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FRIDAY

Aussie company in $100m carbon trading scandal, Marian Wilkinson & Ben Cubby, Age
Tim Costello takes on indigenous housing challenge, Tony Koch, Australian
4 pupil school that didn't apply gets $250k library grant, Natasha Bita, Australian
"Electoral Commission ruling comes as a humiliation for Labor..." Dan Harrison, Age
As it declares that school signs are ads, Matthew Franklin, Australian
My week spent checking a leaked Treasury minute, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
What's on Swan's plate at the G20 London meet this weekend, Michelle Grattan, Age
Australia & Korea have been working on a stimulus exit plan, Michelle Grattan, Age 
Tanner channels Peter Walsh in CAD warning... Mark Davis SMH
As we continue to hoover up imports, David Uren, Australian
Rudd worries international upturn is soft, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Rudd downgrades award modernisation to "objective" status, Phillip Coorey & Kirsty Needham SMH
"Rudd's theatre of operational courage", Laura Tingle AFR
AMWU asks bosses to hand over company records, Steve Lewis, Advertiser
Woodside workers are raking it in, Elizabeth Knight SMH
NSW Admin Ctee to ban state Labor MPs from going federal, Phillip Coorey SMH
Della affair: Bonjour, tristesse, Richard Ackland SMH
"NSW is today a state in paralysis", Simon Benson, Telegraph
"How power can make even Della Bosca seem hot", Katrina Blowers, The Punch
A boy's own guide to surviving sex scandals (NB esp 4 & 6), Rodney Tiffen SMH
Della & the politics of weight loss, Julie Szego SMH
"Why did Neill go public about the affair?" Patrick Carlyon, Herald-Sun
"Why Della's lover should have revealed herself", Roger Coombs, The Punch
"Della has a quiet but formidable cheer squad behind him", Piers Akerman, Telegraph
Rudd announces PS review headed by PM&C chief Moran, Phillip Coorey SMH
Moran review to benchmark APS against overseas equivalents, Ross Peake CT
Xenophon wants 6 month ban on Murray water licence issue, Verity Edwards, Australian
Henry wants to frontload family payments for young kids, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Henry has entire family payments regime under review... Gerard McManus, Herald-Sun
As well as means-testing, Fleur Anderson & Patrick Durkin AFR
Bureaucrats may gain from MP super tax decision, Andrew Probyn, West Australian
Rudd wonders whether 24/7 lifestyle boosts youth violence, Jacob Saulwick SMH
"No savoury options in draconian health plan", Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Roxon tries to finesse Medicare IVF changes, Mark Metherell SMH
Consumer group says unit pricing signs need to be way bigger, Ari Sharp, Age
Samuel: ACCC shut down 30 dodgy websites last year, Ben Butler, Herald-Sun
ACCC thinks it's finally got something on Caltex, Ashley Gardiner, Herald-Sun
HRC's Branson agrees with Spigelman on interpretation clause, Michael Pelly, Australian
Push for national legal ombudsman, Chris Merritt, Australian
Immigration is preparing a 50 year plan, Jonathan Pearlman SMH 
Howard sought "how" not "whether" advice on Iraq war, Paul Kelly, Australian
Rudd flags Beazley may be considered for Washington post, AAP/Herald-Sun
"Submarine scare sparks toxic probe", Philip Dorling CT
70th anniversary of World War II - a just war, Michael Danby, BP Extra
Iranian ambo nearly upsets DFAT canape cart over Smith nuke speech, Daniel Flitton SMH
Australia & Japan at odds in nuke talks, Daniel Flitton, Age
Barnett: China relations could've been handled better, Clancy Yeates & Jamie Freed SMH
Aussies in US Kabul embassy security guard probe, Brendan Nicholson & Ewen Macaskil, Age
Standing up for federalism, Mitch Fifield, The Punch
Baillieu accuses Brumby Govt of chronic failure to act pre-fires, Sarah-Jane Collins, Age
Meanwhile, key fire maps go missing, Darren Gray, Age
"Love doctor" gave Springborg elocution lessons, Patrick Lion, Courier-Mail
"There is an air of wait & see in Australian publishing", Susan Hayes, Australian
Craddock Morton announces retirement as NMA chief, Sally Pryor CT
Paul Kelly salutes indigenous artist Kathleen Wallace, Nicolas Rothwell, Australian
Sorry Harvs, I've fallen for the Sydney Swans, Cynthia Banham SMH 
Burying Teddy Kennedy, Dennis Glover, Australian

