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FRIDAY

At least nine killed in Jakarta blasts, SMH
Jemaah Islamiah is not dead & buried, Noor Huda Ismail & Carl Ungerer, Australian
"Stirring up" Hu won't help anyone, China warns, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Chinese official dismisses criticism as "noise", John Garnaut & Michelle Grattan, Age
But Stephen Smith will raise Hu case, in his own quiet way, Mark Dodd, Australian
China reports huge economic growth spike, Michael Sainsbury & Allison Jackson, Australian
Aussie shares have surged 7% in three days, Scott Murdoch, Australian
We are more intertwined with Beijing than Wall St, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Hu affair highlights Rudd's failings on China, Michelle Grattan, Age
Turnbull has taken Julie Bishop's line on Hu: not a good idea, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
MP Bernie Ripoll's wife could benefit from China boom, Sean Parnell, Australian
AG McClelland has written a questionable reference, Paul Maley & Drew Warne-Smith, Australian
Ask Indon militias about Australian's death in Papua, Greg Poulgrain, Age
PM's health taskforce wants to dump booze sports sponsorship, Steve Lewis & Ben Packham, Daily Telegraph
Pregnant women told to stay home to avoid swine flu, Kate Benson et al SMH
Feverish swine flu obsession hides the real dangers, Tim Black, Australian
Prescription medicine is making us sick, Sue Dunlevy, Daily Telegraph
History needs more time in the national curriculum, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Inflation has nothing to do with the price of peas, Peter Martin, Age
NBN takes some baby steps, Mitchell Bingemann, Australian
PM tests the blogosphere climate, Kevin Rudd, pm.gov.au
Fellow bloggers sceptical of PM's editorial controls, Ari Sharp SMH
To Greens MP Lee Rhiannon: we're sorry we offended you, Online Opinion
"Confess your past exaggerations, Peter Garrett", Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
AWU: a uranium mine is good for jobs, Paul Howes, Age
Ex-Minister Nuttall to be sentenced today, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
"Qld needs another Royal Commission", Scott Prasser, Australian
NSW's Sir Lunchalot has extraordinary reach, Andrew Clennell SMH
Vic ALP does not want Theo Theophanous back, Rick Wallace & Lauren Wilson, Australian
More problems for Vic public transport ticketing system, Julian Bajkowski AFR
College collapse leaves 300 intl students stranded in Melbourne, Guy Healy, Australian
Indian families do not approve of Australia for their children, Phillip Coorey SMH
Every Tassie political leader has been fined for speeding, Damien Brown, Mercury
"Books are too expensive in Australia", Michael Wilding SMH
The Chaser's rudd.i.am: spot the SMH columnist, The Chaser/YouTube
England 6/364 in Second Test: Australia in pain, Chloe Saltau, Age

Canberra weather: 12, fine mostly sunny, BoM

International:
"New policy permits asylum for battered women", Julia Preston NYT
After calling for Putin's prosecution, human rights activist murdered, Miriam Elder, Telegraph
Natalya Estemirova's killing the latest in a long line, Huffington Post
Clinton's big "multifront diplomacy" speech is about State Dept turf too, Mark Landler NYT
Goldman Sachs, the great American bubble machine, Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Which is more boring - cricket or golf? Stephen Moss, Guardian

