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Nearly 30 years after the Cocos Islands voted to become part of Australia, the locals say they're being denied a future on their own land, plus Dateline meets Illac Diaz, whose simple invention is bringing light into the dark lives of thousands of poor in the Philippines, and; is Russian President Vladimir Putin really a modest 'man of the people' or the owner of a vast but secret fortune?THE COCOS MALAISEWhen the people of the tiny Social Malaise voted in 1984 to become part of Australia, the Cocos Malay residents were promised that they would be able to determine their destiny and control their land. But nearly 30 years on, rather than a united and prosperous community, the locals say they're being denied a future on their own islands. On Tuesday's Dateline, Brian Thomson meets some of the white Australians now controlling the Cocos, and the Cocos Malays struggling to find jobs and forge any kind of career. With him is Dick Whittington, on his first visit since he advised on the changeover. He's shocked by the cultural gap and animosity that have opened up between what's become the white West Island and Cocos Malay Home Island. So why are the islands drifting so far apart? And how can the tide be turned on what should be a paradise in the Indian Ocean?A SHINING LIGHTIn the slums of Manila in the Philippines, one man has a simple idea for bringing light into the dark lives of thousands of poor. In makeshift houses that are often windowless, Illac Diaz pokes a plastic bottle filled with water through a specially-cut hole in the roof to gather natural light from outside and to refract it into the darkened rooms below. His idea has become so popular, there's now a production line going at a local prison, but it's not his only innovation. His My Shelter Foundation has also created entire buildings from recycled bottles and used them for hydroponic gardening. On Tuesday, David Brill turns the spotlight on Illac Diaz to profile this man from a wealthy background, who's on a mission to improve live for the poor around the world.RUSSIA'S RICHEST MAN?Russian President Vladimir Putin portrays himself as a man of modest means... officially he has a salary of $140,000, some property and a few vehicles. But there's evidence that he is in fact one of the richest people in the world. On Tuesday's Dateline, Sarah Spiller travels around Russia in search of Putin's hidden fortune. It's shrouded in secrecy, but the links between him and multi-billion dollar oil and gas businesses and luxury property seem more than just a coincidence. And all around it, there are questions about how he managed to amass such money. Even Putin's wristwatches alone have been valued at more than his annual salary. In a country divided over its support for the President, do any of his people know the real Putin? |
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Broadcast 2012-08-07 at 21:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-.
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Hydroponics.
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Malays (Asian people) -- Social conditions.
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Plastic bottles -- Recycling.
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Racism -- Political aspects.
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Rich people.
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Philippines.
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Russia.
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
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Streaming video
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Hakim, Yalda, host
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Brill, David, reporter
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Spiller, Sarah, reporter
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Thomson, Brian, reporter
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Belkovsky, Stanislav, contributor
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Bunce, Pauline, contributor
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Clark, Peter, contributor
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Clay, Steve, contributor
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Diaz, Illac, contributor
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Guyu, Nore, contributor
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Haig, Cree Bin, contributor
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Harding, Luke, contributor
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Lacy, Tony, contributor
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Sigma, Madi, contributor
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Whittington, Dick, contributor
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