Indon police: We'll carry hunger strikers off Oceanic Viking if necessary, Karuni Rompies et al, Age
Rudd Govt's trouble with its asylum seeker policy "deepening", Michelle Grattan, Age
"Govt wants regional response to refugees", AAP/West Australian
Bishop: Rudd's "Indonesian solution is failing already", Paul Maley & Nicolas Perpitch, Australian
Rudd's imperfect refugee policy may be best available, Geoffrey Barker AFR
Tamil official: There are certainly Tigers among the boat people, Paul Maley & Paige Taylor, Australian
On asylum seekers, "7.30 Report" reveals "compassion without logic", David Burchell, Australian
Savvy Smith is remaining calm, Phillip Coorey SMH
Citizenship test booklet now has very different vibe, Lindy Edwards, Age
Orwellian: Dept of Finance rejects wording of Lib pamphlet mailouts, Steve Lewis, Telegraph
FIRB okays China's biggest ever Australian resources deal, Emma Chalmers, Courier Mail
"ETS still a mystery to the ordinary folk", Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Clean coal technology gets leg-up in Opposition ETS amendments, Louise Dodson & John Breusch AFR
Libs: ETS is really a $50bn political slush fund, Samantha Maiden, Australian
Turnbull is "Hewson with biceps" - he can't win, Geoffrey Cousins, Age
"Turnbull won't rein in Tuckey", Christian Kerr, Australian
In the red corner, George Brandis. In the blue corner, Tony Abbott, Glenn Milne, Australian
Official expelled after calling LNP "Nats in drag", Natasha Bita, Australian
How 2 Libs & the Telegraph did this talented Lebanese Australian wrong, Paul Sheehan SMH
Retiring Press Council chief: Australian media standards of "substantial concern", Mark Day, Australian
Turnbull ramps up NBN attack, Ari Sharp & Dan Oakes SMH
Telstra will get a better deal from Conroy if it agrees quickly & quietly, Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Conroy: We'll crack down if telcos don't treat their customers better, Dan Harrison, Age
Tanner: We won't fund Gershon Review ideas without productivity payoff, Julian Bajkowski AFR
Emerson doesn't want his book import rules proposal headed off by caucus, Lenore Taylor, Australian
ABC's Mark Scott is rather aggressive, Errol Simper, Australian
Media diary, Amanda Meade, Australian
Auspoll: Voters prefer internet to pamphlets for getting political info, Amanda Meade, Australian
BCA: Infrastructure bottlenecks will strangle us if govt doesn't do more, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Farmers should be able to sell their water rights to cities for starters, Tim Colebatch, Age
Ridout, Howe warn of further mfring job losses, Steve Lewis, Advertiser
"Manufacturing unions urge rethink", Tim Colebatch, Age
We seems to see rising $A "as a kind of manifest destiny", David Uren, Australian
Two economic jolts for the PM, from BCA & Bridgestone, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
"Embrace the three keys to successful infrastructure policy", Rod Sims, Australian
Infra report suggests Productivity Commission should redo IA's "audit", Lenore Taylor, Australian
Steele: Progress for women in the workplace has stalled, Kirsty Needham SMH
Dangerous jobs: Try being a postie, Peter Familari, Herald Sun
Gillard to be "in conversation" with 150 school principals Nov 10-11, Dan Harrison, Age
"Gillard goes to the principal's office - for advice", Lauren Novak, Advertiser
Indigenous leaders ask Gillard for role in curriculum development, Justine Ferrari, Australian
"Australian universities - safe, but not very good", Erica Cervini, Age
Professor: Australia's advanced maths student numbers plunging, Bruce McDougall, Telegraph
Canberra considers GP bonus that may not be much good, Nick Miller, Age
WHO: Yes, there is a mobile phone brain tumour link, Peter Familari, Herald Sun
"Step by step we are beating breast cancer" Sarah Murdoch, Telegraph
Pluses & minuses of our breast screening program, Julie Robotham SMH
Fewer Australian women are dying from breast cancer, Lanai Vasek, Australian
Economic trouble in paradise (inflation, interest rates, govt spending), Ross Gittins SMH
Banks fight APRA's proposed extra liquidity requirements, Eric Johnston SMH
Big banks want to lend to big business again, Katha Buhrer AFR
Exec pay: Heat & light are related & the outlook is improving, Andrew Main, Australian
James Hardie compo fund about to run out of money, Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
"Private enterprise is under attack in China" Michael Sainsbury, Australian
"Communism isn't cool & never has been", David Southwell, The Punch
Tax capital inflows, Kenneth Davidson, Age
ETS & agriculture: Be fair to cows, Giles Parkinson, Australian
The new AS6000 standard for organic food, Asa Wahlquist, Australian
Heffernan to "raise hell" & a Senate inquiry into laxer beef import rules, Kelly Burke SMH
International crime gangs about to hit Melbourne Cup crowd, Mark Buttier, Telegraph
Green anxiety has replaced nuclear holocaust anxiety amongst kids, Xanthe King, Courier Mail
"China's rivers of cash flowing the wrong way", John Garnaut SMH
China backs Japan's East Asia community concept, Ben Doherty, Age
In Europe, Faulkner reaffirms Australia's Afghanistan commitment, AAP/Herald Sun
"By and large, Arabs & Africans are not good at democracy", Alan Howe, Herald Sun
Twin suicide car-bombs kill 136+ in Baghdad, Australian
Qld Govt to advise women getting abortions to get legal advice too, Jamie Walker, Australian
Philip Davis: Stop bagging Baillieu, Paul Austin, Age
"I confess, Sydney's self-trumpeted charms are real", Waleed Aly SMH
Early childhood development in SA, Mike Rann, The Punch
NT leaders: Rothwell is wrong - NT isn't a failed state, Lex Hall, Australian
New entries in latest Macquarie Dictionary include guerilla gardening & tweet, Damien Murphy SMH
Don Watson: 1980s management theory has a lot to answer for, Heather Tyler, Telegraph
WSJ mging editor accuses Google of promoting newsreading "promiscuity", AFP/Australian
UCLA to throw the internet a 40th birthday party Thursday, AFP/SMH
Golf nut Kylie Minogue plays a round with Cristie Kerr, Herald Sun
Breakfast on the (Sydney Harbour) Bridge a big hit, Holly Byrnes & Mark Worley, Telegraph
Jane Kennedy's cookbook actually sounds...good! Fiona Purdon, Courier Mail
"The unalloyed joy of quitting" Gillian Cohen, Age
Canberra weather: 15, becoming fine, partly cloudy, BoM
Best from the Weekend:
Canberra - a great place, no matter what the old stagers say, Laurie Oakes, Herald Sun
Burnt Dutton chop, Annabel Crabb SMH
Bipartisanship "just hollow words from Rudd", Dennis Atkins, Courier Mail
Clive Hamilton is running for the Greens in Higgins. Hmm... Michelle Grattan, Sun-Herald
Wong should know that ETS economic responsibility begins at home, Lenore Taylor, Australian
More coagulation than coalescing between coalition parties now, Glenn Milne, Sunday Telegraph
International:
Surveillance is getting waaay out of hand in Britain, Sarah Lyall NYT
In Indonesia, the gecko symbolises anti-corruption, Jakarta Post
Golf's sacred texts (including the original 13 rules), John Paul Newport WSJ
Monica Zagar's "Knut Hamsun: The Dark Side of Literary Brilliance", Matthew Shaer, LA Times
FTA-talking Crean first Aussie minister to visit since Hatoyama elected, Japan Times
Happy 50th Asterix! Der Spiegel