THURSDAY

NSW is now a land of lotus-eaters, Simon Benson, Daily Telegraph
Look out for the giant black panthers too, Alexandra Smith & Erik Jensen SMH
No help for Hu until late next year, reckon experts, Rowan Callick, Australian
No quick fix, PM concedes, Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
The world is watching, PM tells China, Mark Dodd & Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Rudd's words are ringing loud in Beijing, Jennifer Hewett, Australian
China makes reassuring noises, John Kerin & Steven Wyatt AFR
Ross Garnaut: quiet diplomacy works, Mark Dodd, Australian
WA Premier will be in China next week, selling iron ore, Robert Taylor, West Australian
Commodities markets refuse to be spooked, John Garnaut & Barry Fitzgerald, Age
What's really happening in the iron ore market, Matthew Stevens, Australian
China may yet be stumped by iron ore markets, Paul Bartholomew AFR
The two countries do need each other, but not Mr Hu, Ian Verrender SMH
Turnbull feels ready to take a risk on foreign affairs, Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
Too timid in two countries, Piers Akerman, Daily Telegraph
ALP natl conference will be no-frills, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Greens oped on Turnbull fundraising is pulled, Richard Baker, Age
Bureaucrats warned to keep advice confidential, Verona Burgess AFR
Jobs Fund is a $650 million pork barrel: Oppn, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
This permanent phony campaign is a turn-off, Peter van Onselen, Australian
Vic principals must not criticise PCs in schools, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Don't set anything in stone before Copenhagen, Alan Wood, Australian
"I do believe in climate change: I don't agree on the cause", Steve Fielding, The Punch
Govt will woo coal sector to climate cause today, Phillip Coorey SMH
New uranium mine part of arms dealer's empire, Ben Cubby SMH
One Minister who knows he's not a rock star, Gavin Lower, Australian 
Back to the Espy for Garrett, Corrie Perkin, Australian
Uranium posturing reflects worse on Libs than Garrett, David Penberthy, The Punch
Tas ALP hopes to do well from broadband jostling, Matthew Denholm, Australian
Three states still want broadband HQ, Rick Wallace, Australian
Melbourne to have its own broadband institute, Paul Austin, Age
Be grateful: the banks have bailed us out, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Unions need to be a one-stop service shop, Craig Emerson, Australian
Early learning curriculum now recognises play, Natasha Bita, Australian
Operator warns more childcare centres will fail, Natasha Bita, Australian
Childcare workers, not parents, should get rebate: unions, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Family Law Act is a patriarchal mess, Jill Singer, Herald Sun
Swine flu is hurting pregnant mums & newborns, Kate Benson & Alexandra Smith SMH
Victorian maternity wards fearful of swine flu, Julia Medew & Kate Benson, Age
AFP will carry guns in Afghanistan: seems sensible, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Defence forces should not "go ethnic", Anthony Bergin SMH
News Ltd wins FOI access to immigration documents, Ben Packham, Herald Sun
Nuttall guilty of corruption: may face further charges, Michael McKenna & Sarah Elks, Australian
Ex-Minister has spent his first, & not last, night in jail, Mark Oberhardt, Courier-Mail
Nuttall family will keep some properties, Michael McKenna & Andrew Fraser, Australian
Beattie now has a permanent black mark, Sarah Elks, Australian
Queensland is still a crony's club, Andrew Fraser, Australian
This is worse than one Minister gone bad, Jamie Walker, Australian
SA Police suspend inquiry into fake document, Russell Emmerson & Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Theophanous nominates for pre-selection, despite rape court case, Paul Austin, Age
Ten candidates nominate for Libs in Wannon, Age
Triffids fans go all the way to Crime Commission, Paige Taylor, Australian
"My sneaky Amazon purchases have come home to roost", Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Any "author subsidies" won't be worth writing about, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Australian authors: toughen up, Tim Wilson, Australian
PM's local booksellers will bail him up, Paddy Hintz, Courier-Mail
Real test for tsunami alert system last night, Australian
But did anyone notice? Peter Gregory, Age
Freddie Flintoff set to make some money, Chloe Saltau, Age
Second Test starts today at Lord's, Peter Roebuck SMH

Canberra weather: 11, fine morning frost, BoM

International:
China has a truckload of US dollars: pressure is on for a revaluation, Richard McGregor FT
Fiji's strongman tells Methodist Church to remove ministers, Timoci Vula, Fiji Times
EU ban on "flying coffins" is no ban at all, Der Spiegel
To hang onto power, that mo has to go, Luke Leitch, Times
MCC's solution to save Test cricket: a pink ball, Cricinfo.com

