Kizzy was made into a TV drama by the BBC in 1976
Image via Wikipedia I just discovered that Rumer Godden‘s story for children, The Diddakoi, was actually made into a TV drama by the BBC in 1976. If you go to this page, and scroll down, you can see some pictures from the original series. I have been trying to find a video or a DVD [...]
Aborigines not getting the houses they were promised
Image by digitalreflections via Flickr According to the BBC, A report into an ambitious housing scheme for Australia‘s Aboriginals has found that not one dwelling has been built in the year since it began. The project aims to construct 750 homes in the Northern Territory and refurbish hundreds of others.Officials blamed “administration problems” for the [...]
Gypsy children beg and thieve
This BBC news report tells about how Gypsy gangs use children to beg and steal money: How Gypsy gangs use child thieves It appears to be true. It is unfortunate because a common stereotype of Gypsies is as thieves. Here, for example, is part of the Wikipedia entry on Romani: Many fictional depictions of the [...]
Aborigines in the news
Image by Rusty Stewart via Flickr The BBC writes that a report has come out in Australia about Aboriginal social and economic trends. The report is not good: The report measured 50 key indicators of disadvantage, and found that there has been no improvement in 80% of them. There have been no gains, for instance, [...]
More than 1,200 people have contracted swine flu in Australia
More than 1,200 people have contracted swine flu in Australia – although no-one has died from it yet. Read the whole report from the BBC. The large numbers of people infected with the virus may mean the WHO will label the infection a pandemic. What does pandemic mean? It means “global”. The origin of the [...]
Thousands flee Australia floods
From the BBC news website: Torrential rains and strong winds have left at least two people dead and forced thousands from their homes on Australia’s east coast, officials say. Large areas of New South Wales and Queensland have been declared disaster zones. As many as 20,000 people have been cut off by the floodwaters. The [...]
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