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FRIDAY

Turnbull tells BCA chiefs they're Labor-loving wimps, Lenore Taylor, Australian
"MP (Anna Burke) pans Rudd's faction fiction", Misha Schubert, Age
Rudd's "Monthly" essay gets scathing review after translation into Chinese, Rowan Callick, Australian
"Heat on Rudd over help for car dealer mate", Steve Lewis, Courier-Mail
Paper trail revealed on Rudd, Ford, car dealer links, Steve Lewis, Telegraph
"Rudd's links to OZ Car scheme in Senate hearing", Steve Lewis, Courier-Mail 
"Old boys' network a headache for PM Kevin Rudd" over OzCar, Natasha Bita, Australian
Kevin & Malcolm "like a no-speakies couple in a swanky restaurant", Annabel Crabb SMH
Turnbull thinks Rudd's best chance of winning again is before May, Michelle Grattan, Age
Turnbull really doesn't want a double dissolution, Michelle Grattan, Age
"Costello knows he can't beat Rudd", Paul Murray, West Australian
Turnbull easy either way on Higgins by-election, Phillip Coorey SMH
Unemployment rife in Melbourne's ritzy inner suburbs, Peter Martin, Age 
"Abbott on first now Costello's struck out", Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
"Libs call women to the party", Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Turnbull wants to draw women into the political debate... Misha Schubert, Age
"There's often a real lack of awareness of the situation of women", Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
Advisor to Opposition women's affairs spokesperson bounced for groping, Katharine Murphy, Age
Lib staffer allegedly grabbed two women's breasts, leaving one in tears, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Turnbull's office got six post-ball complaints over frontbencher's groping staffer, Philip Dorling CT
Parliamentary Midwinter Ball - picture gallery, Telegraph
Clinton will have surgery on elbow - Gillard talks off, Brendan Nicholson, Age 
Gillard "metamorphosis into the Aussie Margaret Thatcher", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
"Our legacy starts now", Penny Wong SMH
Little chance ETS will be voted on next week... Phillip Coorey SMH
Although I tip the Coalition will vote the ETS down, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
"Hot air mars emissions trading debate", Laura Tingle AFR
Wong won't (or can't) answer Fielding's basic climate questions, Bob Carter et al, Australian
Coalition delaying tactics on renewables bill a big problem for solar industry, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Litigation floodgates could be opened by Fed, Vic court rule changes, Chris Merritt, Australian 
Did Senator Hogg make a pig of himself over Senator Hanson-Young's child? Julian Drape & Cathy Alexander SMH
"Screaming child" taken from senator's arms as ejection order triggers tears, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Schools infra rollout is like exam cramming, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Fed threat over schools money leads NSW to lift league table ban, Anna Patty SMH
Macklin urges Barnett to act quickly on coroner's report, AAP/West Australian
Race-hate txting may be made illegal, Cynthia Banham SMH
RBA "backs big banks over interest rates", George Lekakis, Courier-Mail 
"RBA backs Rudd in rates row", Geoff Winestock AFR
"Coalition forces (bond) investor register", Matthew Franklin, Australian
Govt urged to slash super tax breaks, Tim Colebatch, Age 
Feds move to ban pill press imports, Matthew Fynes-Clinton, Courier-Mail
About Photon Group, which owns CPR, Tim Boreham, Australian
First big Defence test for Faulkner & Combet comes next week, Patrick Walters, Australian
World Bank lifts China growth forecast, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
"How (ex-Billabong) Matthew Perrin lost the lot in China", Karen Maley & Michelle Singer AFR
"Students slaughtered in Tehran university attack", John Lyons, Australian
Today is Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday, Gordon Brown SMH
"Terrorism laws have strangled cherished US rights to freedom", Richard Ackland SMH
"The strange new (NSW) bikie legislation", Mark Le Grand, Australian
Rees Govt shoots itself in the foot with protectionist lurch, Michael Costa, Australian
Petty Nathan a no-show in O'Farrell's budget reply speech, Simon Benson, Telegraph
O'Farrell isn't making the Opposition an issue, Andrew Clennell SMH
Now head office pushes judicial review for Stewart, Andrew Clennell & Alexandra Smith SMH
SA Lib leader says he won't give up without a fight, Greg Kelton & Russell Emmerson, Advertiser
ACT Auditor-General says ambulance response times too slow, David Stockman CT
"Ten (Vic) Labor MPs fighting for survival in ALP shakeup", Stephen McMahon, Herald-Sun
Melbourne "can't afford sprawl", Brian Buckley, Age
Justin Madden: "Am I ambitious? I'm ambitious", David Rood, Age
Move over golf - basketball is the new alpha bonding sport in Washington, Sam de Brito SMH
John Buchanan sacked after his IPL team comes last, AP/West Australian
Fake Indigenous art made by a fake Aboriginal - in Indonesia, Yuko Narushima & Joel Gibson SMH
This year's crop of architecture awards... Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Nick Murcutt + Rachel Neeson win Wilkinson Award, Catharine Munro SMH 
Winton wins Miles Franklin Literary Award... Blanche Clark, Herald-Sun 
For the fourth time, Rosemary Sorensen, Australian

