At least 14 people have been killed in the latest wave of violence in Sri Lanka, when a Tamil suicide bomber blew himself up just south of the capital Colombo. About 70,000 people have died in the Sri Lankan war which has been raging for over two decades Paul O’Callaghan is the Executive Director of the Australian council for international development and he thinks the Australian government is not doing enough to put an end to the conflict. He spoke to Catherine Zengerer

Thirty one shipping containers full of the explosive ammonium nitrate went missing in the stormy seas off the east coast last night. The containers broke loose from a Hong Kong owned vessel carrying cargo from Newcastle to Brisbane . Assistant National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia, Mick Doleman says the incident shows the need to get Australian owned and manned ships back on domestic routes.

The first in a series of National Indigenous Workshops was held in Adelaide today. The workshops will be rolled out across the country, gathering together 100 prominent Indigenous men and women, in equal numbers and from a wide range of ages and communities, to discuss the possibility of putting together a new National Indigenous Representative Body. So how will this body be different to the now defunct ATSIC? Catherine Zengerer put this question to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma. Also featured in story, former ATSIC Commissioner, Klynton Wanganeen and Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin.

Australia's old growth forests are disappearing. A new coffee table book called "Old Growth - Australia's Remaining Ancient Forests", published by Hardy Grant Books, is a photographic record of the areas that remain. Editor and photographer of the book, Peter McConchie explains to Annie Hastwell just how close Australia is to losing these natural wonders.

South African Judge, Justice Richard Goldstone is an international war crimes prosecutor and human rights campaigner. He is best known for helping his country make the transition from Apartheid to democratic government. He told Catherine Zengerer how the Truth and Reconcilation Committee in South Africa was a wonderful way to bring black and white together.