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FRIDAY

CPSU plans centralised wage-fix by default, Phillip Coorey SMH
Childcare reforms slowly, quietly wither, Natasha Bita, Australian
BHP boss: No economic recovery in sight, Cosima Marriner & Peter Martin, Age
BHP wants to open massive new WA uranium mine, Matt Chambers, Australian
ETS will cost 23,510 jobs - half in Qld, Lenore Taylor, Australian
NT intervention will become less draconian, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
"NT alcohol, porn laws could be relaxed", Joel Gibson SMH
Electoral allowance "trick" lets MPs pocket $12,800 a year, Ben Packham, Herald Sun
NSW MPs claim for frisbees, Simon Benson, Daily Telegraph
Accountability on MP allowance spending may yet happen, Christian Kerr & Natasha Bita, Australian
Don't buy politicians' cries of penury, Terry Sweetman, Courier-Mail
A guide to MP perks, Phillip Hudson SMH
Senators are pumping gas, Vikki Campion, Daily Telegraph
Carbon permit auctions would save jobs, Mitch Hooke, Australian
Poor nations' hopes for climate aid: they're dreaming, Tom Arup, Age
Don't nominate Cape York as heritage site, warns Pearson, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
PM, Treasurer can finally articulate the deficit, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Worry about Rudd's spin, not Treasury forecasts, Alan Wood, Australian
Rudd's power grab, Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
"Treasury doesn't do modesty", Michelle Grattan, Age
We need an independent, intergenerational budget office, Michael Costa, Australian
Share scheme schemozzle has not been sorted at all, Nicola Berkovic & Matthew Franklin, Australian
Tracking share scheme members may be one option, Misha Schubert & Lucy Battersby, Age
Super proposals threaten Millionaires' Factory, Eric Johnston & Lucy Battersby, Age
Surge in super payments lead to crackdown, Laura Tingle AFR
Gillard lets students hope for higher Youth Allowance, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Shadow cabinet arrogant, says Tuckey, Phillip Coorey SMH
Kissy kissy Costello at Sydney Lib lovefest, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
What Young Libs think women are good for, Simon Benson, Herald Sun
Only one in six Collins subs fit for service, Ian McPhedran, Herald Sun
Ex-Navy chief tipped to become submarine boss, Patrick Walters, Australian
Defence white paper wishlist is unaffordable, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Sri Lanka warns: don't take Tamil refugees, Cameron Stewart, Australian
Govt tells Trujillo: RuddNet is not a bluff, Geoff Elliott, Australian
Banks cream $5 billion in fees in just one year, Daniella Miletic, Age
Moody's strips Qld's AAA credit rating, Andrew Fraser, Australian
Fluoride is definitely not good for Anna Bligh, Patrick Lion, Courier-Mail
Huge storms pummel SE Qld, move to NSW, Andrew Fraser & Tony Koch, Australian
Black Saturday bushfire power equal to 1500 atomic bombs, Karen Kissane, Age
Swine flu has spread in Melbourne school, Lauren Wilson & Julie-Anne Davies, Australian
Classmate the first to contract swine flu locally, Nick Miller & Miki Perkins, Age
One SA swine flu case shuts Adelaide school, Derek Pedley, Advertiser
Vic Gaming Minister had no role in Crown casino deal, Jason Dowling, Age
Lost evidence & a decade's delay can't stop trials: High Court, Selma Milovanovic, Age
Bikie laws are an attack on everyone, Richard Ackland SMH
Conroy's net filter could force Philip Nitschke offshore, Michael Duffy SMH
Cronulla Sharks sponsors don't want to play ball anymore, Jacquelin Magnay SMH
George Friedman: crazy-eyed, but closer to the truth, Deborah Snow SMH
Happiness is an ephemeral pursuit, Caroline West SMH
Don't resort to Gotcha Grammar, Neil James SMH
Senate defender Harry Evans to depart, Michelle Grattan, Age

