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Breast Cancer - 'One of Life’s Trials'
Gloria Nanasca was working in a nursing home as a personal care assistant before she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She says she maintains her healthy lifestyle as she awaits for her final chemotherapy. For Gloria, breast cancer is not a sickne...
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Breast Cancer Genes
The announcement by American actress, Angelina Jolie, that she's had a double mastectomy because she has the 'breast cancer' gene has raised questions about the gene-testing procedures available to women in Australia. The var...
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Salvos Report on Rising Cost
A report released Wednesday shows the impact of Australia's rising cost-of-living on lower-income groups. The Salvation Army report says almost a quarter of the one-million people it helped over the past year needed emergenc...
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Revising Anti-terror Laws
The federal government is in talks with the states and territories about revisions to Australia's anti-terror laws after two reports recently tabled in parliament recommended wholesale changes. Civil liberty groups have long taken...
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Low OFW Vote Turnouts
Participation in the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) in the recent national elections is much lower compared to the last elections in 2010. Community leader and Filipino-Australian publisher Romy Cayabyab analyses the reasons and recommends amend...
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On Lights and Arts
Ahead of the Sydney Vivid Festival, Australian artist Jessica "Jess" Cook runs a parallel exhibit at SLOT Gallery in Redfern, NSW. Cook explores the idea on how can light be used differently as a form of art. Anna Villanueva finds out.
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Mundong Makulay: St Kilda Film Festival Movies
SBS celebrates the 30th birthday of St Kilda Film Festival, one of Australia's oldest film festivals. As part of its celebration, SBS2 will show three of its award winning films, Transmission by Zak Hilditch, The Globe Collector by Summer De Roch...
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What to Do in Oil Spill in Torres Strait?
Torres Strait islanders say they have been ignored by maritime authorities in disaster management plans for a major oil spill in their environmentally sensitive region. One of Australia's worst spills happened in the busy and dan...
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Eat Bugs!
The United Nations says we should eat more insects to supplement diets around the world and help with food security. In a new report, the Food and Agriculture Organisation says beetles, caterpillars and wasps are an environmentally sustainable ...
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Labor Campaign in Fiji
Trade unions have launched an international campaign to try to raise support for workers' rights in Fiji. But the Fiji government says the campaign could adversely affect Fijians who rely on the tourism industry.
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Teary Introduction of NDIS
Prime Minister Julia Gillard chocked back tears as she introduced laws into Parliament to put in place the increase to the Medicare levy to help fund disability insurance. She says the government's ten year funding plan for the DisabilityCare s...
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Trouble with Cattle Export
The cattle industry is under pressure after footage emerged of Australian cattle being brutalised in Egypt. The latest cruelty report comes as cattle farmers grapple with excessive heard numbers, flling prices and drought.
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Change in Asylum Visa
The federal government has confirmed that it will drop an age restriction on asylum seeker children allowed into the community on bridging visas. It says the move is with recommendations by the expert panel on asylum seekers.
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On the 2013 election results, families and political...
Familiar names, familiar faces..... Ibon Foundation's Sonny Africa explains why we continue to see familiar names and faces elected into office.
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Learning new life skills after 50
Victorian Immigrant and Refugee Women's Coalition is looking for women over the age of 50 years old and have the passion to advocate for issues concerning senior women from culturally diverse backgrounds. VIRWC's Executive Dire...
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Labor's numbers can't be trusted, says Abbott
The federal opposition leader Tony Abbott says it's time to build a strong and prosperous economy for a safe and secure Australia. But in replying to Treasurer Wayne Swan's budget, Mr Abbott has failed to put a price on the Coalit...
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Who's Who in 2016 Presidential Tandem
As the counting begins after the Philippine Senatorial elections, many analysts are now setting their eyes on the 2016 Presidential election even as Vice President Jejomar Binay already declared his candidacy for the country's chief executive. Who...
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If There's A Will
Research shows that almost 47 percent of Australians don't have a will or testament. But a will is important for an orderly transfer of the properties to the loved ones of a person in case of unexpected death.
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Migrant and Aboriginal Reax on Budget
There has been a mixed reaction to the federal budget from migrant and Indigenous community organisations. Budget allocations show the government has opted to neither change Australia's current general immigration level, n...
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2013-14 Budget: General Reactions
Education and disability services are the big winners in the federal government's latest budget. Despite posting a 18 billion dollar deficit, Labor is delivering on those key budget priorities. But plenty of...
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Vox Populi: On Taxes
What does a sector of the Filipino community say about the medicare levy and other taxes? Louie Tolentino went out into the streets and listened to the Filo voice.
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2013-14 Budget Summary: $18B Deficit
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has announced an 18-billion dollar deficit in this year's budget (for 2013-14), as he detailed a ten-year plan to get Australia's finances back into the black. The DisabilityCare scheme and the Gonski ...
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Federal Budget Preview
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan's sixth budget will be delivered in the politically charged environment of the approaching federal election. The government says it's determined to deliver its multi-billion-dollar disability and...
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2013 Philippine Elections
The 2013 Philippine elections are held today seen by many analysts as a referendum for the fiscal and political reforms pushed by the popular President Benigno Aquino III. But as in the past the mid-term elections are facing serious social i...
