In the news:

• Rudd told to work harder for health - BigPond News
• Whaling opponents urge Australia to take on Japan - ABC Online
• Forestry begins its 150 fires - Tasmania Mercury
• Ludlam 'wins' NBN study round 1 - ZDNet Australia
• Greens slam new renewable energy body - Sydney Morning Herald

Previous Stories

• Rudd doesn't respect the Senate: MPs - Sydney Morning Herald
• Senators slam 'obstructionist' claims - Herald Sun
• Labor not budging on parental scheme - NEWS.com.au
• Australian government, businesses urged to act on Burma - Radio Australia News

• Garrett refuses to answer questions - The Australian
• Labor's renewable energy scheme falls flat - The Age
• Govt censured on climate change programs - Sydney Morning Herald
• Garrett attacked for axing green loans - Herald Sun
• Greens call for whaling intervention - NEWS.com.au

• Greens to censure the Federal Government, Peter Garrett over insulation
  - Herald Sun
• International students 'to be protected' - Sydney Morning Herald
• Greens urge gay marriage conscience vote - Sydney Morning Herald
• Private health rebate may trigger vote - Sydney Morning Herald

• Fears welfare quarantining 'still discriminates' - ABC Online
• Greens want ban on pesticides - ABC Online
• Anti-whaling protester boards Japan whaler - Australia Network News
• New questions on Australia's Pacific commitment - Radio Australia News
• Greens vote on the up - Australian Star

• Hockey defends Joyce's comments on debt  - Sydney Morning Herald
• Australian Greens says Navy exercise with Burma unacceptable - Radio Australia (Audio)
  
• Rock art fine a 'slap on the wrist' - ABC Online
• Bring asylum seekers to mainland - Greens - Herald Sun
• Bartlett reassures stalled wind farm workers - ABC Online

• Bid to make spying on anti-whaling vessels illegal - Sydney Morning Herald
• Crossbench probes NBN tender process - Shepparton News
• Polluters tax will succeed, says Brown - Sydney Morning Herald
• Popular city council member dies - ntnews.com.au
• Green loans scheme still a shambles: Milne - Trading Room

• Greens want solar panels cut from target - Sydney Morning Herald
• Gunns abandons legal chase - ABC Online
• PM proposes My School expansion - The Age
• Greens put carbon tax on the agenda - Green Left Weekly
• Coalition, Greens talk alternative power - The Australian

• Rudd urged to seek whaling help from US - Australia Network News
• Recycled water pipe turned on in SA - Sydney Morning Herald
• Greens back anti-whaling laws - BigPond News
• Whalings can be stopped "within weeks": Australian Greens - Xinhua
• Wong slaps down critics of $23bn Darling River water purchase - The Australian

• Scientists find rig oil in Indonesian waters - Radio Australia
• Govt rejects call for 'greenhouse trigger' powers - Sydney Morning Herald
• NZ boat fails to help Steve Irwin shake off whaler - AAP, Stuff.co.nz
• Sounds of Summer: Blackmarket guns - ABC Online
• Govt won't bend on emission target: Wong - Sydney Morning Herald

• 23 arrested in Australia climate action: activists - AFP
• Copenhagen collapse shows the power of polluters over politicians - Herald Sun
• Protesters dragged off coal train tracks - ABC Online
• Greens urges stronger emission targets - Sydney Morning Herald
• Libs 'vindicated' on ETS, claims Abbott - The Age
• Climate policy unveiled but Greens unhappy - ABC Online
  

• Australia accused of cooking the carbon books - ABC Online
• Asylum seekers forced to live in tents - Herald Sun
• Interstate dialysis treatment pleases Greens - ABC Online
• Abbott accused of second costing blunder - Sydney Morning Herald
• Greens mock Abbott over climate claim - Sydney Morning Herald
  

