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Gunman acted alone in Texas massacre
US investigators believe the army doctor accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at a Texas military base acted alone, but his motive for the massacre remains unclear.
Minister heads to Sri Lanka for asylum crisis talks
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith heads to Sri Lanka on Monday as the standoff involving a group of asylum seekers on board the Oceanic Viking enters its fourth week.
Israeli leader urges Abbas not to quit
Israeli President Shimon Peres has used a speech honouring slain premier Yitzhak Rabin to urge Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to stay in power despite frustrations over the peace process.
Computer hackers cause major blackouts
An official with Brazil's electricity regulator has confirmed that large scale blackouts in 2005 and 2007 were caused by people hacking into the computers that control the electricity grid.
Immigrant arrested over Rwandan genocide
Police in Canada have arrested an immigrant in connection with the genocide in Rwanda in the early 1990s.

Problem Solving Courts: Part 2
Visit the Dandenong Drug Court
Problem-solving courts: Part 1 of 2, the US experience
A new style of justice, problem-solving courts, addressing the causes of criminal activity, be they drugs, alcohol, or even serving in a war
Freedom of Information
The media complain that FOI legislation is weighed way too heavily in favour of government and commercial interests
Legal actions by Queensland survivors of child sexual assault
Survivors of child sexual abuse have a difficult time fighting for compensation
Judicial values
When dispensing justice from the bench judges appear to be very measured and even-handed

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]
The CPRS Bill sets up an emission trading scheme (ETS) as part of a framework designed to reduce pollution caused by emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]
The purpose of the Bill is to ensure that reductions in fuel excise, resulting from the government’s commitment to cut fuel taxes to offset the initial effect on fuel prices of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), also apply to the customs tariffs (duty) on imported fuels.
Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]
The purpose of the Bill is to provide temporary assistance to fuel users, by way of automatic reductions in the excise on fuels, to help them adjust to price rises resulting from the implementation of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).