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The history of the German speaking catholic church dates back to the early years of white settlement. Priest Roland Maurer discusses:

Echo Helvetia takes part in the traditional lantern parade for the Swiss national day at Federation Square in Melbourne.

"Was für eine Woche!?" with CJ Delling takes part in organized crime, looks up to not so apathetic students and thinks about the best way how mighty Switzerland should swallow Germany.    

Once a month, SBS Radio cooks German style at Kuche, a fine food hub run by German chef Achim Herterich in Melbourne. In August we prepare a classic German winter style dessert simply called Kartoffelpuffer.  

Dr Carmen Krapf doesn't leave many rocks untouched in the Australian Outback. In the name of science, she analyses the geological makeup of the enormous area.

Organised crime is costing Australia 15 billion dollars a year and the cost is increasing. A new report says globalisation and the internet have been embraced.

What was your first job? We put this question to our listeners. We also ask them to tell our studio guest, university graduate Leonie Weisskopf, what qualities they deem most important when going for that first "real" job.

Every week, a summary looks at the highlights of the German program. This time, we discuss Australia's old age care system, we report on a peculiar dialect, and we talk to Australia's top female conductor, Simone Young.

Photographer Florian Groehn works between Sydney and Berlin, his finger always on the trigger. From advertisement campaigns to natural scenery - his pictures are impressive.

In our weekly review, comedian CJ Delling explores Clive Palmer's dinosaur park, is excited about the newborn British prince and follows the Pope in Brasil.

The Bibbulmun Track spans all along the South-East coast of Western Australia. It is 1000 kilometres long and a highlight for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts such as German migrant Gertrude Hosie.  

What constitutes the typical Australian family? Valuable Information to answer this question can be gleaned from the latest census. Did you know, for example, that one in four families are one-parent families?

What do you do in Australia when the time has come to enter a retirement village or nursing home? What are our choices? How do we decide which place suits us best? A lively talk, with a prominent German guest and live callers.

In this week's Echo Helvetia, we speak to Yasmin Ernst from Rapperswil-Jona. The 18-year-old has just arrived in Australia, for a nine-month stint as an Au Pair in a Swiss-Australian family. What are her dreams and expectations?

Diabetes Week marks a moment to look at the fight against Australia's most growing disease. Help now comes from across the Tasman, where the Kotuku Foundation trains dogs to not only assist but also save lives.