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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 min.) ; 148721635 bytes |
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AFGHANISTANThe Prime Minister has just announced an earlier phased withdrawal of Australian troops from Afghanistan. BTN looks at how the war began and why Australia has been fighting there. We show the difficulty of fighting an insurgency rather than a regular army - and how it's been historically difficult for foreign countries to win wars in Afghanistan. BOB BROWNGreens leader Bob Brown has retired from politics after 30-odd years as a parliamentarian. He's never been a Premier or Prime Minister, so why was his retirement such big news in the media? We look at his influence on Australian politics and what lies ahead for the Party he helped form. LABORATORY MEATThere's constant debate about the merits of eating or not eating animals. But what if meat could be created artificially? BTN reports on the latest scientific steps to produce test tube burgers.WARTIME HEROESBTN looks at some unlikely heroes of Australia's wartime conflicts. Starting with Simpson's donkey we see how animals have played a supporting role for Australians fighting on foreign shores. BOARDING SCHOOLFor most kids a school holiday means time away from the classroom. But thousands have the schoolyard as their backyard. We ask boarders about their home away from home - is it as magical as Hogwarts? |
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Broadcast 2012-04-24 at 10:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Brown, Bob, 1944-.
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Cattle -- Artificial insemination.
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Legislators -- Retirement.
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Military assistance, Australian.
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Australia.
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Afghanistan.
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Streaming video
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Bazley, Nathan, host
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Larsen, Sarah, reporter
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Thiele, Natasha, reporter
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Dethridge, Kate, contributor
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