Nine To Noon for Wednesday 10 June 2009
09:05 WHO prepares to raise alert level for Swine Flu to Pandemic
Dick Thompson, spokesperson for the WHO.
09:20 Calls for the introduction of a capital gains tax amid increasing pressures on government tax revenue
John Whitehead, Treasury Secretary.
09:30 Shoes with GPS for people with Alzheimers
Andrew Carle, director, Assisted Living/Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University.
09:45 Australia correspondent Paul Barclay
10:05 Catherine (Cathy) Freeman - Australian sporting idol and international sensation
Australian 400m Gold Medalist 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Catherine Freeman, as she prefers to be called, has since retired from sport and set up a Foundation decicated to boosting the achievements of Aboriginal girls. She's also recently married.
10:30 Book Review with Emma Hart
The Hungry Ghosts by Anne Berry
Published by Blue Door
ISBN 9780007303397
10:45 Reading. Head In The Clouds - A Hartley Manners Story by Matthew O'Sullivan
(Part 3 of 5)
11:05 Music review with Marty Duda
Artist of the Week is Simon & Garfunkel
1. The Sounds Of Silence (3:06) - Simon & Garfunkel taken from 1964 album "Wednesday Morning, 3AM" (Columbia)
2. Mrs. Robinson (2:55) - Simon & Garfunkel taken from 2008 album
"Live 1969" (Columbia)
3. The Boxer (4:20) - Simon & Garfunkel taken from 2007 DVD "Saturday Night Live The Complete First Season" (Madman)
4. My Little Town (3:51) - Simon & Garfunkel taken from 1975 album
"Still Crazy After All These Years" (Columbia)
11:30 Law commentator Dean Knight
In light of the Richard Worth scandal Dean talks about the constitutional side of ministerial responsibility.
11:45 Film review with Graeme Tuckett
Graeme reviews the latest Terminator movie as well as Fugitive Pieces and JCVD - in which former action hero Jean Claude Van Damme plays himself as an out of work former action hero.