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New Laws in Forced Marriage (Part2)
Migrant community leaders are being urged to work closely with service providers and law enforcement authorities to raise awareness about forced marriages in Australia. It comes after the Australian Parliament passed legislat...
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Celebrating Mother's Day: Eco Way
Should you have not come up with an idea how to celebrate Mother's Day, listen to some ideas from Anna Villanueva. Should you don't have enough budget, worry not for there are many simple way of expressing your sweet love to your mum. Listen
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Mundong Makulay: A Place for Me
"A Place for Me", This is a dramatic film based on modern family under the direction of Johs Boone. Is the film different? Is the category "Indie" a separate film genre with proven success formula. Listen to the review of Anna Villanueva
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Preparing for the May 13 mid-term elections
National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) Chair Rossanna Paraan talks to SBS Radio about journalists preparations for the coming May 13, 2013 mid-term election coverage.
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Philippines, Australia and aid
Ian MIculob, a Filipino post graduate student at The University of Melbourne was at the recently concluded forum in Melbourne on Aid in the Asia-Pacific: Who needs it? Who pays? In an interview with SBS Radio, he shares us his ...
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Will Abbott return to Australian Workplace Agreements?
Tony Abbott has announced the Coalition's industrial relations policy which he says will be a major plank in the Coalition's plan to create a million new jobs in five years, and two million new jobs within a decade. The governmen...
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US Women Kidnapped for 10 years
Three women have been released after being held captive for 10 years in an Ohio home in the United States. Amanda Berry, Gina de Jesus and Michele Knight were kidnapped separately between 2001 and 2004. Three brothers have now been arres...
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Historical Election in Pakistan
History is being made in Pakistan this weekend as the country's 86 million registered voters go to the polls in national and regional elections. It is the first time in the nation's history that a civilian government has completed a full term a...
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
As country manager, he is credited for bringing back the Philippine carrier to the Australian sky; and now Arnul Pan has retired after ten years at the helm of Philippine Airlines in Australia and New Zealand leaving the company stronger and wi...
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New Laws on Forced Marriage (Part1)
Changes to federal legislation have seen forced marriage criminalised in Australia for the first time. Anyone deemed to have forced another person into marriage now faces a maximum penalty of seven years in prison. The ...
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Reserve Bank Cuts Rate to Record Low
The Reserve Bank has cut official interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, to a record low of 2.75 percent. It came as somewhat of a surprise to many economists, with predictions that the rate would be kept on hold at th...
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Malaysian Election Results Tainted
Malaysia's ruling coalition has retained its 56-year hold on power, despite the strongest challenge from opposition parties in decades. The opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim has accused election authorities of tampering with...
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Vietnamese Crackdown on Dissenters
As the Vietnamese government continues a crackdown on dissent, it is facing a new challenge from activists at home and abroad who are using the internet to contact each other and voice their views. But the web-based activity ...
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457 Visa Explained
Of late 457 visa has become so controversial. There was this statement coming from the Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor who claimed that more than 10,000 foreign workers rort the system. He later retracted. And there was the court appearance...
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Studying Football 101
With the A-League grand final over, the annual migration of Australia's best footballers overseas begins. But by the end of next year, there could be a different kind of Australian football talent leaving. Stu...
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Finding a Shelter
For many backpackers, finding affordable accommodation in a big Australian city like Sydney or Melbourne can be a hard struggle. Some may opt to stay at a youth hostel while others choose a shared house to make the weekly ren...
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Defence Policy Paper Soon Out
Despite the federal government bringing forward the release of its reviewed Defence policy, the white paper could yet be consigned to history if the Coalition wins government at the upcoming federal election. The Oppositi...
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Four Filos in Joseph
Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, the original stage hit for legendary composer/lyricist duo Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) comes to vibrant life through Chatswood Musical Society. Four budding Fili...
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Ikaw at Pagbabago
The song "Ikaw at Pag-babago", talks about the aspiration of ordinary Filipinos to society changes after elections. Veteran singer-songwriter Oliver Gadista hopes songs like this will open the minds of the Filipino to more mature political exe...
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Call for Help from Saudi Arabia
The federal government says it is doing all it can help two young Australian men in Saudi Arabia, one of whom has been imprisoned on terrorism charges. 25-year old Shayden Thorne has been in prison since November 2011 and his younger brother Ju...
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Bangladesh Tragedy
Many Western clothing labels are under pressure to do their part in improving conditions for Bangladeshi clothing industry workers. Fingers are being pointed at companies which outsource their manufacturing to countries like Bangladesh, followi...
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Population without Bank Account
Two thirds of poor people in the world do not have a bank account, according to the World Bank. Perhaps this is not surprising, but experts say that this situation helps increase poverty in the world.
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Youth and Social Media
The political uprisings in 2011 which included the Arab Spring and the London riots, showed that social media is more than just a communication tool. It has also prompted policy-makers to pay more attention to the use of social media, particula...
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Volunteers prepare for May 13 polls
The Philippine Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) will be at the polling precincts this May 13 to assist voters and ensure a peaceful, clean and honest election. PPRCV Chair Henrietta de Villa talks to SBS Radio. ...
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The importance of a nationally coordinated scheme
Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) says that For too long the issue of funding for people with disabilities has been a mess' and that it is time for a nationally coordinated scheme that will assist people in a much more equitable manner...
