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Kevin Rudd declares his support for gay marriage
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he's changed his mind on same sex marriage, and now believes the federal parliament should legalise it. Mr Rudd, who voted against the marriage equality bill last year, says Australia should b...
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NSW to recognise Assyrian and Greek deaths as genocide
Turkey has condemned a move by the NSW Parliament to recognise as genocide Armenian, Assyrian and Greek deaths while Turkey was under Ottoman rule. More than 1.5 million Armenians and hundreds of thousands of Greeks and Assyrians...
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Korean man was assaulted, robbed and kicked onto train...
The Korean victim told SBS Korean Program how much he shocked by the unexpected assault and robbery conducted by his own countryman.
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Australian chair of Australia-Korea Parliamentary...
Australian chair of Australia-Korea Parlimentary Friendship Group Ms Julie Owens, Member for Parramata, has reaffirmed Australia's strong relationship with South Korea but equivocated the Korean community's strong concern over the Korean langu...
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What are the implications of recent North Korean nuclear...
South Korea's influential poltician and member of Korean National Assembly Mr Won Yoo-Chul (Chairperson of the Korea-Australia, Parliamentary Group) delivered a special lecture on 20 May at the University of Sydney about the implications of recent...
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A Modern Retelling of Jane Eyre by Patricia Park
Patricia Park is writing a contemporary re-working of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte's 1847 classic. Interview with Jenna Yoon
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NSW Premier boosts Federal rows over GST
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says increasing the GST should be on the table as part of a tax review promised by federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
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Weekly Sport Magazine
The Weekly Sports Magazine on every Sunday night features a comprehensive coverage on local, homeland and international sports issues.
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Ethnic communities celeberate Buddha's birthday
Some ethnic communities have celebrated Buddha's 2,576th birthday around the nation including the Korean community.
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A Former Australian high court judge to lead UN human...
Former Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby has told SBS his appointment as head of a new UN Commission of Inquiry probing alleged human rights abuses in North Korea, came as a surprise.
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Korean Community in Sydney Now
Korean community news in Sydney will be presented by SBS Radio Korean Program on every Thursday.
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Migrant Community and Forced Marriages Part 2
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 legislation crimin...
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Migrant Community and Forced Marriages Part 1
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 legislation crimin...
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Dateline examines the controversy over Korea’s Baby Box
David Brill of SBS TVs Dateline looks at the sad stories of women wanting to escape the stigma of having children out of wedlock, and the heart-warming work of Pastor Lee in caring for them.
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2013-14 Federal Budget
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.
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Federal opposition's industrial relations policy...
The federal Opposition's long-awaited industrial relations policy announcement has been roundly condemned. The government and unions predictably warn that it clearly flags a return to the Howard government's Australian Workplace A...
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Korean born designer turns loo paper into an artwork
Working with toilet paper in artistic form is a very unusual medium but there is a Korean born Avant-courier in the field.
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Weekly Sports Magazine
The Weekly Sports Magazine on every Sunday night features a comprehensive coverage on local, homeland and international sports issues.
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NAPLAN debates deepen
CHILDREN as young as eight are receiving treatment for underdeveloped muscle tone in their arms and hands because of their growing addiction to modern technology.
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Korean Community in Sydney Now
Korean community news in Sydney will be presented by SBS Radio Korean Program on every Thursday.
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RBA cust the rates to the lowest in five decades
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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Polls show NDIS has not boosted PM’s popularity
THE national disability insurance scheme has failed to give Labor a boost in the polls, according to the recent polls.
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Is the perception on North Korea a baloney?
Professor Stewart Lone, from the Australian Defence Force Academy, argues that our stereotype of North Korea as a deprived nation and the most repressed society on Earth is totally inaccurate. He has even said in an interview with...
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New Defence white paper released
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 Opposition ...
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Vietnamese crackdown on dissidetns intensifies
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 comes...
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The Penguin Club - Talk with Pat Booth
The Penguin Club started in 1937 in Sydney and came to Adelaide in 1947. It was formed to give women the confidence to speak in public and take an active role in public life. They do also teach free classes for migrant and refugee women to help th...
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Same-sex marriage hit in Tasmanian election
SAME-sex marriage legislation has suffered another setback in Tasmania following elections for the state's upper house. Candidates opposing the reform looked set to win all three Legislative Council seats up for grabs in the poll.  ...
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Yiruma's CD give away
SBS Koran will give away Yiruma's new cds launched in Australia to 10 audiences.
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Renowned Korean pianist and composer Yiruma launches two...
South Koreas renowned pianist and composer, and TV personality Yiruma(35) has visited Australia to launch his recordings and deliver some spectacular performances. Yiruma, which means I shall achieve in Korean, arrived in Sydney on May 2 just...
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Abbott signals conditional agreement Medicare 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 introduc...
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Billionaire miner challenges Federal Election
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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Korean Community in Sydney Now
Korean community news in Sydney will be presented by SBS Radio Korean Program on every Thursday.
