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FRIDAY

Abbott: Coalition must back Turnbull & support ETS , Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Turnbull is right, we can't win this fight", Tony Abbott, Australian
Nick Minchin insists ETS will be voted down, Michelle Grattan & Adam Morton, Age
ETS has fallen into a Coalition policy vacuum, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Not so much a vacuum, more a can of worms, Laura Tingle AFR
Climate chief rejects Coalition's "magic pudding" solution, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Let's have an honest climate debate, top public servant pleads, Phillip Coorey SMH
Joyce, Heffernan worry about the price of beef, Christian Kerr, Australian
Wind & solar power are not enough: Ferguson, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Yet Ferguson says no need to go nuclear, Phillip Coorey SMH
"Negative greenies condemn billions to poverty", Martin Ferguson, Australian
Don't dump nuclear, argues Warren Mundine, Katharine Murphy, Age
AG promises shared parenting laws will change, Caroline Overington, Australian
Plus a natl register of domestic violence orders, Misha Schubert, Age
OzCar inquiry using rare coercive powers, Paul Maley, Australian
Taiwan businessman has spent big on Rudd & Labor, Richard Baker & Philip Dorling, Age
Stern Hu case will not be resolved quickly: Smith, Mark Dodd, Australian
China & Australia reassure each other: no hard feelings, John Garnaut, Age
Iron ore pricing has created "hostility" with China: WA Premier, Andrew Burrell AFR
Gillard, Rudd to visit India this year, Age
News snapper has been hostage in Somalia for a year, Jamie Walker, Australian
We've taken a different track from "Labor in Power" with "Liberal Rule", Garry Sturgess, BP Extra
NT Minister threatens to quit over Aboriginal housing, Natasha Robinson & Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Public wants a federal hospitals takeover, Sue Dunlevy, Daily Telegraph
Govt has not got long to brush up reform credentials, Michelle Grattan, Age
Unions want govt to reward "friendly" employers, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Nor have they given up on local manufacturing push, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Buying local is not a luxury, Paul Howes & Dave Oliver, Australian
Labor conference will target skilled migration program, Alexander Symonds AFR
Govt backs school data publication, despite union concerns, Matthew Franklin, Australian
We can barely cope during a slump in coal exports, Imre Salusinszky & Adele Ferguson, Australian
Sheep farmers ship-shape, despite missing big Hajj contract, Jenny Kelly, Weekly Times
Aust Post wants price of a stamp to rise to 60 cents, Mark Skulley AFR
Stem cell centre limps back to basics with new plan, Leigh Dayton, Australian
Our soldiers are not natural counter-insurgents, Cynthia Banham SMH
Aged 60, the Commonwealth is good for almost nothing, Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, Age
Nathan Rees uses dopey line to bid for broadband centre, Dominic White AFR
Rein in Sir Lunchalot on logging, Carr tells Rees, Marian Wilkinson & Brian Robins SMH
Don't log NSW's river red gums, Bob Carr SMH
Jamie Packer complained to Brumby about casinos deal, Rick Wallace, Australian
Packer got results: Crown can expand to new site, Jason Dowling, Age
Vic Labor preselection dumps an old hand, Paul Austin, Age
SA's fake documents affair just gets messier, Michael Owen, Australian
New SA Lib leader accused of corruption "interference", Michael Owen, Australian
ACT murder law reform is good news for murderers, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Defection strengthens WA Labor leader, Paige Taylor, Australian
Tasmania to get an Integrity Commission, Andrew Darby SMH
Ban 18th & 21st birthday parties, Tas Labor told, Damien Brown, Mercury
Marcus Einfeld's legal career is over, Larissa Cummings, Daily Telegraph
Melbourne Club should just go pink, Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
Light Horse legend stained by slaughter, Tim Elliott, Age
Helen McCabe gets the big job at Women's Weekly, Lara Sinclair, Australian
Malthouse accepts Buckley may come to Magpies, Caroline Wilson, Age
Justin Langer breaks a Bradman record, AAP/West Australian

Canberra weather: 12, fine morning frost, BoM

International:
US has won WTO entertainment case against China, AP/Hollywood Reporter
Nth Korea is especially vulnerable to financial sanctions, Sung-Yoon Lee FEER
US Govt finally confesses Nixon tape transcripts are an "interpretation", Secrecy News
Michael Jackson revered Fred Astaire & it showed, Joan Acocella, New Yorker
Living in sin? The CoE has a two-for-one deal for you, Ruth Gledhill, Times
Chocoholics rejoice: Cadbury's goes Fairtrade, at least in UK, Zoe Wood, Guardian

