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At the end of every year, we plan to change a lot of things in our lives - stop smoking, drink less or do more sports.

Did you know that it is rude to sneeze in front of Asian people? In the business world it can be beneficial to know about the code of conduct of your business partner.

The Olympic Games, the Euro Soccer Cup and the Bundesliga - 2012 was a year jam packed with sports. In part two, we take a look at the sport highlights of the past six months.    

At the Goethe Institute you can study German at all levels. Why dont you accompany me to the conversational class with German teacher Peter? You will find out why Australians want to learn high level German and what happens in a course for advance...

Candice Breitz describes Berlin as a "magnet for creative people" - no wonder that the video artist chose to live in the German Capital for the last ten years.

The Babeck family has made their dream of a passive house a reality. They tell Trudi Latour, why this energy saving building is such a novelty on the Australian housing market.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she enjoys representing Australia on the world stage and she has spent 2012 doing just that. Early in her prime ministership, while in Brussels for the Asia-Europe meeting in 2010, Ms Gillard said foreign policy w...

The Olympic Games, the Euro Soccer Cup and the Bundesliga; 2012 was a year jam packed with sports. We take a look at the sport highlights of the past twelve months.

Josef Prasil is 21 years old and you might have heard from him in our programs over the past few weeks. In December he performed in Brunswick at a Festival. Our intern Cora Rehling was there and talked to fans and his girlfriend, who was the reaso...

This week´s highlights with CJ Delling: Apocalypse, a chocolate bear and Australian foreign aid.  

Australian school children will concentrate on learning Asian languages in future. What will this political decision mean for German as a foreign language? German classes are a big part of the Goethe Institutes program. SO I went to meet the parti...

Up to 20 customs officers and other officials have been linked to an organised crime network at Sydney Airport. They have been accused of serious drug trafficking and money laundering. Christian Froelicher has more.

France´s most popular actor Gérard Depardieu wrote an open letter to Jean-Marc Ayrault, the Prime Minister of France, threatening to renounce his citizenship.

The Swiss backpackers Corinne and Stefanie travelled through Australia - in a van. Before they return back home they tell Pamela Rauleder about their adventures.

In 1912 the Federal Government built one of Australia's first telecommunication stations: Wireless Hill in Western Australia.