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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 min. 46 sec.) ; 191681609 bytes |
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INSIDER REVEALS CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN AUSTRALIA'S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYA former senior union official says corrupt practices in the construction industry have got worse, with a culture of corruption, intimidation and links to organised crime, prompting Australian Crime Commission investigations.AUSTRALIANS SPLIT IN UK FRACKING DEBATEDepending who you believe, fracking is either the way of the future or the destruction of the environment. It's a way of extracting hard to reach reserves of oil and gas by fracturing rocks underground. In Western Australia it's the subject of a parliamentary inquiry, in Victoria it's banned until 2015, and in New South Wales and Queensland it's causing bitter disputes involving landholders, environmentalists, government and big business. In the UK the debate and the exploration is only just beginning but it's already sparking ugly confrontations.CROWDFUNDING FINDS WIDER APPEAL IN PURSUIT OF DREAMSA growing number of Australians, from musicians to athletes, are appealing to the crowd to help fund their dreams and projects |
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Broadcast 2014-01-28 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Business enterprises -- Finance.
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Oil wells -- Hydraulic fracturing.
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Prospecting -- Environmental aspects.
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Protest movements.
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Sports sponsorship.
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Crowd funding.
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Australia.
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United Kingdom.
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Streaming video
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Sales, Leigh, host
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Miller, Barbara, reporter
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Barber, Dave, contributor
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Bennett, Natalie, contributor
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Cameron, David, contributor
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Crabbe, Alan, contributor
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Duriez, Sophie, contributor
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Fallon, Michael, contributor
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Leather, Brenda, contributor
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Leather, John, contributor
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Lukas, Andy, contributor
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Miller-Heidke, Kate, contributor
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Mitchell, Victoria, contributor
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