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Gabriel Lee, an Emerging Fashion Designer in Australia
Gabriel Lee, a Korean born young fashion designer presented his new collection at the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia
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This week’s Korea in the Australian Media
SBS Radio Korean Program features a weekly segment Korea in the Australian Media which reviews main media coverage on Korean issues.
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Report sparks row over council amalgamation
The latest report by the Independent Local Government Review Panel, which proposed Sydney's 43 councils be reduced to 15 and the state's 152 councils to fewer than 100 has re-sparked the row over council amalgamation It put forward a system of ...
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PM flags tax rises in federal budget
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 revenue growth over...
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Russell Edwards Movie Talk
Russell Edwards talks about his favourite Korean films- JSA and NOWHERE TO HIDE- and his film course starting May 8th, at the WEA Adult Education College 'Asian Film, Style, Influence and Future' Interview with Jenna Yoon
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SBS Radio Korean News on 29 Apr
SBS Radio Korean News on 29th April 2013 Prime Minister Julia Gillard says there is a 12-billion-dollar hole in the federal budget. Opposition leader Tony Abbott says the Federal Government has a spending problem not a budg...
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Is the Gonski reform an answer to the future of...
Over the past weeks, the word Gonski has been mentioned repeatedly and much more than usual. Thats because the Gillard government finally announced how it would pay for its school funding reform in the lead up to its meeting with the states - ...
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The Liberal's owe over gay marriage deepens
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 same sex marriage, says he's ch...
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What is the reality of gay marriage debates?
A Uniting Church minister Rev. Young-dae Lee examines the reality of gay marriage debates which have been intensively sparked in federal and state politics in the wake of New Zealands legalisation.
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Korea Program grows to a daily service!
SBS Radio Korean Program will be broadcast every day at 9pm from 29th of April, in the wake of its relaunch.
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Boston bombing suspect alleged to be a follower of a...
Questions are being raised over whether one of the Boston bombers 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 Wilders.
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“War of rhetoric”…Interview with Dr Yongwook Ryu of ANU
SBS Radio Korean Program has examined the impact of the media frenzy in the course of North Koreas blunt threats, on the situation, in an exclusive interview with Dr Yongwook Ryu of ANU College of Asia Pacific.
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Are migrant students better off in school performance?
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 ...
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Labor reveals superannunation changes
The federal government has outlined proposed changes to the superannuation system. It concedes the legislative changes needed probably won't pass before the September election - meaning it would become one of Labor's election camp...
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“War of Words”…Interview with Dr Leonid Petrov
A renowned Korean expert in Australia Dr Leonid Petrov of the Australian National University says there is no danger to thousands of Australians in South Korea.
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Learning Korean at the Korean Education Centre
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series of Life is beautiful has featured an interview with the staff of the Korean Education Centre and its students learning Korean.
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PM wraps up China visit
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a range of initiatives to boost tourism, trade and business links with China including a major currency agreement. Ms Gillard made the announcements during her visit to Australia's larges...
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Housing crisis intensifies
It's long been regarded as the Australian dream.... to own your own home. But new research has found, despite interest rates being at historic lows, growing numbers of Australians are giving up on that dream and renting instead.
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More asylum seekers will be released into the community
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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Steve Jobs Handbook by Mike Lotzof
A carefully crafted analysis of how Steve succeeded at Apple in the form of a practical handbook that analyses the techniques and reasoning behind the actions of Steve Jobs. The 140 easy to follow lessons will take you step by step thr...
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Live coverage - Korean born Tenor Jaewoo Kim’s charity...
A Korean born tenor and member of the British National Opera Jaewoo Kim performed at a charity concert for the Korean communitys Leprosy Foundation held at the Willoughby Uniting Church on 16 March. The concert also featured a Kor...
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Political debates over immigration policies deepens
As the federal election campaign heats up -- regardless whether it's officially begun or who the candidates turn out to be -- so, too, does the debate over migrants. From workers on temporary 4-5-7 visas to the asylum seekers arri...
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Gillard reshuffle rewards loyal supporters
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 Fer...
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The 1% Difference: Small Change-Big Impact, Prof. Lee...
Interview by Jenna Yoon
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What is the real impact of polls on the politics?
With opinion polls expected to contain more bad news for Labor, speculation over the leadership is swirling again. So just what impact do the polls have on how parties shape their policies and change their elected leaders? &n...
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Learning Korean at the Korean Education Centre Part 1
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series of Life is beautiful has featured an interview with the staff of the Korean Education Centre and its students learning Korean.
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Learning Korean at the Korean Education Centre Part 2
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series of Life is beautiful has featured an interview with the staff of the Korean Education Centre and its students learning Korean.
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Parliamentary review on multicultural policy released
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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Changes to Media laws flagged
The federal government is to introduce new laws into parliament to reform Australia's media sector. The federal Labor caucus has approved new laws to make some changes to existing media laws. The changes include overhau...
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New national dietary guidelines released
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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North Korea Film Fest
Voices in exile: Panoptic Perspectives Three captivating films showcasing divergent perspectives on North Korea in Sydney. For more information, visit the website: http://northkoreafilmfest.wordpress.com Interview with Mr K...
