Bush Telegraph: ABC Rural
Presented by Michael Mackenzie, Bush Telegraph is an entertaining look at rural and regional issues around Australia. It's current, it's topical and it's an in-depth look at what makes life outside our capital cities unique. Our far-flung reporters take us along as they experience life in rural and regional Australia - on farms, in towns and in the bush - and we hear first-hand from the people who live there. On Fridays we explore the fascinating world of food, from the way we grow it to the final pleasure of eating, and all the delicious bits in between. Each day Country Viewpoint offers a unique social commentary from people who live outside the capital cities. And for those who want to keep up with the Rural News, there is a daily look at the news headlines. Bush Telegraph is broadcast weekdays between 11am and midday on ABC's Radio National.
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10 Episodes of this Podcast:
Bush Telegraph - 2009-11-06
Published: 2009-11-05 09:00:001105 The future of regional energy The eyes of the world will be on the Danish city Copenhagen next month when world leaders start to thrash out the first global climate treaty. 1125 Rural news Police on the NSW north coast are investigating the theft of a large quantity of processed macadamias from a farm in the Byron Bay hinterland. 1130 These boots are made for walking How attached are you to your boots and what do they say about you? 1135 Music from Jordie Lane(not in podcast) From his acclaimed release 'Sleeping Patterns' Jordie performs 'War Rages On.' 1139 Food on Friday-the renaissance of hops There is something of a beer renaissance going on around Australia at the moment. 1155 Bush Telegraph mailbag Listeners commented on our interview with WA's Scientist of the Year, Jorg Imberger.
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-11-05
Published: 2009-11-04 09:00:001105 Should endosulfan be banned in Australia? 1122 Researchers increase focus on GM fruit and vegetables India has just released a genetically modified eggplant and scientists around the world are manipulating other common fruits and vegetables. 1128 Music from David Hosking(not in podcast) Recorded in Belfast and Melbourne, this singer songwriter has released an album called 'Down Every Street' and from it we heard 'Curve Of Your Heart.' 1131 Is tank water safe to drink? A world first study by Monash University researchers into the health of 300 SA families who drink rainwater has just been released and the results show they're is no greater risk of gastro -intestinal disease if you do. However, the quality of your roof, guttering, tank and pipes are crucial, so precautions must be taken. 1143 Tennis and drought in Barellan The NSW Country Hour team has been on tour through drought affected parts of their state talking to farmers, business people and policy makers about how we deal with a lack of rain that in some parts has been going on for up to nine years. The town of Barellan thought laterally in trying to ensure their communty's survival, and to celebrate their centenary, built a giant tennis racquet in honour of local tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-11-04
Published: 2009-11-03 09:00:001105 Agribusiness - the innovators Using ultrasound to extract oil from olives, and harvesting feral seaweed for anti-ageing creams are just two ventures recognised at the 2009 Agribusiness awards, where innovation, risk management and looking after your staff also ranked pretty highly. 1128 Empty rivers Prolonged drought in NSW has seen water supplies in some towns reduced to unprecedented and critically low levels. 1139 Music from Sean Kelly(not in podcast) This former member of the Models revisits old hits via acoustic instruments. In this case 'I Hear Motion.' 1142 Pull Apart - telecommunications in the bush A crucial debate has gone missing. The passionate argument on telecommunications in the bush has been noticably absent from the headlines for some time now.
