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Interest rate cut won't make us spend more, say mortgage holders

Brad and Kate are among the one third of Australians with a mortgage who win from a cut in interest rates. But the couple say it will not see them spend more.

A man and woman stand outside their two storey house.

Source: 7.30/Topic: Business, Economics and Finance

Listening to the songs of trees

Biologist David George Haskell on how he discovered the unique songs of trees, and the way they interconnect.

Duration: 52 minutes 6 seconds

Source: ABC Radio/Topic: Environment

This one thing will influence your risk of coronavirus more than any other

The global fight against coronavirus is dependent on the health systems available to the worst-cared-for person in your society.

A man wearing a face mask pushes a woman on a wheelchair in Wuhan.

Source: ABC News/Topic: Disease Control

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What does it take to be a Justice of the Peace?

Their title suggests that they belong to a league of super heroes, yet they exert their power through a pen and a stamp.

Duration: 9 minutes 13 seconds

Source: ABC Radio/Topic: Governance

Saving for a dry day: Could 'water banking' guard us against future drought?

Australia should prepare now for dry times ahead by 'banking' its water underground, experts say. This is how that would work — and why it's so important to get right.

A wall of reddish rock with a stream of water in its middle, leading to a deep, aqua-coloured pool of shiny water.

Source: ABC Radio National/Topic: Water Management

Pets have been traumatised by bushfires

Jennifer Nixon's dogs have become stressed and anxious after a bushfire burned close to her home in Tasmania's Huon Valley in 2019.

A dachshund beagle dog sitting on a couch.

Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds

Source: ABC Radio/Topic: Animal Welfare

Queensland rangers go fishing for rogue crocs — with drones

Queensland Parks and Wildlife rangers are taking to the skies with their latest weapon in the fight against problem crocodiles.

Source: ABC Far North/Topic: Environmental Management

The coronavirus questions you've been asking Google, answered

The novel coronavirus has dominated global headlines and closed borders, and Australians are turning to the internet for answers.

Source: ABC Science/Topic: Health

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Griff's Great Australian Rail Trip – Series 1 Episode 6 Uluru to Adelaide Find What Makes Australia Extraordinary

After falling 12,000 feet from the sky for a unique view of Uluru Griff reboards the Ghan headed South through the opal town of Coober Pedy and the extraordinary lands around Adelaide and the Barossa. (Final)

Duration: 47 minutes 12 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: DOCUMENTARY

Back Roads – Series 5 Episode 1 Glen Helen Ride

Back Roads returns with an epic journey in the Northern Territory, from one of the world's most remote cattle stations to some of the most spectacular landscapes in the heart of Australia.

Duration: 28 minutes 2 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: LIFESTYLE

Foreign Correspondent – Series 2020 Tourist Mecca

Sam Hawley gains rare access to the reclusive kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it begins a campaign to become a tourist destination. But is the notoriously repressive, brutal regime ready to open itself up to the outside world?

Duration: 31 minutes 35 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: ABC NEWS

Australian Story – Series 2020 Making His Mark

When Marlion Pickett took to the field in the 2019 AFL Grand Final, it set the scene for one of the most heart-warming moments in sporting history. Follow the father of four's journey from three years in jail to AFL debut.

Duration: 30 minutes 7 seconds

Source: iview/Topic: DOCUMENTARY

Moments in History

River Valley Civilizations

A close look at how we moved from simple nomadic lifestyles to create flourishing river valley civilizations across Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Indus Valley and China.