Canberra weather: 16, few showers, BoM

International:
The Stockholm Duck House affair, Nick Allen, Telegraph
Sri Lanka set to call early elections, Amit Baruah, Hindustan Times
Bill Clinton is new UN special envoy to Haiti, Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald
Tarantino does the Third Reich (with apologies to Mel Brooks), James Christopher, Times
They taste like cardboard, but Pringles ruled to be potato chips, Telegraph
"Ginger ale that zings", Micheline Maynard NYT

THURSDAY

"The budget has brought some new political sport", Michelle Grattan, Age
Turnbull pokes fun at Rudd's deficit number dumbness, Matthew Franklin & MIchael Owen, Australian
Nevertheless, Turnbull makes babies cry, Michael Owen, Australian
Govt to rewrite employee share plan changes, Nicola Berkovic & Andrew Main, Australian
Union revolt works, Bowen backs down on share scheme, Misha Schubert, Age
Rudd Govt in unfamiliar territory "admitting a stuff-up", Andrew Main, Australian
MPs' electorate allowance spending isn't audited, Phillip Hudson & Matthew Moore SMH
Family First senator puts family first - on the payroll, Steve Lewis & Mark Kenny, Telegraph
Govt & Opposition MPs have family on the payroll too, Mark Kenny & Steve Lewis, Advertiser
Politicians from both sides defend travel allowances, Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
PM fails to back public service "rightsizing" efforts, Michelle Grattan, Age
Ronaldson: Taxpayers are the biggest losers, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
Why so sensitive, Ken? Michael Stutchbury, Australian
"Henry is meant to be apolitical", Piers Akerman, Telegraph
"Key indicators for hairy-nosed wombats are up", SMH
Joe Hockey, Axeman, Phillip Coorey SMH
Sherry: Expect more super losses, Danielle Miletic, Age
Post-budget consumer confidence dives, Peter Martin, Age
"Very disappointing" drop in May consumer sentiment index, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
"Horror budget" talk drives down consumer confidence, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
"Glebe Point Road has become littered with empty shopfronts", Kirsty Needham SMH
University finances have been savaged by GFC, Guy Healy, Australian
Rudd's hero Bonhoeffer had strong neo-liberal connections, Oliver Marc Hartwich, Australian
Deficit spending is fine if it's quality spending, Kenneth Davidson, Age
ETS detail should be resolved before any law is passed, Greig Gailey, Australian
Copenhagen host: Australia must bring firm numbers to meeting, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Copenhagen host praises Australia's ETS commitment, Marian Wilkinson & Ben Cubby SMH
Danish minister: Pass ETS law before Copenhagen meet, Adam Morton & Michelle Grattan, Age
Indigenous well-being declines in townships, Thalia Anthony, Age
Make James Hardie pay, not the taxpayer, Elisabeth Sexton SMH
Neither Coles nor Woolies should be allowed to buy Mobil stations, Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
ANAO on ATO: Could do better, Clancy Yeates SMH
ANAO: ATO could try harder to catch hard core cheats, Katharine Murphy, Age
CPSU makes FOI submission, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Sol in San Diego: Thodey "has been part of the strategy", Geoff Elliott, Australian
NBN is inconsistent with competition policy principles, Murray Deakin AFR
McKew to drag child care standards up, Misha Schubert, Age
McKew: Child care centres have to begin learning programs from July, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Charged people-smuggler is an ex-boatperson, Paul Maley, Australian
Annice Smoel on way home after Governor of Phuket intervenes, Paul Millar, Age
"Only one submarine left to defend Australia", Ian McPhedran, Advertiser
Sarko & Carla may visit us in late July, Daniel Flitton, Age
Clinton: Washington wants to deepen Asia-Pacific ties, Geoff Elliott, Australian
Rumsfeld defied Bush & kept intelligence from Australia, Patrick Walters, Australian
China & Taipei - closer & closer, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Indian elections: "The world dodged a bullet..." Greg Sheridan, Australian
Our unions bring Israel & Palestine together, Paul Howes, Michael Leahy & Stuart Appelbaum, Australian
War crimes alleged in Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger shut down, Matt Wade SMH
Things about to get worse for Labor in WA, Robert Taylor, West Australian
Qld's state school performance figures are terrible, Tanya Chilcott, Courier-Mail
Sydney's Fairfield Council has meeting ten seconds long, Vikki Campion, Telegraph
Auditor-General to probe Rees pics in govt ads, Andrew Clennell SMH
Brumby Govt ads raise some questions too, Paul Austin, Age
Brumby overrides notification & appeal rights for fast-track fed projects, Jason Dowling, Age
Economic flipper bowls "Shane Warne The Musical" in Sydney, Bryce Hallet SMH
Ferguson, Grimshaw & I are being bullied by League's gang-bang defenders, Rebecca Wilson, Herald-Sun
I got burgled, Elizabeth Farrelly SMH

