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70th anniversary of Japanese attack on Darwin On Sunday, it will be 70 years since Darwin first came under Japanese attack. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 15 February A prospective oil boom revives tensions in the Falkland Islands. The WA government one step closer to settling a long running native title claim. Calls for temporary working visas for Greeks. A new political party opposes multicu... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remembering the Kahlin Compound children Calls are being made for a memorial at a site in Darwin where many Stolen Generations children once lived. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Oil boom prospects revive Falklands tensions Nearly 30 years after Britain fought a 74-day war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands, the prospect of an oil boom is reviving tensions. 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The WA government hails an historic land transfer to native title holders. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Asylum seekers blamed for budget blowout The federal government says the cost of managing asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat has blown a billion dollar hole in the budget. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bid to promote Indigenous financial literacy Financial literacy within the country's Indigenous communities is the focus of a new film project. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Will the Scots vote for independence from the UK? Scotland is preparing to hold a referendum on declaring independence from the United Kingdom.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Move for peacekeeping force for Syria Ministers from the Arab League have called for a joint Arab and United Nations peacekeeping mission for Syria. 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An Indigenous photographer in Cuba.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chinese medicine practitioners concerned over new rules Chinese medicine practitioners are concerned about new standards that will be required under a national registration scheme. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indigenous reaction to protest probe calls Indigenous people at the Australia Day protest in Canberra say it was not a violent demonstration and should not be described as a riot. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Waiting for home: Part Two The number of intercountry adoptions in Australia has halved from 430 in 2005, to 215 in the last year.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Waiting for home: Part One New figures show the rates of intercountry adoption in Australia have fallen steadily over the last six-years.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Palestinian flag raised over UN body Palestinians have celebrated the raising of their flag outside a United Nations organisation, saying it's encouraged them to continue pushing for full UN membership.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shootings shock Belgium Belgium is in shock after a lone gunman armed with grenades opened fire on a packed city square.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Six in 10 Aussies obese The National Health and Medical Research Council has released the first revision of its Dietary Guidelines in eight years.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 14 December A former climate advisor warns that human-induced climate change is a far greater threat than many realise. 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Renewed warnings over khat use.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Renewed warnings on khat use A new report has found people who experience health problems and chew khat may be jeopardising their chance for effective treatment.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Threat from climate change downplayed A former climate advisor to the Australian government is warning that human-induced climate change is a far greater threat than the public is being told.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Using art to combat racism A chance meeting in a taxi has spawned an art project that's getting global plaudits for its stand against racism.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Political turmoil in PNG Papua New Guinea's politics is in a state of turmoil.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website US pledges to remain strong Iraqi partner United States President Barack Obama has promised his country will remain a strong partner for Iraq, as US troops make a final exit.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 13 December More psychiatric services promised for detention centres, but will it make any difference? South Australia hosts an inquiry into "fly in, fly out" mining workers. Concern over untested stem cell treatments.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Are regional towns benefiting from mines? Measures to avert a schism between mine workers and residents of regional towns are the focus of a federal parliamentary inquiry. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 30th anniversary of Franklin Dam vote Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Franklin Dam vote, a pivotal moment for the environmental movement in Australia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Call for dismissal of Malu Sara officer Queensland's anti-corruption agency says the policeman responsible for the botched Malu Sara search and rescue operation should be dismissed. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Honour killings Motivated by the shocking deaths of five women killed to preserve their families honour, Niilofur Farrukh has toured Pakistan with an exhibition on honour killings. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Weekend Sport Wrap Cricket, hockey and football were at the top of this weekend's sporting agenda. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website EU leaders confine deal to eurozone EU leaders abandon a bid to get all 27 member states to change the bloc's treaty to combat the debt crisis. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sir Zelman Cowen - a statesman fondly remembered Former governor general Sir Zelman Cowen has died at the age of 92. 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Concerns for an Australian man jailed in Saudi Arabia.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website High Court dismisses Moti child sex case Australia's High Court has thrown out the child sex case against former Solomon Islands attorney-general Julian Moti.