• Australian Senate defeats carbon trading bill - guardian.co.uk
• Dead ETS to rise again - Sydney Morning Herald
• ETS defeat hands Rudd trigger for early election - Herald Sun
• Climate change worries boosting Greens - Sydney Morning Herald
• Somali plan hatched in Hobart - Tasmania Mercury
  

• The Greens take the gloss off Obama - BigPond News
• Visual artists entitled to royalties - Sydney Morning Herald
• 6-month deadline for dieback plans - ABC Regional Online
• Greens urge nation to go home on time - Sydney Morning Herald
  

• Rudd, Rees open wind farm at Bungendore - Sydney Morning Herald
• Groups resist publication of school info - Sydney Morning Herald
• Government won't table documents behind spill report - WA today
• Australia excludes farms from carbon scheme - Reuters
• Say 'I Do' - Blaze
  

• Waste tops environment ministers' agenda - The Australian
• Australia, PTTEP to Probe Timor Sea Oil Spill, Blaze - Bloomberg
  
• PM out of loop on Tamil asylum seekers - The Age
• Concern after dictator's horse runs third - Sydney Morning Herald
• Senate turns back on Ugandan gays - SX

• Tas Govt stalling on Tarkine road: Greens -ABC Online
• Staff not evacuated after spill at Lucas Heights - The Australian
•  Greens unveil problem gambling strategy - The Australian
• Timor Sea oil spill costs $5.3m - so far - The Australian
• Ningaloo looks set for World Heritage nomination - WA today

• Rein in stimulus spending, Rudd told - The Australian
• Greens leader asks Australian troops to withdraw from Afghanistan - Xinhua
• Australia close to a charter of rights - The Age
• Jobless drop sign of hope: ACOSS - Trading Room
• Australian greens oppose legislation diluting carbon emissions - United Press International

• ETS has 'failure written all over it' - BigPond News (Video)
  
• Economists air extreme views at stimulus inquiry - Trading Room
• Greens call for salary cap for execs - Sydney Morning Herald
• 'Ban blood-stained dictator from Cup' - The Australian
• Calls for same-sex marriage in ACT - Sky News Australia

• Greens want to toughen up golden handshakes legislation - LIVENEWS.com.au
• ALP rejects auto transparency amendment - The Age
• Slow-motion disaster - The Australian
• Anger as alleged war criminal 'flees' - Sydney Morning Herald
• Tariff 'would boost' renewable energy - The Age
  

• Milne to lead Greens' senate ticket - ABC Online
• Gillard unfazed by stimulus 'raincheck' - Sydney Morning Herald
• Bradfield 'not referendum on Labor' - Brisbane Times
• Greens urge uniform abortion laws - Sydney Morning Herald
• Reactions to the Preventative Health Taskforce report - Australian Food
  

• 'Oil spill bigger than thought'- Greens - Sky News Australia (with Video)
  
• Oil Spill Spreads Toward Western Australia Coast as Dispersant Is ... - Bloomberg
• Coorong pumping project 'too big to rush' - ABC Regional Online
• Greens urge federal action on abortion - Brisbane Times
• UN rights expert criticises 'racist' Australia - Radio Australia News
  

• rig to keep spilling crude oil - The Australian
• Two-day wait for oil clean-up ``concerning'': Greens - WA today
• Senate hearing on container refund plan - Sydney Morning Herald
• Oil continues to flow in slick disaster - ABC Online
• Greens' Brown demands Exclusive Brethren inquiry - Melbourne Herald Sun 
  

• Greens submit to 20pc renewable energy target - NEWS.com.au
• Senate rejects $250 fee for uni students - WA today
• Govt less than honest - Coalition - Sky News Australia
• Tug of war on green energy demands - Sydney Morning Herald
• Greens urge more public say on aquaculture - ABC Regional Online
• Govt's increased Brethren funding revealed - ABC Online
  

• Uighur leader's speech to go ahead - Sydney Morning Herald
• Greens angry at climate 'dinosaurs' - The Australian
• Pressure mounts on coalition to back ETS - Sydney Morning Herald
• Kadeer hopeful for democracy and freedom - The Age
• Greens question mill site works - ABC Online
  

