Breakfast

MUSIC STING: "Winter Solstice" by The Tea Party from "Splendor Solis"

6:37: THIRD WORLD BLIND:
Gertrude Fefoame, one of the trainers in empowerment and leadership for the African Union of the Blind and Vice Chairman of the World Blind Union's Committee on the status of blind women, has spent mcuch of her life campaigning for the rights of blind and visually impaired women and children after experiencing severe visual problems at the age of 18. She talks about the need for better treatments and support networks in developing countries for the blind and visually impaired.

MUSIC STING: "Heartbroken" by Lloyd Cole from "Rattlesnakes".

6:44: KELLY ARMOUR:
Ken Oldis, barrister and Ned Kelly historian, talks about a metal shoulder guard believed to be part of Ned Kelly's famous suit-of-iron that may be sold to Victoria's State Library.

6:48: US SAGA:
Joshua Rosenkranz, an election specialist and president of the Brennan Centre for Justice at the New York University Law School, talks about the various court cases going on in Florida as the US Presidential race drags on.

MUSIC STING: "Blue Sky" by Midnight Oil from "Blue Sky Mining".

7:34: POLITICAL UPDATE:
Michelle Grattan, chief political correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald, updates the latest news from the nation's capital.

7:37: KAKADU AGREEMENT:
Peter Garrett, President of the Australian Conservation Foundation, talks to Yvonne Maraarula about a new document called the Kakadu Agreement. It is an agreement between the traditional owners of Kakadu and the ACF which calls for an end to all mining in Kakadu. It comes a week before a World Heritage Committee meeting in Cairns to decide whether Kakadu National Park should be listed as "endangered" because of the uranium mines within it.

7:43: MISSING BOAT:
Cathy Van Extel reports about the latest maritime mishap in far north Queensland. An Indonesian fishing boat that ran aground on a reef in the Torres Strait last week has disappeared.

7:55: SPY FALCON:
Paul Beaver, a military expert and spokesperson for Jane's Information Group in London, talks about a falcon fitted with an electronic radio transmitter that was seized by Indian border troops on the Indian-Pakistani border. The Indian Border Security Forces believe the bird is a spy sent across the border by Pakistani rangers to observe their movements on the border.

8:06: THIS WEEK IN FLORIDA:
Elliot Rodregius, an anchor for CBS 4 News, joins from Miami to talk about the ongoing US presidential recount in Florida.

8:17: INDIGENOUS EDUCATION:
Philomena Downey, principal of the Aboriginal and Islander Independent School in Brisbane - also known as the Murri School, talks about her unique approach to learning as a conference for indigenous educators sits in Sydney this week. Her model of education is an unconventional approach, incorporating individual learning programs, a transport service and nutrition for students.

8:22: QUEENSLAND BIG RIG:
Bruce Garvie, Shire Mayor of Roma, a town in south-western Queensland, talks about a Big Rig that will be constructed in the area to commemorate Australia's history of oil and gas exploration.

8:26: FILM:
Alan Saunders reviews the film "Girlfight" about a female boxer.