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FRIDAY

Oceanic Viking 78 confirm: It's Australia or an ocean death, Tom Allard & Tanjung Pinang SMH
But Rudd digs in & says no way they're going to Christmas Is, Michael Harvey, Herald Sun
Rudd tells world repeatedly: I don't have the answer, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Funny no Rudd adviser has told him to "stop digging", Christian Kerr, Australian
Rudd returns to "Howard Lite" persona, Laura Tingle AFR
Rudd's daily media wins don't add up to much really, do they, John Hewson AFR
It's just possible Rudd's a one term wonder, Tony Abbott, Telegraph
Staff cuts at Customs & Border Protection haven't helped, Jonathan Pearlman SMH
Back home, they're worrying whether loved ones made it, Amanda Hodge & Stephen Fitzpatrick, Australian 
Historical suicide rates at Indon refugee camps tells the story, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Australian
"It's Rudd's fatal shore", Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun 
The real reasons behind the surge, Mark Davis SMH
MUA, CFMEU give $10k give cash to asylum seekers , Paul Maley & Matthew Franklin, Australian
"Australians are xenophobic", Julian Burnside SMH
"No shipload of whites...would be treated like this", John Pilger, Age
It's time for an Australian solution, Shane Prince, The Punch
McKew: It's not the boat people - it's just a rogue Newspoll, AAP/Herald Sun
Intensifying Nat machismo, designed for survival, is pushing Libs to right, Michelle Grattan, Age 
Productivity Comm to Rudd: revamp schools, infra program asap, David Uren, Australian
Swan has super tax breaks for rich in his sights, Tim Colebatch, Age 
The rich can get ready for higher super tax rates, Phillip Coorey, SMH 
Swan wants to fight next election on a 10 year tax reform plan, David Uren, Australian
Swan softens us up for more sweeping Henry Report than expected, Peter Ryan, ABC Online
"Wayne's tax adventure... Soak the rich & strip the states"?, George Megalogenis, Australian
Clicking on this link is compulsory to see Young Wayne channel Heath Ledger, Bella Counihan, Age
Leighton's Wal King: Blame my pay packet on the Yanks,  Matt O'Sullivan SMH
Why Australia came through GFC better than others, Glenn Stevens, Australian
The challenge prosperity creates, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Employers fear wage breakout from gender equity test case, Ben Schneiders, Age
Are mums being priced out of the workforce by childcare fee hikes? Sue Dunlevy, Telegraph
Qantas engineers vote for industrial action for first time ever, Matt O'Sullivan SMH
Company directors should be allowed presumption of innocence too, Bob Baxt AFR
ETS a lobbyist bonanza as polluters spend millions to get set, Marian Wilkinson SMH
"Kim Carr raps CSIRO delay on ETS paper", Bernard Lane, Australian
Rudd has video conferences re: Copenhagen with key leaders, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Rudd returns to his War on Binge Drinking, Stefanie Balogh , Courier Mail
Della on premiership plan: I am not "delusional", Andrew Clennell SMH
Head office is sticking with Rees , Imre Salusinszky, Australian
10 years on Minchin rubs salt into Turnbull's Republic wound, Phil Coorey & Damian Murphy SMH 
Tom Keneally: Direct election the way to go, Misha Schubert & Damian Murphy, Age
Minchin warns ABC not to get into cahoots with the govt, Matthew Franklin, Australian
Britney tour: Virginia Judge tough on lip-syncing, Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Obama administration: Tough on Fiji, Rowan Callick & Mark Dodd, Australian
Fiji's Aussie Chief Justice a perplexing character, Richard Ackland SMH
Taliban: White Australia can repatriate to Europe or become Asian, Abraham Rabinovich, Australian
Diggers land big blow against Taliban in Oruzgan province, Ian McPhedran, Telegraph 
Canberra hasn't paid enough attention to New Delhi, John Lee, Australian
Faulkner to US: We won't send more troops to Afghanistan, Brad Norington, Australian
An early 80th birthday bash for Bob Hawke, Michael Owen, Australian 
It's been awful watching Kevin Foley unravel this week, David Penberthy, The Punch
2,000 students stranded as four colleges collapse in Sydney, Melbourne, Sushi Das, Age
NT Govt slammed with child abuse complaints, Alyssa Betts, NT News 
Cabbies must speak English , Mark Kenny, Adelaide Advertiser
Time South Pacific's 50th anniversary essays: Robert Menzies, Peter Costello, Time Magazine
Kiwis, come home , Denise McNabb & Peter Hawkins SMH
$23m later, Lachlan & Sarah buy "Le Manoir", Jonathan Chancellor SMH
Essential cartoon featuring shoes, Wilcox SMH