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Labor, Coaltion confront in Western Sydney
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 since P...
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The Creation of Austrlian FBI looms large
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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The AFL's multicultural program expands to Korean...
Australia's key rugby league the AFL is expanding its multicultural youth program to the ethnic communities including the Korean community. Along with its program to build up the networking and activities with ethnic youth groups in the nation...
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Tightening of 457 visa sparks debates pro and con.
A mining-industry lobby group has accused the Gillard Government of stirring up xenophobia towards overseas workers through its changes to the 4-5-7 visa scheme. Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor has announced changes forcing ...
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Australian Swimming stuck between a rock and a hard place
Some of Australia's most elite swimmers have appeared at a media conference in Sydney to admit taking a banned drug at the 2012 Olympics in London. It followed the release of an independent review of the Australian swimming team, ...
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Friday Retreat’s Monthly Interview – Rev. Tae Hyun Kim
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series on Life is beautiful has featured an interview with Rev. Tae Hyun Kim of Sydney Seoul Church who leads a North Korean human rights advocacy group in Australia that has recently organized a peac...
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Internship conditions called for scrutiny
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 the report warns the increasing popular...
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Korean avant-courier in robotic cancer surgery Prof....
Korean Program had an exclusive interview with the Koreas world-leading specialist in laparoscopic and robotic surgeries for bowel cancer Professor S. H. Kim who visited Sydney for an operation at the Macquarie Hospital.
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Mysteries over Ben Zygier's death deepens
There is an escalating diplomatic storm over the case of an Australian citizen known as Mr X suspected of being an agent of the Israeli spy agency, Mossad. Israel has admitted it held an Australian with dual citizenship under a f...
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Federal Government under pressure to reform betting rules
The Federal Government is under pressure to reform betting rules after police identified spot bets as being at major risk of corruption. Police believe match fixing within sporting leagues like A-League soccer, Big Bash cricket and tennis is immin...
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A New party 'Rise Up' reenacts Hansonsim?
A new political party hoping to gain electoral success in this year's federal election is already causing controversy. The Rise Up Australia party, headed by Pastor Daniel Nalliah [nuh-LIE-uh], has two main aims -- to rid Australi...
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Banquet of Korean Traditional Palatial Sounds
Banquet of Korean palatial sounds of its traditional music will be brought to Korean culture or tradition lovers on 19 February at Sydney Opera House to mark the Lunar New Year.
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Coalition vows to return Sri Lankan boats home
The Federal Opposition appears to have strengthened its resolve to send asylum seekers from Sri Lanka back home if it wins government in the next election. The affirmation of Coalition policy follows talks with the government and other groups in S...
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Federal Government carries out a partial cabinet...
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a cabinet reshuffle following the resignations of two of her senior cabinet members. Chris Evans and Nicola Roxon have quit their respective portfolios. Senator Evan...
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Dr Eon Ja Park, Endocrinologist and Communication...
Specialist doctors of Korean background gather together to provide pro bono services for Korean community people.
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PM announces Federal Election for September 14
PM announces Federal Election for September 14 Australians will go the polls in September with Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing the date of this year's federal election eight months in advance. Ms Gilla...
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Nova Peris nabs NT Senate pre-selection
Nova Peris has officially won pre-selection to run as a Labor Senate candidate for the Northern Territory. The A-L-P national executive has confirmed the Olympic athlete has been pre-selected for Labor's number one spot on the Ter...
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Is disaster early warning system impeccable?
Australia's summer is traditionally a time of heightened preparation for natural disasters, with bushfires a constant threat in the south and cyclones and floods menacing the north. And the prospect of more frequent disasters than...
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"Gun control regulations" re-spark dispute
Gun control lobbyists are calling for a review of Australia's gun laws, saying the regulations do not go far enough. They say current requirements about the way guns are stored are not stopping them being stolen. ...
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Sam’s Dokdo comment and his view on assaults on Koreans
Sam Hammington dubbed as the first foreign comedian in Korea was born in New Zealand and grew up in Melbourne. Recently he posted a comment on Dokdo on Facebook, which attracted much praise and attention in Korea. In the second part of the intervi...
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Multicultural Film Festival led by a Korean director is...
Australian Multicultural Film Festival led by a Korean-Australian film director Mr Seewoo Kim is under way.
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Australia Day marked as Day of Mourning by Aboriginines
As Australia Day celebrations get underway around the country, it will also be the 75th anniversary of the declaration of January 26 as a Day of Mourning. In 1938 a congress of Aboriginal people met in Sydney to demand equality.
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World class climate scientists converge in Hobart
Many of the world's top climate scientists are in Hobart this week for a meeting of the United Nations' chief climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The more than 250 scientists are the lead au...
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QLD community divided over the LNG project
Demand for natural gas is expected to jump significantly over the next 20 years. Gas companies are taking advantage of those predictions - putting tens of billions of dollars into liquefied natural gas plants in Queensland....
