Abbott plans to become PM this year, without an election, Phillip Coorey SMH
Coalition would start again on national curriculum, Dan Harrison & Anna Patty, Age
Doha trade deal now "within reach", Michael Stutchbury, Australian
Floods are a human tragedy, not an economic one, Ross Gittins SMH
Gillard does not want a disaster fund, Michelle Grattan & David Rood, Age
Flood levy is not foolproof, or greed-proof, David McGann, Age
Levy could sink Gillard as PM, Mirko Bagaric, Australian
Senate won't necessarily make levy easy, Stefanie Balogh & Sean Parnell, Australian
Levy critic McKibbin wants to extend his RBA stay, David Uren, Australian
Qld keeps nervous eye on cyclones & Wivenhoe Dam, Brian Williams, Courier-Mail
WA is feeling rich, aggrieved & left out, Paul Sheehan SMH
Supermarkets slash the price of bread, Jessica Craven, Herald Sun
GST exemptions another boom sector, Annabel Hepworth & Siobhain Ryan, Australian
Australian aid is scattergun: report, Dan Oakes SMH
Rudd yet to announce Japan, China envoys, Australian
Just quit, Nicola Roxon, The Punch
TV ads for smoking campaign are not pretty, AAP/Advertiser
Another union boss dumps on NSW Labor, Alexandra Smith SMH
Keneally found out about drug arrest third-hand, Imre Salusinszky, Australian
Drug charge won't reach court until after NSW election, Alexandra Smith SMH
NSW Premier is not in a party mood, Andrew Clennell, Daily Telegraph
Bali nine duo may yet escape firing squad, Tom Allard, Age
Cairo descending into anarchy, Jason Koutsoukis, Age
Egypt's capital "looks like a battlefield", AFP/Australian
Tablets can be good for you, Mark Day, Australian
Media diary, Caroline Overington, Australian
Clark leads Australia to a rare win, Andrew Wu, Age
Djokovic breaks the Federer-Nadal stranglehold, Richard Hinds SMH
Dinosaurs still roam in the AFL, Rebecca Wilson, Herald Sun
Teenager leaves Hull & Davies in her wake in Royal Canberra triumph, AAP/SMH
"Young gun Ona wins at Royal Canberra", Phillip Heads, Telegraph
Canberra weather: 37, sunny, BoM
Best from the Weekend:
Gillard's fightback! Laurie Oakes, Telegraph
Worryingly for Julia, the electorate remains sullen, Dennis Atkins, Courier Mail
China, Australia's lucky charm, Ross Gittins SMH
Children's books are mostly a sexist joke, Emma Jane, The Australian
Everyone's raving about MONA, Dan Cass, The Punch
Ona wipes pros' dials at ActewAGL Royal Canberra Ladies Classic, David Polkinghorne, Canberra Times
International:
Frances Fox Piven is standing up to Glenn Beck, and so should we, Paul Harris, Guardian
Defriending the old fashioned way, Joe Queenan WSJ
On Singapore, Thomas L Friedman NYT
Running the McMurdo Marathon, Andy Isaacson IHT
Some Chinese mothers are pussycats, not tigers, Melinda Liu, Newsweek
Parenting isn't cultural anyway, Desi Anwar, Jakarta Globe
