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FRIDAY

Noordin Top topped, Mark Dodd, Australian
Top killing, Patrick Walters, Australian 
We have $4bn under our beds because of GFC, David Uren & Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Ka-ching! RBA tips in $6bn to help budget bottom line, Peter Martin, Age
"RBA makes $9bn despite slump", Shane Wright, West Australian
Swan to foreshadow tough 2010 budget today, Tim Colebatch, Age
Swan: Spending will have to be reprioritised, David Uren, Australian
New tests for R&D tax deductions out today, Louise Dodson AFR
"Absorbtive capacity has two legs..." Catherine Livingstone, Australian
"Investi-gate": Rudd's 140 reports/20,000 pages in under 2 years, Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
"Beazley, Nelson get top foreign jobs", Alison Rehn, Telegraph 
"No-one could be better qualified for the US job than Beazley", Michelle Grattan, Age
Rudd's Beazley appointment is "extremely savvy", Michael Fullilove SMH
Hugh White: Nelson isn't in Beazley's league, Brendan Nicholson, Age
"Beltway Bomber", Geoff Elliott, Australian
It's all about Afghanistan, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Beazley, Nelson will be busy with Afghanistan policy, Brendan Nicholson, Age
Nelson: Passionately anti-ETS one day, govt lobbyist for it the next, Michelle Grattan, Age
Why Kevin is a big fat Liberal lover, Peter Hartcher SMH
Liberals for sale: Rudd will fix up Costello next, Phillip Coorey SMH
Yep, it'll be Costello for the World Bank job, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
On Kevin's employment scheme for Liberal MPs, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Rudd Govt is sliding into the arrogance zone, Laura Tingle AFR
If Turnbull doesn't make his ETS strategy work, he's finished, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
O'Dwyer has massive win in Higgins preselection, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
While they're at it, can't the Libs do better than Tuckey? David Penberthy, The Punch
Labor women "remarkably silent on some issues", Sophie Mirabella, The Punch
When Abbott gets expelled, he just heads for the gym, Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Intervention: "The Rudd Government has killed it", Tony Abbott, Australian
"Viva La Howard Revolucion". (Has to be an economist's car, surely.) BP Extra
"Hey! You just missed Petrov's car!" Part I, Nigel Lendon, Iconophilia
McClelland: Lawyers fail you, Michael Pelly & Debbie Guest, Australian
Foreign lawyer crackdown makes Australia look bad, Debbie Guest, Australian
Fix greed & overconsumption & climate change is licked, Ken Livingston, National Times
Australian population will be 35m by 2049, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
We'll still be a grey nation, just not as grey as we thought, Phillip Coorey & Mark Davis SMH
3rd Intergen Report: fertility of Australian women is rising, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
On marital stability, Barry Maley, Australian
"Sol Trujillo was the George W Bush of telecommunications", Rodney Tiffen, National Times
Conroy should lay off, Henry Ergas, Australian
Emerson has a win on freeing up supermarket leases, John Durie, Australian
ACCC rejected much cheaper Grocery Watch tender bid, Kelly Burke SMH
Senate committee wants more scrutiny of banking competition, Richard Gluyas, Australian
Try the new citizenship test, Yuko Narushima SMH
The pop quiz of Australia is over, Alison Rehn, Telegraph 
The Don bowled out of citizenship test, Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
New pensioner income reporting rules start this weekend, Misha Schubert, Age
Sanderson Report: Poor value indigenous spend demands action, Jessica Strutt, West Australian
Sanderson Report: Many remote communities "ad-hoc & crisis ridden", Philippa Perry, West Australian
Blandy: Rann's 30 year plan for SA misses the point, Joanna Vaughn, Advertiser
Ex-Premier Olsen defends SA's shonky water privatisation, Russell Emmerson, Advertiser
If only Langbroek had sniffed a chair instead of a carrying a teddy bear, David Penberthy, The Punch
AFP cops about to return to PNG in bulk, Cynthia Banham, Age
"What to do with a violent neighbour (PNG)", Cynthia Banham SMH
Current Obama furore is about policy, not race, Leslie Cannold, Age
Australian, Japan rely too much on US nuclear shield, Tilman Ruff & John Loretz, National Times
 "Branding's a cult & a religion in itself", James Valentine, National Times 
Google: Rupert is dreaming if he thinks he can charge for online content, Reuters/AFR
Ron Walker now unloved and unwanted at Fairfax, Rebecca Urban & Clive Mathieson, Australian
Cate Blanchett makes a crochet rug look good opening ACMI show, Age

