Parliament is back tomorrow, Michelle Grattan, Age
Rudd, Abbott to go head-to-head on ETS, Stefanie Balogh, Courier Mail
Rudd meets Abbott's ETS "big tax" bet & raises him, Matthew Franklin, Australian
"Rudd now seems confused about his climate change strategy", Glenn Milne, Australian
More IPCC Report embarrassment, Jonathan Leake, Australian
Mythbusting climate change, Paul Sheehan SMH
"Top down" isn't going to work with climate change, Caroline Boin, Australian
Rudd could use health to supplant ETS as double diss trigger, Phillip Coorey SMH
Many young doctors don't know what they're doing, Adam Creswell & Matthew Franklin, Australian
PM is already in election mode, Michelle Grattan, Age
Oh god, Tony flaunts budgie smugglers again... Telegraph
What people think of Abbott, Paul Colgan, The Punch
Abbott must be more discriminating about issues he picks up, Phillip Coorey SMH
Fair enough for Rudd to feel "relaxed & comfortable", Peter Van Onselen, Australian
Intergen Report: Swan to dangle carrot in front of older workers, Samantha Maiden, Australian
Intergen Report: New baby boom to push up ed costs even as we grey, George Megalogenis, Australian
What's Rudd's 2020 Australia will look like, Thom Woodroofe, The Punch
Rudd a 7 stone weakling on productivity reform, Ross Gittins SMH
Kiwis dig in against Howard ICC candidacy - Eddington to umpire, Peter Roebuck SMH
Howard has been interviewed for ICC gig, Bipin Dani, Telegraph
Terror latest: Al-Qaeda plans to surgically implant explosives, Andrew Heasley, Age
AFP restructure underway, Paul Maley, Australian
CrimTrac wants fingerprint ID for transport workers, Mark Davis SMH
Indian mag devotes 10 pages to alleged Aussie racism (with Van Thanh Rudd), Matt Wade, Age
Rate rises to hurt NSW, Vic more than other states, Clancy Yeates SMH
Westpac's Kelly taken aback by bank backlash, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
22sqm weatherboard boatshed lease sells for $455k at Portsea, Marika Dobbin, Age
IFSA predicts huge super shortfall, Ari Sharp SMH
AEC: Political parties raised $93.7m last year, down from $216.5m, Michael Evans SMH
Reith, Richo, Downer et al have to refund some Gold Pass claims, Phillip Hudson, Herald Sun
The Gold Pass payback list, Phillip Hudson, Herald Sun
Principal insists school stimulus rollout "a disgrace", Miki Perkins, Age
Rethinking schooling, David Burchell, Australian
"Poor teachers, poor results" Christopher Bantick, Australian
Transparency. Is good. Alan Howe, Herald Sun
Rudd: My School - it's just the beginning, Phillip Coorey & Brian Robins SMH
Someone ought to tell the AEU the My School fight is already over, Alan Howe, Herald Sun
"Federal support favours the privileged", Heath Gilmore SMH
Mythbusting supermarket loyalty schemes, Daniella Miletic, Age
Women, step up or be stepped over, Karalyn Brown, The Punch
Qantas' Alan Joyce to face first big industrial negotiation with ASU, Matt O'Sullivan SMH
Hu Jintao's Shanghai Aussie pavillion visit shows he's winning internal struggle, John Garnaut SMH
About the old subs, and the news subs, Mike O'Connor, Courier Mail
Positive DNA results from Fromelles war dead, David Murray, Herald Sun
Sundance win for David Michod-directed Aussie film, Garry Maddox SMH
Let's hear it for filanthropists (yes, that's a deliberate typo), Barbara Lemon, Age
"If alcohol is no big deal, go without it for a month" Carrie Miller, The Punch
The Maggie Thatcher diet: Eggs, steak, salad...& whisky, Gordon Rayner SMH
Sweet Roger messes with Murray's mind then crushes him on centre court, Greg Baum, Age
Jackson rises from sickbed, shoots 25 points in 23 minutes & gets 13 boards, AAP/Australian
Kristie Smith blitzes field to win $125k Royal Canberra Ladies Classic, AAP/Australian
Conroy - a better spinner than Warnie, Mark Day, Australian
"ABC 24-hour news plan will cripple diversity", Tim Wilson, Australian
Media diary, Amanda Meade, Australian
Canberra weather: 30, mostly fine, BoM
Best from the Weekend:
Niki's tell all book - choice cuts here, Laurie Oakes, Herald-Sun
Top marks for Gillard's "My School", Glenn Milne, Sunday Telegraph
"The government has not quite got a handle on Abbott..." Michelle Grattan, Sun-Herald
Put an August 7 double diss in your diary, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Yes, Rudd really is Howard Lite, Peter Hartcher SMH
More frontline workers, not public servants, needed in child safety drive, Pru Goward SMH
International:
Cougar play ends in tears, Anne Enright LRB
"Afghanistan: Why is half the country (its women) excluded?" Pravda
"To California, moon junk is state treasure", Jesse McKinley NYT
"Biographer of Dr M paints gloomy picture of Malaysia", Jakarta Post
On Gordon Burn's "Sex & Violence, Death & Silence", Nancy Campbell TLS
The Tea Party rage in America, Ben McGrath, New Yorker