Canberra weather: 16, becoming fine, BoM

International:
Cosmetic surgery procedure found to cut migraine frequency, Catherine Saint Louis NYT
The new key Japanese political strategist on the block, Yuka Hayashi WSJ
"What is it with women & handbags?", Deborah Ross, Spectator
The biggest fire in LA County history is burning, Ari B Bloomekatz et al, LA Times
Merkel & election opponent think it's all the bankers' fault, Dirk Kurbjuweit, Der Spiegel 
Obama appropriates Kennedy iconography, Tim Reid, Times

THURSDAY

Howard: Chinese are "clumsy" & Rudd did right, Annabel Crabb SMH
China invited to join US-Australia military exercises, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
IRC: New awards regime will increase costs, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Thousands will be worse off straight away, Kirsty Needham SMH
Award system will hinder an economy doing well, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Union attacks Aust Industry Group as PM's pet, Matthew Franklin, Australian
The Left is dreaming, Mark Latham AFR
June quarter growth defies economic gravity, David Uren, Australian
Australia could be first to raise rates, Peter Martin SMH
But Swan will keep spending, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Swan: avoiding recession not enough, we want growth, Phillip Coorey SMH
GDP numbers are good, but don't get over-excited, Alan Wood, Australian
Growth numbers won't change rates outlook, Terry McCrann, Herald Sun
Govt has spent itself into a corner, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"The numbers don't add up", Tim Colebatch, Age
Forecasts have been iffy, Adrian Rollins AFR
Newcastle coal terminal could cost economy dearly, Jacob Saulwick SMH
High schools plead for more attention, Justine Ferrari & Amanda Hodge, Australian
School with one student gets $250K, Natasha Bita, Australian
Here's $100 million in stimulus saved, Paul Maley, Australian
Banks don't need any more help, John Durie, Australian
But Swan says deposit guarantee will stay, Laura Tingle AFR
State MPs dodge 15% super surcharge tax, Michael Pelly, Australian
Feds fear NSW Labor will cost them five seats, Phillip Coorey SMH
Della's lover a comedian, Caroline Overington & Natasha Robinson, Australian
Angry NSW Labor helps unmask Minister's downfall, Andrew Clennell et al SMH
Della still has some powerful friends, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
"John Della Bosca - the two minute man", Daily Telegraph
Sartor says listen to me about planning, Frank Sartor SMH
It's a bird, it's a plane ... no, it's Nathan Rees, Daily Telegraph
Asylum seekers allowed to land without visas, Paige Taylor, Australian
Christmas Island is expensive, concedes Evans, Yuko Narushima SMH
Govt to maintain immigration numbers, John Masanauskas, Herald Sun
We need to talk about immigration, Gwenda Tavan, Age
Australia tells India: we sell education, not visas, Amanda Hodge, Australian
"Gillard is losing her glitter", Ross Fitzgerald, Australian
Keelty quietly slips away, Cameron Stewart, Australian
Foreign posting likely for Keelty, Keith Moor, Herald Sun
Nats don't want to help poor countries with climate change, John Breusch AFR
Pollies are super careful, or paranoid, about presents, Alison Rehn, Daily Telegraph
Stokes to build 4G broadband in Perth, Mitchell Bingemann, Australian
Oppn calls for internet censorship trial data, Asher Moses SMH
The internet does not need taming, Colin Jacobs, Australian
Premiers like to Twitter, but does it help them? Simon Canning & Sean Parnell, Australian
Tassie dairy farmers being milked dry, Matthew Denholm, Australian
Qld tries to contain abortion debate, Sean Parnell & Sarah Elks, Australian
But minor abortion change could blow debate open, Rosemary Odgers & Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
Vic Labor is still torturing itself, Paul Austin, Age
Tim Holding still thinks it's OK to hike alone, Rick Wallace, Australian
Holding: I thought I was going to die, David Rood, Age
AFP confirms it helped search for Minister, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Holding defends his dud kiss, Terry Brown, Herald Sun
Labor will take over ACT branch to keep club money, Phillip Coorey SMH
Japan's new govt must transform society, starting with women, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Under 30? You're almost certainly a narcissist, Miranda Devine SMH
ABC does not love the Left, apparently, Ari Sharp, Age