• Pacific's call to action on climate change - ABC Online
• Government discriminating against home births, says Homebirth - NEWS.com.au
  

• Foreign firms 'get billions under ETS' - WA today
• Kevin Rudd calls Malcolm Turnbull's bluff on bills - The Australian
• 50000 new green jobs for young Aussies - G-Online
• Greens lukewarm on Kevin Rudd's 50000 green jobs - NEWS.com.au
• Bligh's donation ban call 'dangerous' - Brisbane Times

• Festival's overtones are cited as films withdrawn -The Australian
• Some colleges sub-standard: Gillard - The Age
• Rudd 'must honour promise on hospitals' - Sydney Morning Herald
  

• Libs ETS demands rejected by Govt - The Canberra Times
• Senate to reject govt ETS legislation - The Age
• Greens and Xenophon push for changes to “Made in Australia” labels
  Australian Food
• Better public transport urged for Adelaide -Adelaide Independent Weekly

• China pulls films out of festival - The Age
• Australia wants Afghan troops ready in five years - Reuters India
• Lobbyists the price you pay: developer - The Australian
• Better public transport urged for Adelaide - Adelaide Independent Weekly
• Pt Augusta's polluting power station defended - ABC Online

• Bayer to stop selling endosulfan - ABC Online
• Voters need something more than blogs - The Australian
• Uranium industry gets green light - Razors Edge (Audio)
• Same-sex couples demand right to marry - The Age
• Macadamia industry distances itself from endosulfan debate - ABC Online
  

• Greens savage Garrett over uranium mine - ABC Online
• Millionaires oiling Turnbull machine - Sydney Morning Herald
• Australia 'must be renewable energy superpower' - Sydney Morning Herald
• Plastic ban's a beauty, bottler  - The Canberra Times
• Rudd fears no agreement on climate - Sydney Morning Herald
• Australian delegates to meet Dalai Lama - ABC Online
• Consumers blind to toxic dangers at greengrocer - Brisbane Times
• Free flight ex-MPs need wings clipped, says Bob Brown - The Australian
• PM's grocery website promise 'reckless' - Brisbane Times
• Same-sex marriage push - Sydney Star Observer
• Greens broker horticulture export deal - Brisbane Times
• Greens say OzCar hearing 'stage-managed' - NEWS.com.au
• Political push to solve dieback - Albany Great Southern Weekender
  
  
• Greens to oppose OzCar bill - Brisbane Times
• Australian Greens Move to Scrap 'Extreme' Anti-Terrorism Laws - Bloomberg
• ACCI warns ETS will hurt small business - Brisbane Times
• Australia politics scandal threatens carbon scheme - Reuters
• Brown targets Abetz over 'tawdry' ozcar affair - NEWS.com.au
• Australian Emissions Trading Plan in Trouble - New York Times, USA
• Greens see watchdog as safety threat - The Canberra Times
  
• Regulations fail to quiet ETS dissent - The Australian
  
• Toddler ban prompts Australia parliament re-think - Reuters South Africa
  
• Australia govt to seek vote-trigger on carbon laws - Reuters
• Emissions trading bill doomed - Greens - NEWS.com.au
• Climate activists blockade Rudd's office - The Age
• ACT Greens push for end to Federal veto - ABC Online
• Thousands rally for 100% renewables by 2020 - Green Left Weekly
• Greens support inquiry into mine safety - ABC Online
• Brown accuses govt of blackmail over ETS - Sydney Morning Herald
• Adviser slams $14.7bn school cash as a 'missed opportunity' - The Australian
• ETS ploy holds Coalition hostage -  The Australian
• Call for inquiry into student issues - The Age
• Australian Greens leader faces bankruptcy threat - Business Day, South Africa
• Brown claims seat at risk over legal bil - ABC Online
• Give Rudd car to charity: Greens leader - The Age
• Brown laments cabinet gender mix - Sydney Morning Herald
• All-party MPs to visit Dalai Lama - The Australian
• Protests hit Chinese consulate in Sydney - The Age
• ETS talks to be extremey tough: Greens - Sydney Morning Herald
• Greens call for inquiry after Indians attacked - Otago Daily Times, New Zealand
• Greens back ACTU exec salary cap plan - ABC Online
• Rann's soaring renewable energy targets - The Australian
• Energy target must be law, say Greens - ABC Online
• ASIO bugs 3000 calls a year - The Australian
• Students hit by budget changes: MPs - The Age
• Business warned carbon trade delay may cost billions - ABC Online
• Renewable energy's 26000 new jobs - The Australian
• It ain't easy being Greens - The Age
  
