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The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the European Union is the winner of the 2012 peace prize. The EU has been praised for its decades-long historical role in promoting reconciliation and peace in Europe. Adrian Plitzco discusses with the ...

There are people who work because they have to and others whose job is also their life. Betty Vergara-Pink belongs to this second category. She is an Australian pianist and music professor. Christian Froelicher spoke with her.

Peter Slipper, Lance Armstrong and Angela Merkel - these three made it into our weekly review with the comedian CJ Delling and Oliver Heuthe.

Recently, Jakob Anderhandt promoted his book about a German merchant in the South-Pacific at the Library of New South Wales. Wolfgang Müller talks to the author and audience about the biography.

Jochen Gutsch stands alone on a big stage. In front of him there is a table with a number of electronic pieces of equipment, a trumpet, a recorder, and a xylophone. During his solo performances he also plays guitar and sings. And thats how he crea...

The press discussion with the editor of our only German language paper here in Australia, Nadine Halberkann. We will find out about the most important issues for us German-Australians here and at home.  

Hickinbotham - traditionally, this name is linked to high quality wines all over Australia. Who would guess to find a brewery hidden between the wine barrels on the vineyard? Apart from their range of wines, Hickinbotham recently started producing...

Renewable energies are gaining traction, with Austrian SMEs at the forefront of developments. In mid-October, some of them showcased their products, ideas and services at the "All Energy 2012" conference and trade show in Melbourne. A studio talk....

India is in the grip of an industrial revolution. With it comes prosperity - often at the cost of the environment. The major of Cologne, Angela Spizig, recently travelled to Kerala, in Southern India, for a conference on water safety and the resta...

South Australia has a proud and long tradition when it comes to German culture and business. The state's wine industry, for example, was pioneered by German refugees in the 19th century. Another example is the Oktoberfest. It is celebrated each Fr...

Reaching the age of 40 comes along with many new challenges in love, sex life and relationship: fulfilling the late desire for a child, patchwork families and affairs are only a few of the topics that one might have to deal with. Psychologist Clau...

Your money at work is an 8-part series based on interviews with Melbourne-based Swiss banker and investment expert Patrick Albert. He tells us about the nature, history, risks and rewards of the eight most important investment classes. Today: Hedg...

There is hardly anyone who doesn't know these names. The Beatles and James Bond are world famous cult icons who made history. Oliver Heuthe asks the audience what memories come to mind when thinking of this cult jubilee.  

The historian Jakob Anderhandt is an expert on German history in Australia. He has just published a book about the rise and fall of Eduard Hernsheim, a German merchant in the South Pacific before WWI.  

Patrick Gerhardt is Melbourne Heart's latest recruit. The defensive midfielder is one of only two soccer professionals from Switzerland who play in Australia's A-League. The 27-year-old grew up in Berne and is a member of the Liberian national tea...