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MONDAY

Lower Murray situation now "horrendous", Siobhain Ryan, Australian
UN advisor: Even SA govt is bungling the Lower Murray, Cara Jenkin, Advertiser
Why we need a royal commission into the Lower Murray, Maude Barlow, Advertiser
"Rudd returns to Hu headache", Telegraph
China's image takes a battering, Michael Sainsbury, Australian
Hu Jintao understood to have personally endorsed Rio investigation, John Garnaut SMH
Security agencies now in China's economic mgt team, John Garnaut & Michelle Grattan, Age
Smith: Hu case will affect how world sees China, Ben Packham & Olga Galacho, Herald-Sun
Smith warns "we may be in for a long haul", Emma Chalmers, Courier-Mail
"The Chinese seem determined to...humiliate Canberra", Greg Sheridan, Australian
"It's not like the Chinese are playing ball", Alison Rehn, Telegraph
"Rudd now has a China problem", Glenn Milne, Australian
China isn't handling this well, Michael Sainsbury & Mark Dodd, Australian
Asylum seeker: AFP let us drift, Stephen Fitzpatrick & Mark Dodd, Australian
Refugee advocate: Deaths at sea Australia's fault, Greg Callaghan, Australian
Navy intercepts another asylum seeker boat, Brendan Nicholson, Age
"Minister was told of surge", Ben Packham, Herald-Sun
What's with the asylum seeker influx? Paul Maley, Australian
Libs brace for next round of terrible polls, Michelle Grattan, Age
Turnbull "is now damaged goods", James Allan, Courier-Mail
The preselection field for Wannon, Michael Harvey, Herald-Sun
Women managers just like men - except paid less, Adele Horin SMH
Abbott wants to bring the "fault" back into divorce, Farah Farouque, Age
Religious school proliferation undermines social cohesion, Farrah Tomazin, Age
Is Rudd serious about health reform? Mark Metherell SMH
"Ministers to refine details of e-health safeguards", Mark Metherell, Age
"200 Territory kids with STDs - and rising", Alyssa Betts, NT News
Despite govt targets, unis don't plan higher enrolments, Rachel Lebihan & Joanna Mather AFR
Unions to push for 15% super at ALP conference, Sid Maher, Australian
Garrett: Uluru ban just "a proposal", Iain Shedden, Australian
Gore encourages Rudd to press ahead with pre-Copenhagen ETS, Lauren Wilson, Australian
"Power cuts loom as financing fails", Geoffrey Newman, Australian
The RECS price has just fallen 30%, Giles Parkinson, Australian
Conroy: Many media laws won't survive NBN, Andrew Colley, Australian
"Packer is a seller & Stokes a buyer", Mark Day, Australian
"Forget the gizmos & get back to basics, ABC", Errol Simper, Australian
PC to recommend opening way for parallel book imports, Jacob Saulwick SMH
Brandis: Labor dragging its heels on FOI, CT
Swan's delicate decision on stimulus withdrawal, Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Why not let both ASX & ASIC oversee market? Andrew Main, Australian
New law has excessive bank fees in its sights, Danny John, Age
This recession has been overrated, Ross Gittins SMH
Public debt is "running in overdrive", John Stone, Australian
Indonesia is "a bona fide democracy", Geoff Strong, Age
Aussie miner shot dead in West Papua, Padraic Murphy, Telegraph
What's happening in Iran, Christopher Hitchens, Australian
We've become naive & blase at the same time, David Burchell, Australian
Queanbeyan's own Mark Webber finally wins an F1 race, AFP/SMH
England snatches draw from jaws of defeat, Chloe Saltau, Age
Ponting takes off the gloves over England time-wasting, Chloe Saltau SMH

Canberra weather: 13, fine, partly cloudy, BoM

Best from the Weekend:
How did Kevin turn that ute around? Laurie Oakes, Telegraph
"Are there two Kevin Rudds, she asked?", Madonna King, Courier-Mail
"Wake In Fright", being Australian & being lonely, Charles Waterstreet, Sun-Herald
Kevin krafts his way into an old Kraut's heart, Annabel Crabb SMH
"How nice it is to be home again in Melbourne", Julia Gillard, Sunday Age
"So much for a Mandarin-speaking prime minister", Jennifer Hewett, Australian

International:
Crean: Rio case won't affect trade ties, China Daily
Election shows Indonesians want moderate, equitable progress, Iwan Gunawan, Jakarta Post
Photography from 1980s East Germany: "Kunst und Revolte '89", Emma Bullimore, Der Spiegel
"The world finance crisis & the American mission", Robert Skidelsky NYRB
What to do if you're in a career rut, Grace L Williams WSJ
"Welcome to Berlin's squat scene", Molly Gunn, Guardian