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Abbott offers conditional support for NDIS levy
It's looking more likely that a national disability insurance scheme could become a reality before the federal election in September. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition leader Tony Abbott both say they want the scheme int...
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Driving A Hard Path
For many refugees settling in Australia, being unable to drive can make adjustment to their new lives even more difficult. Having a licence can mean getting a job or not, or even being able to do the weekly grocery shop.
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NDIS Debate Heats Up
The politics surrounding the National Disability Insurance Scheme has intensified with the Prime Minister challenging the Opposition to back a planned Medicare levy increase to pay for it. Julia Gillard had put her National ...
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Boycott of Sri Lanka CHOGM?
Canada is urging other Commonwealth countries to join it in boycotting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka in November. Human rights groups are also calling for a boycott of the meeting, in prote...
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Marriage Consanguinous
As social taboos continue to be broken and guilty secrets exposed, one subject seems set to buck the trend and remain off-limits: marriage between close family members. Yet it's a practice that appears to be on the rise.
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Inter-ethnic Wedding on the Rise, But
In a multicultural country like Australia, marriage or partnering outside of one's ethnic group is no longer unusual. While it's too early to know how high the inter-ethnic partnering rate will be for the children and grandchildre...
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Low Immunisation Rates, Kids at Risk
Almost 80,000 Australian children are at risk of contracting deadly diseases because they are not fully immunised. National Health Performance Authority data show the nation's poorest children are most likely to pick up measles ...
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Alcohol Study
Results of new studies have emerged that indicate that many Australians want the government to do more steps to stop the problem of drinking in the country. It was shown by a study by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, that alm...
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Eradicating Polio
According to scientists, doctors and experts in polio, the disease is possible to be eradicated in the next five years. The strategy to immediately remove polio is contained in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. More than four hund...
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Turkish veteran from ANZAC
Remembrance of Anzac Day is now over for this year where thousands of people from Australia, New Zealand and other places in the world celebrated the occasion. Like before, one of the most important celebrations is held at the Gallipoli peninsu...
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Diplomatic Immunity
Receiving a ticket because of speeding is not an unusual experience for an Australian. But if you are a diplomat or are working as an employee of an embassy, you need luck to be able to avoid this. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been issu...
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Talkback: Additional Tax to Cover Budget Fall?
The Federal Government has announced that there will be a $12 Billion budget shortfall for next year's budget. Do you agree for an imposition of additional taxes to cover the budget hole? Listen to what our listeners say.
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Parramatta: Not just a Second City?
With many infrastructure projects on board, the city of Parramatta in western Sydney reiterates its plan to provide opportunities for ten thousand employment in the next five years. Mayor John Chedid presents his vision for the city
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Budget Fall
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says next month's budget is about addressing the economic challenges facing the nation and not about the September federal election. She says the key challenge is to respond to huge reductions in reven...
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Billionaire Revives Party to Plan for PM
Billionaire miner Clive Palmer says he wants to become the Prime Minister of Australia. And Mr Palmer says he plans to try to do that by resurrecting the United Australia Party, which was dissolved in 1945. T...
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OAV in Australia Now Open
From 13 April until 13 May, registered overseas absentee voters may cast their votes in Sydney and Canberra for the May Philippine national elections. Consul to NSW Marford Angeles and First Secretary Nina Cainglet discuss the mechanics of the ...
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A Multicultural ANZAC
ANZACs -- sun-bronzed men of Anglo-Saxon and Irish descent, right? Not necessarily, it turns out. Historians have uncovered a vast array of ANZAC soldier backgrounds, and want acknowledgment of that ...
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Australia joins climate change displacement group
Human rights organisations are calling on Australia to take a leading role in the protection of people forced to leave their homeland because of disasters and climate change. Australia has joined a small group of countries which...
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Victorian inquiry continues into child sexual abuse
A Victorian parliamentary committee is continuing with its inquiry child sexual abuse within religious organisations, despite the national Royal Commission that's underway into the same subject. The inquiry was launched by the Vic...
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Debate over immigration as population reaches 23 million
Australia's population has reached the 23 million. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says 60 per cent of the nation's population growth is coming from overseas migration with 40 per cent from births. This ha...
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It's My Shout: Talking Australian
Australia has a reputation for its unique take on spoken English - one that can leave the rest of the world scratching its head. It's prompted a group of Adelaide women to offer new arrivals a crash course in Australian slang...
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Council of Australian Government
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has failed to get immediate agreement from the states and territories for her Gonski school funding package. The states, territories and the Commonwealth have met in Canberra at the Council of Australian Government'...
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Relations of Australia to Boston Bomber
Questions are being raised over whether one of the suspects in the Boston bombings was a follower of a controversial Australian Muslim cleric, who once described Jews as pigs and called for the beheading of the Dutch anti-immigration MP Geert Wild...
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Funding for Indigenous Justice
There have been widespread calls for governments to change justice system funding arrangements in a bid to reduce the number of Indigenous Australians in jail. Northern Territory Chief Magistrate Hilary Hannam's submission to a Senate committee...
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Medical Tourism
A growing number of Australians are choosing to go overseas, especially to Asia, for medical procedures in a trend known as medical tourism. The procedures include plastic surgery and complex dental work. The motive, often, is the abilit...
