Podcasts: Australia

Robin Hood or killer? That’s the question in our History section this month, where we’re learning about the famous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. As you listen to the excerpt, try to answer the questions.

In this week’s podcast, we’ll meet one of Australia’s most popular comedians, who is featured in the People section of the May issue of Spotlight magazine.

How would you feel if the government came along and took your home away because it needed the land for environmental reasons? Farmers in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin recently faced this exact scenario.

Tall, beautiful and intelligent, Nicole Kidman has been a film icon for 20 years. She's been an Australian icon all her life.

In the light of China’s human-rights abuses in Tibet and elsewhere, “Should sport and politics ever mix?” is the question we pose in the Debate section this month. Vassil Malandris, our correspondent in Australia, asked people in Adelaide what they think.

On this week's podcast, we listen to an excerpt from the July issue of Spotlight, from an interview with Martin Cooke from Sydney. He tells us about a recent trip he made to the Northern Territory.

Andre Georgescu is a hunter in South Australia who earns a living shooting any animal that is considered a pest to local farmers. Vassil Malandris, asks Georgescu about koala bears.

Our Replay section gives you the chance to listen to important news stories from the English-speaking world. This month, Replay begins with the historic apology by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the Aboriginal peoples.