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FORGOTTEN MALTESE - The Cilia story: 16.11.2009
Kevin Rudd has made an emotional apology to half a million people who faced abuse and neglect in Australian institutions between 1930 and 1970 - and child migrants. 310 Maltese children were sent to Australia between 1950 and 1965 - among them the Cilias - three brothers and three sisters.... this is their story.... a story of physical and sexual abuse... a lifetime of trauma. Report by Marlene Galea.
Photo courtesy of State Library of WA
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Economic Crisis - One year on: 12.10.2009
Australian Financial Consultant Sergio Bonnici and Maltese Economist Adrian Said talk with Marlene Galea about the economic crisis, the current situation and forecasts for the immediate future.
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Dying Rights: 5.10.2009
The decision by the WA Supreme Court ruling in favour of Christian Rossiter, allowing him to order the shut down of the feeding tube keeping him alive, attracted a mixed response from both pro-life and right-to-die advocates.
Following the recent death of Christian Rossiter, Marlene Galea discusses the ruling with Michael Caruana, Welfare Coordinator at the Maltese Centre and Doris Agius, a nurse in a residential facility.
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Child Abuse report - Dr V Borg: 28.9.2009
Dr Victoria Borg talks with Marlene Galea about a report into Child Abuse.
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Interpreting the Journalist - Int. with Anthony D Gatt: 14.9.2009
Maltese journalist Anthony D Gatt talks with Marlene Galea about journalism in a world where citizen journalism is on the rise. Anthony is currently reading for an Erasmus Mundus Masters in Journalism and Media within Globalization at the Universitiet von Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
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C Gillgren sails Pirate Alley: 31.8.2009
Piracy off the Somali coast has for years been a threat to international shipping. Christina Gillgren talks with Marlene Galea about her experiences sailing through Pirate Alley!
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Health reforms: Jeremy Sammut & Stephen Gatt : 7.8.2009
Following the publication of a Report by a National Commission
Jeremy Sammut a research fellow at the Centre of Independent
Studies published a study detailing which reforms were considered necessary for the health system to be improved. Prof Stephen Gatt comments on both the reforms proposed and Jeremy's input.
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Community Radios in Malta & Oz - strong past but what future?: 3.8.2009
Community radio stations in Malta and Australia have proven to be very popular in the past, but what kind of future is there for them? Marlene Galea talks with various community radio personalities in Malta and Victoria about the ever changing world of community broadcasting.
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Anti Bikie laws debate: 8.7.2009
Since March this year, following the clash between 2 bikie gangs at Sydney Airport, there has been calls for a national approach against bikie gangs. Marlene Galea talks with our correspondents in QLD, WA, SA and the ACT about how their respective State/Territory is tackling this issue.
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Racism in Australia: 2.7.2009
A decade long study on racism in Australia shows that while a majority of people support cultural diversity, many also believe that ethnic differences can pose a threat to social harmony. In this segment, persons connected to this report have their say, together with Mr. Mark Caruana, researcher on Maltese migration to Australia, and how racism affected the Maltese in the early days .
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