WEDNESDAY

Howard from the Old Dart: Stick with Turnbull, Charles Miranda, Herald-Sun
"Need a nanna nap, Mr Turnbull?" Stephanie Gardiner, Advertiser 
"Nobody really expects Turnbull to win..." but Libs do fear oblivion, Peter van Onselen, Australian
Rich mates fork out for Malcolm, Richard Baker, Age
Rudd: I made a behind-the-scenes rep on Hu arrest at G8, Michelle Grattan, Age
"Rudd toughens China stance", Michael Sainsbury & Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Megaphone diplomacy won't solve the problem, Paul Kelly, Australian
"Light duties" Rudd explains low key approach on Hu, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Who's grubby now? Peter Costello, Age
In which I'm duchessed by Chinese diplomats bearing questions, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
China pressures Melbourne Intl Film Festival to drop Uighur doco, Mary-Anne Toy, Age
Central Land Council boss tells Rudd to butt out of Uluru climb debate, NT News
Four Mile uranium mine gets Fed go-ahead, Sarah Martin, Advertiser
Peter Garrett, from anti-uranium activist to mine enabler, Ari Sharp, Age
Garrett: "I have not taken the decision lightly", Phillip Coorey SMH
If Rudd cares about carbon, why does his plane fly around empty so much? Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
Copenhagen gang looking more Canute-like by the day, Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
"Gore & friends create climate of McCarthyism", Bjorn Lomborg, Australian
Mid-life crisis alert: I bought a bike & am co-founding "Hell's Hacks", Malcolm Farr, The Punch
Bronwyn Bishop isn't going anywhere, Damien Murphy SMH
ANU study: Not nice people more likely to become managers, Adele Horin SMH
NT politician's wife applies for DVO, Nick Calacouras, NT News
I've broken with my church over religion's bad treatment of women & girls, Jimmy Carter, Age
Bonhoeffer wouldn't approve of Rudd using religion for political ends, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Kelty: Labor's quick thinking may have headed off 10%+ unemployment, Ben Schneiders, Age
States struggle to contain public sector pay demands, Mathew Dunkley & Mark Skulley AFR 
"Melbourne Model" provost bows out, Andrew Trounson, Australian 
Fee-free uni places being considered by Brown Govt, Aban Contractor, Australian
Mandated unpaid work experience exploits foreign students, Nick O'Malley et al, Age
Better quality childcare to cost more, Stephanie Peatling SMH
Support for banking inquiry grows, Peter Martin, Age
"Time to wind back the stimulus", Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Cost of propping up economy less than expected, George Megalogenis, Australian 
Employers are less inclined to fire than earlier this year, Peter Martin, Age
Monash study: Older workers are staying on at expense of young, Adele Horin SMH
Book industry to fight import rule changes, Jason Steger, Age
Book import rule changes: It's up to the Rudd cabinet now, Jacob Saulwick SMH
PC book import report: What the...! David Marr SMH
Lower book prices will mean more readers, Bob Carr, Australian
Norfolk Island wants Gitmo detainees, Phillip Coorey SMH
Spare a thought for small countries, Ross Gittins SMH
O'Farrell calls for sacking of "Sir Lunchalot", Andrew Clennell SMH
New Nullabor Links course is 1,365 kms long, Jessica Marszalek, Courier-Mail
Twitter is for old people, Kathy McCabe, Telegraph 
On loving the underdog, Max Barry SMH

Canberra weather: 11, shower or two, BoM

International:
"How far can a major political party fall?" Adam Nagourney NYT
Trinity tops Cambridge college league ladder this year, Richard Garner, Independent
Poll: 84% of Thais accept corruption as normal business practice, Voranai Vanijaka, Bangkok Post
"Mein Camp", Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Judge orders police to handcuff lawyer to basketball post, Wang Jingqiong, China Daily
"Venture capital slows to a trickle", Chris Dannen, Fast Company