  
• Govt should amend fair work bill: Greens - Adelaide Independent Weekly
• Govt, Greens set to clash over WA uranium mine - The Canberra Times
• ETS vote may wait for global talks - The Australian
  
  
• Rudd ministers at risk with Greens win: Brown - WA today
• Labor to 'lose more seats to Greens' - Brisbane Times
• Australian Greens say aid contribution falls short - Radio Australia (Audio)
  
• End tax breaks for forest schemes: MP - The Age
• Australia 'concerned' about Suu Kyi - The Age
• Drink container deposit levy to go national? - Australian Food

• RAW: Bob Brown's budget reaction - LIVENEWS.com.au
• Hockey slams Budget's 'casino economics' - ABC Online
• Rudd Bank freezes on starting block - Sydney Morning Herald
• Greens meet Rudd halfway on carbon emissions - NEWS.com.au
• Greens will vote against emission scheme: Bob Brown - AAP
• Turnbull won't back amended emissions scheme - Sydney Morning Herald
• Olympic Dam environment impact presented - The Age
• Swan to delay budget pain - The Australian
  

• Rudd defiant amid Defence spending criticism - ABC Online
• Foreign students mistreated, say Greens - The West Australian
• Big polluters win exemption from renewable energy - Sydney Morning Herald
  

• Government vows to pass climate change scheme - ABC Online (Audio available)
• Dropping arts not the answer - ABC Online
• Greens push for republic vote - ABC Online
• Greens slammed for 'unrealistic' emissions stance - ABC Online
  

• Aged care in crisis: Senate report - Sydney Morning Herald
• SA water restrictions face review - ABC Onlines
• Concerns swine flu could reach Australia - ABC Online (Audio available)
  

• Bob Brown attacks Rudd Government reaction to flu outbreak - The Australian
• Labor will deal with pension rise: Swan - Sydney Morning Herald
• Senate pushes towards poll on republic debate - Sydney Morning Herald
• Boat blast survivors speak to police - ABC Online
  

• Calls for ban on common herbicide - ABC Online
• Greens, AGL at odds over ETS delay - ABC Online
• Welfare controls for 'poor parents' - WA today
• Coalition sends 'wrong signal' on climate - The Age
  

• Casino biggest donor to Labor - Brisbane Times
• 'World has six years to act' on climate change - ABC Online
• Boat explosion a 'wake-up call' for immigration policy change - ABC Online
• Business gets behind $18b NSW electricity upgrade - ABC Online
  

• Storing up trouble - The Australian
• ABC Learning disaster could happen again: union - Brisbane Times
• Climate scientists living in Pollyanna world - Sydney Morning Herald
  

• Opposition quick to blame Kevin Rudd for loss of life - The Australian
• Emission cuts 'must feel good' - The Age
• No time for blame game: Greens - WA today
• Australia govt opens way to snap election - ReutersUK
• Greens call for environmental checks on gas hub - The West Australian
  

• Climate change experts to advise on ETS - ABC Online
• Child-care centres to shut soon - WA today
• Someone call a doctor, the planet has a fever! - Adelaide Independent Weekly
• Jobs on agenda at ETS inquiry - ABC Online
• Brown to push 'greening of the economy' ideas - ABC Online

