Parliament may be sitting until 10pm tonight, debating the ETS, but it will be early morning drama for the Liberal party who are set to vote on a leadership spill in the morning. Featured in story: Tony Kevin, author of Crunch Time.

The leadership debate has taken over from climate change, a week out from the Copenhagen summit. Climate change skepticism, which has divided the Liberal party, is also dividing public opinion. One in three Australians don’t believe climate change is caused by humans, according to a survey last week by the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre. But how much of an impact has the politics of climate change had on public opinion? Featured in story: Dr Will Grant – Lecturer, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science and Owen Pascoe – Climate Change Campaigner, Australian Conservation Foundation.

The Federal Government is considering a proposal that will see the new national curriculum embed indigenous culture in subjects ranging from English, Science to History. It’s part of a push to lift educational standards among aboriginal children, while also raising awareness of indigenous affairs among all school children. The move is considered a win for 200 Indigenous leaders who recently wrote to the Education Minister, Julia Gillard, demanding more be done to incorporate Aboriginal perspectives. Featured in Story: Professor Peter Buckskin, Dean of the School of the Indigenous School of Education and Research at the University of South Australia.

Everyone should have the right to get married. At least, that was the message at the gay marriage rights rallies that took place around the country over the weekend. The event is the start of a year long 'Equal Love' campaign to bring the law in line with the 60% of Australians who believe that gay marriages should be legally recognised. Featured in story: Felicity Marlow - Rainbow Families Council, Bronwyn Pyke- Victorian Education Minister and Jimmy Yaan from Glen Waverly Secondary College.

The US have always met the requirements of the convention against landmines during its lifetime but are still refusing to sign it despite 3/4’s of the world’s countries having already made this move. As part of the convention’s tenth year in existence a conference will be held this week in Columbia, South America, to which the US will be sending delegates. This has sparked speculation they may reverse their position. Featured in this story: Mark Zirnsak, National Coordinator of the Australian Network to Ban Landmines.