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FRIDAY

PM in big Murray-Darling water buyback, Matthew Franklin & Asa Wahlquist, Australian
Water deal "hailed by scientists & environmentalists", Misha Schubert, Age
Murray-Darling Basin graphic, Australian
Rees Govt reacts agressively, freezing further NSW buybacks, Asa Wahlquist, Australian
NSW wants Vic & SA govts to do their share of Murray fix, Stephanie Peatling SMH
What water buyback adds up to, George Megalogenis, Australian
Rudd promise to take over hospitals if necessary has vaporised, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Rudd's "petticoat keeps showing", Michelle Grattan, Age
Rudd covers grudge square-up with "diplomatic doublespeak", Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Bishop presses PM on diplomatic appointment interference, Brendan Nicholson, Age
The QT prop wars, Christian Kerr, Australian
"Like a tedious slide night (where someone) spiked the punch with crack", Annabel Crabb SMH
Turnbull minder muscles up to journo, later apologises, Christian Kerr & Amanda Meade, Australian
Barry "accused of physically assaulting & swearing at" Ten Network journo, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Tony Barry's "normally sunny disposition" clouded over for a moment, Michelle Grattan, Age
"Chaser" G-G mannequin stunt compared to Sam Newman's, Holly Byrnes, Courier-Mail
Fours staffers flew first instead of business class to London for GFC mtg, Dan Harrison, Age 
Taxis aren't good enough for Senator Collins, Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
Rudd: Don't diss grateful dead, Phillip Coorey SMH
Widow lashes Turnbull over grateful dead attack, Misha Schubert, Age
Turnbull softens grateful dead attack, Steve Lewis, Telegraph
PM boldly bowls up to Alan Jones & calls him "the Parrot", Sean Nicholls & Erik Jensen SMH
Phones are bugged in Australia at 20 times the US rate, Natalie O'Brien, Australian
Latest round of Obama ambos doesn't include us - again, Cameron Stewart, Australian
"Get on that phone, Prime Minister", Greg Sheridan, Australian
Bishop claims PM is buying African favour for UN purposes, Steve Lewis, Telegraph
Aussies detained in Papua payback for destroying Indon fishing boats, Tom Allard  SMH
Indian student bashings in Melbourne become diplomatic issue, Matt Wade & Sushi Das, Age
Downer applies for, then withdraws application from, APEC job, Phillip Coorey SMH
Business investment boom is over, Adrian Rollins AFR
Canned business expansion plans forecast in budget comes true, David Uren, Australian
"The recession...officially arrives next week", Laura Tingle AFR
Govt underestimated PS hires in budget by 500 jobs, Markus Mannheim CT 
A different error caused a major budget doc to be pulped & reprinted, David Uren, Australian
APRA wants banks to switch to long-term exec incentives, Patrick Durkin & Geoff Winestock AFR 
Should central bankers be bubble poppers? Alan Wood, Australian
Labor base really doesn't like the 67 pension age decision, Michael Costa, Australian
ACTU wants "new deal" income protection & employee entitlements, Kirsty Needham, Australian 
ACTU wants dole raised to new pension level, Ben Schneiders, Age
Tanner: We won't breach trade rules to Buy Australian, Katharine Murphy, Age
It's dumb closing AEC electoral ed centres in Melbourne & Adelaide, Brian Costar, Age
AEC asks Health Union for results of MP probe, Mark Davis SMH
Roxon orders 10m does of flu vaccine, Julia Medew & Ari Sharp, Age
League tables - a new low in school disinformation, Chris Bonnor, Age 
Govt's school building program plaques to cost $3.7m, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Howard co-parenting law sees women & kids stuck in boon docks, Caroline Overington, Australian
Rudd Govt shouldn't close indigenous community jobs scheme, Mark Coultan SMH
Unhappiness over Brumby Govt defunding of Reconciliation Victoria, Jewel Topsfield, Age
Finance reopens inquiry into Senator McLucas' travelling allowance claims, Christian Kerr, Australian
Brumby begins Brimbank-triggered party clean-up, David Rood, Age
Callinan: Don't become a judge if you don't like the pay, Michael Pelly & Nicola Berkovic, Australian 
Qld CJ De Jersey opposes rights bill, Michael Pelly, Australian
Fundamental climate change questions remain unanswered, Ian Plimer, Australian
About Copenhagen, Prince Charles SMH
RAAF, Navy join Somali pirate fight, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
Australian historians shouldn't provide comfort to Holocaust deniers, Mervyn Bendle, Australian
"Israel could learn from Sorry Day", Yakov Rabkin, Age
"Backpacker's mother tags along via satellite", Dave Murray & Lauren Williams, Telegraph 
Curry, Kenny separate, Herald-Sun

