The Greens today launched their safe climate bill, a collection of legislation aimed at providing a comprehensive alternative to the government’s ETS. But meanwhile some climate activists are saying that they’ve run out of patience with the political process, and protestors invaded two mines in the Illawarra region on the weekend. In this story- Greens Senator Christine Milne, Professor of Public Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosopy and Ethics, and climate activist Gabrielle Lauder.

The decision to award the nobel peace prize to President Barack Obama has drawn a diverse range of comments from support to complete rejection. Former foreign minister Alexander Downer labeled the move as a farce whilst Greens Leader Bob Brown has applauded it. Obama has promised significant change in the Middle East and scaled back the militaristic rhetoric towards the Muslim world. However so far not much has actually changed on the ground. So why did he receive the award? Featured in this story: Trent Newman from the Sydney Foundation for Peace and Dr John Hart form the Australian National University.

With Poland ratifying the Lisbon treaty on the week-end, the last country to join the party is the Czech Republic... but President Vaclav Klaus is proving a difficult dance partner. Featured in story: Sam Roggeveen- fellow with the Lowy Institute for International Policy, David Daly - Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and Dr. Juergen Broehmer - expert in the European Union and Head of the School of Law at the University of New England.

Up to a third of the herbal medicine Ginkgo Biloba sold in Australia might be adulterated, or “spiked” according to recent Government tests. However the Therapeutic Goods Administration appears to be doing little about it, and refuses to reveal the offending brands. Public Health expert Dr Ken Harvey has been fighting the TGA to release these names for the past year, with no luck.

Whilst the media reports with impending doom the impact of our aging population, a new company is attempting to harness the opportunity they represent. Featured in story: David Norris, co-founder of Benext.