"Asylum boat had holes drilled in hull", Nick Butterly et al, Age
"Boat was scuttled...to force a rescue" Paul Maley & Stephen Fitzpatrick, Australian
Indon military thinks Australia should deal with asylum seekers itself, Phillip Coorey SMH
Tim Costello: Bonhoeffer would've handled it better, Michelle Grattan, Age
Hairy chested Rudd has got himself into semantic hot water, Michelle Grattan, Age
Price tag on Indonesian help grows, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Legally, Indonesia was obliged to take the asylum seekers, Chris Merritt, Australian
"It's beginning to look a lot like Tampa", Julian Burnside SMH
"Rudd is absolutely right to take a tough line against illegal immigration", Greg Sheridan, Australian
"This inhumane response belittles us as a nation", Mike Baird, The Punch
Easier for govts than oppositions to win rhetorical fights like this one, Peter van Onselen, Australian
Border patrol sailors have morale problems, Brendan Nicholson SMH
"Only honesty will produce the best asylum seeker policy", Keane Shum SMH
Super Nerd PM will look like John Denver on that Rolling Stone cover, Annabel Crabb SMH
I'm thinking more Pat Boone myself... Christian Kerr, Australian
He just doesn't have a very rock'n'roll head, Dennis Atkins, Courier Mail
Keating: Conroy is right about Telstra split, Katharine Murphy, Age
"Defiant Rudd digs in over Telstra plan", David Crowe AFR
Henry: Treasury didn't get a fair hearing on Grech claims, David Uren, Australian
Swan likes tax simplification idea, Steve Lewis, Herald Sun
I examine the economic reform entrails with a view to more, Arthur Sinodinos, Australian
"Good times will be harder to manage", Alan Wood, Australian
Glover gets $100k for wordsmithing to ministers, Dan Harrison, Age
Lib polling helped Dutton decide for Dickson, Phillip Coorey SMH
Drought, landclearing, lead to plunge in bird population, Adam Morton, Age
Garrett defends green loans backlog, Ben Cubby SMH
Wong withholds $1bn in infra money for Vic over pipeline entitlements, Tom Arup, Age
Disability pension spike induces Macklin to crack down, David Uren, Australian
Marian Baird: New parental leave arrangements could hurt women workers, Adele Horin SMH
Surprise child care centre inspections to end next month, Adele Horin SMH
Feds say kids shouldn't be forced to clean up their plates at meal time, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
"Child protection needs to come before a focus on culture & country", Gemma Jones, Telegraph
"Reclaiming the night: one woman's story of survival", Anonymous, The Punch
Gillard to reclaim infra funds from closing Qld schools, Natasha Bita, Australian
Don't be naive about Macca's sponsorship in schools, Paul Harrison, Age
Raise drinking age & prices to cut grog problems, Paul Bibby SMH
Alcohol has ruined what were once great days at the races, Rebecca Wilson, Herald Sun
States scrabble over gambling tax revenue, Phillip Coorey SMH
PC wants $1 ceiling on pokie bets, Stephen Lunn, Australian
Xenophon to do private member's bill on PC $1 pokies bet ceiling, AAP/West Australian
ASIC files case against Centro directors, Bridget Carter & Chris Merritt, Australian
"Courageous move from the corporate cop", John Durie, Australian
Centro case has big implications for directors' responsibilities, Bryan Frith, Australian
"Labor backs coal despite fears", Annabel Hepworth et al AFR
"Technology & Australian leadership can change climate outlook", Martin Ferguson AFR
Latest employee share scheme bill "disappointing", Andrew Main, Australian
Does NAB (& did ANZ) know where its custodial assets are? Michael West SMH
Pope invites conservative Anglicans to rejoin fold - as Anglicans, Barney Zwartz, Age
A miracle: Anglican women priests turn conservative Anglicans into Catholics, Linda Morris SMH
Benedict's bold gambit: They'll be breaking out the champers at The Lodge, Tony Wright SMH
Papal peace pipe ups pressure on fractious Anglicans, Andrew Brown, Age
Papal incorporation will lead to influx of married priests, Natasha Robinson, Australian
"Vatican finally gets its revenge on Henry VIII, Muriel Porter, Age
Croydon Park sheik accused of sending abusive letters to dead diggers' kin, Paul Maley, Australian
"Sick sheik allegedly taunts diggers' widows", Kara Lawrence et al, Telegraph
"Live rounds defended after soldier's death", Brendan Nicholson SMH
Opposition wants rocket warning systems for Afghanistan diggers, Brendan Nicholson SMH
You can't beat al-Qa'ida without beating Taliban in Afghanistan, Peter Bergen, Australian
Johnston: Navy has left accused "sex ledger" sailors swinging in the breeze, Brendan Nicholson SMH
Watt: Defence bases now prepared for any Mumbai-style attack, Brendan Nicholson SMH
Indon ambassador wants travel warning scrapped, Daniel Flitton, Age
UN to replace 200 corrupt election monitors in Afghanistan, Sabrina Tavernise, Age
"Why can't Afghanistan be more like Sweden?" go the whiners, Simon Jenkins SMH
"Cynical U-turn hands medievalists victory", Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Vic Libs ought to stop cutting themselves - there's only Ted, Paul Austin, Age
More Lib love rat party pics, Telegraph
Keneally accuses Lib MPs of being winkers, Telegraph
"Blinking Hazzard makes Keneally see red", Andrew Clennell SMH
Nathan Rees, the new hero of plain speakers, Neil James, Australian
The Big Issues: Rees Govt muscles up to...pool owners, Miranda Devine SMH
NSW urgently needs a Royal Commission into the planning system, Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Next stage of Tassie NBN rollout announced, Sue Neales, Mercury
"Shove it up your a*** jibe shocks parliament", Nick Calacouras, NT News
Monster seagull threatens to bring down Nine News' Melbourne bulletin, Herald Sun
John Alexander dingoes reno court case appearance, wife carries can, Susannah Moran, Australian
Will your family photos survive into the 22nd century? Bernard Salt, Australian
Bobby Brown tell all: Whitney only married me to cover affair with assistant, Telegraph
Women don't have enough time for themselves, Reuters/Age
Give fish a break before you eat all of them, Debra Jopson SMH
Don't watch Safran, Kim Dalton, The Punch
Canberra weather: 24, mostly fine, BoM
International:
Climate change hits Washington lobby groups, James Surowiecki, New Yorker
The banks are better, dammit, Martin Wolf FT
al-Shabaab calls the shots in Somalia, AFP/Mail & Guardian
"Has art lost its way?" Istanbul Biennale attempts an answer, Fiachra Gibbons, Guardian
Jesse Jones, her camera & sites of saturated history, Isobel Harbison, Catalogue
Dads know childcare isn't fun, Stuart Jeffries, Guardian