Canberra weather: 14, fine, partly cloudy, BoM

International:
The anthropology of teenage hugging, Sarah Kershaw NYT
"I try to be a good mum & a good MP", Julie Kirkbride, Times
Bitterness as a mental illness? The APA is debating it, Shari Roan, LA Times
"North Korea threatens retaliation if ships inspected", Japan Times
"A backward tradition of manipulating history", Vladimir Ryzhkov, Moscow Times
"Marking out minorities", Santosh Desai, Times of India

THURSDAY

North Korea abandons truce that ended Korean War, John Garnaut, Age
Pyongyang - handle with care, Gareth Evans, Age
Senior PM&C job vacant cos no-one from DFAT wants to work for Kevin, Mark Dodd, Australian
Rudd conducts personal vendettas just like Howard did, Cameron Stewart, Australian
An anvil just dropped on Turnbull's head, Annabel Crabb SMH
But Malcolm's unquenchable faith in his own charm is undented, Stephanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Although the blood drained from his face when he saw Laurie, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Malcolm is loaded. Kevin doesn't meet BRW $150m cutoff. Michelle Grattan & Chris Zappone, Age
Pyne yellow-carded after vicious Squiggle-grip on Kevin, Herald-Sun
16,000 grateful dead & 27,000 expats got $900 tax bonus, Steve Lewis, Telegraph
India shows there's no reason Australia's PM couldn't be a senator, Malcolm Mackerras, Australian
Only EU will have a legislated ETS by time of Copenhagen meet, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Beazley: Govt won't get ETS through "without a double dissolution", Danielle Cronin CT
Combet tells big polluters they could end up worse off under rejigged ETS, Phillip Coorey SMH
"Combet points empty gun", Michelle Grattan, Age
Chinese climate strategist dismisses US, Australia ETS plans, John Garnaut & Tom Arup, Age
We ought be able to do a lot better than this on climate policy, Robyn Eckersley, Age
Labor's ETS is delinquent, Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Santos backs ETS, Mark Kenny, Advertiser
US ETS has far less compo for business than Australia's, Lenore Taylor, Australian
An open, competitive economy is the answer, Craig Emerson, Australian
This is not a conventional recession, John Stone, Australian
"The long construction boom is over", Tim Colebatch, Age
Unions want tax breaks for family trusts eliminated, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Left to push for maximum Australian content in infra spend, Phillip Coorey SMH
Howard Govt ought to be held account for its budget mgt, Kenneth Davidson, Age
Libs are being hypocritical about debt, Jill Singer, Herald-Sun
Julia Irwin won't shut up, Phillip Coorey SMH
Biodiesel at the price of razed bush? Battle for Cape York hots up, Greg Roberts, Australian
Dodson: Reconciliation won't happen until Stolen Generation gets compo, David Nason, Australian
Access: Unemployment in Sydney to reach 9% by year's end, Kirsty Needham SMH
Govt changes tack in latest minimum wage submission, Misha Schubert & Ben Schneiders, Age
Unions to push for return to pattern bargaining, Ewin Hannan & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
ACTU will back a "work & family" test case, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Unions to call for end to FTAs at ACTU Congress, Ewin Hannan & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Fed takeover of payroll tax would save more jobs than stimulus, Matthew Denholm, Australian
Cleaning company wants to hear Gillard's modern award explanation, Michael Owen, Australian
States dragging their heels on national IR sign-up, Mark Davis SMH