Canberra weather: 23, fine, partly cloudy, BoM

International:
Honour killing, Jacqueline Rose LRB
"Australia puts its refugee problem on a remote island, behind razor wire", Norimitsu Onishi NYT
"Police intercept 116 illegal immigrants en route to Australia", Yuli Tri Suwarni, Jakarta Post
RBNZ Governor: Attention analysts, our economy is not Australia's, Brian Fallow, NZ Herald
Putting the Micky into China, Tania Branigan, Guardian
"Finding Asia's best cup of coffee", Robyn Eckhardt WSJ

THURSDAY

Indon Foreign Ministry: Australia has 24 hours to remove refugees, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Rudd: I have "infinite patience dealing with this particular matter", Michelle Grattan, Age
Rudd sits out boat crisis, Phillip Coorey, SMH
Govt "caught out walking both sides of the razor wire", Arthur Sinodinos, Australian
Pilger: Hypocrisy is the difference between Rudd & Howard, Caroline Overington, Australian
Rudd has bureaucracy syndrome: It's much talking, nothing happening, Miranda Devine SMH 
"Rudd is a bureaucrat looking to 'run' Australia", Jamie Briggs, The Punch
Blame Jakarta, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Sri Lanka: Let them come as guest workers, Paul Maley & Stephen Fitzpatrick, Australian
"Refugees try to put nightmares behind them",Yuko Narushima SMH
Coalition operatives think Qld is turning against Kevin, Matthew Franklin, Australian
So it's lucky for Labor that Fed Lib, Nat MPs are at daggers drawn, Michelle Grattan, Age
Annie O'Rourke bunks off & Kevin suddenly stops tweeting, Christian Kerr, Australian
Gillard to support major gender equity pay test case, Kirsty Needham SMH
"Community workers push for big pay rise", Misha Schubert & Ben Schneiders, Age  
Peter Costello takes a finance sector job with BKK (sadly predictable), Matt Johnston, Herald Sun
Um, BKK & Future Fund? Potential conflict of interest? Kate Lahey & Adele Ferguson, Age
One Nation runs candidate in Higgins (that's sad too), Geoff Strong, The Age
Senator Nigel Scullion to police: I'm a "dickhead" & I'm sorry, Nigel Adlam, NT News
Laurie Ferguson's own union tells him it's time to go , Phillip Coorey SMH
Fiji's acting High Commissioner expelled, Brendan Nicholson and Joel Gibson, Age
ANU academic detained for questioning by Fiji, Brendan Nicholson and Joel Gibson SMH
Australian academic arrested in Fiji, AAP/SMH
Australian Judge Anthony Gates seems to have triggered crisis, Chris Merritt, Australian
Fiji's military ruler thumbs his nose at us, Peter Hartcher SMH
Fiji threat to foreign officials, Rowan Callick, Australian
"Tit for tat diplomacy no solution", Jon Fraenkel , Australian
Bainimarama the only bad boy we can afford to heavy, Greg Sheridan, Australian
Mark Scott plans to make the ABC a CNN, BBC rival, Ari Sharp, Age
Husic to Telstra: Offer more in enterprise bargain or face consequences, Ewin Hannan, Australian 
CSIRO is effectively gagging scientists from ETS critique, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
Fed Court: Uni students can claim tax deduction for ed expenses , Heath Gilmore, Age
ACOSS: Henry review should tackle inequalities , David Uren, Australian
Now we really have to do something about productivity, Lindsay Tanner, Australian
Retail slide raises recovery questions, David Uren, Australian
Retail sales are always the acid test, Alan Wood, Australian
Faulkner honours top US General David Petraeus for Iraq war effort, Brad Norington, Australian
Combet: New sub project bigger than Snowy scheme , Peter Veness, Advertiser
Aussie submariners do escape training in Canada - our facility is broken, Cameron Stewart, Australian
Sea Shepherd gets ready to duke up again in whale wars, Flip Prior, West Australian
Hatton calls for royal commission into Sydney pol-developer links, James Madden, Australian
Brumby says 'look to tomorrow' , Rick Wallace, Australian
Tasmanian Government's fast-fix for Gunns, Sue Neales, Mercury
Death bill voted down in Tasmania , Michael Stedman, Mercury
I didn't smear depressed Foley says SA Liberal leader, Greg Kelton, Advertiser
Whip lashes jockey in Cup shocker, Lorna Edwards, Age
Artist Spencer Tunick to shoot 5,000 post-Mardi Gras nudes in Sydney next year, Age 
Indian prince comes out fighting on gay rights, Caroline Overington, Australian

