Costello lashes Abbott's "race to the bottom" maternity plan, Michelle Grattan, Age
The proposal is "silly", Phillip Coorey SMH
"Abbott is the Crocodile Dundee of politics", Peter Costello, Age
Paul Keating doesn't think Abbott can win the middle ground, Dennis Atkins, Courier-Mail
Abbott's scheme doesn't merit universal hosannas, Angela Shanahan, Australian
Labor MPs dare to speak of a Gillard govt, Phillip Hudson, Herald Sun
"Rudd's rival is Gillard, not Abbott", Peter Van Onselen, Australian
Rudd can engage the brain but not the heart, Shaun Carney, Age
Go
out & sell me, PM urges party room, Dennis Shanahan &
Matthew Franklin, Australian
Parliament
makes asylums look good, Phillip Hudson, Herald Sun
Lib's
19 yo candidate cleans up his Facebook page, Emma Chalmers,
Courier-Mail
Happy
St Patrick's Day from St Kevin the Dull, AAP/Daily Telegraph
Rudd hopes some Obama love will rub off on him, Phillip Coorey & Kirsty Needham SMH
Obama's
entourage will struggle for a room in Canberra, Kirsty Needham, Age
Bondi
rough sleepers head to High Court, Louise Hall SMH
Melbourne
Fire Brigade warns insulated houses are a time bomb, Carolyn Webb,
Age
Vic
Police seize suspect insulation material: the Yellow Pages, Mark
Buttler & Michael Harvey, Herald Sun
Govt will overturn Fair Work union access ruling, Ewin Hannan, Australian
ACTU loses Sharan Burrow's preferred successor, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Cath Bowtell helped craft Your Rights at Work, Kirsty Needham, Age
"Labor has broken away from 100 years of welfare history", Paul Kelly, Australian
PM no micro-manager when it comes to tax reform, Peter Van Onselen, Australian
Asylum claims to be settled on mainland once again, Mark Dodd, Australian
"Time to turn boats back", Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
Aust unis could set up campuses in India, Matt Wade SMH
Youth Allowance Bill should pass Senate today, Sid Maher, Australian
Students should get scholarship funds in weeks, Ari Sharp, Age
The next terrorist attack will be virtual, but damage will be real, Sally Neighbour, Australian
ABC chair is right on groupthink, Janet Albrechtsen, Australian
Minister Conroy backs chairman's right to say it, Christian Kerr & Mitchell Bingemann, Australian
Senators want Conroy to produce broadband report, Ari Sharp SMH
Activity test could shut down small hospitals, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Hospitals: you say cap, govt says "activity target", Misha Schubert, Age
Expanded midwifery rules pass Senate, Mark Metherell, Age
Martin Ferguson likes Nick Greiner's work in coalmines, Matthew Stevens, Australian
Rio Tinto wants to get back into Beijing's good books, Barry Fitzgerald, Age
RBA has detected a housing boom, Peter Martin SMH
Of course, taxes will rise whomever wins govt, Ross Gittins SMH
Welcoming ceremonies are not just tokenism, Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
Lib MP Michael Johnson goes on leave ... Michael McKenna, Australian
As Qld Libs welcome chance to punish him, Michael McKenna, Australian
Premier Rann: No deal on Murray - more of a chat, Michael Owen, Australian
Redmond respects Chapman's unbridled ambition, Michael Owen, Australian
Howard arrives in Adelaide - to not campaign, Advertiser
Tas Lib leader promises abortion vote in office, Matthew Denholm, Australian
New Australian Museum chief will have climate change focus, Nicky Phillips SMH
Fromelles Diggers are finally revealed, Kim MacDonald & Athanae Lucev, West Australian
Miles Franklin award long list, AAP/Australian
Tiger Woods will play in the Masters next month, AAP/SMH
The great Paddle Pop conspiracy, Karen Collier, Herald Sun
Let Mr Shuffles keep his name, Imre Salusinskzy, Australian
Canberra weather: 28, sunny, BoM
International:Bangkok's Govt House bloodied, then disinfected, Bangkok Post
Forget health: US wants to spend up to US$350 billion on broadband, Marguerite Reardon, CNET News
After offending the Hillarys, Auckland Museum director quits, New Zealand Herald
Anish Kapoor at the Guggenheim Bilbao, artdaily.org
Flash mash, Felicity Cloake, Guardian
