Security in the Harbour City is tight, as world leaders jet in for the APEC Summit. US President George W Bush arrives tonight... and today, New South Wales police appealed to the Supreme Court to stop a protest organised by the Stop Bush Coalition. Organisers intend to march down Martin Place in Sydney's CBD on Saturday. The court has adjourned it's decision til tomorrow morning. Police say the protest, in an APEC declared area, poses a security risk - something which the organisers strongly deny. This afternon, I spoke with Anna Samson from the Stop Bush Coalition, and she explained what lead to the Supreme Court hearing today.

Continuing with our coverage of the APEC summit, as we know protestors are using the event to highlight their concerns on many issues, including the ongoing bloodshed in Iraq and the refusal of the Coalition forces to withdraw from what has become all but a civil war. US marine, Matt Howard, was sent to the Middle East in January 2003 in the lead up to the invasion. And today he addressed journalists about the reasons why he has traveled to Australia today to protest President George Bush’s visit to the summit. As he explains, he became disillusioned with the war early on during his first tour of duty in Iraq. Here’s his take on the ongoing war and why President George Bush should be held to account for his decision to invade Iraq.

Businessman and human rights activist Ian Melrose has thrown half a million dollars of his own funds behind an ad campaign aiming to highlight inherent contradictions in the War on Terror. The ads point out that while fighting terror in the Middle East, the USA and Australia have continued to supply weapons to the Indonesian military, which the ads suggest has itself acted like a terrorist organisation. While President Indonesian Susilo Bambang maintains his government is serious about reforming the military, critics say the small number of people prosecuted for war crimes proves this isn’t the case. Ian Melrose wants to throw a spotlight on the deaths of one hundred and eighty three thousand East Timorese people under the Indonesian occupation and the an estimated one hundred thousand deaths in West Papua. He’s speaking here about his hopes for the campaign.

Everyones got super, so you might as well invest it in companies that are ethical. At least thats what a lot of people think, with ethical investing estimated at $11.98 billion at the end of the 2006 financial year. But is your super fund actually ethical? A Choice report this week highlighted the widespread inclusion of uranium mining companies in ethical funds. Choice spokesperson Christopher Zinn is calling for the industry to define the terms "ethical" "sustainable" and "corporate social responsibility"; and urging investors to check the fine print.

NSW Minister Verity Firth of the Climate Change, Environment and Water Department released a report on the detrimental effects of introduced species on the State’s native wildlife, further reinforcing concerns that Australia’s native flora and fauna are being threatened by the destructive newcomers. With feral cats and foxes leading the pack as the nation’s worst killers, the Wildlife Protection Association of Australia fears that many of our native animals and plants are well on their way to extinction. The Wire has the report.