Since 1998, Hugo Chavez has been the President of Venezuela, which has caused a great divide between the Venezuelan people. Many citizens have left the country because of the political situation but there are others who are now trying to promote their ideas of grass-roots democracy. Featured in this story: DANIEL SANCHEZ and YOLY FERNANDEZ, touring Australia with the Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network.

MANUEL OTERO is a Venezuelan, who moved to Australia in search of a better life, away from Chavez's rule. He explained why he left Venezuela.

A conference in Brisbane today called for all women to be released from prison. Debbie Gilmour is a former prisoner now lawyer and she says the system is failing women and that rehabilitation is ineffective. Asssociate Professor of Criminal Law at Flinders University Mark Halsey says reform is certainly necessary but it's perhaps not realistic to talk about releasing all women and that it should be looked at on a case by case basis.

Can you really buy friends? On Facebook you can... USocial is a company selling packs of friends to businesses as a marketing tool but how do we know if we are being sold? Featured in story: Leon Hill, CEO of USocial and Dr Collette Snowden from the School of Communications at the University of South Australia.

Arkaroola is a remote and spectacular part of the Flinders ranges in northern South Australia. It attracts thousands of international visitors every year. Since the late 19th century it’s also always been a place of interest to miners – uranium was first found there during the second world war and brought out by camel. It’s the current would-be miners that are causing problems though – Marathon Resources have been exploring for several years, keen to get access to the deposits of uranium that lie under Mount Gee. They’ve already been fined for dumping radioactive waste and currently haven’t had their exploration lease renewed but Arkaroola leaseholder Marg Sprigg says the threat of mining still hangs over Arkaroola. She travelled to Adelaide this week and joined local Greens politicians to protest against mining being allowed in the area