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Swinburne is one of Australia's best known providers of education, particularly for those with an interest in technology, the economy and science. To find out more, Oliver Heuthe attended this week's Open Day at the Melbourne-based institution.

The Romani people trace their origin to the Indian subcontinent. They came to Europe in the early 14th century. But unlike most other ethnic groups, they never really found a place to call home. Christian Froelicher reports.

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: Cash...

Austrian-born Gerald and Gundi Kuchling are passionate about turtles. They regularly spend hours looking for and studying Western Swamp Turtles.

Dr Olaf Kleist is an expert on Boat People and refugees in Australia and Germany. He critisises those who say refugees should not come to Australia but rather stay in the transit countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia.

...to where the Howard Government finished off, says Professor Klaus Neumann from Swinburne University.

"Down Under, way down" reads an article by Spiegel Online on safety in Australia.

Sunday night, 8-9pm, from August to October: Listen to Anke Richter's "Was scheren mich die Schafe. Unter Neuseeländern. Eine Verwandlung". Friends of German comic Karl Valentin will particularly enjoy the journey. Today: Part 3.  

Daniel Füglister is the General Manager of the Swissotel in Sydney. He oversees the performance of his staff and the wellbeing of his guests. He's passionate, proud and compares his role to that of a circus director.

Italy love it or leave it! That is the question for filmmakers Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi. To find out, they embark on a six month journey of Italy. The result is their documentary which is part of the 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival...

The traditional black-hearse and wooden casket funeral is on the way out. Personalised ceremonies are in vogue with new types of light-weight coffins which are more suitable for cremations. German-born Eckhard Kemmerer who lives in Sydney is c...

London is slowly awakening from its Olympic dream. The question whether the games were a success, financially and image wise, still remains. German Journalist Esther Blank looks at the Games 2000 in Sydney and reflects on insights gained how to tr...

On 16 and 18 August, friends of classical music and opera in Melbourne are given the unique chance to witness two compositions of two German giants: Beethoven's 6th symphony, and Wagner's Walküre, Act 1. An interview.

Dr Helmut Boeck is the new Austrian ambassador in Canberra. Sabrina Frangos met him during his inaugural visit to Melbourne.

Dr Gerald Kuchling is an Austrian-born expert on turtles. He's one of only a handful of peers who can determine the gender of a turtle. SBS correspondent Sindi Montero reports from Perth.