Canberra weather: 19, fine, partly cloudy, BoM

International:
What the Russkies were thinking as they hovered over the nuclear button, NSA/GWU
Berlin biologist's fish research could lead to better crowd control, Der Spiegel
China is getting grumpier & grumpier, Frank Ching, New Straits Times
Hatoyama sworn in: Two party politics in Japan is really here, Masami Ito & Alex Martin, Japan Times
The ethics of photo cropping, David Hume Kennerly, NYT
Bernie Madoff's walls were painted "cocoa apricot". Seriously. June Fletcher WSJ

THURSDAY

"The Bomber goes to Washington", Phillip Coorey SMH
Some truths about Julia, Mark Latham AFR
Nats warn Turnbull: block ETS or lose our support, Matthew Franklin & Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Hardliners give leader little room to move on ETS, Lenore Taylor, Australian
But Turnbull still wants to cut a deal before Copenhagen, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Ex-Nat leader Ando: ETS is calamitous, John Anderson, Australian
Australian doctors join global climate health warning, Adam Morton, Age
Nelson pleads: don't do a deal on climate change yet, Phillip Coorey SMH
Bye bye Brendan Nelson: his best speech ever? Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Nelson is a lovely & earnest chap who feels things very deeply", Annabel Crabb SMH
Nelson's full speech to Parliament, Brendan Nelson, Australian
"A career with a certain earring about it", Tony Wright, Age
A gaggle of Libs want Nelson's seat, Michelle Grattan, Age
Coalition doesn't know what to think about Telstra either, David Crowe & Dominic White AFR
Telstra shares recover: broadband plans could be good news after all, Mitchell Bingemann, Australian
Telstra could just be replaced by another gorilla, Stuart Kennedy, Australian
ACCC boss: only structural separation will work on Telstra, David Crowe AFR
Telstra knew this was coming for a very long time, Allan Fels, Age
Telco got more warnings than sultanas in a fruit loaf, Malcolm Maiden, Age
Telstra traded away its first move advantage, Joshua Gans, Age
Clearly Telstra investors don't have a clue, Elizabeth Knight SMH
A very personal book launch by the Turnbull family, Siobhain Ryan & Caroline Overington, Australian
Rudd the Dullinator muffles all opposition, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Chris Pyne wants Question Time reforms, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Souped-up IR laws fail flexibility test, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Workers fight for the right to bag the boss, Joe Hildebrand, Daily Telegraph
Unions plan to carve up giant Gorgon gas project, Ewin Hannan & Amanda O'Brien, Australian
Govt has treated building industry watchdog with disdain, Matthew Stevens, Australian
Medicare cuts pass Senate: IVF & obstetric fees to rise, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Stimulus is not yet pushing rates up, but it could, Alan Wood, Australian
Spending effects, good & bad, could last for a decade: OECD, David Uren, Australian
But OECD is mostly full of praise, Tim Colebatch, Age
Stimulus has had strong jobs effect: OECD, Phillip Coorey SMH
Your 2010 Budget starts now: Ministers told to find savings, Laura Tingle AFR
Insulation scheme has locked out small business, Natasha Robinson, Australian
Bad toilets, no hall, but school gets a library it doesn't really want, Justine Ferrari, Australian
An education revolution is too much to hope for, Geoffrey Blainey, Australian
Ken Henry calls in tax leaders for final brainstorm, John Kehoe AFR
No invitation for unions & welfare groups though, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Henry's next project: the public service, Verona Burgess AFR
Cabinet looks for compromise on book import laws, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Supermarkets killed GroceryChoice, claims Choice, Kelly Burke, Age
DIY inflation rates, Peter Martin SMH
AMA wants single public funding source for health, Mark Metherell, Age
No-one is actually in charge of NT intervention, Natasha Robinson, Australian
Recruitment company sacks itself from Defence, Mark Dodd, Australian
Men shouldn't have babies, women shouldn't fight wars, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Every single NSW Labor MP denies meeting murdered McGurk, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Another murder inquiry reopened after McGurk death, Adam Walters & Janet Fife-Yeomans, Daily Telegraph
NSW Planning Minister Kristina Keneally says it's all a smear campaign, Andrew Clennell SMH
NSW Labor polling warns of electoral wipeout, Simon Benson, Daily Telegraph
The link between dogs & the NSW Right, Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
SA to buy Murray entitlements that feds failed to fund, Michael Owen, Australian
Anna Bligh: my hubby's head proves he works hard, Patrick Lion, Courier-Mail
Galaxy poll rejects Nats leader Langbroek, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
Another Indian bashing overshadows Vic Premier's mission, Stuart Rintoul & Andrew Trounson, Australian
FOIs in Victoria are all about secrecy, says Ombudsman, David Rood, Age
Scientologists do some lobbying, Ben Butler, Herald Sun
The long march of Chinese cinema, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Happy heifers: tricks of the trade, Darren Gray, Age
Warm weather has put crops at risk, Weekly Times
Melbourne needs to go decaf, Danny Katz, Age
Sydney flights are a mess this morning, Georgina Robinson SMH