Canberra weather: 14, fine, mostly cloudy, BoM

International:
Why is Russia behaving so cooly to the Iranian opposition forces? Julia Ioffe, New Republic 
Leave Iran's problems to Iran, China Daily
Ellen DeGeneres: "She radiates, well, contentment." Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Sacha Baron Cohen's "Brüno": Beyond the pale but pretty funny, Steve Rose, Guardian
Friday freebie: The NYT online marathon training tracker (including for beginners), NYT
Oh god, I love polenta... Tara Parker-Pope NYT

THURSDAY

Gillard & Pyne, the best show in town, Annabel Crabb SMH
Costello our best treasurer but Keating our greatest, Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
This recession is mild... Michael Stutchbury, Australian
But economy is worst where federal Labor needs to do best, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Concern grows about school infrastructure rollout, Justine Ferrari & Matthew Franklin, Australian
Principal: Schools are being bullied by education bureaucracy, Rick Wallace, Australian
Ed revolution found wanting as experts question priorities, Nicolas Perpitch, Australian
Dinner with Gillard goes for $23k, Rudd $22k, Turnbull $11k, Misha Schubert, Age
"Joe Hockey made a fashion statement", Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Kate Ellis, "belle of the (Parliamentary Midwinter) ball", Annette Sharp, Telegraph
Govt drags heels on uni student services bill, Dan Harrison, Age
Gay MP pleas with Rudd to let him marry the man he loves, Joanna Vaughn, Advertiser
Centrelink is struggling to get couples out of the closet, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Govt to bring fwd ETS debate to exhaust any filibuster attempt, Phillip Coorey SMH
ETS legislation is unlikely to get up in either Canberra or Washington, Tom Switzer AFR
"Coalition to thwart building watchdog bill", Patricia Karvelas & Ewin Hannan, Australian
Fielding inclined to oppose building watchdog water down too, Mark Davis SMH
Building watchdog will have to justify coercive powers' use, Kate Hannon, Advertiser
Govt has struck the right balance with building watchdog rewrite, Breen Creighton, Age
Labor & unions reliving history in not a good way, Nick Dyrenfurth, Australian 
Bank chiefs warn on new vulnerabilities due to offshore dvpts, Matthew Drummond & Andrew Cornell AFR
"The level of home building is creating severe shortages", David Uren, Australian
Developers says Sydney is on verge of housing boom, Matthew Moore & Brian Robins SMH
Brumby Govt okays huge new suburban sprawl, Jason Dowling & Clay Lucas, Age
Mixed views on Ruddbank's demise Natalie Craig, Age
Swan hoes into Turnbull over Ruddbank defeat, Matthew Franklin & Bridget Carter, Australian
Unclear whether Ruddbank bill will be reintroduced, Stafanie Balogh & Michelle Hele, Courier-Mail
"Rudd Govt has smashed the annual record to VIP jet flights", Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
"Lee Atwater understood...the power of emotion over rational thought", Mark Arbib, The Punch
Costello wants Kelly O'Dwyer to succeed him in Higgins, Phillip Coorey SMH
Survey: There are 12 times as many men as women on top boards... Stephanie Peatling SMH
And the gender wage gap is growing, Mark Schliebs, Courier-Mail
"I feel sorry for men", Bernard Salt, Australian
Young leaders recognised, Christian Kerr, Australian