Judges think they're hard done by on the pay front, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Disgruntled judges should go back to private practice, Chris Merritt, Australian
Educator: Schools policy headed for disaster, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Ed infra spend too small, too rushed says ex-Melb Uni education dean, Justine Ferrari, Australian
Protest gathers over tertiary student income support changes, Miki Perkins, Age
Bradley: We need to double our uni intake from working class, Maria Moscaritolo, Advertiser
Queensland, Homeless HQ, Alison Sandy, Courier-Mail
ACC finds major under-reporting of serious crime in remote communities, Paul Maley, Australian 
ANAO looks at Laurie Ferguson's influence on grants,  Yuko Narushima SMH
"ACCC must stop Caltex", Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
Caltex shouldn't be allowed to buy Mobil sites, John Durie, Australian
The NBN flight path, Nick Minchin, Australian
Qantas boss: Cheap fares won't stay cheap if airports don't trim charges, Geoff Easdown, Courier-Mail
Sydney hospitals regularly run out of supplies because of unpaid bills, Julie Robotham SMH
20% of Australians likely to get swine flu, Julia Medew et al SMH
Qantas quarantines 20 flight attendants, Peter Familari & Grant McArthur, Herald-Sun
"Our pollies wash their hands as flu spreads", Neil Mitchell, Herald-Sun
Swine flu may achieve what voters can't: Exile of NSW Cabinet to FNQ, Andrew Clennell SMH
Stewart case could redefine parliamentary privilege, Imre Salusinszky & Angus Hohenboken, Australian
Third major Tas Budget leak in three days, Damien Brown, Mercury
Brian Burke champions dudded Great Southern investors, Lauren Wilson, Australian
Brimbank scandal may claim Labor numbers man George Seitz, David Rood & Sarah-Jane Collins, Age
Brimbank tensions suggest Libs may benefit by muscling up, Paul Austin, Age
ASPI: Why the secrecy over defence white paper's key dates? Jonathan Pearlman SMH
ASPI: Where's the defence white paper money coming from? Brendan Nicholson, Age
US should pay more attention to Oceania, especially Fiji, Eni Faleomavaega SMH
Obama's soft power offensive has yielded zip, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Obama ought to pull his head in, Tom Switzer AFR
Obama disappoints loyalists over Gitmo, Geoff Elliott, Australian
In which I compare the Sydney Writers Festival to a military junta, Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Gay vilification complaint against Johns & "Footy Show" lodged, Josephine Tovey SMH
Former arts minister worried about VCA's future as budget axe falls, Miki Perkins, Age
Major fears WA rock art has been damaged by cement company ops, Tom Arup, Age
Insensitive new public sculpture makes Redfern's grieving worse, Elicia Murray SMH
I asked my son about the League scandal & was relieved at his answer, Rebecca Wilson, Herald-Sun
Mundine wins his third world title, Brad Walter SMH
Jana Rawlinson on the up & up, Jim Wilson, Herald-Sun
Death of Elsie Macleod, Curtin's daughter & defender, Bob Wurth, Age

Canberra weather: 14, fine, partly cloudy, BoM

International:
Finally, a Supreme Court justice from the Bronx! Alan Dershowitz, New Republic
"Hague's EU policy would be suicidal for Britain", David Miliband, Spectator
"A long haul flight is a very emotional place", Anne Enright LRB
Russia signs billion dollar deal to sell enriched uranium to US, Ira Iosebashvili, Moscow Times
Steve Bucknor: I'm not taking over the Jamaica Football Federation, Adrian Frater, Jamaica Gleaner
"Abu Dhabi gets a sampler of world art", Carol Vogel NYT