TUESDAY

Newspoll: Labor leads 55/45% 2PP, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Preferred Lib leader: Costello 36%, Hockey 20%, Turnbull 16%, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Turnbull's net satisfaction rating: Minus 24%, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Hockey is significantly better placed than Turnbull", Peter van Onselen, Australian
Abbott wants to fill the Lib leadership vacuum, Phillip Coorey SMH
PM's on leave, Smith's in Cairo, who's in charge on Hu? Mark Dodd & Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Crean links arrest to China's attempted control of iron ore trade, John Garnaut & Michelle Grattan, Age
Chinese ambassador called in for third time in a week, Phillip Coorey SMH
Chinese diplomats brush off Australia's queries again, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
PM's Beijing-bound brother Greg says China has different rules to us, Andrew Fraser, Australian
Hu case: "Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys", Rowan Callick, Australian
"It will impact the way everyday Australians look at China", Daniel Flitton, Australian
China & Australia, "two countries in a prisoner's dilemma", Michael Stutchbury, Australian
China is "making a very brutal point", Jennifer Hewett, Australian
What's Mandarin for "gigantic headache", Tory Maguire, The Punch
"China plays with a two-headed penny", Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Twiggy Forrest: "We can understand both sides", Matt Chambers, Australian
Is Julia Gillard smarter than a fifth grader? Geoff Shearer, Courier-Mail
Rainbow Labor to push ALP Conference for gay marriage rights, Phillip Coorey SMH
Stanhope: VFT linking east coast cities inevitable, Megan Doherty CT
Della drops 15kg & gets a makeover, Damien Murphy & Emily Dunn SMH
O'Leary in Adelaide to help new SA Lib leader's start-up, Michael Owen, Australian
Govt's digital economy paper welcomed, Andrew Colley, Australian
Qantas won't run GetUp's anti-net filter ad, Fran Foo, Australian
The net filter won't work, Paul Syvret, Courier-Mail
Rudd Govt public housing initiatives a "welcome & solid start", Michael Lennon, Age
Quick energy saving wins outlined for govt agencies tardy going green, Karen Dearne, Australian
Al Gore failed to persuade Senator Fielding on climate change, Michelle Grattan, Age
New Medicare fraud blitz to target extras, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Family Court to review parental equal time policy, Stephanie Peatling, Age
"A better way to choose judges", George Williams SMH
ACER: Indigenous education gap isn't closing, Miki Perkins, Age
Shams, scams & fake marriages - the education export industry, Amanda Hodge, Australian
"Australia & India should be the best of friends", Matt Wade SMH
Monetary policy more important than fiscal in weathering GFC storm, Tony Makin, Australian
We don't need a full-scale financial system inquiry, John Durie, Australian
Concentration in the banking system has never been higher, Peter Martin, Age
"Damn the economy, big wage rises ahead", Malcolm Colless, Australian
Gillard is a Higgins lover, Gerard Henderson SMH
GFC: Men, say goodbye to f/t work & hallo to p/t work, Shane Wright, West Australian 
Women who earn a lot more than spouse do more housework too, Adele Horin SMH
Petrol price war breaks out between Woolies & Coles, Daniella Miletic, Age
Councillor writes to Rudd asking how he'll deal with High Court Pape decision, Harvey Grennan SMH
"Bravery decorations can be a hard cross to bear", Paul Daley SMH
"Glenn Murcutt: Architecture of Place", Museum of Sydney, Antony Westwood, Australian

Canberra weather: 12, a shower or two, BoM

International:
"Reality of the real estate market is really bitter", Yao Ying, China Daily
US is doing a boiling frog on the economy & the environment, Paul Krugman NYT
"Napoleon III & Paris" at The Met, William Meyers WSJ
The zombie computer attacks of North Korea, Barron Young Smith, New Republic
Ponting says it's not cricket, Richard Hobson, Times
What was really eating Van Gogh? William Langley, Telegraph

