A positive spin is being put on climate change talks at a special one day summit called by UN Secretary Ban Ki Moon. All eyes have been on China and India in these talks where Chinese President Hu Jin Tao has just promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a “notable level” and to commit to 15% renewable energy use by 2015… but is this and promises from other countries enough to save us from dangerous climate change? Featured is story: Tony Mohr ,Climate Change Program Manager for the Australian Conservation Foundation.

The Australian government has announced it won’t send more troops to Afghanistan, but is considering increasing civilian support. This includes rebuilding infrastructure destroyed in battles and improving the operations of the Afghani police. But will it make a difference for the Afghani people? Featured in this report: Raspal Khosa, research fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and Professor of International Relations at RMIT, Richard Tanter.

‘Getting Real – Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls' is a book being launched today, covering issues from the Bill Henson Affair to the role female celebrities play in young girl’s lives. It’s a collection of pieces from numerous writers, advocates and academics, who are all trying to send girls the same message - they are not merely a sum of their body parts. Author of the book, Melinda Tankard-Reist told The Wire, while putting it together, the real and current nature of these issues became more apparent, even to her…

How would you like to experience Australia as it was before the First Fleet arrived, chat to Aboriginal elders about their culture, even ask them for bush medicine advice? They’re the amazing things that are being made possible as history enters the digital world. Brett Leavy is creative director of Digital Songlines. He explained to a digital histories conference in Adelaide how he and his collaborators used cheap video game software to create a 3D cultural Time Machine.

For many Australians, the sound of the Last Post brings with it a swell of patriotism and emotion. But a corporate deal involving the Australian War Memorial threatens to commercialise this symbol of remembrance for our fallen soldiers. Budget cuts mean the War Memorial are relying on Canberra utilities company, TransACT, to sponsor the daily Last Post to the tune of $30,000. As part of the deal, TransACT is allowed to display a small logo on the MC's lectern. More than 87 companies including Qantas, Commonwealth Bank,Telstra and News Limited already sponsor displays at the War Memorial. In this story: members of the public; CEO of TransACT, Ivan Slavich; President of the ACT Branch of the RSL, John King.