery and death ... (audio), Fiona Ellis Jones examines the role that the diamond trade has played in the deaths, and displacement, of millions of people (International Relations, Conflict diamonds)
- Brisbane's recent storms could cost more to repair than Cyclone Larry: Insurers ... (audio), Paul Giles is the media spokesman for the Insurance Council of Australia - and spoke to Steve Chase (Disasters and Accidents, Storms, Insurance)
- A Sydney-based American anthropolgist appointed as South Australia's new 'Thinker in Residence'. But what does that entail? (audio), Doctor Genevieve Bell was asked that very question, by Shon Walker ... (Human Interest, Philosophy)
- 3 million Australians in constant pain - does that mean the reins should be loosened on opiods and other strong painkillers? (audio), Professor Stephan Schug, the Director of Medicine at the Royal Perth Hospital, talks to Shon Walker - from a pain management conference in Brisbane (Health, Pain management)
- Growing calls for the public sector - and especially local government - to move back into childcare provision ... (audio), Paul Slape from the Australian Services Union tells Shon Walker why (Politics, Child Care)
- The Reserve Bank gives the green light to run the budget into deficit - but the Government and Opposition are reluctant ... (audio), Leading economist Saul Eslake, from the ANZ, tells Shon Walker the Reserve Bank Governor is right (Politics, Budget)
- The 'vetting' process for Barack Obama's cabinet team begins ... (audio), John Barron talks to Jay Cost, from the Real Clear Politics website, about what's involved (Politics, US)
- A major new campaign to help people suffering depression, and even prevent depression in the first place - particularly in the bush ... (audio), Stuart Diver - who had his own battle with depression after surviving the Thredbo Disaster - explains the program to John Barron (Health, Depression)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius talks to Bernard Keane, Canberra Politics Correspondent with Crikey.com (Politics, Federal)
- Petrol has hit a two year low - with prices in some places now hovering around one dollar a litre (audio), Marius Benson looks at the latest direction in petrol prices with NRMA President, Alan Evans (Economy Business and Finance, Petrol)
Wednesday 19 November 2008
- University of Adelaide scientists part of a team which has discovered a species of penguin that lived in New Zealand 500 years ago (audio), Kel Richards speaks to senior research associate, Jeremy Austin (Nature, Penguin)
- Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of economic growth has recorded it's biggest month-to-month fall in almost a quarter of a century (audio), Steve Chase asks Westpac's Chief Economist Bill Evans whether he was surprised about the severity of the fall (Economy Business and Finance, Westpac, Melbourne Institite, Index)
- What do YOU and a kangaroo have in common? Quite a lot, it seems! (audio), Jenny Graves is from the Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics or KanGO .. and tells Shon Walker about a detailed map of Kangaroo DNA (Science and Technology, Genomes, DNA)
- A new book gives an Indigenous perspective on everything from the Dreaming to the present - covering sports, politics, arts and more ... (audio), Bruce Pascoe tells Shon Walker about his "Little Red Yellow Black Book" (Arts, Indigenous issues)
- Hard on the heels of word of a skin-cancer vaccine comes the suggestion that a common vitamin may provide the next step in skin-cancer ... (audio), Associate Professor Diona Damian, of the University of Sydney, tells Shon Walker about her Vitamin B research (Health, Cancer, Vitamins)
- Farmers across New South Wales and northern Victoria face another plague of locusts ... (audio), Shon Walker hears the details from Chris Adriansen, Director of the Australia Locust Plague Commission (Rural, Locusts)
- The remains of about ten Aboriginal people, taken from the Kimberley 100 years ago, on their way back from Sweden ... (audio), Wes Morris from the Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre tells Shon Walker a ceremony will be held in Fitzroy Crossing to mark the occasion. (Museums, Indigenous remains)
- Are we seeing the end of the 100% (or more) home loan? ... (audio), Caroline Bond from the Consumer Action Law Centre tells Jihn Barron she hopes so. (Economy Business and Finance, Credit. Housing)
