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Title Behind The News
Published Australia : ABC1, 2012
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Summary PEOPLE SMUGGLERSAn ABC investigation into people smuggling in Indonesia found that some of the big criminals behind it are living here in Australia. So what exactly is people smuggling? And why is it so serious?EXTRADITION TREATYJulian Assange, the Aussie founder of the website WikiLeaks, is facing extradition to Sweden to answer criminal charges. We take a look at the rules of extradition and find out which countries are part of this special treaty. WINTER WARMTHAs Australia gears up for the carbon tax lots of people will be thinking about how to cut back on their energy bills. At this time of year one of the big expenses is heating your house. We look at some practical things you can do around your home to keep the heat in.TRANSIT OF VENUSMany of you will have seen the transit of Venus across the Sun recently. While it's a great astronomical event, it's also an event with great historical significance for Australia. We explain why the transit of Venus played a significant role in bringing Captain James Cook to Australia.POO CREWA sewage treatment plant is inviting kids to take a tour of their facility to see what happens after we flush. It might sound disgusting... but there's actually a lot of cool stuff we can learn about how it all works
Event Broadcast 2012-06-12 at 10:00:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Environmental sciences.
Extradition.
Olympics -- Social aspects.
Refugees -- Political aspects.
Special events.
Storms.
Australia.
United Kingdom.
Form Streaming video
Author Bazley, Nathan, host
Bartold, James, reporter
Larsen, Sarah, reporter
Crawford, Ty, contributor
D'Arcy, Nick, contributor
Ngata, Wayne, contributor