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MONDAY

Gippsland Wake-Up Call, Matthew Franklin & Stuart Rintoul, Australian
Gippsland: "Voters Pay On Results", Matthew Franklin, Australian
Blue Singlets Turn on Rudd, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Rudd Bubble Bursts, Nelson Still Being Stalked, Michelle Grattan, Age
"All Backswing & No Follow-Through", Michael Madigan & Steve Lewis, Courier-Mail
Downer Departure to Bowl Another Hard Ball at Rudd, Michelle Grattan, Age
Downer's Dame Nellie Melba Farewell, Tory Maguire, Telegraph
Labor May Dingo in Mayo, Phillip Coorey SMH
Rudd Must Draw Correct Conclusion From Gippsland, Glenn Milne, Australian
Gippsland Shows Lib-Nat Merger Would Be Stupid, Peter Hartcher SMH
Gippsland Gives Nelson Breathing Space, Steve Lewis & Peter Jean, Herald-Sun
Community Cabinet Audience Suffers "Review Fatigue", Andrew Fraser, Australian
Gippsland Shows Popular Leaders Can Get Thumped, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Howard's GST Sale Strategy Shows Rudd How to Sell ETS, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Nelson Successfully Playing Rudd At His Own Game, Phillip Coorey SMH
No Sign Alcopop Tax a Factor in Gippsland Result, John Black, Australian
Nelson: We're Unlikely to Support ETS, Tim Colebatch & Peter Ker, Age
ETS: Take Care Greenpower Buyers Don't Pay Double, Cameron England, Herald-Sun
We Can't Afford a Kyoto Re-Run, Tony Blair, Australian
Irrigators Stealing Murray Water, Kim Wheatley, Advertiser
Swan: No ETS Money Into Consolidated Revenue, Peter Martin, Canberra Times
Swan Trumpets Tomorrow's Tax Cuts, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Relief For Struggling Families Tomorrow, Stephanie Peatling & Brian Robins SMH
Swan Wants "Sustainable" Pension Rise, Michael Madigan & Kerrie Sinclair, Courier-Mail
Swan: We Can't Fix Twelve Years' Problems in One, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Tanner: Big Red Tape Cut Coming For Business, Matthew Franklin, Australian
$5bn in State Biz Tax Cuts - & More If Feds Play Ball, Annabel Hepworth & Lisa Allen AFR
Young Hacks' Equal Opportunity Senate, Misha Schubert & Tim Colebatch, Age
New Senate Make-Up Ushers in New Era of Instability, Kenneth Davidson, Age
Greens May Revive Euthanasia Bill, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Gillard & US Alliance: "She Has Become a True Believer", Paul Kelly, Australian
Govt Charging $1,912.90 For FOI on Rendition Files, Jason Dowling, Age
NSW Blackmails Feds Over School Computer Money, Maria Hawthorne, Telegraph
Costa Threatened NSW Boycott of Fed School Computer Rollout, Phillip Coorey SMH
States Drag Chain on Rudd Revolution, Nicola Berkovic & Patrick Walters, Australian
Aust Technical Colleges Plea Against Death Sentence, Andrew Trounson, Australian
Intervention Spills Over NT Border Into Qld, Tony Koch, Australian
The Trouble with the Intervention, Jane Vadiveloo, Age
Sharing Child Protection Info Essential, John McDonnell, Australian
"Revaluing Our Children", Rob Moodie, Age
New Child Support Formula Comes In This Week, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Big Family Support Changes Start Tomorrow, Carol Nader, Age
Report: Kids Are Doing OK, Fay Burstin, Telegraph
Report: Many Families Turning Back on Paid Care, Laura Anderson, Advertiser
Air Traffic Controller Sickies Has Planes Flying Blind, Justin Vallejo, Telegraph
Visa Change to Block Strikebreakers, Lucy Battersby, Age
Toll & ACCC in Court Over Patrick Undertakings, Matthew Drummond AFR
Analyst Slashes PBL Media's Value to Zero, Nick Tabakoff, Australian
ABC Reviews Its Election Coverage Review System, Matthew Ricketson, Age
Diggers Want Permission to "Shoot First" in Afghanistan, Peter Michael, Courier-Mail
Black Hawk Inquiry: Chopper Cowboy Culture has to End, Tom Allard SMH
Smith to Bangladeshi Diplomats: No Local Interference, Ean Higgins, Australian
Zoellick Thinks There's a Doha Deal to be Done, Greg Sheridan, Australian
We Should Give Canada a Cuddle, Walter Russell Mead SMH
NSW: ACA Has Iguanas Staff On Tonight, John Stapleton & Lex Hall, Australian
NSW: Iemma Digs In, Clare Masters & Clementine Cuneo, Telegraph
NSW: Taverner Poll Shows Labor Would Lose 44/56, Brian Robins SMH
NSW: Nat MPs House Destroyed in Fire, Telegraph
QLD: Bligh's Errors of Judgement, Des Houghton, Courier-Mail
NT: Bagot Cultural Gathering Goes Well, Daniel Bourchier, NT News
TAS: Family Defends Princess Mary Over Book Attack, David Murray, Mercury
VIC: Brumby Dented By Big Kororoit Swing, Paul Austin, Age
VIC: Brumby Downplays Big Kororoit Swing, Milanda Rout, Australian
VIC: ETU May Be Expelled After Backing Twentyman in Kororoit, David Rood, Age
ACT: Dire Child Welfare Worker Shortage, Ewa Kretowicz, Canberra Times
WA: Carpenter Uses Gas Outage to Rally Party, Elizabeth Gosch, Australian
Does Charles Darwin Merit the Birthday Hoopla? Olivia Judson, NYT/Canberra Times
Pugh Memoir One Hell of a Story, Corrie Perkin, Australian
Gough Has Been in St Vincent's Since Friday, Telegraph
Religious Intolerance + WMD = Hell On Earth, Michael Kirby, Age

Canberra Weather: 14, windy, chance of shower, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
Rudd & His Office Need Consciousness Raising, Chris Wallace, Herald-Sun
PM Sets Himself High Hurdle & Now Must Clear It, Laurie Oakes, Herald-Sun
ETS: "Are We In For Another Feather-Thrashing?" Annabel Crabb SMH
Coastal Property Knock as Climate Change Redraws Boundaries, Royce Millar, Age
Dopey Senators Propose More of Failed Approach, Clive Hamilton, Sunday Age
Neglected Kids Even BIgger Problem Than Abuse, Adele Horin SMH

International:
Freelance Political Web Attacks & How to Handle Them, Jim Rutenberg NYT
Why European Women Have Given Up Having Babies, Russell Shorto NYT
Hirschhorn: "You Can Love Both Nietzsche & Hello Kitty", Mark Clintberg, Art Newspaper
Germany Embarrassed By Conference Israel-Bashers, Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post
Nationalism is Fine Provided It's Not "Forcible & Violent", Wu Mi-cha, Asahi Shimbun
Chinese Fund Manager Bids $US2.1m to Lunch With Warren Buffet, China Daily

FRIDAY

Nature Loving Henry Goes on Wombat Leave, Steve Lewis, Telegraph
Rudd's Not Doing Very Well in Asia, Michelle Grattan, Age
"Julia Gillard's International Coming Out", Peter Hartcher SMH
Hockey "Looking For All the World Like a Giant Grade Five Student", Annabel Crabb SMH
Will Turnbull Launch a Winter Offensive Against Nelson? Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Rudd Tells Nelson He Should Watch His Back, Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
Lib How-to-Vote Cards in Gippsland Nelsonless, Steve Lewis, Herald-Sun
Gippsland is Wide Open, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Both Sides Playing Down Gippsland Chances, Phillip Hudson SMH
Turnbulls Buy Potts Pt Properties, Rein Takes Out Margin Loan, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Costello Gets Kreepy-Krawly, Katharine Murphy, Age
And a Six-Pack of Grange, Phillip Hudson SMH
"O Week" for New Senators, Christian Kerr, Australian
Faulkner Releases Code of Conduct, Ronaldson Targets Conflicts, Courier-Mail
Hard to See Where Sneaky Anti-ETS Campaign is Going, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
Tanner: Business Split in Approach to ETS, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Cabinet Wrestling WIth ETS Offset Options, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Bob Carr & AWU Want to Press Nuclear Button, Paul Kelly & Geoff Elliott, Australian
Energy Debate is About to Erupt, Paul Kelly, Australian
"Australia's Nuclear Industry is...Ziggy Switkowski", Matthew Warren, Australian
Can Rudd's ETS Plan Work? Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Big Emitters Disclose Levels From Tuesday, Renee Viellaris & Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
CSIRO: Green Collar Jobs Will Replace Blue Ones, Cathy Alexander, Courier-Mail
"Macklin is an Important Convert" to Intervention, Tony Abbott, Australian
Abbott: Create Incentive For Secular "Missionaries" to Remote Australia, Sarah Smiles, Age
Macklin Promises Child Neglect Info Sharing Regime, Alison Rehn & Brad Watts, Telegraph
Senate Committee Report Into Child Sexualisation By Media, Peter Jean, Telegraph
Senate C'tee Flays Media, Advertisers With Limp Lettuce Leaf, Stephanie Peatling & Others SMH
Senate Committee Report Timid, Naive, Adam Gartrell, Courier-Mail
Senate Committee Report "Absurd...Disappointing", Leo Shanahan, Age
Garrett Reaches Out to Japan on Whaling, Andrew Darby, Age
Rudd Govt Has Mishandled Whaling Issue, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Jackie Kelly's "Last Lap" Paris Trip Cost $18K, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Lamy Calls Last Ditch Doha Mtg in Geneva for July 21, Tim Colebatch, Age
Swan: We Welcome Foreign Investors, Including China, Stephen McMahon, Herald-Sun
China's Share Buys Like Japan's JVs in 1960-80s, Malcolm Maiden, Age
Bracks Review Latest, David Uren, Australian
Samuel Set For ACCC Reappointment, Katharine Murphy, Age
Alcopop Tax Hiccups, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Swan: Budget Approach Shreds Libs' Ec Reputation, Christian Kerr, Australian
State Push Against Fed IR Takeover Skewered by Della Benching, Brad Norington, Australian
Qantas Outsourcing Pulling Rug From Under Union, Ben Schneiders, Age
Dixon Could Be Gone as Early as August, Elizabeth Knight SMH
Dissatisfied Voters Killed Off the Australian Democrats, Louise Ahern, Australian
Public Infighting Soured Voters Toward Dems, Lyn Allison, Age
Polygamists Never Argue Women Can Have Multiple Husbands, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
"Keysar, I'd Tread Carefully If I Were You", Irfan Yusuf, Age
"High Court Ponders World Youth Day Largesse", Richard Ackland SMH
How Reliable is Batten's Neal Testimony? Terry Sweetman, Courier-Mail
Redistribution Likely to Solve Labor's Neal Problem, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Ex-DIO Lewincamp Wins Defo Action, Patrick Walters, Australian
Hulls Calls For National Judiciary, Michael Pelly, Australian
G+T Only Firm to Beat Australian Women Lawyers' Benchmark, Chris Merritt, Australian
Ramos Horta Weighs UNHCR Job, Paul Toohey, Australian
Ramos Horta Has Been Lobbying For UN Job For Years, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Australian
UN: Australia One of Fastest Growing Drug Hubs, Mark Schliebs, Telegraph
Borderless Facebook is Freaking Out Autocratic Regimes, Nir Boms, Australian
VIC: "Crass" Attack on Twentyman, John Ferguson & Geraldine Mitchell, Herald-Sun
VIC: Labor Fibbing About Twentyman's Preferences, Paul Austin, Age
VIC: Brumby Denies Misleading in Kororoit, David Rood, Age
VIC: Labor's Massive Attack on Twentyman, Rick Wallace, Australian
SA: Drought Worsening, Advertiser
NT: Four UFOs Visited Marlinja Sunday Night, Terrifying Residents, NT News
WA: Archer to Run as Independent, West Australian
WA: Twomey Report Reveals Govt's Bad Faith on Teachers, Paul Murray, West Australian
WA: Gas Crisis Gives Buswell Something to Run With, Robert Taylor, West Australian
WA: Many Embarrassed by State of WA Politics, Tony Barrass, Australian
Sammy Ofer Saves "Cutty Sark", Charles Miranda, Telegraph
Sam Newman's Unrepentant Return, Sarah Wotherspoon, Herald-Sun
"Remember It's All Smoke & Mirrors", Jessica Rowe, Telegraph
Evert-Norman Nuptials: Greg Stupidly Deploys Goons & Iron Fist, Gary Linnell, Telegraph
Norman's Security Detail Off the Rails, Peta Hellard, Herald-Sun
Funeral of Red Harrison Today, Piers Akerman, Telegraph

Canberra Weather: 13, fine & sunny, BoM

International:
Lee Kuan Yew: Democratic "Fickleness" Could Easily Destroy Singapore, Bangkok Post
Karl Rove's Mud Won't Stick to Obama, Maureen Dowd NT
US Diplomat Becomes Paraguayan Singing Sensation, Benjamin N Gedan, Miami Herald
Britain Wants Bayeux Tapestry Back, Stephen McGinty, Scotsman
Sadly, Robert De Niro Uses Pathetic Pick-Up Lines, Garth Pearce, Times
Lorena Ochoa, Women's Golf's "Tiger", Karen Crouse NYT
"Edward Hopper Etchings", RC Baker, Village Voice