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Sam’s culture shock and life in Seoul
Sam Hammington dubbed as the first foreign comedian in Korea posted a comment on Dokdo on Facebook, which attracted much praise and attention in Korea. The comedian from Melbourne was so ignorant of Korea that he couldnt even find Korea on a map u...
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Royal Commission faces huge tasks
The Federal Government's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been formally appointed. Senior judge Peter McClellan will lead a team of six Commissioners. The Royal Commissi...
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What are the Australia's foreign policy priorities?
Foreign policy has been thrown into the spotlight as Australia takes up its seat on the United Nations Security Council. The federal government says the two-year mandate shows Australia is a trusted member of the international co...
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Coal mining feeling the pinch
Australia's coal industry is feeling the pinch - with more than eight- thousand job losses in the past six months. The industry says the cuts are a result of falling commodity prices and high production costs. ...
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Anti-Discrimination law reform sparks a controversy
The federal government has received more than 200 submissions on a draft new federal anti-discrimination law. Under the proposal, the five existing anti-discrimination Acts would be consolidated to become one Human Rights and Anti-dis...
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Bushfire danger looms larger
The Prime Minister has toured the bushfire-devastated Tasman Peninsula, as more than 20 fires continue to burn across Tasmania. As federal and state authorities continue to assess the damage and determine what is needed to rebuild...
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Impact of mining boom on people's lives
Australia may have enjoyed an unprecedented mining boom, but very few Australians believe they've benefitted personally.
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Backlash at a welfare cut deteriorates over Macklin's...
The federal Families Minister Jenny Macklin has prompted a storm of protest by claiming she could live off the Newstart allowance for unemployed people of about 35 dollars a day. Welfare advocacy groups and some politicians say it...
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Big-picture vision of reform under Bob Hawke era in mid...
The Federal Cabinet documents which relate to events in 1984 and 1985 show an Australia in the midst of reform under a government led by Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke. The papers, released by the National Archives, detail an amb...
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A three-generation-Korean family's New Year's Day
Korean people's traditional New Year 's Day falls on Lunar New Year. However, Korean-Australians tend to celebrate both the 1st of January and the Lunar New Year's Day.
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Sydney University under fire over Israel boycott campaign
Sydney University's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is under fire, for adopting an anti-Israel boycott. It comes after the Centre rejected an application from an applicant from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to take par...
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My story interview – Ensemble ‘Gaddiel’
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series on Life is beautiful that shares a wider spectrum of family story experienced by the first generation Korean migrants to Australia features an interview with Gaddiel Ensemble this month. &n...
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“Racially motivated or unforeseen incidents?”
Is a recent streak of assault incidents on Korean nationals in major cities a result of racism in this society or simply an unforseen incident?
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What is the reality of Korean media’s reports on assault...
Does Korean Government perceive the recent streak of assault incidents on Korean nationals as racially motivated?
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Australian school education flatlines
A report showing Australian school children are performing poorly in key areas compared with their overseas counterparts has drawn attention to the way Australian schools are administered and funded. Conducted in 2010, the Interna...
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Joint call for the increase in Newstart Allowance
A joint call has been made to increase the Newstart allowance for Australia's unemployed. The call comes in a statement from the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the Australian Council of Social Services and the Business Counc...
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SA’s Korean Chef grabs the highest honour in culinary...
A Judo master turned Korean chef Chung Jae Lee has been named for the 2012 Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence at a gala dinner attended by Premier Jay Weatherill at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
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Opposition reaffirms determination to turn back asylum...
The Federal Opposition has reaffirmed its determination to pursue an asylum policy which could threaten Australia's relationship with Indonesia. The Coalition's Immigration spokesman, Scott Morrison, says asylum boats would be tur...
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A Korean actress grabs an International Jury Grand Prize...
A Korean actress Cho Min-Soo, the heroine of Golden Lion winner at the 69th Venice International Film Festival Pieta, missed out the Best Performance by an Actress award but grabbed an International Jury Grand Prize from the 6th annual Asia Pacifi...
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SBS Radio announces sweeping restructure
S-B-S Radio has announced plans to broadcast in six new languages from April next year, to better reflect changing migration patterns in Australia.
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Aussie Miki’s K-Pop audition experience in Korea
An Australian student Miki Lim who passed K-pop audition in Sydney on August and was invited to 2nd stage of the audition in Korea shared her experience in Seoul with Korean program audiences. Unfortunately, she could not get through the 2nd s...
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My story interview Part 9 – Ms Jang Okjin
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series on Life is beautiful that shares a wider spectrum of family story experienced by the first generation Korean migrants to Australia features an interview with jeweler Ms JANG Okjin.
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Assault not a racial issue, Korean victim says
The 33-year-old surnamed Kim suffered heavy injuries after being attacked by a group of unidentified suspects on 13th Oct near his house in Ulitmo. The unprovoked attack comes less than a month after a similar assault in Melbourne so many media in...
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iPads as a learning tool in class
St Andrew's Cathedral School in central Sydney will adopt iPad from next year for their students in years 7 to 10. The SBS Korean program has met students and teachers in a trial English class with new digital device. Students who tried iPads sai...