Canberra weather: 18, patchy morning drizzle, BoM

International:
Red ink at Time Inc leads to horrible staff cuts, Matt Haber, Portfolio
What it looks like when you shoot a magazine dead (Conde Nast's "Gourmet"), Keven Demaria, LDOG
Next: Animals that don't feel pain so you don't feel guilt eating them, Melody Thomas, Werewolf
Indon Human Rights Comm: Jailed Australian's rights have been violated, Erwida Maulia, Jakarta Post
Octogenarian politicians run hard in Pennsylvania, Clare Ansberry WSJ
"Why does Hollywood keep making the same movies?" Joe Queenan, Guardian

WEDNESDAY

Swan's dodged recession bullet frames 2010 election, Dennis Atkins, Courier Mail
Swan's economic outlook remains sober... Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Just as well because fiscal stringency is now very important, Paul Kelly, Australian
There's been a stimulus spend costs blowout, David Uren, Australian
RBA keeps up pressure on stimulus issue, David Uren, Australian
Bankers as fast as the Flemington nags putting up rates yesterday, Peter Martin SMH
Cup Day rate hike habit is un-Australian, Ross Gittins SMH,
But not shocking at all, Tim Colebatch, Age
"Reserve opts for easy does it", Malcolm Maiden, Age
Henry wants a new resources tax, Steve Lewis, Herald Sun
Ken's latest speech gives me nightmares, Ross Gittins SMH
Newspoll shows it's now a two horse race, Peter van Onselen, Australian
Newspoll lifts Lib hopes, Matthew Franklin, Australian
KRudd, "secret...lyricist of schmaltzy love ballads"? Misha Schubert, Age
"How well do Australians understand Kevin Rudd?" Shaun Carney, Age
Sunk refugee boat survivors flown to Christmas Is, Phillip Coorey SMH
Asylum seekers routinely beaten in Indonesian detention camps, Yuko Narushima, Age
"Squalid" Indon detention camps breach human rights, Andrew Tillett, West Australian
Barnett: Bring Oceanic Viking 78 to Australia, Paul Maley & Natalie O'Brien, Australian
"Be firm & clear: No access by boat", Peter Costello SMH
Rudd sticks stubbornly to to his guns on Indonesian solution, Matthew Franklin, Australian
"Taken in by tall Tamil tales", Michael Roberts, Australian
Fiji expels our high commissioner,Chris Merritt & Patrick Walters, Australian
"Australia's High Commissioner ordered out", Michael Harvey, Herald Sun
We'll probably do a tit-for-tat today & expel Fiji envoy, Brendan Nicholson & Joel Gibson, Age
What is this Finance bull about screening my constituent letters? Chris Back, The Punch
Malcolm, watch the one liners, Sean Nicholls & Emily Dunn SMH
Exciting new "political to public sphere cognitive signifiers" from PM, David Southwell, The Punch
Hayes being pushed from Werriwa to fix Laurie Ferguson up, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
But Hayes isn't playing along with the plan, Phillip Coorey SMH
Howard fave Entsch to attempt comeback - Gambaro & Thompson too, Michael McKenna, Australian
Howard cops a shoe thrower in Cambridge, Telegraph
Aussie expat hurls Doc Marten at Howard during Cambridge speech, Angus Hohenboken, Australian
Perkins scholarships give indigenous students a shot at Oxford, Jill Rowbotham, Australian 
Australian VCs should take a leaf from US peers, Luke Slattery, Australian
Barnaby Joyce a growing force, Scott Prasser, Australian
Copenhagen, hoax of the century, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
"Australia's wealth & sovereign rights may soon be signed away", Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
Downer considers donning mayor robes & bling, Daniel Wills, Advertiser
Rann admits talking behind peeved Nick Xenophon's back, Michael Owen, Australian
"Depressed Foley will keep working", Michael Owen, Australian
Della pays $20k of his own dosh for polling promoting premiership push, Simon Benson, Telegraph
Della opening talking about premiership tilt with colleagues now, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Vic Govt leak: Coal is king for foreseeable future, Royce Millar & Adam Morton, Age
Police are investigating ACT chief magistrate Ron Cahill, ABC Online
"Landing Qantas pilots forgot to lower wheels", Steve Creedy, Australian
"Jetstar Airbus instruments blacked out in flight",Geoff Easdown & Geraldine Mitchell, Herald Sun
"600 held daily as juvenile detention numbers rise", Carol Nader, Age
"Pay hike hits army reserve training", Mark Dodd, Australian
Soldier suicides after refusing to join officers' drinking ritual, Natalie Gregg, Courier Mail
"Paul Hogan grilled under oath by Tax Office", Vanda Carson SMH
West Atlas leak finally plugged, Andrea Hayward, Herald Sun
"Fears oil has hit Northern Territory beaches", Nigel Adlam, NT News
"Shocking's epic run", Greg Baum, Age
Time South Pacific's 50th anniversary essays: David Lange, Bernard Lagan, Time Magazine
Time South Pacific's 50th anniversary essays: Germaine Greer, Christine Wallace, Time Magazine
This Friday: 10th anniversary of failed Republic referendum, Glenn Patmore SMH

