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A Yacht Race in the Tasman Sea

By Phil Mercer ⋅ December 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript
Hobart Wharf (Photo: wlcutler/Wikipedia)

We are looking for the historic port city of Tasmania where the yachts are heading from Sydney.

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How the Obama Stance on Deportation May Not Help Single-Sex Couple

By The World ⋅ August 24, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript
San Francisco gay couple in an immigration battle (photo courtesy of Anthony Makk and Bradford Wells)

The Obama administration is now shifting away from deporting immigrants without criminal records. But that might not help one couple in San Francisco.

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Australia Calls for Media Probe into Phone-Hacking Scandal

By The World ⋅ July 15, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript
Rupert Murdoch

Britain’s phone hacking scandal is reverberating in Australia, where Rupert Murdoch got his start.

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Australia’s Fractious Climate Debate

By The World ⋅ June 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript
(Graphic courtesy: Australian Bureau of Meterology)

The political battle on climate change intensifies in Australia.

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Why Australians Are Obsessed with Sports

By Jason Margolis ⋅ June 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript
Australia v England: Internationl netball test – Adelaide, October 2008. (Photo: paddynapper)

Australia is not just sport mad, it measures its place in the world on the sports field.

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First Impressions of Sydney

By Jason Margolis ⋅ May 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

My first impression of Sydney was from the air as the plane came in low over Sydney Harbour. In a word: beautiful. The famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House were little flecks, but stunning little flecks. Maybe this was cognitive dissonance setting in along with the sleep deprivation, but I was starting to tingle [...]

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Global Political Cartoons: March 12 – 18, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The Land of the Rising Sun has become for some The Land of Rising Radiation Levels. The aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami has cartoonists morphing the red disc in Japan’s flag into everything from a radiation hazard symbol to a skull.
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Global Political Cartoons: March 5 – 11, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan spawn multiple images of a famous Japanese woodblock print. The tangled role of oil in the world’s response to Libya, and the space shuttle Discovery retires into the arms of another beached phenom.

Global Political Cartoons: February 26 – March 4, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 4, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has always had a cartoon quality about him but as he defies all calls to step down, his image is morphing from that of a  comical and clueless Charlie Sheen to a savage dictator ready to aid and abet a blood-letting against his own people. Check out the slideshow here

Talking Travel: ‘Twas the weather nightmare before Christmas

By Carol Hills ⋅ December 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Imagine you’re in London and trying to get home to some other continent for the holidays. Suddenly there’s an unprecedented dump of snow, below zero temperatures (and we’re talking Fahrenheit!),  and  Heathrow grinds to a halt.  Well, that’s what’s happened to thousands of passengers now stranded at the airport, in hotels, on some friend’s floor.

Australia hoping for Oprah effect

By The World ⋅ November 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Oprah Winfrey is filming some of the last episodes of her TV show in Sydney, Australia. And the Australian government is hoping Oprah will provide a much-needed boost to the country’s sagging tourism industry. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.

Australian church bans secular music for funerals

By The World ⋅ September 13, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Catholic officials in Australia have issued new guidelines that ban secular music from being played during funerals. It’s meant to guard against music choices that aren’t considered “solemn” enough for the event. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC’s Phil Mercer in Sydney. (Photo: Matthew Perkins/Flickr)

Australian robot interacts with humans

By The World ⋅ July 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Researchers in Australia are developing a robot to provide home care for the elderly. And they’ve enlisted the help of a performance artist to make the robot seem more human. Where in Australia? Check out our Geo Quiz. (Photo: Univ. of Technology Sydney)Download MP3

Sydney’s new water factory

By The World ⋅ February 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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One of the world’s thirstiest major cities is getting a taste of things to come. Starting this winter, residents of Sydney, Australia are getting some of their drinking water from a brand new desalination plant. The plant was built after years of erratic rainfall. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney. Download MP3


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