Canberra weather: 16, light rain developing, BoM

International:
Strong earthquake hits Java, BBC News
Held by North Korea: "We had no intention of leaving China", Laura Ling & Euna Lee, LA Times
Obama breaks the Ramadan fast, Manik Mehta, Bernama
Sarah Palin is hardly a Hockey Mom, Giles Whittell, Times
Fijian video stores can only survive on pirated DVDs, Ana Niumataiwalu, Fiji Times
Even libraries are different in Denmark, Henryk M. Broder, Der Spiegel
Good subs still have their uses, Guardian

WEDNESDAY

Blagojevich, Berlusconi, Della Bosca... Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Rees Govt "in full-blown crisis" following Della dive, Andrew Clennell SMH
"I've disappointed the caucus, I've disappointed my family", Simon Benson, Telegraph
Della "up to his neck in it on the home front..." David Penberthy, Telegraph
The girlfriend: "He played me like a fool", Daily Telegraph
For real heartbreak, try being a Rabbitohs fan, Anthony Albanese, The Punch
Dressing up in my James Hardie overalls, I defend Della, Bob Carr SMH
It makes me desperate for an election, Annabel Crabb SMH
Rees' position is "a lot stronger than last week", Andrew Clennell SMH
Caucus is in shock - Sartor the likely beneficiary, Simon Benson, Telegraph
"Della dalliance must be seen through leadership prism", Paul Murray, West Australian
Ministers deny they offered Della's girlfriend a job, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW Labor soapie runs on and on and on... Imre Salusinszky, Australian
NSW Right "has fallen into disarray at state level", Michelle Grattan, Age
NSW machine shows "all the signs of decaying empire", Peter van Onselen, Australian
Sex romp proves deleterious for Della's political health, Tony Wright, Age
Meanwhile, Rudd Govt is "mired in corrections, concessions & clarifications" Paul Kelly, Australian
PS rot continues: Rudd brings in outsiders to screen budget measures, Fleur Anderson AFR
School spend latest: PLC Pymble wins, Yakanarra Community School loses, Justine Ferrari, Australian
"Rudd's ed revolution has sold out his principles & our principals", Justine Ferrari, Australian
8,000 school signs fall outside Auditor-General's net, Matthew Franklin, Australian
ILO gender director says women should start suing for pay equity, Kirsty Needham SMH
Vic women's minister considers female director quotas for boards, Carol Nader, Age
Powerful Stosur turns heads at US Open, Carly Crawford, Herald-Sun
Anna Bligh to enter "Celebrity MasterChef", Amy Harris & Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
24 yo with dying foetus crosses Qld border to get abortion Jamie Walker & Sean Parnell, Australian
Rudd health reform "starting to look decidedly sick", Peter Dutton, Telegraph
HECS is effectively a higher ed student voucher, Bernard Lane, Australian
Rudd wants ANU in "strategic relationship" with federal govt, Luke Slattery, Australian  
Bureaucracy frustrating indigenous bush jobs program, Yuko Narushima SMH
This is why the Alice town camps never seem to get better, Bob Durnan, Australian
