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For those who missed our show on the 14th of July this year here is our SYNcast (podcast) for you to listen to and tell your family and friends about!
 
Its really cool so check it out now!
 
Thank you to our special guests Katie and Janet for telling us heaps about Child Trafficking.
 
Please comment bellow in the awesomely cool comment section and tell us what you think about Child Trafficking. If you have any questions we would love to answer them. Make sure your comments aren't offesive and don't go off topic thanks

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MAD 40738.500046 SYNFM Thu 14 Jul 2011 12;00 pm podcasted.mp3

Florence talked to Indonesian writer Lela McGregor about her latest musical for children called "The Balinese Princess and the Funky Monkey".  This musical deals with the themes of grief and the celebration of life and death in Indonesian culture. 

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Interview with Lela McGregor- The Balinese Princess Final.mp3

The Rudd Government's recently passed paid maternity leave scheme will provide working parents with minimum wage entitlements for the first eighteen weeks after the birth of their child. In a surprising move, the Opposition is calling for more funding and wants big business to foot the bill.

Beau Donelly reports. 

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Maternity Leave - SYNcast.mp3

Are kids too often exposed to songs, TV shows and movies that are too risque for their age? How much do tots and kids pick up from their increased saturation in the media?

Emma Buckley Lennox reports.

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Kids and sex.mp3

When Michael was 17, after living in a string of different homes and facing mental health issues, he met foster carer Greg, who's now both his father figure and best friend. "If I didn't have him, I'd be out on the streets or even dead," he says.

There are over 6000 kids in need of foster care in Victoria alone - often coming from broken homes with histories of domestic violence and drug and alcohol abuse.

Beau Donelly reports.

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Foster care - SYNcast.mp3

Is Australia becoming a Nanny State?

Panorama looks at at the push to ban porn magazines from the newsagents and to legislate junk food advertising.

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Nanny State - SYNcast.mp3