Obama's Asia advisor nixes Rudd's Asia Pacific Union idea, Brad Norington, Australian
Dokic gets 15 months jail for threat to kill Australian ambassador, Selma Milovanovic, Age
AFP to become carbon cops as new climate offences established, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
WHO declares swine flu pandemic, Australia told to prepare for deaths, Julia Medew, Age
Feds pay for "pee & see" urinal ads, Fiona Hudson, Herald-Sun
Rudd "the Zelig of Australian politics", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
"Why the Prime Minister's folksy idiom is so dated", Andrew Fraser, Australian
Maybe we can't pick between "fair dinkum & the dodgy", Robert MacDonald, Courier-Mail
Latham's journalistic jottings take grudge-settling to new lows, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Gartrell: Latham's a hypocrite, Mark Dodd et al, Australian
Schools marked for demolition get stimulus cash, Gavin Lower & Natasha Bita, Australian
Fed-Vic tensions emerge over school stimulus spend, Rick Wallace, Australian
It's a long way from Cranbrook to Macquarie Fields Public, Justine Ferrari, Australian
"Sydney's what you get when the developers run the place", Richard Ackland SMH
Henry meeting on how super savings can fund debt, infrastructure, John Durie, Australian
Rudd & faction bosses take over preselection approvals, Phillip Coorey SMH
Early election double bluff, Laura Tingle AFR
On the NSW Right, Michael Costa, Australian
Rees plans pre-emptive leadership spill next week, Simon Benson, Telegraph
The only mystery is who will lead the Rees revolt, Simon Benson, Telegraph
Gillard is playing her IR politics brilliantly - too bad for the unions, Michelle Grattan, Age
States back Rudd on building watchdog - with provisos, Mark Davis & Phillip Coorey SMH
All states except WA express concern about interrogation powers, Michelle Grattan, Age
CFMEU sets up conference clash on building watchdog laws, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Qld hands over IR powers to Feds, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Union: Jetstar cockpit fire shows maintenance should move back here, Matt O'Sullivan SMH
New doubts on China's economy after record export dive, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Australian employment holding up pretty well... Jacob Saulwick & Phillip Coorey SMH
Thanks to a boom in part-time jobs, David Uren & Angus Hohenboken, Australian
Victorians losing jobs faster than anyone else, Peter Martin, Age
Pharmacy competition would lead to lower prescription prices, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
"Rorting pharmacies dispense with ethics", Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Treasury may have massively underestimated effect of Medicare rebate change, Telegraph
Wong may delink renewables bill from ETS bill, Lenore Taylor & Stuart Rintoul, Australian
Wong slams Victoria's water project tardiness, Peter Ker, Age
Truss: River towns will suffer slow strangulation, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
1,000 donors cover Bob Brown's legal bill, Andrew Darby, Age
Public-interest litigants are getting a bad name, Chris Merritt, Australian
Legal fraternity doubts rights bill validity, Chris Merritt & Michael Pelly, Australian
And rights bills are undemocratic anyway, says Hatzistergos, Brian Robins SMH
Retails want exemption from Bowen's new credit laws, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
ATO targets undeclared income of execs, directors... Fleur Anderson AFR
Especially execs, directors of foreign-owned corporations, David Uren, Australian
China outlines learning from failed Rio bid, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
China threatens BHP-Rio sanctions without competition clearance, John Garnaut SMH
Don't switch scarce resources into scattergun Asian language push, Tony Taylor, Age
Iran goes to the polls today, Anthony Bubalo SMH
Iranian presidential candidates both fighting for women's votes, Farnaz Fassihi, Australian
But Revolutionary Guards say: No Velvet Revolution here, John Lyons, Australian
What would an Iranian nuclear arsenal mean? Emanuele Ottolenghi, Australian
Japan's weak greenhouse target widely condemned, Adam Morton & Tom Arup, Age
On bovine flatulence, Ben McIntyre, Australian
Neither Hayek nor Marx ran in last week's European election, Arthur Sinodinos, Australian
"Fumbling anti-Brown plotters just self-centred wusses", Paola Totaro SMH
Brumby leaves Newnham swinging in the breeze, David Rood & Royce Millar, Age
O'Farrell: Why does Rees pay 600 public servants to do nothing? Brian Robins SMH
Cusack: "Shooting native animals in national parks is repugnant", Marian Wilkinson SMH
John Brogden wants to be West Tigers NRL CEO, Dean Ritchie, Telegraph
Qld speaker: Advisers should sit with ministers on parl benches, Patrick Lion, Courier-Mail
Stanhope stands up for crackers, Megan Doherty CT
Ellison severs Enhance ties over potential conflict, Jessica Strutt et al, West Australian
Tas budget delays pain until after election, Sue Neales, Mercury
Bligh backs law over platform on abortion charge, Andrew Fraser & Sean Parnell, Australian
Bar mat mum denied US tourist visa, Brendan Roberts, Herald-Sun
Periodic table to get new element, Bridie Smith, Age
The Great iTunes Heist, Alexandra Topping SMH
Death of historian Patricia Crawford, Age
Canberra weather: 12, early fog, then fine, BoM
International:
Playing squash on the Federal Reserve courts, Alex Beam, Vanity Fair
Young trader's "novel" portrays an insatiable appetite for risk - all kinds, Tomoko Otake, Japan Times
"Should creative writing be taught?" Louis Menand, New Yorker
"Weighing in on the Venice Biennale", Art Forum
20 years later, the Berlin Wall gets a makeover, Jessica Mann, Der Spiegel
Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York", Michael Wood LRB