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FRIDAY

Garnaut takes issue with stimulus & "neoliberalism" attack, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Unemployment may have peaked, David Uren, Australian
Even the NSW economy is doing better, David Uren & Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Surging $A promises cheaper imports, Andrew Carswell, Telegraph
Big 4 banks all passed on rate rise to us yesterday, Richard Gluyas, Australian
2 more rate rises likely before Christmas, Tim Colebatch, Age
Banks are billing us for the recovery, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
Bankers need to be far more Nobel, Joseph Stiglitz, Age
Nobel Prize-winning scientist unlikely to develop in this school's lab, Justine Ferrari, Australian
Deeble says hospitals aren't failing - they're just starved of money, Mark Metherell SMH
"Cycle of disadvantage is getting worse each generation", Elaine Henry, The Punch
"Indigenous intervention a costly flop", Alistair Nicholson, Age 
"Outback Australia is close to being a failed state" Tony Abbott, Telegraph
Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am praises Rudd indigenous apology, Courier-Mail
Neal: I'm a feminist so I stood by Della. Huh? AAP/SMH
Was Julia's pic in "Good Weekend Magazine" photoshopped? Helen Westerman SMH
Sam Chisholm's birthday bash was a veritable Who's Who, Holly Byrnes, Telegraph
Packer tells Leckie to "f... off", says let's step outside, Annette Sharp, Telegraph
James Packer took up smoking & got fat as his net worth dived, Elisabeth Sexton SMH
"Turnbull's agony is visible", Michelle Grattan, Age
Lib's own polling points to electoral disaster, Steve Lewis & Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Lib polling: Even Turnbull & Hockey would lose their seats, Steve Lewis & Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
ETS: Evict Turnbull Scheme, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph 
"No hope, no real leader, no real successor..." Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Turnbull: Colleagues will back me on ETS, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Turnbull yields & adopts tougher ETS negotiating position, Michelle Grattan, Age
"Turnbull's ETS retreat avoids leadership fight", Andrew Probyn, West Australian
Turnbull is brilliant but unsuited to politics, Christian Kerr, Australian
Turnbull to fly to Tuckeyville (aka WA) to put ETS case, Phillip Coorey SMH
Turnbull attempts to refocus on debt, Christian Kerr, Australian
Turnbull: I'm the next Liberal PM, AAP/Herald-Sun
Turnbull is still in all sorts of trouble, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Hockey has friends everywhere - even in the Labor Party", Louise Dodson AFR
"Winnie the Rudd & his donkey", Rocco SMH
Brennan Committee recommends rights charter for Australia, Michael Pelly, Australian
Brennan Committee: Rights act would ensure a fair go, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Frank has smeared egg on my face & rubbed it in - and I love it, Richard Ackland SMH
Brennan Committee polled on whether people want a charter, Michael Pelly, Australian 
"Australians can walk & chew gum at the same time", Frank Brennan, Australian
Rights act would give pols the final say, Mary-Anne Toy & Jonathan Pearlman, Age
Brennan Committee was a "stitch up", James Allan, Australian 
"Social democracy cannot survive as a top down preserve of Labor govts", Nick Dyrenfurth, Australian
Mandarin is front & centre in NSW Ed Dept, Bruce McDougall, Telegraph
Industry efficiency, not Telstra shareholder value, is the govt's problem, Mike Hutchinson AFR
D'Aloisio needs to make sure investors are better informed, Ian McIlwraith, Age
Rudd the Regulator shouldn't pursue reform for reform's sake, Stuart Robert, The Punch
Stanhope Govt minister Hargreaves moves to backbench, AAP/West Australian
Obama is a ham-fisted dunk-head on the Palestinian issue, Jason Koutsoukis SMH
"We're not a racist country", Rita Panahi, Herald-Sun 
Alice Springs, "undiscovered lesbian gem" - and Pine Gap gets the credit, Daniel Bourchier, NT News
Why do women keep bagging feminism? Emma Young SMH
Herta Mueller wins Nobel Prize for Literature, AP/The Australian
Mueller "depicts the landscape of the dispossessed", Bloomberg/SMH
Australian poet Emma Jones wins big UK poetry prize, Susan Wyndham SMH

