Lucie Cutting

Radio Producer and Presenter at ABC Hobart

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Tasmania's 29-day debate in 1996 set a Guinness World Record that still stands

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Peter Edward's has 'vivid' memories of Rostrum Clubs of Tasmania and the community breaking the world record for the longest marathon debate. In November 1996 Peter Edwards and fellow Rostrum member, Dave Asten, were involved in a mammoth effort to break the world record for the longest marathon debate. The non-stop debate lasted over 29 days and involved 725 people who came from all parts of Tasmania to participate.
TV show Adolescence is confronting, but there's lessons to be learned

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting |Tamlyn Neck

A new series on streaming giant Netflix is sparking conversations about youth culture, misogyny and online communication. Called Adolescence, the four-part British crime drama follows the story of Jamie, a 13-year-old British boy who commits a terrible crime against a classmate that results in her death. As the story unfolds, the audience learns the role online communication and social media has played in Jamie's actions, both as something he consumes and uses to speak with classmates.
High in protein and a natural dye, surprising facts about wattles - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

What do you know about wattles? There are many species and subspecies of wattle found in Australia and the species is known for its bright flowers and resilient nature. But there's much more to wattles than meets the eye. Wattles are a type of pea, and some species of wattle have a seed that can be used as a substitute for coffee (without the caffeine). The tannins in some species make wattle a fantastic tree for creating natural dyes. The species has also traditionally been used for fishing.
Why Florian packed five bags and started cycling the globe - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Florian Berg started cycling in his home country of Germany a year ago and he hasn't really stopped since. Florian has already cycled through Europe, Asian and mainland Australia. Tasmanian had never been part of the plan, but with a few extra days up his sleeve, he made "the best decision" by visiting the state. "Tassie is the whole good of Australia, just compressed and dense into one island," Florian said.
Local production Moonbird scores international premiere - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

A production set in the Furneaux Group of Islands on Big Dog Island will have its international premiere in France this week. Moonbird is the first ever Tasmanian production to be selected for the festival Series Mania. The series explores the barriers between a father and son as they try to reconnect through the traditional practice of mutton birding. It's a co-production between Kutikina Productions and Sheoak Films.
Explorer Eric Philips prepares for spaceflight this month

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Australian explorer Eric Philips is reaching the final stages of preparation for the first ever human spaceflight between Earth's polar regions. Mr Philips has undergone months of training in preparation for the SpaceX flight. He is an Arctic and Antarctic explorer and former long-time Tasmanian resident, but learning spaceflight has been a steep learning curve for the excited crew member.
Under Bass Strait's surface lies a vast land humans once called home

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting |Sharon Gordon

The mountain peaks of a landscape now under water is all that remains visible of a vast and resource-rich land that once connected Tasmania to mainland Australia. Up until approximately 10,000–8,000 years ago, the Furneaux Group of Islands and King Island in Bass Strait, as they are now known, would have been a mountain range in a surrounding plain. Humans, wombats, emus and large kangaroos are thought to have lived in the area informally known as the Bass or Bassian Plain.
Hansard recording Tasmanian parliament initially dismissed as 'stupid'

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

When Tasmanian politicians were debating whether to abolish the death penalty in the late 1960s, the state's then-deputy premier made what has been described as one of the greatest speeches ever given in an Australian parliament. But there's no record of it. Roy Fagan's rousing speech at a critical juncture in the state's history came at a time before a verbatim parliamentary recording system, known as Hansard, existed in Tasmania.
Learning about 1980s journalism from ABC series The Newsreader? Journalist Helene Chung Martin lived it

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

Helene Chung Martin was the first non-white journalist employed by ABC, working in Hobart in the 1970s and later becoming a foreign correspondent reporting from Beijing. Ms Chung Martin worked in Beijing from the early 80s but returned to report on the pro-democracy movement and reported from Tiananmen Square during the movement and in the lead up to the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Bush-food garden marks return to 'natural ways' at Piyura Kitina/Risdon Cove

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Lucie Cutting

At Piyura Kitina/Risdon Cove on the eastern shore of the River Derwent in Hobart freshly dug soil represents the beginnings of a project that will see a return to old ways for the Tasmanian Aboriginal community using the space. It is the first step in creating a large bush-food garden teeming with edible ground cover, vines, and larger shrubs. The garden is to be used by Tasmanian Aboriginal-owned food business Palawa Kipli to harvest produce and provide bush-food tours.