THURSDAY

"Al-Qaeda linked to Jakarta bomb attacks", Lindsay Murdoch, Age
Police arrest Noordin Top's third wife, Tom Allard SMH
Bashir cheers on Noordin Top, Paul Toohey, Australian
Hu potentially faces a life sentence in China, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
"Academics cravenly counsel appeasement" on Hu, Greg Sheridan, Australian 
Barnett "the best eunuch in the Chinese court", Leo Shanahan, The Punch
"St Kevin has no mates to look after", Annabel Crabb SMH
"Rudd the economic conservative resurfaced recently", Arthur Sinodinos, Australian
"Libs edge towards pact on emissions", Michelle Grattan, Age
Hockey: Forget the crazy uncles like Tuckey, Phillip Coorey SMH
The coalition email wars, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Lib preselection axe should fall on senators first, Peter van Onselen, Australian
Field for Wannon emerges, Rick Wallace, Australian
Big electricity generators want $20bn ETS aid, Lenore Taylor, Australian
People don't have the faintest idea about ETS impact, Brendan Pearson, Australian
Climate change was politicised before it was understood, Adam Morton, Age
"The mucky country", Gaurav Gupta SMH
"The science of hot air", Piers Akerman, Telegraph 
Business, ANSTO push nuke power in face of govt opposition, Katharine Murphy, Age
Lib frontbencher is a nuke power pusher too, Steve Lewis, Telegraph 
"Storm Boy" Coorong wetland is dead, but could be revived... Peter Ker, Age
With a bit more fresh water, Clare Peddie, Advertiser
Farmers angry about NSW Govt's first water auction, Asa Wahlquist, Australian
Swan: Worst may be over for economy, Matthew Franklin & Scott Murdoch, Australian
Inflation falls from 5% to 1.5% in a year, Peter Martin, Age
Plunging sock & jock prices in Victoria lead way down, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
Dole queues are growing in regional Qld, Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
Things are better, but economy still delicately poised, Alan Wood, Australian 
Kalecki was better than Keynes, Mark Latham AFR
Tanner, Carr stand firm against union "buy local" push, Phillip Coorey & Kirsty Needham SMH
Electric cars "the biggest industrial opportunity in the world today", Andrew Heasley & Adam Morton, Age
Charities are doing it tough, Adele Horin SMH 
The price you pay for political lobbyists, Michael Owen, Australian
Stephens warned Macklin on indigenous housing program problems, Misha Schubert, Age
Aboriginal Employment Covenant hastens slowly, Yuko Narushima SMH
New research suggests Aborigines came from Africa via India, AAP/SMH
Della doesn't like Fed's partial health takeover plan... Mark Metherell SMH 
But Brumby is open to it, Mark Metherell & Nick Miller, Age
Book prices have been too high, too long, Allan Fels, Age
Why mess with the one creative industry that's viable? Michael Heyward, Age
Is Biden helping or hurting Iraq? Meghan O'Sullivan, Age
Details of China's aid program are a state secret, Fergus Hanson SMH
Qld rocked by major new police corruption claims, Michael McKenna & Sarah Elks, Australian 
"Police argue ACT murder law too lenient", Victor Violante CT
Vic preselections looking good for Brumby, Paul Austin, Age
Debnam opposes O'Farrell on school league tables, Alexandra Smith SMH
"Defection a huge blow for Ripper & Labor", Jessica Strutt, West Australian
"Men do stupid things fast, women do stupid things slowly", Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Malthouse, Buckley farce is damaging Collingwood, Caroline Wilson, Age

Canberra weather:12, becoming fine, BoM

International:
The US is into fake renewable energy, Stanislav Mishin, Pravda
Obamas want work by black, Hispanic, Asian & female artists in White House, Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Art Newspaper
"Millions gripped by fear (as) solar eclipse shrouds Asia in darkness", AP/Jakarta Post
Clinton wants Asia's help on Burma, Anucha Charoenpo & Aekarach Sattaburuth, Bangkok Post
DPJ hopeful as PM Taro Aso dissolves Japan's lower house, Masami Ito, Japan Times
"Obama means what he says" on West Bank settlements, Debra Delee, Jerusalem Times

