Swine flu can't stop Belinda Neal & crew in Mexico City, Brendan Nicholson, Age
MPs offered face masks for protection, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Five potential swine flu cases in Australia, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
WHO may issue pandemic alert today, Leigh Dayton, Australian
Electoral roll's margin of error bigger than Rudd govt's, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Economic recovery is at least 18 months away, Phillip Coorey SMH
Growth will be weak leading up to next poll, Laura Tingle AFR
And a million people will be out of work: Access, Jacob Saulwick SMH
But budget forecasts bounce back to strong growth in two years, David Uren, Australian
Budget will be really, truly painful: Swan, Peter Martin, Age
Budget already saddled with lopsided tax cuts, George Megalogenis, Australian
Don't overcook (or overstuff) the Budget goose, Tony Harris AFR
We're not even close the worst yet, Shane Wright, West Australian
NSW tops national mortgage default list, Joe Hildebrand & Vicki Campion, Daily Telegraph
Foreclosures in Vic up 30%, Daniella Miletic, Age
PM won't stop electoral allowance rise, Christian Kerr, Australian
Pensioners deride MPs' $90 weekly rise, Dan Harrison, Age
Some fact-finding MPs will miss Budget, Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
Therese Rein's European business is doing nicely, Peter Wilson, Australian
New fast food award may cost teenagers jobs, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Govt has power to save youth jobs, Gerard Henderson SMH
Feds are cool on COAG's youth jobs "compact", Lenore Taylor, Australian
Poorest of the poor are really suffering - & growing in number, Tim Colebatch, Age
Australia should spend much more on international aid, Bill Bowtell SMH
Nats want Sydney seat of Banks scrapped, Phillip Coorey SMH
Govts, unions & Aboriginal groups sign off massive WA gas project, Stuart Rintoul & Amanda O'Brien, Australian
"New" transport spending is old AusLink: Oppn, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Infrastructure wishlists must plan right to the first dig, Greig Gailey, Australian
Canberra calling Tarin Kowt: Troops in Afghanistan to get $167 million satellite link, Patrick Walters, Australian
SA hoping for a sub-led recovery, Mark Kenny, Advertiser
New job agencies can't transfer jobseekers' data, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Humans are arrogant to think they can change climate, Greg Melleuish, Australian
Melbourne should become world's leading green city, Steve Harris & Richard Hames, Age
Biotech sector needs corporate support in tough times, Garry Jennings, Australian
All charges against dying Pratt withdrawn, Cameron Stewart, Australian
Pursuit of Pratt was pointless from start, Malcolm Maiden, Age
Bad day, bad year ahead for Graeme Samuel & ACCC, Katharine Murphy, Age
Quentin Bryce strips Marcus Einfeld of AO, Mark Davis SMH
NSW Libs aren't quite ready to fix the mess yet, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Jails privatisation plot unravels, Andrew West SMH
Qld downgrades biotech council, Craig Johnstone, Courier-Mail
Andrew Bolt is wrong on water, Tim Holding, Herald Sun
Keeping warm in Kinglake, Darren Gray, Age
Fashion week: forecast is gloomy, Jessica Irvine SMH
But Paul Keating looks sharp, Daily Telegraph
Canberra weather: 13, fine partly cloudy, BoM
International:
Millions of Mexicans just stay indoors, David Luhnow & Jose De Cordoba WSJ
Contraband Israeli citrus may have reached Tehran via China, Amiram Cohen & Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz
Interrogation without torture: It actually works, Michael Isikoff, Newsweek
NYC rattled by Air Force One flyover, A. G. Sulzberger & Matthew L. Wald NYT
Shane Warne still casts a spell over IPL, Bobili Vijay Kumar, Times of India
Creating Mrs Rochester, Lilian Pizzichini, Times