Roxon recasts swine flu plan, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Would the Feds really run the state health systems any better? Jane Fynes-Clinton, Courier-Mail
Solar panel sector may see big sackings if bill isn't passed asap, Tom Arup, Age
Wind turbines proposed for top of tall office blocks, Sally Glaetzer, Mercury
Will Bob Brown rise to Abetz's accountability challenge? Piers Akerman, Telegraph
We're choosing short haul intl travel over domestic trips, Julian Lee SMH
Vast parts of the NT are off limits because of the permit system, Sara Hudson, Australian
Qantas A380 passengers getting sick of delays, Miranda Devine SMH
Better visas for sex trafficking victims a great leap forward, Kathleen Maltzahn, Age
Australia has highest per capita ecstasy use in the world, David Fagan, The Punch
Ley: Ban importation of pill presses, Matthew Fynes-Clinton, Courier-Mail
Job applicants with Anglo names do better in Australia, Peter Martin, Age
We need an NBER-style business cycle dating committee, Don Harding & Adrian Pagan, Australian
From the outset, McGauchie & Trujillo were joined at the hip, Pamela Williams AFR
Let Telstra be Telstra, Kenneth Davidson, Age 
Rights charter "would only harm the judiciary", John Hatzistergos, Australian
ANAO: Truth about dud Seasprites was kept from senior Defence officials, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Help! I'm stuck in scary Tehran, John Lyons, Australian
"Just how revolutionary is Iran's green revolution going to be?" Con Coughlin, Age
"Don't pin hopes on change in Tehran", Greg Sheridan, Australian 
"Global complaints over Rees protectionist plan", Rowan Callick, Australian
Rees introduces FOI bill into parliament, Matthew Moore SMH 
Rees considers Stewart sacking judicial review given A-G's office "cut corners", Simon Benson & Rhett Watson, Telegraph
Rees Govt agrees to detail Indigenous spend, Joel Gibson SMH
It's a go-slow on The Block, Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Linda Burney sues NSW Health over Rick Farley's death, Sean Nicholls SMH
NSW teachers may sue govt over disabled student neglect, Maralyn Parker, Telegraph
"Melbourne pips Sydney in livability stakes", Paola Totaro, Age
Some see Justin Madden as Brumby successor (incl Madden), Royce Millar, Age
"Eric Ripper must be wondering what he has to do..." Robert Taylor, West Australian
SA Libs are lining up their leader - Isobel Redmond possible successor, Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Muddied thinking about the Murray, Jamie Briggs, The Punch
Bartlett overrules his own treasurer on ministerial staff hires, Sue Neales, Mercury 
Rare albino swamp wallaby sighted in the Snowies, CT
Scientist creates gambling rats to understand neurobiology of addiction, Deborah Smith SMH
Australia's "AMF Crew" jailed in Britain over $140k worth of tagging, David Murray, Telegraph
For first time ever, a woman to call AFL game (Geelong v Hawthorn, round 17), Caroline Wilson, Age
Socceroos beat Japan 2-1 thanks to stellar Cahill, Michael Lynch et al SMH

Canberra weather: 14, fine, mostly sunny, BoM

International:
Iran protests: Live blog, Guardian
"(It) clearly demonstrates how split the regime's elite really are", Dieter Bednarz, Der Spiegel
"The Girls of Summer", Janet Maslin NYT
Helen Mirren loves Hippolytus in "Phedre", National Theatre, London, Matt Wolf NYT
"The Generational: Younger Than Jesus", New Museum, NY, Gene McHugh, Art Forum
German soldiers are a big fat joke in Afghanistan, Roger Boyes, Times