Canberra weather: 16, cloudy, BoM

International:
Sarko to turn sod on Louvre Abu Dhabi, then open new French military base, Anna Somers Cocks, Art Newspaper
Danish students will soon have internet access for exams, Copenhagen Post
Death squads still thrive in the Philippines, Kenneth Roth FEER
MoDo a plagiarist? Say it ain't so, Hadley Freeman, Guardian
Is Obama as good as Springsteen? Gail Collins & David Brooks NYT
Kaiseki: The art you can eat, Stan Sesser WSJ

WEDNESDAY

Attn MPs: The PM has frozen your pay, Phillip Hudson SMH
"Taxpayers are paying off federal politicians' mortgages", Alison Rehn & Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Rudd & Swan can be content with latest polls, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Where is the coalition's Ergas tax review? Mark Davis SMH
Kevin Rudd's "Lateline" performance: Oh dear... George Megalogenis, Australian
"His voice rose an octave or two", Christian Kerr, Australian
Are Queenslanders cooling on Kevin? Matthew Franklin, Australian
What swinging voters in Qld are saying, Andrew Fraser, Australian
Henry takes on budget critics, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Stevens is bullish on China so budget forecasts may be right, Peter Martin, Age
"Our two economic policy czars (are) upbeat", Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
Centrebet is taking bets on how high jobless rate will go, Cathy Alexander, Advertiser
Child support payments shrink as parents lose jobs, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Henry: Press ahead with reform, David Uren, Australian
If you can finish off the necessary IR changes, that'd be good, George Williams SMH
Unions want second wave IR reforms, Ewin Hannan, Australian
ALP Conference will see pressure over building workers' rights, Michelle Grattan, Age
Fair Pay Commission hasn't got its numbers right, Misha Schubert, Age
AWU presses Swan to reverse employee share plan changes, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
AWU says $90k a year steelworkers are hardly the top end of town, Misha Schubert, Age
Dividend imputation safe in Henry Review, David Uren & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
First big fed PPP (Defence JOC) a total dud - Auditor General, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Turnbull wants two new bodies to keep spending in check, Advertiser
Costello will breakfast with Sydney Lib moderates on Friday, Phillip Coorey SMH
Jackie Kelly's ex- gets big wrist-tap for pamphlet crime, Matthew Clayfield, Australian
Howard "assiduously...worked to advantage (the) better off", Ross Gittins SMH
Rudd could win big time from double dissolution, Paul Kelly, Australian
So Libs fold on three health measures previously blocked, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Rudd Govt is more Whitlam than Hawke/Keating, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Great Southern donated to ALP two days before policy launch, Ruth Williams SMH
Kennett backs fed MPs' free counselling service, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Roxon to announce better rural maternity care, Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
