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U.S. Industries Are Taking A Massive Toll During The Coronavirus Pandemic

The pandemic has devastated the job markets across the U.S. The April jobs report reveals the massive toll the crisis took on industries — from restaurants and retail to health care and automotive.




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Australia Maintains Status Quo

Australia's central bank maintained its interest rate and the target yield on three-year government bonds as economy experiences severe downturn after measures taken to stem the spread of coronavirus, or Covid-19. At the monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia board kept its interest rate at a record low 0.25 percent.




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Australian Market Advances

The Australian stock market is advancing on Friday after two days of losses following the positive cues overnight from Wall Street on upbeat corporate earnings results amid continued optimism about easing COVID-19 restrictions.




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Australian Market Extends Losses

The Australian stock market is modestly lower on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session following the mixed cues overnight from Wall Street and the fall in commodity prices. Data showing that Australia's services sector continued to struggle in April due to pandemic-related closures and restricted activity also dampened sentiment.




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Australia's GDP To Decline Most On Record: RBA

The Australian economy is set to log its biggest contraction in the history due to the coronavirus, or Covid-19, pandemic, the Reserve Bank of Australia said Friday. In its quarterly statement on monetary policy, the central bank said gross domestic product is expected to contract around 10 percent over the first half of 2020, mostly concentrated in the June quarter.




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Amended: Finland Industrial Production Rises For Second Month

Finland's industrial production rose for the second straight month in March, figures from Statistics Finland showed on Friday.




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Spain Industrial Output Declines At Fastest Pace Since 2017

Spain's industrial production declined at the fastest pace in nearly three years in March, data from the statistical office INE showed Friday.




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Austria Trade Deficit Narrows In February

Austria's trade deficit decreased in February, as exports and imports declined, data from the Statistics Austria showed on Friday.




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Norway Industrial Production Rises Faster

Norway's industrial production grew at a faster pace in March, figures from Statistics Norway showed on Friday.




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Austria Wholesale Prices Decline Most Since September 2009

Austria's wholesale prices fell at the fastest pace in over ten-and-a-half years in April, data from Statistics Austria showed on Thursday.




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VIENNA JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA: Musical Journey Across Austria (A) (NTSC) (753008)




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VIENNA JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA: Musical Journey Across Austria (A) (Blu-ray, HD) (753104)




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Neglecting nursing homes, COVID-19 and the fashion industry, Marc Maron, Sarah Kurchak, I Podius and more

Activist who said nursing homes were dangerous says COVID-19 proves them right; the pandemic upends the fashion industry; Marc Maron on politics, self-doubt and his new comedy special; Sarah Kurchak on her new memoir about living with autism; John Hodgman and Elliott Kalan on their I, Claudius-inspired podcast and more.



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From lab-grown meat to molecular coffee: How tech is disrupting the food industry

With plant-based burgers, bean-free coffee and the proliferation of insect farms, experts say alternative foods are on the verge of upending the traditional agriculture and livestock industries.




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Ellen Page expresses frustration with 'absolutely horrifying' environmental racism in N.S.

In a new doc, the Canadian actress takes a searing look at injustices in her home province.




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Jan 11 — Fires in Australia, cuttlefish watch 3D movies, coal pollution harms crops, and more…

Fossils show ancient parenting, first evidence of cooked vegetables, and why so much poop?



  • Radio/Quirks & Quarks

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Why it's hard to find a Burger King in Australia

Companies often change valuable brand names when expanding to other countries. Sometimes the reason is a language issue. But other times, the reasons are far more interesting.



  • Radio/Under the Influence

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How social media has influenced the wedding industry

There was a time when the only weddings we saw were the ones we attended. But in today’s social media world, we see thousands of weddings, from every imaginable angle.



  • Radio/Under the Influence

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Oil prices; Russian insights; Robert Hope and Australian intelligence

In the last few years, the renewable industry has been going from strength to strength. However 2020 might see that end. So what needs to be done to sustain the industry and protect Australia's electricity prices from the whims of the oil controllers?




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Higher education catches the virus; India and Australia's stymied relationship; The Pick - books, film and audio

Even as universities scramble to stay alive, there is no lifeline from the government. What's gone wrong?




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Were Australian lockdowns worth it?

On today's show: * Were the lockdowns worth it? * Why is the tracing app critical time set to 15 minutes? * When is it likely that we will be able to travel interstate again?




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Passion, Patience and Patronage: 30 years of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra




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The Sounds of Australia




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The story behind a pioneering Australian book




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Number of Australians on JobSeeker to hit 1.7 million by September

The number of Australians receiving unemployment benefits has jumped by more than half a million people in two months, as coronavirus continues to cripple the economy.




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Time to remove the doona - Australians granted restrictions 'early mark'

The Prime Minister says coronavirus restrictions could be eased earlier than expected, announcing the National Cabinet would give Australia an "early mark" and look at a plan next week.