- Are extended warranties actually worth the money? Choice says 'No' much of the time ... (audio), Choice spokesman Christopher Zinn tells John Barron why .. (Economy Business and Finance, Warranties)
- Reaction continues to the collapse of another Child Care centre ... (audio), To look at the situation with Sydney-based CFK Childcare, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard is talking to Glen Bartholomew (Economy Business and Finance, Childcare, CFK)
- Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' gets mixed, but generally favourable, reviews ... (audio), Andrew Urban from the Urban Cinefile was at the premiere - and gave John Barron his reaction (Arts, Cinema)
- Australia's diplomacy to the world under scrutiny today - with both sides of politics facing embarrasment ... (audio), Shadow Foreign Minister Helen Coonan is speaking to Marius Benson (International Relations, Asia, US)
- The opposition 'damns with faint praise' the Government's drive to keep the economy moving... (audio), Marius Benson hears from Shadow Infrastructure Minister Andrew Robb (Politics, Federal)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius speaks to National Political Correspondent with News Ltd papers, Steve Lewis (Politics, Federal)
- CFK childcare - which runs about 40 centres across NSW - losing more than $400,000 a month and going into voluntary administration (audio), To look at what its collapse might mean for parents and staff, Marius Benson talks to childcare union official Louise Tarrant (Economy Business and Finance, Childcare, CFK)
Tuesday 18 November 2008
- Aged Care Association annual conference in Hobart considers the sector's funding dilemmas (audio), The Association's Chief Executive Rod Young told Steve Chase about a sobering report to delegates (Economy Business and Finance, Aged care)
- Loss of consumer confidence in NSW could bring the whole nation down... (audio), Steve Chase discusses the implications with IBISWorld idustry analyst, Ed Butler (Economy Business and Finance, Retail)
- 'A new era of bipartisanship' in the US ... Is it really, or just the same old same old? (audio), Jordan Leiberman, publisher of Politics magazine, looks at the latest with John Barron (Politics, US)
- A dollar figure put on child abuse in Australia: 10.7 BILLION! (audio), John Barron asks Professor Chris Goddard how that figuyre was established (Parents, Child Abuse)
- Baz Lurmann's new epic set to premiere tonight - and lots of eyes will be watching with interest ... (audio), James Curran is a historan at the University of Sydney - he talks with John Barron about the film's hoopla (Media, Cinema)
- Will the economic downturn stop the push for paid paternal leave? (audio), John Barron talks to Marie Coleman from the National Foundation of Australian Women (Economy Business and Finance, Parental leave)
- Hundreds of mayors descending on the national capital to bid for federal government funds ... (audio), One will be Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore - she's speaking with Marius Benson (Politics, Federal, Local)
- Extra emergency payments on offer to Brisbane families hit by sunday's storms... (audio), But Paul Giles from the Insurance Council tells Glen Bartholomew the main cost will be borne by insurers ... (Disasters and Accidents, Queensland storms)
- The Navy says extended leave over Chrismas won't threaten the nation's security... (audio), Marius Benson is speaking to the Defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon (Politics, Federal)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius speaks to Sophie Morris, Press Gallery reporter with the Australian Financial Review (Politics, Federal)
Monday 17 November 2008
- Centrelink rejects claim it won't be able to cope with the predicted surge in unemployment brought on by the financial crisis (audio), General Manager, Hank Jongen tells Anna Hipsley Centrelink is absolutely ready for any influx of people needing help (Economy Business and Finance, Centrelink)
- Recession in Japan a concern for Australia's rural sector... (audio), Ben McLean disusses the implications with Charlie McElhony of the National Farmers Federation (Rural, Japan, Recession)
- Sharity: a fundraising concept where you donate shares to your favourite worthy cause (audio), Anna Hipsley speaks to the brainchild of Shares to Charity, Don Clark (Economy Business and Finance, Sharity, Shares, Charity)
