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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 min. 45 sec.) ; 185751721 bytes |
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Leadership Lowdown It might have felt way too short for the kids of Australia, but for pollies it's been a long, hard summer holiday; with a new leader, new policies and a whole lot of arguing in between. So why are they all hot and bothered? Because this is an election year, of course! Nathan wraps up all the summer action from Canberra and introduces a new face you'll be seeing a lot of throughout the year. NASA Funding 40 years ago man first landed on the moon and everyone back home started dreaming of a space future. But these days it seems to have drifted into the background. NASA's space shuttle fleet are due to be retired this year, and President Obama wants to scrap plans to go back to the moon. Sarah looks at the history of the space shuttle program and why NASA's no longer aiming for the moon.Rock Eisteddfod It's the show that had kids around Australia doing 'spirit fingers' all year long, but this year will be the first in three decades that students won't be able to take part in the Rock Eisteddfod. It's been canned, and Tash discovers why.Biodiversity Year It's one of those terms you probably hear thrown around in environment class every now and again, but what does 'biodiversity' actually mean? Well this year is the year of biodiversity, so Sarah decided to take a look a new museum exhibit to find out what it is, and why it gets a whole year to devoted to raising awareness for it.Cane Toad SnagsSausages are a staple food for heaps of us over summer, but what about throwing one on the barbie made of cane toads? Luckily you don't have to, because these strange culinary inventions aren't for humans, they for native animals! Tash gets a taste of this new conservation program |
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Broadcast 2010-02-16 at 10:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Administrative agencies -- Finance.
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Awareness -- Social aspects.
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Bufo marinus.
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Special events -- Management.
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Survival.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Australia.
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United States.
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Streaming video
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Bazley, Nathan, host
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Larsen, Sarah, reporter
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Odonnell, Stephanie, contributor
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Thiele, Natasha, reporter
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