So called green jobs was the big ticket item at today’s ALP national conference – the first since they took government. Kevin Rudd’s main aim was to walk the fine line between appearing to be an economic conservative managing the economy in difficult times, but at the same time paving the way to move us to a green economy and address climate change. The $94 million dollar green jobs package announced today includes thirty thousand trainee and apprentice positions … all of whom will be trained up in green skills… There’ll also be a new Green Jobs Corps for young people to undertake a twenty six week environmental training program. It all sounds like good news for the environment and for jobs – but the Greens say it’s not enough if we don’t put in place strategies to move us away from our reliance on coal. So does the public buy the PM's image of managing the economy and the environment - and is it possible to do both? Featured in story: Contributing Editor to The Australian newspaper, Peter Van Onselen, and Greens Spokeswoman on Climate Change, Senator Christine Milne

2DayFM breakfast radio stars Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O caused a storm yesterday when they hooked a mother and her fourteen year old daughter up to a lie detector. The girl was asked questions about her sexual experiences live on air in return for free concert tickets to see Pink. The situation got out of hand very quickly which begs the question, when do radio stunts become abuse? Featured in story: Journalism ethics lecturer at the University of South Australia, Katrina McLachlan and ABC radio and television presenter Geraldine Doogue.

Social justice group 'Women for Justice' are raising awareness for Tamil women affected by civil war and suffering trauma from abuse at the hands of the Sri Lankan military. They say violent rapes, torture, prostitution rings, and the murder of Tamil women by the Sri Lankan military in so called concentration camps are a daily occurence. In this story VASUKI GUNA, who is part of the 'Women for Justice' Campaign talks about what she saw on a visit to Sri Lanka the apparent lack of international attention to what they beleive are horrific human rights abuses. Visit www.australiansfortaniljutice.com for more information.

When it comes to our DNA, who owns the right to it? Is it each individual person, or, the biomedical companies who are prepared to pay for them? Last week the Wire looked at the idea of gene patenting, that is, companies placing monopolies on certain genetic material for their exclusive use. But at what cost? Many argue the monopoly on gene patenting is stifling the progress for medical research. Featured in this story: DR GRAEME SUTHERS, Chair of the Genetics Advisory Committee of the College of Pathologists and DR LUIGI PALOMBI, Patent Lawyer.

Although only making up 1.7 per-cent of the Australian population, Muslims are a group regularly talked about and featured in the media, and not always in a positive or fair light. So what is it like today, not only being a Muslim, but a Muslim living in Australia? The Wire went to find out... Featured in report: Janine Evans, author of '2 Veil Or Not 2 Veil'; Kuranda Seyit, Executive Director Of The Forum On Australia's Islamic Relations.