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Gay Marriage under Liberal Party
The focus of the same sex marriage debate has shifted to the Liberal Party with a senior member changing his stance on the issue. New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell, who had previously opposed sames sex marriage, says he's changed his mind...
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Yoga and Padaba Yoga
Yoga teacher Annah Dellosa has introduced a form of yoga in her newly-opened Padaba Yoga school. What is it all about?
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Long-serving Community Leader in Queensland
Dympna Escober Kimmorley OAM, a long-time resident of Bundaberg in Queensland, shares to contributor Lutgarda Pendleton her extensive experiences as a multi-cultural community leader.
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School funding stand off likely at COAG
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is to go head-to-head with the conservative states over school funding when they meet in Canberra this Friday, 19 April for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Many of the Liberal states ar...
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Cultural diversity in aged care expo
A great opportunity to learn more about services and to access important information in caring, planning and organizing the needs of our loved ones or our future needs as migrants ageing in Victoria.
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Issues Faced by 457 Visa Holders
Philippine Labor Attaché to Australia Jalilo De la Torre expresses his confidence to the resolutions addressed by Fair Work Australia on workplace complaints by Filipino holders of 457 visa. He admits that the main problem faced by some of...
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Rift in the Reef
It's happened before and will most likely happen again - an oil spill on one of the world's great natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef. Huge port developments are underway along the World Heritage-listed natural wonder to ...
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Professor Jim Warren, 40 years of Phillipine history
Murdoch University's Professor Jim Warren was recently awarded the Grant Goodman Prize, the most prestigious award in Asian Studies. He is one in seven people around the world to have received the prize. His ...
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Filos in Tamworth
Tamworth, known as the country music capital of Australia, is also home to a growing number of Filipino-Australians. The regional city hosts a Filipino community radio program that has been airing for many years. The SBS Filipino Program has be...
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Reform on Education Fund
There are mixed reactions to the Gillard government's planned reform of education funding. There's strong opposition to the proposal to divert funding from universities to schools. But educators who work w...
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Migrant Students
A large study on the effects of immigrant status on academic outcomes has shown there are few differences between immigrant children and their Australian-born counterparts. The study says it's other factors, such as poverty and family literacy ...
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Lope's Business
Si Lope Pabico ay may mahabang karanasan sa industriya ng hospitality bago nakipagsapalaran sa kaniyang sariling negosyo sa tulong ng kaniyang maybahay. Pakinggan ang kuwento ni Lope. Lope Pabico had a ve...
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Adventure of a Lifetime
Kirsten Powell aims to raise money for Amnesty International by participating in Amnesty International's Climb of Kilimanjaro in 2013. She hopes to climb 5895 vertical metres over nine days for the quest of spectacular views and be part of Amnesty...
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The Singing Barber
Norman Baquiran, who is based in Brisbane Queensland not only sings and plays in a band but also to his customers at his own barbershop. He showed interest in music from childhood and has passed on his talent in music to his own children. &nb...
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Immunisation Rates
Almost 80,000 Australian children are at risk of contracting deadly diseases because they are not fully immunised. National Health Performance Authority data shows the nation's poorest children are most likely to pick up measles and m...
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How relevant are our census questions
Leading into the 2016 Census, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is conducting a review of certain questions, to ensure that they remain relevant to contemporary Australia.
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The rise of Sanit Hugo Chavez
The people of Venezuela are voting on Sunday to replace their late president, Hugo Chavez, who led a self-styled anti-imperialist, socialist revolution during 14 years in power. According to opinion polls, acting President Nicolas...
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Australia, China Deal
Australia has sealed an historic agreement with China that elevates diplomatic relations with the Asian nation to a new level. Prime Minister Julia Gillard helped secure a deal with China which will see annual formal talks between...
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High-speed broadband looms as key election issue
The high-speed fibre broadband network is already looming as a key battlefield in the September federal election. The federal opposition says its broadband policy would offer slightly slower internet speeds than national broadband...
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Gloomy response to Holden job cuts
The decision by car maker Holden to cut 500 jobs in South Australia and Victoria has been met with widespread criticism. Holden's latest round of job cuts has prompted calls for state and federal governments to stop financially pr...
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Polarized views on Thatcher legacy
The death of Britain's first female Prime Minister has highlighted the extremes of the views she sparked. Known to many as the "Iron Lady", Margaret Thatcher dominated a generation of British politics and won international acclai...
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The Iron Lady Dies
The former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died after suffering a stroke at the age of 87. Baroness Thatcher served as British leader from 1979 to 1990 and was the first woman to hold the role.
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UN Conference in Melbourne
The emergence of the so-called BRICS group of nations is being seen by some as a symbol of an inevitable shift in world power. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa make up 40 percent of the world's population and around 25 percent of g...
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Prime Minister's China Visit
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a range of initiatives to boost tourism, trade and business links with China, including major currency agreement. Ms. Gillard made the announcements during her visit to Australia's largest trading part...
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Threats from North Korea
United Nations Chief Ban Ki Moon is warning the crisis on the Korean peninsula has gone too far, after North Korea reportedly moved a medium-range missile to its east coast and re-started its main nuclear complex. It's the latest in around of t...