WEDNESDAY

Productivity Commission slams ETS compo, Tim Colebatch, Age
Rudd says no to ETS delay, Michelle Grattan & Tom Arup, Age
ETS will be voted down next month, Phillip Coorey SMH
Rudd Govt will have ETS double dissolution trigger, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Turnbull ups stakes, double diss "gun now half-cocked", Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
"Malcolm Turnbull has rolled the dice", Mark Kenny, Advertiser
Turnbull's wait-and-see ETS policy, Christian Kerr, Australian
It's "a stalling tactic dressed up as a plan", Lenore Taylor, Australian
Which bank? Carbon Bank, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Australia's ETS efforts "a shambles", Michelle Grattan, Age 
It'll be "toxic for the Liberals in the electorate", Labor thinks, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Turnbull throws sand in the wheels of the Rudd juggernaut, Peter Hartcher SMH
Turnbull must lead Libs "to unambiguous & unqualified opposition" to ETS, Terry  McCrann, Herald-Sun
"Companies risk losing $12bn in carbon permits" if ETS isn't passed by December, Laura Tingle AFR 
Miners analyse Papal Swan for clues on Chinalco-Rio decision, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
"So who really wears the BBQ apron at Julia Gillard's place?" Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
Rudd's Berlin ambo interference makes Smith look like the office boy, Mark Dodd, Australian
Govt is getting $43bn worth of fun from its stimulus package, Annabel Crabb SMH
Rudd "media techniques better suited to state politics", Shaun Carney, Age 
Hard hat ham: "People are now laughing at the Prime Minister", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
National curriculum war breaks out over reading teaching methods, Justine Ferrari, Australian
Therese, Kevin & "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", Josephine Tovey SMH
Gillard crack down on rogue colleges, Sushi Das, Age
Elite unis are cheating in their infra bids: ATN, Bernard Lane, Australian
What we expect from the bigger higher ed, research & innovation spend, Kim Carr, Australian 
What the chief scientist will tell the PM next week, Jill Rowbotham, Australian
Kirby: Pro bono work should be compulsory for law students, Selma Milovanovic, Age
Most indigenous kids do well at school & stay to Y12, Joe Lane, Australian
Indigenous students are taking on the tougher degrees,  Herald-Sun 
Not far from Cairns, 124 people living in 7 houses, Peter Michael, Courier-Mail
Unions are digging in against 67 pension age, Matthew Franklin & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Rudd fields caucus concerns over 67 pension age, Michelle Grattan, Age
67 pension age? Stop whinging & get on with it, Ross Gittins SMH
Handouts to business to balloon over next five years, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Productivity Commission: Govt climate change programs cost $23bn over 5y, Mark Davis SMH
India demands right to produce air as dirty as ours per capita, Peter Martin, Age
UN water advisor calls Victoria's north-south pipeline "the stupidest idea I've come across in a long, long time", Peter Ker, Age
Garrett's TV presenter niece doesn't like politics' "public slagging...it's brutal", AAP/West Australian
First Telstra, now Commbank comes back to collective bargaining fold, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Racism claim a bit rich from dog-whistling Sol, Michael West SMH
Telstra Board "has a lot of explaining to do" about Sol, Peter Costello SMH
"Sorry Sol, but we just don't like duds", Andrew Carswell, Courier-Mail
Conroy considers transparency measures for banned website list, Dan Harrison, Age
"Health care system needs major surgery", Paul Gross AFR
Health union paid MP's home phone bill, Mark Davis SMH
Qld Labor MP battles expenses claim questions, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
70% support for moving super guarantee up from 9% to 15%, Stephen Lunn, Australian
I'm a budget sceptic, Paul Murray, West Australian
"Debt repayment will take at least 13 years", Matthew Franklin, Australian
Does Rudd really want a culture war over rights bill? Paul Kelly, Australian
RBA firm sacked foreign agents, Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker, Age
Anger over swine flu quarantine breach, Julia Medew & Louise Hall, Age
People smuggling kingpin extradited to Australia for trial, Tom Allard, Age
Indons have intercepted 887 people en route to Australia, Paul Maley & Patrick Walters, Australian
ADF warns its own against "irresponsible stupidity", Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
ADF has concern about new torture laws, Cynthia Banham SMH
Rudd: North Korea a risk to peace, Sandra O'Malley, Herald-Sun
What to do about North Korea? Sam Roggeveen SMH 
Internal power struggle an issue in North Korean nuke test, Simon Tisdall, Guardian/Age
What the lefties who loved him are saying about Obama now, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
How to run the US alliance, Robert O'Neill SMH
Rudd "is a genuine China hand", Rowan Callick, Australian
"Chick & lad mags: burn before reading", Catherine Deveny, Age