Canberra weather: 14, mostly fine, partly cloudy, BoM

International:
Malaysia's contemporary art scene gets interesting, incl to govt, John Krich WSJ
Young woman in Malaysia sentenced to 6 cane strokes for having a beer, Von Thilo Thielke, Spiegel
Tony Judt: Eastern Europe shouldn't pin its hopes on Washington, Radio Free Europe
Brazil's best month since June 1494, David J Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
French culture minister Mitterand in trouble over Thai rent boys, Angelique Christafis, Guardian 
Death of Irving Penn, Elisabeth Biondi, New Yorker 

THURSDAY

The Cowardly Lion slopes off... Simon Mann, Age
Leaving a total Lib leadership mess behind him, Michelle Grattan, Age
"There is never a good time to exit", Peter Costello SMH
The Hamlet of Higgins never really did get it together, Shaun Carney, Age
In the end he wasn't even Colin Barnett, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
"It's almost certainly all over for Malcolm Turnbull", Michelle Grattan, Age
He's a Dead Mal walking, Stefanie Balogh & Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
ETS, by-elections, leadership angst - who'd be Malcolm? Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
A bleeding mess, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Yes, Malcolm faces double trouble, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
"Turnbull's teetering leadership is in terminal decline", Andrew Probyn, West Australian
"Look who's stalking", Phillip Coorey SMH
It does appear Hockey is next batter up, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
"Hockey's message (has) galvanised many MPs into action..." Dennis Shanahan, Australia
Even as frontbench backs Turnbull on ETS, Lenore Taylor, Australian 
Coalition Fight Club (pity there's no Brad Pitt for the lead), Samantha Maiden, Australian
Kernot recalls cute Dutton lines that now don't sound so good, Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
RBA's Stevens sparks intl market rally, David Uren, Australian
Why RBA is lifting interest rates, Michael Stutchbury, Australian 
Calls mount to wind back stimulus, David Crowe & Adrian Rawlins AFR
Australia's big 4 banks the big winners from GFC, Malcolm Maiden, Age
Why the Melbourne Business School/Melb Uni merger fell over, Richard Gluyas, Australian
Fetch Gretch, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Rudd should have a think about Chifley & Menzies, Arthur Sinodinos, Australian
Climate change, king tides & Eddie Mabo, Ross Garnaut SMH
"Solar panel users hit with higher power bills", Tom Arup, Age
Some points on logging, Mark Poynter SMH
KI Pure Grain & (GM free) entrepreneurial endeavour, Jamie Briggs, The Punch
Labor dumps promise to simplify small biz GST paperwork, Fleur Anderson AFR
Primary school has David&Goliath win over stimulus rules, Steve Lewis, Herald-Sun
Roxon to press ahead with hospital changes, Mark Metherell SMH
How to make hospitals good places to work & be treated in again, John Graham, Australian
Achievable health targets show we could live longer & better, Nick Miller, Age
CFMEU is outraged over "sham contracts" at govt building site, Mark Dunn, Herald-Sun
Bob Carr is talking out of his hat on book imports, Andrew Tink, Australian
"Keysar Trad doesn't do his fellow Muslims any favours" Marie Najjar, The Punch
Crennan puts Sri Lankan's deportation on hold, Andra Jackson, Age
Human rights should count as much as Anzac spirit, Philip Lynch SMH
Doc Evatt foxed MI5 officers into telling all, Peter Wilson, Australian
UK Tories hold first ever gay party conference: 600 attend "Conference Pride", AFP/Herald-Sun
"Kokoda has claimed more Australian lives this year than Afghanistan", Charlie Lynn, The Punch
Brumby's royal tour, Paul Austin, Age
If it's tartan for Liz, will it be dumbbells for Arnie? Misha Schubert, Age
"Rann ruckus builds", Greg Kelton & Scott Emmerson, Advertiser
Gary Punch is another Sam Haddad regular, Andrew Clennell SMH
Thanks for posting bigger GST cheques to Qld, Andrew Fraser, Australian
Goodbye, baby boomers, Bernard Salt, Australian
Super featherweight boxer Erin McGowan beats assault charges, Daniel Emerson, West Australian
Can journalism save Detroit? Bernard Lagan SMH
The heavy politics of putting your kids' school lunch together Elizabeth Farrelly SMH
Australian TV comedy isn't funny, David Southwell, The Punch
Hey, hey, it's racism, Evlyne Yamine, Courier-Mail
Only known footage of Anne Frank released, YouTube/Age