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NSW Vilification Laws
Migrant community groups have backed calls to reform racial vilification laws in New South Wales. Last year, Premier Barry O'Farrell launched a parliamentary inquiry into the current laws which date back to 1989. Mr. O'Farrell believes t...
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Reaction to Superannuation Changes
The federal opposition has rejected the government's proposed changes to superannuation policy. However, the proposals have been largely welcomed by lobby groups. Plans to tax superannuation earnings above 100-thousand dollars a year at ...
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Nail Salons
Nail salons have become commonplace in many Australian suburbs and a visit is a weekly treat for many Australian women. But health regulators and workers' rights advocates are concerned about conditions in the industry, which largely employs m...
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Call for Just Wages
The operator of one of the world's largest retail portfolios, the Westfield Group, is remaining silent over accusations contract cleaners at its shopping centres face what a union calls back-breaking workloads and poverty wages. The United Voic...
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Royal Commission Begins
The Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse has begun public hearings in Melbourne. Its first sitting was at the Victorian County Court and opening statements were made, but abuse victims and witnesses ...
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Flu Vaccine: Ask your doctor
Dr. Sonny Lumbes is a General Practitioner based in the western suburb of Melbourne. He stressed the importance of flu vaccinations during winter and the basic precautionary measures for flu prevention. He also shared the common illnesses experien...
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Microfinance: Kickstart to Livelihood
People working to improve the lives of women say increasing their economic independence is a crucial step in reaching that goal. Microfinance is considered one of the tools helping women towards economic independence, especially in th...
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Do Bus Drivers Play A Role?
Do you regularly take public bus? Have you experienced racism inside a bus? There is a new incident of racism against an Asian by an Australian man just months after a racism incident against an ABC broadcaster by another ...
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First Uranium Mining Site in WA
Environment groups and the Greens have condemned the Federal Government's approval of Western Australia's first uranium mine. Toro Energy was given final environmental approval on Tuesday and is now able to push ahead with its pla...
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Digital TV Switches On in Adelaide
The federal government's roll-out of digital-only television has surged, with Adelaide becoming the first capital city to go all-digital. Analogue signals have been switched off this Tuesday for over half-a-million Adelaide ...
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Millenium Development Goals
The Asia-Pacific region has seen strong progress towards the achievement of the United Nations Millenium Development Goals. China, the world's largest developing nation, has already met a number of the global targets -- well ahead of their sche...
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Is your liver healthy?
New figures show liver disease now affects more than a quarter of Australians. A report commissioned by the Australian Liver Association shows the number of Australians with liver disease is expected to reach over eight million by...
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Call for Tougher Penalties on Domestic Violence
Calls are being made for Australian courts to impose tougher penalties on men who commit domestic violence. Women's rights groups say many victims of domestic violence are failing to report attacks, because of the way the jud...
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Should asylum seeker families be released into the...
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the government has yet to decide whether asylum seeker families will be released into the community. Her comments come as more boats have been intercepted on their way to Australia. ...
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Nuns no longer on the run
The number of Catholic nuns in Australia has hit a hundred-year low, but of those choosing to enter religious life, a growing number are from multi-ethnic backgrounds.
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Maya Gay-by boomer
Maya Newell, a young filmmaker has two moms.
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A foster mum from Burundi shows the way
Burundian refugee Trinite Uwimana is a generous woman. Despite being driven from her home by war, and suffering domestic violence before coming a single mother to five children, there is still room in her heart for others.
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Cesar's Gloabl Run to the Middle East
Filipino Global Runner Cesar Guarin talks to SBS Radio about his preapartions for his next global run, the Middle East. Listen in.
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Most troops home from Afghanistan by year's end
The majority of Australian troops stationed in Afghanistan will be home by Christmas. Australia still has some 1600 troops in Afghanistan, most in Oruzgan province. Defence Minister Stephen Smith says at least 10...
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The road to permanent residency: a migrant worker story
Wilson Penafiel, an industrial engineer and a 457 visa holder got his permanent residency without a health waiver for his wife who was seriously ill. SBS Radio's Malou Logan asked Wilson how he hurdled the process of his application.
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Online Social Networking
A US report has revealed an American start-up company is developing a technology that can map out degrees of relationships. By scouring the internet for information, the online medium can tell whom you're connected to even without your knowledge ...
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Weekend Sports Wrap
Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber couldn't hide his frustration after finishing second behind his world champion team-mate Sebastian Vettel at the Malaysian Grand Prix the other night. Webber, who led the race with just a few laps remai...
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Cabinet Reshuffle
Julia Gillard has appointed her sixth cabinet in three years, this time replacing key supporters of Kevin Rudd in the wake of last week's uncontested leadership spill. The reshuffle follows the resignations of ministers Martin Ferguson, Chris ...
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Obama in the Middle East
United States President Barack Obama has used his inaugural presidential tour of Israel and West Bank to reinvigorate calls for a resumption of peace talks in the region. Mr. Obama told Israelis a peace deal was the only path to security for th...
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Racism Buses
What do buses and racism have in common? A defining moment of US civil rights movement was Rosa Park's stand against whites-only bus seats in the 1950s. And a rash of racist incidents occurred on several Australian buses over recent mont...