Canberra weather: 16, fine, mostly sunny, BoM

International:
Former Yale Law Journal editor Sonia Sotomayor appointed to US Supreme Court, Peter Baker & Jeff Zeleny NYT
Indonesian presidential candidate ups popularity getting his wife to wear headscarf, Jakarta Post
Latest "New Yorker" cover art done entirely using an iPhone, Something Changed
NYT reveals how it missed the scoop on Watergate, Ed Pilkington, Guardian
Oxford poetry professor resigns after playing hardball against rival for chair, Patrick Foster, Times
Cannes Top 10, James Christopher & Wendy Ide, Times

TUESDAY

Rudd likes to start his day with a prayer, Cheryl Critchley, Telegraph
"Fully sick", Annabel Crabb SMH
Now Rudd can't say "billion" often enough, Matthew Franklin & Sid Maher, Australian
Albo knows how to get "chk chk boom" noticed too, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Extensive diplochat with North Korea results in...a nuclear test, Peter Alford, Australian
And there's more coming, Choe Sang-hun & John Garnaut, Age
Smith condemns North Korea nuclear test, AFP/West Australian
Washington has been caught off guard, Peter Alford, Australian
"A new era of nuclear insecurity", John Garnaut SMH
Obama's new love for old enemies policy yields nada, Greg Sheridan, Australian
DFAT official Rudd nixed for Berlin post on language grounds speaks German, Cynthia Banham SMH
G-G lobbied for UN Security Council seat on African trip, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Cape York tensions could hurt UN seat bid, Tony Koch, Australian
Gillard to lead big delegation to Israel, Andra Jackson & Jason Koutsoukis SMH
Aussie photographer hostage in Somalia begs govt for help, AFP/Herald-Sun
Keating, Kelty warn govt against raising super access age to 67, Michelle Grattan, Age
Swan cuts no pension age slack for clapped out manual workers, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Workers will go onto disability pension instead, Patricia Karvelas & Matthew Franklin, Australian
All work, no play Australia, Ben Power, Courier-Mail
Centrelink is hiring, bigtime, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
"Foreign workers stream into Queensland", Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
Telstra emerges from huff & agrees to talk to unions, Kirsty Needham SMH
Telstra declares truce with unions, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Husic: Telstra is just complying with the law, has a long way to go yet, Mark Skulley AFR
CFMEU wants ethics clauses built into infra, stimulus contracts, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
ETS fate now rests in Opposition senators' hands, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Opposition is divided about what to do on ETS, Phillip Coorey SMH
Shadow cabinet decision makes ETS defeat highly likely, Michelle Grattan & Tom Arup, Age
Parl House is only very pale green, Mark Davis SMH
"Murray chief warns of patchy science", Peter Ker, Age
Yvette D'Ath MP needs to do her budget homework, Michelle Grattan, Age
Howard backs Frydenberg for Kooyong, Michelle Grattan, Age
Ridout: Govt should fix share scheme problems fast, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Share scheme moves shows govt doesn't get labour productivity, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Govt cops some chk-chk boom over share scheme "mistake", Christian Kerr, Australian
