A rare affliction affecting around fifty percent of the population of Groote Eylandt in Arnhem Land, is stretching health and housing in the remote location. Machado-Joseph disease is a rare genetic condition, leaving sufferers in wheelchairs and dependant on others for daily needs, placing an enormous burden on family members and housing. Video journalist Leah Craven travelled to Groote Eylandt to investigate the illness and how the lack of housing is exacerbating its impact.

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With Australia a country built by refugees and migrants, how do former refugees now settled in the country think the current groups of people arriving by boat should be handled? Peggy Giakoumelos reports.

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In this podcast: ** Renewed calls for compensation for the stolen generations. ** Can racism make you sick? ** What Australia's original boatpeople think of the latest wave of asylum seekers. ** We'll preview all this weekend's A-League action.

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**With more hot weather on the way, how are the survivors of Black Saturday coping? ** Calls for the formation of an Aboriginal political party. ** We take a closer look at proposed changes to the skilled migration program. ** Attila Mosonyi joins us to talk through the qualifiers for the World Cup.

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In this Podcast: **How well is Australia managing its skilled migration program? ** A program in Port Augusta, encouraging Aboriginal men to stop looking at parenting as &uot;women's business&uot; and be better fathers. ** We join an Australian as he prepares to make the Hajj pilgrimage.

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In this podcast: The government has said sorry, but the pain remains for those abused in state care. We take an in-depth look at the apology and its ramifications. ** New priorities for Indigenous road safety. ** The Sri Lankan government plans to spruik for tourists...but is it sustainable?

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Prime Minister Kevin has formally apologised to about 500,000 people who were placed in institutions or foster care between 1930 and 1970. They included about 7000 people who were sent to Australia from Britain and Malta as unaccompanied children. Marlene Galea looks at how one Maltese family was affected. (Photo courtesy of State Library of Western Australia)

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In this Podcast: **Children abused while in institutionalised care prepare to hear the Prime Minister's apology. **Refugee advocates raise serious doubts about the Opposition's immigration policy ** An alleged Nazi war criminal living in Perth faces extradition to Hungary.

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As the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gets set to apologise to Australians who survived childhood abuse while in care, the day will also draw attention to another group of forgotten Australians, their mothers. Peggy Giakoumelos has more.

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Earlier this year, the federal government announced it was cutting Australia's permanent skilled migration program because of the Global Financial Crisis. The government said it wanted to help people already in Australia to win the dwindling number of new jobs. At the same time, the government said it would still allow in migrants with skills listed as being in short supply. But serious questions were already being asked about the effectiveness of that part of the program. And according to inquiries by SBS Radio, there are plenty of examples to show in many cases, it had been resulting in heartache and disappointment since well before the economic downturn. Kristina Kukolja, with Part 1 of a two-part report.

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On January 1, the federal government will introduce changes to requirements for people wanting to migrate to Australia under the General Skilled Migration Program. The major change will be the introduction of a so-called JobReady Test, designed to ensure that new migrants will be able to gain employment in their area of skills and knowledge. The federal government announced plans for the JobReady Test last September. Kristina Kukolja, with Part 2 of a two-part report.

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The federal government has paved the way for Hungarian authorities to extradite an alleged Nazi war criminal who's been living in Perth, to face trial in his homeland. 88 year-old Charles Zentai - a former member of the Hungarian army during the Second World War - has been fighting against his extradition for four years, including on the basis of ill-health. Mr Zentai has been charged with playing a role in the torture and murder of a Jewish teenager in Hungary 65 years ago. He is the first person to be extradited from Australia for an alleged war crime The Australia-Israel Jewish Affairs Council's spokesman, Colin Rubenstein told Caroline Davey that the Jewish community in Australia has welcomed the government's decision.

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Participants in a series of forums examining ways to enhance business profits and the effectiveness of organisations have heard that social networking is a crucial part of it. One of the speakers at the Future Forum - held in Sydeny and Melbourne and later this month in Brisbane - says engaging with potential or actual customers online requires it to be interactive. Social media consultant, David Birley, says static websites and one-way communication are no longer good enough, and there needs to be the chance for customer feedback. He says businesses also need to offer genuine help to clients, not just nakedly chase after a sale. But, David Birley told Caroline Davey that before investing in social networking tools, a business first needs to have a clear plan and objective. NOTE: Brisbane's Future Forum is on Thursday 26 November at the Hilton

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China has offered African nations 10-billion dollars in low-interest development loans over the next three years. The move will increase influence that's already given Beijing wide access to oil and minerals across the continent. Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao made the pledge at a China-Africa summit in Egypt. Our Beijing-based correspondent Douglas Bakshian reports on the extent of Chinese involvement in Africa and why it's set to grow. He spoke with Caroline Davey.

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In this podcast with Caroline Davey, ** some of the Tamils on customs ship in Indonesian waters accept Australia's deal to disembark ** US President Barack Obama heads to Asia - but will it achieve anything? And, ** We preview this weekend's Socceroos clash with Oman.

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