"A mess that defies apology", Michelle Grattan, Age
Nelson Lingers, Bleeding, Matthew Franklin & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
"Nelson has lost the support of the party", Peter Hartcher SMH
Leadership Costello's For the Asking, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Tanya Thinks Peter Should Stay, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Costello Knocks Back $2m+ Job in London, Michelle Grattan, Age
Costello Brings Book Pub Date Forward, Phillip Coorey SMH
Costello Firms as Next Lib Leader, Clinton Porteous, Courier-Mail
"Nelson is fatally wounded", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"He was being bullied by septuagenarians", Christian Kerr, Australian
"Bullies are cowardly and they're gutless", Mark Geyer, Telegraph
Nelson Contradicts Party Policy on Water Buybacks, Peter Ker, Age
Nats Ask Libs Not to Contest Lyne, Phillip Coorey SMH
Furore at Yarralumla as G-G's Secretary Dumped, Steve Lewis, Telegraph
Bob Carr Enrols on Fed Lobbyist Register, Telegraph
Rudd Govt Doesn't Walk the Talk on Deregulation, Henry Ergas, Australian
"This may be the recession Kevin Rudd dreads to have", Steve Lewis, Herald-Sun
Retail Spending, Bank Lending Slump, David Uren, Australian
RBA Will Cut Rates in September, Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
Economy Shuddered in June Quarter, Tim Colebatch, Age
Retailers Will Begin Sackings Soon, Nick Gardner & Andrew Carswell, Telegraph
The Sound of One Economy Snapping, David Uren, Australian
NAB Doings, John Durie, Australian
Chaney Chooses Wrong Stewart Successor, Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
Macquarie Model Comatose, If Not Dead, Michael West, Age
Another Push For Sydney as Financial Hub, Jessica Irvine SMH
Govt Advised to Open Up Comcare, Steven Scott AFR
No-One Can Fund New Power Stations, So Prices Going Up Anyway, Alan Moran, Australian
"Carbon Tariffs the New Protectionism", Laura Tingle AFR
Building Watchdog Defends Its Record, Brad Norington, Australian
Green Car Fund Criteria, Lenore Taylor, Australian
ACCC Supermarket Report, Daniella Miletic, Age
ACCC Should Investigate the Art Market, Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios, Age
Artists, Performers Struggling in Sydney, Louise Schwartzkoff SMH
Telstra Indigenous Art Award in Trouble, Ashleigh Wilson, Australian
Inaugural Basil Sellers Art Prize Winner, Corrie Perkin, Australian
Complementary Medicine Claims Up For Scrutiny, Leo Shanahan, Age
Medicare Surcharge Change Essential to Stop Poor Getting Slugged, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
How French Outflanked Spigelman, Richard Ackland SMH
Vic Women Barristers' Fees Fall, Chris Merritt, Australian
NSW to Standardise Media, Public Access to Documents, Michael Pelly, Australian
CPSU Urges Rudd to Cover DFAT Economist's Legal Bill, Victor Violante, Canberra Times
AFP Rebuffs McClelland on Haneef Submission, Chris Hammer
"Bomb" Bag Gets Through Brisbane Airport Security, Michael Wray, Courier-Mail
Tiger Airways Dumps Darwin, Alyssa Betts, NT News
Rudd's Convict Ancestors, Barney Zwartz, Age
Evans' Immigration Changes, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Brumby: Don't Increase Immigration While We Digest Growth, Paul Austin, Age
Bartlett Threatens to Stand Down Tas Public Servants, Michael Stedman, Mercury
Springborg Stuck With "Serial Losers" Cast in New Show, Terry Sweetman, Courier-Mail
Rann: I'm Here for the Long Haul, Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Iemma Orders Charm Offensive, Ian Kirkwood & Andrew Clennell SMH
Unsworth Clause May Save Iemma, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW Cabinet Meeting Transcript, Chris Henning SMH
IOC, China Did Secret Censorship Deal, Louise Evans & Glenda Korporaal, Australian
Diplomatic Storm on Chinese Censorship, Jacquelin Magnay, Age
"The IOC's latest shame", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Death of Doha: It's Up to Unilateral Reform Now, Daniel Ikenson, Australian
Karadzic Prosecutors Must Learn From Milosevic Mistakes, Gideon Boas, Age
"Secularism Under Siege in Turkey", Theo Giantsos, Australian
Olmert's Legacy, Martin Chulov, Australian
"Air-conditioning is not an inalienable right", Emma Young SMH
Bike Beats Public Transport, Linton Besser SMH
Blogs Work, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Fat Cat Needs New Home, AP/SMH
Canberra Weather: 11, showers, windy, BoM
International:
EM Forster: "He was a tricky bugger", Zadie Smith NYRB
Eurovision 2009 "will attracts thousands of homosexual individuals to Russia", Pravda
Obama Has a Big Problem With 40+ Women, Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, NY Post
The Moon Did Once Have Water, China Daily
The Water Crisis, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Diane Feinstein, LA Times
Subversive Architecture: Herzog on Beijing's "Bird's Nest", Der Spiegel
"The Myth of Moderate Exercise", Laura Blue, Time