WEDNESDAY

McClelland to introduce new terror laws, Brendan Nicholson, Age
"The war on Australia", Sally Neighbour, Australian
Ritz-Carlton florist aided Jakarta bombers, Tom Allard, Age
"Terrorists love luxury digs", Sadanand Dhume, Australian
Arrest success may have hastened bombing, Tom Allard SMH
"Indonesian police probe JI-linked school over attacks", AFP/West Australian
"Inside Java's production line of terror", Paul Toohey, Australian
We simply can't afford to lose in Afghanistan, Paul Kelly, Australian
CDF Houston: Leaving Afghanistan now would lead to civil war... Brendan Nicholson, Age
And the Taliban would win it, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
Everyone in the world wants a vote in US presidential elections, Kim Beazley, BP Extra
"Listen! Hear the wails of defeat now start again?" Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Hu Jintao tells China's diplomats to get busy, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
WA Premier "puts in word for Stern Hu", Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Barnett: Shanghai mayor was receptive on Hu, AAP/West Australian
Feds want to take over a bit but not all of the state health systems, Mark Metherell SMH
"Patients...are still dying waiting for beds in hospitals", Peter Dutton, Telegraph
"Swine flu sweeps Palm Island", Natasha Bita & Michael McKenna, Australian
What about a health credit card? Ross Gittins SMH
"Child abuse is still our national shame", Mark Arbib, The Punch
Unions to meet Tanner today over local preference push, Kirsty Needham SMH
Govt to head off "Buy Australia" union push, Lenore Taylor & Matthew Franklin, Australian
Unions want "public interest outcomes" in govt tenders, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Unions concede defeat on special building watchdog powers, Steven Scott AFR
Senator Marshall slams ETU's Dean Mighell, Paul Austin, Age
Journalists are Labor-leaning bastards, Warren Truss, The Punch 
"Howard minister to lead carbon trust", Lenore Taylor, Australian
Kevin loves to take care of the Libs, Phillip Coorey SMH
"Coalition plan to avoid an early election", Phillip Coorey & Cosima Marriner SMH
"Tuckey vents fury at Turnbull over emissions", Michelle Grattan & Cosima Marriner, Age
Wilson gives everyone the benefit of his views on Malcolm, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Tuckey: Turnbull is all "arrogance & inexperience", Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun 
Tuckey email tirade targets vulnerable Turnbull, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Turnbull needs to stand up to coalition climate dissidents, Michelle Grattan, Age
Tuckey: No amendment could fix ETS, Mark Kenny, Advertiser
Turnbull retreats on ETS amendments, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Rio urges Rudd Govt to create nuclear power regime, Matthew Franklin, Australian
"Our brains have been shrunk by the spin cycle", Shane Evans, The Punch
Coalition preselection roundup, Peter Van Onselen, Australian
"Lost faith" Labor MP in stunning defection to WA Nats, Nicolas Perpitch, Australian
"Foolish young idealists" everywhere should heed Garrett's example, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Jack Keating's "A new federalism in Australian education", Justine Ferrari, Australian
"Fix school performance or poor won't get into uni", Glyn Davis, Australian
Visa crackdown to end education exports' halcyon growth, Bernard Lane, Australian 
More on the Melbourne Uni Philosophy Dept budget cut row, Andrew Trounson, Australian
RBA signals there's little chance of further rate cuts... Peter Martin, Age
Because economy is performing better than expected, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Mortgage distress in NSW/ACT has halved in past 2 years, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Tacit jobsharing has held unemployment down, Ben Schneiders, Age
"There's nothing racist about violence on our streets", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
China withdraws films from Melbourne Intl Film Festival, Mary-Anne Toy, Age
China's Pacific aid program driven by "short term opportunism", Cynthia Banham, Age
You need to know this about Western Sahara, Jose Ramos-Horta, Age
ACCC: Beware...your hot water bottle! Daniella Miletic, Age
Todd McMillan at GrantPirrie, Redfern, Andrew Frost,  SMH
We're a small beer in the vast cosmos, Marcia Bartusiak, Age

Canberra weather: 15, windy, shower or two, BoM

International:
Margaret Macmillan's "The Uses & Abuses of History", David M Kennedy NYT
Stop dragging your feet on Burma, Rajeshree Sisodia, Le Monde Diplomatique
Girl who made Harvard from skid row likes Obama's line, Jessica Flint, Vanity Fair
Hitler breaks down when Twitter goes down, Alex Campbell via Something Changed
"Isaiah Berlin, the dictaphone don", AN Wilson TLS
"The death of macho", Reihan Salam, Foreign Policy