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Govt gives businesses industry-specific guidelines on how to continue in "COVID-safe" manner

The Government has updated the SafeWork Australia website with industry-specific guidelines for businesses to re-open and carry on in a "COVID-safe" manner.




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What does Australia need to do before creating trans-Tasman bubble?

Australia's National Cabinet was joined by the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to discuss the possibility of a trans-Tasman travel 'bubble' - but what do we need to be sure of before that can become a reality?




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Will our arts industry have the same support it had pre-COVID?

Australia's $15 billion arts industry has been smashed apart by the restrictions put in place to tackle coronavirus, so when restrictions do finally lift, will our arts industry have the same support?



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Research Filter: Seal comes off second best after fight with Australian ghostshark

Extensive medical scanning of a seal found at Cape Conran on the Victorian east coast has revealed not one, but six fish spines embedded in the seal's face after the fight of its life.




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Singapore’s coronavirus advice to Australia, and Max Hastings on the Dambusters

Hear from the chair of Infection Control at the National University Hospital in Singapore, who says home isolation is impossible to enforce, and everyone who tests positive for coronavirus should be isolated in hospitals or in designated hotels until they recover. Plus, veteran British historian Max Hastings discusses his new history of the World War Two Dambusters raid.




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Duterte's coronavirus response, plus Australian PMs and power

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told the army to shoot to kill anyone who violates strict COVID-19 lockdowns. Has he gone too far, or is this just more of the strong-man machismo that made him so popular? We talk to Sheila Coronel, Professor of Investigative Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School. Also, why don't Australian prime ministers leave quietly? Australia has had 30 prime ministers since its Federation in 1901. According to political historian Norman Abjorensen they all have one thing in common: a marked reluctance to relinquish power.




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Is the Swedish model a death sentence? And, does Australia need a post-Covid economic partnership with the US, Japan and India?

Sweden's virus experiment: death sentence, or a way forward?




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Survival across the ditch: Kiwis in Australia

We make it easy for New Zealanders to work in Australia but not so easy for them to survive in times of personal crisis. Four Kiwis tell their stories of falling between the cracks.




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270km flights to buy bread, $15,000 shopping bills are just facts of life on a remote Australian cattle station

Flying a light plane to pick up bread from the local bakery is not something most Australians can relate to, but it is the unique reality for some who call Central Australia home.




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Outback droving families dying out as younger generations leave industry

Generations of droving families have been running cattle through outback Queensland, but that could soon end as young people leave the regions in search of other opportunities.





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Rural towns get creative as young families chase the great Australian dream

While capital cities struggle to handle their swelling populations, country towns are still crying out for more people.




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Meet the Western Australians who took on the Mongol Derby, the world's toughest horse race

Imagine navigating a 1,000km journey across the vast Mongolian wilderness atop a feisty horse, racing 40 others to finish first.




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Coal industry in crisis as takeover of Collie's Griffin Coal looms, MP warns

One of WA's biggest electricity generators is making moves to ensure it has the power to take control of a loss-making coal mine, sparking fears for jobs and energy security.




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Dane Greenstreet serving in the Australian Army for almost 17 years before being medically discharged.




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Older Australians 'dying' waiting for home-care packages, advocates say

Joan Webb has already been approved for a government-subsidised home-care package. At 93 years of age, she's now facing an 18-month wait. She's not alone.




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Aurora Australis visible from Tasmania leaves southern lights chasers in awe

Aurora chasers around Tasmania are treated to a spectacular display of the southern lights in conditions described as "just perfect".




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Tasmanian miners hold out hope for brighter future as technology industry grows

Politicians bearing promises have disappointed many miners in Tasmania's wild west in recent times, but increasing demand for metals for electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels is now driving more exploration.





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Inside the working farm that inspired the father of Australian colonial art, John Glover

When Carol Westmore bought a farm near Launceston 15 years ago, she inadvertently embarked on a mammoth heritage-restoration project.




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A distinctly Australian industry?

Eucalyptus oil production sounds like a distinctly Australian industry. While we once where the dominant player in the market, we've long been outpriced by cheap imports. Laura Poole reports that families, with a long history in this old art, are trying to keep up local production.




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Dermatology clinic 'gutted' by fire in Australian Medical Association building

Police investigate two fires in North Adelaide early this morning, including one which spread through the state branch office of the national doctors' union, causing up to $2 million damage.




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Magic symbols from Australian history's 'forgotten chapter' uncovered in Victoria

From Ireland's heartland to coastal Victoria, Australian convicts brought with them magic and superstition. Their symbols are still being uncovered today.




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Australians are eating less bread overall, but artisanal varieties are on the rise

For William Jane, the decline in Australian bread consumption has seen his business boom. In the space of two years, he's gone from baking 12 loaves a day to 800.