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Bayern Munich has just won the Champions League, in the first intra-German final of football's most prestigeous club competition. We speak to our correspondent in London who was on the edge of his seat for 89 minutes.

Every week, a brief summary looks at the highlights of the German program. Today, we look back at Eurovision, the Bavarian dialect and the decline of the Australian car industry.  

Every Saturday, Switch On covers topics for young German-speakers in Australia. This week, Frederik speaks with soccer fans in Melbourne and he investigates "junior wages".

In the third segment with Evelyn Klopfer, who immigrated before WWII from Austria, we hear about her part in the construction of the Sydney Opera House during the 60s and her simultaneous work with the Sydney Opera Company.  

- with Dr Barbara Baer-Imhoff und Prof Boris Baer. Bees pollinate 30% of the food we eat. Without them we also wouldnt have cotton or many of our medicinal plants. And the bees are dying.  

Ford's decision to close its production plants in Australia by 2016 has shocked Australia. Dr Helmut Becker is not so surprised. The analyst from Munich says the decision points to an old paradigm: The survival of the fittest.

Only the sky is the limit for "Was für eine Woche!?" with CJ Delling. A climbing record, a flower show and marriages in Austria all of the size of Mount Everest.

Ford is closing doors in Australia. By late 2016, the last Falcons, Territories and engines will roll from the car manufacturers' production plants in Broadmeadows and Geelong. A German expert tells us what went wrong.

A report released this week by the Salvation Army, shows the impact of Australia's rising cost-of-living on lower-income groups. But who needs the Salvos' help and emergency relief, and - more importantly - why?

A controversial Greek party is going global with its political ambitions. But who are these activists, and why do respectable journalists call them "dangerous thugs"? An interview with an expert in Melbourne.  

In our weekly Echo Helvetia segment, animal law expert Antoine Goetschel talks about the importance of giving a voice to animals. He says Australia has a long way to go, compared to Switzerland.

In this week's Echo Helvetia, we speak to Eluveitie's Chrigel Glanzmann. The Swiss Folk Metal Band's singer talks about his music and three upcoming concerts in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Preschool kids who perform science experiments? Thats what the educational initiative House of Little Scientists is all about. With already 220 network partners in Germany, the Froebel Kindergarten group offered to start the initiative in Australi...

An Australian boat construction firm has won a prestigious Austrian prize honoring concepts involving renewable energy.

Turkey has condemned a move by the NSW Parliament to recognise as genocide Armenian, Assyrian and Greek deaths while Turkey was under Ottoman rule.