Lack of fed/state co-ord is foiling e-security efforts: Top SA cop, Miles Kemp, Advertiser
Report to Rudd: Ramp up the sin taxes, Renee Viellaris, Courier-Mail
Junk food gives our kids worse life expectancy than us, Mark Metherell & Julian Lee SMH
ACMA ignores leading health bodies on junk food ads, Jane Martin & Boyd Swinburn SMH
Kevin doesn't want to play Super Nanny, Neil Mitchell, Herald-Sun
More mobile phone radiation fears, esp for kids, Frances Stewart & Sean Poulter, Advertiser
Today's nat accounts to show we're still positive, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
RBA: Rate rises are coming, Peter Martin, Age
Pre-Xmas rate rise will be cautious, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Monetary policy, Glenn Stevens RBA
Econ data: It looks like old times but it isn't, Tim Colebatch, Age
"Yes, I do know Ross Gittins" & what's happening with rates, Jessica Irvine SMH 
"Competition in the home loan market has collapsed", Eric Johnston, Age
The economic stimulus debate is interesting, Shaun Carney, Age
ACCC needs to get agressive, John Durie, Australian
There are some unhappy campers at ASIC, Paul Cleary AFR
Tripodi gets to play Fat Controller for Hunter coal chain, Matthew Stevens, Australian
Anti-woodchippers scale Tas parliament house, Damien Brown, Mercury
West Atlas oil slick signs as far south as the Kimberley, Jane Hammond, West Australian
It's less than 100 days til the Copenhagen conference, Tom Arup & Adam Morton, Age
CJ Higgins shirty after Corbell tells truth about ACT Supreme Court, Noel Towell CT
"Muslim Aussies must win the war on the home front", Shahram Akbarzadeh, Herald-Sun 
Deaths of Rendra, Isak should make us reflect on our Indon engagement, David T Hill, Australian
Is US facing in Afghanistan what the Russkies did before? Jonathan Steele SMH
"If only the UN were just a comedy gig", Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
That gasper you're enjoying? Think of the child slaves who picked the leaves, Ian Wishart, Age
Tobacco taxes are poor taxes, Adam Cresswell, Australian
"God has narcissistic personality disorder", Catherine Deveny, Age
Terry Tao, our international maths superstar, visits, Andrew Trounsen, Australian
Official: Being smart is sexy, Deborah Smith SMH
Secret spy plane locates missing Vic Water Minister Holding, Padraic Murphy, Herald-Sun
Holding proves politicians are human after all, Neil Mitchell, Herald-Sun
Pizza fantasies sustain Holding during mountain ordeal, Fiona Hudson, Herald-Sun
Whinnett's shining light saves Tim, literally, Gareth Trickey & Catherine Best, Courier-Mail
"I never gave up on Tim, ever", Ellen Whinnett, Herald-Sun
Tim, where was your EPIRB? Lorna Edwards, Age

Canberra weather: 16, fine, morning frost, BoM

International:
France's burqa brouhaha, Steven Erlanger NYT
New Establishment 2009: the top 100 Information Age powers, Vanity Fair
Japanese bureaucracy: "Bye, bye LDP. Hallo DPJ!" Jun Hongo & Takahiro Fukada, Japan Times
The snark is thriving in the digital media age, David Denby, Guardian
"The White-Trash Manhattan of Cowgirl Sea-horse", Robert Sietsema, Village Voice

