Carbon tax hostility at record high - The Fin; Mining levy 'has already damaged the economy' - The Aus; Union action stalls one in five mining projects - The Aus; Mystery DJs bid raises eyebrows - The West; Property price falls lure buyers back to the SW - The West

Defence cuts a 'threat' to US Alliance, The Fin; Apache cops blast on Varanus, The Fin; Labor reaches out to the rich, The Aus; Rinehart hits out at Fairfax, The West; No port in a storm for WA yellowcake, The Aus

Business strikes deal with Gillard - The Fin; Miners strike out against tax - The Aus; Mini-America risk in Barnett GST wish - The West; BGC sues port for cost of ship berthing delays - The West; Shorten moves to keep docks open - The Fin

Costello: 'it's been a shemozzle' - The Fin; Small business set to get bigger - The Fin; Grange buoyed by Kobe stake - The West; Alacer Gold eyes chance to snap up rest of Frog's Leg mine - The West; Wahaha stakes $220m on WA dairy farms - The Fin

Building industry groups have reiterated concerns about a Gillard government proposal to replace the commercial construction industry watchdog, warning the alternative to the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner will be a toothless tiger that will not wield enough power to enforce ac