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German singer/songwriter Jasper März started uploading his songs onto YouTube in 2007. And he could hardly believe his luck: His "HDL Song", for example, was viewed almost five million times.

It's becoming clearer every year: Australia's justice system is failing offenders with intellectual disabilities. For most prisons are ill-equipped to deal with the needs of such prisoners. A thought-provoking analysis.

Three years since taking office marks an ideal moment to look back at the policies and power struggles that shaped the prime ministership of Julia Gillard. We hear from supporters and opponents and from Heidi Gmuer, who covers Australian politics ...

Every Saturday, you can tune in to Switch On to find out more about issues that young German speakers in Australia care about.

Every week, a brief summary looks at the highlights of the German program. Today, we hear from eye-witnesses of an East German uprising, who shortly after immigrated to Australia. Furthermore, we find out why Merkel and Obama are best mates and wh...

Having just finished his internship at the Goeht, Fedo Hagge-Kubert, is already with one leg in the future, where he wants to change the world, if only a little bit.

Only yesterday, the 21th of June Sejas new album All Our Wires was released, again with one German song, called Die Wolken. Well have a listen and talk to Seja about her music.  

Tahu Matheson suffers from "Wagneritis". The more he dwells into the music and life of the romantic genius, the worse it gets. Listen to an interview with the passionate Wagner fan who's coming to Melbourne in November.

Do animals have rights too? We put this question to Antoine Goetschel from Zurich. The passionate law expert came to Australia recently to persuade stakeholders to treat our animals with more dignity.

Grocery shopping can be confusing, even dietitians can struggle when choosing the right product. Australian food companies are now being encouraged to implement a five star rating system to inform customers about the nutritional value of their foo...

Every society has certain topics that are discussed on a regular basis. Whether Australia should build a high-speed train network is one of them. A recently released report urges the Federal Government to do exactly that.

Nearly 100,000 Bhutanese were expelled from Bhutan in the 1990s. Thousands found a new home in Australia. Listen to this special report from Adelaide, from a citizenship ceremony with a particularly happy ending.

60 years ago, workers in East Germany rose against the authorities of their "Worker's and Peasant's State". The brutal crackdown by Soviet troops is still on the mind of some Germans who later left the country for Australia.

29 years ago, he left Germany for Australia. After almost three decades, he finally found his sister in Germany: Wolfgang from Perth. Our correspondent reports on a teary reunion like no other.  

Every week, a brief summary looks at the highlights of the German program. Today, we ask how to speak "Hamburgian" and why men have to pay more attention to their health.