NT to concentrate on 20 remote "growth towns", Patricia Karvelas & Natasha Robinson, Australian
Elder: NT plan will lead to people being taken from their homes, Dan Harrison, Age
Do it right way, not black or white way, in remote communities, Alison Anderson, Australian
Budget cataract care cuts will hurt Aborigines, Nick Miller, Age
Mundine: Greenies treat Aborigines like "hairy-nosed wombats", Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Wanted: 1m women to step up & cut carbon, Ben Cubby SMH
ACF: Compo to big polluters will be $12 bn over five years, Christian Kerr, Australian
Is the Ranger uranium mine being expanded by stealth? Tom Arup, Age
Japan wants in North Pacific kill rights what it loses in Antarctica, Andrew Darby, Age
Exit Sol, Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Cutler endorses "Powering Ideas" white paper, Guy Healy, Australian
There's not enough uni money for an ed revolution, Andrew Trounson & Bernard Lane, Australian
TEQSA won't have enough money to do job, Bernard Lane & Andrew Trounson, Australian
Rural uni aspirants hurt by youth allowance changes, Andrew Trounson, Australian
Kids already on gap year are particularly unhappy, Heath Gilmore SMH
RBA: Home affordability is "dramatically better", Jessica Irvine SMH
Qantas is developing an English accent, Steve Creedy, Australian
Two men in court on people smuggling charges, Peter Gregory & Darren Linton, Age
"Mr Rudd, please get Annice Smoel home from Thailand", Brendan Roberts, Telegraph
Australia's military are a bunch of porkers, Paul Maley, Australian
Michael Wesley succeeds Gyngell at Lowy Institute, Rowan Callick, Australian
Sri Lankan Ambassador: Tamil Tigers behind Sydney acid attack, Jewel Topsfield, Age
Gaza rebuilding begins, Jason Koutsoukis SMH
Brumby Govt accused of double standards in JP appointments, Sarah-Jane Collins, Age
Lobbyists' role in Vic planning decisions is a worry, Jason Dowling, Age
Rees Govt reverses decision to sell cricket ground, Simon Benson, Telegraph
"Only Labor to blame for humiliating Freo defeat", Paul Murray, West Australian
Bartlett slams Harriss report, Sue Neales, Mercury
Labor to shield Lennon in Gunns inquiry, Matthew Denholm, Australian
Attitudes to older workers is going to have to change, Shaun Carney, Age
4 Corners: Former Shark was our source, Brad Walter & Jamie Pandaram SMH
ABC plea: Stop harrassing woman at centre of Sharks storm, Evelyn Yamine, Telegraph
Our society is in massive denial about the impact of jock culture, Catherine Deveny, Age
League has good guys too, like Hazem El Masri & Corey Payne, Chris Bowen SMH
Please everyone, wear your bike helmets, Cameron Stewart, Australian

Canberra weather: 17, cloudy, BoM

International:
"German Army can't protect Afghan girls' schools", Der Spiegel
"Thai society is caught in a political & legal conundrum", Likhit Dhiravegin, Bangkok Post
"Keats's Afterlife", Christopher Ricks NYRB
"Abstract City": One artist's experience of the Berlin Wall, Christoph Niemann NYT
The 100 most creative people in business, Fast Company
"A quick tour through the world of ambigrams", Wired