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Jamaica from PopAsia's first experience in Korea
SBS PopAsias host Jamaica Dela Cruz shared her first experience in Korea. She was invited by Asian-Pacific Broadcasting Union as a host of its song festival on 14th Oct along with Suk Joon Han, presenter from KBS.
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Hepatitis B alert to the Korean community in Australia
Korean program had an interview which highly focused on hepatitis B with Mina Kim, the Korean educator from Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis Service. The hepatitis B is an endemic disease which usually prevalent in Asia and Africa however, it also ...
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Export of live animals voluntarily suspended
Graphic footage showing 21thousand Australian sheep being brutally slaughtered in Pakistan were broadcasted on ABC television on 5th Nov. Australian live animal export industry said that the footage was extremely distressing especially, to famers ...
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Australian policies in the Asian Century revealed
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard emphasise that Asia is pivotal to Australias futures. Australia in the Asian Century policy paper which outlines how Australia can take advantage from Asian Century and identifies opportunities for government and b...
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Concerns over new change of the Working holiday visa
The federal government has announced that the cost of working holiday visas will be increased by eighty dollars to 360 dollars from January 1 next year. Also applicants are required to prove that they have five-thousand Australian dollars before a...
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White balloons showing Dokdo being handed out
The Korean program covered a group of young Korean volunteers activity which hands out white balloons to Australian families and foreign tourists in Darling Harbour last weekend. The balloons contain a drawing of Korean peninsula and a phrase ...
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Removal of Mainland from Migration Zone
The federal government will excise the entire continent of Australia from the migration zone in Migration Act. It means that any asylum seekers who arrive at the mainland will be treated by authorities in the same way as those who come to near Chr...
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Universities criticize the government’s research funding...
Leading Australian universities raise concerns in relations to the federal governments decision to cut almost half-a-billion dollars in funding for university research projects. The Group of Eight which represents eight top universities in the cou...
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Does the age restriction for Migrants conflict with the...
The age restriction on migration has been embroiled in controversy. The cut-off for a General Skilled Migration visa is 50 years of age. Some non-profit organisations made submissions to the Australian Law Reform Commission to suggest that the leg...
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Interview with Elizabeth Lee, the Korean candidate for...
The Korean program interviewed Elizabeth Lee, the first Korean heritage who stood for a territory election in ACT as a Liberals candidate for Molonglo. As the election results have not been finalised yet, it is still uncertain whether she will be ...
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Gangnam Style - Marketing Genius
A chat with Dr Dae Ryun Chang from Yonsei University on Gagnam Style (In Korean) - by Jenna Yoon
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Gangnam Style Talk
Interview with Dr Dae Ryun Chang professor of Marketing at Yonsei School of Business in Korea - What's the secret of Gangnam Style success from a marketing point of view?
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My story interview Part 8 – Mr Yoo Shihwan’s family
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series on Life is beautiful that shares a wider spectrum of family story experienced by the first generation Korean migrants to Australia features an interview with Mr Yoo Shihwans family members.
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Concern over university students cheating grows
Australian universities are stepping up efforts to reduce cheating by both local and international students. They're introducing new measures to stop students from plagiarism, or getting others to write their essays - and changes ...
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PM’s visit to India sparks the controversy over uranium...
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is holding talks with political leaders in New Delhi this week as Australia moves a step closer to signing an agreement on uranium sales to India. The talks on a nuclear safeguards agreement come after...
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RBA denies any cover-up for a note printing scandal
The Governor of the Reserve Bank Glenn Stevens has strongly denied allegations that the bank covered up a note printing scandal by two of its own printing companies. Mr Stevens repeatedly has said he knew nothing of the scandal un...
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“Planet of Snail” premieres in Sydney
The 2nd Antenna International Documentary Film Festival showcases 30 unique documentaries including the Korean intensely moving film Planet of Snail.
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Asian sex workers: forcefully or willingly?
Up to 2,000 women are illegally trafficked to Australia each year as sex slaves and most are starved of access to translators, trauma counsellors and proper health care. Those are the findings of a five-year university study which...
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High Court rules ASIO refugee powers invalid
Refugee advocates have welcomed a High Court ruling that held the denial of a visa to a Sri Lankan refugee deemed to be a national security risk is not authorised under the Migration Act. The 37-year-old Tamil man has been grante...
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Alan Jones apologises for speech that claimed PM's...
Pressure is mounting on Sydney radio station 2GB to take action against broadcaster Alan Jones whose comments about the Prime Minister Julia Gillard's late father have provoked a storm of protest. Mr Jones is under fire for s...
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Sydney wins AFL while Melbourne takes NRL
The weekend saw a Sydney team win the A-F-L Grand Final in Melbourne, while a Melbourne team won the N-R-L Grand Final in Sydney.
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Treasurer attacks the Republican ‘cranks and crazies’
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has warned that the moderate recovery underway in the United States could be put in jeopardy by what he calls the cranks and crazies in the Republican party. Mr Swan made the comments during a speech t...