• Eminent scientists on attack over Rudd emissions plan - Sydney Morning Herald
• RIGHTS-AUSTRALIA: Parliament Tightens Protest Ban at Spy Base - Inter Press Service, Italy
• Roadwork for disputed Murray weir begins - The Australian
  

• Current targets won't protect planet - The Age
• Nation leans to the Left - The Australian

• Greens demand cap on executive packages under Rudd Bank - The Australian
• Greens call on sport heads for universal code of conduct - The Australian
• Australia govt faces upper house broadband battle - Reuters UK
  

• Greens deny Australia is 'soft touch' after boat people influx - The Australian
• Anti-gay bias remains, warn SA Greens - ABC Online
• Greens hail network as 'visionary' project - The Canberra Times
• Liberals go on attack as Nationals splinter on broadband network - The Australian

• Afghan laws on women a worry: Australia - The Age
• Australian poll points to concerns on China deals - Reuters
• Opposition, Greens to force Job Network inquiry - ABC Online
  

• Labor powerbroker leaves lasting legacy - The Australian
• Government savages job centres - Green Left Weekly
• Will the Assembly eat its greens? - The Canberra Times

• McGinty quits to make way for 'new blood' - ABC Online
• Bikie laws 'undermine basic rights' - The Australian
• Aust 'left behind' in clean energy stakes - ABC Online

• Paid maternity leave would help close gender pay gap, say Greens - NEWS.com.au
• Greens call for AusLink 2 funding to go to public transport - Australasian Bus and Coach
• Greens want hyperactivity-linked food dyes banned - ABC Online
• Australian Greens Push for More Renewables - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
• Submission to cut wages 'unacceptable'  -  Sydney Morning Herald
• Overseas firms to snap up Aust job services: Greens - ABC Online
• Greens cautious about $10 billion Darwin fuel plant proposal - ABC Online
• Greens urge mandatory renewable energy rules - ABC Online
• Job Network changes 'may boost jobless' - Sydney Morning Herald
• Fed Govt urged to roll out Lower Lakes rescue plan - ABC Online
• "Today, despite their opposition, we have buried Work Choices." - The Australian
  
•  Petrol stations 'must stock Opal fuel' -  Sydney Morning Herald
• Australia's Greens want import limits on CO2 offsets - Reuters
• Greens say crackdown took too long - The West Australian
• Fair Work Bill -The Guardian
• Fielding 'silly, immature' over alcopops - NEWS.com.au
• Greens fear Red influence -Australian Mining
• Russians urge Rudd to adhere to uranium deal -The Canberra Times
• Senate vote imminent on alcopops - The Age
• Jobs debate dominates Parliament - ABC Online
• Opposition grows to Australia's CO2 trade scheme - Reuters UK
• Turnbull warns of ETS failure risk - Sydney Morning Herald
• Senate hostile to emissions plan - NEWS.com.au
• "Whale kill tapes" must be made public: Greens - Brisbane Time
• Alcopops defeat would give distillers $290m - The Australian
• Greens unhappy with Pine Gap protest clampdown - ABC Online
• Garrett missing in action after midnight oil spill: Greens - ABC Online
• Greens bid to ban junk food advertising to children appears ... - Australian Food
• Greens push for shire to stay GM-free - ABC Online
• More oil leaks from berthed ship - ABC Online
• Chevron’s LNG expansion threatens species - The West Australian
• bill adds fines for 'union meddling'  - The Australian
• Oil spill spreads off south-east Queensland - ABC Online
• Greens and industry square off on climate change - Radio Australia
• Senate rejects Greens bid to block Rio stake sale - The West Australian
• Germany killings prompt call to ban guns - Sydney Morning Herald
• Stocks to watch - Sydney Morning Herald
• Coalition, Fielding block donations law - The Canberra Times
• Libs not clear on abort aid - The Age
• Australian Carbon Trade May Be Delayed to 2012, Citigroup Says - Bloomberg