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Post-natal depression going undiagnosed A study has found most women who experience postnatal depression report symptoms six months after the birth or later, but are only screened in the first few months.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Afghan Taliban denies responsibility for attacks The Taliban has denied responsibility for deadly attacks in Afghanistan that have killed at least 58 people.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Australian man jailed in Saudi Arabia The family of an Australian man jailed in Saudi Arabia for blasphemy hold fears for his health and well-being.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Developing nations fear looming economic crisis As the world faces another global economic downturn, leaders continue to work to tackle another looming crisis.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Red Cross contemplates reform The international head of the Red Cross says the organisation needs to change the way it operates. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Win for traditional owners opposed to gas plant Efforts by the WA government to acquire land for the development of a natural gas plant at James Price Point have been dealt a significant blow.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Katter backs review of stolen wages Federal MP Bob Katter says he would support a review of the Queensland Labor government's handling of the indigenous stolen wages.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Afghan support pledged for another decade Countries including the United States, Britain and Germany have pledged support for Afghanistan for another decade.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Germany and France stand by budget plan Germany and France are standing by their plan to enforce tough budgetary rules for the European Union.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Government defends Australia Network decision The federal government has defended its decision to award the $223-million contract to broadcast the Australia Network to the ABC.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Centre-left parties victorious in Balkan elections The Western Balkan nations of Croatia and Slovenia have seen sweeping victories by centre-left parties in parliamentary elections.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Italian public to feel pain of austerity Italy's new government has approved emergency austerity and growth measures aimed at helping save the euro from collapse.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Former US President arrest calls ignored Zambia has rejected a call to arrest former United States President George W Bush over torture allegations.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World report on disability a first There are over one billion people with disabilities in the world, and up to 190 million of those experience very significant difficulties. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Constitutional recognition will Close the Gap: report A new report argues that Indigenous Australians are likely to keep dying younger while they remain unacknowledged in the constitution.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chinese bank makes a bid for Australian market The world's most profitable bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, is making a move on Australia.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Suu Kyi speaks out on Burma reforms Burma's largest city Rangoon may still hold traces of its notorious past, but change is in the air.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pakistan wants uranium too Pakistan's High Commissioner to Australia has called on the federal government to also allow the sale of uranium to Pakistan.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Support drops for ruling United Russia party Russia's ruling party has suffered a drop in support in legislative elections that have been marred by accusations of irregularities in the voting process.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Conviction a warning to miners Traditional owners say the rare prosecution of a company for disturbing Aboriginal cultural heritage in Queensland is a warning.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Leaders seek solutions for Afghanistan Religious and civil leaders in Afghanistan have come together to discuss how the Afghan people and their leaders can jointly move toward stability, peace and prosperity. 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Sport preview.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Women gather to improve Indigenous lives South Australian Aboriginal women have used an annual gathering to produce a wishlist for improving indigenous lives.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Work ahead on eliminating landmines Representatives of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty have gathered in Cambodia to discuss progress towards eliminating landmines.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Proposal to increase refugee intake The Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says he will take a proposal to increase Australia's refugee intake to the Labor Party conference.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website British workers take to the streets Britain's public sector workers have downed tools and hit the streets. 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The Muslim Brotherhood has been one of the most prominent groups in the run-up to, and now during, elections in Egypt.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Changes to the picture on HIV/AIDS A new study from the United States shows that nearly three-quarters of the 1.2 million Americans with HIV do not have their infection under control.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website West Papuans fear flag day crackdown A West Papuan leader-in-exile fears Indonesia will violently suppress 5oth anniversary celebrations of the independence movement's flag.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Visa price rise may deter migrants Migration agents and business groups say many skilled migrants could be put off coming to Australia because of an announced increase in visa fees.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Immigration detention violence should have been expected A new report says chronic overcrowding and asylum-seeker frustration were key reasons for riots at two immigration detention centres.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Arrests over orangutan deaths Two plantation workers in Indonesia have been arrested for allegedly killing at least 20 endangered orangutans in Kalimantan.