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Kerry Lonergan interviews Dr David Suzuki on his latest book. The plight of the Snowy River has been thrown into the public arena following last year's surprising Victorian election.

Aborigines do not have sea rights under Australia�s native title laws but a case being heard in the Narooma Local Court on the New South Wales south coast could really test that law. Eleven south coast Aborigines are challenging state fisheries legislation, claiming it denies them the right to exercise their traditional religious beliefs.

Growing calls for stricter animal welfare laws presents a difficult challenge for Australia's livestock producers. While many Australian farmers argue they have the highest standards of welfare in the world, animal rights groups say that is still not enough. In fact, during a recent visit to Australia, America's most famous animal rights lawyer called for an ending of the legal exemptions against cruelty that are presently provided to most of Australia's intensive livestock industries.

ABC Reporter, Siobhan Barry discusses the recent floods in Karumba and Normanton. Anne Kruger asks Siobhan for her first hand account about how the flood affected folk in Queensland's Gulf are coping.