Canberra weather: 24, fine, mostly sunny, BoM

International:

Paradox of death is that without it, life would be trivial, Todd May NYT
Flaubert's response when Maupassant said: I'm bored with sex, news & sentences, Julian Barnes LRB
Helen Mirren revisits her Russian roots, John Hiscock, Telegraph
"Corporate tax revenue plunges to 49 year low", Japan Times
Guggenheim Bilbao to build satellite gallery at Guernica, Jason Edward Kaufman, Art Newspaper 
Why Asterix is good for Europe, Guardian

TUESDAY

The poll that stops a nation: Labor slumps 7 pts to lead 52/48% 2PP, Newspoll
Rudd Govt takes big hit in Newspoll, Matthew Franklin, Australian

The race that stops a nation also stops Breakfast Politics. It's a public holiday here in the People's Republic of Canberra so that's it from us until tomorrow - except for this, in case you missed it Sunday. Happy Cup Day!

Canberra weather: 29, chance of afternoon thunderstorm, BoM
Flemington weather: 20, windy, possible shower or two, BoM

International:
"The blood-spattered beginnings of modern medicine", Matthew Shechmeister, Wired
Halloween: "Anglo paganism on the march", Stanislav Mishin, Pravda
David Cameron's plan to paint Britain blue for a generation, Tim Montgomerie, Tory Diary
All-electric buses are making Beijing greener, Li Xiang & Wan Zhihong, China Daily
You leak personal info like a sieve through new media use, Miyase Christensen, Le Monde Diplomatique
Van Gogh's letters, Julian Bell LRB

