Oxfam normally works in the international aid area but since last year they have been helping the small Aboriginal community of Narrajin, south of Perth, grapple with tragically high suicide statistics. They are now calling on the WA government to continue that support by funding services within rather than outside the community. Featured in story : James Ensor from Oxfam and Aboriginal psychologist Darrell Henry .

If Rudd’s stimulus package gets the nod from The Senate, many Australians will be keen to make the calls to get their free insulation and to retro-fit their homes with solar panels. But how quickly can it all happen? Catherine Zengerer speaks to Wilhelm Harnische, CEO of The Master Builders Association of Australia, and Adrian Ferraretto, Managing Director of Solar Shop Australia.

It's been a long time coming but this week the Kenbi or Cox Peninsula land claim, close to Darwin, was finally resolved. The Northern Land Council's Kym Hill says it will mean some fishing restrictions and probably some new Larrakia tourist enterprises.

Australia is one of the last habitats left for the endangered dugong and several species of marine turtles. However Indigenous groups in the country’s north are working in partnership with local communities, researchers and government agencies to ensure their survival. The work of some of these groups is featured in a new DVD called “Message Disk”, produced as part of a campaign by the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA). CEO, Joe Morrison explained to The Wire what the biggest threats to the dugong and sea turtles are right now…

One day Author Andrew D. Blechman’s neighbours went on holiday to Florida …. And they never came back. They had discovered “The Villages” – the largest retirement community in the world. Twice the size of Manhattan, with a population of 100,000, three dozen golf courses and swimming pools, and subsidised beer served in fake downtown bars designed by entertainment specialists from Universal studios. The only thing missing from this “Geritopia” …is children….. Catherine Zengerer talks to Andrew D Blechman about his new book : "Leisureville: Adventures in a world without children" published by The University of Queensland press. She starts by asking what these communities without kids are like…