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Australia and Korea lobby for UN Security Council seat
Australia's bid to secure a treasured seat on the United Nations Security Council appears to be an uphill battle. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Bob Carr are in New York for a last-minute offensive to persuade ...
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My story interview Part 7 – Mr Cho Namil’s family
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series on Life is beautiful that shares a variety of my story experienced by the first generation Korean migrants to Australia features an interview with Mr Cho Namils family ...
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Two gay couples vowing against cultural expectations
Several private member's bills to legalise same sex marriage in Australia have been defeated both in Lower and Upper Houses as expected with insufficient support from either Labor or the opposition following furious debates. But it seems support f...
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Korean non-verbal drawing show features Sydney’s major...
A Koreas innovative and creative non-verbal performance the Original Drawing Show features in the upcoming Sydney Fringe Festival 2012 and the Willoughby Spring Festival. The performance comprising a fantasy of live drawings and performance a...
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Political parties and Muslim groups unite to condemn a...
Migrant and Muslim groups, political parties and police: all have spoken out against protests in Sydney over the weekend that turned violent when demonstrators marching against an anti-Islam film clashed with police. Australia's ...
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The first Korean Astronaut and her book
Interview with the first Korean astronaut Yi, So-Yeon who wrote her life story - from her childhood dreams to her space experience.
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Book Review 1 - 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Happer Lee
Elizabeth Lee, a law lecturer at ANU and the first Korean-Australian female candidate for the ACT election in October, recommends a book for SBS listeners "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Happer Lee.
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Nauru reopens for asylum transfers
Asylum-seekers coming to Australia by boat will start being to transferred to Nauru by the end of the week. The documents to officially nominate the overseas processing locations have been introduced into federal parliament and ...
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"Have You Eaten?" by Billy Law Masterchef Australia
2011 Masterchef Australia contestant and a food blogger [A Table For Two] Billy Law is talking about his latest book "Have You Eaten?" Interview with Jenna Yoon
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Sydney's Anglican Church introduces 'submit' wedding vows
The Sydney diocese of the Anglican Church has rejected criticisms of their proposed change to the marriage vow. The diocese is considering a vow that would have brides promise to "submit" to their husbands. Ne...
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What's Psychosis?
Interview with Jo Kim, president of Synthon in Australia
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Australian Tong Sa Mo’s nostalgic presentation
Australian Tong Sa Mo (Guitar lovers club in Australia) has been sharing their strong cultural bond and friendship based on music and guitar since the formation in May 2008. Its members nostalgic music activities have been playi...
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Sydney’s hidden attractions (Part 9): Sydney’s little...
Sydney was settled around a fresh water stream that formed the back boundaries of properties fronting the earliest main street, and a series of informal pathways provided rear access to gardens, stables and storage areas.
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PM delivers the sweeping school funding plan
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it would cost Australia six-point-five-billion dollars a year to put Australia in the world's top five schooling systems by 2025. It says that goal should become what it calls a national crusade. Ms G...
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Hello, Stranger
Hello Stranger Exhibition -Interview with Juno Do (Exhibition manager at Korean Cultural office).
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Federal Government ditches carbon floor price
The federal government has announced that it will link Australia's proposed carbon trading scheme with that of the European Union - the world's biggest. The decision means that from mid-2015, the same carbon price would apply in b...
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Sydney’s hidden attractions (Part 8): Jack Mundey Place
Jack Mundey Place was named in recognition of his achievements as an early advocate for building industry reforms and the introduction of Green Bans in support of social issues including community rights, heritage conservation and protecting the e...
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“Go back to where you came from” is back on air
The asylum seeker debate has been around for years in Australia. But it's intensified in recent weeks, as the government-appointed expert panel considered policy recommendations to try to dissuade asylum seekers from heading to Au...
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My story interview Part 6 – The Circle Writers’ Club
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special series on Life is beautiful that shares a variety of my story experienced by the first generation Korean migrants to Australia features an interview with the members of the Circle Writers Club based i...
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Gonski plan on school funding reform in drift
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the government's new funding model for schools will provide equal funding for all school students regardless of the school they attend. The change will result in every independent school...
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Dokdo ad appears in the SMH’s front page
A Dokdo advertisement on page one of the Sydney Morning Herald has expanded its territorial dispute to Australia. The ad in the front page of the SMH features Korean painter Yonghyun Kims masterpiece along with a phrase a beautiful island in the ...
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S. Korean lawmaker K. M. Shin visits to Australia to...
South Korean high-profile lawmaker Mr Kyung Min Shin has recently paid a brief visit to Sydney to appeal for the support for his Democratic United Party from Korean voters living in Australia in the upcoming Presidential election due in December.
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"Sunny" Scandal
Interview with a Director of two blockbuster K-movies "Sunny" and "Scandal Makers" Mr Kang, Hyung Chul who is invited to 2012 Korean Film Festival as a special guest. Both movies drew 8 million viewers in Korea.
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Lower House accepts Expert Panel’s report on asylum...
