SBS World View program Episodes - | Living Black: Machado-Joseph Disease | 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. | Get at Short URL | Download Living Black: Machado-Joseph Disease | Play in Popup.
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| The pitfalls of independent skilled migration: Part 1 | 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. | Get at Short URL | Download The pitfalls of independent skilled migration: Part 1 | Play in Popup.
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| Giving alleged war criminal chance to clear his name: Jewish group | 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. | Get at Short URL | Download Giving alleged war criminal chance to clear his name: Jewish group | Play in Popup.
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| 21stC business bottom line: interactive feedback online | 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 | Get at Short URL | Download 21stC business bottom line: interactive feedback online | Play in Popup.
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