Canberra weather: 22, possible late thunderstorm, BoM

International:
Americans allowed to carry handguns on Amtrak trains, AP/NYT
What's wrong with Russia? What's right about it, asks President, Marc Champion WSJ
Water levels start to rise in Three Gorges dam, Xinhua
Crisis over: British PM has stopped biting his nails, Hugo Daniel, Daily Mail
Apple can't compete in the videogame big league yet, Oliver J. Chiang, Forbes
The terror of Treblinka: Miroslaw Balka at Tate Modern, Adrian Searle, Guardian

WEDNESDAY

Conroy's new era in telecoms, Nicola Berkovic & Mitchell Bingemann, Australian
Telstra break-up: More transparency & lower prices, Michelle Grattan, Age
Conroy: "Historic reforms vital to promote competition", Ben Packham, Herald-Sun 
Most dramatic sectoral reform in a decade, Mark Kenny & Cameron England, Advertiser
Rudd Govt gets tough on Telstra, Kelly Burke SMH
"Lower prices. Simpler plans... Actual customer service", John Rolfe, Telegraph
A muscular, pro-competitive move, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
"So much for playing nice", Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Reforms "to smash Telstra's hold", Karlis Salna & AAP, West Australian
Telstra only drops 4.3% on shock announcement, Michael West, National Times
Conroy calm in face of Telstra share price dip, AAP/West Australian
Thodey disappointed but willing to talk separation, Ari Sharp, Age
"Should have occurred years ago", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Telstra pays the bill racked up by Trujillo, Peter Hartcher SMH
I'm a Telstra shareholder & I don't like it, Peter Swan, Australian
"Don't hold your breath" waiting for the breakup benefits, Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun 
Telstra doesn't walk the talk on customer service, Elise Davidson, The Punch
Telstra at the table & ready to deal on NBN, Ari Sharp  National Times
NBN breaks ground in Tasmania, Andrew Darby SMH
QT gender wars: Labor 1, Coalition 0, Annabel Crabb SMH
Plibersek, Gillard sink the slipper, Tony Wright, National Times
Opposition needs to think about the look occasionally... Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
It'll be an outrage if O'Dwyer doesn't win Higgins preselection, Misha Schubert, Age
On "phallocentric conspiracy", Christian Kerr, Australian
Sexism? Try farming, Debra Jopson SMH
The modern army: Fast, lightweight & female too, Lynda Voltz, National Times
15% casualty rate among engineer diggers in Afghanistan, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
Bulldogs bring Roy Boy PM to heel (thanks to Gillard, Roxon), Goanna, National Times
Building watchdog bites Gillard, Ewin Hannan, Australian
"In politics, chutzpah is just a polite word for hubris", Shane Evans, The Punch
Keating & Mahler: We owe him (Keating, that is), Michael Shmith, National Times
Caucus doesn't want PC book market changes adopted, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Husic or Waller for Fowler? Phillip Coorey SMH
Farewell Julia Irwin, Paul Howes, Australian
Irwin: Howes wants my seat, AAP/Herald-Sun
Downer to be subpoenaed in damages suit against AWB, Elizabeth Sexton SMH
Turnbull faces ETS revolt, Michelle Grattan, Age
Valedictory eve, Nelson stirs up climate change trouble, Phillip Coorey SMH
Turnbull's economy strategy dilemma, Paul Kelly, Australian 
