Oceanic 78 offered Oz in a month & still won't get off, Stephen Fitzpatrick & Mark Dodd, Australian
Generous deal underlines what a pantomime it's all become, Tom Allard SMH
Letter to Oceanic 78 asylum seekers, Jim O'Callaghan, Australian Embassy, Jakarta, SMH
Sri Lanka tells UN: Asylum seekers are emotional blackmailers, Courier Mail
"Secret plan to boost migrants from Sri Lanka", Matt Wade & Yuko Narushima SMH
Rudd's new asylum fix: Let more Tamils in, Matt Wage, Age
Sri Lanka: Tamils are only economic refugees, Angus Hohenboken, Australian
Barnett: Rudd is letting Indonesia dictate our immigration policy, West Australian
I'm not liking it, Rebecca Wilson, Herald Sun
Australia could do better on the humanitarian front, Carolyn Hardy SMH
Kelvin Thomson: Close door to Kiwis, John Masanauskas, Herald Sun
Kevin loves thrashing the APS, Mike Steketee, Australian
Rudd: Australia in Afghanistan for the long haul, Malcolm Farr, Australian
Cosgrove: We have to win Afghan war to beat terrorism, Mark Dodd, Australian
"Rudd surprises troops in Afghanistan", ABC Online
PM drops into Tarin Kowt on Remembrance Day, AAP/Age
Meanwhile, Therese Rein visits India's largest slum, Phillip Coorey, Age
"Rudd must charm India", Greg Sheridan,Australian
Rudd injects cash into Indian-Australian research, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Coalition to oppose climate change bill in vote next week, Michelle Grattan, Age
Joyce: ETS-triggered permanent coalition split would be disaster, AAP/Herald Sun
"Pass an ETS but just don't use it yet", Gary Johns, Australian
Rudd's climate change speech really was OTT, Miranda Devine SMH
Australian banks got lots of GFC help, John Durie, Australian
Resources boom loot to smooth business cycle, Alan Wood, Australian
Ken Henry at NLA 5.30pm tonight, Griffith Review
Government vetos cut price books, John Ferguson, Herald Sun
How book publishers won with a thriller, Tom Dusevic, Australian
Fels: Books decision will "kill bookshops", Ari Sharp SMH
Small booksellers' big celebration, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Big booksellers determined to fight on, Deborah Bogle, Advertiser
Dymocks & supermarket chains are against the decision, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Dymocks: Readers will be the losers, Natasha Robinson & Angus Hohenboken, Australian
"Decision betrays a lack of spine", Michael Stutchbury, Australian
"Labor panders to the luvvies", Christian Kerr, Australian
"Women by numbers: Why we're slipping on equality", Anna Greer, The Punch
And stop sniping at working mothers, Sarrah Le Marquand, The Punch
"Rudd costs blowouts cost us $2.85bn", Steve Lewis, Herald Sun
Principals slam Gillard's $2.2bn schools plan & accuse state ed depts of misusing it, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Australia needs more apprentices & fewer undergraduates, Andrew Smith SMH
SMH takes law into own hands & publishes school comparisons, Andrew Clennell & Anna Patty SMH
"Publish & be damned", SMH
Gillard: Poor parenting is putting a big burden on schools, Dan Harrison,Age
Garrett's Traveston dam decision a "triumph", Tom Arup SMH
Garrett's dam decision a blow for Bligh, Natasha Bita,Australian
Why I knocked back Traveston dam, Peter Garrett, Courier Mail
"How do you appeal to an aging rock star?" Misha Schubert, Age
Dam crowd goes wild, Glenis Green & Michael Madigan, Courier Mail
Bob Brown: Garrett has spine, AAP/Mercury
Turtle's win comes at expense of 4m humans' water supply, Andrew Fraser, Australian
Dam & book decisions both bad, Peter van Onselen,Australian
Grey water is greenwash, Kate Norris, The Punch
Government unleashes PIs on big child support cheats, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Family payments cuts hit safe Lib seats hardest, George Megalogenis, Australian
"New baby boomer generation on way", Peter Martin, Age
And aging mums phenom may have stalled, Cheryl Critchley, Herald Sun
Consumer confidence takes a hit from RBA, Chris Zappone, Age
Australia to buy 12 Joint Strike Fighters, Ian McPhedran, Herald Sun
Cabinet delays jet buy, Patrick Walters, Australian
ASIO told: Back off MPs, Sean Parnell, Australian
Rudd has not met with apology advisors, Erik Jensen SMH
Qantas to halve check-in times, Andrew Heasley, Age
ATO cheated Hogan, court told, Katelyn Catanzariti, Herald Sun
Little spent on clean coal, Paddy Manning & Clancy Yeates, Age
Canberra tributes to the fallen, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Acting PM Gillard a no show at ceremony, AAP/Herald Sun
I'm perpetually nervous on the road in Lebanon, Kieran Gilbert, The Punch
We do, again, to same-sex unions in ACT, Misha Schubert, Age
New Melbourne airport link planned, Clay Lucas, Age
Another $11m for Black Saturday families, David Rood, Age
Fred Nile retires, Sean Nicholls SMH
NSW to keep Snowy dry, Peter Ker, Age
Lives at risk in outback border squabble, Julia Medew, Age
Victorian scientists regrow breasts, Grant McArthur, Herald Sun
But many don't need treatment, Adam Cresswell, Australian
Study reveals gender criminal profiles, Kate Benson SMH
Suspended sentences bring better results, Louise Hall SMH
How to avoid downfall by social media, Claire Johnston, The Punch
Canberra weather: 33, mostly fine, BoM
International:
Angela Merkel & history as a fickle object of desire, Roland Nelles, Der Spiegel
The "European Project" & the future of Muslims in Europe, Anne Applebaum, New Republic
ABC Nightline visits my farm, Martha Stewart, themarthablog.com
Scriptwriting guru Robert McKee "has no idea what he's talking about", Jason Zinoman, Vanity Fair
"In Japan, even the barcodes are well designed", Cliff Kuang, Fast Company
John Cheever got the hilarious in the chaotic, Phillip Hensher, Spectator