en-us Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:20:05 -0500 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081130.mp3 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 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:20:05 -0500 0f0299fc1671a631ad64ddf1e5e156a3 1498632 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081123.mp3 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 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:41:09 -0500 e98410e915eda810050e6952184846de 1486471 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081116.mp3 While remote Aboriginal communities are safer, everyday living is more complicated. There's a 600 dollar cab fare to town, and then Centrelink has to approve toys for your kids. Lorena Allam reports from Katherine in the Northern Territory. 'Signs we should have', artwork by Chips Mackinolty. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:56:23 -0500 c905fe81ab40a67baeb2968feea517a6 1474443 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081109.mp3 There's an epidemic of child abuse and it's worst in Queensland. Poverty's fuelling it, but it's sparked by something deeper. To stop it, we need to turn our social policies upside down. Reporter Ian Townsend Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:12:15 -0500 2a08657e44b87e41d8becb067dd5eb04 1462685 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081102.mp3 The global economic collapse is now seen to be caused by greed and theft. There's a parallel in the looting of metals, especially copper, around the world. Reporter, Stan Correy. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:40:23 -0500 f0651a516fb85aa753a48953098e96dd 1452105 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081005.mp3 About $500 billion flows around the world as migrant workers send money home. It's largely by-passing banks and corporations, even governments, but they all want a slice of the action. Reporter Lorena Allam. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:20:04 -0400 ab3743f513b6299834e18e13d9893b06 1445687 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081012.mp3 Maude Barlow is a water activist from Canada. In a recent talk at Sydney University she explains the virtual water trade and the critical state of water in the world. To listen online, Maude Barlow's talk starts 28 minutes into the program. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:20:04 -0400 67545eca650f4fa2d10ef7faeff10f92 1445688 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081019.mp3 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? Reporter: Di Martin Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:20:04 -0400 2baff4752ff605cdca8fe7ac658d4634 1445689 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081019.mp3 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? Reporter: Di Martin Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:56:13 -0400 89279ec0226cd4a90180f497e58e99e5 1429260 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081012.mp3 Maude Barlow is a water activist from Canada. In a recent talk at Sydney University she explains the virtual water trade and the critical state of water in the world. To listen online, Maude Barlow's talk starts 28 minutes into the program. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:32:17 -0400 b004adaeb4c3402c0372d391a577a705 1415809 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20081005.mp3 About $500 billion flows around the world as migrant workers send money home. It's largely by-passing banks and corporations, even governments, but they all want a slice of the action. Reporter Lorena Allam. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:12:20 -0400 321d31ed206696fb9895d5e0582943e8 1404249 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080928.mp3 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. Hagar Cohen reports. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:40:36 -0400 900990680705222969798aa92273e2ef 1392810 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080907.mp3 NSW is creating more space in jails for a growing number of young people. But many of them are only there waiting to go to trial. They may be there for something minor, or may even be innocent. Reporter, Erica Vowles. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:40:35 -0400 10029ccde0d474b24e4e895d551c19dd 1392809 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080921.mp3 Are you worried about the future of the environment, or war, or hordes of refugees? The solution is not to manipulate population growth. Past results have been tragic, and ineffectual. Historian Professor Matthew Connelly of Columbia University proposes some alternatives. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:04:27 -0400 d1f13b616ebc819c4d3a09dc747206fd 1381912 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080914.mp3 Google's Chrome, and others, offer easier, smoother, faster servers into their gated internet gardens, where all things are known. It's the Petabyte Age, and there be beasties. Reporter Stan Correy. Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:20:23 -0400 a8d59af12bedeff025964b26c05e6485 1368044 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080907.mp3 NSW is creating more space in jails for a growing number of young people. But many of them are only there waiting to go to trial. They may be there for something minor, or may even be innocent. Reporter, Erica Vowles. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:48:19 -0400 75674dde3a8e5ce8f7a3a9fcee13c01b 1356204 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080831.mp3 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. Reporter Ian Townsend. Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:56:02 -0400 28d04e13dea65f20398989ab99b6ed0f 1344980 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080824.mp3 American security laws based on where a person was born mean some Australians can't work in defence industries in Australia. It's against our laws - but it's like it or lump it. Reporter Lorena Allam. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:32:18 -0400 a966aa4c1f7e7de86bc7d40071a6f878 1333838 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080817.mp3 A high number of people who get Australian permanent resident visas don´t get the skilled jobs they are trained for. And there are scams aplenty in the world of international students looking for any way to stay here. Reporter, Hagar Cohen. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:40:10 -0400 d06102fb78200a5e70b1163cafc3473c 1322507 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080810.mp3 Because of copyright restrictions this week's Background Briefing is not available as podcast. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:12:16 -0400 ef11c18df9c0d0295759b6c586202824 1313632 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080803.mp3 Prices at the shops may be rising because billions of Indians and Chinese are eating more, and using cars - and it could be that some well funded gamers are playing the commodities market like a casino in cyberspace. Take our quiz. Reporter Stan Correy Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:40:08 -0400 0c904ad327781debca13da30cc848d5e 1301210 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080727.mp3 An astonishing six million hectares of Australia—something like the size of Tasmania—is now being privately protected for plants and animals. Hundreds of millions of dollars are involved as schemes spring up around the country. But private conservation faces big challenges. Reporter: Di Martin Documents for download Nature Refuges in Queensland - Graph (Excel spreadsheet | 719KB) Description: A graph and table of the number and size of Nature Refuges in Queenland. Suppplied by Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland. Queensland's Nature Refuges - Map (PDF | 757KB) Description: A map of the Nature Refuges established in Queensland. Supplied by the Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland. Conservation Partners Program - NSW (PDF | 137KB) Description: Statistics on the number of Wildlife Refuges and Conservation Agreements in NSW. Supplied by the Department of Environment and Climate Change, NSW. Trust for Nature Convenants - Vic (Word Doc | 30KB) Description: A graph showing the number of covenants registered by Trust for Nature in Victoria. Supplied by Trust for Nature. National Trust of Australia WA - Graph (Word Doc | 30KB) Description: Graphs showing the number of covenants registered by the National Trust of Australia (WA). Supplied by the National Trust of Australia (WA). Privately Conserved Land in Australia (Word Doc | 30KB) Description: Summary of land that is privately conserved in Australia. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:12:27 -0400 59c530c5b037051d165efe8dabf78e32 1290686 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080720.mp3 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. Reporter Ian Townsend. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:40:07 -0400 056e72589212a12d60b9e897d51ff5d8 1279942 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080713.mp3 It's an ideological battle between those who want a fairer, better deal for the poor farmers in the developing world - and those who say the best way to get that is having a world wide free market. There are fault lines in both arguments. Reporter Jane Shields. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:56:03 -0400 dead2d4a61e102b7cd4968aac6797a38 1270090 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080706.mp3 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 Enhancement by Stratospheric Sulfur InjectionsClimate Change: The Uncertainties, the Certainties, and what they Imply About ActionPolicy Implications of Greenhouse Warming Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:40:04 -0400 6f932d2db8a1327beb18d997b8b4e0b2 1257738 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080629.mp3 As corporations collapse while executives are paid huge salary packages, shareholders are taking a greater interest in just how companies are run. But they face a wall of complexity, and legalistic and business jargon which is almost impenetrable. Reporter: Erica Vowles. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:12:05 -0400 1eafa21ee4bb25a6ea9470107c780631 1248754 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080622.mp3 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. You can download the original BBC documentaries at the web link below. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:52:07 -0400 f9638af03f88277f2570b44b7d2696dc 1239431 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080615.mp3 Is it slavery to keep someone working for nothing till they pay off their debt? There are women here kept in sex slavery, and there are also domestic servants, back room workers, and illegals forced into underground labour. The High Court will soon bring down a clarification about what the word "slavery" means, and that will help prosecutions in Australian law. Reporter Hagar Cohen. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:20:10 -0400 c1741225c2c84158a5b32e83108a393e 1226152 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080608.mp3 Australia's sitting on some of the biggest natural gas fields in the world - and other energy-starved, ravenous nations are starting to bid for it. Australia will have to do some soul searching about how much we keep for ourselves and who to sell it to. Reporter, Ian Townsend. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:52:08 -0400 f0dfc4a6025758b0f183cc5d036bb948 1215900 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080601.mp3 The use of private military companies is now widespread, but now there are also private intelligence organisations working closely with government. Business is booming and the worlds biggest private equity company, Carlyle, has just bought part of the big intelligence company, Booz Allen Hamilton. They're active in Australia, too. Reporter Stan Correy. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:40:07 -0400 30e7bd3d4a4157f363409f85073f8999 1209958 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080525.mp3 Uranium is now a hot energy property, and there's big business in the nuclear trade. An investigation of the business of the bomb - from South Africa in the 80s to today - shows that nothing, it seems, is going to stop the worlds race to nuclear. American RadioWorks with the Center for Independent Reporting. Due to copyright reasons there will be no transcript or podcast of this program. See the link below to the original program. Tue, 27 May 2008 10:20:23 -0400 79e7a4ebbce8d1fc3440dd454179a594 1196832 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080518.mp3 A new register of some of the biggest "third party" lobbyists and their clients will go some way to making public who has access to government in Canberra. But most lobbying and schmoozing will continue unchecked through old networks, secret meetings, and confidential discussions. Reporter, Erica Vowles. Sun, 18 May 2008 01:48:10 -0400 c73923f0f141667033fd53d5aad6b025 1184376 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080511.mp3 Organised crime is said to be the biggest and most influential business in the world, and it got bigger and richer when the cold war ended. In some countries it is part of government, in others authorities are struggling against the tide. BBC World Service Documentaries. Due to copyright restrictions there will be no podcast or transcript available for this program. You can listen to and download the original BBC programs on the BBC website below. Sun, 11 May 2008 09:28:23 -0400 15961c6d55dc1a059195f91c8fa2e96f 1173980 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080504.mp3 Today's generation of farmers is experiencing unrelenting change - climate change, drought, globalisation and plummeting incomes. Many families are finding the pressures too much to bear. Reporter Di Martin grew up in sheep and wheat country, and tells the story of one of her cousins, as he puts his property on the market. Sun, 04 May 2008 17:04:27 -0400 d0db42268a86bbf0e2aa0ae50a484be0 1163876 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080427.mp3 Allergies to everything from dust, to cats, to peanuts are hitting young children hard, and doctors don´t really understand why or what to do. Long held theories are changing, and there's great confusion. Reporter Ian Townsend. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:40:12 -0400 a781586f61e1bf5af0914ec4cbd32655 1154429 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080420.mp3 One hundred years ago this month, there was social ferment in Australia. Industrial unrest, crime and political changes were widespread giving the working class a new confidence. And in an astonishing series of events and people, football was changing forever. Rugby League was born. Reporter Stan Correy. View the documents referred to in the program, including newspaper articles from 1907-1908, archival material from the Royal Commission and other memorabilia from the early days of rugby league. Sean Fagan Lecture: The Tom Brock Lecture, given by Sean Fagan for the Australian Society of Sports History in 2007. Download audio: part one [mp3 - 14.5MB] Download audio: part two [mp3 - 17.3MB] Download transcript [pdf - 0.1MB] Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:52:07 -0400 2c4a8067b9cad6f526db6a54d30a36eb 1141548 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080413.mp3 The Olmert government is dependent on the support of the extremist, ultra orthodox religious movement in Israel. They now make up 10 per cent of the population, and make no secret of their desire for Israel to become a religiously based state. Reporter Hagar Cohen Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:32:07 -0400 3ee8d8769d3d2d0f57deeb6d45ec4341 1131006 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080406.mp3 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 Read the following articles: Albedo Enhancement by Stratospheric Sulfur InjectionsClimate Change: The Uncertainties, the Certainties, and what they Imply About ActionPolicy Implications of Greenhouse Warming Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:04:18 -0400 5264c7f8ba5ed6ee24a463169c993c00 1119827 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080330.mp3 Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, and co-author Linda Bilmes, argue the Iraq war has led directly to America's current economic crisis. The price of a barrel of oil has quadrupled since the war began and the total cost of the invasion is staggering. Stiglitz and Bilmes describe how they came to the figure of three trillion dollars, and how difficult such an estimate is to achieve in the face of the Pentagon's accounting procedures. This talk was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in California. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:40:05 -0400 44708bcf3ce9aea20a0c696a20d99eb7 1109915 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080323.mp3 An extra 30,000 births a year has caught government by surprise, with immediate and long term consequences. Reporter: Rachel Carbonell Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:12:11 -0400 9a80e802c8d5f4785dce9816144713d4 1097014 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080316.mp3 While the success of the 27-year-old Australian Institute of Sport has been the envy of other nations, the expertise it has bred is being used against us, and Australia risks falling behind in the sports science arms race. Reporter Ian Townsend Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:52:05 -0400 915ea486aa0d3297f4d515db773a1050 1086518 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080309.mp3 As the former KGB man Vladimir Putin passes the presidential baton to his nominated successor, the BBC's Martin Sixsmith looks at the remarkable resurgence of the Russian secret service. How did the 'new KGB', the FSB, manage to become so strong, so rich and so deeply entrenched in running the country. Please note that due to copyright restrictions there will be no audio available for download or streaming. See the links below to the original BBC broadcasts. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:28:04 -0400 39d79937e6916539faefe1047d6ebba6 1075755 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080302.mp3 As the effects of the subprime credit crunch continue to be felt around the world, the new global investors bailing out Wall Street banks are the sovereign wealth funds. These are the investment vehicles of cashed up Arab and Asian governments which are also buying into the mining boom in Australia. While their money is welcomed, are there political motivations behind the investments? Reporter: Stan Correy Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:12:04 -0500 1bb906354d88a84b6f5fe8a6251ef802 1066199 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080224.mp3 Many GPs get regular education over the year, for up to date information on modern medical and prescribing practices. We examine aspects of this education of GPs and how they may be influenced by drug company sponsors. Reporter, Ray Moynihan. Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:40:19 -0500 0c16689f905fb8f5befd11005258fbf3 1053026 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080217.mp3 Princeton Professor of Economics Paul Krugman talks about how the New Deal society has been dismantled in America, and the reasons for it. He brings it back to a revival of Southern issues about race being used by the 'Movement Conservatives' to undo various social policies during the present administration. Paul Krugman is also a writer and columnist for the New York Times. (Originally broadcast on 25 November 2007.) Radio National often provides links to external websites to complement program information. While producers have taken care with all selections, we can neither endorse nor take final responsibility for the content of those sites. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:20:09 -0500 c6c94c95da6640b42d01bafd4d7810d9 1041841 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080210.mp3 It's not easy being green; Kermit's lament haunts us as we are bombarded with advertising, labels and marketing promising consumers a positive outcome for the environment. How much of it is deceptive and misleading? Reporter Rachel Carbonell. Image Source: Getty Images Photographer: Ian Waldie Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:04:05 -0500 a8a652b9499b0d245d380c3d85b62853 1029414 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080203.mp3 Hundreds of Australian war planes crashed in Queensland, PNG, and the Pacific during WW2. Many haven't been found, and the remains of their crew still lie where they crashed. There's a global trade in souveniring these wrecks, and surprising things are found in the jungles, the mountains and the seas. Reporter Ian Townsend. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:28:06 -0500 3ff71af9ab5017de4db77d21d806c76b 1017199 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080127.mp3 KPMG analyst Bernard Salt says that within a few years 30 percent of people will live alone. The accompanying boom in pets is a looming political reality, and may even become an IR issue. It's good news for the pet food business. Already households spend more on pets than on childcare. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle. (Originally broadcast 28th October 2007) See original photo gallery and story Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:04:03 -0500 073cd933019f71255364dc34e207ced9 1006486 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080120.mp3 No one's telling how much of our money is being stolen through the Internet because no one wants us to lose confidence in the system. The banks are making so much money out of it, they prefer to wear the costs or push them down to the customer. In the meantime, everyone has a story and global criminals are stalking our accounts, our phones and our PCs. Reporter: Ian Townsend. (Originally broadcast on 24th June 2007) Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:40:13 -0500 812e4ef33b957e7d6c8418ddc9850fe7 995722 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080113.mp3 He is a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, and has several other prestigious roles in the US health policy and public health system. As well, he's a practising doctor and surgeon, editor, author, and New York Magazine writer. Atul Gawande discusses what makes a good doctor, how hospitals can be improved, and what he has learnt about the imperfect science of medicine. (Originally broadcast 3rd June 2007) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:04:17 -0500 d9e23c614e31d30bf954fbcbdad6519a 985416 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20080106.mp3 Professor Julian Savulescu is an eminent ethicist from Oxford University. He believes we should proceed with research into enhancing not only the genetics of fighting disease, but the genetics and pharmacology of improving IQ, behaviour, mood, character and morality. He argues there are immense benefits, not only for individuals, but for society as a whole. Only by knowing, can we prevent the abuses of knowledge. A lecture from the Sydney Ideas series at the University of Sydney. (Originally broadcast on 19th August 2007) Genetic Interventions and the Ethics of Enhancement of Human BeingsDownload a chapter (pdf) from The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics (Oxford: Oxford University Press) 2007, edited by B Steinbock. Author and owner of the document is Julian Savulescu, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. Download pdf Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:40:07 -0500 e27af096c39f1b4cd90258fe04e76980 972008 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20071230.mp3 Pulitzer prize winning science writer Natalie Angier talks in an inspiring and entertaining way about the basics of science: from the wonders of the cell and bacteria to the mysteries of the night sky and the cultures of chimpanzees, to name a few. Science is in flux as it faces pressures from both faith-based politics in the US, and the push towards privatisation of scientific knowledge through patenting. (Originally broadcast 15th July 2007) Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:12:09 -0500 8a084d5c0dbaa12744d08bf08e5b513e 962707 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20071223.mp3 In a first for the international media, Bali bomber Ali Imron is let out of prison to explain why he's now working to stop terrorism. In this exclusive interview, Ali Imron tells of how he's battling with his radical brothers to prevent further violence. It's just one part of Indonesia's ground breaking and controversial counter terrorism strategy. Reporter: Di Martin. (Originally broadcast 23rd September 2007) See original photo gallery and story. Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:48:09 -0500 6b875ad1afe010589d257ee6d7a82c4f 954397 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20071216.mp3 The end of soaring waterfront properties is in sight. Insurers have begun investigating policies to cover plummeting land values as climate change predictions worsen. Inundation is the big worry for coastal councils. It's buyer beware in this legal grey area. Reporter Di Martin. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:20:10 -0500 8db7e0517f4f2fadf30de7acdbaef167 944318 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20071209.mp3 He's manufactured the image, set up the totalitarian theatrics, and stabilised Russia. Now the world will see what Vladimir Putin is really like. Russians who live in Australia like him, write music for him and make special medals. Many have bitter memories of earlier times. Reporter, Wendy Carlisle Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:48:07 -0500 76b1cd974f62b1bdbc5c3e642d9ae463 930862 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20071202.mp3 Australian bees are doing very nicely. But unless we're careful problems plaguing American hives could turn up here. There are several theories on why colonies are collapsing in the US. Is it because the bees are overworked and poorly managed - or is the bug called varroa destructor the cause of the problems. Quarantine is tight to make sure it doesn't enter Australia as a stowaway. Reporter Stan Correy. Originally broadcast on 29 July 2007 – see original story and photo gallery Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:28:03 -0500 cb263171166ef344f4071ea6b9750daf 919568 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20071125.mp3 Princeton Professor of Economics Paul Krugman talks about how the New Deal society has been dismantled in America, and the reasons for it. He brings it back to a revival of Southern issues about race being used by the 'Movement Conservatives' to undo various social policies during the present adminstration. Paul Krugman is also a writer and columnist for the New York Times. Radio National often provides links to external websites to complement program information. While producers have taken care with all selections, we can neither endorse nor take final responsibility for the content of those sites. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:56:08 -0500 f214cb2f5fb1448f3409ac8f0bd44843 908496 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20071118.mp3 There's a new kind of primary school coming -- ready or not. Bigger schools, different ways of learning, more special interest groups in class. Not just the three Rs and computers, but character and your place in society taught in all schools across the country, and a chaplain to help with behaviour and mental health. Reporter: Ian Townsend. Radio National often provides links to external websites to complement program information. While producers have taken care with all selections, we can neither endorse nor take final responsibility for the content of those sites. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:32:07 -0500 d45d1713099e34388575d939cf893f1b 899585 http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/bbg_20071111.mp3 It's 20 years since the Grim Reaper campaign, when a hooded, decomposing creature with a scythe bowled down men women and children with Aids. Cases of HIV are rising again, across Australia, and there's about to be a new campaign - The Glam Reaper. Social norms have changed, and the world is more complex. Reporter Jane Shields. Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:04:08 -0500 b353c5d01728869513a7d99bcb19d656 885981