The House of Representatives has voted to pass legislation to resurrect the overseas processing overseas of asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat. It follows the release of recommendations by the federal government's expe...
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Sydney’s hidden attractions (Part 7): Fort Denison
Fort Denison has been at the heart of Sydney Harbour for over 150 years and over that time has had a varied past. Fort Denison was once a small, rocky island referred to by the local Aboriginal people as Mat-te-wan-ye, also spelt ...
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How To Live 10 Years Younger - Head of Contents,...
Mr Joo Chulhwan, executive head of content creation at a Korea's major newspaper, "JoongAng Ilbo" and former MBC TV producer has been known as one of the most popular and well-known leaders in the Korean broadcasting industry who led the “golden...
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‘A Vivid Night of Classis’ presented by Korean Sookmyung...
One of the most reputable Korean womens universities, Sookmyungs Philharmonic Orchestra presented special concert Vivid Night of Classic in the evening on 8 August in the presence of 2,500 audiences. The Orchestra joined by the universitys 6 mu...
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Australia celebrates more gold medals
The second gold medal for Australia's sailing team at the London Olympics has been confirmed on day 12 with Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen winning the 49er skiff event. The Australian pair had built up an unbeatable lead earl...
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The Second gold at last for Australia
Australia's long wait for its second gold medal of the London Games has ended thanks to the nation's sailors. Since Australia won its first gold on day one of the Games in the swimming, much of the talk of the Australian team's performance has ...
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Sydney’s hidden attractions (Part 6): The mint
The Mint adds to the collection of historic buildings on Macquarie Street in Sydney's central business district. Along with Parliament House and Hyde Park Barracks, The Mint is an example of early Australian development, and is the oldest public b...
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Discover Your Connection with KOFFIA 2012!
2012 Korean Film Festival is here again showcasing Korean language and culture on the big screen! The 3rd such festival includes 20 features, 13 shorts and the 1st KOFFIA Short Film Competition. Interview with Artistic Director of KOFFIA, Kie...
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Asylum voices Part 2
Although most people who seek asylum in Australia arrive by air, the focus of much of the public debate on asylum-seeker policy has remained firmly on those arriving by boat. The expert group appointed by the government to review asylum-seeker pol...
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American Adrian,Schmitt pour cold water on Aussie...
Australia's great hope for further gold in the swimming at the London Olympics, James Magnussen, has been beaten by one-one-hundreths of a second in the final of the 100 metres freestyle. Australia also won a silver medal in the ...
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Australian swimming on a disappointing streak
A tearful Emily Seebohm has apologised to her family and Australia for letting them down after winning silver in the women's 100 metres backstroke at the London Olympics. Seebohm had been considered a strong chance to win gold after narrowly m...
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|'m a Chef
Sewoo Son, the winner of "I'm a Chef" Contest in Sydney. He introduces us to his winner main dish. Interview with Jenna Yoon
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Asylum voices Part I
The federal government's expert group on asylum-seeker policy will soon hand down its recommendations. And with critics lamenting the state of the political debate on the issue, questions are being raised about whether refugees sh...
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Sydney’s hidden attractions (Part 5): Nurses Walk
At the beginning of February 1788, shortly after the founding of the new colony of NSW on 26th January by Captain Arthur Phillip, the erection of the first hospital was commenced on this site. During the first two years of the col...
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I Lived my Dream!
Interview with Celina Lee on her book
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PM skips the tension over the Greens
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has declared that minor parties don't last after delegates at NSW Labor's annual conference openly brawled over how to treat the Greens. Without mentioning the Greens, Ms Gillard told the Sydney Town Hall audience: ...
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‘Super Star K4 audition in Australia’ – Seething...
South Koreans most popular audition program Superstar K4s audition in Australia was a seething cauldron of K-Pop fever.
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SA Olympic Dam mining project protest resumes
Anti-nuclear protestors say their desert demonstration against B-H-P Billiton's Olympic Dam mine has focused world attention on environmental and social concerns over the facility's proposed 30-billion-dollar expansion. But while ...
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Sydney’s hidden attractions (Part 4): The Argyle Cut
The Argyle Cut, located on Argyle Street in The Rocks District of Sydney,is a deep rock cutting through sandstone providing access between Millers Point and The Rocks. The name Argyle was chosen by Governor Macquarie in honour of his birthplace in...
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Has the Census reflected the true picture of the...
Data released in the 2011 Census revealed a 21-per-cent rise in the number of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Some Indigenous community representatives say the Census results should result in improved...
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‘Superstar K4′ holds auditions in Australia
South Koreas most popular audition program Superstar K4 holds preliminary auditions on 15 July - this Sunday, at the SMC Conference Centre Sydney. The organiser of the popular show, Mnet had initially planned to only hold preliminaries in Los ...
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Asylum boats impasses backfiring on the Federal politics
The Gillard Government has accused Tony Abbott of playing Russian roulette with the lives of navy sailors as he declared he would not take part in cross-party talks to stop asylum seeker boats. The Opposition Leader was forced on the defensive ...
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My story interview Part 5 – Jungil and Sungok Kim couple...