TUESDAY

Turnbull floats his own climate policy, without shadow cabinet backing, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Turnbull is on a climate collision course, Phillip Coorey SMH
Qld Nats are not happy with Malcolm either, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Lib preselections pose another dilemma for Turnbull, Peter Van Onselen, Australian
Ruddock under immediate threat in Berowra, Phillip Coorey SMH
NSW Nats score some preselection victories, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Vic farm leader chooses state seat over Wannon, David McKenzie, Weekly Times
Fielding not happy with building industry watchdog bill, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Building employers still hope watchdog will be de-fanged, Steven Scott AFR
Democrats demolish each other to save last seat, Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Thanks to China, jobless rate to peak at 7.5%, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Australia will record growth in 09-10: Access, Peter Martin, Age
Mums at the mall save economy from recession: Access, Greg Kelton, Advertiser
But new jobs will be a long time coming, Kirsty Needham SMH
WA Premier will raise Hu case today in China, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
After forging closer ties with Zhejiang province, Lee Rondganger, West Australian
Hu arrest may harden Senate committee's investment stance, Mark Davis SMH
China can surprise us, & we'd better get used to surprises, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
On Hu, we can only hope Beijing will change its mind, Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Definition of 'state secrets' leaks out in Chinese media, Stephen Wyatt et al AFR
Australia cannot claim any high moral ground (remember Dr Haneef), Paul Syvret, Courier-Mail
Aussie pair charged after six months in Dubai prison, AAP/Herald Sun
Dozens have been arrested in UAE in recent months, Rick Feneley SMH
Defence white paper really offended Beijing, Ross Cottrill AFR
Stuck on China's Great Firewall, Shuk-Wah Chung, Age
No advance intelligence chatter on Jakarta bombings, Patrick Walters, Australian
New travel warning for Bali, Deborah Cassrels, Australian
Indonesia must crack down on militant Islamic schools, Sally Neighbour, Australian
Noordin Top has his own network now, Greg Healy SMH
Jakarta bombings show no let-up for next AFP boss, Daniel Flitton, Age
Unions highlight Chinese steel Blues in buy local campaign, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Spending splurge stimulates bureaucracies, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Stimulus works, says a man with experience, Mark Davis SMH
One-third of govt agencies recorded loss last year, Fleur Anderson AFR
Broadband network study too big for one bidder, Andrew Colley, Australian
NBN adviser concedes no actual business case yet, Dominic White AFR
Funding the NBN also has a few gaps, Ari Sharp SMH
Broadband spending needs a sanity check, Kevin Morgan, Age
Telstra will charge $2.20 for paying a bill the old-fashioned way, Herald Sun
Charles Sturt & Southern Cross unis merger collapses, Heath Gilmore SMH
Melb Uni history faculty could be cut by a third, Miki Perkins, Age
Alice shops won't serve students during school hours, Nick Calacouras NT News
You call this an education revolution? Julie Novak, Australian
Australia has ripped off, exploited & betrayed foreign students, Karl Konrad SMH
Islander ag work scheme has fizzled, Ben Doherty, Age
Nestle cuts sugar content to keep advertising to kids, Daniella Miletic, Age
"I'm throwing out my Oils vinyls", Piers Akerman, Daily Telegraph
Man set alight after police fire Taser, Debbie Guest, Australian
Bligh wants to ban lobbyist success fees, Sean Parnell, Australian
Achieving a ban, however, is unlikely, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
NSW super-agencies have failed to show up, Andrew Clennell SMH
PM & GG should dump their Sydney retreats, Bernard Salt, Herald Sun
SBS Liberal Rule starts tonight: "A shocker & a disgrace", Gerard Henderson SMH
Man with one knee defeats Australia at Lord's, Chloe Saltau, Age
England had some luck, Malcolm Conn, Australian

Canberra weather: 16 fine & sunny, BoM

International:
Rudd will ignore media & the Opposition on Hu arrest, Michael Danby WSJ
"Xi'an police destroy pornographic CDs" with a steamroller, China Daily
The greatest speech of a presidency, or the longest suicide note? Andie Coller, Politico
In South Africa, 22 million people with AIDS & only a few with treatment, Michael Sibide, Mail & Guardian
More hip, less hip replacements: relaunching The Lady, Angella Johnson, Daily Mail
Does anyone at Apple even check the iPhone apps? Brennon Slattery, PC World