Chk chk boom Kevin, Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Permanent short selling disclosure regime urgently needed, Adele Ferguson, Australian
Turnbull's only hope - convince voters Rudd is leading them into debt darkness, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Stimulus: Have govts overdone it? Peter Hartcher SMH
Treasury's pre-emptive stimulus experiment, Shane Wright, West Australian
RBA director McKibbin on stimulus, David Uren & Matthew Franklin, Australian
More on RBA dodgy dealing links, Richard Baker & Nick McKenzie SMH
G20 needs a shot of steroids, David McCormick, Australian
Sue Gordon welcomes Macklin's Alice town camps decision, Russell Skelton, Age
Residents' reaction to Fed move: Defiance, relief, uncertainty, Paul Toohey, Australian
NT Indigenous Minister urges town camps council to sign Fed deal, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
ABS improves Indigenous life expectancy calculations, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Indigenous life expectancy gap smaller than first thought, Ari Sharp, Age
Woeful underuse of Medicare-funded indigenous health checks, Adam Cresswell, Australian
On the outstations, Jon Altman SMH
Gender dimension of the alcopops tax, Jessica Lake, Age
Gillard to take hit if alcopops tax hike happens, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Principals to brief Fed MPs today on school league table concerns, Farrah Tomazin, Age
NSW principals threaten to withold test results from Feds, Anna Patty SMH
1/3 SA parents say their kids' state schooling worse than they got, Lauren Novak, Advertiser
Qantas to charge extra for emergency row seats, Daniella Miletic, Age
Thermal scanners at airports "next to useless" against swine flu, Adam Creswell, Australian
Abetz pressure on ABC leads to more right-wingers in Q&A audience, Dan Harrison, Age
What number of refugees is the right number? Barry Cohen, Australian
Lib fractures on asylum seekers exposed in parl report, Yuko Narushima SMH
Asylum seekers should be given bridging visas says parl report, Tom Arup, Age
Disquiet among Christmas Islanders over issues raised by influx, AAP/West Australian
Lebanese expats should refuse vote bribes, Joseph Wakim, Age
Defence's Bungendore bush bunker raises a host of questions, Tony Harris AFR
"You'd miss your state government", Geoff Gallop SMH
Foley briefs Moody's on SA budget before it's even delivered, Michael Owen, Australian
Crown defends casino expansion deal with Brumby Govt, David Rood, Age
Socratous gets cut by Theophanous, Languiller fixes up shortfall, David Rood, Age
Rees sacrifices gay adoption to win Nile support on other matters, Andrew Clennell SMH
NSW councils have a massive maintenance backlog, Harvey Grennan et al SMH
Some maintenance is being done at Gov House - big woop, Gerard Henderson SMH
Record restaurant spend in Adelaide as croweaters defy recession, Cameron England, Advertiser
Hope the woman coughing next to me at Cannes doesn't have swine flu, David Stratton, Australian
"Territory film's breakthrough award at Cannes", Emily Watkins, NT News
"Eye of Mt Stromlo rises from the ashes", Yuko Narushima SMH
"Architects are not a luxury", Greg Barns, Mercury

