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Australia's black swan are no longer the symbol of fidelity
Melbourne - August 2007
1. Various of black swans on lake
3. Swan being weighed, pan to Dr Raoul Mulder
4. Various of swan with cygnets
5. SOUNDBITE ( English ): Dr Raoul Mulder, Zoologist, University of Melbourne:
"Some females in the...
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Australia's Aboriginal community still faces a number of problems
1. Pan from ferry terminal to indigenous performers
2. Various of Aboriginal man playing the didgeridoo
3. Man in traditional Aboriginal outfit
4. Audience watching musical performance
5. Various of woman having her photo taken with...
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Indonesian FM says relations with Australia are in difficult phase
The Indonesian foreign minister on Tuesday said relations with Australia were still in "a difficult phase", following allegations last year that Canberra tapped the phones of the Indonesian leadership.
However, Marty Natalegawa said he...
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Giving up smoking really can make you put on weight
1. Various people smoking on street
2. Two people chatting
3. Man walking
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shane, Smoker
"I do, I do a little bit, just because it's really obvious when I gain any weight."
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lottie,...
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Gen Asmbly approves first convention protecting rights of world's disabled
1. Exterior of United Nations (UN) building
2. Interior of UN General Assembly
3. Two men in wheelchairs
4. UN General Assembly President, Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa UPSOUND: (English) "May I take it that the Assembly decided to...
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Inside Kew's restored Victorian glasshouse
LEADIN:
After being gutted in a thirty million pound restoration project, the Temperate House at London's world famous botanic gardens at Kew has reopened.
The grade one listed Victorian building had fallen...
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Australia 'united' with SKor over North's nuclear programme
Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne said on Friday that the country stands "united" with South Korea in combating what she referred to as North Korea's "unacceptable provocative and illegal behaviour" in their development of...
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Green roofs in Australia to tackle climate change
Melbourne - June 10th, 2008
1. Close up pumpkins on roof
2. Wide shot Katherine Wilson on roof top throwing pumpkin down to Geoff Wilson
3. Mid shot Geoff Wilson catching pumpkin
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Katherine Wilson, Green Roofs...
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BRUNEI:ASEAN:TALKS HELD BY AUSTRALIAN AND FRENCH FOREIGN MINSTERS
Eng/French/Nat
France and Australia met for talks Wednesday in Brunei as tension mounts between the two countries over the French decision to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific.
France was strongly attacked by Australia, New...
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TAHITI: PAPEETE: NUCLEAR TESTING: LATEST SITUATION
Eng/French/Nat
The President of French Polynesia has defended France's decision to resume underground nuclear testing saying the radioactivity created is negligible.
The government also denies that tourists are thinking twice about...
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UK PM hosts summit on climate change and the economy
Watford, outside London
1. Wide of Progressive Governance Conference start
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister:
"Look, what are we facing round the world at the moment? We are facing a global financial crisis...
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Foreign ministers Netherlands, Australia and Ukraine discuss MH17 salvage operation
Australian and Dutch diplomats joined forces to promote a plan for a UN team to secure the crash scene of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, which has been controlled by pro-Russian seperatists.
Australia's foreign minister Julie Bishop and...
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Asian stock markets have resumed their downward slide, with Japan's Nikkei index falling to a 26-year-low
HEADLINE: Asian markets continue to fall
CAPTION: Asian stock markets have resumed their downward slide, with Japan's Nikkei index falling to a 26-year-low. (Oct. 27)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
[Notes:various of Hong Kong exchange]
Across...
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TAHITI: TOURIST MINISTER ADMITS TOURISM HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY TESTS
Eng/French/Nat
The government in Tahiti is denying that tourists are staying away from French Polynesia because of France's decision to resume nuclear tests at Mururoa atoll.
Tahiti's Tourist Minister admits there have been some...
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WRAP Harry Potter fans queue up for last Potter book launch
1. People waiting in queue for Harry Potter books to arrive at Waterstone's bookstore on Piccadilly
2. Close of girl reading book
3. Medium of same girl in queue
4. Various of queue with people putting plastic ponchos on
5. Wide of...
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Young Iranians learn English to prepare for a life abroad
1. Wide of capital Tehran with the mountains in the background
2. Wide of the Zabansara Language School where IELTS candidates prepare themselves for the exam
3. Reza Habibi, an IELTS instructor walking toward his desk while greeting...
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Indonesia FM opens 11th Bali Democracy Forum
Indonesia's foreign minister Retno Marsudi has warned leaders in the Asia-Pacific region of the risk of young people losing interest in democracy.
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The World Health Organization tried to determine Sunday how to battle a deadly new strain of swine flu, holding teleconferences with staff and flu experts around the world as countries from New Zealand to France reported suspected cases.
HEADLINE: Swine flu fears prompt global quarantine plans
CAPTION: Countries planned quarantines, tightened rules on pork imports and tested airline passengers for fevers as global health officials tried Sunday to come up with uniform...
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US President addresses students at University of Queensland ahead of G20 summit
US President Barack Obama told an audience in Brisbane on Saturday that the United States, as a super power, has "unique responsibilities" in the international community.
Speaking at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Obama said...
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There is an outpouring of condolences across the scientific community after news that researchers and activists heading to an HIV/AIDS conference in Australia were on the Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine. (July 18)
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Researchers and activists heading to an AIDS conference in Australia were on the Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine, news that sparked an outpouring of grief across the scientific...
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Farmers claim to have created the world's finest wool from sheep
Sydney, 25th June, 2008
1. Pan inside wool store to wool bail
2. Focus pull from label to wool
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Murray Picker, Hillcreston Pinehill Partnership:
"We've been aiming to actually breed the finest bale of wool or the...
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MALAYSIA: ASEAN MEETING CONTINUES
English/Nat
The foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations stated their concern Friday over a series of speculative attacks that have pushed their currencies sharply lower in recent weeks.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers...
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Maori culture charms New Zealand visitors
The "haka" or traditional Maori dance is often people's first taste of New Zealand's indigenous culture.
Tours and cultural experiences are giving visitors to New Zealand a greater understanding of the history, culture and arts of the...