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-11-03
Published: 2009-11-02 09:00:001105 Future of outstations Indigenous outstations, or homelands as they are also known, emerged out of the lands rights struggles of the 1970s and today there are many hundreds of these isolated communities scattered across our vast continent. 1125 Racing Worms Australians have a reputation for betting on just about anything that moves: be it horses, cane toads, yabbies or cockroaches. 1130 Music from country singer Harmony James (not in podcast) Her popular 2008 song 'Somebody Stole My Horse' from the EP 'Harmony James' 1134 Muswellbrook Races You might think that Melbourne is the only race on earth today. Not so. 1139 Companion horses In the last race at the Melbourne Cup Carnival today, Victorian horse trainer Kerry Edwards will be hoping her horse does very well. 1142 Outstanding rural doctors
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-11-02
Published: 2009-11-01 09:00:001105 Tax changes for hobby farms New tax laws just passed by the House of Representatives make hobby farming less attractive to high income earners. 1128 Wombats, friend or foe Farmers around Braidwood, about an hour's drive east of Canberra, are finding wombats a pest. 1135 Music from Stephen Magnusson (not in podcast) Australian jazz guitarist Stephen Magnusson with 'Don't Give up' from his album '14 Little Creatures' 1139 Pasture Cropping Farmers are mixing crops and native grasses. But why?
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-10-30
Published: 2009-10-29 10:00:001106 Outside broadcast from Kalgoorlie Today Bush Telegraph comes to you from St Barbara Square on Hannan Street, the main street of the golden city of Kalgoorlie. 1128 Rural news With the Bush Telegraph team in Kalgoorlie today, we hear from ABC resources reporter Babs McHugh about the how the town has changed since she grew up there and the decline of pastoralism in the region. 1140 Music from Geoff Adams The lead singer of Kalgoorlie rock band The Watched joins us for a tune called "Not Coming Home".
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-10-29
Published: 2009-10-28 10:00:001105 Outside broadcast at the SEGRA conference Today Bush Telegraph comes to you from the mining town of Kalgoorlie. 1130 Music from Delson Stokes (not in podcast) Fresh from his success at the Deadly Awards last week, we hear Delson Stokes of indigenous band Yabu giving his rendition of "We are Australian".
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-10-28
Published: 2009-10-27 10:00:001106 Crawford Fund - feeding the poor One of the most confronting figures food producers, policy makers, social or environmental advocates have to grapple with is the expected size of the world's population in the not too distant future. 1124 Berry to Barcelona When you're hired to design a sports and recreation hall there are certain goals you have to satisfy - a roofed space that can be used in a variety of ways by all types of people. The Berry Sports and Recreation Hall on the South Coast of NSW does all that, and then it goes a tiny step further, because the Berry Sports and Recreation Hall has been short listed in the World Architecture Festival. 1132 Music from Sara Storer(not in podcast) From the Kev Carmody tribute called 'Cannot Buy My Soul' Sara performed 'Moonstruck.' 1136 Flying Fox Nurse Flying foxes don't have a good reputation. They're smelly, noisy, carry disease and make a dreadful mess with their droppings. Huge colonies of them live in and around the town of Katherine in the Northern Territory, but at least one person in town has a soft spot for them. 1140 Pull Apart Jorg Imberger
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-10-27
Published: 2009-10-26 10:00:001106 Row over WA pastoral leases In Western Australia an almighty row has broken out between pastoralists and the body that sets rents for pastoral leases in that state. 1130 Music from Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys(not in podcast) From the soundtrack to the movie 'Jindabyne' we heard 'Nukkanya.' 1134 Footprints in Time An encouraging snapshot has emerged of Australia's indigenous babies and youngsters from the publication last week of Footprints in Time, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children. 1155 Bush Telegraph mailbag Listeners commented about Australian singers with an American accent and our segment on community newspapers.
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Bush Telegraph - 2009-10-26
Published: 2009-10-25 10:00:001106 The Queensland bushfires As firefighters in Queensland enter another week of unrelenting bushfires in that state, farmers are counting the cost of the worst fires to hit that state in decades. 1126 Economist says Carbon Tax better than an ETS An international energy economist says Australia is heading down the wrong road with an emissions training scheme. 1131 Music from Andy Cowan(not in podcast) From his new album of horn driven RnB called 'When the Night Comes In' Andy delivers the tune 'Now Is The Time.' 1134 War bush school It's not unusual for school kids to camp in the bush for a week or so, but for close to a year? 1140 Veges for summer Not only is this the bush fire season, but on a lighter note it's also the growing season when planting now could mean fresh cheap produce on your summer table.
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