The Top Ten

1 CHINA has told Australia to stay out of its affairs as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told "our Chinese friends" that the world was watching how the Stern Hu case unfolded. Rudd's view cut no ice with Beijing. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said he noticed that "some people have been making noise about this case". Hu and other Rio Tinto staff have been accused of espionage and causing economic losses to China by bribing steel industry executives. China's sensitivities were also on show when it was revealed Beijing had tried to bully the Melbourne International Film Festival into not showing a documentary next month about Rebiya Kadeer, an exiled minority leader whom they label a terrorist and blame for instigating this month's ethnic riots in Xinjiang. The riots left more than 180 people dead.

Book industry to fight lifting of restrictions

BOOKS could be cheaper in Australia if the Federal Government implements recommendations in a report issued yesterday by the Productivity Commission.

Momentum builds for new review into the banking system

In the 12 years since the Wallis review, the banking landscape has changed a lot.