Clara Hwa Kims Friday Retreats monthly special interview series with the theme Life is beautiful that shares a variety of my story experienced by the first generation Korean migrants to Australia.
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Sydney’s hidden attractions (Part III): Cadman's Cottage
Cadman's Cottage is one of Sydney's oldest surviving buildings, dating from 1816. It was built to house the Government Coxswain, - the officer responsible for government boats, their operations and crews - who had the important task of organising ...
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South Korea’s whaling resumption plan sparks outcry
There's been international outrage over an announcement from South Korea that it plans to resume whaling. Australia and New Zealand are among the countries lodging official protests with the South Korean government.
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Controversial carbon tax takes effect
The controversial carbon tax has officially been introduced on 1 July with Prime Minister Julia Gillard hailing the move amid opposition warnings it will stifle industry. The tax on corporate pollution, means around 500 businesses wi...
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Tony Abbott indicates the revival of Colombo Plan
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has outlined his vision to the party faithful in a broad-ranging speech to the Liberal Party's Federal Council meeting in Melbourne. With the Liberal party back in power in Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales...
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Countdown to the opening of a new Korean diplomatic...
The number of Korean compatriots in Victoria has been on a rising streak, reaching over 17,500 in the state. To reflect this demographic change and to meet the growing demands from the Koreans in the state, the Korean government has decided to est...
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Spain wins EURO 2012
Sensational Spain trampled all over those boring jibes and marched straight into the history books with a magnificent 4-0 EURO 2012 final victory over Italy in Kiev.
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Balotelli fires Italy through to final
Mario Balotelli wrote another remarkable chapter in his amazing career as he fired Italy into the EURO 2012 final with a two-goal salvo against Germany in Warsaw.
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Spain through to EURO 2012 final
SPAIN has reached its third consecutive major tournament final after overcoming neighbours Portugal 4-2 on penalties in the first Euro 2012 semi-final. After an attritional game finished 0-0 following extra time at Donbass Arena, Cesc Fabregas...
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Asylum seeker tragedies deepen off Christmas Island
The House of Representatives has passed a private member's bill that would allow Australia to send its asylum seekers to other countries for processing. But the bill, introduced by independent M-P Rob Oakeshott, has been sent to the Se...
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Sydney’s historic home alive: Susannah Place
Susannah Place is a block of four terrace houses, built in 1894, located in Sydney's Rocks area. The Rocks is a historic suburb of Sydney, and includes a variety of old buildings and establishments, including pubs , retail shops, and other reside...
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2011 Census: Bigger population, more diversity
Migrant and Indigenous community groups say there will be new challenges for service providers following the release of data gathered in the 2011 Census. The first figures from the Census show a significant change in Australia's ...
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Euro 2012: Italy beats England in dramatic penalty...
England's penalty curse struck again here Sunday as Italy advanced to the semi-finals of Euro 2012 with victory in a shoot-out after a tense quarter-final duel finished 0-0 following extra-time.The Italians will face Germany in the semi-finals in ...
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Early childhood education policy on bilingualism...
A community-based organisation for multiculturalism and family services is calling on the government to establish an early childhood education policy on bilingualism. The Ethnic Child Care, Family and Community Services Co-Operative promote the de...
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Euro 2012 quarter-final line-up confirmed: England,...
The fiery forward Wayne Rooney in his first match from suspension headed home the game-winner to lead England past Ukraine 1-0. In the other Group D match, Zlatan Ibrahimovics spectacular volley lifted Sweden over France , 2-0, to give the English...
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Spain, Italy join Portugal and Germany into Euro 2012...
Spain and Italy in Group C have joined Portugal and Germany in Group B Group of Death into Euro 2012 quarter-finals.
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2012 SFF showcase a Korean animation ‘The King of Pigs’...
One of the symbolic Korean animations The King of Pigs directed by Sang-ho Yuen is being showcased in the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. Director Yuen talks to SBS Radio about his debut feature The King of Pigs which has high levels of stylised vio...
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Lowy survey reveals Australians support foreign workers.
A survey has found most Australians support foreign workers being given temporary visas. And though most oppose Australian military involvement in Afghanistan, almost half would support attacks on Iran. Th...
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Queen’s Birthday Honours for national contributions
The 540 recipients of Queens Birthday Honours provide a snapshot of the best of Australia. And, notably absent this year, are accolades for celebrities and sportspeople
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ABC 4 Corners reveals refugee fiasco
The federal government says it's investigating claims that people smugglers have posed as asylum seekers to gain entry into Australia. An ABC Four Corners report has alleged at least six people-smuggling agents came to Australia o...
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Enterprise Migration Agreement sparks ugly debates
Proposals to bring in foreign workers for mining projects in Australia are continuing to cause heated debate. But there's concern that some of the arguments against the plans are based on xenophobia, or racism.
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Marriage visa scheme on probe
A Senate inquiry has been told there's an urgent need for the federal government to review the marriage visa scheme to prevent the trafficking and abuse of young women from overseas. Department of Immigration figures show the numb...
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