TUESDAY

John Della Bosca quits after affair, Rhett Watson, Daily Telegraph
Della Bosca's Premier ambitions are over, Andrew Clennell SMH
Della Bosca quits NSW front bench, Angus Hohenboken & Imre Salusinszky, Australian
So much for the health kick, David Penberthy, The Punch
Sacked Minister Stewart could return to Nathan Rees' fold, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Rees to NSW Cabinet: focus, guys, Andrew Clennell & Alexandra Smith SMH
Vic Water Minister Tim Holding still missing in extreme weather, Kate Lahey & Jason Dowling, Age
Why did Holding go up there alone? Peter Gregory, Age
NT could lose indigenous housing control in four months, Matthew Franklin & Natasha Robinson, Australian
Houses happening in Tiwi Islands, but not in Tennant Creek, Natasha Robinson & Tony Koch, Australian
Another question mark about PM's spending spree, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Turnbull: stimulus is just too big, Matthew Franklin, Australian
RBA will reveal interest rate mood tomorrow, Phillip Coorey & Jacob Saulwick SMH
A battle looms between Stevens & Swan, Terry McCrann, Herald Sun
"Keep it flexible, Mr Swan", Tony Harris AFR
Hooray, big spenders! Howard would have done the same, Tim Colebatch, Age
Parts of the building sector are very weak, Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Simple awards were too hard for Howard, Phillip Coorey SMH
Bracks, Goss call for new fed-state reform pact, Annabel Hepworth & Mark Ludlow AFR
Green jobs scheme may punish successful job seekers, Steven Scott AFR
Indigenous jobs website launched, Peter Hawkins SMH
Stimulus for skilled migration, Nicola Berkovic & Paul Maley, Australian
Labor claims to be the competition party, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Craig Emerson promises to cut red tape, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Building watchdog claims unionist spat on him, Ben Schneiders, Age
Medicare too "illness-focussed": govt report, Mark Metherell, Age
Pay doctors per cure, not per visit, Mark Kenny, Advertiser
Doctors get ready for a govt stoush, John Breusch AFR
Dementia is a massive health problem right now, Nick Miller, Age
Over one million with dementia by 2050, Adele Horin & Louise Hall SMH
Did anyone understand KRudd's handmaiden of history? Greg Melleuish, Australian
Patriotic kitsch should not be the rule, Tim Soutphommasane, Age
PM still needs to read book imports report, Christian Kerr, Australian
TV sports review is a farce, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Relaxed rules for athletes should win us a few medals, Nicole Jeffery, Australian
Should help us at the tennis, too, Linda Pearce, Age
Parliament needs common sense, not more committees, Jack Snelling, Australian
Can someone tell parents what's going to happen in schools? Susie O'Brien, Herald Sun
Sports Minister Kate Ellis spends $200 on a cab, Malcolm Farr, Herald Sun
Nats hit the road: Truss should watch his rear, Phillip Coorey SMH
The power of positive thinking in Bradfield, Gerard Henderson SMH
Bradfield voters deserve a Labor candidate, Paul Williams, Courier-Mail
A plague of narcissism in Parliament right now, Georgina Robinson SMH
Institutional apology is not enough, Piers Akerman, Daily Telegraph
NSW is lucrative for Labor lobbyists, Anthony Klan, Australian
But Labor donor projects shot down by courts, Matthew Moore & Linton Besser SMH
Court rules Sartor was in love, with some land anyway, Linton Besser & Matthew Moore SMH
A rare flattering photo of ex-AWB chairman Trevor Flugge, Georgia Loney, West Australian
Aust unis could open for business in India, Amanda Hodge, Australian
But it's not all friendly banter in Delhi, Amrit Dhillon & Dan Harrison, Age
No paradise for Aust Muslims on Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Paige Taylor, Australian
Japan's next PM knows he has room to move, Peter Alford, Australian
Japan's new govt will spend big on welfare, Hamish McDonald, Age
What Japan needs is not what it will get, Peter Hartcher SMH
Economic downturn is good for (many) marriages, Carol Nader, Age

Canberra weather: 14, fine mostly sunny, BoM

International:
Fear & frustration deliver a new govt in Japan, Alex Martin, Japan Times
Recovery talk over-estimates the effect of China's stimulus, Brian P. Klein FEER
New Orleans police plea: next time, just get out, Ramon Antonio Vargas, Times-Picayune
Back from the dead & out of the closet: talk about Young & Restless, Nelson Branco, Out
For a new mum, love is the drug, Katie Roiphe, DoubleX
The original St Kilda, Charlie English, Guardian