THURSDAY

Govt Says Petrol Must Be In ETS, Phillip Coorey SMH
ETS: Petrol Up, Compo Coming, Possible 2Y Phase-In, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
"Irritable Bowser Syndrome", Annabel Crabb SMH
Govt Appeals For End to ETS Scaremongering, Matthew Franklin & Sam Maiden, Australian
Consider California's Car Carrot & Stick Laws, John Cox, Australian
Samuel: Petrol Retailers Close to Collusion, Daniella Miletic & Tim Colebatch, Age
Rudd Needs to Educate Australia on "Third Oil Shock", Kenneth Davidson, Age
Swan Minds Question Time For PM, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Next Week's COAG the Murray's Big Hope, Ben Doherty, Age
Rudd Hasn't Worked Out How to Herd the States Yet, Mike Steketee, Australian
Labor Loses Lustre in Qld & Vic As Well As NSW, Rick Wallace & Sean Parnell, Australian
Garrett Changes Tack at IWC, Andrew Darby, Age
Greg Hunt's "Hemp Underpants", Misha Schubert, Age
Downer & Vaile On Their Fourth O/S Trip This Year, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Lobbyist Watch, Christian Kerr, Australian
ASPI: JI Still Our Biggest Threat, Patrick Walters, Australian
New Top Secret $36m Comms Facility in North Symonston, Philip Dorling, Canberra Times
Gus Nossal: "Clever Country is Shooting Itself in the Foot", Darren Gray, Age
Pusey: Australians Hungering For Nation-Building Again, Stephen Lunn, Australian
Environmentalists Rue Fed Funding Cuts, Rosslyn Beeby, Canberra Times
Howard Character Reference For G-G Jeffery, Ian McPhedran & Steve Lewis, Telegraph
My Odds On Belinda Neal Getting Olympic Selection, Jacquelin Magnay SMH
Julia Irwin Challenges Colleagues to Support Neal, Brad Norington, Australian
Minority Senators Playing Hard to Get On Alcopops Tax, Courier-Mail
Charity Workers Hit By Lib Senate Move, Stephanie Peatling SMH
BCA Wants Henry to Consider Higher GST, Lower Corp Tax Rate, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Stott Despoja: Women Still Make Up Less Than One-Third of Fed MPs, Herald-Sun
Democrats' Demise "Has Done No One Any Good", Natasha Stott Despoja, Herald-Sun
Doc Marten Democrat Says Goodbye, Phillip Coorey SMH
When It Came To Each Other, Democrats Didn't Walk Their Talk, Christian Kerr, Australian
Govt Hits Pause Button on Sinosteel's Share Buy, Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Govt Prepares to Limit Foreign State-Owned Corp Share Buys, Matthew Stevens, Australian
We Shouldn't Just Rely on Being a Quarry, Martin Fell, Age
Samuel & Pratt: "It's Not Personal", Herald-Sun
Samuel: There's No Pratt Vendetta, Tim Colebatch, Age
Samuel: Seven ACCC Commissioners Make Decisions, Not Just Me, David Uren, Australian
"Samuel's Small-Town Supermarket Showdown", Elizabeth Knight SMH
Macklin Assumes Responsibility For Alice Town Camps, Russell Skelton, Age
Howard's Schools Policy Boosted Multiculturalism, Michael Gawenda, Age
Childcare Fees: Don't Address One Dysfunction With Another, David Moore, Australian
"Child Abuse & Neglect...Must Be Treated As Serious Crimes", Joe Tucci & Chris Goddard, Herald-Sun
Many Aged Australians Don't Get Enough to Eat, Fay Burstin, Herald-Sun
McClelland: Polygamy Is & Remains Illegal, Sian Powell & Natalie O'Brien, Australian
McClelland Unequivocally Rejects Polygamy, Natalie O'Brien, Australian
Mixed Reaction to Jobs, Welfare For Some Illegal Immigrants, Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
Rudd Postpones South Korean Visit, Michelle Grattan, Age
Vets Win Battle for "Battle for Australia Day", Patrick Walters, Australian
Beazley: Obama is First Post-Cold War Presidential Candidate, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Newspoll: Rap on the Knuckles For Bligh & Brumby, Mike Steketee, Australian
VIC: Twentyman Giving Labor Grief (& Vice Versa) in Kororoit, Rick Wallace, Australian
VIC: Mighell Helps Twentyman, Landeryou Guns For Him, Christopher Bantick, Herald-Sun
VIC: The Battle For Kororoit, Paul Austin, Age
VIC: Newspoll, Australian
QLD: Beattie Defends Record, Steven Wardill & Rosemary Odgers, Courier-Mail
QLD: Springborg's Merger Springboard, Sean Parnell, Australian
QLD: Lucas Says Dvlpr Donations Don't Influence His Decisions, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
QLD: New Senator Practising Patience, Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
QLD: Newspoll, Australian
ACT: Stanhope Survives "Doomed" No Confidence Motion, Julian Drape, Courier-Mail
ACT: Foskey & Mulcahy Back Stanhope in Vote, John Thistleton & Natasha Rudra, Canberra Times
ACT: National Capital Squalor, Brad Watts, Telegraph
NSW: Iemma Embarrassed by Road Problems, Joe Hildebrand & Lauren Williams, Telegraph
NSW: Rebel MPs Exploit Newspoll Numbers, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW: Costa Power Float Model, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW: Lib MP & His Stuffed Iguana Suspended From Parlt, Nick Ralston, Telegraph
NSW: Man Pulls Own Tooth After Years on Wait List, Danny Rose, Telegraph
NT: Exploding Bin Laden Noggins On Sale, Rebekah Cavanagh, NT News
NT: Academic Says Populate Top End or Perish, Matt Cunningham, NT News
WA: Libs Should Invite Dr Liz Constable to Be Leader, Tony Rutherford, West Australian
TAS: Mary "Can't Wait" For Tas Visit This Year, David Murray, Mercury
Sinking "Footy Show" Ratings Lead Nine to Bring Back Newman, Advertiser
Newman Promises to Moderate Behaviour, Matthew Ricketson, Age
Kosky Appointed Artistic Director of Berlin's Komische Opera, Matthew Westwood, Australian
Does Deutscher-Menzies Play Both Sides of the Street? Pamela Williams AFR
ABC's Dalton: Extent Local Content Rules to Web, Simon Canning, Australian
What's the Most Significant News Story of Past 150 Years? Mark Day, Australian
Like Chisholm, You Couldn't Kill Leckie with an Elephant Gun, Harold Mitchell, Australian
Media Diary, Amanda Meade, Australian
Death of Bruce Trevorrow, Garth Dodd & Phoebe Azer, Age

Canberra weather: 12, mostly fine, windy, BoM

International:
New York Times Does Berlin, Sam Sifton NYT
World's Top 20 Public Intellectuals, Foreign Policy
Germany Announces 1,000 Extra Troops For Afghanistan, Spiegel
Corpse of Cricketer Fuller Pilch Holds Up Development, Jack Malvern, Times
"Bash'd", a "Gay Rap Opera" at the Zipper Factory, Manhattan, Alexis Soloski NYT
Getting Strategy Execution Right, Gary L Neilson & Others, Harvard Business Review
Quake Relief Paper-Cut, Xinhua/China Daily

WEDNESDAY

"The Fortnight of the Iguana", Annabel Crabb SMH
Journos Are Being Moved On at Parl House to Protect Neal, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Mighell: Rudd Tougher On Me Than On Neal, Brad Norington, Australian
Neal: New Do, Lighter Work Duties, Malcolm Farr & Brooke Newstead, Telegraph
Neal Stands Aside as Comms Committee Chair, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
Neal Staffer's Husband Says Neal Leaned on Him Too, Andrew Clennell & Others SMH
Limping, Bleeding Neal is History, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Mackerras: Nats Will Win Gippsland, Ben Doherty, Age
Rudd Hasn't Lost His Gloss, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Rudd Tells Troops: Get Back to Your Seats and Sell, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Rudd's Empathy-Action Gap, Malcolm Turnbull SMH
Internal Lib Divisions Over ETS Support, Lenore Taylor & Matthew Franklin, Australian
Higher Fuel Prices Lead to Lower Emissions, Chris Hammer & Michelle Grattan, Age
Nat Competition Policy-Style Approach Urged For Sustainability, Christian Kerr, Australian
Japan Attacks Our "No Compromise" Whaling Position, AAP/West Australian
Albanese: Infrastructure Fund Spend Above Politics, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Gillard: There'll Be a Female US President in My Time, Geoff Elliott, Australian
Gillard: We Haven't Reneged on IR Commitment, Anne Davies SMH
"Dead Centre" as Far as Gillard Will Go on IR Reform, Anne Davies & Ben Schneiders, Age
Unions Needs to Show They're About "Getting On, Not Getting Even", David Coats, Australian
Qantas Dispute Escalates, Ben Schneiders & Dewi Cooke, Age
S-E Australia Close to Recession Says Westpac, Tim Colebatch, Age
Commodities Prices to Boost Inflation, David Uren, Australian
A Pretty Fully Employed Economy, Barry Hughes SMH
Senate Block Means Govt May Have to Extra Return Alcopops Tax, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Fielding Flexes Senate Muscle on Alcopops, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Rudd's Relationship With APS Like "a Failed Marriage", Paul Maley, Australian
Debate Palliative Care Quality, Not Just Euthanasia, Adrian Dabscheck, Age
Let the Suffering Make Life-or-Death Decisions, David Kelly, Age
We're Now No.2 For Life Expectancy in World, Adam Cresswell, Australian
No Proof We're Fattest, Adam Cresswell, Australian
Gap in Indigenous & Non-Indigenous Life Expectancy Growing, Leo Shanahan, Age
Aurukun Miscarriage of Justice Addressed, Padraic Murphy, Australian
Five of the Nine Aurukun Child Rapists Behind Bars, Courier-Mail
Iemma Hasn't Backed His Child Abuse Outrage With Resources, Gary Highland, Australian
Sessional Teachers the Domestic Servants of Higher Ed, Stephen Matchett, Australian
Labor & Higher Ed: "Its True Intentions Are Unclear", Natasha Stott Despoja, Australian
Carr's Research Framework Not Perfect, But Better, Nigel Palmer, Australian
Axe Baby Bonus to Stop the Damned Having Children, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Patchwork Community Service Provision Needs Fundamental Fix, Frank Quinlan, Australian
Prescription Medicine Reform: Vytorin First Casualty, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Some Illegal Immigrants to be Allowed to Work, Claim Benefits, Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
Skilled Aussies Allowed an Extra Year in UK,  Yuko Narushima SMH
Rudd: Last Intl Tourist Campaign a "Rolled Gold Disaster", Telegraph
G-G Denies Having Been an Army Leaker, Ian McPhedran & Steve Lewis, Telegraph
Rudd Ministers Sus of Jeffery, Steve Lewis & Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
Ombudsman Critical of Immigration FOI Delays, Yuko Narushima SMH
Auditor-General's Trawl Through T3 Sale, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Twomey: Big Internet Name Shake-Up Coming, AFP/Age
Parl Legal & Con C'tee Backs Four Year Terms, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Battle Between Judicial Innovators & Traditionalists Goes On, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Angie Pires' Mother Asks Ramos Horta For Her Daughter, Matt Cunningham, NT News
Pearce Suggests Rudd Make Fraser Special Zimbabwe Envoy, Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
Bush Got It Right With the Surge, David Brooks NYT/Age
Appoint an Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism, Carl Ungerer, Australian
NSW: O'Farrell Overtakes Iemma as Preferred Premier, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW: Iemma "Has Been Sorely Let Down By Those Around Him", Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW: MP Suggests Govt Leadership Living in "Parallel Universe", Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
NSW: Iemma Wields Legal Advice to Corral MPs, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW Newspoll, Australian
ACT: $650bn Power Station Planned for ACT/NSW Border, John Thistleton, Canberra Times
VIC: Brumby's National Health Reform 10 Point Plan, Nick Miller, Age
VIC: Domestic Financial Abuse Law Coming, Miki Perkins, Age
VIC: Labor Told to Remove Non-Complying Kororoit Posters, David Rood, Age
VIC & SA: Authorities Flatfooted Over Neglectful Mother, Penelope Debelle & Carol Nader, Age
SA: Across the Board Health Worker Shortage, Tory Shepherd, Advertiser
QLD: Raptis Spoke to Kaiser About Dvpt at Fundraiser, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
QLD: Greenhouse Gas Growth Rate Three Times Higher Than Rest of Aust, Kerrie Sinclair, Courier-Mail
WA: Police About to Revolt Over Light Sentences, Ronan O'Connell, West Australian
WA: Burke Association Used as Weapon in CFMEU Election Battle, Paige Taylor, Australian
TAS: Bioethicist Christopher Newell Found Dead, Damien Brown, Mercury
Rudd Lapped By Rwanda on Primate Reform, Aaron Timms SMH
Dame Elisabeth Passes Charity Baton to Sarah Murdoch, Telegraph

Canberra Weather: 13, fine, BoM

International:
G8 Hokkaido Summit Preview, Japan Times
"The Political Mind" by George Lakoff, William Saletan NYT
The Woman Who Itched Her Scalp All the Way Through to Her Brain, Atul Gawande, New Yorker
"We Look Enviously at Guus Hiddink's Success With Russia", Martin Samuel, Times
"Boucher & Chardin: Masters of Modern Manners" at the Wallace Collection, Waldemar Janusczak TLS
Why eBay Will Eventually Collapse Under the Weight of Its Own Contradictions, Thomas Jones LRB
Lateral Green Thinking From...Duke Energy? Clive Thompson NYT

TUESDAY

Labor to Win Gippsland, John Black, Australian
Neal Woes Deepen, A-G Calls in AFP, Brad Norington & Matthew Franklin, Australian
A-G's Dept Advised That Neal May Have Breached Fed Law, Mark Kenny, Advertiser
"Rudd...Keen to be Rid of Neal", Phillip Coorey SMH
Batten's ACA Testimony, Joe Hildebrand & Alison Rehn, Telegraph
"I Knew It Was Wrong... I Crumbled Under Her", Michael Madigan, Courier-Mail
What About the Other Stat Decs? Brad Norington, Australian
Peace Between Warring NSW Lib Factions a Big Deal, Malcolm Colless, Australian
"You Have to Give the Public Something to Vote For", Alexander Downer, Advertiser
Costello Book Doesn't Slam Howard, Michelle Grattan, Age
Kev Solo & the Jeddah Knight, Annabel Crabb SMH
Voters Sniff Difference Between Real Policy, Populism, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
"PM's Office...Needs Fewer Tactics, More Strategy", Tim Colebatch, Age
Rudd Accuses Nelson of ETS Scaremongering, Michelle Grattan, Age
Rudd Says Libs' Fuel ETS Backflip is Shameful, Christian Kerr & David Uren, Australian
Bipartisan ETS Support Fractures, Phillip Coorey & Stephanie Peatling SMH
It's Time For Intelligent Mass Engagement on ETS, Shane Wright, West Australian
GetUp's FuelWatch Spoof, Courier-Mail
Wong Has to Find Better, Faster Way to Fix Murray, Brian Toohey, West Australian
"Indigenous Australians Should Stop Waiting For Someone to Fix Things", Wesley Aird, Age
Mundine: Intervention Protesters "Totally Disconnected", Paul Maley, Australian
McMurdo J Slams Brandis Over Denying Kirby Super Justice, Michael McKenna, Australian
The Value of Pro Bono Legal Work, Kristen Hilton & Hugh De Kretser, Age
14 New Senators Arrive Next Week, Christian Kerr & Nicola Berkovic, Australian
O'Shane: Jackie Kelly Probably In On Fake Leaflets, Ben Doherty, Age
ANU Study: Australians Politically Engaged in 2007, Christian Kerr, Australian
ANU Study: Business Has Replaced Unions as Political Bogey, Misha Schubert, Age
Roxon Ramps Up AMA War, Mark Metherell SMH
Significant Internal Discontent Over Pace of Work Choices Rollback, Steven Scott AFR
Qantas Exports Work in Response to Industrial Action, Ewin Hannan, Australian
IT Pay Going Up As Staff Shortages Persist, Jennifer Foreshew, Australian
Resource Boom Going Like the Clappers, David Uren, Australian
Commodities to Deliver Big Boost in 2008-9, Darren Gray, Age
"Australia Remains Very Lightly Explored For Oil", Belinda Robinson SMH
Gas Shortage in WA to Continue Throughout 2008, Elizabeth Gosch, Australian
ATO Briefs Potential Tenderers on $800m IT Upgrade, Andrew Colley, Australian
I've Got Gail Kelly's Email Address, Rhys Haynes, Telegraph
NSW School Students Go Gmail, Andrew Colley, Australian
The Practicalities of Parental Leave, Alex Malley, Herald-Sun
ABC Learning Childcare Fees Up 11%, Kelly Burke & AAP, SMH
Deadbeat Dads Owe $1bn in Child Support Arrears, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Ludwig Brings In PIs to Track Down Deadbeat Dads, Laura Anderson, Herald-Sun
Ludwig is Lining Up Alimony Dodgers Too, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Wheat Farmers Heartbroken By Single Desk Abolition, Brad Watts, Australian
Wheat Farmers Disrupt Question Time, Paul Maley, Australian
Whaling Talks Expected to be Tough, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
David Everett: SAS, Mercenary, Bank Robber, Felon, Author, Paul Maley, Australian
The Canberra Commission, Richard Broinowski, Herald-Sun
A New Diaspora: Pacific Islanders, Manjula Luthria SMH
Bob Brown's Predictable Rage Over Rudd's Olympic Visit, Gerard Henderson SMH
Mike Kelly's Cousin-in-Law is Ehud Olmert, Matthew Clayfield, Australian
Ramos Horta May Be Next UNHCR Rep, Philip Dorling, Canberra Times
Bin Laden's Even on the Nose Inside Al-Quaeda Now, Phillip Adams, Australian
Bali Remains No1 Regional Terror Target, Mark Forbes, Age
Smith, Mukherjee Sign Extradition Treaty, Deepen Ties, Patrick Walters, Australian
Smith Hangs Tough With India Over NPT, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Tsvangirai Takes Refuge in Dutch Embassy, Patrick Walters, Australian
UN, AU, SADC & South Africe All Need to Pull Their Finger Out, Sam Makinda, Australian
Ban-Ki Moon Calls For Zimbabwe Run-off to be Abandoned, Ian Munro SMH
Mbeki's Failure to Act a Big Part of the Problem, David Dorward, Herald-Sun
Rudd All Talk on the Big International Issues, Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Rudd Couldn't Speak Straight in Bed, Patrick Carlyon, Herald-Sun
Bonking Boris' Crosby-Picked Aussie CoS Sacked in Racism Row, Paola Totaro, Age
McGrath "Gob-Smacked" at Sacking, Believes He Was Set Up, Peter Wilson, Australian
QLD: Bligh Denies Conflict of Interest Over Development, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
QLD: Campbell Newman Gags Lib Councillors, Alison Sandy, Courier-Mail
QLD: Labor Support Softening, Springborg Back in the Race, Paul Williams, Courier-Mail
NT: CLP Boys Club Rules in Sanderson Pre-Selection, Nick Calacouras, NT News
TAS: Bartlett Shelves Green Car Fleet as Not Cost Effective, Michael Stedman, Mercury
TAS: Leadership Change Boosts Labor, Matthew Denholm, Australian
"Spare a Thought For Poor Old Dick Pratt", Ian Verrender SMH
My Week With the Dalai Lama in Sydney, Sharon Gray, Age
"Forgeries Have Infiltrated the Booming Art Market", Corrie Perkin, Australian
Mark Williams' Power Monopoly Isn't Delivering For Port, Robert Walls, Age