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Pescadores talks about working with the youth
Pescadores talk about their work and efforts in helping the younger generation discover their talents and skills through music.
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On the Investing in Care Report
Bayanihan Australia Community Network's (BACNI) Mila Cichello talks to SBS Radio about the the Investing in Care Report and its impact to the Filipino community. BACNI is a Victoria based organization that works with various commu...
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Australian multiculturalism 'a good example'
A federal parliamentary inquiry into multicultural policy has concluded that Australia is a great example for other countries. The two-year inquiry has produced a report with bipartisan support.
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Visitor from Myanmar (Burma)
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced Australia will ease restrictions on defence cooperation between Australia and Myanmar. The move is seen as a reward for its progress towards democratisation and better human rights.
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Changes in 457 Visas
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's comments about workers on 457 visas have drawn criticism even from among her own ranks, with a government advisor describing her comments about foreign health workers as nasty. Ms Gillard says figures show the 457...
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Media Changes
Sydney tabloid The Daily Telegraph has compared Communications Minister Stephen Conroy with a handful of the modern world's worst despots. Its News Limited stablemate The Australian has editorialised about what it calls Senator Conroy's reckles...
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Falklands Vote
The residents of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly in a referendum in favour of remaining a British overseas territory. Only three votes out of more than 1500 were cast against the motion. However, Argentina has rejected the...
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Who is Pope Francis?
A puff of white smoke, and the Catholic Church has a new Pope. His name is Pope Francis.
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Gillard defends stance on 457 visas
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is defending proposed changes to the 457 skilled worker visa system. Ms Gillard says her aim is to ensure that Australian workers are first in the job queue. But the oppositio...
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Implications of Climate change
A new report from the Climate Commission says January's devastating floods were the work of climate change - and it warns more events are on the way. Climate Commissioner Professor Will Steffen has toured Queensland to witness the...
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Creative Australia Policy
Ang Punong Ministro ng Northern Territory, Terry Mills, ay pinatalsik ng kaniyang partido at pinalitan ng kaniyang Ministro ng Transportasyon na si Adam Giles. Si Giles ay naging kauna-unahang Katutubong pinuno ng pamahalaan sa...
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NT Leadership
The Northern Territory's Chief Minister, Terry Mills, has been dumped by his party and replaced by his Transport Minister, Adam Giles. Mr Giles becomes Australia's first Indigenous head of government, after the Country Liberal p...
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Boni on finding closure and Migrante
Activist, Screen Writer and Bonifacio Ilagan says that the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013 acknowledges all the human rights violations and abuses that he and some 9,000 other Filipinos have suffered during the Martial ...
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Recording at SBS Studio
Chris Calalang and Pescadores perform live at the studio. Click on "listen" to see the video
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Recording at SBS Studio
Chris Calalang and Pescadore
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Recording of Pescadores in SBS Studio
Chris Calalang and Pescadores
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Japan Tsunami Remembered
It has two years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami slammed into Japan, killing nearly 19-thousand people. The magnitude-nine earthquake triggered a tsunami which sent waves up to 40-metres high crashing into Japan's ...
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Cheaper Way to Send Money to Phils
Are you paying too much when you send money to the Philippines? SendMoneyAsia is a free, simple way to use website to help you compare costs when you send money to the Philippines. Before you send money, make SendMoneyAsia your first stop. ...
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Voters Reaction in West Australia
Both Labor and Greens have received a devastating loss after the election in West Australia this weekend, which returned premier Colin Barnett of Liberal party to power. Inspite of this, the party has four members in the upper house, but it's p...
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Polls and Politics
As federal Labor MPs return to Canberra, the issue of the party's leadership has been reignited by the West Australian election results. The Liberals and Nationals in WA will form a coalition with a predicted 40 seats out of 59, while Labor app...
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SARS Anniversary
Ten years ago, a panicking world was in the throes of a virus. The SARS epidemic had hit, and for a while, there was no rhyme, no reason, no stopping it. Now, 10 years later, another SARS-like virus has struck, and you very well may not ...
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Super Drug
Researches say drugs that combat ageing may be available within five years. Published today in the Science journal, an Australian geneticist says he's proved that it's possible to target a single anti-ageing enzyme in the body.
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UN and North Korea
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved new sanctions against North Korea. It comes amid escalating tensions as North Korea threatens a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States.
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IWD - A Tribute to Women (Part 2)
In celebrating International Womens Day we asked the opinion of our compatriots on the significance of this day for them. Further, we asked if they agree that much more needs to be done to achieve full equality for women. ...
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IWD - A Tribute to Women (Part 1)
In celebrating International Womens Day we asked the opinion of our compatriots on the significance of this day for them. Further, we asked if they agree that much more needs to be done to achieve full equality for women. ...
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International Women's Day
Rallies and events will be held around the world today, 8th of March, to mark International Women's Day. Organisations representing women's rights in Australia say it's an occasion to highlight the fact that much more needs to b...
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Best Investigative Story: CRC Award
Though traditionally practiced in Africa, female circumcision commonly known as female genital mutilation (FGM) is taboo in Australia. But the influx to the country of migrant African women makes it both social and health issues. SBS World ...