Coalition "unruly publicly & rebellious privately", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"We're asking, but the Government's not answering", Tony Abbott, National Times
Opposition presses for car industry subsidies transparency, AAP/West Australian
We need a fiscal firebreak, Peter Costello, National Times
Actually, our economy is in good shape, Ross Gittins, National Times
Australia leads as house prices stabilise across the world, Lisa Carapiet AFR
What the RBA is thinking on rates, Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
RBA plays wait-and-see on rates, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
RBA, Treasury differ on who deserves credit for GFC survival, Peter Martin, Age
Treasury, super industry differ on "adequate retirement income", Fleur Anderson AFR
School principals: Delay league tables until funding info available too, Dan Harrison SMH
NTEU to picket five NSW unis today, Kirsty Needham SMH
NTEU action at Melbourne uni will see classes cancelled there too, AAP/West Australian
NTEU will call 24 hour strike at Brisbane unis tomorrow, John McCarthy, Courier-Mail
IP court decision may disrupt CRCs, Bernard Lane, Australian
"Whose IP is it anyway?" Rob Chalmers, Australian
ARC may give track record less weight in grant decisions, Andrew Trounson, Australian
"PM's youth blog is a think-free zone", Bella Counihan, National Times 
"World Bank tells rich to pay their climate damage bill", Marian Wilkinson SMH
World Bank: Rich countries' bill = $550bn a year, Tom Arup, Age
Carbon calculating software glitch tanks "green loan" scheme, Ben Cubby SMH
"Beds Are Burning" - the climate change mix, Yuko Narushima SMH
PC wants Roxon to rethink high care bonds issue, Mark Metherell, Age
Obstetricians double fees in five years, Sue Dunlevy, Courier-Mail
ACCC defends sound competition policy, Graeme Samuel , National Times
Labor loves to regulate, Helen Coonan, National Times
I'd like more to people to immigrate, Tom Keneally, National Times
Another boat sighted off northwest coast, the fourth in just over a week, AAP/Mercury
"Indonesia thwarts 1,000 boatpeople", Mark Dodd, Australian
The people-smugglers are raking it in, Mark Dodd, Australian
Al-Qaida urges kidnapping of foreigners in Afghanistan, Sally Neighbour, Australian
Bush torture policy used to rationalise kidnapping proposal, Leah Farrall, Australian
Bin Laden is "ill, isolated & impotent", Michael Binyon, Australian
McGurk murk another step closer to NSW Govt - via Tripodi, Kate McClymont et al SMH
Chilling words from Fixer Richo, Andrew Clennell National Times
NSW Parl security crackdown after protestor threatens MP, Simon Benson, Telegraph
Brumby Govt sacks Brimbank Council, David Rood & Kate Lahey, Age
Scales damns ALP-dominated council's operations, Stephen McMahon, Herald-Sun
Brumby clears the decks, Paul Austin, Age
Vic ALP secretary resigns, says the times suit Brumby, Paul Austin & David Rood, Age
Vic fires trigger double digit insurance premium rises, Darren Gray & Eric Johnston, Age
"Bligh is planning a taxpayer-funded PR blitz", Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
Humanity's competitive edge & potential downfall: adaptability, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Tatts & piercings: Signs of stress, art or both? Nadja Hainke, NT News

