Security in East Timor is still not assured, even after the deployment of more than twelve hundred Australian troops to its capital. Military personel initially quelled violence but as they are in a non-combat role, they remain helpless to stop looting which has continued this week. East Timor, a former Portuguese colony, is over 90 per cent Catholic and the most prominent NGO operating amid the recent unrest is Caritas Australia, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development. Jay Maheswaran works for Caritas in East Timor and told The Wire what East Timor needs to move on.

Iran has been making the west nervous recently with their nuclear ambitions. In April they announced they had the technology to enrich Uranium, which the U.S. saw as a sign they were planning to develop nuclear weapons…Iran have insisted they have no such ambitions—and yesterday the U.S announced they would come to the negotiating table to discuss the issue…Foreign Affairs analyst Dr Michael McKinely, spoke to Rachna Subir Sen about the implications of this announcement.

The issue of drink-spiking is one that faces thousands of young Australians every time they go to a pub or nightclub. But what’s really being done about it? Ben Kelly reports. And if you have a drink spiking story of your own, and would like to take part in Melanie Jones' study, you can contact her at drinkspiking@hotmail.com

Australia's COMMERCIAL RADIO INDUSTRY has called on the Federal government to ban any new licences for general community radio stations. The lobby group says the government should only licence, new, specialised community stations like Aboriginal or ethnic broadcasters. Under the CRA plan stations similar to 3RRR in Melbourne, FBi in Sydney or 4ZZZ in Brisbane would be banned. The submission has angered the Community Broadcasting Association, which says the request is designed to stop competition. Mark Robinson asked the Association's General Manager BARRY MELVILLE for his reaction to the commercial radio suggestion.

Here’s a nightmare for shopaholics—how would you go for an entire year only making essential purchases – no impulse buying, no spending sprees. That’s the task American woman Judith Levine set herself a couple of years ago—and her experiences are detailed in her new book Not Buying It. Judith Levine spoke to Ela Smith about what triggered her drastic action.