Canberra weather: 16, chance of a shower, BoM

International:
North Korea throws a nuclear tantrum, Economist
As South Korea is divided by ex-PM's suicide, Christian Oliver & Song Jung-a, Financial Times
Food is too cheap for our own good, Barry Estabrook, Gourmet
The year of the auteur, Todd McCarthy, Variety
A good time to craft a living, Matthew B. Crawford NYT
Jumpsuits: don't do it! Viv Groskop, Guardian

MONDAY

Fed govt will "compulsorily acquire" NT town camps, Paul Toohey, Australian
Macklin: these camps are horrific, Geoff Strong & Russell Skelton, Age
"Doing nothing would be a travesty of human rights", Jenny Macklin, Age
"The dark heart of Alice", Russell Skelton, Age
Share plans to remain a tax deferral scheme, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Share schemes: it's a backdown, Steven Scott & Patrick Durkin AFR
Companies may still suspend schemes for 2009-10, Patrick Durkin AFR
Share schemes go back to the drawing board, Michelle Grattan, Age
Rudd & Swan: too clever by half, Laura Tingle AFR
Budget defeats "simple" tax return ambition, David Uren, Australian
You shouldn't need a degree to work out MPs' pay, Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
One newspaper now has MPs' bank statements, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
Rights bill may corrupt judiciary: Callinan, Phillip Coorey SMH
Bill could also wind back victims' protection, Julian Leeser SMH
PM blocks uni colleague's diplomatic posting, Daniel Flitton, Age
Tony Abbott's book: out in July, Phillip Coorey SMH
States are irrelevant, Barnaby Joyce SMH
Intervention is watered down, says Coalition, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Indigenous education needs a plan, Justine Ferrari, Australian
Unions don't want to work 'til they drop at 67, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Albanese doesn't want "old-fashioned" Buy Australian schemes, Katharine Murphy, Age
Rudd's Australia: under construction, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Parly back this week, so hard hats on, Mark Metherell SMH
Melbourne's rail link: $4.3 bn for 50km of new track, Rick Wallace, Australian
The wind has changed, & it doesn't smell good, Glenn Milne, Australian
We're in the phony war stage of the recession, Ross Gittins, Age
Debt rhetoric damages democracy, Lindy Edwards, Age
Coalition ready to say yes to booze tax increases, Sue Dunlevy, Daily Telegraph
Roxon may trade cigs tax for alcopop increase, AAP/Australian
But Health Minister has no intention of taking over hospitals, Michelle Grattan, Age
"We're sunk if commodity prices fall", David Uren, Australian
RBA associate has paid commission into tax-haven companies, Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker, Age
Stand up for capitalism! Cassandra Wilkinson, Australian
Coalition takes climate change lead from US, Tom Arup & Michelle Grattan, Age
UniSA to offer bonus entry points for passing Year 12, Lauren Novak, Advertiser
Senate may block student Youth Allowance changes, Heath Gilmore SMH
Christmas Island: the strangest place in Australia, Paige Taylor, Australian
Qantas to axe first-class on some long-haul flights, Steve Creedy, Australian
"Israel must take risks for peace", Martin Indyk, Australian
Controlling the internet is getting harder for China, John Garnaut, Age
Northern NSW still isolated by massive floods, Matthew Clayfield & Susannah Moran, Australian
Storms make Gold Coast look like White Cliffs, Jeremy Pierce & James O'Loan, Courier-Mail
Vic Libs: this state is corrupt, Paul Austin, Age
Vic Libs enjoy themselves, Age
Swine flu detected in three Melbourne schools, Julia Medew & Kate Lahey, Age
Kids, been to Disneyland? Take a week off school, Deborah Smith SMH
WA Libs give departing Labor MP a trip to Cuba, Nicolas Perpitch, Australian
Govt money to make Curtin's home a museum, West Australian
Hillsong wants to expand into Europe, Cosima Marriner SMH
Tasmania ready to dump Hawks, Matthew Denholm, Australian
On today's NRL agenda: racism, Brent Read & Dan Koch, Australian
Down Under the table: the $US3 chardy, Max Allen, Australian
Ex-Monthly ed claims Costello idea caused her to quit, Caroline Overington, Australian
News Ltd's new website: the Punch, Sally Jackson, Australian
Therese Rein: wearing jeans to church & looking good, Herald Sun
Neil Armfield will leave Belvoir St Theatre next year, Bryce Hallett SMH
Samson & Delilah wins major prize at Cannes, AFP/SMH
Media diary, Amanda Meade, Australian

Canberra weather: 18, fine mostly cloudy, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
Rorts Rorschach, Laurie Oakes, Herald-Sun
Why the Greens' Fremantle by-election win matters, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
I couldn't stand the embarrassment of being a politician, Annabel Crabb SMH
"In praise of the Senate", Lenore Taylor, Australian
About those community cabinet meetings... Paul Daley, Sun-Herald
The secret of on-screen chemistry, Melinda Houston, Sunday Age

International:
JFK's White House intern lover Mimi Beardsley Alford to pen memoir, Motoko Rich NYT
Things are looking up in Japan, Tomoyuki Tachikawa & Megumi Fujikawa WSJ
How Caesar's assassins put a positive spin on murder, Mary Beard TLS
Muslim clerics worry about Facebook, Indra Harsaputra & Niniek Karmini, Jakarta Post
Richard Long's heaving of sculpture into & across the landscape, Robert Macfarlane, Guardian
"A design parable: The toaster & the toast", Tom Dair, Fast Company