Tax, the Senate... Is the excellent health plan DOA? Phillip Coorey SMH
Power is centralising, people. Get over it. Michelle Grattan, Age
"Is it time to abolish the states?" Michael Lund, Courier Mail
Rudd's plan: Another layer of bureaucracy & no new money for years, Tony Abbott, Telegraph
"Cabinet splits over tax, tactics", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Where's the Henry Report? Ben Butler & Phil Hudson, Herald Sun
"Health FAQs for the confused", Henry Ergas, Australian
Stephen Duckett doubts health plan's implementability, Mark Metherell & Katharine Murphy, Age
I've got doubts too - but I would, wouldn't I, Terry Barnes, Age
All Rudd did was announce his future negotiating position with the states, Chris Gardner, The Punch
Concerns well-established providers may get crunched in plan, Julia Medew, Age
Rudd's state election millstones, David Gazard, The Punch
And then there's Kevin's milestone drought, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Kenneally to fellow premiers: Get behind health plan or go broke, Louise Hall SMH
Goward: Feds can't deliver services - it's not their schtick, Pru Goward, Australian
"Brumby doesn't really do apologies", David Rood, Age
Obama health bill puts pressure on President to delay visit, Simon Mann & Connie Levett SMH
"There's no doubting Abbott's sense of adventure", Dennis Atkins, Courier Mail
Abbott strangled by his own triangulation strategy this week, Mark Davis SMH
Why I went bush, Tony Abbott, The Punch
"Abbott hits Outback wall politics won't fix", Paul Toohey, Telegraph
"Abbott needs to stay ahead of the game", Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Just like 1983, Fraser has crowd-pulling problem, Sean Nicholls & Leesha McKenny SMH
Now Rudd has advice for parents of bullied children, Alison Rehn, Telegraph
Experts hate it, parents like it, Courier Mail
Twiggy knocks off James as Australia's richest person, Kate Lahey, Age
ACTU worried award modernisation will leave some worse off, Ewin Hannan, Australian
Cities - Rudd Govt to override states where necessary, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Neal's preselection looks shakey in Robertson, Erik Jensen SMH
Templeman now looks set for Macquarie preselection, Simon Benson & Richard Noone, Telegraph
Jackie Kelly says lousy pay the reason she's leaving politics, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
MPs entitlement system costs $37m a year to run, Phillip Hudson, Herald Sun
We're now more literate than we've ever been Anna Patty SMH
ATO reaping rich harvest in small biz black taxes, Peter Martin, Age
Some polygamists are trying to game Centrelink, Mark Dunn, Herald Sun
Chantelois slams Rann apology, AAP/Herald Sun
Auditor-General, AFP probe dodgy batt deals, Tom Arup SMH
I wish those batt sharpies were running the country, Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun
Australia prepares for intl whaling deal to be cut with Japan, Andrew Darby, Age
AFP Tel Aviv probe team has problematic bingle, Jason Koutsoukis, Age
Labor faces potential backlash over asylum seeker approach, Steve Lewis & Ben Packham, Herald Sun
Big private college the subject of migration fraud probe, Sushi Das, Age
Morrison: Christmas Island now a revolving door with visas attached, Yuko Narushima SMH
Boeing shuts in Sydney, moves 300+ jobs to Melbourne, Matt O'Sullivan & Jessica Mahar SMH
Debt - fine in small doses, Jessica Irvine SMH
Free-to-air networks to deploy "catch-up TV" technology, Julian Lee SMH
Tories side with Murdoch against BBC, Jonathan Freedland, Age
Not all artists deserve govt support, Barry Cohen, Australian
Art teacher wins National Photographic Portrait Prize, Yuko Narushima SMH
Boomers talk themselves up on eve of grand final Caps clash, Grantley Bernard, Herald Sun
Canberra weather: 24, rain periods, BoM
International:
Currency speculators are betting heavily against the Pound, Carsten Volkery, Der Spiegel
Gay marriage is now legal in Washington DC, Ian Urbina NYT
Hollywood is a notoriously impregnable fortress but... Julian Sancton, Vanity Fair
Hurt Locker case: "Hollywood has made billions exploiting veterans", Ed Pilkington, Guardian
Iceland tops innovation index, NZ 9th, Australia not even top 10, Jacob P Koshy, livemint.com
Cultural renaissance of Japan's indigenous Ainu people, Lucy Birmingham WSJ