MONDAY

Lower Murray situation now "horrendous", Siobhain Ryan, Australian
UN advisor: Even SA govt is bungling the Lower Murray, Cara Jenkin, Advertiser
Why we need a royal commission into the Lower Murray, Maude Barlow, Advertiser
"Rudd returns to Hu headache", Telegraph
China's image takes a battering, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Hu Jintao understood to have personally endorsed Rio investigation, John Garnaut SMH
Security agencies now in China's economic mgt team, John Garnaut & Michelle Grattan, Age
Smith: Hu case will affect how world sees China, Ben Packham & Olga Galacho, Herald-Sun
Smith warns "we may be in for a long haul", Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
"The Chinese seem determined to...humiliate Canberra", Greg Sheridan, Australian
"It's not like the Chinese are playing ball", Alison Rehn, Telegraph
"Rudd now has a China problem", Glenn Milne, Australian
China isn't handling this well, Michael Sainsbury & Mark Dodd, Australian
Asylum seeker: AFP let us drift, Stephen Fitzpatrick & Mark Dodd, Australian
Refugee advocate: Deaths at sea Australia's fault, Greg Callaghan, Australian
Navy intercepts another asylum seeker boat, Brendan Nicholson, Age
"Minister was told of surge", Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
What's with the asylum seeker influx? Paul Maley, Australian
Libs brace for next round of terrible polls, Michelle Grattan, Age
Turnbull "is now damaged goods", James Allan, Courier-Mail
The preselection field for Wannon, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
Women managers just like men - except paid less, Adele Horin SMH
Abbott wants to bring the "fault" back into divorce, Farah Farouque, Age
Religious school proliferation undermines social cohesion, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Is Rudd serious about health reform? Mark Metherell SMH
"Ministers to refine details of e-health safeguards", Mark Metherell, Age
"200 Territory kids with STDs - and rising", Alyssa Betts, NT News
Despite govt targets, unis don't plan higher enrolments, Rachel Lebihan & Joanna Mather AFR
Unions to push for 15% super at ALP conference, Sid Maher, Australian
Garrett: Uluru ban just "a proposal", Iain Shedden, Australian
Gore encourages Rudd to press ahead with pre-Copenhagen ETS, Lauren Wilson, Australian
"Power cuts loom as financing fails", Geoffrey Newman, Australian
The RECS price has just fallen 30%, Giles Parkinson, Australian
Conroy: Many media laws won't survive NBN, Andrew Colley, Australian
"Packer is a seller & Stokes a buyer", Mark Day, Australian
"Forget the gizmos & get back to basics, ABC", Errol Simper, Australian
PC to recommend opening way for parallel book imports, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Brandis: Labor dragging its heels on FOI, CT
Swan's delicate decision on stimulus withdrawal, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Why not let both ASX & ASIC oversee market? Andrew Main, Australian
New law has excessive bank fees in its sights, Danny John, Age
This recession has been overrated, Ross Gittins SMH
Public debt is "running in overdrive", John Stone, Australian
Indonesia is "a bona fide democracy", Geoff Strong, Age
Aussie miner shot dead in West Papua, Padraic Murphy, Telegraph
What's happening in Iran, Christopher Hitchens, Australian
We've become naive & blase at the same time, David Burchell, Australian
Queanbeyan's own Mark Webber finally wins an F1 race, AFP/SMH
England snatches draw from jaws of defeat, Chloe Saltau, Age
Ponting takes off the gloves over England time-wasting, Chloe Saltau SMH

Canberra weather: 13, fine, partly cloudy, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
How did Kevin turn that ute around? Laurie Oakes, Telegraph
"Are there two Kevin Rudds, she asked?", Madonna King, Courier-Mail
"Wake In Fright", being Australian & being lonely, Charles Waterstreet, Sun-Herald
Kevin krafts his way into an old Kraut's heart, Annabel Crabb SMH
"How nice it is to be home again in Melbourne", Julia Gillard, Sunday Age
"So much for a Mandarin-speaking prime minister", Jennifer Hewett, Australian

International:
Crean: Rio case won't affect trade ties, China Daily
Election shows Indonesians want moderate, equitable progress, Iwan Gunawan, Jakarta Post
Photography from 1980s East Germany: "Kunst und Revolte '89", Emma Bullimore, Der Spiegel
"The world finance crisis & the American mission", Robert Skidelsky NYRB
What to do if you're in a career rut, Grace L Williams WSJ
"Welcome to Berlin's squat scene", Molly Gunn, Guardian