"I've been feeling sorry for Belinda Neal", Peter Costello SMH
Bishop stonewalls on report senior Libs are out to get her, AAP/Telegraph
Rudd faces July conference revolt if maternity leave promise not fulfilled, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Three leading scientists say Rudd ETS won't make any difference, Marian Wilkinson SMH
Rudd office dodges questions about alleged building watchdog broken promise, Ben Schneiders, Age
Razor gang earmarks $4bn in govt spending cuts so far, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Business thinks worst is over but that the sackings will continue, David Uren, Australian
Qantas slashes jobs, grounds planes, cuts flights, Ben Schneiders, Age
Qantas cuts another blow to reeling tourism industry, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
AWU says the 'Gong will become a ghost town if steel industry gets any worse, Andrew West SMH
200 jobs to go on Ballarat goldfields, AAP/West Australian
Optus says Conroy is right about broadband prices, Phillip Coorey SMH
States vie to become national broadband HQ, Rick Wallace & Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Management got contracted out at Telstra, Bill Scales AFR
I don't like the broadband plan, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Nor do I, Paul Kerin, Australian
Receiver to announce more ABC Learning Centre closures today, Dan Harrison, Age
Pyne says Rudd Govt has intensified financial vulnerability of unis, Guy Healy, Australian
Ex-VC says UNE "ripe for merger", Bernard Lane, Australian
Young Indian student is going home saying ed agents are duping people, Guy Healy, Australian
English language test for 457 visa applicants tightened, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Arrested boat people broker to be extradited to Australia, Tom Allard, Age
"Don't send KiKi back to Bali, adoption parents plea", Angela Saurine, Telegraph
Canberra braces for boat people surge, Paul Maley & Michael Owen, Australian
Senator Hutchins says bikies a distraction from chasing drug Mr Bigs, Paul Maley, Australian
Whizkid Bolton rats out BrisCon unitholders for $4.5m, Richard Gluyas & Sean Parnell, Australian
Hipster Nicholas Bolton the new king of Aussie greenmail, Lucy Battersby & Mark Hawthorne, Age
"How to stiff the big guys & pocket $4.5m", Terry McCrann, Courier-Mail
Bolton may have been too smart by half, Cosima Marriner, Age
About the Aussie infrastructure bonds, Jessica Irvine SMH
Bank lending to housing investors at 7 year low, Tim Colebatch, Age
Ruddbank boss Ahmed Fahour says it won't make bad loans, Katherine Jimenez, Australian
Negative gearing's glory days are over, Peter Martin, Age
Survey: Less than half the latest stimulus cheque recipients plan to spend it all, AAP/Herald-Sun
We only need one planet, Bjorn Lomborg, Australian
Ex-Keating foreign policy advisor Allan Gyngell to head ONA, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Australia & NZ threaten tough, new Fiji sanctions, Mark Dodd & Debbie Guest, Australian
Thaksin arrest warrent issued as Bangkok paralysed by street rallies, Peter Alford, Australian
"Victory for Thai PM as protesters end violence", Lindsay Murdoch, Age
Who are the red shirts & yellow shirts on Bangkok's streets? Giles Ji Ungpakorn, Age
Stable democracies take time to develop, Daniel Flitton, Age
China is not a great power, Carl Ungerer, Australian
CIA & Pentagon give no succour to ADF, Defence view of China, Cameron Stewart & Patrick Walters, Australian
The big issues: Rees reviews ministerial car parking spots, Andrew Clennell SMH
Every state except Victoria was a net borrower in 2007-8, Tim Colebatch, Age
Victoria should muster the post-bushfire spirit to help the homeless, Chris Middendorp, Age
Qld MPs who lose their seats get $30k adjustment grants, Patrick Lion & Rosemary Odgers, Courier-Mail
Burke: It'll be hard to get a fair trial on new corruption charges, Giordano Stolley & AAP, West Australian
Little David Malouf "always sat right in the middle, always doing the right thing", Rosemary Sorensen, Australian
We're not allowed to photograph PM's treasure trove, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Canberra weather: 23, fine, windy, BoM
International:
"DPRK to withdraw from six-party talks", Xinhua/China Daily
SBY & Golkar are drawing closer, Erwida Malia & Adianto P Simamora, Jakarta Post
Louise Bourgois retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, Karen Wilkin WSJ
"Republicans have become embarrassing to watch", Paul Krugman NYT
Russia may be site of second wave banking crisis, Jason Bush, Der Spiegel
"The Making of Samuel Beckett", JM Coetzee NYRB