Canberra weather: 13, fine, mostly sunny, BoM

International:
180 slain in McKinsey Conde Nast massacre, John Koblin, NY Observer 
Why food advertisers abandoned Conde Nast's "Gourmet", Stuart Elliott NYT
Book art gallery opens in Brooklyn, Andrew Goldstein, Art Newspaper
"Harry Connick Jr weirdly unimpressed by Australia's blackface Jackson 5", Marina Hyde, Guardian 
Govt minister blames Japanese business group for murder-suicide increase, Japan Times
"Modernism & the little magazines", Stefan Collini TLS

WEDNESDAY

Grech is now ex-Treasury, Paul Maley, Australian
Applause continues for Blackburn's Nobel Prize win, Stuart Rintoul, Australian
Doherty: Blackburn "was always a star", Leigh Dayton & Bernard Lane, Australian 
A Tassie teacher made biology interesting to young Elizabeth, Matthew Denholm & Andrew Trounson, Australian 
Blackburn: "All science happens through collaboration", Andrew Darby SMH
"Reserve Bank declares recovery", David Uren, Australian
The interest rate party is over, Stefanie Balogh & Michelle Hele, Courier-Mail
Swan should take plaudits & update economic narrative, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Australia the first G20 country to raise rates, Fleur Leyden, Herald-Sun
And there are more rate rises on the way, Tim Colebatch, Age
Some think RBA has moved too soon, Meredith Booth/AAP, Advertiser
Stevens takes back some of stimulus for good reason, Terry McCrann, Herald-Sun
Politicians, elections & interest rates, Peter Hartcher SMH
Hockey pins rate rise on govt spending, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Runaway Sydney house prices partly to blame, John Rolfe & Tim Vollmer, Telegraph
Only tooth fairy believers didn't think rates would go up, Ross Gittins SMH
If stimulus worked here, why did it fail elsewhere? Sinclair Davidson, Australian
Pols will limit mortgage rate rises. Business won't be so lucky. Eric Johnston & Danny John SMH
Turnbull's job is on the line at ETS meet, Michelle Grattan, Age
Things are really hotting up for Turnbull, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Turnbull working hard to broker internal ETS consensus, Phillip Coorey SMH
Silly to set ETS design in concrete pre-Copenhagen, Peter Costello SMH
Opposition ETS critics are emboldened, Lenore Taylor & Amanda O'Brien, Australian
Opposition is working overtime to keep Rudd in power, Paul Kelly, Australian
Looks like a hollow victory looms for Malcolm, Lenore Taylor, Australian
"Has anyone seen a govt minister lately?" Peter van Onselen, Australian
"An inconvenient truce", Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Mabo Lecture today: It's Garnaut on climate change, AAP/West Australian
Carbon aid: How Australia proposes to help poor countries pay, Tom Arup SMH
Capt Cook's detailed weather readings used in climate research, Ben Webster, Australian
Rudd says Gareth can forget it on nuke waste, Christian Kerr, Australian
Latest attempt at oil rig fix didn't work, Amanda O'Brien, Australian
Hunt: Govt's pink batt scheme full of dodgy brothers, Tom Arup, Age
100 companies kicked out of batts scheme for substandard work, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Dutton: Is he the messiah or just a haughty little boy? Misha Schubert, Age
Dutton left seatless when the music stopped in Qld, Michelle Grattan, Age
Dutton's last option, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Dutton dumps his future in LNP's lap, Jamie Walker, Australia
There was "just one shot in the locker", says Dutton, Jamie Walker, Australian
Colleagues say Dutton's career could be over, Phillip Coorey SMH
Dutton rules out Senate, Wright, AAP/Herald-Sun
Safran simulates wanking to Obama image in new ABC show. Is this necessary? Colin Vickery, Herald-Sun
Spigelman: Don't rename Lowe McMahon & don't change Reid either, Phillip Coorey SMH
Brainy young Poms have no idea who Kevin is, Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Brumby gives the Queen Vic tartan at informal Balmoral Castle lunch, Paola Totaro, Age 
Kelvin Thompson slams Melbourne urban planning, Jason Dowling, Age
Rann basher accuses premier of breaking up his marriage, Michael Owen, Australian
"Premier's wife a victim of vile letters", Russell Emmerson et al, Advertiser
Howard asked to chair new independent rugby league commission, Chris Barrett SMH
Howard has no comment. Must be true then... Phil Rothfield, Telegraph
From overworked, underpaid staffer to easy street at logroller HQ, Andrew Clennell SMH
Youth unemployment is up sharply, Anna Patty SMH 
The Heiner case, Bronwyn Bishop, The Punch
Scandalous that literacy ed improvements are so slow, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Academic salary compression needs a rethink, Ross Guest, Australian
Qantas CEO wants new air traffic control scheme introduced asap, Ari Sharp SMH
Air fares are about to go up, Steve Creedy, Australian
It'll be interesting to see how Qantas goes in the looming air wars, Peter Veness, Age
ASIC creates new rule for foreign ratings agencies, Matthew Drummond AFR
Rudd Govt ought to get behind "Firewatch", Barry Cohen, Australian 
Howard: Send more troops to Afghanisan or get done by Taliban, Brendan Nicholson, Age 
On my sacking from the UN Afghanistan team, Peter Galbraith SMH
New strategy needed in Afghanistan to win, Akbar Ahmed, Age
Indonesian military integrated into ADF unit for first time, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Australian 
Iran - world class spinners, Bronwen Maddox, Australian
Top 10 cities for pickpockets, Reuters/SMH
"Ask someone you care about, are you okay today", Richard Marles, The Punch
eTherapy could mean the end of psychiatry as we know it, Adele Horin SMH 
Little Britain comedian's ex- leaves Facebook note then suicides, SMH 
"The Scots are old hands...at black humour", Tony Wright Age 

