The most recent 250 transcripts from the ABC's Radio and TV Current Affairs programs.
Wadeye Efforts
Sarah Hawke, AM
Posted
The remote town of Wadeye has been dogged by violence and gang warfare, but after years of neglect governments are working on housing and other programs. The question is how long it will take for residents of Wadeye to enjoy the same living standards as other Australian towns of the same size.
Fog of war clouds legal right and wrongs
Scott Bevan, 7.30 Report
Posted | Updated
Professor Donald Rothwell from the Australian National university discusses the legal issues arising from the conflict in Gaza.
End of the road for toll collectors
Catherine Clifford, PM
Posted | Updated
For three quarters of a century toll collectors have graced the venerable Sydney Harbour Bridge. This Sunday they make their final appearance, making way for automated tolling.
Kawasaki disease genes identified
David Weber, PM
Posted | Updated
An Australian scientist has made a breakthrough in genetic research that may lead to a cure for Kawasaki disease. Professor David Burgner of UWA is the co-leader of a team which found genes that could make children more susceptible to the potentially fatal condition.
Australia refuses to play a Boxing Day cricket test in South Africa
Alison Caldwell, PM
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Cricket South Africa says it would like Australia to occasionally play a Boxing Day test on African soil. Cricket Australia says playing the Boxing Day test at the MCG is a long-standing tradition that will never be broken.
Gaza hospitals struggle to cope with Israeli offensive
Karen Barlow, PM
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An Australian nurse working with the humanitarian aid organisation Medicins Sans Frontieres in Gaza City says hospitals in the Palestinian territory are struggling to cope with a constant stream of patients who've been injured in the Israeli offensive. Nurse Colin Watson says there's been no let up, even during the brief ceasefire.
Two Australians die in New Zealand ice fall
Kerri Ritchie, PM
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Two brothers from Melbourne have made a deadly mistake by ignoring warning signs at Fox Glazier on New Zealand's south island. Police say the pair climbed through a safety barrier to take photographs before 100 tonnes of ice and rock fell on them.
More older Australians are applying for the pension because of the global financial crisis
Michael Turtle, PM
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There's been a significant rise in the number of older Australians who are eligible for the aged pension. As the global financial crisis leads to falls in investments and savings, thousands of people are applying for government assistance every week.
Human toll mounts as Gaza conflict continues
Ross Bray, 7.30 Report
Posted | Updated
Israel is continuing its assault on Gaza despite the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire. The death toll from Operation Lead Cast is nearing 800, most of them are civilians.
Grandmother takes on world's biggest ocean race
Lisa Whitehead, 7.30 Report
Posted | Updated
In the Victorian town of Lorne more than 4,000 people will take part in the biggest ocean race in the world this weekend. Lining up in the pier to pub race will be Olympians, triathletes, iron men and women and a 78 year old grandmother. The oldest woman in the event, Dorothy Dickey has only missed one race in 23 years.
Sumo: foreigners dominate Japanese tradition
Mark Willacy, AM
Posted
For the first time in the 1500 year history of sumo wrestling four foreigners will compete in a grand tournament of the sport. The foreign presence in the competition has fired up Japanese wrestlers who are promising to stamp out the foreign domination.
Short sellers fighting back in three countries
Catherine Clifford, AM
Posted
The International Organization of Securities Commissions is finalising tough new regulations for short sellers in the wake of the global financial crisis. After temporary bans last year world regulators want more disclosure. But fund manager associations in three countries who collectively manage more than $15-trillion have come out fighting, claiming they are being unfairly punished.
South African Government attacked over lack of action on Zimbabwe
Andrew Geoghegan, AM
Posted
Activists from South Africa's anti-apartheid movement say they're ashamed at their Government's lack of action on the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe.
Australians killed in NZ glacier tragedy
Kerri Ritchie, AM
Posted
Two Melbourne brothers aged in their 20s were killed when their sight-seeing trip at New Zealand's Fox Glacier went wrong. It's believed the men were crushed by 100 tonnes of ice when an ice-shelf collapsed as the pair climbed over the viewing platform to get a closer look and take photographs.
Europe gas crisis talks collapse
Sara Everingham, AM
Posted
Talks at the European Commission aimed at restoring the flow of Russian gas to Europe have collapsed at the last minute. Russia and Ukraine's gas companies had agreed to a deal but Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin overruled his gas executive to demand tougher conditions from Ukraine.
Bank of England cuts interest rates to record low
Emma Alberici, AM
Posted
The economic malaise in the UK has prompted the Bank of England to slash Britain's official interest rate for its lowest level in the bank's 300 year history. The cost of borrowing in the UK is now at 1.5 per cent.
Obama warns of protracted economic downturn
Michael Rowland, AM
Posted
The US President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to pass his $1-trillion economic stimulus package, saying the economic situation could worsen considerably without drastic action.
Media ban hampers Gaza coverage
Nicole Butler, AM
Posted
Members of the international press have accused the Israeli Government of censorship by denying foreign journalists access to the conflict zone in Gaza.
UN suspends aid deliveries in Gaza after attack
Ben Knight, AM
Posted
UN relief work has been suspended in Gaza after one of its trucks was attacked in northern Gaza. The international pressure on Israeli is mounting but the Israeli government is talking about increasing the scale of the war.
Israel faces conflict on two fronts
Scott Bevan, 7.30 Report
Posted | Updated
At least three rockets have been fired into Northern Israel from Lebanon, leaving Israel with the prospect of facing conflict on two fronts. The fight against Hamas continues in Gaza as Israeli forces push further into the strip. Spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister, Mark Regev speaks with the 7.30 Report from Jerusalem.
Shark attack figures belie public anxiety
Hamish Fitzsimmons, 7.30 Report
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The recent death of a snorkeller off a beach near Perth has increased public anxiety over shark attacks with emergency services responding to almost daily sightings around the country.
Employers accuse unions of reckless demands
Anne Barker, 7.30 Report
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The mining union, the CFMEU is seeking a 33 per cent pay rise for power plant workers at Alcoa Refineries in Western Australia. Employers have accused the union of being reckless but the union claims that it is about preserving jobs and wages.
Two-year-old artist causes a stir in the art world
Alice Brennan, PM
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Abstract artworks by a two-year-old girl are to be exhibited in Melbourne later this month. But critics are questioning if someone so young can really produce 'art'.
Anger at betting promotions in cricket commentary
Alison Caldwell, PM
Posted | Updated
The International Cricket Council has stepped in to try to stop television commentators from plugging a betting company as they discuss play. The ICC has spoken to Cricket Australia about the issue.
US pornography industry asks for financial assistance
Michael Turtle, PM
Posted | Updated
The adult entertainment industry in the United States is asking for billions of dollars in government assistance. Pornography producers are worried the global financial crisis may have an effect on their business, leading to thousands of job losses.
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