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Best Use of Online and Digital Media: CRC Award
Nominated in three awards, Ang Kalatas Australia won the "Best Use of Online and Digital Media" in the inaugural Premier Multicultural Media Awards by the NSW Community Relations Commission. Ang Kalatas Australia Publisher Millie Marcial-Phil...
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New Victoria Premier
Victoria has a new Premier after Ted Baillieu's shock resignation from the job He's been replaced by former Victorian Liberal leader Denis Napthine
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A Photo Encounter with the PM
She learned about the presence of Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Western Sydney through SBS Filipino program. With her camera, she went to a popular hotel in the area and took her chance to see the PM. Bernie Manthey got more than what...
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Bamboo Earth Homes
Michael Pillora, Director of BERTH (Bamboo Earth Homes) Project speaks about a project proposal that aims to build environmentally friendly homes using indigenous materials, simple technology and peoples creative capabilities.
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Foreign workers being preferred over Australians?
This is a translation of a report prepared by SBS correspondent Peggy Giakoumelos. In this report Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott exchanged opinions over immigration, and foreign workers. &...
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Filo Men on Gillard Visit: Vox Populi
The five-day visit of Prime Minister Julia Gillard to Western Sydney, home to a fifth of Australian Filo population has generated so much interest among local residents that prompted our producer Louie Tolentino to go out on the streets and hea...
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Western Sydney: The Battleground
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has embarked on a five-day tour of Western Sydney. The region was once considered Labor heartland but is now at risk of turning to the Coalition. It's only six weeks si...
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Reaction to Asylum Assault
There's been strident criticism of comments from the Federal Opposition's Immigration spokesman, Scott Morrison, calling for police to be notified and behaviour protocols to be set when asylum-seekers move into the community. Mr. Morrison's re...
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Gang Taskforce
The Federal Government has announced plans to create a new national anti-gang taskforce to fight organised crime. The taskforce will be modelled on the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)/
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Drug Arrests
Police have praised the community for a phone tip-off that has led to the largest seizure of methamphetamine in Australian history. The phone call led to an investigation resulting in the seizure of 585 kilograms of the drug ice, worth over 430...
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Dual Citizenship Issue
Recent revelations about the death of a Melbourne man imprisoned in Israel have sparked questions about how much Australia knew about his case, and how far it was willing to go to get involved. A dual Australian-Israeli citizen, Ben Zigier, all...
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Chef Sau's recipe for success
Chef Sau's recipe for success Philippine Celebrity ChefSau del Rosario tells SBS Radio that in cooking, as in life, there are no short cuts. Success he says is 99 percent hard work and one percent luck....
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How will a new pope be chosen?
To most, the selection of a new pope comes down to a puff of smoke -- literally. When a pope has been picked, it is signalled through a tradition that dates back more than a century: a puff of white smoke from the chimney of the S...
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Waste Not
The mother of contemporary Chinese artist Song Dong had collected countless stuff, mostly waste, and stacked them into their house. He wanted her to get rid of them; but for sentimental reasons, she refused. Song Dong was able to convince her to...
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Opposition Calls for Review of Community Detention
The federal opposition is calling for a freeze on the practice of community detention after an asylum-seeker was charged with sexual assault. Immigration officials have confirmed a Sri Lankan man, charged over the alleged sexual ...
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US drone controversy may affect Australia's drone use
The use of drone warfare is proving to be a controversial issue in the United States, and just how the debate plays out may have implications for Australia. A United States senator claims 4,700 people have been killed by the U-S...
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New National Children's Commisioner appointed
The federal government has named Australia's first National Children's Commissioner. Megan Mitchell, who's currently the New South Wales Commissioner for Children and Young People, begins her five-year term in March.  ...
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Greens and Labor Row
Australian Greens leader Senator Christine Milne says she could work with a Coalition government if Tony Abbott were to become next Prime Minister. The latest polling figures suggest that Labor would be decimated at the federal election and hav...
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Changes to 457 Visas
A mining-industry lobby group has accused the Gillard government of stirring up xenophobia towards overseas workers through its changes to the 457 visa scheme. Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has announced changes forcing employers to use...
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Arbitration Looms in ITLOS: RP-China Territory Dispute
The International Tribunal for the Laws of the Sea (ITLOS) is expected to appoint an arbitrator on China's behalf for its refusal to name one after the Philippines applied for arbitration and China rejected the process, says Philippine Ambassador ...
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Australian Swimmers
Some of Australia's most elite swimmers have appeared at a media conference in Sydney to admit taking a banned drug at the 2012 Olympic in London. It followed the release of an independent review of the Australian swimming team, describing what...
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Human Rights on Nuclear Issues
Australian ex-servicemen are making another, possibly final, attempt to seek recognition and compensation for their exposure to radiation as a result of British nuclear tests during the 1950s and 1960s. They're appealing to the Australian Human...
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Crisis in Sri Lanka
A 2012 United Nations review concluded as many as 40 thousand civilians were killed in the final months of Sri Lanka's civil war in 2009. The UN review found credible allegations of war crimes by both government forces and the rebel Tamil Tiger...
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Whaling in Antartica
Anti-whaling activists claim Japan's whaling season in the Antarctic is over, and it's the result of their disruptions in the Southern Ocean. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has accused Japanese whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru of ramming i...
