Media wrap - The pundits agree Malcolm's days are numbered
POLITICS AND ECONOMICS
Leadership
Turnbull's last stand – Malcolm Turnbull has vowed to go down fighting on climate change after a flood of Liberal frontbenchers - including Nick Minchin and Tony Abbott - quit last night in a bid to pressure the Opposition Leader to reverse his support for Labor's emissions trading scheme – Sydney Morning Herald
Embattled leader makes a desperate last stand - Malcolm Turnbull has dramatically rolled the dice, to keep faith with his commitment to action on climate change and to keep the word of the Liberal Party. His typically Turnbull gesture seems certain to cost him the leadership – Michelle Grattan in the Melbourne Age
Liberals tear down the house, Abbott poised – Malcolm Turnbull today is defiantly clinging to his collapsing leadership as he fought to deliver the emissions trading legislation in the wake of a mass exodus of senior figures from his front bench – Melbourne Age
Malcolm Turnbull defies mutineers – Malcolm Turnbull's leadership was in tatters last night after Tony Abbott led a frontbench exodus over climate change policy, setting up the certainty of a damaging leadership spill. But the Opposition Leader stood firm, declaring he would not allow the Liberal Party to be hijacked by climate change sceptics and insisting his leadership authority was untarnished despite the desertion of five frontbenchers and the two party whips – The Australian
Liberal Party in total meltdown over ETS crisis – Angry resignations from the Shadow Cabinet last night propelled Malcolm Turnbull closer to a leadership showdown which opponents to an ETS could ensure he loses – Sydney Daily Telegraph
Liberals rebel over climate change and Malcolm Turnbull – Brisbane Courier Mail
Defiant Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull clings to the top job as senior colleagues abandon him – Melbourne Herald Sun
Malcolm Turnbull's leadership rocked by frontbench rebellion – Tony Abbott has confirmed he will challenge Malcolm Turnbull for the Liberal Party leadership on Monday after 10 frontbenchers staged a rebellion over climate policy. In a breathtaking act of disloyalty, 10 frontbenchers - including Mr Abbott and the Coalition's leader in the Senate Nick Minchin - have resigned as shadow ministers in a staged rebellion over his support for the Government's emissions trading scheme – Adelaide Advertiser
Economic matters
Victoria's economy off and ready to rumble - Treasury has positively revised all key forecasts from the May budget, prompting the Government to claim Victoria has weathered the economic storm better than almost any other state or country – Melbourne Age
Industrial relations
Two-horse race for ACTU leadership – The contest for the ACTU presidency has intensified, with nurses union chief Ged Kearney yesterday declaring her candidacy and a number of left-wing union leaders publicly backing her potential chief rival, Cath Bowtell – The Australian
Political life
John Della Bosca all loved up in Parliament House – John Della Bosca read a public love letter to his wife Belinda Neal in Parliament last night, claiming he never intended to leave her despite his affair. He revealed the couple had renewed their marriage and he thanked his wife for her "compassion and forgiveness," describing himself as a lucky man – Sydney Morning Herald
Knight time cricket has CLP calling for cover – A Territory politician was caught playing "office cricket" during parliamentary sittings. The CLP's Jodeen Carney complained that Local Government Minister Rob Knight was seen "cheering and carrying on like a clown" – Northern Territory News
Elections
Dominant Victorian Labor Party in the box seat to win the 2010 election, after a decade in power – the Melbourne Herald Sun analyses the form with a year to go to polling day.
SA Liberal Party unveils its plan for Adelaide railyards – Huge parcels of land in the north of the city and at Keswick will be sold by the Liberals to finance a plan to build a new sporting stadium on the proposed new hospital site in the city's west – Adelaide Advertiser
Opinions
Abbott steps out of the shadows – Peter Hartcher in the Sydney Morning Herald describes Tony Abbott's intention as being to destroy the emissions scheme, humiliate Turnbull and ride the rebel movement as his vehicle to the Liberal leadership. But Abbott lacks a forum to challenge Turnbull today; most Liberal MPs left Canberra last night to return to their homes for the weekend – Sydney Morning Herald
Ascetic warrior ready for battle - Tony Abbott, long known as the Mad Monk, transmogrified into a vision of the Grim Reaper as he swung through Malcolm Turnbull's office yesterday afternoon – Tony Wright in the Melbourne Age
Love and other Liberal catastrophes – Annabel Crabb takes the Mickey out of Tony Abbott
Turnbull does not bow before the executioners' blade – Katharine Murphy in the Melbourne Age on how when the Opposition Leader fronted the media at 7pm last night after a day eclipsing all the previous insanity of this week in Canberra , Turnbull chose fight over flight.
