Four young men were arrested yesterday for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on Sydney’s Holsworthy military barracks. Was this plot the work of dangerous, highly organised terrorists or has it been sensationalised to justify the ongoing war on terror? Featured in this story is Wayne Reynolds, Associate Professor in History at the University of Newcastle.

The domestic abuse legislation in South Australia is not up to scratch and Adelaide University students are taking a stand. In a visual display, thousands of clothes hung to the trees to represent the one in three women who will experience domestic violence and the one in five women who will suffer from sexual abuse. The day was about creating awareness and emphasising the importance of early education. Feartured in this report: Ashleigh Lustica, Adelaide University Student Representative Councillor, Graeme Ruwoldt, Councilling Supervisor at Domestic Violence Helpline and Lifeline, Rob Gerrie from ShineSA and an anonymous victim of domestic violence.

Australian Aid to East Timor is being swallowed up by consultants, study missions, reports and recommendations, according to East Timor’s President Jose Ramos Horta. Mr Horta has urged the Australian Government to review their policy on aid to East Timor; he even claims that poverty levels in Timor are on the rise despite billions in aid. Featured in story: Dr Tim Anderson from the independent aid watchdog AID/WATCH .

The debate surrounding climate change has, until now, focused on the merits or otherwise of the government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme for Australian businesses and the environment. Little attention has been given to the very real threat of climate change and its consequences; disease, poverty and displacement, faced by our Pacific neighbours. Island communities were today given the chance to voice their concerns about climate change at the annual Pacific Islands Forum. The Wire’s Hannah Chipperfield reports. Featured in this story: Andrew Hewett, Executive Director of Oxfam Australia; Pelenise Alofa Pilitati, a Kiribati businesswoman; Marstella Jack, an attorney from the Federated States of Micronesia; Greg Fry, director of International Affairs at the Australian National University.

Since last year, motorcycle gangs have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Following South Australia's lead, all states except Victoria and the ACT have passed anti-bikie laws. These laws mean that the basis of bikie culture, the motorcycle club, has become illegal. It's caused an outcry both inside and outside the motorcycle community and today bikies put their cause to an unusually high profile venue. Featured in this story is the spokesperson for the United Motorcycle Council of New South Wales, Ferret.