TUESDAY

Newspoll: Labor nudges ahead to lead 2PP 56/44%, Matthew Franklin, Australian
But Turnbull as preferred PM up 5 pts to 24%, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Full Newspoll PDF, Australian
IMF doesn't agree with budget forecasts either, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Govt will delay banking RBA dividend to make budget look better, Geoff Winestock AFR
Turnbull still says no to carbon tax, Stefanie Balogh et al, Courier-Mail
Ten year tobacco forecast not fair, says Turnbull, Phillip Coorey SMH
Turnbull doesn't understand his own Coalition, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Barnaby Joyce has a jock's eye view of uni funding, Phillip Coorey SMH
Joyce back uni fees for sport, but none of that namby-pamby social drama, Dan Harrison, Age
Labor is waging war on "aspirationals": Turnbull, Michelle Grattan, Age
Costello on radio raises questions, provides no answers, Rick Wallace, Australian
Hockey of the Sunrise school may rob Costello, Paul Williams, Courier-Mail
Greens need Liberal largesse, Gerard Henderson SMH
Swan: give me my budget, Matthew Franklin & Andrew Fraser, Australian
NSW did not miss out, insists Treasurer, Jessica Irvine SMH
My six-step recovery plan: just fix NSW for a start, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
We partied hard in mining boom, now for the hangover, Shane Wright, West Australian
States agree to national workplace OHS scheme, Patricia Karvelas & Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Surfing on a sickie is a not a sackable offence, Ewin Hannan, Australian
MPs can now get free stress counselling, Ben Packham, Herald Sun
Don't retire later, start work earlier, Greg Melleuish, Australian
ALP now controls an Adelaide strip joint, Russell Emmerson, Advertiser
Internet pioneer likes RuddNet, Geoff Elliott, Australian
Canberra cost-cutters want blood, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Fed govt wants to check out your lunchbox, Susie O'Brien, Herald Sun
Get out of my playlunch, Susie O'Brien, Herald Sun
Labor has a backlog of questions on notice, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Fed Ag Minister's favorite cow, Weekly Times
NT Govt policy will force thousands to leave homelands, Lindsay Murdoch, Age
Kimberley pastoral jewel to return to traditional owners, Stuart Rintoul, Australian
Indigenous Land Council has one success story, but should be more, Stuart Rintoul, Australian
Guess the name of ATSIC's replacement, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Collapsed agri scheme paid out big retirement benefit, Anthony Klan, Australian
Kids will dance under sprinklers again in Penny Wong's future, Verity Edwards, Australian
A sustainable Murray-Darling in a decade, says Wong, Cara Jenkin, Advertiser
Weather bureau struggling to make climate forecasts, Bridie Smith, Age
SBS is not such a special broadcaster anymore, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Country police could not talk to city cops during bushfires, Gary Hughes, Australian
WA beach residents wanted daylight saving, Jessica Strutt, West Australian
SE Qld Water can't get fluoride levels right, Craig Johnstone, Courier-Mail
Vic Libs may go nuclear, Paul Austin, Age
Jumps racing survives, so horses won't, Herald Sun
"A domino theory for the age of terror", Hal G. P. Colebatch, Australian
ASIO will infiltrate people-smuggling networks, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Sri Lankan Sydney attack victim is in coma, Paul Kent & David Barrett, Daily Telegraph
Cricket not enough to stop violence, Geesche Jacobsen SMH
"Winning is abstract in art", Robyn Archer, Age
Theatre is good for you, Damon Young, Age
AFL is playing hardball, Jake Niall, Age

Canberra weather: 17, fine mostly cloudy, BoM

International:
First day of Aung San Suu Kyi's trial mostly paperwork, Seth Mydans & Mark McDonald NYT
Tamil Tigers are dead & buried, Economist
NZ Families Commissioner's private life is political fodder, New Zealand Herald
Why does this woman get people so het up? Paul Holmes, New Zealand Herald
A refreshing rehang at Tate Modern, Laura Cumming, Guardian
Intruders invade Chelsea Flower Show, Valerie Elliott, Times