Malcolm Turnbull felled by grassroots revolt – Malcolm Turnbull's leadership has been destroyed in a spectacular and unprecedented fashion. For the first time, a grassroots revolt by local Liberal branches and members has brought down the leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party – The Australian
Rudd facing naked truth – Andrew Bolt casts Kevin Rudd in the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale – Melbourne Herald Sun
Rebellion may ruin the Liberals – writes Andrew Kenny in the Adelaide Advertiser
BUSINESS
St Vincents board loses $24m on junk bonds – The board of one of Sydney 's biggest hospitals is under fire after losing more than $24 million on the sharemarket using money taken from trust funds containing public donations and federal government research grants – Sydney Morning Herald
ENVIRONMENT
Cross-party ETS alliance pushes for vote today – Confusions reigned last night over the timing of a final Senate vote on the emissions trading scheme. Government sources said they expected a third reading vote today under a pact with the Opposition to pass the bills this week. But sources close to Opposition Senate Leader Nick Minchin insisted those were not the terms of the deal, which was only to conclude the committee stage of debate by 3.45pm today – Melbourne Age
China, US put climate targets on table – China announced its first targets for limiting carbon emissions last night, joining the US in revealing the stance it will take at next month's high-stakes climate summit in Copenhagen – The Australian
MEDIA
Stephens honoured - The recently retired Herald journalist Tony Stephens was awarded the most outstanding contribution to journalism for his 50 years in the industry. The Walkley trustees said Stephens was recognised for his skill, dedication and mentoring others – Sydney Morning Herald
Five Age journalists and photographers win Walkley awards – Melbourne Age
Channel Nine Adelaide newsreader Kelly Nestor dumped – Channel Nine and newsreader Kelly Nestor have parted ways - just a day after the station announced it had axed the local edition of A Current Affair – Adelaide Advertiser
Aagaard stifles public – NT taxpayers spent $600,000 installing digital video cameras in parliament house to watch politicians - but they are no longer allowed to watch older footage – Northern Territory News
Herald Sun journalists win prestigious Walkley Awards for Black Saturday coverage – Melbourne Herald Sun
LIFE
And death
State buys into funeral services – The State Government has quietly entered the funeral business, giving Crown land cemeteries permission to set up funeral homes that will compete with private operators – Sydney Morning Herald
Hostage
Dick Smith ends nightmare for photojournalist Nigel Brennan – Millionaire Dick Smith stepped in to help the family of kidnapped photojournalist Nigel Brennan after a year of frustration dealing with the Federal Government over the rescue – Brisbane Courier Mail
Gay rights
Fielding likens same-sex marriage to incest – Family First senator Steve Fielding has compared same-sex marriages to incest, as a Senate inquiry yesterday recommended against allowing gay marriage in Australia – Sydney Morning Herald
Child abuse
State failing abused children – Children in state care have died, been seriously injured and been permitted to have contact with sex offenders, the Ombudsman has revealed in a scathing report that finds the Victorian Government is failing to protect children – Melbourne Age
Community Services Minister Lisa Neville refuses resign after Ombudsman's report slams Department of Human Services state child welfare – Melbourne Herald Sun
Consumer affairs
Paying dearly for where you buy your groceries – Fresh food prices within the Woolworths and Coles chains have been revealed as varying significantly across the state. Consumer group Choice found supermarket shoppers in Dubbo are charged more than double the price for tomatoes and bananas than elsewhere in NSW – Sydney Daily Telegraph
The drink
Schoolies a blight on the Gold Coast, says mayor Ron Clarke – Brisbane Courier Mail
Police shut pubs ahead of bikie protest – Police have shut down three small-town pubs and suspended their liquor licences ahead of a bikie protest run that promised to be the pubs' busiest day of the year – Adelaide Advertiser
The fags
Pollies send out confusing smoke signals – A Territory sports club has banned its players and supporters from smoking in public - but the Government can't convince its own politicians to do the same – Northern Territory News
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