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media type="custom" key="26990276" Australian Broadcasting Corporation's [|Bush Telegraph] is broadcast Monday to Friday between 11am and noon on [|Radio National] and is available online via streaming audio and podcasts.

The program is presented by [|Cameron Wilson]. Each program features [|Rural News]. On Fridays the program explores the world of food, from its production to consumption and all the delicious bits in between. Of note is the program's [|message board]

[|Bush Telegraph] ranks highly on our global playlist as a great example of how radio tells stories that really matter. The program is a must-listen for those interested in sustainable practices, particularly in rural environments. While aimed at the domestic mob, the program makes great listening for travelers planning to visit Australia.

Quotes
The journey is more important than the destination because there is so much more inbetween. - Bill King, [|Bill King remembers his years as a tourism operator]

2013 http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bushtelegraph/how-best-to-slaughter-wilbur-101/5103080

Favorite Features
[|Scientists predict major changes to biodiversity] - CSIRO study shows that ecosystems we grew up with will be changed so much as a result of climate change that they will look, sound and smell completely different in years to come. The study is the first Australia-wide assessment of the magnitude of the ecological impact that climate change could have on biodiversity.

[|Life and Times in the Republic of Broken Hill] - A lot of the people in Broken Hill didn't think their stories were interesting enough. Often the quotes that were most beautiful were said when I was walking out the door. They didn't know the interesting parts of their own story.

[|Inquiry into biodiversity and climate change] - A federal parliamentary inquiry is examining the threats to biodiversity emerging from climate change particularly for nationally important ecosystems. The inquiry will engage more people in efforts to preserve Australia's diverse flora and fauna.

[|Bush Telegraph Celebrates Ten Years] - Presenters Michael Cathcart and Michael Mackenzie join forces with executive producer Margot Foster to reminisce about the first ten years of Bush Telegraph on Radio National.

__ [|SA government defends mining giant's use of underground water resource] __ - In one of his final acts as premier, Mike Rann struck a detailed agreement with BHP Billiton for expansion of its copper-uranium mine at Roxby Downs, 600 kilometres north of Adelaide. As part of that deal, BHP Billiton can increase its water use from the underground water supply - the Great Artesian Basin. But not everyone agrees with this use of ground water from what is is a shared national resource.

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