MONDAY

Nielsen poll: Labor leads 2PP 53/47%, back to 2007 election level, Phillip Coorey SMH
PM's approval rating down 10pts to 64%, Michelle Grattan, Age
Higher pension age really rankles, Phillip Coorey SMH
"Rudd's walk with the gods is over", Peter Hartcher SMH
Turnbull can take a sniff of bubbly, Tony Wright, Age
Coalition says yes to alcopop tax increase, Phillip Coorey SMH
Greens win primary vote, & first state lower house seat, in Fremantle, Lenore Taylor, Australian
WA Labor loses the jewel of Fremantle, Paige Taylor, Australian
WA Labor leader can hear the mutterings, Paige Taylor, Australian
The bright, if shaggy, young things with the PM's ear, Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
Rudd's spin doctors stuffed up the budget sell, Ross Gittins SMH
Treasury says Coalition health plans fall short, Lenore Taylor & Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Don't blame the budget for deficit blowout, George Megalogenis, Australian
Don't blame Treasury for dodgy forecasts, Des Moore, Australian
Don't know where we are, so we don't know where we're going, David Uren, Australian
Times are good, John Rolfe, Daily Telegraph
A smaller deficit could have dire results, Kenneth Davidson, Age
Budget cuts shut democracy school, Ben Doherty, Age
Coalition fights the govt's PR flab, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Virtual Ministers will cut travel costs, promises Tanner, Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
We are being sold infrastructure on trust, Glenn Milne, Australian 
Super funds told to invest in infrastructure, George Megalogenis & Adele Ferguson, Australian
Forestry tax scheme collapses owing $4 billion, Anthony Klan, Australian
China finds Rudd inscrutable, Rowan Callick, Australian
Soundtrack to Chinalco decision is whistling, Phillip Coorey SMH
China delivers a big bonus to Australian households, Rowan Callick, Australian
China's economic path: seatbelts are compulsory, John Garnaut SMH
First FTA ministerial talks with South Korea today, Tracy Sutherland AFR
The planet just cannot handle China, Paul Krugman, Age
Biochar central to Coalition's climate plans, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Carbon capture is a show pony, Paddy Manning, Age
NSW may compromise on natl workplace safety laws, Imre Salusinszky & Paul Maley, Australian
Business has high hopes for OHS reforms, Steven Scott AFR
Alby Schultz thinks Pru Goward has eyes for him, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Racism campaigner barred relatives to prevent abuse, Tony Koch, Australian
Govt was duped over Maralinga, claims adviser, Verity Edwards, Australian
Rabbits are building immunity to calicivirus, Lyndal Reading, Weekly Times
Sacked NSW Minister's accuser now has an AVO against her, Andrew Clennell SMH
Vic Govt's bushfire tactics blame the victims, David Burchell, Australian
Two-thirds of bushfire sites still waiting for clean-up, Dewi Cooke, Age
Vic Govt staffer rebels over council ban, Rick Wallace, Australian
Brumby has acted too late on council rort, Paul Austin, Age
WA does not want daylight saving, & that's that, Paige Taylor, Australian
Qld govt may scrap fuel subsidy, Patrick Lion, Courier-Mail
"The Slap" becomes a bestselling prizewinner, Caroline Overington, Australian
"Samson & Delilah" wows Cannes, Angus Hohenboken, Australian
My Eurovision heaven, Julia Zemiro, Age
Summernats is up for sale, Rhett Watson, Daily Telegraph
Media diary, Amanda Meade, Australian

Canberra weather: 17, fine mostly sunny, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
Turnbull "is learning fast", Laurie Oakes, Herald-Sun
"Forget Turnbull." Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Turnbull's ciggie gambit was smokin'! Kerry-Anne Walsh, Sun-Herald
Will someone please explain why Rudd is channelling the Cowardly Lion? Peter Hartcher SMH
Um, please sir. Excuse me, sir. Unemployment, sir! Josh Gordon, Age
"The psychology of groups; always a fertile area", Annabel Crabb SMH
"Listen to Phil Gould", Todd Harper, Sunday Herald-Sun

International:
Tamil Tigers call ceasefire: 7000 civilians killed this year, Gethin Chamberlain & Mark Tran, Guardian
Incredible Congress Party win in India, Paul Beckett & Peter Wonacott, Asian WSJ
Jack Kerouac loved sport - fantasy baseball, in fact, Charles McGrath NYT
Everyone's talking about Art Institute of Chicago's new Modern Wing, Blair Kamin, Chicago-Tribune
John Lennon chose to be a New Yorker even when it was wartorn, Anthony DeCurtis NYT
Spellbound by Siouxsie Sioux, Paul Burston, Times