Canberra weather: 21, fine, sunny, BoM

International:
"One woman's tale of Soviet life grips nation", Ksenia Galouchko, Moscow Times
Millions leave Jakarta for home during Idul Fitri, Jakarta Post
When senators start acting like pundits, Jonathan Chait, New Republic
Obama, consumer protection & "postmaterial liberalism", Lawrence B Glickman, HuffPost
On curiosity (sometimes called research), Stanley Fish NYT
Anish Kapoor at the RA: a popular but empty pleasure, Jonathan Jones, Guardian 

TUESDAY

Burke: Keating is right about the current Labor mob, Paige Taylor, Australian
Leanne Edelsten makes Keating an "ongoing coffee" offer, Sean Nicholls & Emily Dunn SMH
But Rudd's got the moves, Annabel Crabb SMH
Sexism claims in fight for Costello's seat, Misha Schubert, Age
Coalition women want more QT airtime too, Phillip Hudson, Age
Labor women are doing good, Paul Williams, Courier-Mail
Nationals leader Warren Truss is the Invisible Man, Michelle Grattan, Age
You mean Barnaby isn't the Nats leader? Phillip Coorey SMH
Rudd calls SBY to limit Balibo inquiry fallout, Dennis Shanahan & Stephen Fitzpatrick, Australian
PM also hits the phones to talk up the G20, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Swan: recovery is not as good as it looks, Phillip Coorey & Jacob Saulwick SMH
Higher currency limits chance of rate rise, Scott Murdoch, Australian
Opposition bites again: govt cheat sheet on schools splurge revealed, Phillip Coorey SMH
Bill Heffernan: charming, AAP/Herald Sun
Julia Irwin isn't hanging around, AAP/Daily Telegraph
Treasurer attempts to link productivity to collective bargaining, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Turnbull has not endorsed a return to Work Choices, Ewin Hannan, Australian
But Gillard has a go anyway, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Abbott & Hockey booted out of the House, Tony Wright, Age
Stimulus splurge will last until 2012, & we just don't need it, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Economists just can't dismiss the spending, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Govts have learnt some recession lessons, Tim Colebatch, Age
Could France teach us how to manage an economy? Peter Hartcher SMH
US is winding back its bank support: why don't we? Eric Johnston, Age
Retirement incomes still lag for women, Adele Horin SMH
Business wants still more compo for CPRS, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Garnaut concedes ETS flawed, but wants it anyway, John Breusch AFR
Libs must smarten up to woo business, Malcolm Colless, Australian
Defence, civilian airspace merger to save $300 million, Cameron Stewart & Steve Creedy, Australian
John Hewson was at least right on the Reserve Bank, Stephen Kirchner, Australian
RBA executives leave amidst banknote printing probe, Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker, Age
Australia's biggest gas project gets the green light, Matt Chambers, Australian
Gorgon numbers are really, really big, Matthew Stevens, Australian
Pollies jostle to take credit for Gorgon, Andrew Burrell AFR
Conroy's telco revolution starts today, John Durie, Australian
It's a day of reckoning for Telstra, Malcolm Maiden, Age
Broadband chief Quigley makes his debut too, Jennifer Hewett, Australian
Broadband: who needs it anyway? Stephen Lunn, Australian
How did failed Satyam group get money out of Victoria? Fran Foo, Australian
Laws & technology make it harder to find 000 callers, Andrew Colley & Stuart Kennedy, Australian
Motorbikes can keep evading speed cameras, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Parly inquiry to examine ports crime, Nick McKenzie, Age
Govt asks intl students to band together, Andrew Trounson, Australian
But students want practical help, like cheaper public transport, Dan Harrison SMH
GP super clinics favour Labor electorates, Tom Dusevic AFR
Obstetricians warn childbirth will cost more under Roxon's reforms, Mark Metherell SMH
Farmers win exemption from tax crackdown, David McKenzie, Weekly Times
Senate likely to block higher quarantine fees, Sophie Morris AFR
Alcohol is still poisoning Alice Springs camps, Bob Durnan, Age
"Anyone who doesn't feel sorry for Nathan Rees has no soul", Barry Cohen, Australian
NSW Cabinet must be feeling dizzy, Simon Benson, Daily Telegraph
Alby Schultz & Pat Farmer will run for NSW Libs yet again, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Stay out of Vic ALP, Seitz warns Conroy & Shorten, David Rood, Age
Steve Bracks is "fully engaged" but no more coherent, Ben Packham, Herald Sun
Anna Bligh is hassling Rudd "as a Queenslander", Natasha Bita & Andrew Fraser, Australian
Afghanistan: we need to do more or get out, Jim Molan SMH
Adulterers can now be stoned to death in Aceh, Tom Allard & Karuni Rompies SMH
Kyle Sandilands is uninformed, but smarter people deserve condemnation too, Gerard Henderson SMH
Natl Museum does not want to buy Rudd's used ute, Leo Shanahan, The Punch
Isn't everyone buying their books online anyway? David Penberthy, The Punch
Tasmanians are too hung up on sandstone, Damien Brown, Mercury
Delhi ComGames preparations are not going well, Matt Wade SMH

Canberra weather: 19, fine sunny, BoM

International:
Tsivangarai (finally) hits out at Mugabe, Al Jazeera
Tariffs & subsidies are creeping back, John W. Miller WSJ
A tax on sugary foods increases the cost of mortgages in Iceland, Iceland Review
The mythology of the Depression is bleaker than the reality, Benjamin Schwarz, Atlantic Monthly
Sales are slow at the Toronto Film Festival, Steven Zeitchik & Borys Kit, Hollywood Reporter
At least there was thought behind 80s fashion, but the 90s? Nada, Hadley Freeman, Guardian

