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  • Host: Eleanor Hall
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Internship program gives young graduates with disability a workplace advant

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A program run by the Australian Employers Network on Disability is giving the prospects of young graduates a boost, by setting them up in four week internships with well-establishished Australian companies.

Tasmanian farmers still unhappy with milk prices

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The deadline for Tasmanian dairy farmers to sign new contracts with the milk processing company National Foods passed without incidence. National Foods recently merged with Australian company Lion Nathan. The farmers, who are still lobbying for a higher price, warn they may target Lion Nathan's other well-known Tasmanian brand Boags beer.

Adelaide Oval being redeveloped

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The famous Adelaide Oval, arguably the most picturesque of all the major cricket grounds in Australia, is part building site thanks to the development of a new stand. The redevelopment means the ground will be able to hold 50,000 spectators and host AFL games.

South Australia increases water charges

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The South Australia Government has increased water charges by a third, increasing the average household's yearly bill by $84. Water experts say it better reflects the true value of water, while social service groups are concerned the poor will be hit hard by the changes.

Putin answers public's questions on Russian television

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has appeared on television for his regular December stint. The question-and-answer chat between the former president and the nation touches on everything from terrorism to the global economic crisis.

High Australian dollar claims jobs

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The global aluminium company Alcoa has cut almost a quarter of its Australia Rolled Products workforce citing the high Australian dollar. Economists say the surging currency is a threat to Australia's dwindling manufacturing industry and there's a call for the next budget to support the sector.

NASA scientist wrong to dismiss Copenhagen talks: Flannery

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A new split emerges in the climate change debate after a top NASA scientist expressed hope that the Copenhagen summit would fail. James Hansen said any agreement to emerge from the meeting would be so deeply flawed that it would be better to start again. The environmentalist Tim Flannery says this time James Hansen has made the wrong call.

NSW coup plotters speak to the World Today

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Seventeen Labor MPs all from the right faction brought on the leadership spill. Two of the coup plotters, Wollongong MP Noreen Hay and the member for Bankstown and a former minister sacked by Mr Rees, Tony Stewart, speak to Simon Santow.

Keneally sworn in as new NSW Premier

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US born Kristina Keneally becomes the fourth premier in New South Wales in as many years and the state's first female premier after a factional fight saw Nathan Rees deposed. Mr Rees had earlier warned that rolling him would be a victory for factional politics and that his successor would be reduced to being a puppet.

WA Govt to name and shame juvenile offenders

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
The West Australian Government has been criticised over plans to allow juvenile offenders to be publicly identified. The laws would allow children as young as 14 to have their name, photo and where they live published on the internet and in other media.

Childcare not harmful: study

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
New research has debunked some of the negative views on the impact of institutional care on a child's development. But the researchers found that the quality is improved by having enough staff to care for children.

Obama sells Afghanistan strategy to Republicans

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
NATO supports the new US strategy in Afghanistan to send 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan but the President Barack Obama is still trying to convince Republicans to support it. The Taliban has also warned that a surge in foreign troops will simply mean more Americans will meet their deaths at the hands of the insurgents.

US billionaire investor says greenback is a flawed currency

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
One of the world's biggest investors is advising people to put their money into commodities. US billionaire Jim Rogers says the greenback is a flawed currency and its problems will only get worse over the next decade.

Higgins voters warm to Abbott, but swing against Libs expected

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In the Melbourne electorate of Higgins, the initial shock at Tony Abbott's ascendancy has subsided with some support at his plans to ditch Labor's ETS legislation. But election analyst Antony Green says the party turmoil is likely to mean Liberals will have to rely on preferences to win the safe seat for the first time.

Fallout over leadership change turns nuclear for Coalition

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
The Coalition is open to new ideas and is debating nuclear power, and the reintroduction of individual workplace contracts. It's not buying an emissions trading scheme, but the Prime Minister says to do anything else would be a magic pudding solution.

NSW Premier faces chopping block

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The NSW Premier Nathan Rees is the latest leader to face the chopping block leadership. 17 of his colleagues have called for a leadership spill despite only electing Mr Rees 15 months ago.

Australian scientists are baffled by a rise in cancer rates among young gir

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
The Queensland Cancer Council says there's been an inexplicable rise in the number of young girls developing cancer across Australia. QCC spokeswoman Dr Joanne Aitkin says cancer rates are not increasing among boys or adults and she says research should concentrate on the rising incidence in girls.

NSW to adopt new child protection system from January

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The New South Wales Government is examining a new way of identifying children at risk of harm. The state has commissioned an international child protection expert to design a standard list of questions for teachers, police and doctors and nurses to ask themselves if they suspect a child has been abused.

Mortgage Choice says big banks benefiting from lack of competition

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The chief executive of one of Australia's biggest mortgage brokers says the global financial crisis has given the big four banks the lion's share of the home loan market. Michael Russell says a lack of competition is encouraging the big banks to raise interest rates above official increases.

Balibo film banned in Indonesia

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
A scheduled screening of the Australian movie Balibo is cancelled in Jakarta as Indonesia bans the film, which dramatises events surrounding the killings of five Australian newsmen in 1975, allegedly by Indonesian forces.

US President Obama is right to send more troops to Afghanistan

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
Bruce Riedel, a senior adviser to three US presidents on Middle East and South Asian issues says America should know in about two years whether it's on the right track in Afghanistan. But he says the President has a difficult job in pursuading Americans that troops shouldn't be withdrawn until the job is done.

Obama announces troop surge for Afghanistan

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Barack Obama has announced he's sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan but at the same time he vowed to start bringing US forces home in July 2011. President Obama says the extra US troops will accelerate the process of handing over responsibility for security in the country to Afghan forces.

Stern's new reports warn for urgent action on climate change

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
The former head of the World Bank Nicholas Stern has released two new research papers to help convince world leaders attending the Copenhagen summit to take action on climate change. Lord Stern also took a swipe at global warming deniers calling them muddled and confused.

Coalition considers options on climate policy

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
There's been a mixed response from business over the defeat of the ETS. Mining and small business have welcomed the delay but there's frustation from big investors who say without a carbon price they're left without the means to assess the financial cost.

Senate dumps emissions trading scheme

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The Senate has killed off the Government's emissions trading scheme. Most National and Liberal senators were jubilant but two Liberal senators crossed the floor to vote with the Government. It wasn't enough though to save the bill and the Greens refused to back the Government's scheme.

What's next for emissions trading?

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
The new Opposition leader is promising a policy on climate change by February. The Government is looking at its options. The Senate's move to block the Government scheme opens up the possibility of a double dissolution election.

SA takes Vic to the High Court over water rights

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
After months of wrangling over the issue, the South Australian Government has issued proceedings in the High Court to try and force the Victorian Government to overturn its 4 per cent water trade cap on the River Murray. The Premier Mike Rann says they are basing their case on constitutional rights.

Rudd one of the first world leaders to be briefed on new US strategy in Afg

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The US President Barack Obama is about to spell out an expanded US commitment to the war in Afghanistan. Barack Obama has spent much of his day in the Oval Office, briefing world leaders, including Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, about the strategy.

Reserve Bank will make history if it lifts rates

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
Economists are expecting the RBA to lift the cash rate for a record third month in a row when it announces its decision on Tuesday afternoon.

Costello says time for party to unite behind Abbott

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
The former treasurer Peter Costello congratulates Tony Abbott on winning the leadership ballot. He says now that the policy over ETS has been resolved, the party can move forward and work towards a unified approach on the looming federal election.

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