MONDAY

Treasury advice is to keep on spending, Phillip Coorey SMH
Govt will resist pressure to wind back stimulus, Nicola Berkovic & Geoffrey Newman, Australian
In Swan's eyes, things are still shaky, Laura Tingle AFR
Lindsay Tanner plays Scrooge, Mark Kenny, Advertiser
RBA will signal rate rise this week, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Treasury was realistic, not optimistic, David Uren, Australian
Crisis over, little changed, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Migration rules to change: govt wants "rational debate", Mary-Anne Toy, Age
Employers now decide who enters this country, John Sutton, Age
PM is in WA this week, may visit Gorgon plant, Michelle Grattan, Age
Gillard, Swan & Crean all due in India this week, Amanda Hodge, Australian
Gillard's error: never underestimate a poodle, Malcolm Farr, Daily Telegraph
Chris Pyne has not given up his pursuit of Gillard, Glenn Milne, Australian
Billboard demands could break election rules, Christian Kerr, Australian
Abbott: Nelson was a wimp, Brendan Nicholson SMH
Turnbull is doing all the right things in Bradfield, Phillip Coorey SMH
Fiona Nash damns Truss with faint praise, John Kerin AFR
Pesky FoI docs reveal govt spending on art, plants, carparks, Ben Packham, Herald Sun
Qld Libs sure can talk, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Business to win an emissions reprieve, John Breusch & Annabel Hepworth AFR
"Polluters win no matter who is in power", Kenneth Davidson, Age
Judges' pensions have blown out by $170 million, Nicola Berkovic & Chris Merritt, Australian
Human Rights Commission is focussed on its own future, Paul Sheehan SMH
Unions lobby for pay equity audits, Dan Harrison SMH
Underemployment is a real problem, Lindy Edwards, Age
Uni lecturers prepare to strike in four states, Kirsty Needham SMH
Vic Water Minister missing on bushwalk, Age
Welcome back from hols, Nathan Rees, Rhett Watson, Daily Telegraph
Labor lobbyist's spouse gets a top SA planning job, Russell Emmerson, Advertiser
Snubbed by China, Rudd turns to Kiwis for comfort, Rowan Callick, Australian 
China is a growing food supplier to Australia, Asa Wahlquist, Australian
Australian ship may be carrying Nth Korean arms, Patrick Walters, Australian
Japan's ruling party headed for defeat, Peter Alford, Australian
Decades of conservative rule are over, Hamish McDonald SMH
This result will break the power of the bureaucracy, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Trade should benefit from new govt in Tokyo, Rowan Callick, Australian
E Timor President: stop costly pursuit of Indon atrocities, Lindsay Murdoch SMH
Labor backbencher warns of a fight on cheap books, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Newspapers to get a spring facelift, Sally Jackson, Australian
Death of Fred Brenchley, SMH
AFL finals schedule, Age

Canberra weather: 13, mostly fine, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
The teflon is wearing thin on Julia, Laurie Oakes, Herald-Sun
"A few problems with the stimulus dollars...", Michelle Grattan, Sun-Herald 
On stimulus spending & self-aggrandisement, Tony Wright, Age
Nelson: Turnbull has Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NB hacks, look it up), Peter Hartcher SMH
The incredibly sad story of  Human Sponge Higgy (& Brendan Nelson), Annabel Crabb SMH
Politically, Rudd's ETS = Obama's health care plan, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail

International:
SBY considers 100 potential cabinet members named in media, Erwida Maulia, Jakarta Post
"The Reagans & the Kennedys" Peggy Noonan WSJ
Napoleon's extraordinary Borghese Collection buy for the Louvre, Souren Melikian NYT
"I'd rather eat the canvas than have someone paint me on it", Charles Saatchi, Guardian
Umm, someone needs to do some hard thinking about class again, Walter Benn Michaels LRB
Alice Munro's "Too Much Happiness", Michael Gorra TLS