one fellow's political coverage, music ramblings and general hijinks across decades under a range of guises at several locations often in a state of awe.
In today’s look at Language and Identity, we investigate the intriguing story of a New Zealander who played a large part in China’s most volatile period of history.
Rewi Alley lived in China for 60 years, from 1927 until his death in 1987.
And, during that time, he famously coined the phrase “Gung ho”.
In today’s look at Identity, we’re going to explore how a ship laden with opera-singing sailors saved the culture of one of Australia’s strongest communities.
Just 15 years after gaining its independence from the former Soviet Union, the central European country of Belarus is increasingly adopting many old habits of the Soviets.
Next to West Africa where more than 42,000 refugees from the war-torn country of Liberia are currently living in the large Buduburam camp in Ghana.
International aid agencies — coordinated by the Global Volunteer Network — provide young volunteers the chance to help provide education and advice to refugees, scarred by many years of conflict.
For more than 60 years, Burma’s ethnic minority — the Karen — has been fighting for an autonomous state in the east of the country.
Under the current Burmese government — a military junta that violently suppresses ethnic freedoms — the pressure on the Karen is intensifying and they continue to flee across the border to neighbouring Thailand.
It was 20 years ago today… that Maradona taught England how to play.
For one-hundred years, animation and its techniques have evolved to the point where there are dozens of ways to make a picture move.
Riding the coat tails of the biggest sporting event in the world, comes a huge industry in merchandise and collectibles.
For instance, in the UK alone the Centre for Economics and Business Research has estimated shoppers will spend up to $3-billion Australian dollars just on clothing goods, during the World Cup frenzy.
As the Australian government continues to push its case for a nuclear future, the world’s third biggest economy — Germany — is winding-back its nuclear energy reliance to invest in its renewable power sector.
The struggle for political control of East Timor’s Fretilin Party continues against allegations of “hit” squads, and as rebel soldiers still stake-out in the mountains around the Dili.