MONDAY

Now Turnbull worries about profit, Michelle Grattan, Age
The internet. Gosh. The poor writers, Malcolm Turnbull, National Times
In which the internet is not a platform for diversity of debate, Kevin Rudd, National Times
Turnbull has become a Liberal insider at last, Glenn Milne, Australian
NSW Libs start federal preselections, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Senate unlikely to approve December recall, Siobhain Ryan, Australian
But that won't stop govt talking about it, Phillip Coorey SMH
PM gives "strongest indication yet" of early poll, John Breusch AFR
Nielsen poll: Turnbull's approval up 4 pts to 35%, Phillip Coorey SMH
Also voters like handouts, Michelle Grattan, Age
Unions claims membership is soaring under Rudd, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Turnbull can expect a week of IR attacks, Sid Maher, Australian
But factory shutdown drops Gillard in the IR soup too, Mark Skulley AFR
Coalition brings back Work Choices from the dead, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Business doesn't like skills program, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Senate will debate fat cat salaries this week, Adrian Rollins & Marsha Jacobs AFR
Oh, Mal .... , Malcolm Farr, The Punch
Roxon dismisses public hospitals' money-making schemes, Jamie Walker & Natasha Bita, Australian
"Labor does not support public health", Kenneth Davidson, Age
It was a recession, Steven Kates, Australian
Kelly is wrong: Howard was not just Carry On Keating, Dennis Glover, Australian
Another whistleblower threatens to go public against Labor, Chris Merritt, Australian
My awful week, Steve Fielding, National Times
Two boats of asylum seekers detected on weekend, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Criminal checks for foreign adoptions, Ben Packham, Herald Sun
Murdered McGurk recorded conversations with federal, state Labor MPs, Vanda Carson & Kate McClymont SMH
NSW Libs will campaign against corruption, Andrew Clennell SMH
While Nathan Rees has to buy students, Bruce McDougall, Daily Telegraph
Phil Koperberg needs permission to quit NSW Labor, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Don't expect a straight answer from Koperberg, Andrew Clennell SMH
Six SA Cabinet members don't live in their own electorate, Michael Owen, Australian
Bligh wants a dam for Brisbane, Natasha Bita, Australian
But Bligh is damned by Galaxy poll, Steven Wardill, Courier-Mail
Brumby's factional woes are far from over, David Rood, Age
A decade of Vic Labor: it wasn't all Kennett's fault, Paul Strangio, Age
"What the hell is social inclusion?" Mike Rann, The Punch
See your friendly foot fixer for a hit, Nick Miller, Age
Obama's new man in Canberra, Brad Norington, Australian
Now who will we send to Washington? Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
New ambassador another lawyer, but with a background in civil rights, Anne Davies SMH
Obama's wrong choice on the environment, Paul Sheehan SMH
China's growth will help us zoom ahead, Ross Gittins SMH
Even the tail of Chinese stimulus will be a great ride, John Garnaut SMH
Keating's architectural vision squeaks & has big ears, Paul Bibby SMH
Rudd does understand the AFL, Phillip Coorey SMH
"Govt could stimulate debate by supporting quality media". Ahem. Lindy Edwards, Age
Extending Do Not Call register could be a nightmare, Simon Canning, Australian
Tom Keneally does not like new book laws, Ursula Heger, Courier-Mail
Shake it up, oldies, says Michael Kirby, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
National Times website (re)launches today, SMH
Media diary, Amanda Meade, Australian

Canberra weather: 18, fine sunny, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
"Pies prevail in a modern classic", Emma Quayle, Sunday Age
Hockey - nice, no fool but a hopeless own goal-kicker, Laurie Oakes,  Herald-Sun
Senate is really giving the Rudd Govt problems, Michelle Grattan, Sun-Herald
Kevin Rudd goes Twitter Platinum! Annabel Crabb SMH
Just as Della gets his pants back on, it's chk chk boom in Cremorne, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
"Hello Julia." "Hello Christopher." Glenn Milne, Sunday Mail 

International:
Love, death, intrigue... Alan Furst's "The Spies of Warsaw", Steve Dougherty NYT
Missing Amelia Earhart, Judith Thurman, New Yorker
"The Light": Matsumoto & Noguchi at National Art Centre, Tokyo, Marius Gombrich, Japan Times
Irish tax review: End tax holiday for artists but not sportspeople, Robbie Smyth, Sinn Fein Weekly
60% of Britons want the govt deficit cut, Jonathan Oliver et al, Times
Moving to protect core vote, Brown Govt targets middle class welfare, Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian