1. Dateline: Brazil's Hellhole/The Terror Trail/Interview With Queen Noor
2. News and current affairs

With its giant wind farms and peddle-pushing population, Denmark looks like a model global citizen setting a shining green example for all comers to the Copenhagen Climate Summit. Look a little closer though and there are some grubby realities.

Stories include, 'Kevin Rudd's shocking luck', 'Privatisation plans send Qld premier's popularity plummeting', 'The Melbourne Cup's winning duo join The 7.30 Report', 'Une Fille Wonder'.

Stories include, 'RBA rate rise not the last', 'West Atlas leak plugged', 'Bad policy to blame for asylum seeker problems', 'Karzai wins Afghan election', 'Fiji expels Australian High Commissioner', 'Stephen Smith joins Lateline', 'Obama achievements considered on anniversary'.

Can we make ourselves smarter? What is your IQ? New scientific research has unlocked the secrets of the adult brain. It is not hard wired but plastic. You can teach an old dog new tricks. Brain training is one of the fastest growing new industries. Some organisations claim they can make you more intelligent or unleash your genius. But can they and do they really work?

Stories include, 'Government slips in polls', 'Passengers missing after boat sinks', 'Debate mounts over asylum seekers', 'Hockey discusses asylum seekers', 'Oil spill erupts into fireball', 'Blast rocks Rawalpindi', 'Afghan election cancelled after Abdullah withdraws'.

What does the community do with convicted child sex offenders when they've done their time? Reporter Liz Jackson speaks to convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson. The program looks at Ferguson's life and his crimes and asks if he is sorry for what he's done and how he believes he should be treated. The program talks to politicians, doctors and activists about the Ferguson case and the broader issues it raises. Is it possible for someone who has committed a crime against children to be re-integrated into society and if so how do we go about doing that?

Stories include, 'The birdman', 'The allergy solution', 'A rock and a hard place', and 'She's back'.

Stories include, 'Emissions scheme uncertain even with amendments', 'Man charged over backpacker's death', 'MP in court on child-sex charges', 'Obama honours dead US soldiers', 'Army expands control in Afghanistan', 'Burke, Morrison discuss week in politics', 'Chinese vice premier talks up relations', 'Stephen Long gives his economics analysis'.

Stories include, 'Government may force asylum seekers to disembark', 'Unaccompanied minors could be in detention', 'Indonesian foreign minister discusses asylum seekers', 'Pakistan bombing kills 80 people', 'Taliban says Afghan shootout just the beginning', 'Japan reinforces opposition tuna-catch cuts'.

Panellists will be Bill Shorten, Labor's Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Childrens' Services, Tony Abbott, Shadow Minister for Families and Community Services, Jonathan Biggins, Satirist, Catherine Deveny, comedian and columnist, The Age and Bettina Arndt, commentator and author, The Sex Diaries.

ASYLUM SEEKER DEBATE REIGNITES Indonesian officials say the 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers are refusing to disembark and they will not be involved in forcibly removing them. STEPHEN SMITH JOINS THE 7.30 REPORT Interview with Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on the asylum seeker situation. THERESE REIN - PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR THE DISABLED Therese Rein has made it a key priority to support Australia's disabled citizens; and this week agreed to visit Sydney radio 2RPH, part of a volunteer-based national radio network for the blind and visually impaired, to put their efforts in the spotlight.

A strange and unpredictable show about the world and those who sail in it.

Stories include, 'Government may force asylum seekers to disembark', 'Unaccompanied minors could be in detention', 'Indonesian foreign minister discusses asylum seekers', 'Pakistan bombing kills 80 people', 'Taliban says Afghan shootout just the beginning', 'Japan reinforces opposition tuna-catch cuts'.

This week we travel to Alice Springs to explore the issues surrounding Indigenous housing. Fixing Indigenous Housing was at the heart of the Labor Government's promise to close the gap in Indigenous disadvantage. In what is the biggest project on remote housing ever, the Federal and Northern Territory Government dedicated $672 million to building 750 news homes, refurbishing 2,500 existing houses and rebuilding 230. But the project has come under scrutiny - a recent Government report into the project found delays, a gross underestimate of costs and excessive red tape.

Reporter Quentin McDermott takes a detailed look at four incidents, in different parts of Australia, where people suffering psychological distress were confronted and killed by police. Using exclusive interviews he details how in certain cases the victims had sought help at a hospital and then, having left of their own free will, were later shot dead.

Aaron Lewis travels to the oil-rich creeks of the Niger Delta where militants have been responsible for more than a decade of violence, sabotage, and hostage-taking. Despite the hugely profitable oil industry nearby, 90% of the Niger Deltans are unemployed, and live oan a few dollars a day. Their frustration and anger has led many young men to take up arms, reducing Nigeria's oil production - once the 5th largest in the world - to a fraction of what it once was. Plus, George Negus interviews Pakistani intellectual Pervez Hoodbhoy.

Stories include, 'Turnbull targeted after Tuckey's terrorist claims', 'Commodity boom could be blessing and curse: Henry', 'Bluefin tuna stock heading towards collapse', 'White House campaigns against 'Republican' Fox News', 'Editor Harold Evans discusses his new memoir', 'UN hails breakthrough in Iran nuclear talks', 'Don Lane dies at 75'.