Govt generosity could mean pre-Xmas rate rise, Adrian Rollins AFR
Mining investment may push interest rates up, David Uren, Australian
Blame Victorians for most of the investment, Peter Martin, Age
PM hits the brakes on stimulus spending, Matthew Franklin, Australian
But primary schools get $1.5 billion extra, Justine Ferrari, Australian
At the expense of cheap housing, Tim Colebatch & Carol Nader, Age
Secondary schools will miss out too, Farrah Tomazin & Miki Perkins, Age
"Schools must signpost stimulus until 2011", Jacob Saulwick & Anna Patty SMH
A blowout that questions govt's economic credentials, Laura Tingle & Alexander Symonds AFR
And we thought the Defence Dept couldn't manage a project, Laura Tingle AFR
Schools splurge has been a wasted opportunity, Justine Ferrari, Australian
Some big hits will arrive far too late, David Uren, Australian
We don't need this stimulus spending anymore, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Public policy should depend upon goals, not evidence, Henry Ergas, Australian
More tweaking: Gillard delays pay penalties for retailers, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Swine flu immunisation plan could collapse, Julie Robotham SMH
Farmers may get compo for more than just drought, Sophie Morris AFR
Australia will fortify bread, but NZ won't, Kim MacDonald, West Australian
Senate is knee-deep in fertiliser, David McKenzie, Weekly Times
Chinese solar cells are flooding the market, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Renewable energy sector just as vulnerable to gluts, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Chinese solar cells just the start of our problems, Barnaby Joyce, The Punch
Indigenous reps to go before ethics council, Nicola Berkovic & Stuart Rintoul, Australian
Mick Dodson says the new model looks good, Stuart Rintoul, Australian
"You'd have to be a supreme optimist to believe this vision", Michelle Grattan, Age
UN investigator is not impressed by NT intervention, ABC Lateline
Intervention "discriminatory & demeaning", Misha Schubert, Age
UN recommendations will come within six months, Yuko Narushima SMH
Howard: Rudd has got the black armband thing all wrong, Phillip Coorey SMH
A love of history isn't blind, says PM, Christian Kerr, Australian
Dodgy college sector wants to be consulted, Andrew Trounson, Australian
Military justice likely to move to Federal Court, Patrick Walters, Australian
Don't rush: most military justice is still in place, Simon Bronitt & Mark Nolan, Age
Libs blame Libs, & Defence, for justice failures, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Tennis star John Alexander joins jostle for Bradfield, Phillip Coorey SMH
Peter Costello does not want to be Vic Premier, Milanda Rout, Australian
But Arthur Sinodinos should go to NSW Libs, Peter van Onselen, Australian
NSW Premier surfaces at union conference, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
I can still sack, Rees warns plotters, Simon Benson & Chelsea White, Daily Telegraph
Almost anyone preferable to Nathan Rees, but with an American accent? Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Holy Toledo! Meet Kristina Keneally, Alexandra Smith SMH
Rees will go but divisions will not, Andrew Clennell SMH
Cowdery says NSW AG is picking on him, Joel Gibson SMH
Hooray for a cheeky NSW public servant, Richard Ackland SMH
But public service no longer protects from election spin cycle, Beverley Kingston SMH
SA Libs director quits after meeting with Minchin, Michael Owen, Australian
Queenslanders don't need billboards, Terry Sweetman, Courier-Mail
ALP newbies' speeches: the full study, Trevor Cook, Australian
Tony Abbott is still talking to his daughter, AAP/Herald Sun
Japan's ruling party is about to go, Peter Alford, Australian
James Packer does not have the Midas touch, Vanda Carson SMH
Why doesn't everybody love my film? Rachel Ward SMH
New Hayao Miyazaki, Helen Barlow, Age
Animal crash risk highest in ACT, Nick Eggert, Canberra Times
Hawthorn loses appeal, & Lance Franklin, Martin Boulton, Age
Canberra weather: 18, fine, cloud developing, BoM
International:
Some Japanese residents still don't have the right to vote, Setsuko Kamiya, Japan Times
Bright lights go out across the EU, Lucia Kubosova, EU Observer
How did Ted Kennedy return from the Chappaquiddick wildnerness? Joyce Carol Oates, Guardian
Vale Dominick Dunne, an unlikely advocate for victims, Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair
Beijing's 798 Biennale: all the controversy you'd expect, Chris Gill, Art Newspaper
Fay Weldon's DIY: pick up your bloke's socks, Beth Hale, Daily Mail