Past Programs
International Aid - 2008
Uranium mining
03/09/2008
Uranium has become THE issue in the Western Australian election. Premier Alan Carpenter plans to introduce legislation to ban all mining of the mineral if re-elected, triggering the criticism of the Liberals and putting him at odds with his South Australian counterpart. South Australia is set to expand uranium production at the Beverley mine - with the support of the Minister for environment Peter Garrett.
Should Australia embrace uranium as an economic opportunity? Why does this issue continue to divide the Australian community?
Biosecurity
20/05/2008
In the last 15 years we've had 17 breaches of quarantine in Australia—and they're just the ones we know about. A report into a possible breach of quarantine procedures around last year's outbreak of equine flu is yet to be made public but at the same time the government has launched a comprehensive review of the Australian quarantine measures.
This centenary year should have been a celebration for the Australian quarantine service. But now, there are difficult questions: Is the quality of our biosecurity up to the challenges of global markets and free trade?
