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- This is the story of the 12 British atomic bomb tests in Australia seen through the eyes of Aboriginal elders, atomic veterans and experts "That uranium belongs to us" says Uncle Kevin, "we knew about that long before the white man came here, it's our responsibility, it's part of the Dreamtime" With the building of a new $500 million nuclear reactor in Sydney, the expansion of more multi-national uranium mines and the community opposition to having an international nuclear waste repository 'in our backyard', the fight is on ...
- One hour documentary examining the seventy year history of nuclear and atomic industry, weapons, testing in South Australia from 1910 to 1980.
- Traversing five countries - China, France, UK, Japan and Australia, A Hard Rain exposes the hidden agendas behind the latest push for Australia to go nuclear and presents a compelling-and frightening-argument against allowing this to happen.
- Giant Australian cuttlefish migrate annually to the waters of upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia to breed. Major industrial development plans threaten their survival. Can compromise be struck, or will the phenomenon be lost forever?
- Uranium mining is set to expand in Australia unless we actively oppose it.
- Calls for Australians to eat more home-grown barramundi; Farming pearls in cooler waters; A world first climate atlas charting the weather for our wine regions; Plus embracing the challenges of a tree-change.
- We all know Vegemite, one of Australia's great contributions to international cuisine. Vegemite however is owned by Kraft, an American food group, which in turn is owned by the tobacco giant Phillip Morris and has been since the 1920s. But adventurous entrepreneur Dick Smith is ready to change that.
- Australian quarantine officials have in the past refused apple export requests from New Zealand, claiming their fruit presents too great a disease risk. Now they appear close to a change of heart which could see New Zealand apples allowed into the country.
- In Australia there are nearly two thousand certified organic farmers growing all manner of produce such as fruit, nuts, vegetables, meat, wool, coffee and grain. One of the oldest players in the industry is based in Toowoomba, two hours west of Brisbane. Kialla Pure Foods has reached the stage many organic producers are aiming for; selling to supermarkets and securing lucrative overseas markets.
- A constant complaint these days is about the taste of tomatoes, why don't they possess the flavour they used to have? And why are the skins so thick? The answer to those questions are partially to do with mass production and partially to do with ease of transport, after all, thin-skinned tomatoes do not travel well. A Victorian company is trying to address these shortcomings in the modern tomato. The solution, apparently, starts with hydroponics.
- Tasmania's beef producers are approaching what they admit could be a seminal moment for the industry in the island state. Despite being justifiably proud of the quality of beef produced in Tasmania, it has widely acknowledged that mainland Australia is streets ahead in just about every other facet of beef production. The question is what to do about it, the Tasmanians are not giving up. They are about to embark on an industry re-structuring, which it is hoped will give beef producers the necessary confidence in their own future.
- Motor vehicles are Australia's biggest export to the United Arab Emirates, but that could be about to change with a major trade push for high-value food and beverages into Dubai. Food exports to the UAE's tourism capital were worth $130 million last year, and with plans to boost tourism numbers to more than 40 million a year in the next decade, Australian producers are poised to capitalise on one of the world's emerging luxury markets.