"You have to feel sorry for the cat", Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Labor did Turnbull like a dinner this week, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Rudd has totally messed with Turnbull's mind, Michelle Grattan, Age
A "payback campaign" against Turnbull may be mounted, Phillip Coorey SMH
"Liberals are demoralised, frustrated and angry", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
The moral of the story: "don't leak to a Lib", Laura Tingle AFR
Malcolm sees his clay feet for the first time & is confused, Michael Costa, Australian
It's a rerun of Heffernan & the fake Kirby Comcar records, Richard Ackland SMH
"A miserable week for Turnbull ends", Katharine Murphy, Age
Opposition asks more Grant questions... Matthew Franklin & Patricia Karvelas, Australian
And new questions concerning a Qld whitegoods importer, Richard Baker & Philip Dorling, Age
"Lacklustre questions end poor week", Christian Kerr, Australian
Ludwig presses case against Abetz on misleading Senate, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Abetz is being unfairly lumbered according to some, Gerard McManus & Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
AFP has interviewed PM's staffers, Danielle Cronin CT
More "calm resolve and courage" required, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Rudd spends $730k on travel in six months, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Meanwhile we still pay for Howard - $15k in airfares & a private plated car, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Only 16 out of 225 MPs use frequent flyer points to cut travel bills, Ben Packham, Telegraph
Rudd chooses Rove & "Bruno" over WA Labor conference this weekend, Chalpat Sonti CT
Mitterrand: Monsieur Garrett est fantastique! AFP/SMH
Time ran out for an alcopops vote, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Put Therese Rein's trainer in charge of national battle of the bulge, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Latest pecuniary interests declarations, Phillip Hudson, Age
Gillard creates a frenzy in Bethlehem, John Lyons, Australian
Gillard tours refugee camps, Jason Koutsoukis SMH
States turn blind eye to water theft as Murray dries up, Miles Kemp, Advertiser
School infra projects are squeezing out private building projects, Gavin Lower, Australian
Building watchdog bill defeated in Senate, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Building watchdog doesn't want its powers weakened anyway, Steven Scott & Mark Skulley AFR
"Economic forecasts show Australia leads the world", Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
IMF to RBA: Don't raise interest rates hastily, David Uren, Australian
It'll be up to 6 months before new job service providers are up to speed, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Report: Centrelink needs to be better prepared for natural disasters, Markus Mannheim CT
ACCC has a win on the docks, Conroy looks at anti-siphoning options, John Durie, Australian
Cash for comment rules should be diluted, says PC, Ari Sharp SMH
Our carbon emissions continue to rise steadily, Marian Wilkinson SMH
Xenophon kicking in from own allowances to pay for more climate modelling, Tom Arup SMH
Insurers are pushing us to the brink, say builders, Kelly Burke SMH
Kimberley Land Council wants a slice of Woodside's Browse Basin royalties, Patricia Karvelas, Australian
Big native title win for Kuuku Ya'u people in Cape York, Tony Koch, Australian
Kuuku Ya'u win includes a big area of sea, Tom Arup & Yuko Narushima SMH
Christmas Island near capacity, more boats on way, Paul Maley & Debbie Guest, Australian
"I welcome this abolishing detention debt bill", Petro Georgiou, Age
MPs end detention debt, Yuko Narushima SMH
There is common ground as well as differences on rights bill, Frank Brennan, Australian
Bevis inquiry urges compo for poisoned RAAF workers, Mark Dodd & Michael McKenna, Australian
"Bligh flies pleb-style to meet Spanish King", Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
Rann savages Lib leader over "Dodgygate", Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Rees Govt has lost effective control of the upper house, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW "Labor bolts the door on MPs", Alexandra Smith & Andrew Clennell SMH
Rees Govt uses obscure "long bell" adjournment - a first, Simon Benson, Telegraph
Rees has two months to get Shooters Party back into the tent, Andrew Clennell et al SMH
It's politics first, policy second for O'Farrell, Andrew Clennell SMH
Seitz "revenge candidates" wreak havoc in Vic Labor preselections, Rick Wallace, Australian
Seitz rolls a "preselection hand grenade" under Vic ALP, David Rood, Age
Who will succeed Capon at AGNSW? Andrew Frost SMH
Sam Stosur wins, moveds into third round at Wimbledon, Richard Hinds SMH
Hewitt wins too, AAP/SMH
Elliott, Kouta & the boys are no joke, Luke McIlveen, The Punch
Canberra weather: 12, possible late shower, BoM
International:
Michael Jackson dies & moves on to Neverland (the real one), People Magazine
"The 8 books Ahmadinejad doesn't want you to read", Patrick Clawson, Foreign Policy
Megawati wants Indonesia to go geothermal & hydroelectric, Hanan Nugroho, Jakarta Post
"Was the Obama campaign a lie?", Jonathan Chait, New Republic
Confirming & upending assumptions about gender bias in the theatre, Patricia Cohen NYT
"The 15 golden rules of theatre etiquette" (15!), Benedict Nightingale, Times
The literature of Laos, Anchalee Kongrut, Bangkok Post