WEDNESDAY

Costello gave his life so that Liberals may live... Annabel Crabb SMH
Political cringe: Liberal-loving Rudd may give Costello a job, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Rudd, Costello publicly flirt with by-election for ambo posting deal, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
Costello wants to swap one warm spot on public payroll for another, Matthew Franklin, Australian
"Obviously I have to earn an income", says Costello, momentarily forgetting his massive super entitlement, Misha Schubert, Age
Costello doesn't think Libs can win next time even under him, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Swan: Turnbull's alibi has now left the room, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Keating ranks higher than Turnbull in "Most Trusted" survey, Nick Higginbottom, Herald-Sun
Labor unsurprised, Libs take heart from Newspoll shift, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Union movement & parliamentary Labor Party "are disconnected", Michelle Grattan, Age
Rudd, Gillard tell caucus unions won't get anywhere with anti-watchdog push, Phillip Coorey SMH
Selective watchdog powers "switch off" is the compromise, Michelle Grattan & Ben Schneiders, Age
Govt makes minor concessions to unions on watchdog, Mark Kenny, Advertiser
AiG, MBA: Govt has caved in on building watchdog powers, Ewin Hannan & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Builders: Building watching being defanged by bureaucratic excess, Ewin Hannan, Australian
We need a human rights bill, Catherine Branson, Age
Senate rejects Ruddbank, Mark Davis SMH
Ruddbank goes down over Greens' executive pay lid request, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Abetz: Brown may have misled over bankruptcy claim, Herald-Sun
"Wasteful private health rebate" hasn't eased public hospital pressures, John Watson, Age
Senate ensuite towels crisis revealed, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
Rudd doesn't make Thomson stand aside despite serious allegations, Mark Davis SMH
"PM's office rang principal before letter of praise", Justine Ferrari & Matthew Franklin, Australian
"Gillard whipped up a wind in question time yesterday", Christian Kerr, Australian
Today is last chance to bid megabucks for meals with Rudd, Gillard, Turnbull, Telegraph
IMF, RBA say it's too early to declare worst is over, David Uren, Australian
Costello warns on inflation, Peter Martin, Age
"The official interest rate is now officially on hold", Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
Interest rates may go up even as RBA cuts further, Jacob Saulwick SMH
"Early rate rises threaten recovery", Ross Gittins SMH
Costello: "There is an awful lot politics can't fix", Paul Kelly, Australian
Fielding hung out with dopes in the US... Matthew England, Age
But he also met with Obama environment officials, Peter Boyer, Mercury 
6 years of Curtin U research reveals no Antarctic ice shelf change, Christian Kerr, Australian
Bazza McKenzie persona may be Rudd's real one, Shaun Carney, Age
"Racism is as much about power as perceived difference", Tanveer Ahmed, SMH
Visa "restrictions eased for sex trafficking victims", Carol Nader, Age
Access Economics: Sydney really does need a second airport, Matt O'Sullivan SMH
After 2 years, new nuclear reactor still can't work full bore, Richard Macey SMH
BHP-Rio venture may necessitate divestitures, Matt Chambers & Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Foxtel wants a fourth (digital only) free-to-air channel asap, Jane Schulze, Australian
It's Trujillo & Target v Schwarzenegger over California landfill, Rebecca Urban, Australian
Latham has an undergraduate view of the military, Paul Murray, West Australian
Greens revive bill stopping troops going to war without parl okay, Brendan Nicholson, Age
The situation now in Pakistan, Claude Rakisits, Australian
Much wrongheadedness in analyses of BNP's rise, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Qld treasurer draws on Depression-era predecessor for budget inspiration, Craig Johnstone, Courier-Mail
Qld budget at a glance, Courier-Mail
Qld economy a sicker puppy than NSW even, George Megalogenis, Australian
NSW goes for property investor-led recovery, Simon Benson, Telegraph
NSW Budget (& why someone should take me to the Royal Easter Show), Imre Salusinszky, Australian
"Roozendaal has managed to deliver partial tax relief", Simon Benson, Telegraph
"Who needs Pauline Hanson when you've got Rees & Roozendaal?" David Penberthy, The Punch
US, EU worried about NSW "buy Australian" push, Jacob Saulwick SMH
NSW dodges ratings agency bullet, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
"The Fawlty Towers budget", Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Brumby distances himself from Suleyman, David Rood, Age
Portrait of former NT Labor leader & pedophile-suspect slammed by CLP, Nick Calacouras, NT News
SA Libs promise less debt, more water, Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Grassland paddock trees are doomed, Debra Jopson SMH
Most Aussies support gay marriage, AAP/West Austalian
"Happiness is a warm bogan. (Go on. Mullet over.)" Catherine Deveney, Age 
"Waltzing Matilda" becomes a sensation in Spain, Charles Miranda, Courier-Mail
Thieves steal 30 bottles of Grange & a Pro Hart painting from Mawson home, David Stockman CT 
Positive feedback for Rein's new look keeps flowing, Herald-Sun

Canberra weather: 13, fine, mostly sunny, BoM

International:
"Is the US Army the slowest student in Afghanistan?" Robert Haddick, Foreign Policy
Beijing orders local govt "to give priority to Chinese products", Bi Xiaoning & Fu Jing, China Daily
Edna O'Brien's biography of Byron skips the literature, Kathryn Harrison NYT
Kate Walbert's new novel: "Each chapter is like an exquisite slice of cake", Leah Hager Cohen NYT
The clock is ticking on Banksy's street cred, Tim Adams, Guardian
If you're on deadline, check this out, Bang-Yao Liu (via Something Changed)

TUESDAY

Newspoll: Labor's lead falls to 53/47% 2PP, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Coalition & Turnbull on the up as Costello says goodbye, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Newspoll, Australian
Gillard will further stake claim to leadership in Caucus today, Malcolm Colless, Australian
The greatest hypothetical in politics is gone, Annabel Crabb SMH
Next guessing game: What will he do now? Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
"The man who wimped his destiny", Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
Swan was nicer to Costello than Howard, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
"The longest fan dance, with nothing but the glimpse of a cheek", Tony Wright, Age
Turnbull Jr reveals the clan's real feelings on Facebook, Christian Kerr, Australian
No longer hungry, Costello does the right thing, Paul Kelly, Australian
The smart choice, too, Michelle Grattan, Age
Turnbull's leadership to next election should be secure, Michelle Grattan, Age
More veterans should follow Costello's lead, Phillip Coorey SMH
"The country's loss, but the party's gain", Tony Abbott, Australian
Ahh, he was too good for us, David Gazard, The Punch
Tributes flow, Age
Nice words, but I'm not dead yet, Peter Costello, Australian
Higgins preselection will be a bit of fun: No Bolt or Kroger though, Rick Wallace, Australian
Doyle, Brough, Aldworth & Sheezel on the form, Michael Harvey & Gerard McManus, Herald Sun
Mal Brough is in Victoria now, after all, Courier-Mail
Costello did not want to turn into John Howard, Shaun Carney, Age
A lack of manic energy, or just a balanced human being? George Megalogenis, Australian
There was Good Peter & Bad Peter, Tim Colebatch, Age
Costello's final gift: A chance for renewal, Laura Tingle AFR
There goes that generational change, Michael Harvey, Herald Sun
A genuine opponent to Rudd is gone, Piers Akerman, Daily Telegraph
Gallery sad, but backbench relieved, Mark Kenny, Advertiser
What did Costello achieve, & was it just the boom? Geoff Winestock AFR
Howard reckons it was the boom, Peter Hartcher SMH
Financially, Costello is better off gone, Brendan Nicholson & Peter Martin, Age
We can't hang around waiting for the Queen to die, George Williams SMH
One less election trigger as PBS bill passes, Matthew Franklin & Sid Maher, Australian
Jennie George lays out Caucus IR concerns, Ewin Hannan & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Gillard will spell it out to the Left, Phillip Coorey SMH
Labor's IR strategy: it's called compromise, Gerard Henderson SMH
Unions want pay for swine-flu quarantined workers, Natasha Bita, Australian
Rudd is worried about workers' welfare, if they're fat, Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail 
Cut company tax, raise GST: That's a great idea, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Vic Labor's Brimbank player on his way to natl conference, Royce Millar & David Rood, Age
Labor MP Craig Thomson rejects union card claims, Mark Davis SMH
Ex-Lib MP Kym Richardson will try to win back fed seat of Kingston, Michael Owen, Australian
PM's local primary school doing very well indeed out of stimulus, Justine Ferrari, Australian
Senate inquiry will look at Rudd's free (old) ute, Ari Sharp, Age
Health groups want much tougher booze bans, Ari Sharp, Age
PM: Banks are profiteering on govt guarantee, David Uren, Australian
Productivity Commision wants guarantee gone, Peter Martin, Age
Westpac, NAB follow ComBank rate hike, Danny John, Age
No link between govt debt & bank rates rise, Peter Martin, Age
ETS vote may wait for Treasury modelling, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Fielding's open mind is just confusing the rest of us, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Certainly Penny Wong can't answer Fielding's questions, Tom Arup, Age
Climate inaction is a failure to communicate, Leslie Cannold, Age
Human Rights Commission wants referendum for rights changes, Carol Nader, Age
Tough, nasty Qld Budget today, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
NSW desperate to retain AAA credit rating today, Brian Robins & Andrew Clennell SMH
NSW Budget today: buy local policy will cost, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Caravan owners will be happy after NSW Budget, Daily Telegraph
Crean: buy local policy could spark trade war, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Buy local rule is an economic suicide attack, Rowan Callick, Australian
MPs visiting Dalai Lama is not soothing China either, Daniel Flitton, Age
No media lock-up for next year's SA Budget, Michael Owen, Australian
Rwanda is our new best friend, Mark Dodd, Australian
Iran hardliners control ballot boxes, now try to seize the streets, Amir Taheri, Australian
Twitter getting the news out of Tehran, Ehssan Veiszadeh, Australian
Bush created this Iranian outlaw President, Peter Hartcher SMH
Actually, Ahmadinejad is not all bad, Daniel Flitton, Age
Indian protesters should look in own backyard, Harpeet Bhagrath, Daily Telegraph
Des Moran shot dead in Melbourne street, John Silvester, Age
Carl Williams is very surprised by Des Moran's death, Cameron Stewart, Australian
Submarine training tank leaks 6000 showers, Cameron Stewart, Australian
How will local telcos make the most of the new iPhone? David Frith, Australian
Fairfax merges Canberra newsrooms, Patrick Walters, Australian
SMH, Age keep four senior journos each, Miriam Steffens SMH

Canberra weather: 13, fine mostly sunny, BoM

International:
Shots fired at massive Tehran protest, BBC News
Palestinians reject Israel's view of a demilitarized "state", Isabel Kershner NYT
Netanyahu used the language of the day before yesterday, Gideon Levy, Haaretz
UK judges to instruct juries on the real meaning of rape, Frances Gibb, Times
Britain's new Home Secretary is cheap, & a rarity, Gloria De Piero, New Statesman
"I can't walk past a dumpling, especially in Berlin", The Wednesday Chef

MONDAY

IR bill in Caucus tomorrow, parliament this week, Michelle Grattan, Age
Senator Doug Cameron: Unionists treated "like terrorists", Matthew Franklin, Australian
Building watchdog investigates thuggery claims, Steve Lewis, Herald Sun
Gillard plays deaf on ALP conference resolutions - the Oakes transcript, BP Extra
Unions win (a bit) in new conditions on govt-funded infra contracts, Steven Scott AFR
Labor's factional elephants still have muscle, Glenn Milne, Australian
Rudd won't rush to restore dignity to elections, Phillip Coorey SMH
"Fair shake of the neo-liberal agenda, mate", David Burchell, Australian
Gillard will meet Hillary Clinton this week, Michael Harvey, Herald Sun
Then it's onto Israel, with Costello in tow, Michelle Grattan, Age
Israel trip still rankling some MPs, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Costello is a weapon of mass distraction, Tim Gartrell, The Punch
Some Libs are sooo sick of Costello, David Penberthy, The Punch
Brendan Nelson's ex-COS is no Turnbull fan, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Bishop: PM is no China expert, Rowan Callick, Australian
Stimulus benefits even better than budget forecasts: Treasurer, David Uren, Australian
Stimulus package to earn more tax revenue: Treasury, Sue Dunlevy, Daily Telegraph
G8 countries plan stimulus windbacks, Tim Colebatch, Age
Other banks will follow ComBank's rate rise, David Uren, Australian
As ComBank follows itself with more rises, Danny John SMH
Jobs the biggest obstacle to any climate change plan, Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
Govt will pursue "poison pill" bill for carbon compo, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Greens reckon ETS is doomed, Michelle Grattan, Age
ACCC asked to look at big business ETS claims, Laura Tingle & Alexander Symonds AFR
Australia could be the world's climate experiment, Peter Doherty, Age
Swedes set tough green terms for Gunns pulp mill, Andrew Darby SMH
New coal port believes in climate change, Ben Cubby SMH
Business makes a play for GST rise & corporate tax rate cut, David Uren, Australian
No quick fixes in Henry tax review, Ross Gittins, Age
Superannuation is just not fair, Julian Disney SMH
Bricks & bucks don't fix actual school performance, Kevin Donnelly, Australian
Natl curriculum reassures on English, not history, Anna Patty SMH
Indian students can teach us a lot, Paul Sheehan SMH
Shonky school gets millions to build new hall, Cameron Stewart, Australian
Another $2 million for schools that may close, Natasha Bita, Australian