- Extent of domestic abuse revealed by a new report for the White Ribbon Foundation, which campaigns to end violence against women (audio), Dr Michael Flood - one of the report's authors - speaks to Ben McLean (Crime Law and Justice, Domestic violence, Abuse)
- Centrelink won't cope with the predicted increase in unemployment following the global financial crisis, say welfare groups ... (audio), National Welfare Rights Network President Kate Beaumont with Shon Walker (Politics, Centrelink)
- Want to buy a Manly Ferry? Here's your opportunity - and the reserve's only $9! (audio), The Baragoola was built in Sydney's Mort Dock in Balmain in the 1920s - and Shon Walker talks to auctioneer Gareth Venn Brown (History, Manly Ferry)
- News of a Japanese recession has thrown a 'shiver' through Australian financial analysts ... (audio), Michael Blythe, Chief Economist with the Commonwealth Bank, tells Shon Walker about the affect on Australia (Economy Business and Finance, Japan Recession)
- Anti-whaling campaigners modify their tactics ... and Australia takes a more directly scientific tack: will it work? (audio), Federal environment minister Peter Garrett tells John Barron what this review will entail (Environment, Whaling)
- The weekend's G20 summit revives hopes of an agreement on world trade ... (audio), Simon Crean headed the failed Doha round of talks - he's talking here with Marius Benson (Economy Business and Finance, G20)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius talks to Paul Bongiorno, political editor with the Ten network (Politics, Federal)
- G20 leaders agree on a way ahead as they search for a way out of the global economic crisis (audio), To look at what Australia will be doing, Marius Benson speaks to Finance Minister, Lindsay Tanner (Economy Business and Finance, G20)
- Despite the financial crisis Australians remain optimistic about the economic outlook and support for the government stays strong (audio), Marius Benson examines the Nielsen poll - published in Fairfax papers today - with pollster John Stirton (Politics, Federal)
- Former US President Bill Clinton says that his wife Hillary would be a "great secretary of state"... (audio), Glen Bartholomew discusses that possibility with Linda Wertheimer, National Public Radio's senior national correspondent (Politics, US President)
Friday 14 November 2008
- Union membership now just 19 per cent of the workforce - the lowest level since the 1900s (audio), Steve Chase talks to University of Queensland academic Tom Bramble about his book "Trade Unionism in Australia: A History from Flood to Ebb Tide" (Industry, Trade unions)
- The man considered surfing's greatest ever has released a book detailing his thoughts on the sport and life... (audio), Surfing journalist Phil Jarrett speaks to Ben McLean about "For the Love" - co-written with 9-times world champion Kelly Slater (Sport, Surfing, Slater)
- Calls for televised courts, and other 'right to know' issues being pushed... (audio), Former journalist Prue Innes is with the 'Right to Know Coalition' ... and is speakihng to Anna Hipsley (Politics, Federal, Media)
- A radical shakeup of the '457' visas proposed to grant migrant workers the same rights as locals... (audio), Anna Hipsley talks to CFMEU spokesman John Sutton (Politics, Federal, Unions)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius speaks to Kerry Anne Walsh, political correspondent with the Sun Herald newspaper (Politics, Federal)
Thursday 13 November 2008
- Male farmers suicide rate almost 50 per cent higher than the average in rural communities (audio), Keith Miller from Flinders University tells Glen Bartholomew prolonged drought and increasing social isolation are partly to blame (Health, Farm, Suicide)
- Greens oppose investigation into the leak of phone conversation between Kevin Rudd and US President George W Bush (audio), Marius Benson questions the Greens leader, Senator Bob Brown (Politics, Federal)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius talks to Sky News Chief Political Reporter, Kieran Gilbert (Politics, Federal)
- New South Wales mini-budget dismissed as a sham, a failure and counter-productive... (audio), Marius Benson speaks with the NSW Premier, Nathan Rees (Politics, State, NSW, Budget)
- Federal government abandons FuelWatch price checking scheme after Senate defeat (audio), Marius Benson discusses its demise with Alan Evans, President of the Australian Automobile Association and the NRMA (Politics, Federal, FuelWatch)