Canberra weather: 10, showers, windy, BoM

International:
McKinsey arrives at Conde Nast, next thing 4 mags are closed, Keith J Kelly, NY Post
Architects love, neighbours hate, proposed skyscraper next to MoMA,  Eliot Brown, Politicker
Icelandic PM Sigurdadottir slams Brown for invoking terrorist laws, Iceland Review
Govt wants cops to make more groping arrests, rather than citizens, Kyodo News/Japan Times
Chinese Premier in talks with N Korea's Kim Jong-il, China Daily 
Martha Stewart does the Proust Questionaire, Vanity Fair

TUESDAY

Australian Elizabeth Blackburn wins Nobel for Medicine, Andrew Darby SMH
It's our 10th Nobel & first for an Aussie woman, Bernard Lane & Leigh Dayton, Australian
Our new Nobel laureate is politically gutsy, too, Edwina Scott/AAP, West Australian
UN: Only Norway has better quality of life than Australia, Yuko Narushima, Australian
Why is Labor squibbing it on gay rights? Bill Hayden, The Punch 
Remind me again, why we elected Rudd? Peter Lewis, The Punch
RBA's McKibbin: Rates higher for next 4 years due to stimulus, Shane Wright, West Australian
Voters love the stimulus, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Does stimulus "add real value" to economy? Julie Novak, Age 
Newspoll: ALP leads 2PP 58/42%, The Australian 
Turnbull brain snap hasn't helped Opposition, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Fifield: Colleagues (ie Turnbull) should respect each other, Michelle Grattan, Age
On smartbottoms & swooping magpies, Tony Wright, Age
WA Libs are revolting over ETS, Paige Taylor & Christian Kerr, Australian
Fielding to Lib ETS dissidents: Jump ship & join me! Karlis Salna, Advertiser 
Dutton hung out to dry by his own party in Qld, Jamie Walker, Australian
Neither Slipper nor Somlyay will stand aside for Dutton, Emma Chalmers et al, Courier-Mail
Qld's merged party probs: Nats did Dutton in, Peter van Onselen, Australian
Libs & Nats "are at each other's throats" Phillip Coorey SMH
Dutton: Plodder, sook or superstar lost in the making? Christian Kerr, Ausralian
What McKinsey thinks should happen to APS, Adam Lewis, Australian
Govt has Saatchi working on street theatre to stem people-smuggling, Steve Lewis & Ben Packham, Telegraph
"The inconvenient truth of more and more illegal immigrants", Steve Lewis, Telegraph
Australia needs a post-Doha trade strategy, John Denton AFR
Rudd gets it right on China, Gerard Henderson SMH 
FIRB policy: Was Colmer speaking for FIRB or himself? Bryan Frith, Australian
ACTU: A crackdown on trusts would be nice, Ben Packham, Advertiser
Job ads are up. Will RBA today decide to start lifting rates? Tim Colebatch, Age
Swan: Job ad numbers better but still down on last year, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Looks like Australia's economic emergency is over, Malcolm Maiden, Age
Australian economy leading the world...putting up interest rates, Jacob Saulwick SMH
McKibbin: Nat wealth fund needed to stop China income waste, Michael Stuchbury, Australian
