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How does humanity deal with the excess goods it generates? Is a Zero Waste world achievable? Two women from Berlin certainly think it is! They run a successful business which deals in "Upcycling".  

An international meeting on drug control in Vienna concedes that the global fight against narcotics is suffering serious setbacks. A record opium cultivation in Afghanistan contributes to the problem.    

The Swiss artist Sasha Huber is determined to change the name of a mountain in the Swiss Alps, from "Agassizhorn" to "Rentyhorn". - Chantal Imbach from "Simply in Order" has professional advice how to clean up your wardrobe.

What do the results of the weekend's state elections in South Australia and Tasmania mean for the rest of Australia? Are minority governments the new status quo? And do the results vindicate or punish the PM, Tony Abbott?

Singer and songwriter Felix Hein from Dusseldorf has won a scholarship with Kaplan International. He spent two weeks in a language school in Melbourne, but the passionate singer did not forget to bring his guitar along.

Katja Hofmann from Vienna lives in Queensland and sells German and Austrian bread at various markets. She tells us how she and her husband started their tricky business and learned how to bake bread professionally.  

In last week's program we spoke to the wife of a professional soccer player who's trying to adapt to the Australian lifestyle. We also chatted with an opera singer and examined new technology which gives hope to the blind.

"Was für eine Woche!?" with CJ Delling is a Belieber! Justin with his hit "Baby" is the only person left in this world who can offer a perfect solution to the crisis in Crimea. Prick your ears, Vladimir!

Singer and songwriter Felix Hein from Dusseldorf has won a scholarship with Kaplan International. He spent two weeks in a language school in Melbourne.

It all starts on March 26, with 60 films und many special events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra. The director of the Goethe Institute in Australia, Dr Arpad Soelter discussed with me in our studios what to expect this year. In this f...

A very innovative production of Tschaikowskys Opera Eugene Onegin is currently showing at the Sydney Opera House. In the romantic opera, based on the novel by Alexander Puschkin, the beautiful young Tatjana has to give up her love interest Onegin...

"We were told all our lives that they're our brothers, but now our brothers have come to us carrying arms." Those are the haunting words of Alla Paslawska. She's the President of the German Teacher's Association in Lwiw.

Kathrin Roth has spent a few months working with wild Australian horses, the so called Brumbies. As the Hamburg based horse fan tells Lisa Opitz, this kind of horse is very tough, yet it is hunted down on a large scale across Australia.  ...

On Sunday, March 15, Serbia's voters will decide their political and economic future. It's a tough decision, made more confusing by the fact that (almost) every party is promoting Serbia's accession to the EU. A special report.

Big Brother is watching you: From mid March, Australia's banks will punish even the slightest financial oversight, such as missing the due date of your credit card bill. It's a frightening scenario, as financial expert Doris Baron says.