MONDAY

"Keating blasts disloyal Rudd", Michelle Grattan, Age
Keating: Why would you appoint "policy bum" Costello to anything? Mark Metherell & Dan Harrison SMH
Liberal-loving Rudd a "goody two shoes", says Keating, Michael Harvey, Herald Sun
Rudd's Costello appt disloyal to every caucus member who fought him, Samanthan Maiden, Australian
Turnbull: "It does show the complete hypocrisy of Rudd on economic matters", Phillip Coorey SMH
Reports that boat carrying 40 people sinks off Cocos Is, Advertiser
"Why the PM is lost at sea", Alexander Downer, Advertiser
Drama escalates last night as asylum seekers threaten suicide, Steve Pennells, West Australian
"The Oceanic Viking has now become Rudd's Tampa", Glenn Milne, Australian 
"Tide can quickly turn on a PM who dithers", Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Most of the Oceanic Viking 78 have lived in Indonesia for years, Dan Harrison, Age
Turnbull: So much for govt's explanation of the surge in numbers, Dan Harrison, Age
ACTU paid ad: Bring Oceanic Viking 78 to Christmas Is asap, Samantha Maiden & Mark Dodd, Australian
What about the 255 off Merak, sickening & thirsty? Mark Dodd, Australian
"Australia is not a xenophobic nation", Paul Sheehan SMH
Nevertheless, you're going to cop it if Serena can't play the Australian Open, Raina Kelley SMH
The slavery debate & the asylum seeker debate, David Burchell, Australian
Now that Kevin has come up with "Big Australia", let's debate it, Marcus Kuczynski, The Punch
"Turnbull's policy on asylum seekers is clear - as mud", Alan Howe, Herald Sun
Joyce to Libs: Tell me to go, Michelle Grattan, Age
"Malcolm cheer squad" lunches at Grappa. Yeah, right. Nick Leys, Telegraph
Churches cheer legal decision affirming right to discriminate, Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Jordanian princess asks Rudd to stop Halal animal slaughter, Lorna Edwards, Age
"Inhumane slaughter puts Australia's reputation at risk", Princess Alia, Age 
Level of climate change concern falls in Oz more than anywhere else in world, John Breusch AFR
CSIRO bans staffer's paper saying carbon tax far better than ETS, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
CEOs personally liable for big climate fines, Emma Connors & Paul Smith AFR
Scaring kids no way to advance environment debate, Brendan O'Neill, Australian
"Rudd moves to ease off stimulus", David Crowe AFR 
Stimulus wind down to be a bigger drag on economy than rate rises, David Uren, Australian
Gap in regional jobless rates biggest in 20 years, Mark Davis, Age
"Rudd fends off backlash on jobless numbers", Mark Davis SMH
Monash to bump up disadvantaged quota by leaving town, Miki Perkins, Age
Ed Revolution is drifting off course: expert, Farrah Tomazin, Age
"Poor marks for education revolution", Justine Ferrari, Australian
"Finnish students top all international tests", Brian Caldwell, Age
Elderly copped a double Medicare whammy yesterday, Mark Metherell SMH
Childcare fees are about to zoom too, Telegraph 
Violence & Stolen Generation status linked, AAP/West Australian
Liquor merchants losing their cachet in Canberra, Tom Dusevic, Australian 
Coal miner's seeming cash-for-chat with Brumby not a good look, Royce Millar, Age
Meanwhile in NSW, Tebbutt under pressure to take over, Brian Robins & Andrew Clennell SMH 
Meanwhile in Qld, Bligh slumps to 30% approval rating, Patrick Lion & John McCarthy, Courier Mail 
"Govt-owned corporations aren't answerable to anyone", Mike O'Connor, Courier Mail
I don't (& never will) like NBN, Kenneth Davidson, Age
In Federal Court today, iiNet v Hollywood, Andrew Colley, Australian
Media diary, Amanda Meade, Australian
Broadcasters want anti-siphoning rules extended to new media, Michael Bodey, Australian
Keating wants privacy laws aginst media strengthened, Sean Nicholls SMH
Ticky Fullerton's tough question to Harold Evans, Errol Simper, Australian
Why small investors are angry, Andrew Main, Australian
It was the Great Depression's 80th anniversary & nobody noticed, Robin Bromby, Australian
Ken, are you up on "environmental tax shifting"? Ross Gittins SMH 
Garrett cuts home insulation rebate by one-quarter, Michelle Grattan, Age
Hunt hits Garrett's admin of home insulation program, Dan Harrison SMH
That leaking rig in Timor Sea is now on fire, Aleisha Preedy, Courier Mail
Pictures of West Atlas oil rig fire, Andrew Tillett & Flip Prior, West Australian
Burke to farmers: Change or lose drought assistance, Matthew Franklin & Asa Wahlquist, Australian
Burke's drought assistance shift a good move, Matthew Franklin, Australian 
China is a fast learner (& Treasury's Jim Murphy is clueing them up), Michael Sainsbury, Australian
First Aust-China boom was iron ore, next will be coal, John Garnaut SMH
Italy's top pap charged with blackmail, Nick Squires, Age 
What the US is really facing in Afghanistan, Tom Switzer AFR
Clinton unveils statue of himself in Kosovo, Nebi Qena, AAP/West Australian
Blanchett pulls off Washington diplomatic coup with "Streetcar", Anne Davies, Age
Nothing - not even MS - will stop Chrissie Amphlett touring, Patrick Donovan, Age
GFC hits the Birdcage hard, Mark Hawthorne SMH
Someone blew up the 10th green at Darwin Golf Club yesterday, Nadja Hainke, NT News
Sad, angry, isolated misogynists should get over themselves, David Penberthy, The Punch
Happiness makes for a long life: Mona Farr, 100, Darren Gray, Age

Canberra weather: 30, afternoon shower/thunderstorm, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
"The PM has taken a hit over the asylum seeker issue," Laurie Oakes, Herald Sun
"When the pressure mounts, (Rudd) has a tendency to cattiness", Annabel Crabb SMH
Labor has itself to blame for Jodie Campbell fiasco in Bass, Sue Neales, Mercury
The "Big Australia" baloney, Katharine Murphy, Age
Nathan Rees, the Richard Nixon of Labor politics, Lisa Carty, Sun Herald
The rum lot of the woman sports journalist, Lynne Truss SMH

International:
"The Obamas' Marriage", Jodi Kantor NYT
"Chinese vice premier meets Australia's Queensland premier", Xinhua/China Daily
Margaret Thatcher was really worried about reunified Germany, Hans Kundnani TLS
"My father, the terrorist", Omar Bin Laden, Vanity Fair 
"Like many women I want to work, just not like this", Gaby Hinsliff, Observer
There'll be an official kanji overhaul next year, Mary Sisk Noguchi, Japan Times