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website OECD forecasts solid Australian growth The OECD believes Australia is in a relatively good position to maintain strong economic growth, despite concerns over Europe's debt crisis.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Red Cross seeks elimination of nuclear weapons The Red Cross says it has taken the first step towards a legally binding international agreement to eliminate nuclear weapons.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 30 November Retracing the foosteps of Douglas Mawson. Plaudits from the OECD. Calls for Australia to monitor human rights in West Papua. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The forgotten legend of the Antarctic Rarely in Australian history has a man done so much and been remembered so little as Douglas Mawson. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Italian "brain-drain" to Australia Is there a new wave of Italians emigrating to Australia? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Murray draft triggers 20 weeks of lobbying It seems no-one's happy with the draft plan to save the Murray Darling River system. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 29 November A World News Australia Radio special that was a finalist in the Walkley Awards for journalism. Two decades, too little, too late for many. What happened to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody? 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As the 12 month anniversary of the Queensland floods approaches, meteorologists warn this summer could be even wetter and hotter.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Police under scrutiny in Occupy protests In the United States, police methods in dealing with Occupy demonstrators are coming under increased scrutiny.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website NZ election preview New Zealanders go to the polls on Saturday, in an election that's expected to see a landslide victory by the incumbent National party.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Australia's stake in the South China Sea dispute The Spratly Islands dispute, is a potentially explosive, multi-nation territorial fight that's been going on for decades.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bahrain inquiry finds excessive force used A special commission probing Bahrain's crackdown on Shi'ite-led democracy protests earlier this year says police used appalling force.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 24 November Is Islamic extremism on the rise in Africa? Is Australia prepared for another summer of disasters? And, what constitutes a "good death"? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Growing concern over Baha'i followers in Iran An outcry is growing in other countries over the treatment of Baha'i followers in Iran. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How well is Australia handling skilled immigration? How well is Australia meeting the challenge of using immigration to help to meet growing demand for skilled workers? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is Islamic extremism increasing in Africa? Many recent kidnappings or killings in Africa have been claimed by -- or blamed on -- Islamic sects. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Australian-Egyptians watching protests closely Egyptians in Australia have been following the developments in their home country closely.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website WA program targets early intervention The Western Australian Government is expanding a program aimed at preventing indigenous youth from entering the criminal justice system.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Self-harm claims amongst Darwin detainees Asylum seeker advocates say a number of Kurds have harmed themselves in immigration detention in Darwin.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Call for action on visa overstayers There have been calls for more action on preventing visa overstayers.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Unrest in Egypt threatens to derail elections Protesters in Egypt are calling for the resignation of the ruling military council.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Danish Prince calls for fossil fuel free future Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark says the world needs to work towards a future where countries are no longer dependent on fossil fuels.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bionic ear scientist honoured The Australian scientist who invented the bionic ear says he's not done yet.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website More linking of welfare payments and school attendance The federal government is this week introducing legislation extending the linking of welfare payments to school attendance in remote communities.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FECCA to promote benefits of multiculturalism The Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils is to push for greater recognition of multiculturalism's benefits.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Inquiry launched into jailed Indonesian minors An inquiry has been launched into the jailing of suspected people smugglers who claim to be minors.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 22 November An inquiry launched into Australia's treatment of suspected people smugglers who claim to be children. Ethnic groups call for greater recognition of the benefits of multiculturalism. And, the forgotten story of Horn Island. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Greens threat to mining tax The Greens are threatening to derail the Gillard government's minerals resource rent tax in the Senate. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Occupy movement supporters vow to continue Occupy movement supporters say despite recent forced evictions, it isn't fizzling out, and it's determined to continue having an impact.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Kosovo Serbs seek Russian citizenship More than 20,000 ethnic Serbs from northern Kosovo have signed a joint letter to the Russian State Duma seeking Russian citizenship. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Key arrests by Libya's interim rulers Fighters loyal to Libya's new leaders have secured two major victories.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apology to WWII internees A personal journey by a South Australian politician tracing his family history has led to a landmark apology in the state's Parliament to the internees of World War Two. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The people-smuggler's tale For many accused people-smugglers, the risky decision to crew a boat to Australia is made on the promise of big money -- often enough to save a family from poverty. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Papuan independence movement gathers pace An independence movement is gathering pace in Indonesia's restive and resource-rich Papua province. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Calls for changes to cluster bomb bill The federal government is facing pressure to make amendments to draft legislation governing the use of cluster bombs by Australian troops. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Call for more Taser accountability An anti-corruption conference has heard WA police officers should provide a full account for each time they use a Taser. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gillard uses summit to cement Asian relations Leaders of the 18 nations which make up the East Asia summit have agreed to cooperate more fully on economic and trade development as well as disaster relief. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Where to next for Arab Spring? Early this year, after the governments of Tunisia and Egypt had fallen in the first steps of the Arab Spring, Hooshang Amirahmadi was asked, who's next? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 21 November Prime Minister Julia gillard reinforces international ties at the East Asia Summit. Concerns over a mounting housing crisis in Darwin. And, a look at all the weekend's sporting action. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Weekend Sport Wrap World News Australia's wekeend sport round up with Attila Mosonyi Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Commitment to multiculturalism scrutinised The government's commitment to multiculturalism is under scrutiny from the nation's ethnic leaders. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website NT considers statehood referendum The Northern Territory government is considering holding a referedum on statehood for the territory.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Quarantine row brews over equestrian events The Olympic dreams of one of Australia's top dressage riders have been dealt a serious blow.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Concerns over Darwin housing shortage With 2,5000 American troops set to be stationed in Darwin by 2016, questions are being asked about where they'll be sleeping when they arrive.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Syria threatened with sanctions The Arab League says it will impose economic sanctions on Syria if it fails to halt violence against civilian demonstrators within three days.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indonesia calls for release of children from Australian jails Several children have been returned to Indonesia and people-smuggling charges against them dropped after they were found to be minors.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website National anti-racism strategy by February Australia delights in celebrating its achievements in multiculturalism, but many say that doesn't mask the widespread scourge of racism.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tougher people-smuggling penalties proposed Legislating punishments for people-smugglers remains a contentious issue for Australian and Indonesian politicians.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mixed response to increased military ties There have been mixed reactions to Australia's decision to upgrade its military alliance with the United States.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website US seeks greater role in Asia-Pacific The United States has confirmed its intention to become a major strategic force in the Asia Pacific region.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Call for inquiry into Perth taxi drivers There are calls for Western Australia's Corruption and Crime Commission to carry out an urgent inquiry into the handling of complaints of indecent behaviour by Perth taxi drivers.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heavy Honiara police presence following unrest There's been a heavy police presence in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara following yesterday's violent protests.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 17 November President Obama prepares to address the Australian parliament. Calls for human rights to be on the agenda at the East Asia Summit. And, complaints that the skills of African migrants are being ignored. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Calls for scrutiny on Papua human rights Amnesty International is calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to use upcoming meetings with Indonesia to address alleged rights abuses in Papua.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website African migrants say skills being wasted While Australian businesses call for the federal government to admit more skilled workers, African-Australian migrants say their talents are being wasted.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Protests erupt in Honiara Police have fired tear gas at hundreds of protestors on the streets of the Solomon Islands capital Honiara after the election of a new prime minister.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website People smuggling charges dropped The Commonwealth has dropped a people smuggling case against a 15 year old Indonesian boy after evidence emerged of the boy's age.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website PNG politicians charged with contempt It's been an extraordinary few days in Papua New Guinea, with two politicans charged with contempt.   Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website East Asia Summit to consider regional concerns The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is to join leaders from 18 nations on the Indonesian island of Bali for the sixth annual East Asia Summit at the end of the week.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Detention inquiry hears concerns for children Concerns about child welfare have dominated a joint parliamentary inquiry into immigration detention in Adelaide. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website World News Australia 16 November Tackling diabetes in remote Indigenous communities. The Who's Who of multicultural Australia prepares to meet in Adelaide. Resettling the remaining refugees in the former Yugoslavia. And, combating trachoma in Africa. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Last minute efforts to stop deportation A refugee-advocacy group says it is exploring all possible avenues to stop a Hazara Afghan asylum seeker from being deported back to Afghanistan.     Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Industrial skirmishes not back to the future Recent high-profile industrial disputes do not signal a return to trade union militancy, says expert. Listen | Listen in your iPhone |