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'Nothing else like this': Hot air balloons tow kayakers and boarders

During the Canberra Balloon Spectacular, pilot Justin Galbraith bounces the basket of his hot air balloon across the surface of Lake Burley Griffin and throws out a towline to pull along hundreds of kayakers and paddle-boarders in his wake. 
A man in a kayak holds onto a hot air balloon.
Duration: 54 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Outdoor Recreational Activities

Gillian died on her own terms, but advocates say others face barriers

Gillian White swam every day, even when she was sick with terminal cancer. When she could no longer swim, she decided the time was right to say farewell.
She sits on a white sand beach in a big hat with the ocean behind her

Source: ABC EsperanceTopic: Death and Dying

Chris Stapleton on songwriting, family and his first ever Australian tour

From duets with Taylor Swift to winning armfuls of Grammys, country star Chris Stapleton has done it all. As of this year, that includes visiting Australia.
Close up of country singer Chris Stapleton's face. He wears a wide brim hat and has a thick beard.

Source: ABC CountryTopic: Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Country shows at risk as volunteer organisers jump through 'endless hoops'

The tradition of the annual show is under threat according to organisers who say volunteers are burnt out by the long hours and reams of paperwork it takes to run them.
A laughing clowns game in sideshow alley.

Source: ABC South East NSWTopic: Volunteers

Why The Australian Way works

Author Andrew Low discusses his new book We Should Be So Lucky. It delves into the secrets behind Australia's remarkable success and why its relative prosperity and good living is not just luck.
Duration: 11 minutes 5 seconds

Source: ABC Radio NationalTopic: Community and Society

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Sub-zero temperatures can't cool an 'infectious' love for cricket

Cricket in the Snowy Mountains is being rejuvenated by a group of passionate and talented Indian and Pakistani players — even in the dead of winter.
A man holding a cricket ball out in front of him. It's a sunny day with clouds in the sky.
Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds

Source: ABC South East NSWTopic: Cricket

Encore: The making of Nazeem Hussain

Nazeem Hussain honed his comedy in Melbourne's suburbs in the 1990s. After his father left the family, his fearless mother taught Nazeem how to use humour to get bullies off his back. (R)          
Nazeem Hussain landscape
Duration: 52 minutes 30 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: TV Comedy

Making Australia's bookstores more diverse

They say "you can't be what you can't see", and growing up, two friends from Melbourne found it hard to find themselves in the books they read.
Duration: 3 minutes 35 seconds

Source: Listen

Growing Muslim community celebrates shire's first mosque

After once worshipping in a house, a growing Muslim community celebrates opening the first mosque in its shire where "anyone who wants to come" is welcome.
Two ladies in hijabs, one in lilac and the other in burgundy, smile for the camera.

Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Islam

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