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07/01/2009 11:48 AM
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Indonesia is battling escalating inflation, a grim export market and predictions of more than 2 million job cuts in the next year.
It's dire news for an already struggling economy and a President facing re-election this year.
The finance minister has proposed a US$6.5 billion stimulus package to help create jobs and attract international investement, by launching infrastructure projects.
Rebecca Lewis spoke with our correspondent in Indonesia, Chad Bouchard, about the likely impact of the multi-billion dollar package.
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07/01/2009 10:41 AM
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In 2007 to 2008, the Australian government accepted more than 9-thousand humanitarian visa entrants.
However, accepting refugees entails much more than just granting a visa.
It requires providing settlement services, language classes and assistance in finding a job.
In this week's Australia in Focus, Rebecca Lewis takes a look at ACL - one of the government-contracted refugee settlement service providers, which helps new arrivals in Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle.
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07/01/2009 10:25 AM
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Now for this morning's tennis roundup from the Hopman Cup in Perth, here's Andrej Bucko.
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07/01/2009 06:14 AM
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In this edition of World View with Peggy Giakoumelos:
* the continuing human rights violations in Sri Lanka
* part 2 on our documentary on immigrant minorities in Greece
* a sport program targetting young indigenous people...
* and the latest from the Hopman Cup overnight
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06/01/2009 04:03 PM
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It's the fourth day of action at the Hopman Cup team tennis tournament at the Burswood Dome in Perth.
SBS Radio's Summer of Tennis coordinator Andrej Bucko gives Garfield Samuels the latest...
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06/01/2009 01:55 PM
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Hamas knows it's losing and people in Gaza blame the militant party for the escalation in violence.
That's according to the Israeli Embassy's Deputy Chief of Mission in Canberra, Eli Yerushalmi, who today held a press conference to help clear up any lingering doubts about Israel's motives and tactics.
Rebecca Lewis compiled this report.
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06/01/2009 11:43 AM
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You might be enjoying some annual leave at the moment... but thoughts of work are probably never too far away!
Do you have a passive bully at your workplace.. whom you'd prefer not to think about?
Do you know how to spot them? And what's more, how to deal with them?
Ricky Nowak is a professional speaker and business consultant who walked away from a 20-year career in teaching, because of workplace bullying.
She's also written, &uot;How to Make Good People Great Leaders...and reap the rewards!&uot;
Ricky Nowak has been telling Greg Dyett about the characteristics of a bully .. and why are people so reluctant to speak up.
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06/01/2009 11:18 AM
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There's no escaping difficult people.
But some ways of dealing with difficult people are obviously more effective than others.
The question is, what are the best ways and in which circumstances?
To help us, we're joined again by our resident modern manners guru Alice Williams - the author of &uot;Would it kill you to say please? - A Guide to Modern Manners&uot;.
Alice tells Caroline Davey that she's broken down &uot;difficult people&uot; into a few broad categories
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06/01/2009 06:27 AM
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In this edition of World View with Peggy Giakoumelos:
*Immigrant minorities in Greece.
*Are there any rules when it comes to war?
*Helping children improve literacy.
*Plus the latest in sport.
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06/01/2009 06:17 AM
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All the latest in tennis action from the Hopman Cup in Perth, here's Andrej Bucko.
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05/01/2009 02:36 PM
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Many sporting enthusiasts around the world are still trying to work out why the International Sports Press Association overlooked an eight times gold medal winner... in awarding its &uot;Athlete of the Year&uot; to someone who only took home three golds.
In a controversial decision, the Association has named triple Beijing Olympic gold medallist - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt - its 2008 athlete of the year ... ahead of American super fish Michael Phelps.
Bolt won the Men's 100- and 200-metres events .. and helped his country's sprint relay team to victory - all in world record times.
Phelps' achievement was to win the most gold medals at a single Olympic Games ever - with eight gold - to take his total career Olympic gold medal tally to a record 14.
More than 5-hundred journalists from 96 countries voted in the poll. Bolt received about two percent more of the popular vote than Phelps.
Nicole Jeffrey is a former president of the International Sports Press Association.
She told Garfield Samuels that while she's surprised by the result, she does understand why it happened.....
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05/01/2009 02:32 PM
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Fighting is raging in the Gaza Strip where the Israeli army has launched its ground assault.
Israel's leaders have repeatedly stated that their main objective is to ensure the safety of their citizens, by stopping the rockets being fired across the border by Hamas.
But what are the chances of success?
Magica Fossati asked Dr Matthew Gray, a Middle East expert at the Australian National University.
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05/01/2009 07:08 AM
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In this edition of World View:
* More on the conflict in Gaza
* Environment tips
* And in arts, a concert featuring bells.
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02/01/2009 12:34 PM
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Being swept away by the love of one's parents is not a common subject for a song.
But it's a very touching story told by our next guest in Friday Arts.
Shellie Morris is a Darwin-based singer-songwriter who was born to a white mother and an Indigenous father in the Northern Territory.
But at less than 12 weeks, she was put up for adoption and taken in by a white couple in Sydney.. where she grew up.
Shellie Morris sat down to tell Caroline Davey about her story.
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02/01/2009 12:18 PM
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With a preview of upcoming A-League matches... here's the Local Game's Attila Mosonyi.
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