What's Up Skip? (3CR, Melbourne)

By Kate Elliott

Nothing says ‘Australia’ like the kangaroo. From the 1960’s TV
sensation Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, the green & gold Made in
Australia logo and the Qantas flying kangaroo to indigenous
dreamtime mythology.

The kangaroo is an icon that crosses generations and
cultures.

You possibly even have a few kangaroo embossed dollar coins
jangling around in your pocket to pay for your morning
coffee.

The kangaroo is everywhere.

And yet, when was the last time you actually saw a real-life
bounder; a mob of Australian kangaroos.

What's up Skip? is a radio feature that asks what is it like to be
an Australian kangaroo – both loved and labelled a pest in your own
homeland.

The program examines our relationship with the kangaroo and
questions how our attitudes towards this native animal have shaped
government policy, industry practices and media
representation.

Have we all, too readily, sung along with the commercial industry's
catchy tune of kangaroo meat being 'humane, necessary and
sustainable’?

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