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Angela Merkel's conservatives have won Sunday's elections in Germany, with the best result in over two decades. Merkel must now begin negotiations with potential governing partners. An election special.  

Every week, we sum up the highlights of our programs. This time, meet a German couple that has built themselves an Aussie sanctuary and also learn about the fascinating results of investigative journalism.  

Early October a big festival will take over the harbour in Sydney: The international Fleet Review Spectacular, to celebrate 100 years of Navy. Volker Schoeler is a German born trombonist in the RAN military band. He tells us about the events. &...

What will the outcome of the German elections mean for Germany, Europe and the world? A panel of experts will discuss this questions at the Goethe Institute on Monday. A short summary of what to expect with Cultural Officer Jochen Gutsch.

Australia was represented strongly at this years Congress of the Swiss Abroad in Davos. The probably most important item on the agenda was the "Law for the Swiss Abroad".  

Health advocates are encouraging Australians to be aware of the links between some of the country's most serious chronic diseases and dementia. They are emphasising the benefits of physical health for the long-term advantage of mental health. And ...

"Was für eine Woche!?" with CJ Delling has the hots for the German election, relives the Sixties with Tony Abbott and watches the new US-ambassador on YouTube.

Palliative care is a key element of most cultures. But not every Australian has access to it. The lobby group, Palliative Care Australia, is urging the Abbott government to improve access to end of life care.

The raid by more than 100 German police on a Christian group lead to 40 children being taken into state care. Prior to the raid, members of the internationally connected group Twelve Tribes were found to have continuously beaten children as young ...

More than 4 million people have been displaced by the fighting in Syria. Germany has decided to accept 5000 of them. 213 of them live in the "Landesaufnahmestelle Lebach", in Germany's Saarland. We spoke to them.

Which city do you think is safer, Berlin or Sydney? In our weekly talk, we ask the people on the streets of both cities as well as our listeners. We also find out which suburbs are being avoided due to their bad reputation.

The Oktoberfest season is upon Australia's German community. On Saturday, the German School Melbourne kicked off the month of festivities for young and old. Eva Schneider took her SBS microphone to find out more.

Every week, we sum up the highlights of our programs. Today we wrap up the Australian election coverage, we speak Thuringian, and we learn more about Papua New Guinea. The small country north of Australia made negative headlines this week. &nb...

Susanne Thiebe is one of the initiators of the so-called Deutschstunde. It's an organization which offers extra-curricular German classes in Sydneys inner west. There are courses for people with German and for people with English as their mother t...

Political Australia remains largely unknown and thus under-reported in continental Europe, says the former Swiss Ambassador to Australia, Dr Daniel Woker.