MONDAY

PM links digger's death in Afghanistan to Jakarta bombings, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
DFAT: reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia, Tom Allard SMH
Jakarta bombers deliberately targeted Western business, Stephen Fitzpatrick & Paul Toohey, Australian
Indonesia's democracy is also a target, Rowan Callick, Australian
SBY is rattled & unnerving some Indonesians, Tom Allard SMH
Suicide bombing svengalis are nasty, filthy, old perverts, Christopher Hitchens, Australian
Indonesia needs more help to find terrorists, Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
Noordin Top must be stopped, Ken Ward SMH
Linking bombing to digger death revives debate on why we're in Afghanistan, Michelle Grattan, Age
Linking digger death to bombs is wrong, Daniel Flitton, Age
Stern Hu case is a specific crime, says China, Lenore Taylor & Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Politicians have never agreed on Asia, Phillip Coorey SMH
China will ensure Rudd's UN ambitions will fail, Glenn Milne, Australian
"The great gall of China has us fooled", David Burchell, Australian
Rudd asks Berlusconi to keep local Italian consulates, Natasha Bita, Australian
Frontrunners for Keelty's job at AFP, Deborah Snow SMH
Bill Heffernan snubs retirement pressure, Mark Davis SMH
Pathology testers want to get off the bulk-billing list, Adam Cresswell, Australian
Free flu shots for vulnerable - next year, Natasha Bita, Australian
Health online, but no hospitals takeover, Ben Packham & Steve Lewis, Herald Sun
Swan: stimulus spending is full steam ahead, Lenore Taylor & Ewin Hannan, Australian
Some employers handing over big wage rises, Ben Schneiders, Age
Tanner says no to Buy Australian campaign, Lenore Taylor & Ewin Hannan, Australian
New IR laws will make unions work harder, Grace Collier, Australian
But Fair Work makes it easier to recruit members, Ben Schneiders, Age
Downturn has delivered a bumper crop of fruit pickers, David McKenzie, Weekly Times
Getting rid of govt bank guarantee could be messy, Andrew Main, Australian
Australia will lose foreign students, never to return, Heath Gilmore & John Garnaut SMH
Melbourne college collected fees as it collapsed, Andrew Trounson, Australian
Laptops don't boost education results, claims expert, Peter Martin SMH
Another call for school vouchers, this time from IPA, Christian Kerr, Australian
WA may derail natl consumer laws, Sophie Morris AFR
NSW Govt "can't verify" job creation claims, Andrew Clennell SMH
Handshin may have another go at unseating Pyne in Sturt, Michael Owen, Australian
New SA Lib leader tries to keep everyone happy, Russell Emmerson, Advertiser
Sir Lunchalot approves coal mine for former union boss, Andrew Clennell SMH
Qld LNP donors get nothing for something, insists leader, Andrew Fraser, Australian
Asset sales have a price in Qld Labor's safe seats, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
ETU puts $1m into campaign against Qld power selloff, Angela Harper, Age
Tweet or die (politically), Mike Rann, The Punch
Homogenising cultures doesn't work, Lindy Edwards, Age
Australia will buy a piece of world's biggest telescope today, Mark Davis SMH
Moon landing was history, but was it really news? Mark Day, Australian
Apollo looked good, but didn't deliver the scientific goods, Tony Klein, Age
Chaser team scales PM's church, Christian Kerr, Australian
Chocolate seals the deal for MasterChef Julie, Colin Vickery, Herald Sun
Australia 5/313 at Lord's: could Clarke lead the Great Escape? Chloe Saltau, Age
Tom Watson loses The Open in playoff with Stewart Cink, AFP/Age

Canberra weather: 14, fine sunny, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
Therese Rein & God, Kate Legge, Australian
"Garrett has become a tough, pragmatic politician", Laurie Oakes, Herald-Sun
"Combet is subtley different from many modern Labor politicians", Michelle Grattan, Age
"To say Turnbull is obsessed with Rudd is to say that Michael Jackson was a weirdo", Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Ricky Ponting's "hapless hookers" tour of England, Malcolm Conn, Telegraph 
"How good was the Origin biff", Rebecca Wilson, Telegraph

International:
We've had it with these bombings, Jakarta Post
Intelligence agencies & the rule of law, Richard A Clarke WSJ
Hu who? China's US Treasury holdings rose to $US800bn+ in May, Si Tingting, China Daily
"Who was your Nancy Drew?" Jan Hoffman NYT
My retrospective at Lennon, Weinberg NY, Cindy Workman, Art Forum
Swine flu: UK mums told to just stay home, Steven Swinford, Times