Canberra Weather: 13, fine, BoM

International:
Japan to IWC: Everyone Make Nice Or We'll Resume Commerical Whaling, Japan Times
Lots of Chinese Couples Want 8/8/08 Marriage Date, Xie Chuanjiao, China Daily
"Obama Is No Goo-Goo Liberal", David Brooks NYT
The Latest Republican Line on Barack, Steve Kornacki, NY Observer
"Hadrian: Empire & Conflict" Opens at the British Museum Today, The Art Newspaper
The Glamazons, Jennifer Vanasco, Village Voice
Browser Wars: Firefox Creeps Up Steadily on Explorer, Cari Tuna WSJ
Human Billboards, Julie Creswell NYT

MONDAY

OPEC President on Prices: "It Is Not a Problem of Supply", Lenore Taylor, Australian
Ferguson: It's Largely Demand Outstripping Supply, Katharine Murphy, Age
Ferguson Backs Gordon Brown's "New Deal" Call, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Xenophon Wants FuelWatch Changes, Michelle Grattan, Age
Qld Galaxy Poll: 75% Dissatisfied With Feds Over Fuel, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
"The Speculator is an Age-Old Scapegoat", David Uren, Australian
Proposed Coalition Petrol Excise Cuts: 5c? 10c? 20c? Samantha Maiden, Australian
CSIRO: ETS Revenue Will Far Outstrip Compensation Cost, Steve Lewis, Telegraph
George Campbell Slams "Old Tech" Toyota Handout, Phillip Hudson SMH
New ACTU Ads Press Govt on Work Choices Promise, Brad Norington, Australian
AFP Checks Oakes' Phone Records in Leak Probe, Malcolm Farr & Brad Watts, Telegraph
Wong is Responsible For Murray & it is Dying, Kenneth Davidson, Age
Labor's Gippsland Troubles, Glenn Milne, Australian
Rudd Ups Pressure on Neal, Brad Norington, Australian
Neal May Face Perverting Course of Justice Charge, Andrew Clennell & Others SMH
Ex-Staffer: Neal Influenced Stat Dec Content, Maria Hawthorne & Others, Telegraph
"Neal's Immediate Future is Remarkably Secure", Brad Norington, Australian
Neal & Della Chill at World Cup Soccer Qualifier, Brooke Newstead, Telegraph
Stott Despoja: Australians Will Miss the Democrats, Samanthan Maiden, Australian
Bligh: Beattie Was Too Reactive, Darrell Giles, Courier-Mail
Bob Brown's Euthenasia Bill to Test Leaders This Week, Malcom Farr, Telegraph
Qld Galaxy Poll: Dump Nelson, Install Costello, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
Costello Not Being Bowled Over By Job Offers, Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Japanese Hurt By Rudd Denying National Broadcaster an Interview, Christian Kerr, Australian
"Dolly" Magazine Now Contains Oral Sex Lessons. What Gives? Tracie Winch, Age
Heartbroken Boggabilla Nurse Resigns Over Rampant Child Abuse, Joel Gibson SMH
Sue Gordon: Embed Child Protection Officers in Remote Communities, Natasha Robinson, Australian
Macklin Offers $50m to Clean Up Alice Town Camps, Russell Skelton, Age
Aborigines Want Better Than Current Trivial Returns From Mining, Sarah Smiles, Age
"Why the Colour-Blindness About Alcohol Abuse?" Jill Singer, Herald-Sun
Garrett Backs Off ICJ Whaling Action, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
GM Food, Gustav Nossal, Age
We Have to Get Far More Sophisticated About Water & Farming, Peter Fisher, Age
Qantas Flight Disruptions Begin, Ben Schneiders, Age
Emerson Economics, Ross Gittins SMH
Bracks Wants Timorese Guest Worker Program, Ben Doherty, Age
Will Luxury Car Tax Apply From 1 July or Not? Lenore Taylor, Australian
Senator Boyce Wants "Special Schools" Abolished, Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
Xenophon Looks to Rudd Support on Banning Pub ATMs, Advertiser
Downer Pointed Corby Lawyer to Her Brothers, Claire Harvey, Mercury
TWU Wants Apology For False Baggage Handler Claims, Josephine Tovey SMH
Last of Australia's Iraq Combat Troops Return, Michael McKenna, Australian
Darwin Shattered by Operation "Pitch Black" Noise Levels, Nadja Hainke, NT News
Anti-Terror Ship Alert System "Useless", Cameron Stewart, Australian
Australia to Significantly Deepen Pakistan Engagement, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Obamania an Emotion-Driven, "Quasi-Religious", Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Neither McCain Nor Obama Really Levelling With Voters on Energy, Anne Davies SMH
Bush Energy Plan: "Get More Addicted to Oil", Thomas Friedman, NYT/Age
Tsvangirai Withdraws From Rigged Run-Off, Australian
Tsvangirai's Perth-Based Daughter Condemns "Mad-Man Rule", Daniel Hatch, West Australian
What to Do About Toxic Mugabe? Barry Cohen, Australian
The Darfur Slaughter, Dvir Abramovich, Herald-Sun
Burden Sharing in NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Australian
Carlton Stands By Pratt, Michael Warner, Herald-Sun
Experiential Marketing, Julian Lee SMH
Cuba's Yoani Sanchez, Blogger With Class, David Burchell, Australian
"Big Breakfast" Diet Works Better Than Low Carb, Reuters/West Australian
Art Deco (NGV), Ghislaine Wood, Australian
Melbourne Graffiti May Get Heritage Protection, Cameron Houston, Age
Death of Andrej (Andrew) Ehrenkreutz, Age

Canberra Weather: 13, fine, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
Govt MPs Grappling With a Strangely Empty Feeling, Paul Daley, Sunday Age
Swan Has Turned the Tables on Turnbull, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Please, Ministers, Occasionally Ditch Your Cheat Sheets, Annabel Crabb SMH
Rudd's Heavyhanded Press Ops Alienate Gallery Journos, John Lyons, Australian
Libs Think Nelson the Only Barrier to Voters Abandoning Rudd, Glenn Milne, Telegraph
Red Kezza Let Rudd Off the Hook Over Oil Prices, Paul Murray, West Australian
Political Power Couples, Then & Now, Anne Henderson, Australian

International:
British Diplomat Saves Pakistani Women From Forced Marriages, Mary Jordan, Washington Post
"He Wanted a View", the CIA Officer Recalled, Scott Shane NYT
Fuel Price Hikes: Regulators "Tighten Price Monitoring", Xinhua/China Daily
The New Trophy House: Small, Green, Platinum Enviro Rating, Felicity Barringer NYT
Learn From the Indicted Bear Stearns Fund Managers' Example, Dan Slater WSJ
Pictures on Officials' Walls Reveal Putin-Medvedev Power Relativities, Francesca Mereu, Moscow Times
Proposed US Copyright Change Bad For Artists, Frank Stella, The Art Newspaper

FRIDAY

Rudd's Deadly Accurate Jokes Underline Internal Tensions, Michelle Grattan, Age
FOI Docs Reveal Deep Govt Divisions Over Car Handouts, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Promising Aussie Car Co Goes Down While Toyota Gets Handout, David Uren, Australian
"Kevin 737": Rudd Approaches Record For Number of O/S Trips in One Year, Telegraph
Neal Asked Bruce Scott to Change His Story on "Demon" Comment, Malcolm Farr, Australian
Neal, Della Saga Symptomatic of NSW Right's Dire Straits, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
How Privileges C'tee Will Deal With Neal-Mirabella Claims, Andrew Fraser, Canberra Times
Julia Irwin Says It's a Witch-Hunt, Melissa Jenkins, Courier-Mail
"It Ain't Over 'Til the Iguana Sings", Chris Henning SMH
Days of Deferring Murray Decisions Over, Chris Hammer, Age
"Murray-Darling May Be Dead Before States Act", Paul Sinclair, Age
Murray So Degraded Carp Now Make Up Half the Fish Stock, Daniel Lewis SMH
Why Murrumbidgee is Dying, Rosslyn Beeby, Canberra Times
Govt Restores Old Income Testing Rules, Patricia Karvelas & Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Swan Has Acted Quickly & Decisively to End Uncertainty", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Now Viet Vets Complain About Pension Rule Changes, Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
Rudd Dodges Admitting His Inflation Rate Error, Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
Inflation Rate Error: Rudd the "Willy Wonka of Fudge", Annabel Crabb SMH
"Some Observers See Rudd as More Bureaucrat Than Politician", Christian Kerr, Australian
Nelson Blocks or Delays 13 Bills, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Why is Coalition "Vacating the Field of Economic Responsibility"? Steve Lewis, Herald-Sun
Nelson's Potentially Fatal Fence-Straddling, Phillip Coorey SMH
Lib Fed Exec Considers Anti-Faction Rule Changes Today, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Pearce Excise Call a Nelson Destabilisation Move? Peter Jean, Herald-Sun
"Rudd Blames Petrol Speculators", Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
Samuel: Refiners, Retailers Close to Wind, Lisa Macnamara & Matthew Franklin, Australian
Abetz Attacks Petrol Commissioner's Appointment, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Rule Accretion Threatens to Clog Tax System, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Fixing Traffic Congestion Cuts Petrol Use, John Cox, Australian
Buyers Shun Big Cars, Lauren Williams, Telegraph
Melham: Ditch Your 4WDs, Herald-Sun
Qantas Mgr's Email: "Buggery Campaign" Against Engineers Union, Ben Schneiders, Age
Intervention, Year One, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Macklin: We're "In It for the Long Haul", Sarah Smiles, Age
CDEP Deters Move to Real Jobs, John Stone, Australian
Intervention Idea Now Entrenched, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Gas Deal Leads to Indigenous Education Money, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Education Now a Bigger Export Earner Than Tourism, Tim Colebatch, Age
Help Disability Pensioners Get Back to Work, Terry Sweetman, Courier-Mail
Dick Pratt Charged With Giving False & Misleading Evidence, Norrie Ross, Herald-Sun
McClelland to Create Fed Version of NSW Judicial Commission, Chris Merritt, Australian
Magistrate Attack Part of Bad State Labor Law & Order Approach, Jeremy Roberts, Australian
Watchdog Chasing Tricky Legal Billing Ploys, Chris Merritt, Australian
McLucas: New Campaign Targets Quaffing Mums & Dads, Melissa Jenkins, Telegraph
Paul Neville Defends Bundy Bear, Herald-Sun
Roxon's Bundy Bear Backtrack, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Climate Changes Journos Could Make Tasty Polar Bear Lunch, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Childcare Promises Can't Be Delivered Without Workforce Overhaul, Fay Burstin, Herald-Sun
We're Fat, Garry Jennings & Simon Stewart, Age
JC Was a Refugee, Les Murray, Telegraph
Obama Aides Asking Muslim Women to Move Out of Shot Just the Beginning, Anne Davies SMH
Security Forum Missing Piece in Asia-Pacific Architecture, Stephen Loosley, Australian
Smith Asks India to Back Asia-Pacific Plan, Daniel Flitton, Age
Olympic Torch Reaches Lhasa on Saturday, Mary-Anne Toy SMH
Former SBS Cameraperson Wounded in Afghanistan, Patrick Walters, Australian
Big Oil Companies Returning to Iraq, Andrew Kramer, Age
Middle East Ceasefire a Good Sign, Ian Black, Age
WA: Perth Ignores Carpenter's Power Saving Call, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
WA: Buswell Ejected From Parliament, Karen Hodge, West Australian
WA: Libs Would've Had a Chance if Birney Had Stayed Leader, Robert Taylor, West Australian
ACT: Libs' Philistine First Shot in Phony Election War, Nigel Lendon, Art Wranglers
ACT: Seselja's New House Close to Proposed Gas Station Site, John Thistleton, Canberra Times
QLD: Bligh Ministers Flexing Passports, Rosemary Odgers & Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
QLD: Our Doctors "Old, Foreign & Busy", Melanie Christiansen, Courier-Mail
QLD: de Jersey Backs Indigenous Scholarships to Private Boys' Schools, Tony Koch, Australian
NT: 1.8m Python in Toilet Bowl of Tenth Floor Darwin Appt, Rebekah Cavanagh, NT News
SA: Democrats MPs Suggests Giving Ecstasy to Traumatised Vets, Joanna Vaughn, Advertiser
SA: Rural Doctors Lobby Admit Libs Organised Rally, Andrew Faulkner, Australian
VIC: Labor Accuses Greens of Gippsland Treachery, Paul Austin, Age
VIC: Governator Meets Brumby, Chee Chee Leung, Age
Golden Anniversary of Hula Hoop, Michael Liedtke, Age
Even Sniffing Coffee Makes You Feel Great, Leigh Dayton & Stephanie Dalzell, Australian
Auction House Withdraws Rover Thomasa Painting, Corrie Perkin, Australian
Wadeye "Strong Hearted Women" Show, Katrina Manton Gallery, Annalise Walliker, Herald-Sun
Pratt May Save "La Mama", Corrie Perkin, Australian
Steven Carroll Wins Miles Franklin, Claire Sutherland, Herald-Sun
Third Book Lucky For Carroll, Jason Steger, Age

Canberra Weather: 14, a little rain, BoM

International:
Obama Rejects Public Campaign Financing, Shailagh Murray, Washington Post
FBI "Malicious Mortgage" Op Nets Bear Stearns Fund Mgrs (& 400 Others), Landon Thomas Jr IHT
"Moderate Groups Under Fire For Silence Over Radicals", Abdul Khalik, Jakarta Post
Mercedes Ruehl Plays Sculptor Louise Nevelson in "Edward Albee's Occupant", Patricia Cohen NYT
"George Michael Embraces His Dualities", Ann Powers, LA Times
Cursing, Club-Throwing, Leg-Slapping Woody Austin, Hannah Karp WSJ
Green Fashion, Gloria Sin, Fast Company