FRIDAY

Rio exec arrests likely to be a calculated move by China, John Garnaut SMH
Barnaby Joyce says it's payback over Chinalco, Michelle Grattan, Age
China's claims against Rio execs "almost certainly baseless", Cameron Stewart, Australian
Australians in China chilled by Rio exec arrests, Malcolm Maiden SMH 
Consular officials to visit jailed Rio exec, Stefanie Balogh, Courier-Mail
Turnbull: Rudd should ring Beijing, Mark Dodd & Matt Chambers, Australian 
"A grave crisis in Australia's relationship with China", Greg Sheridan, Australian
Detained Aussie known for integrity & good judgement, John Garnaut, Age
Australian economy holding up better than elsewhere, David Uren, Australian
Things look a bit better than Treasury, RBA forecasts, Michael Stutchbury, Australian
In which I desperately try to find a dark lining in Rudd Govt's abundant good news, Dennis Shanahan, Australian
Murdoch: My media peers are shockingly bearish, Reuters/AFR
Rudd plays down G8 greenhouse pledge, Paola Totaro & Ben Cubby SMH
Kevin gives Pope a bound "Apology" & six bottles of sticky, Lenore Taylor, Australian
Nuns outspin Rudd on Mary McKillop, Michelle Grattan, Age
Yes, they did talk about Mary McKillop, Mark Kenny, Telegraph
Brogden approached to knock off Bishop in Mackellar, Peter van Onselen, Australian
Women surprise winners in GFC-driven labour market changes, Peter Martin SMH
"Women in NSW are bearing the brunt of the recession", Alison Rehn, Telegraph
KKK says it has infiltrated new right wing party, Erik Jensen SMH
Abetz: Gen Y have fallen for the "nanny state", Ari Sharp, Age
In praise of school league tables, Brendan Nelson, Australian
Young Aussie tennis player gets 6 month ban for racial slur, Shayne Hope, West Australian
Ellis purges anti-doping agency top management, Sean Parnell, Australian
"Whatever happened to kids having fun?" Michelle Epstein SMH
"Toughest principal gets results on school violence", Tanya Chilcott, Courier-Mail
Teachers' unions do more damage than rogue building industry thugs, Michael Costa, Australian
Sullivan/AIATSIS report calls for public review of Indigenous Land Corp, Natasha Robinson, Australian
Macklin overhauls indigenous remains repatriation protocol, Yuko Narushima SMH
54% of incarcerated youth offenders in NSW are indigenous, Geesche Jacobsen & Joel Gibson SMH
Redfern has deep indigenous roots, Debra Jopson SMH 
Garrett hasn't produced a good argument against Uluru climb yet, Andrew Bolt, Herald-Sun
Burke loses fight with US over dry milk export subsidies, Brad Norington, Australian
Boat with dozens of asylum seekers on board missing, Paul Maley & Stephen Fitzpatrick, Australian
"Mystery of night boat & its texts", Yuko Narushima & Tom Allard, Age
New building industry conduct code starts next month, Ben Schneiders & Stephanie Peatling, Age
"Laid-off hit hard in last days of WorkChoices", Ben Schneiders, Age
Kerry Stokes is now No2 shareholder in Packer's ConsMedia, Nick Tabakoff, Australian
Reading the tea leaves on Conroy's NBN comments this week, Glenda Korporaal, Australian
Super funds get permission to give financial advice, Fleur Anderson AFR
"Book price row rings too sadly familiar", Mark Seymour, Age
Rights' charter opponents worry needlessly, Ron Merkel, Australian
French CJ on definitions, Selma Milovanovic, Age
McClelland whacks terrorists with word power, Richard Ackland SMH
Australia's first new Super Hornet unveiled in St Louis, Max Blankin, Age
Super Hornets ready next year, Ian McPhedran, Advertiser
"Gaza" a linguistic no-go zone for Gillard on her recent trip, Jake Lynch SMH
Han dominance & racism underpins Uighur discontent, David Brophy, Australian
China has effectively declared war on a minority within its own borders, Wu'er Kaixi, Age
New SA Lib leader has tough first day, Michael Owen, Australian
Robert Kenny & Tom Griffiths share PM's History Prize, Adam Carey, Age
Budget cuts blamed for Melbourne Uni's Philosophy Dept dive, Andrew Trounson, Australian
Australia's cautious First Test tactics has it adrift on the pitch... Peter Roebuck SMH 
But Katich & Ponting centuries settle things down, Chloe Saltau SMH
"Bruno: Comic genius or witless git?" Jim Schembri, Age
I shock people for a living. Literally. Tanveer Ahmed SMH

Canberra weather: 13, fine, partly cloudy, BoM

International:
Dealing with the toxic intellectual debt overhang, Philip Gerrans, Times Higher Education
Shirin Ebadi is a heroine of mine, Cherie Blair, Times
"SBY is simply in a league of his own", Endy M Bayuni, Jakarta Post
Why the Han & Uighur hate each other, Evan Osnos, New Yorker
House of Commons inquiry into claims of News Corp phone tapping, James Robinson & Andrew Sparrow, Guardian
Bruce Nauman is the star of Venice Biennale 2009, Karen Wright, Art Newspaper