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It took 25 years for it to become a reality: The first day of Sunday trading in Perth. German shopkeepers explain why they don't necessarily agree with it.

Protecting people from forest fire: This strategy enabled an Austrian couple to become market leaders in Australia. Producing fire resistant windows is their key to success.

Best trip of their lives: Ferdi, Lara and Chrissi talk about their experiences in Australia. The three German teenagers have been living in Melbourne for almost a year.

Dr Lars Klein is an expert on European Identity and transatlantic relations. The German-born academic from the University of Göttingen was recently in Australia, for a series of talks and workshops. Listen to part 2 of an extensive interview, abo...

In November and December, SBS Radio is broadcasting a five-part series on the future of Europe. The series is based on an interview with German Academic Lars Klein. He's an expert on European Identity and transatlantic relations, and explains us w...

They can be found in the ground all over Germany: unexploded bombs from the Second World War. In Berlin, it is Detlef Jaab's job to defuse the ticking bombs.

For over one thousand years, pilgrims have wandered on the famous route through Spain to Santiago de la Compostella. A photo exhibition, that travelled around the world about this pilgrim's path has been in Australia for the past few weeks. Simone...

Monk Joseph Lam was born in Vietnam, grew up in Bavaria and lives in Sydney. He talks about confession and celibac.    

This week's highlights with CJ Delling: Total sun eclipse in Queensland, more and more women travel alone and Sydney FC coach quits his job.

Born in Berlin, recently moved to Melbourne: Matthias Arndt is an art dealer and he wants to inspire the Australians with his new exhibition: a pop up gallery influenced by German artists.

Dismal prospects? The Asian Century will nearly eliminate German from class rooms. Furthermore, political developments from Europe are hardly covered in the Australian media.  

It takes two minutes, two spectacular minutes of silence: In North Queensland people will be able to see a total solar eclipse which will look like a crescent of light on top of the moon.      

The Bundeena Art Trail is a diverse group of artists that are linked by their location, their common desire to live close to nature and an unusual willingness to show their passion to a wider community in Sydney.

In this week's Echo Helvetia, we speak to Maximilian Neubauer. He imports European designer glasses and sells them in Australia. Some of his most prominent clients are our very own SBS television hosts.

In a series about the German-Australian Media Dialogue, organised by the German Foreign Affairs Department in Australia, we hear from one of the invited guests, a specialist in the area of immigration.