THURSDAY

Lower Murray Turning Into Sulphuric Acid, Cathy Alexander & Nick Higginbottom, Herald-Sun
Lower Murray: "If You Put Your Hands In It You Get Burnt", AAP/West Australian
Professor: State Govts & Irrigators to Blame, Advertiser
Parts of Lower Murray Dead By October Without Immediate Action, Courier-Mail
Lake Albert Verging on Ecological Collapse - Murray to Dominate July COAG, Advertiser
Wong Contemplates Loss of Freshwater Murray Lakes, Chris Hammer, Age
Water Has to Be Properly Priced to Cut Consumption, Blair Speedy, Australian
Della Misleads Iemma Twice Over Iguanas, Annabel Stafford & Michelle Grattan, Age
Neal Hands Over Missing Stat Decs, Clare Masters & Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Belinda's Soccer Form, Brooke Newstead, Telegraph
Imagine Belinda Neal & Sam Newman in Group Therapy, Patrick Carlyon, Herald-Sun
Roxon: "Booze Boadicea, Riding Out In Search of Sin", Annabel Crabb SMH
There's A Bear In There... Misha Schubert, Age
Ditch "Milli Vanilli" Lib Leader & Install Costello, Chuck Brooks, Courier-Mail
Nelson End Game Nigh, Jack the Insider, Australian
Moderate Libs Stand Nelson Up on Labor's Gay Reforms, Phillip Coorey SMH
Coalition Blows $285m Hole in Budget, David Uren, Australian
Pearce Wants Nelson to Double His 5c Excise Bet, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Nats' Gippsland Candidate Wants $30 Pension Increase, Ben Doherty, Age
Coalition Refers 11 Bills to Committees, Adam Gartrell & Julian Drape, Courier-Mail
Coalition Delays Political Donations Reform, Michelle Grattan, Age
Troeth Slams Barnett's Unnecessary Abortion Bill, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
Charity Workers Safe But Income Test Changes Stay, Patricia Karvelas & Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Butler Reveals Existence of Govt "Doing the Doors" Roster, Christian Kerr, Australian
Fiona Wood WIns "Most Trusted" Poll For Fourth Time, Vincent Morello, Herald-Sun
Adler, Carey, Cousins, Hicks & Trujillo Least Trusted, Yuko Narushima SMH
NT Intervention Needs to Be Lot Longer Than 5 Years, Sarah Smiles, Age
Brough Wanted to Close Some Remote Communities, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Inadequate Funding, Inertia Hobbling NSW Indigenous Child Abuse Action, Joel Gibson SMH
Xstrata Blocks Traditional Owners Access to Sacred Site, Ben Langford, NT News
Rudd: We Could All Be Hit By WA Troubles, Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
Why Won't Carpenter Explain What Happened at Apache Energy? Paul Murray, West Australian
WA Companies Scaling Back, Standing Workers Down, Jayne Rickard, West Australian
Rudd Offers to Invoke Liquid Fuel Emergency Act, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Gillard's IR Move: "Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud", Louise Floyd, Courier-Mail
End of Contract Bonus Makes ANU's Chubb a $1.6m Earner, Emma MacDonald, Canberra Times
Govt-Funded Parental Leave Would Level Biz Playing Field, Elizabeth Broderick SMH
Qantas Faces Rolling Strikes From Monday, Ben Schneiders, Age
Market Australia to Sophisticates, Not Bogans, Stephen Downes, Herald-Sun
Bracks Review Considers Car Industry Restructuring Package, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Handouts to Big Carmakers Don't Help Local Car Parts Minnows, John Durie, Australian
Tax Breaks for Coal-to-Liquids Techonology? Lenore Taylor, Australian
Retailers Face a Couple of Average Years, Tim Colebatch, Age
The High Cost of Free Parking, Christian Seibert, Australian
Paradoxically, Tax Breaks Make Houses More Expensive, Kenneth Davidson, Age
Bad Year For Super Funds, Craig Binnie, Herald-Sun
Roxon is Right to Break Down Doctor Monopoly, Mike Steketee, Australian
AMA's Capolingua Doesn't Rule Out Political Career, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
AMA: Govt Proposals Will Lead to Health Care Fragmentation, Leo Shanahan, Age
AFP Held Back Pieces of Haneef Evidence, Paul Maley & Angus Hohenboken, Australian
"Secret" Defence Spending Doubles to $485m a Year, Ian McPhedran, Courier-Mail
Condi's "New American Realism", Greg Sheridan, Australian
UN Official: Australian WIll Be In Timor Well Into Next Century, Ian McPhedran, Herald-Sun
Smith's Small Stick on Zimbabwe, Alan Howe, Herald-Sun
Athletics Australia Made Wrong Move on Olympics Opening Ceremony, John Garnaut, Age
Picasso's "Sylvette" Sells for $6.9m, New Aust Record, Corrie Perkin & Angus Hohenboken, Australian
Picasso Price Double That of Previous Australian Record, Alex Dickinson, Courier-Mail
Doubts Over Provenance of Tonight's Rover Thomas Sale, Corrie Perkin, Australian
Lethal Arsenic Dose Killed Phar Lap, Orietta Guerrera, Age
Corbell Vows ACT DPP Will Lift Its Game, Victor Violante, Canberra Times
Seselja Misleading Public Over Power Station, David Curry, Canberra Times
The Sad State of NSW, John Hewson, Australian
Melbourne & Sydney Should Show Climate Change Way, Bruce Taper & Nick Rowley, Age
Tas Govt Asks Gunns If It's Really Going Ahead With Pulp Mill, Paul Carter, Mercury
Bartlett Plays Hard to Get With Gunns, Andrew Darby, Age
Brumby, Bailleau Both Risktakers - Look at Kororoit, Paul Austin, Age
Bligh: Open Govt Expectations Sometimes Unrealistic, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
SA Dumps Plastic Bags, Pia Akerman, Australian
Pru Should Be In Federal Politics, Errol Simper, Australian
My Glorious Career as Possum's Page Editor, Mark Day, Australian
ABC News Ratings Sharply Up, Amanda Meade, Australian
New Trends in Indigenous Affairs Reporting, Paul Toohey, Australian
Media Diary, Amanda Meade, Australian
DMZ: Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball, Patricia Karvelas & Paul Maley, Australian
House Howlers a Hit at Mid-Winter Ball, Megan Doherty, Canberra Times
Dinner WIth Kevin at Lodge $20,600; Dinner With Julia $15,300, Herald-Sun
Mid-Winter Ball Pics, Australian

Canberra Weather: 14, showers, BoM

International:
Indonesia's HoR Passes Islamic Banking Law, Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta Post
Why Hamas Needs Israel Ceasefire, Pierre Heumann, Spiegel
Joan Rivers' F-Bomb on Rusty's Head, Mike Fleeman, People Magazine
“Decoys, Complexes, and Triggers: Feminism and Land Art in the 1970s”, Karen Rosenberg NYT
The Old Nuclear Option: "I'll Tell Daddy",Kevin Helliker WSJ
Why We Guzzle Bottled Water, Lisa Margonelli NYT

WEDNESDAY

Neal Transgressions Dominate Federal Parliament, Phillip Coorey SMH
Labor Loses High Moral Ground in Question Time, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Neal Staffer Quits, Brooke Newstead & Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Neal Held Back Three Stat Decs, Michelle Grattan & Annabel Stafford, Age
Departing Staffer (Whose Stat Dec Neal Held Back) Cites Stress, Dylan Welch & Others SMH
NSW Caucus Cheers Della, Imre Salusinszky & Brad Norington, Australian
Nelson Says Australians No Longer "Starry-Eyed" About Rudd, Maria Hawthorne, Herald-Sun
Abbott: Couple More Bad Polls & Nelson is in Trouble, Phillip Coorey SMH
Brand Turnbull: Buy Me! Annabel Crabb SMH
Gillard Can't Explain How Working Hours Disputes Will Be Solved, Brad Norington, Australian
Roxon: I'm No Wowser, Christian Kerr, Australian
"Twiggy" Forrest Backs Marcia Langton's Policy Calls, AAP/West Australian
Ex-Labor Minister Calls For Winding Down of Remote Communities, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
"Realistic Debate About Choices in Aboriginal Policy", Gary Johns, Australian
Lobbyist Coy About Contact Points in Rudd's Office, John Lyons, Australian
Sheik Yamani Says Speculators Behind Oil Price Problem, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Westpac Tips Steady Rates Til 2010, Liliana Molina & AAP, Courier-Mail
Oil & Food to Keep Inflation High, But Rates on Hold, Malcolm Maiden, Age
Rates Steady, Rents Rampant, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Means Test Changes to Cut Some Families' Transfer Payments, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Tax Changes Could Affect 200,000 People, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
"The ALP Exists to Fight Inequality", Chris Bowen SMH
Marx Was Right: Everything is Connected to Everything Else, Ross Gittins SMH
Is Another Asian Financial Crisis Coming? Alan Wood, Australian
Crean to Launch New "Nomad" Production Program, Gerry Carman, Age
Shopping Around, Christian Kerr, Australian
Swan's Shopping Tips, Peter Jean, Herald-Sun
"Childcare Isn't Like Petrol", Susie O'Brien, Herald-Sun
Libs to Defend Howard Dental Scheme, Leo Shanahan & Others, Age
Coalition Disagreement Over MP's Late Abortion Move, Misha Schubert & Leo Shanahan, Age
G-G Pay Rise, Herald-Sun
PM to Get Bird Flu Shot, Herald-Sun
Chey: Unis Should Be More Aware About China's "Soft Power" Ploys, Harriet Alexander SMH
Bring Back the God-Professor, Richard Nile, Australian
Academic Consulted on Streamlining IR Laws, Mark Davis SMH
Grants Focus Wrong Emphasis in Humanities, Social Sciences, James Allan, Australian
ARC Journal Rankings, Gavin Moodie, Australian
"Free Speech Matters Because It Works", Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Haneef Lawyer Claims Pre-Election Political Conspiracy, Paul Maley, Australian
Some Illegal Fishers Back For Tenth Visit Under Different Names, Daniel Bourchier, NT News
We Should Help Those Displaced by Rising Sea Levels, Emma Brindal, Age
Gordon Ramsay a Hypocrite on Food Imports, John Roskam, Age
Make Kings X Ban Condition of Footy Players' Contracts, Mark Geyer, Telegraph
NSW To Bring Water Saving Tactics to Power Use, Brian Robins SMH
O'Farrell's Wait & See Attitude to Power Sell-Off, Brian Robins SMH
Brumby's Water Pipeline, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Dean Mighell Blasted For Bankrolling Twentyman in Kororoit, Paul Austin, Age
"Alcopop Kid" Unleashes in Gippsland By-Election, Lawrence Money & Suzanne Carbone, Age
Carpenter's Mass Public Appeal to Save Power, AAP/West Australian
Buswell Beseiged & Frustrated, Aleisha Preedy, West Australian
Spill Motion Seconder Resigns From Frontbench, Aleisha Preedy & Stuart McKinnon, West Australian
Ambush by Matt Birney Over Before It Starts, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
WA Libs: Just When You Think It Can't Get Worse... Pam Casellas, West Australian
Rann's Sweetheart Deal With Specialists Bites Back, Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Magistrate May Sue SA A-G, Jamie Walker & Jeremy Roberts, Australian
Man Steals Bobcats for Backyard Blitz on Wife's Housing Commission Home, David Killick, Mercury
Qld School Plagued by Protected Microbats, Peter Morley, Courier-Mail
Let's Use One of Us For Face of Australia Ads, Ben Maguire, Telegraph
"I Talk to My GPS", Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Rudd Really Could Do More, Aaron Timms SMH
Danish Designer: "Australia Doesn't Really Have a Cycling City", Sue White SMH
Melbourne Demons Ask to Play Two 2009 Games in Canberra, Mark Stevens, Herald-Sun
Sydney Biennale Opens, Rosalie Higson, Australian
Biennale: Mike Parr Chicken Attack Gets RSPCA, Police Attention, Richard Jinman & Kylie Davis SMH
Death of Former NT News Managing Editor John Hogan, Nigel Adlam, NT News

Canberra Weather: 16, mostly fine, cloudy, BoM

International:
China's Anti-Terror Ace, Zhu Zhe, China Daily
Beijing International Airport's New Anti-Terror Measures, Xin Dingding, China Daily
"Obama Calls For More Responsibility From Black Fathers", Julie Bosman NYT
Harvard Performance Pay Experiment With School Students, AP/Nancy Zuckerbrod, Time Magazine
Yes, You Can Make Money on Broadway, Cora Daniels, Fast Company
Controversial Concept of the Universal Art Museum, Kavita Singh, Art Newspaper
California Gears Up For Gay Summer of Love, Patricia Leigh Brown NYT

TUESDAY

Toyota Handout Violates Rudd's "Evidence-Based Policy" Test, Paul Kerin, Australian
Newspoll: Govt, Rudd Remain in Commanding Position, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Body Blow For Nelson, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Voters' Petrol Pain Becoming PM's Own, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Ferguson to Attend Saudi Oil Crisis Talks, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Rudd Cuts Neal Loose, Matthew Franklin, Australian
"Rudd Pointedly Gathered His Papers & Departed", Tony Wright, Age
Libs Trying to Draw Feds into Neal Stat Dec Imbroglio, Michelle Grattan, Age
"Something in (Bishop's) Manner - Her Tautly Muscled Gait, Perhaps..." Annabel Crabb SMH
Pyne Considers Referring Neal to AFP Over Stat Decs, Phillip Coorey SMH
Neal Stonyfaced in Parliament, Joe Hildebrand & Brooke Newstead, Telegraph
Details of Hartcher's Involvement, Telegraph
Hutchins, Foley, Forno Face Assault Action, Dan Box, Australian
PM Refuses to Guarantee No Worker Will Be Worse Off, Patricia Karvelas & Brad Norington, Australian
Bishop Turns "No Worker Worse Off" Table on Rudd, Samantha Maiden, Australian
New Standards Means Up to 2 Years Unpaid Parental Leave, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Including For Gay & Lesbian Parents, Misha Schubert & Ben Schneiders, Age
"Maternity Leave Works Best When It Is Not Regulated", Gerard Henderson SMH
National Employment Standards: Discussion Paper, Age
New Minimum Employment Standards: The List, Advertiser
Rudd to Get Final 6km of Ipswich Motorway Built (Price Tag $1bn), Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
Rudd's "Trademark Wave at Nobody", Jack the Insider, Australian
How David Epstein Manages Conflicts of Interest, John Lyons, Australian
Libs Want to Know Who Lobbied Govt on Lobbyists' Code, Christian Kerr, Australian
Democrats' Official Use-By Date (30 June) Nears, Christian Kerr, Australian
Fielding, Xenophon Trying to Squeeze More Staff Out of Govt, Phillip Coorey SMH
To Merge or Not to Merge? That is the Question, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Very, Very Serious Coal Bottlenecks, Andrew Fraser, Australian
Farmers' Wheat Fury, Frustration, Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
Senate Report: Establish Healing Fund For Stolen Generation, Peter Jean, Herald-Sun
Doctor: Rudd Govt Trying to Do Intervention on the Cheap, Alana Buckley-Carr, Australian
Niger Doing Better Than Australia at Wiping Out Trachoma, Andrew Trounson, Australian
Get Ready for Winopops, Clare Masters, Telegraph
Jesus Wasn't Averse to a Thirst-Quencher or Two, Paul Syvret, Courier-Mail
Gillard to Grade Childcare Centres, Publish Fees, Michael Madigan, Courier-Mail
ChildcareWatch of Marginal Benefit Only, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Rebuffed Asylum Seeker Suicides, Courier-Mail
The Pre-Boomers, Bernard Salt, Herald-Sun
Macklin: Huge Depression Rates Among Home Carers, Telegraph
Most Disability Pensioners Really Want Jobs, Matt Laffan, Telegraph
I Don't Believe Vautin Lampooned a Person With Disability, Ray Chesterton, Telegraph
Pressure For Solution to Looming Web Address Shortage, Karen Dearne, Australian
Rudd Hits Escape Key on Student Computer Promise, Christopher Bantick, Herald-Sun
A Computer For Every Child? Dumb Policy, Ray Fisman, Australian
Why the Summit Report Silence on Mental Illness? Sue Oliver, Australian
Roxon Stirs Up Doctors & Nurses Hornets' Nest, Ged Kearney, Herald-Sun
Senate Report: First Home Owners Scheme a Dud, Leo Shanahan, Age
Vos Probe Into ATO Settlements Could Include Allan Myers, Richard Gluyas, Australian
DFAT's Got No Hope of More Money, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
How "Normal" is Indonesia? Tim Colebatch, Age
Zimbabwe: Don't Be a Pander Bear, PM, Piers Akerman, Telegraph
The "Collective West", Kevin Murray, Age
Jack Thomas Faces New Trial, Sarah-Jane Collins, Age
BOCOG Shock at Aussie Opening Ceremony Ban, John Garnaut & Jessica Halloran SMH
UN Charter on Indigenous Rights & Us, Keith Windschuttle, Australian
NT Govt Tries New Approach With Long-Grassers, Nick Calacouras, NT News
Brumby Plans Four Solar Plants, Chee Chee Leung, Age
Independent Twentyman to Get Lib Preferences in Kororoit, Paul Austin, Age
O'Farrell Forces Auditor-General Review of NSW Power Sale, Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Solomon FOI Review Most Important Since Fitzgerald, Paul Williams, Courier-Mail
CSIRO: Irrigators Are Taking Too Much, Daniel Lewis SMH
WA Struggles With Gas Shortage, Jayne Rickard & Others, West Australian
Fears Gas Shortage Could Affect GDP Growth, Dennis Shanahan & Elizabeth Gosch, Australian
Lib MP Offers to Move Leadership Spill Against Buswell, West Australian
Buswell Accused of Bullying, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
SA Govt Urges Doctors, Teachers Unions to Rethink Action, Michael Owen, Advertiser
Tas Police Use DNA to Crack Cattle-Rustler Case, Helen Kempton, Mercury
Armstrong's "Intimate Transactions", Stelarc, in Beijing, Jennifer Foreshaw, Australian
Tony Shaw: Malthouse a Dud Coach, Michael Horan, Herald-Sun
NAVA Developing Post-Henson Artists' Guide, Ellie Harvey & Orietta Guerrera, Age
Bindi Irwin Wins Emmy, Glenis Green, Courier-Mail

Canberra Weather: 17, fine, partly cloudy, BoM

International:
Tiger Eats Underdog, AP/NYT
"Australia & Indonesia: Inseparable Partners", Kevin Rudd, Jakarta Post
Truckers Demand Cheap Loans For Gas Conversion Or Else, Bangkok Post
McCain to do to Obama What Reagan Did to Carter Over No-Shows, Steve Kornacki, NY Observer
Katherine Heigl Jacks Up, Edward Wyatt NYT
China's Secret Olympic Weapon: Women, Mei Fong & Loretta Chao WSJ
"Women: Dali's View", Salvador Dali Museum, Florida, Art Daily
Becoming a Dylan Obsessive, Charles Spencer, Spectator