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Hospitals funding row flares
The hospitals funding agreement looks set to become the latest battleground between the states and the Commonwealth. In October last year, the federal government cut funding to health and hospitals because of revenue shortfalls i...
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BMI relevance to obesity questioned
Australians are getting bigger. It's one of the factors prompting the National Health and Research Council to update the Australian Dietary Guidelines - the first major update to occur in ten years. The Counc...
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Hope for victims of family violence
In this interview Lita Mahle, a Migration Agent, explains recent changes to the Domestic Violence Provision Act.
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Multicultural Humour
It was billed as a laughter conference, but studying humour is a serious business. Earlier this month (feb 2013), the 19th Colloquium of the Australasian Humour Studies Network brought together more than 50 international experts, academics and...
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Industry Plan Labor
There's been lukewarm support from business and industry for the federal government's plan designed to stimulate innovation, productivity and competitiveness in the Australian workplace. And selling the 1.6 billion dollar, three-...
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Rethinking what you eat
Revised Australian Dietary Guidelines are attempting to tackle what dieticians call an obesity epidemic. The guidelines recommend everyone should eat a wide variety of nutritious foods and limit their intake of saturated fat, adde...
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Sports Doping Problem? Try Badminton
Doping may be an issue among elite players in many sports but not in Badminton, says Badminton Australia Board member Loke Poh Wong as he talks to SBS Filipino program the developmental projects of the game to make it popular in Australia &n...
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Doping Culture in Sports
The widespread use of illegal drugs did not start with disgraced popular cyclist Lance Armstrong; it's been around for many years among elite players across the world, including Australia. Professor Jason Mazanov of UNSW explains it to Anna Men...
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Forward To Where They Went To
S-B-S first met Ali and Sahra Khan's family during the filming of the second series in the prize-winning Go Back to Where You Came From television documentary. They had fled persecution in Afghanistan, taking their two young ...
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Calungsod Virtues Extolled
Bishop Of Parramatta recognises virtues of San Pedro Calungsod, Philippines' second saint, as he offers a thanksgiving celebration for the Filipino Australian Community
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Intership Debate
A report on unpaid work experience and internships has fed into a national debate on workers' rights. The paper was commissioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman and looks into different unpaid work schemes. While...
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Anti-Islam Dutch MP Coming
The Dutch anti-immigration MP Geert Wilders arrives in Australia tomorrow, 17 February, for a speaking tour where he will outline what he says "a crisis in Europe brought about by the mass immigration of Muslim people". Mr ...
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Act of Recognition
The federal parliament has embraced an Act of Recognition as a first step towards recognising the unique place that Indigenous Australians have in the nation's history. The Act of Recognition is designed to engender enthusia...
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Aussie Travel Deaths
Millions of Australians head overseas each year for business, pleasure or perhaps a bit of both. With so many going abroad, it's inevitable that some will run into trouble ending in fatality. Last year, that n...
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India Hindu Festival
It's billed as the world's biggest human gathering. The Kumbh Mela is a mass pilgrimage in which Hindus gather in locations along the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna. An estimated 100-million people will take part over 55 days by praying a...
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Nuclear North Korea
World leaders have condemned North Korea after it said it's carried out a third nuclear test. The United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting to discuss its response.
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A Filo Priest View on Papal Retirement
Fr Manuel Santiago is the parish priest of St Thomas More in Brighton Le-Sand, NSW. He believes Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle is too young to become a Pope, but he does not discount a "miracle" as God works in mysterious ways. He shares his thought...
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Reax to Pope Benedict's Retirement
Pope Benedict the 16th's decision to retire caught many unawares but does create opportunities for the Catholic Church. He's the first pontiff to retire in 600 years, and his planned departure has sparked speculation about his rep...
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European Horse Meat Scandal Spreads
A Europe-wide scandal over horse meat being sold as beef has spread, as retailers pulled products from their shelves and threats of legal action emerged. Several ranges of prepared pasta dishes, pies and moussaka have been wi...
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Banned Drinker's Register
The Federal and Northern Territory governments have been duelling with conflicting claims over whether an alcohol-control measure was working and should be reinstated, or whether it was a waste of time and was right to be axed.
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Gusto!
Travel back in time and discover the Victoria's culinary history with Tracey Judd Iva. Tracey Judd Iva is the Curator of Gusto! an on-going exhibition at the State Library of Victoria.
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More effort needed to close the gap
Parliament's been told efforts to close the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians will have to gather pace to meet the official target by 2031. The warning came as Prime Minister Julia Gillard deliv...
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Youth Leader for Election
Youth leader Carmen Garcia was pre-selected to stand for the Adelaide seat mid-last year. Since then, she has been actively engaging herself to be heard. With the early announcement of September election, Garcia now prepares herself even more. I...
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The Food and the Mini-tornado
The recent mini-tornado and record 9-meter flood in Bundaberg, Queensland have led to the mandatory evacuations of thousands of residents to higher grounds. Two Filipino-Australians share their harrowing experience to our contributor Lutgarda "...
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Bill to Prevent Mining in Koongarra
The Federal Government has introduced a Bill which ends the prospect of mining on the Aboriginal land of Koongarra near the Kakadu National Park. The 1,220-hectare uranium-rich site had been excluded from the National Park in 1979 because of it...
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