27 October 2000
Friday, October 27, 2000
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MUSIC STING: "Boardwalk" by Bobby Womack from "Across 110th Street.
6:37: IBIS WEST:
Councillor Dawn Crichlow talks from the Gold Coast about culling the flourishing Ibis population - by netting them and breaking their necks. Queensland's Environmental Protection Agency has refused to grant the Council permission to go ahead with the plan, but Dawn has another proposal - to drug the Ibises and send them back to Western Queensland, where they came from.
6:44: WHY WARRIORS:
Richard Trudgen, author of "Why Warriors Lie Down and Die" talks about the deterioration of the physical health of Australia's Aborginal population. In 1973, 95 per cent of the Yolngu people in the region were employed and the communities seemed to be thriving. In 1992, people were dying at five-times the national average.
6:48: ZIMBABWE GENOCIDE:
Trevor Mtube, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper, talks from Harare about President Mugabe announcing that former white minority leader Ian Smith and other whites will be tried for alleged genocide committed during the 1970s liberation war.
7:34: SPRING CARNIVAL #2:
Helen Thomas talks about the Cox Plate, at Moonee Valley Racecourse tomorrow. The premier weight-for-age event is part of an international racing series.
7:38: POLITICAL UPDATE:
Michelle Grattan talks with Stephen Smith
7:43: VIC JAIL QUIET:
Greg Conellan, Vice President of Liberty Victoria talks from Melbourne about pressure in Victoria to abolish one of the fundamental principles of the justice system - the right to silence. The State Government and the opposition have agreed to work together to draft a bill that would compel jailed criminals to submit to police questioning over unsolved crimes.
7:55: PARA VOLLEY:
Tim Latham reports yjay for thousands of schools around the country, the para-games has been the stage for a massive excursion - and with Australia certain to top the medal tally, going to Olympic Park certainly beats hanging out in the classroom.
8:06: THIS WEEK IN CANBERRA:
Michelle Grattan, chief political correspondent with the Sydney Morning Herald, updates the political scene in Canberra with Karen Middleton with the West Australian and Malcolm Farr from the Daily Telegraph.
8:13: UN WOMEN:
Penny Wensley, the Australian ambassador for the United Nations, talks about a two-day conference with the Security Council to address the issue of women in armed conflict and their contribution to peace. It's the first time the issue has been addressed in the UN's 55 year history.
TRACK: "Down to the Well" by Kevin Gordon from the album of the same name.
8:26: FILMS:
Alan Saunders talks about "Shaft" starring Samuel L Jackson and Toni Collette.
Publications
Title: Why Warriors Lie Down and Die
Author : Richard Trudgen
Publisher: Openbook Publishers, Adelaide