Half a century of easy growth is over for western economies, Tim Colebatch, Age
OECD: Australia drags its feet on foreign bribe actions, Richard Baker & Nick McKenzie, Age
Stolen Generation compo march in Darwin, Ben Langford, NT News
Sartor slams Keneally over Richo-Haddad chats, Andrew Clennell SMH
Lawyer sues after wrongful arrest for terrorist act (cops falsified docs, too), Bellinda Kontominas SMH
The Mike Rann bashing, Paul Williams, Courier-Mail
Labor closes ranks around dented Rann, Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Is Rann basher's estranged wife a factor in attack? Greg Kelton, Advertiser
ACCI: Use new workplace laws to make snr mgrs take hols, Ewin Hannan, Australian
AFIC doesn't like the Telstra split idea, Richard Gluyas, Australian
I like Obama's approach to net more than Rudd Govt's, Richard Conrad, Herald-Sun
"Rudd's water plan may flush away $3bn", Sophie Morris AFR
Why is Brumby renewing roaming cattle water rights? Peter Ker, Age
After years of discussion, govt may start e-waste scheme, Karen Dearne, Australian
Gareth Evans wants us to take world's nuke waste, Amanda Hodge, Australian
Concern latest wave of boat people could include Tamil Tigers, Paul Maley, Australian
Children & natural disasters, Martin Thomas, Age
Natural disasters & "Armageddon", Peter Hartcher SMH
Serious concern about diggers' body armour in Afghanistan, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph
"Australia should change the way it goes to war", George Williams SMH
Twitter & war, Cynthia Banham, Age
Vaunted ex-POW was a gigantic shonk, Linton Besser SMH
US Republicans have "emotional maturity of a bratty 13-year-old", Paul Krugman SMH
IOC even more corrupt than the Chicago Democratic machine, Piers Akerman, Telegraph  
Socialists have big win in Greek election, John Hadoulis, Age
Sanctions do have a role in Burma, Alison Vicary & Sean Turnell, Age
Claim poor tour guides put lives at risk on Kokoda Trail, Alison Rehn & Tim Vollmer, Telegraph
A Maccas next to the Louvre: Quel horreur! Henry Samuel, Age
Melbourne went crazy for Dali at NGV, Robert Nelson, Age
"Green Lantern" shoot to switch from Sydney to Louisiana, Damien Murphy SMH
Madge & Lady GaGa shape up on SNL, Herald-Sun
"Women: We're our own worst enemies", Tracey Spicer, The Punch
Fat parents blamed for child obesity, Melanie Christiansen, Courier-Mail 

Canberra weather: 14, early fog, afternoon showers, BoM 

International:
US claims Aussie Nobel laureate as their own, Nicholas Wade NYT 
"Opposition only way out for ailing Golkar", Adianto P Simamora, Jakarta Post
China: Obama is tough re: tire tariffs, soft re: Dalai Lama, WSJ
"Why joint initiatives on climate will likely fail", Christopher Lingle, Japan Times
Widespread pay cuts for US art museum directors, Jason Edward Kaufman, Art Newspaper
"Will books be napsterized?" Randall Stross NYT

LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND

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