MONDAY

Keating May Be Face of Saatchi's "G'Day UK" Campaign, Charles Miranda, Herald-Sun
Police Told Della Forced False Iguanas' Apology, Dylan Welch & Alexandra Smith SMH
"All Out War Has Broken Out Within the (NSW) Govt", Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Now Rudd Faces Opposition Onslaught Over Neal, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
O'Farrell Refers Iguanagate (& Poss Hotel License App) to ICAC, Telegraph
Tanner Shrugs Off Iguanagate, Ean Higgins, Australian
Belinda is Really the Victim (Not), Tory Maguire, Telegraph
Being Seduced By World Stage a Domestic Danger For Rudd, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Rudd Risks Looking Like Absent Dad, Phillip Coorey SMH
China Rolls Out Red Carpet For Swan, John Garnaut SMH
Nielsen Poll: Nelson Marginally Improves, Costello Preferred, Michelle Grattan, Age
Nelson Runs in Third Place Behind Costello, Turnbull, Tony Wright, Age
Costello By Far the Preferred Lib Leader, Phillip Coorey SMH
You'd Rather Have Rudd's Problems Than Nelson's, Peter Hartcher SMH
Nelson Gay Wedgie, Glenn Milne, Australian
Majority Dissatisfied WIth Rudd's Handling of Fuel Issue, Michelle Grattan, Age
Less Than a Quarter of Voters Like FuelWatch, Phillip Coorey SMH
Rudd Welcomes Saudi Oil Production Boost, Nassim Khadem, Age
Town Planners Planning As Though Petrol is Cheap & Will Be Forever, Linton Besser SMH
Tanner: Little Chance of Recession, Peter Jean, Herald-Sun
"Economy is Already Slowing Quite Sharply", Ross Gittins SMH
Tanner Wants Levels Petrol Market in Asia, Michael Madigan, Courier-Mail
How the New Senate Shapes Up, Michelle Grattan, Age
Warhurst Critical of New Lobbyist Code, Mark Davis SMH
New Code May Be Hard to Enforce, David Uren, Australian
Rudd: We Don't Need AMA For Intervention, Nick Calacouras, NT News
Plibersek: Earlier Intervention Needed for Homeless, Dewi Cooke, Age
Garrett's Chances at Whaling Commission Meet Next Week, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Citizenship Review Head Says Test Unfair, Peter Jean, Herald-Sun
Bracks Wants Greater Say For States in Migration Policy, Paul Maley, Australian
Woolcott: Budget Cuts Leave DFAT "Dangerously" Underfunded, Paul Maley, Australian
War on Terror Bill So Far: $20bn, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
Gitmo Decision a Victory For Rule of Law, Tim McCormack, Age
Ferguson: Don't Second Guess WA Gas Explosion Inquiry, AAP/West Australian
Iemma Facing a Power Backdown, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Greenpeace Modelling Shows Wind Power Cheaper Than Coal By 2020, Chris Hammer, Age
ETS Could Have Perverse Greenhouse Result, Ben McNeil SMH
I'm One of the Energy Confused, Barry Cohen, Australian
Carmakers Will Struggle to Meet Carr's Green 2010 Target, Paul Maley, Australian
Only Allow Uranium Sales to Countries Which Ban the Bomb, Jill Singer, Herald-Sun
Rudd's Anti-Nuke Initiative Timely, John Langmore, Courier-Mail
Fromelles Should Be Declared War Grave & Left in Peace, Bill Crews, Herald-Sun
Sub-Mariners' Poetic Moments, Cameron Stewart, Australian
Rudd: World Should Unite to Stop Mugabe Stealing Election, Nassim Khadem, Age
Big Strides Being Made in East Timor, Steve Bracks, Australian
We Have to Do Better Making Foreign Students Safe, Chris Nyland, Herald-Sun
Public School Investment is One-Third Private System's, Justine Ferrari, Australian
School-Leaver-to-Uni Numbers Lowest in Six Years, Annalise Walliker, Herald-Sun
Hug a Thug, Phillip Huggins, Herald-Sun
Juvenile Criminals, Paul Sheehan SMH
Crime Commission Wants to Name Another Wickenby Target, Susannah Moran, Australian
Rudd Sidesteps Binge-Drinking Definition, Tara Ravens, Courier-Mail
Roxon: Australia Has a $15bn Alcohol Problem, Stephen Lunn, Australian
Roxon: One Glass Puts Me to Sleep, Deborah Smith, Age
Albrechtsen: Four Glasses Just Gets Me Going, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Ute-Men Resent Alcopops Tax, Michael David, Australian
Three Quarters of a Million People on Disability Support Pension, Kelvin Bissett, Telegraph
Obesity Probably a Factor in Rising Disability Pension Claims, Kelvin Bissett, Telegraph
Allegations "Footy Show" Targets Disabled, Paul Kent, Telegraph
Big Jump in Childcare Fees, Angela Saurine, Telegraph
Full Nest Syndrome: When They Never Leave, Melanie Christiansen, Courier-Mail
Kororoit Battle Heats Up, Paul Austin, Age
Why Does Crown Casino Get Special Treatment? Jason Dowling, Age
Raging Debate About Courts, Barristers, Fees, Michael King & Arie Freiberg, Age
Putting Every Qld Student's Profile Online a Bad Idea, James O'Loan & Melanie Christiansen, Courier-Mail
Beattie Furious About Affair Slur, Stefanie Balogh & Rosemary Odgers, Courier-Mail
Mass Resignation of Anaesthetists in SA, Colin James, Advertiser
Tassie Employers Desperate For Staff, Tim Martain, Mercury
Tas Farmer Losing Sheep to Feral Cats, Tim Martain, Mercury
Sotheby's Profit Soars After Christie's Quits Melbourne, Christopher Webb, Age
New State of the Art Film Studio Opens In...Cowra, Samantha Williams, Telegraph
Baz Luhrmann's "Australia" Anchors Big New Tourism Ad Spend, Elizabeth Gosch, Australian
The Veronicas' "Cleo" Spread, Courier-Mail
Cathy Freeman Exhibition at National Sports Museum, Steve Waldon, Age
Penguin Named Australian Publisher of the Year, Jason Steger, Age

Canberra Weather: 16, fine, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
Smash It, Chris Wallace, Herald-Sun
Rudd Should Be Careful or He'll End Up Like Gordon Brown, Laurie Oakes, Herald-Sun
"SuperKev Was, Of Course, Away Saving the World", John Huxley SMH
New Research Suggests Women Naturally Bisexual, Andy Newman, Age
The Media Scorn Poured on Hillary: Outright Misogyny, Anne Summers SMH
Belinda Shouldn't Be the Last Politician Sent For Anger Counselling, Adele Horin SMH
What 40 Child Psychologists & Social Workers Say About Henson, Miranda Devine SMH

International:
Hillary Getting Her People Behind Barack, Josh Benson & Jason Horowitz, NY Observer
"Icelandic’s first lady is out for blood", Jonas Moody, Iceland Review
How to Build a Brand Like Obama, Fast Company
The Very Worst in Golf Fashion, Time Magazine
Blogopticon, Vanity Fair

FRIDAY

We got our 150,000th hit this week - you sure like your Breakfast Politics!

PM Should Review His (Over)Work Ethic - It Could Be a Sin, Andrew Hamilton SJ, Eureka Street
Costello: "I Love Being on the Campaign Trail", Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Costello With "Blood Pulsing", Ben Doherty, Age
Does Costello Have the Stomach for the Toughest Job in Politics? Steve Lewis, Herald-Sun
Japan Trip: Rudd's "Jejune Diplomacy Makes Us Look Silly", Hugh White, Australian
Big Vision Better Than No Vision, Daniel Flitton, Age
Sam Nunn Likes Rudd's Anti-Nuke Commission, Anne Davies, Age
Fukuda Likes It Too, Phillip Coorey SMH
"It's Too Easy to Be Cynical" About Anti-Nuke Commission, Robert Ayson, Age
Dalai Lama Likes Rudd's China Stance, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Gillard Has "Exerted Her Authority (Over) Increasingly Hapless Rudd", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Labor MP: "With Rudd it is not 'do as I do', it is 'do as I say' ", Clinton Porteous & Greg Stolz, Courier-Mail
"It's Not His Fault He Looks Like Mr Sheen", Pam Casellas, West Australian
Rudd Handled Neal Fracas Well, Michelle Grattan, Age
Here Comes All Out Assault on Iemma's Leadership, Joe Hildebrand & Kara Lawrence, Telegraph
Very Loud Homelife of Belinda & Della, Brooke Newstead & Clare Masters, Telegraph
Sexism Defence of Neal a Joke, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Alleged Abuse of Power the Issue, Not Drinking & Swearing, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
How Were Stat Decs Drawn Up? Michelle Grattan, Age
Della Drafted Apology Issued By Iguanas, Alexandra Smith & Andrew Clennell SMH
The Cover-Up, Not Iguanas, Could Kill Off Della, Andrew Clennell SMH
Labor Hard on Hoare, Soft on Neal, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
What Sanctions Potentially Apply to Marauding Backbenchers? Chris Merritt, Australian
Neal's Legendary Stoushes, Brad Norington, Australian
Australian Psychological Society: There's An Anger Crisis, Brendan Nicholson, Age
ACTU: Give Low Paid At Least a 4.3% Pay Rise, David Uren, Australian
NSW Secret Costings on Surrendering IR to Feds, Imre Salusinszky & Brad Norington, Australian
Iemma & Costa Poised to Knacker Della on IR, Brad Norington, Australian
Toyota Handout: Rudd & Brumby's $70m Photo-Op, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Pressure on Carr to Deliver, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
We Lack Critical Mass For Green Car Production, Andrew Trounson, Australian
Emerson: Bad Tax Breaks "May Be Little More Than a Gift to Business", Lenore Taylor, Australian
Take a Stand Against Tax Recycling, Craig Emerson, Australian
Oil & Commodity Boom Looks Like a Financial Bubble To Me, Anatole Kaletsky, Australian
Women Bearing Brunt of Slowing Economy, Nassim Khadem, Age
What Lies Beneath: Evidence From ACCC Grocery Inquiry, Phillip Hudson SMH
Rudd to Japan: Find Non-Lethal Ways to Research Whales, Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
Rudd Concedes Defeat on Whaling, Tim Colebatch, Age
Rudd Weak on Whaling, Andrew Darby, Age
Rudd Diluting Ipswich Motorway Promise, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
Gillard Starts Handing Out Computer Goodies, Peter Jean & Natalie Tkaczuk Sikora, Herald-Sun
Gillard Diluting Computer Promise, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Roxon Stakes Success on Upping Early Intervention Emphasis, AAP/West Australian
Shocking Evidence At Oombulgurri Suicide Inquest, Alana Buckley-Carr, Australian
Alert Plan For Frail Elderly Who Don't Answer Knock, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Govt Using Shergold For AQIS Review Implementation, Michael Madigan, Courier-Mail
Acacia Consortium a "Melbourne Mafia" Broadband Bid, Cath Hart, Australian
ACCC Bounces eBay Over PayPal,  Stephen Fenech, Telegraph
Allan Myers QC: Gleeson High Court Doesn't Get Business, Richard Gluyas, Australian
ATO Excoriated by Vic Magistrate, Steve Butcher, Age
Women Barristers' Cut of Vic Govt Legal Spend, Chris Merritt, Australian
Vic Law Firms Do More Pro Bono Than Required, Chris Merritt, Australian
Hulls: Legal Profession's Attitudes Holding Back Women, Sarah-Jane Collins,  Age
SA A-G Calls Senior Magistration "Daft...Delusional", Jamie Walker, Advertiser
Olympic Media Debacle in the Making, Glenda Korporaal, Australian
Cadel Evans Ramps Up His Tibet Activism, Rupert Guinness, Age
Concept of Humanitarian Intervention Has Lost Momentum, Madeleine Albright SMH
F-35 JSF a Stealthy Little Flyabout, Ian McPhedran, Herald-Sun
Bracks: Overseas Aid Needs Overhaul, Daniel Flitton, Age
2009 Could Be First Close Qld Election in Years, Ross Fitzgerald, Australian
Brumby Should Be Worried About Kororoit, Paul Austin, Age
Big Infrastructure Spend in Tas Budget, Sue Neales, Mercury
Disentangling the Burke Tentacles, Robert Taylor, West Australian
WA Libs in Open Revolt Over Burke-Linked MP, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
NT Cop Gets Home Detention For Bashing Aboriginal Prisoner, Ashleigh Wilson, Australian
SA Minister to Axe APY Chief, Jamie Walker & Jeremy Roberts, Australian
SA Emergency Doctors Give Notice En Masse, Tory Shepherd, Advertiser
Artists Should Have Ethics Panels Like Scientists Do, Annabel Stafford, Age
ABC's "Planet Slayer" Website Doesn't Play Nice, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Mixed Brit Reviews on "Summer Heights High" Debut, Lucy Battersby, Age
Lindy Hume Appointed Sydney Festival Chief From 2010, Matthew Westwood, Australian
Mick Malthouse: Angry, Arrogant, Over It, Cameron Noakes, Age

Canberra Weather: 12, windy with showers, BoM

International:
Obama Sheds Washington Fixer Once He Becomes a Liability, John M Broder & Leslie Wayne NYT
Obama's First Crisis: "What Was He Thinking?" Gail Collins NYT
Mel Mentors Britney at the Havana Club, Stephen M Silverman, People Magazine
Christopher Isherwood Thought Liza Was Too Good in "Cabaret", Michael Musto, Village Voice
Aimee Mann & the Hanukkah Fairy, "31 Today", stereogum.com
Official: Japanese Swimmers May Now Wear Speedos, Asahi Shimbun
If You'd Studied Probability... George Johnson NYT
Ultimate Swiss Army Knife, Wired

THURSDAY

Consumer Confidence Collapses to 16 Year Low, Sid Maher, Australian
This Consumer Confidence Level Usually Associated With Recession, Alan Wood, Australian
Nelson "Roadblock on Road to Economic Responsibility", Steve Lewis, Telegraph
Rudd is Beginning to Look Really Silly on Foreign Policy, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Rudd: Japan Snubbed Us, Not Other Way Round, Phillip Coorey SMH
Between Fukuda's Crisis & Akihabara Massacre, Rudd's Not News, Tim Colebatch, Age
Rudd Reserves Australia's RIght to Take Japan to ICJ on Whaling, Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
Epstein Caught Napping, Ambassador Caught Checking Watch, Telegraph
Fashion Police Have Reined In Therese, Sally Morrell, Herald-Sun
Rudd Defends Toyota Handout, Matthew Franklin & Lenore Taylor, Australian
Where Were Tanner & Emerson When Toyota Subsidy Was Decided? Henry Ergas, Australian
Toyota Subsidy a Good Thing, John Legge, Age
Toyota Subsidy Like Paying People to Paint Rocks White, Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Rann Joins Push to Protect Car Tariffs, Katharine Murphy, Age
Increasing Fuel Supply Only Leads to Even Stronger Demand, Blair Speedy, Australian
Rudd Acts Decisively on Neal Problem, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Rudd's Tough Love For Belinda, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Rudd Trails Disendorsement Threat Over Neal, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
Nelson: Neal & Della No Becks & Posh, Michelle Grattan, Age
Ridding World of Nukes Easier Than Ridding Labor of Neal, Malcolm Farr, Australian
Meanwhile Della Doesn't Even Get Wrist Tap From Iemma, Joe Hildebrand & Clare Masters, Telegraph
Rudd Sends Neal For Counselling, Brad Norington & Matthew Franklin, Australian
Rudd Lifts Lid on NSW ALP's Worst Kept Secret, Andrew Clennell & Others SMH
Neal's Low Flashpoint Feared by Many, Brad Norington & Ean Higgins, Australian
Desperately Sad Impact of Belinda's Bullying on Older Rank-and-File, Geraldine Willisee SMH
Isaiah Washington, Sam Newman, Belinda Neal, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Iguanagate, Miranda Devine SMH
O'Farrell Calls For Police Probe Into Contending Stat Decs, Andrew Clennell SMH
Jim Lloyd May Run Against Neal Next Time Round, Brad Norington, Australian
Neal & Della's Careers in Pictures, Telegraph
How to Keep Your Cool, SMH
Gillard Attempting to Break Caffeine Habit; Rudd Prefers Green Tea, Brad Watts, Telegraph
Chris Evans' 27 Hours as Acting PM, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Carers Get More Money, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Parents Owe $1bn in Child Support Arrears, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Govt Should Think Twice About Abandoning Work For Dole, Peter Saunders, Australian
AMA: By-Passing GPs For Nurses Will Risk Lives, Melissa Jenkins, Telegraph
Don't Steal From Public Health to Prop Up Private Health, Kenneth Davidson, Age
Proportion of High Care Elderly Zooming, Ben Packham, Telegraph
Alzheimer's Not Inevitable Part of Aging, Jill Stark, Age
Serious Knock-On Effects of WA Gas Explosion, George Megalogenis & Sarah-Jane Tasker, Australian
Climate Tipping Points Near, Chris Hammer, Age
Adelaide Uni Struggling to Cover Its Research Costs, Matt Williams, Advertiser
Open Finding on Bracks & Tatts, Paul Austin, Age
Take Another Look at Tassie, Bernard Salt, Australian
Intl Airport at Newcastle Won't Fly, Glen Searle SMH
Sydney Kings Are Dead, Tim Morrissey, Telegraph
Major Burke & Wills Find, Penelope Debelle, Age
Intervention Hasn't Led to More Abuse Prosecutions, Sarah Smiles, Age
Calls to Close Cape York Bush Court Circuit "Farcical", Peter Michael & Rosemary Odgers, Courier-Mail
Over 50% of Patients Admitted to Darwin Hospital Monday Night Drunk, Matt Cunningham, NT News
Lib MP Defends Parliarmentary Motion Based on Burke Info, AAP/West Australian
Iran Tensions on Rise, Shahram Akbarzadeh, Australian
Our Nuclear Non-Proliferation Push, Mike Steketee, Australian
Dalai Lama Accused of Suppressing Buddhist Sect, Paul Bibby & Joyce Morgan, Age
Gitmo Inmates Get More Privileges Than Other US Prisoners, AAP/Age
Henson Debate Continues, Corrie Perkin, Australian
Many Curators Have Concerns About Henson's Work & Won't Show Him, Elizabeth Fortescue, Telegraph
Aussie Films Need Sharper, Strong Marketing Campaigns, Des Partridge, Courier-Mail
Andrew Symonds Sleeps In, Misses Tour Bus, Ben Dorries & Malcolm Conn, Australian
Chinese Red Tape Jeopardises Olympic Broadcasts, Glenda Korporaal, Australian
MEAA to Oppose Ten Ending Credits, Michael Bodey, Australian
Succession Issues at Fairfax & News, Mark Day, Australian
Media Diary, Amanda Meade, Australian
Death of Andrew Dent, Jill Stark, Age

Canberra Weather: 16, fine, BoM

International:
Toyota to Build 9,000 Hybrid Camrys Without $35m Subsidy, Santan Santivimolnat, Bangkok Post
Dali's Dealer: Dali's Assistants Did Most of the Painting, Art Daily
Bob Colacello's "Out-Takes" Pics From Warhol's "Interview" Magazine, Vanity Fair
"The 99", First Western-Style Comic Based on Islamic Concept, Faiza Saleh Ambah, Washington Post
Alberto Moravia's Modus Operandi, Michael McDonald TLS
Traditional Syrup-Soaked Semolina Cakes, Aleksandra Crapanzano NYT
What Will the Clinton-Haters Do Now? Richard Cohen, Washington Post

WEDNESDAY

Humble PM Kneels in Tokyo Supermarket, Offers BBQ Beef, Peter Alford, Australian
Toyota Australia Had Already Decided to Produce Hybrid, Philip King & Matthew Franklin, Australian
It's Toyota That's the Winner, Philip King, Australian
Big Taxpayer Bucks For Carmakers, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Car Tariffs & Assistance Already Costing Australia 30,000 Jobs a Year, Tim Wilson, Australian
Govt Finds New, Green Excuse For Subsidies, Tim Colebatch, Age
Ford, GM Will Be In For Their Cut Too, Philip Hopkins, Age
Rudd Can Learn From Japan's Urban Transport System, Chris Hale, Courier-Mail
Government Picking Winners, Matthew Warren, Australian
"Rudd is Tossing Off One Half-Baked Scheme After Another", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
"By 2020 Each Country Must Aim to be Attached to at Least 10 Region-Wide Institutions", Aaron Timms SMH
Harder Things Get, More Our Leaders Soft-Soap Us, Ross Gittins SMH
"Is the Australian Motorist Caught in a Perfect Storm?" Malcolm Turnbull SMH
Rudd on World Stage: "He Hopes to Bestride It Like a Colossus, Alan Wood, Australian
Japanese Emperor to Meet Rudd, Telegraph
Gillard Chastises Neal; Nelson Calls Neal "Ugly Bully", Michelle Grattan, Age
Gillard Not Happy With Neal, AAP/West Australian
Neal "Started Kicking Me While I Was On the Ground", Brooke Newstead & Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
"Belinda Neal Does Not Swear. Just Ask Her Friends", Andrew Clennell & Others SMH
Iemma's Position Too Weak to Discipline Della, Bruce McDougall & Others, Telegraph
Iemma Distances Himself From Neal, Andrew Clennell & Others SMH
ALP Didn't Actually Expect Neal Would Win Robertson, Brad Norington SMH
Average Cape York Court Case Lasts 8 Minutes, Tony Koch, Australian
Plea For Intervention Critics & Supporters to Find Common Ground, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Sue Gordon: Intervention Popular in NT, Especially With Women, Joel Gibson SMH
Chinese Miner Takes Aurukun Leaders on Overseas Tour, Padraic Murphy, Australian
High Bar Set By Swan Doesn't Deter Chinalco's BHP Desire, John Garnaut, Age
Bradley C'tee Puts Govt-Funded Higher Ed Restructure on Table, Stephen Matchett, Australian
Bradley C'tee: Current Fee System is Irrational, Harriet Alexander SMH
Garrett Going Soft on Solar Rebate Means Test, Adam Morton, Age
Garrett Standing By Solar Rebate Means Test, Michael Davis, Australian
Anti-Whalers Think Rudd's Position Falls Short, Andrew Darby, Age
Academy of Science: Govts Moving Too Slowly on Climate Change, Ben Cubby SMH
Chris Evans Will Be Acting PM Next Week, Meet Dalai Lama, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Dept of Defence Secretary Nick Warner Catalogues Serious Problems, Max Blenkin, Telegraph
Defence Toilet Paper's "Magical Mystery Tour", Jonathan Pearlman & Ellie Harvey SMH
Gareth Evans: Our Uranium Mustn't Go Into WMD, Brendan Nicholson, Age
New Nuclear Accord May Be Necessary: Evans, Patrick Walters, Australian
Significance of Chinese Aid in Pacific, Fergus Hanson, Australian
Expert Advocates 2 Hr Lunchbreak to Fight Fat, Melanie Christiansen, Courier-Mail
Fraser's Grand-daughter Wins SCEGGS Margaret Whitlam Swimming Prize, Jewel Topsfield, Age
Roxon May Divert Some Doctoring to Nurses, Michael Madigan, Courier-Mail
Rich Have Shortest Elective Surgery Waits, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Health Institute: Waiting Lists a Bad Measure, Natasha Wallace SMH
Henson Show Opens "By Appointment Only", Les Kennedy SMH
Child Welfare Experts Re-Focus Henson Debate, Anne Wright, Herald-Sun
Child Abuse: "My Instinct Is Kill the Bastard", Catherine Deveny, Age
Financial Pressures Makes Aussies Least Likely to Take Their Annual Leave, Telegraph
ACCI Mends Fences With Labor, Brad Norington, Australian
Leave Fromelles Dead to RIP, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
Farewell HMAS Canberra, Carolyn Webb, Age
Energy Warning, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Developing "Brand Sydney", Christopher Brown, Telegraph
Build New Newcastle Airport With Fast Train Link to Boost Tourism, Joano Gibson & Sunanda Creagh SMH
Sydney Ranked 10, Melbourne 17 for Living Quality, Jen Kelly & John Masanauskas, Herald-Sun
Brisbane Outraged Coming In At 34, Behind Perth, Adelaide, Melanie Christiansen, Courier-Mail
Mercer's 2008 Worldwide Quality of Living Index - the list, SMH
Planning: We Get the Governments We Deserve, Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Bligh Backs Solomon FOI Review Findings, Sean Parnell, Australian
Bligh Seems Serious About Reforming FOI, Sean Parnell, Australian
Brumby Concedes Kororoit Makes Labor Look Messy, David Rood, Age
Richter, Burnside Criticise Hulls Access to Justice Comments, Ben Doherty & David Rood, Age
Hulls Should Meet Govt Obligations on Access to Justice, Ben Schokman, Age
Time For a Major Cultural Shift in Justice System, Rob Hulls, Age
Three MPs Cleared Over Burke Allegations, West Australian
Tas Upper House Has First Female President, Sue Neales, Mercury
Taxi Driver Wins Lennon's Seat, Michael Stedman, Mercury
As a Woman, Clinton Had a Harder Barrow to Push, Waleed Aly, Age
Obama: Political Viagra For Commentators, Mark Steyn, Australian
Lleyton Hewitt Savages "Woman's Day", Advertiser
Academic Calculates Mathematics of Monogamy v Philandering, Jill Rowbotham, Australian

Canberra Weather: 15, shower or two, BoM

International:
Intrepid Chinese Postie in Torch Relay Run, Lin Shujuan, China Daily
Toyota Makes 430,000 Hybrids Annually - Soon 10,000 Will Be Made in Australia Too, Japan Times
Long Tailed Macaques Observed Fishing in Indonesia, AP/Jakarta Post
Marguerite Duras "Drank Because She Knew God Did Not Exist", Edmund White NYRB
Five Superfoods For Women (Not Including a Good Bordeaux), Joan Raymond, health.com
The Virtual Gaffe, Dana Mattioli WSJ
The Next City, Arthur Lubow NYT

TUESDAY

OPEC Brushes Off Call to Lift Production, Matthew Franklin & Lenore Taylor, Australian
Toyota Altona to Build Green Camry From 2010, Nick Higginbottom & Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
Memo to Kevin: Raise Petrol Excise & Pour the Money Into Rail & Bus Networks, Paul Syvret, Courier-Mail
ACCC Can Issue Tickets For Up to $2,750 For FuelWatch Breaches, John Durie, Australian
Rudd Seeks to Reinvigorate Non-Proliferation Efforts, Phillip Coorey SMH
Evans to Head New Anti-Nuke Commission, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Evans Good Choice But Commission Won't Make Any Difference, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Rudd Moved By Hiroshima, Tim Colebatch, Age
PM's Japan Diplomacy, Phillip Coorey SMH
Nuclear Weapon-Free World is Possible, Tim Wright, Age
Rein's Travel Wardrobe Endorsed, Elissa Hunt, Herald-Sun
Asia-Pacific Union Idea Raises Doubts About Rudd's Diplomatic Skills, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Rudd Should Be Wary of "International Reputation For Skittishness", Paul Williams, Courier-Mail
Rudd Has Walked Both Sides of the Street on Iraq, Gerard Henderson SMH
So Much Blah From PM, Tony Abbott, Australian
Ailing Gay Rtd RAAF WIng Cdr Presses Nelson Over Partner's Pension Rights, Jewel Topsfield, Age
Internal Defence Controversy Over Conduct of Ms Marks, Richard Baker, Age
ASPI: Please Revive Coast Guard Plan, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Big Jump in "Allowable Defects" of Qantas Planes, Ben Schneiders, Age
Abbott Slams Intervention Review, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Hermannsburg School Begs NT Govt For Furniture, Resources, Natasha Robinson, Australian
Gillard Considers How to Address Gender Pay Gap, Mark Davis SMH
Conroy to Push Cybercrime Fight at OECD Seoul Meeting, Karen Dearne, Australian
"Regulate Nationally, Deliver Services Locally", Lindsay Tanner, Australian
Childcare Staff on Guest Worker Visas Coming, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
Law Council Haneef Submission, Paul Maley, Australian
FOI'd Deloitte Report Says P3 Pharma Program Doesn't Work, Sean Parnell, Australian
We Need a Competitive National Workers Compo Market, Paul Kerin, Australian
On the Future Republic, Christopher Scanlon, Age
If You Care About the Environment, Give Up Bottled Water, Larissa Dubecki, Age
PETA Position Crueller Than Mulesing, Tony Burke, Telegraph
2020 Summit Wash-Up, Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Iran's State-Sanctioned Incitement to Genocide, Irwin Cotler, Australian
Beijing Olympics: Agitation & a Prolonged Spin Cycle, Wayne Smith, Australian
Labor's Gaffe Prone Power Couple, Brad Norington, Australian
Della Mate Behind Cover-All Iguanas Apology, Janet Fife-Yeomans & Clare Masters, Telegraph
Della Saved By Iemma's Need For Power Votes, Andrew Clennell & Others SMH
Customer Backs Staff's Version of Events, Michelle Grattan, Age
Belinda Neal's Lashing Tongue, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Iemma Gives Della a Long Leash, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Video Shows Iguanas Confrontation, Linda Silmalis, Telegraph
Della's Account, Telegraph
Duelling Della Stat Decs, Kara Lawrence & Neil Keene, Telegraph
Lib Staffer (and JP) Witnessed Hostile Stat Decs, Telegraph
Bligh to Unleash More Urban Sprawl, Craig Johnstone, Courier-Mail
NT Govt Under Fire Over Cop Who Condoned His 13yo's "Marriage", Nick Calacouras, NT News
Nutt Report on Nasty Staffers, Nick Higginbottom, Herald-Sun
Baillieu: Nutt Report Vindicates What I've Been Saying, David Rood, Age
Hulls Says High Barristers' Fees Put Justice Beyond Reach, David Rood, Age
Vic Parliament's "Bocce-Gate", Suzanne Carbone, Age
Tas Govt Tells Fmr ATSIC Regional Councillor He's Not Legally Aboriginal, Matthew Denholm, Australian
APY Lands Take SA Govt to Court, John Wiseman, Australian
Carnegie Mellon U Spending By SA Govt "Bad Value", Miles Kemp, Advertiser
Collingwood Now Assigning Bodyguards to Players, Jon Ralph, Herald-Sun
Cane Toad Survives 40 Minutes in Dog's Stomach, Matt Cunningham, NT News
Jobs Unveils New Apple 3G iPhone, SMH

Canberra Weather: 16, rain easing, BoM

International:
Obit For Germany's SPD, Franz Walter, Speigel
Less Isn't More For Workers, Serge Halimi, Le Monde Diplomatique
Dmitry Medvedev's First Big International Outing, Pravda
"Second Time This Month Rudd Has Proposed A New International Body", Bangkok Post
Tracey Emin Has a Room to Herself in Royal Academy's Summer Show, Waldemar Januszcsak, Times
Cultural Pressure Drives Demand for Hymen Restoration Surgery, Tan Choe Choe, New Straits Times
Guerrilla Gardening, Jon Nooallem NYT

MONDAY

PM's Slow Politics, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
"2020 Will Be a Bumper Year", Phillip Coorey SMH
Ferguson Fast-Tracking Nuclear Waste Dump, Chris Hammer, Age
QC Backs Pyne's View That FuelWatch Can't Compel Indies, Glenn Milne, Australian
Thoughts on FuelWatch, Ron Bowden, Herald-Sun
Rudd Wants OPEC to Expand Production, Christian Kerr & Peter Wilson, Australian
Rudd Wants Up to 5,000 Islanders on Guest Worker Visas, Steve Lewis, Australian
Rudd & Bligh's "Pretty Dumb" Science & Innovation Decisions, Craig Johnstone, Courier-Mail
"Effective Marketers Don't Waste Too Much Time Appealing to Reason", Ross Gittins SMH
Court Battle Over McEwen Nears End, Ben Doherty, Age
Senate C'tee May Compel HIA to Appear Over "Junk Insurance"  Scheme, Royce Millar, Age
Macklin Forced to Cancel APY Lands Visit, Pia Akerman & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
APY Snub First Serious Challenge to Macklin's Authority, Russell Skelton, Age
Policeman Condoned "Marriage" of His 13 Year Old Daughter, Matt Cunningham, NT News
Citizenship Test Shouldn't Include Bradman or Lindrum, Jewel Topsfield, Age
Character Testing on the Rise in Commonwealth Laws, Susan Harris Rimmer, Age
Bishop v Plibersek, Tory Maguire, Telegraph
Rudd Cautious on Review of Overseas Aid Abortion Funds Ban, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Gillard: Poor to Get Preschool Priority, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
46% of Children Report Exposure to Worrying Material on Internet, Dewi Cooke, Age
Speeding John Cobb MP: "I was a Bloody Idiot", Jano Gibson SMH
My Days in DSD, Cameron Stewart, Australian
Men Three Times More Likely to Commit Suicide, AAP/Age
Navy Patrol Boat Sabotage Claims in Darwin, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
Kelty Gong, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Howard Gong, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Howard: "Life's Good", John Howard, Telegraph
Qantas Route Cuts Terrible For Tourism, Padraic Murphy, Australian
Airline Industry Tensions, Adele Ferguson, Australian
UNE's Chancellor & Vice-Chancellor in Bitter Feud, Harriet Alexander SMH
Fashion Industry Returns PETA Fire, Samantha Williams, Telegraph
Rudd on Whaling: "A Disagreement Between Friends", Matthew Franklin, Australian
Rudd's Japan Trip, Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
"Rudd Insists Australia's Relationship With Japan is in Tip-Top Shape", Phillip Coorey SMH
Japanese PM May Face No Confidence Motion During Rudd Visit, Tim Colebatch, Age
"The Japanese Are Suffering Collective Angst", Alan Dupont, Australian
Obama's Rorschach Test Dimension, David Burchell, Australian
Obama & Clinton, Paul Sheehan SMH
Wrenching Emails From Zimbabwe, Jo Chandler, Age
Dealing With Iran, Amin Saikal, Age
Burma: "Cultural Differences In...How Compassion Should Be Applied", Ian Buruma, Australian
Della & Belinda: Abusive & Threatening or Not? Kara Lawrence & Others, Telegraph
Gosford's Power Couple's Big Night Out, Larissa Cummings, Telegraph
Della's Job On the Line, Andrew Clennel & Paul Bibby SMH
Labor Preselection Candidate in Kororoit Threatened with Defo Suit, Rick Wallace, Australian
Brian Burke Triggers Panama Hat Boom in Perth, Aleisha Preedy, West Australian
Queen's Birthday Holiday Really Marks Ski Season Beginning, Barry Everingham, Herald-Sun
Snow So Far All Artificial, Angus Hohenboken, Australian
"My Mr Big Was At Home Babysitting...", Jessica Rowe, Telegraph
Sydney to Get First Southern Hemisphere "Apple Store", Stephen Hutcheon SMH
Yes, Some Art is Wilfully Obscure, Andrew Frost SMH
Lee Mingwell's "Gernika" & Fuzzy Museum Talk Surrounding It, Rex Butler, Courier-Mail
NGV Removes Windows to Get Car into New Art Deco Show, Andrew Stephens, Age
Barunga Festival, Jano Gibson SMH
Vale the Victa, Geoff Strong, Age
Death of Young Curator Kerrie-Dee Johns, Dewi Cooke, Age
Death of Xavier's Jim Provan, James Griffin, Age

16, morning drizzle, showers later, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
"I Am Not Sure That Kevin Rudd Ever Yearns to be a Plumber But..." Laurie Oakes, Telegraph
"Fear is Infectious", Paul Daley, Sunday Age
Downsides of the "Permanent Campaign" Culture, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
"Orgasms Are Troublesome Things For Politicians", Annabel Crabb SMH
Scrap Harradine Bar to Foreign Aid for Abortion Advice, Michelle Grattan, Sun-Herald
Pols Ought to Have the Courage to Help the Really Needy, Kerry-Anne Walsh, Sun-Herald
Lundy: Razor Gang Should Spare National Cultural Institutions, James Massola, Canberra Times
Chris Pearce Tries to Stir Sullen Costello From His Tent, Glenn Milne, Sunday Telegraph

International:
Clinton Campaign: "What Went Wrong?" NYT
Clinton Moves to Unite Democratic Party Behind Obama, Matt Phillips WSJ
Clinton's Rousing Farewell to Supporters, Adam Nagourney & Mark Leibovich NYT
Hillary Backs Barack in Upbeat Dropout Speech, Geoff Earle & Ginger Adams Otis, NY Post
A Wake Like a Victory Celebration, Sarah Baxter, Times
"She Seemed to be Floating in a Sea of Love", Robert Lloyd, LA Times
18 Million Cracks in the Glass Ceiling, Dana Milbank, Washington Post
"NObama", Gail Collins NYT

FRIDAY

"A Very Difficult Task & Not Necessarily An Appropriate One", Paul Keating, Australian
New Envoy Only Told About Rudd's Idea 2 Hours Before Announcement, Peter Hartcher & Phillip Coorey SMH
Hawke & Keating: Don't Go For EU Model, Mike Steketee & Patrick Walters, Australian
"Short-Term Preparation, Limited Consultation (& Underestimation of) Sensitivities", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Ruddism In Action", Michelle Grattan, Age
Keating Bags Rudd's Asia-Pacific Union Idea, Tim Colebatch & Others, Age
Regional Reaction, Daniel Flitton, Age
Melb Uni Prof: Unified Currency & Open Borders Could Follow, Jane Metlikovec, Courier-Mail
PM's Asia Society Australasia Speech, The Australian
Rights & Wrongs of Iraq, Alexander Downer, Australian
"How Absurd the Vietnam Analogy Seems Now", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Rudd, Smith May or May Not Meet Dalai Lama Next Week, Telegraph
Smith: Australian Republic Will Be Post-Elizabeth, David Murray, Courier-Mail
"Emerging View That Canberra is Caught in,,,Policy Gridlock", Steve Lewis, Herald-Sun
Dashing of Heightened Expectations: Childcare's Next, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
An Early Election? John Hewson AFR
What the $60K Federally Funded Toilet For Tiny Township Signifies, Peter Hartcher SMH
Green Car Plan Will Hurt Economy, Mark Davis SMH
Rudd Presses On With Green Car Plan Despite Official Advice It's a Dud, Katharine Murphy, Age
Every Tariff-Protected Car Job Costs Taxpayers $300K, Peter Jean & Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Home Truths About Green Car Plan, Mark Skulley & David Crowe AFR
Labor Browned Off About Libs Going Green, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Rudd & Smith Should Leave Whaling Diplomacy to Garrett, Anthony Bergin SMH
Garnaut Advocates Soft Start to ETS, Christian Kerr & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
"Climate Change Policy Remains a Diabolical Problem", Ross Garnaut, Australian
In Relative Terms ETS-Driven Price Rises Now Won't Be So Big, Chris Hammer & Adam Morton, Age
Garnaut: World Will Probably Fail Climate Challenge, Cathy Alexander, Telegraph
Wong Not Going Soft on Coal-Fired Electricity Producers, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Pink Dots, Not Red Cards, For Climate Change Sceptics, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Deutsche Bank Thinks Carbon Price Undervalued, Matthew Warren, Australian
Coalition's FuelWatch Firecracker Fizzles Out, Tony Wright, Age
Higgins Frontrunner Calls on Costello to Stay, Gerard McManus & Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
Samuel: FuelWatch in WA Produced Savings of 5c/litre, Michael Madigan, Courier-Mail
ACCC May Draw Line in Queanbeyan Over Creeping Acquisitions, John Durie, Australian
Gillard to Coalition on Budget: "The Clock is Ticking", Michelle Grattan, Age
Conroy Announces Cyber Attack Alerts, Courier-Mail
Indigenous Chamber of Commerce Established, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Govt Won't Nominate a Figure in Low-Paid Case, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Govt-Union Tensions, Worries Over Building Watchdog Intensify, Misha Schubert, Age
Grumblings About ACTU's Jeff Lawrence, Brad Norington, Australian
Colourful Links Between Gambling, Debt & Crime, Richard Ackland SMH
Businessman Claims He Was Blackmailed by ATO, Steve Butcher, Age
Slowing Economy Fuels Litigation Boom, Chris Nicholson, Australian
Heffernan Makes Allegations About Federal Judge, Chris Merritt, Australian
Court Conned By Pretend ASIO Agent, Belinda Kontominas SMH
Qld Police Slam AFP For Publicising "Centurion" Too Soon, Michael Wray & Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
Australian Women Lawyers' Paid Maternity Leave Proposal, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Family Day Care Association Maternity Leave Proposal, Margaret Wenham, Courier-Mail
Wanted: "Blokes Who Know How to Use a Toilet Brush", Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
"Kath & Kim" Fan Gillard Open to Cameo Invitation, Telegraph
Adidas Joins Mulesing Boycott, Daniel Lewis, Age
Palm Island Tensions Rise, Peter Michael, Courier-Mail
Foley's Big Infrastructure Budget For SA, Advertiser
O'Farrell Proposes Shared Equity Home Buys, Andrew Clennell & Brian Robins SMH
Neil Fong Won't Be Prosecuted, Aleisha Preedy, West Australian
Labor Preselects Kororoit Candidate, David Rood & Paul Austin, Age
Windshuttle, Manne Accuse Each Other of Plagiarism, Jewel Topsfield, Age
Shamelessness the Key to Being a Successful Writer, Brendan Shanahan, Telegraph
Henson: No Charges, Michael Pelly, Australian
Classifications Board Gets Henson Off Hook, David Marr, Age
Henson: Isn't the Real Issue Agency? Nigel Lendon, artwranglers.com.au
CDF Houston Says Journo Safety Requires Govt to Use Bigger Jets, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Karvelas Wins Inaugural Wallace Brown Young Achiever Award, Nicola Berkovic, Australian

Canberra Weather: 16, fine, mostly sunny, BoM

International:
Remembering RFK, Kerry Kennedy & Others NYT
Sapporo's Space Beer, Asahi Shimbun
Soon GPs Will Be As Common As Petrol Station Driveway Attendants, Benjamin Brewer WSJ
Revived Adironacks Paper Mill Gets 600 Apps For 77 Jobs, Fernanda Santos NYT
Families Locate Disabled Children Long Ago Surrendered to Institutions, Clare Ansberry WSJ
Why Do Some Countries Get Rich While Others Stay Poor? Foreign Policy
We Need to Make Growth Greener, China Daily

THURSDAY

Unions Sick of Rudd, Gillard Not Delivering on IR, Brad Norington, Australian
Rudd No True Believer, Dean Mighell, Australian
Potential Prosecution of CFMEU Official Heightens Tension, Michelle Grattan, Age
CPSU: PS Pay Pressure Can't Be Contained Forever, Brad Norington & Ewin Hannan, Australian
Govt Not Rudderless - Just Blown a Little Off Course, Mike Steketee, Australian
Rudd Building a Bureaucracy Within a Bureaucracy, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Paper Shuffling Index (PSI) Suggests PM Feeling Less Pressured, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Rudd Manages Three Different Explanations In Dagwood Dog Drama, Misha Schubert, Age
Gillard a Party Pie Away From The Lodge, Jack the Insider, Australian
"Lot of Difference Between a Party Pie & a Pluto Pup", Josh Massoud & Clementine Cuneo, Telegraph
"Ready For An Attorney-General With Pink Briefs?" Annabel Crabb SMH
Windsor: Libs Have Sold Out Nats, Who Should End Coalition, Michelle Grattan, Age
Nelson, Turnbull At Odds Over Merger, Greg Roberts & Paul Maley, Australian
AWU: ETS Could Turn Us Into "One Great Sandpit For China", Steve Lewis, Herald-Sun
AWU Joins Big Corporates in Anti-ETS Push, Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
Engineering Mgrs in Late 30s Australia's Best Paid Workers, John Masanauskas, Herald-Sun
Majority of New Govt Training Places Unfilled, Christian Kerr, Australian
Nelson Messed Up His Petrol Mathematics, Phillip Coorey SMH
Govt Needs to Confront Permanent High Petrol Price Reality, Don Henry, Herald-Sun
Ferguson Floats New Gas Tax-Breaks, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Budget Did Zip on Climate Change, Tim Flannery, Age
Japan Poised to Push For Massive Whale Kill Increase, Matthew Franklin, Australian
World Environment Day, Tim Costello, Age
Bank Says Pulp Mill Funding Plan Won't Work in Current Climate, Nick Clark, Mercury
Abetz Attacks Bob Brown Over Lost Logging Court Case, Maria Rae, Mercury
Tourism Chiefs Give Up on Growth, Julian Lee SMH
National Accounts Ease Inflation Fears, David Uren, Australian
Economy Not Slowing As Quickly As Thought, Nassim Khadem & Tim Colebatch, Age
Can We Pull Off a Soft Landing? Barry Hughes, Australian
Markets Are "Reacting to Their Own Forecasting Errors", Tim Colebatch, Age
Henry Stares Down Senate Estimates Attack, Katharine Murphy, Age
Dump GST on Food, John Quiggan AFR
Landlords to Be Targetted by ATO, Nassim Khadem, Age
Sue Gordon: Success of Intervention Hangs in the Balance, Natasha Robinson, Australian
APY Lands to Test Permit System Over Public Servant's Visit, John Wiseman, Australian
Ngaanyatjarra People Become Largest Native Title Holders, West Australian
Charged Debate Sees Gay Reforms Delayed by Coalition, Misha Schubert, Age
Domestic Violence Question Time Misstep, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Teacher, Policeman Amongst 70 Arrested in Massive Child Porn Operation, Tom Allard, Age
Victa Lawnmowers Sold to US, Alice Coster, Herald-Sun
Share Purchase By Australian Diplomat Questioned, Gerard Ryle, Age
Uniting Church Backs End to Howard Ban on Family Planning Aid, Misha Schubert, Age
Rudd Wears Christianity on his Sleeve More Than Anyone Since Calwell, Mark Davis SMH
Corrupt Immigration Dept Official Jailed, Larissa Cummings, Telegraph
Govt Employee Puts Woomera Space Junk Find On eBay, Nick Calacouras, NT News
Strange to Pull Our Troops Out Just As We're Winning, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Was Troop Withdrawal Rudd's Square Up with the Luvvies? Miranda Devine SMH
ADF Overseas Tours Lengthened From 6 to 8 Months, Brendan Nicholson, Age
CDF "Appalled" at Tania Zaetta Slur, Ian McPhedran, Courier-Mail
Houston: "Long, Long Way to Go" in Afghanistan, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
Rudd Proposes Asia-Pacific Union by 2020, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Jakarta Post Editor on Bashir: "He's Just Mad", Alan Howe, Herald-Sun
Brumby Establishes Social Justice Credentials, Paul Austin, Age
Carpenter Moves Against Lobbyists, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
Halden's Defence, AAP/West Australian
NSW Libs Insist Auditor-General Review Power Deal, Brian Robins & Andrew West SMH
Sartor Lashes Council Critics, Jano Gibson SMH
A Geography of the Man Drought, Bernard Salt, Australian
Port's Chad Cornes Considers Finger Amputation to Keep Playing, Andrew Capel, Herald-Sun
"Churnalism" Overwhelming the Real Thing, Sally Jackson, Australian
Media Diary, Amanda Meade, Australian

Canberra Weather: 16, possible shower, BoM

International:
Stay Tuned For One More Hillary Surprise, Tim Reid, Times
Freud & Hitler, Daniel Pick TLS
What If Post-WWII Japan Approach Had Been Applied in Iraq? Foreign Policy
Icelandic Whalers Pin Hopes on Japanese Market, Iceland Review
An Oral History of the Internet, Keenan Mayo & Peter Newcomb, Vanity Fair
Pushkin Museum Exhibits 51 Key Artworks in City Streets, Maria Antonova, Moscow Times
Furore Over Topless 13yo "Melanie From Leipzig" in Tabloid "Bild", Spiegel
The 275 Smiles of Tyra Banks, Lynn Hirschberg NYT

WEDNESDAY

Nelson Unelectable, But Labor Highly Vulnerable in Inner City Seats, John Black, Australian
PM Suffers Dagwood Dog Attack Despite Them Not Being Sold at Stadium, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Opposition Highlights That Rudd Govt Likes to Watch, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Rudd "Does Have Some Emerging Voyeuristic Tendencies", Annabel Crabb SMH
PM Warns of Bumps Ahead, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Recent Events Have Exposed "Serious Weaknesses" in Way PM Governs, Alan Wood, Australian
"The Private Kevin Rudd is...Deeply Uncertain & Short of Big Ideas", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
People Keep Asking Me About Oil Company Collusion, Chris Bowen SMH
Despite Carr, Days of Parl House's Big White Limos Numbered, Tony Wright, Age
Diesel Approaches $3/litre, Matt Cunningham, NT News
Climate Change is the Ultimate "Tragedy of the Commons", Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Coalition Split On Wheat Deregulation, Michelle Grattan, Age
Libs May Copy Labor's "Star Candidate" Strategy, Steve Lewis, Courier-Mail
"Brendan Bloody Nelson", Lawrence Money, Age
Coalition MPs Throw Sand in Wheels of Gay Reform, Misha Schubert, Age
Coalition to the Barricades in Senate, Phillip Coorey SMH
CAD: "The Lucky Country is Pushing Its Luck", David Uren, Australian
Foreign Debt Now a Trillion Dollars, Nassim Khadem, Age
Rudd Warns of Long Fight Against Inflation, Gerard McManus & Stephen McMahon, Herald-Sun
Academy of Science: Review Prolieration Delaying Urgent Action, Andrew Trounson, Australian
Govt Not Walking Its Talk on Social Inclusion, Michael Perusco, Age
Govt Caught Between Slogans & Action, John Roskam, Age
Neate: Relax Native Title Test, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Unis Accuse NTEU of Pattern Bargaining, Ewin Hannan & Bernard Lane, Australian
NTEU: "What We Do is Highly Co-ordinated National Bargaining", Bernard Lane, Australian
Hilmer Wields Axe on UNSW Executives, Gerard Noonan & Harriet Alexander SMH
"Commercial Ready" Axing Cuts Researcher/Entrepreneurs Adrift, Guy Healy, Australian
AFP's Fletcher Waiting For Apology From Keelty, Michael McKenna, Australian
Rudd Says Bureaucracy Doing "Terrific Job", Peter Jean, Herald-Sun
Taking Maternity Leave Slows Promotion Rate, Ben Schneiders, Age
Gillard Warns Childcare Operators on Fees, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Infertility, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Recruitment Co Offers One Year's Paid Maternity Leave, Age
Australian Tourism: "We've Lost Our Mojo", Courier-Mail
"So Where The Bloody Hell Are You?" a Gigantic Dud, Jewel Topsfield, Age
Green, Traditional Owner Push to Lock Up Koongarra Uranium Deposit, NT News
McMullan Welcomes Family Planning Aid Debate, AAP/Age
Australia's Global Food Security Action Plan, Stephen Smith, Australian
Our Dairy Industry Consolidating, Not Expanding, Despite Strong Demand, Darren Gray, Age
Diggers Say Iraq Has Changed For Better, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Haneef Speaks at Anti-Terrorism Conference in India, Matt Wade, Age
Property Spruikers & Debenture Products Brought Into Fed Net, Adele Ferguson & Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Consumer Credit Regulation Must Go to Feds, John Durie, Australiaan
Govt Needs to Fund ASIC Properly For Regulation to Work, Adele Ferguson, Australian
Will Govt Give ASIC Enough Resources to Do Job? Malcolm Maiden SMH
NSW Budget Cuts Payroll Tax, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Iemma Escalates War With Unions, Brad Norington, Australian
Iemma, Costa Pump $58bn Into Infrastructure, Mike Steketee, Australian
"This is a Sound Budget", Ross Gittins SMH
Costa Coy on Future, Alexandra Smith SMH
Costa Suggests Retirees WIll Bankrupt NSW Unless Feds Help, Simon Benson, Telegraph
Costa's Pinning Faith on Feds, Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Burgman: Too Much Money Spent on Cult of Clover, Jano Gibson SMH
Coal Cash Underwrites Qld Budget, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
Qld Treasurer Calls For Different Income Tax Rates Between States, Sean Parnell, Australian
Bligh: "A Plus Budget From A Plus Andrew", Sean Parnell, Australian
Brumby Tells "Plug the Pipe" to Stop Lieing, David Rood & Adam Morton, Age
Baillieu Has a Win on Kororoit Candidate, Paul Austin & David Rood, Age
Julian Grill Trial Date Set, AAP/West Australian
SA Running Out of Teachers, Lucy Hood, Advertiser
Outrage Over SA Parl Lounge Reno, Nick Henderson, Advertiser
Alice Springs Mounting a "Hate Darwin Day", Nick Calacouras, NT News
Developer Loans Artists Spaces Rent-Free, Jano Gibson SMH
Ivan Durrant: "I Don't Think (Henson) Should Have Photographed a 13 Year Old Girl in the Nude", Age
On Henson, "Our Artists...Too Scared to Go Against Their Tribe", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Art Mag With Henson Cover Pulps 25,000 Copies, Corrie Perkin & Georgina Safe, Australian
NGV Puts More Hensons on Display, Age
We Need a Rock Art Research Centre, Paul Tacon SMH
Freeman Says She Was Proud to Run Drug-Free, Ben Langford, NT News

Canberra Weather: 14, rain periods, BoM

International:
Fundamentalists Who Attacked Moderates Face Crackdown, Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta Post
Venice's Grand Canals By Kayak, David Kocieniewski NYT
Treasure Trove Trunk of "Weegee", Influence on Arbus & Warhol, Found, Randy Kennedy NYT
US Media Wars Over Brangelina Babies, AP/Daily News
World's Worst Places to Be a Woman, Foreign Policy
Google's Big Advertisers Revolt Over Piggybacking, Emily Steel WSJ
New Ducati 848, Jonathan Welsh WSJ

TUESDAY

Newspoll, Australian
Rudd Takes a Hit, But Not Labor, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Kevin Rudd Has Taken a Whack", Michelle Grattan, Age
"He's Been Pegged Back in Parliament & It's Showing", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Far Too Much Pleasing & Appeasing" From Kevin, Phillip Adams, Australian
PM "Can't Seem to Bring Himself to Loosen the Choke Chain", Malcolm Colless, Australian
PM Has Cultivated His Workaholic Image, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Rudd Technique: Disappearing "Into a Deep & Impenetrable Rhetorical Labyrinth", Annabel Crabb SMH
Nelson Reprieve "May Prove a Tonic for the Government", Paul Williams, Courier-Mail
Swan Introduces Bank Collapse Insurance Scheme, Nassim Khadem, Age
Swan Ensures Up to $20K Ready Cash For Bank Collapse Victims, Tim Colebatch, Age
PM Escalates Inflation Warning, Clinton Porteous & Michael Madigan, Courier-Mail
Rates to Stay Steady, Co Profits Holding Up Economy, David Uren, Australian
ACCC Modelling Doesn't Support FuelWatch Case, Henry Ergas, Australian
Pyne Applies FuelWatch Pressure to McClelland, and It Showed, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Doubts About FuelWatch's Application to Unincorporated Indies,  Michelle Grattan, Age
Fuel Indies Worried, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Garrett Fudges on FuelWatch, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Shock: Labor Spends in Marginals Like Coalition Did! Lenore Taylor, Australian
Stockdale, Loughnane Increase Pressure for Lib Reform, Michelle Grattan, Age
Member for LaTrobe's Orgasmic Speech, AAP/Advertiser
Cost of Latest Houses Built in NT Indigenous Communities $875K Each, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Faulkner Looks to Replace Comcar's Statesman With Prius, Nick Butterly, Age
Faulkner Backs PM on Public Service, Matthew Franklin, Australian
I Don't Feel Sympathy For Rudd's Public Servants, John Wright, Herald-Sun
Young Labor "Two Day Boozefest" in Canberra, Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Could "The Hollowmen" Do to Politics What "Frontline" Did to CAF TV? Telegraph
Tanner Breathes New Life into Online Service Delivery, Karen Deane, Australian
Tanner Digs In Over Sydney Airport Sale Stamp Duty Bill, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Samuel at Loss Looking For Competition in Grocery Sector, Daniella Miletic, Age
Gillard Reassures on Childcare Fee Fears, Erik Jensen SMH
Mad Rules For Becoming Medical Specialist, Tanveer Ahmed SMH
CFMEU Wants Temp Skills Migrants to Access Collective Agreements, Paul Maley, Australian
Tokyo Test For Rudd, Russell Skelton, Age
Agenda for PM's Japan Visit This Week, Andrew Shearer, Australian
Indonesia: We Don't Feel Snubbed by Rudd, Hamish McDonald, Age
Smith Urges UN Job For Downer, AAP/West Australian
Rudd Slams Libs Over Iraq, Patrick Walters, Australian
Diggers Pack Up in Iraq, Ian McPhedran, Courier-Mail
Our Overstretched Troops, Brendan Nicholson, Age
About the Withdrawal, Neil James SMH
White House Rejects Rudd's Iraq Intel Comments, Peter Jean & AAP, Herald-Sun
Nelson Cites Rudd's Unequivocal Belief That Iraq Possessed WMD, Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Differences Over PNG Logging Study, Chris Hammer, Age
Meredith Burgman Suits Up For Mayoral Campaign, Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Baillieu Denied Vic Lib Purge Opportunity, Rick Wallace, Australian
Haermeyer, Player in Vic Labor's Reinvention, Retires, Paul Austin, Age
Buswell Seizes on Halden Brag About WA Cabinet Leaks, AAP/West Australian
Another Mess For Carpenter to Clean Up, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
Halden Last Thing Carpenter Needs After "Threesome" Scandal, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
Carpenter Calls for National GM Food Guidelines, Aleisha Preedy, West Australian
Rhodes Scholar, Fmr Bacon Advisor, New Tas PS Chief, David Killick, Mercury
Bligh Wrings More From Coal Industry, Andrew Fraser, Australian
Judy Davis Wins Defo Case, AAP/SMH
Davis Defo Win, Ashleigh Wilson, Australian
ABC Radio Adelaide Accused of Right Wing Bias, Pia Akerman, Australian
Henson Debate: Louise Adler et al Ought to Know Better, Gerard Henderson SMH
Nicholas Dattner Tables Retirement, Lorna Edwards, Age
Playing Golf Adds Five Years to Your Life, Kate Sikora, Telegraph
Capitals' Opal Inspires in Darwin, Peter Tiffen, NT News
MacGill: "The Alarm Didn't Go Off", Ben Dorries, Herald-Sun

Canberra Weather: 16, a few showers, BoM

International:
Indon Fundamentalists Vow to Get Muslim Moderates, Straits Times
Mixed Reaction to Plastic Bag "Habit Revolution", China Daily
What the US Presidential Candidates Should Read, Barbara Kingsolver, Gore Vidal et al NYT
David Byrne Turns Battery Maritime Building Into Cast-Iron Orchestra, Randy Kennedy NYT
Work Out Where Your Money Actually Goes, Douglas R Sease WSJ
"LISTE 08": Young Art Fair Basel Opens, Art Daily
Death of Yves Saint Laurent, Times

MONDAY

"Rudd in Danger of Being Seen as a Bad Boss", Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
PM's Workaholism Symbolises His Shortcomings, Not Virtues, Ross Gittins SMH
Nelson Won Last Week, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Nelson "Looks Politically Smarter Than Turnbull", Phillip Coorey SMH
Nelson: Rudd's PS Comments a FuelWatch Diversion, Matthew Franklin, Australian
The Diversion May Well Work, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Downer: "Public Servants are Getting Very Tired", Peter Jean, Herald-Sun
Rudd Needs to Rethink PS Stance, John McDonnell, Australian
Rudd Behaving Like "the Evil Boss from ACTU Central Casting", Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Women Will React Against PM's Work-Life Balance Contradiction, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
It's Fine If You've Got Staff, Tory Maguire, Telegraph
"Tosser" Turner Bends PM's Ear, Mike Colman, Courier-Mail
Vanstone Pavlova Diplomacy Wins Soccer Match, Charles Miranda, Telegraph
Truss Flags Coalition Split, Phillip Coorey SMH
Labor Spends in Gippsland, Rick Wallace, Australian
Ferguson Was Trying to Make Govt Focus on Outcomes, Glenn Milne, Australian
McKibbin Discusses Govt's Climate Change Modelling, Matthew Warren, Australian
Wong's ETS Task Extremely Difficult, Matthew Warren, Australian
Henry Review to Include Complete Fuel Tax Rethink, Laura Tingle AFR
Ferguson Kickstarts Geothermal in Australia, Matthew Warren, Australian
Howard Scrapping Fuel Excise Indexation to Cost $5.5bn This Year, George Megalogenis, Australian
Murray Rescue Plan Too Small, Too Slow, Too Cheap, Matthew Warren, Australian
Garrett to Take Whaling Commission Reform Plan Forward, Angela Saurine, Telegraph
Traditional Owners Worried About Nuclear Waste Dump Plans, Sarah Smiles, Age
New Rudd Advisor: Native Title Wealth Should Be Shared Round, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Ernie Bridge to Elders: Awaken & Reverse Social Problems, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
Remembering the Myall Creek Massacre, Graeme Cordiner SMH
Alzheimer's Patients May Be Electronically Tagged, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Jean Madden's Brilliant Street Swags Concept, Anna King Murdoch, Age
DEWR Internal Review Released Today, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Depression-Job Stress Link Worse for Women, Stephen Lunn, Australian
Teacher Resistance to Performance Pay Waning, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Having a Child Slashes Mother's Lifetime Earnings 37%, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Coalition Drags Heels on Same Sex Reforms, Misha Schubert, Age
New Face of Islamophobia in Sydney, Annabel Stafford, Age
Macarthurs Appalled at Use of Family Name in Islamic School Fight, Harriet Alexander SMH
Calls to Lower DFAT's Indonesia Warning Level, Tim Colebatch, Age
Australian Airport Security Disarray, Natalie O'Brien, Australian
Incredible Security Planned for Dalai Lama's Stay, Paul Bibby SMH
China's Flowing Rivers of Foreign Exchange, John Garnaut SMH
Is Foreign Policy Bottleneck Smith or Rudd's Fault? Rebecca Weisser, Australian
Burmese Exiles Want Australia to Push For ICC Prosecution, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Flag Lowered on Australia's Iraq Combat Presence, Patrick Walters, Australian
Token Troops Withdrawn, Ray Cassin, Age
Howard Has No Regrets on Iraq, Cynthia Banham SMH
US Alliance Won't Be Affected by Troop Withdrawal, Peter Khalil SMH
Diggers Sick of Being Excluded From Battlezones, Dylan Constantine, Courier-Mail
Detainees Accessing Hard Core Porn at Darwin Immigration Centre, Nick Calacouras, NT News
Arts Community Should Have "a Bex & a Good Lie Down", Barry Cohen, Australian
Email Exchange With Judge Over Henson Column, Paul Sheehan SMH
On Henson, Germaine Greer, Age
Photographers Have Become Objects of Suspicion, Christopher Deere, Age
Koala Kitsch Wins National Works on Paper Prize, Rosemary Sorensen, Australian
New Sydney Uni VC: "I'm the Most Boring Man", Gerard Noonan & Harriet Alexander SMH
Fosters Sends Queen "Luxury Beer" for Coronation Anniversary, Mike Gribble, Advertiser
Farewell Cheap Air Travel, Clive Dorman, Age
MacGill Announces International Retirement Mid-Test, Herald-Sun
Dressing Room Emotion as MacGill Surprises Team Mates, Alex Brown SMH
Iemma's Dilemma, YouTube

Canberra Weather: 16, mostly fine, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
Someone is Playing with Kevin's Head, Laurie Oakes, Telegraph
Lashing Out at Public Servants was Dumb, Michelle Grattan, Sun-Herald
PM's Facebook-Loving Personal Assistant, Sharri Markson, Courier-Mail
Leadership Wanted, Paul Daley, Sunday Age
History Against Labor Pulling Off Constitutional Reform, George Williams, Age
Della, Sartor Threatened, Linda Silmalis, Telegraph
Henson Debate Bottom Line, Guy Rundle, Sunday Age
Sam Boned - Don't Stop There, Rebecca Wilson, Telegraph
Book 'Em, Danno, Annabel Crabb SMH

International:
From Now On, No Free Plastic Bags in China, Xinhua/China Daily
Clinton Wins Big in Puerto Rico, Adam Nagourney NYT
The Case for Nominating Hillary, Lanny J Davis WSJ
Martha, Francesca & the US Coast Guard, Martha Stewart, marthastewart.com
Mexican Villagers, Police, Terrorised By Drug Gangs, James C McKinley Jr NYT
Anish Kapoor: Sculpture Straddling Art & Architecture, Charmaine Picard, Art Newspaper
The Woman Who Turned Keynes, Mirabel Cecil, Spectator