Wednesday 12 November 2008
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand allows beverage companies to add fluoride to their products (audio), Australian Dental Association President, Dr John Matthews tells Anna Hipsley he welcomes the decision (Health, Flouride, Beverages)
- Opposition attacks appointment of Prime Minister's former Chief of Staff to a position with Qantas (audio), Senator Michael Ronaldson tells Marius Benson it's a breach of the newly established code of conduct (Politics, Federal)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius speaks to Clinton Porteus, National Political Correspondent with the Courier Mail (Politics, Federal)
- New South Wales mini-budget increased charges, introduced congestion taxes and cut services... (audio), State Treasurer Eric Roozendal talks to Marius Benson (Politics, State, NSW, Budget)
Tuesday 11 November 2008
- Corporate Choirs to boost productivity? That's the brainchild of a Victorian singer and entepreneur ... (audio), Anna Hipsley gets the details from Tania De Jong, who has just set up www.creativityaustralia.org.au (Economy Business and Finance, Creativity)
- Will a proposed crackdown on DNA testing leave men unable to check the paternity of their partner's children? ... (audio), Anna Hipsley asks David Weisbrot, President of Australian Law Reform Commission (Politics, Federal, DNA)
- Plans for a national scheme to boost home-generated electricity ... (audio), Matthew Warren is the chief executive of the Clean Energy Council and is speaking with Anna Hipsley (Environment, Power generation)
- Humanitarian groups warning of a potential disease epidemic among the tens of thousands of Congolese who've fled renewed fighting ... (audio), ABC NewsRadio's Fiona Ellis-Jones takes a deeper look at one of Africa's longest-running conflicts (International Relations, Congo)
- Using the ocean's waves to power our homes ... (audio), Anna Hipsley hears more from Tim Cornelius, the Chief Executive of tidal energy developer Atlantis Resources Corporation (Environment, Power generation)
- Mixed reviews for the Federal Government's $6-billion assistance plan for the national car industry ... (audio), Marius Benson puts the plan in the spotlight with Industry minister Kim Carr (Politics, Federal)
- Can the new US president come even close to meeting the expectations held for him? (audio), Glen Bartholomew talks to visiting US academic David Brady about that, and the future for the defeated Republicans (Politics, US Presidential)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius talks to Chritian Kerr, political writer with The Australian (Politics, Federal)
- 90th anniversary of Armistice Day - when the guns of World War One fell silent on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month (audio), Marius Benson asks Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon about its significance (History, Armistice Day)
- Kevin Rudd and Labor continue to enjoy strong public support over their handling of the economic crisis (audio), Marius Benson discusses the latest survey results with Newspoll CEO, Martin O'Shanassey (Politics, Federal, Newspoll)
Monday 10 November 2008
- Every seventh schoolgirl 'a victim of sexual assault' says Australian Institiute of Family Studies ... (audio), Ben McLean talks to Darryl Higgins, GM of Research with the group (Crime Law and Justice, Sexual Assault, Schools)
- A new 'map' showing the scale of diabetes released ... (audio), Matt O'Brien from Diabetes Australia explains to Anna Hipsley. See the map at http://www.ndss.com.au/en/Australian-Diabetes-Map/ (Health, Diabetes)
- Daily Political Analysis, with Marius Benson... (audio), Marius speaks to Phillip Coorey, Chief Political Correspondent with the Sydney Morning Herald (Politics, Federal)
- One of the biggest non-bank lenders - Aussie Home Loans - announces a further interest rate cut of 0.4% (audio), Marius Benson asks founder, John Symond how he'd been able to undercut the banks and other institutions (Economy Business and Finance, Interest rate)
- George W Bush will play host to Barack Obama at the White House to discuss the transition of power (audio), Glen Bartholomew gets an update on the US Presidential election from NPR's senior national correspondent, Linda Wertheimer (Politics, United States, President, White House)