Tourism Australia not up to the job, says Jackson review, Teresa Ooi, Australian
Rudd wants that game with the round ball, Dan Silkstone, Age
Adelaide is the key to World Cup bid success, Val Migliaccio & Candice Keller, Advertiser
Macklin strongly backs Aboriginal income management, Natasha Robinson, Australian
Govt prepares to ramp up swine flu response, Julia Medew, Age
Health lobby will pressure Coalition on alcopops today, Ari Sharp, Age
Is that all? Australia pays $350,000 blood money in Iraq & Afghanistan, Ian McPhedran, Daily Telegraph
Iranian elections end in violence & confusion, John Lyons, Australian
Tehran crowds could try to force change, John Lyons, Australian
Democracy has been defeated, John Lyons, Australian
A dead leader is not a safe one, Maher Mughrabi, Age
Canberra processes are just Beijing without the bribery, John Garnaut, Age
Chinese recovery rumours not yet backed by data, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Not made in China: Tomorrow's NSW Budget decrees Australian-made, Simon Benson, Daily Telegraph
Rees seems to copy Anna Bligh's secrets of success, Simon Benson, Daily Telegraph
NSW faces three years in the red, Andrew Clennell SMH
NSW has misplaced $1.7 billion in tomorrow's budget, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Nathan Rees will spend up to $5 billion of fed money today, Tracy Ong AFR
Brumby tries to play the front foot on branch stacking, David Rood, Age
No obvious gimmicks in Qld Budget tomorrow, just pain, Rosemary Odgers, Courier-Mail
Kerry Packer wavered on Keating piggery expose, Jane Schulze, Australian
Web access might not be free, but should be unfettered, Jane Schulze, Australian
US digital TV switchover left millions in the dark, Brad Norington, Australian
Ad man who created Kevin 07 can't work the same magic for ALP, Simon Canning, Australian
Newspapers: try using the web to capture new readers, Mark Day, Australian
Net forums sometimes just don't get it, Jen Vuk, Age
First Dairy Milk, now reformulated Vegemite is a "new experience", AAP/Courier Mail
Urban angst, Canberra style... BP Extra

Canberra weather: 13, mostly fine, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
That yokel Ruddspeak, it's for real. Really. Laurie Oakes, Herald-Sun
"Rudd makes more sense in Mandarin", Kerry-Anne Walsh, Sun-Herald
Who IS Kevin? Tony Wright, Age
The only group Rudd seems intent on getting offside is the unions, Annabel Crabb SMH
Arbib, "methodical, detail-obsessed & driven by empirical analysis", Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Kooyong form guide, Michelle Grattan, Age

International:
Congress asks FCC to create a US national broadband network plan, Ryan Singel, Wired
Grimshaw v Ramsay: Australia is overcompensating, India Knight, Times
40 years of Women's Studies, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ms Magazine
"Coppola's Tetro returns, successfully, to the family saga", J Hoberman, Village Voice
"Silent spring in Tokyo", Mike Dejong, Japan Times
Venice Biennale - the lowdown, Stefano Tonchi NYT