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		<title>Nostalgianomics and the ongoing rewriting of economic history</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/nostalgianomics-and-the-ongoing-rewriting-of-economic-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/nostalgianomics-and-the-ongoing-rewriting-of-economic-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asian financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Coalition's rewriting of economic history continues apace as part of its obsession with the Howard years.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>111</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rio Tinto, BHP results cloud mining tax bottom line</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/rio-tinto-bhp-results-cloud-mining-tax-bottom-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/rio-tinto-bhp-results-cloud-mining-tax-bottom-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asian economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iron ore prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telstra]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just how much money will the government’s revised mining tax end up raising from the big players, ask <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>The issue of interns</title>
		<link>https://theconversation.edu.au/for-love-not-money-interns-and-the-modern-workplace-5171</link>
		<comments>https://theconversation.edu.au/for-love-not-money-interns-and-the-modern-workplace-5171#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internships]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many workplaces have interns, helpful young students who volunteer in return for some practical experience (the <em>Crikey</em> intern gets our coffee!). But what are the legal issues of an intern in the office? <b>Anthony O'Donnell</b> explains. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in a name? Lots of money&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://mumbrella.com.au/whats-in-a-name-3-73750</link>
		<comments>http://mumbrella.com.au/whats-in-a-name-3-73750#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ad Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coca-Cola]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A snappy and memorable product name is critical to commercial success. It's not just the brand name, the recent Coca-Cola "share-a-Coke" campaign created a Pavlovian response in people, writes <b>Moensie Rossier</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>How a rate hike could save the banks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/09/how-a-rate-hike-could-save-the-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/09/how-a-rate-hike-could-save-the-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia's banking systems have a weakness – our so-called ‘funding gap’ – and it's time to bring that weakness into the open, given that ANZ is this week deciding whether to lift mortgage interest rates, writes <b>Robert Gottliebsen</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/09/how-a-rate-hike-could-save-the-banks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kohler: trouble in a carry trade paradise</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/rba-rates-on-hold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/rba-rates-on-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Kohler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[european central bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Federal Reserve]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Keynesian purists are all clutching their foreheads, but actually it’s pretty fabulous that Australia’s politicians are competing with each other to promise budget surpluses.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Reserve Bank’s inclination to punish</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2012/02/07/the-reserve-banks-inclination-to-punish/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2012/02/07/the-reserve-banks-inclination-to-punish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank of Australia are a callous lot, says <b>Richard Farmer</b>. Let’s not worry about those 5.2% of people without a job, or all those working less hours than they would like to.  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2012/02/07/the-reserve-banks-inclination-to-punish/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gottliebsen: productivity problems? Call IT</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/gottliebsen-productivity-problems-call-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/gottliebsen-productivity-problems-call-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capital infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEOs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273010</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australian businesses and US businesses are adopting totally different strategies for the year ahead. Our chief executives are going down a dangerous path, says <b>Robert Gottliebsen</b> of <a href="http://www.businessspectator.com.au"><em>Business Spectator</em></a>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/gottliebsen-productivity-problems-call-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wayne Swan causing a credit squeeze? Get real</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/wayne-swan-banks-interest-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/wayne-swan-banks-interest-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks in australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Murray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claims that Wayne Swan could hurt the banks by pressuring them to pass on rate cuts are rubbish.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/wayne-swan-banks-interest-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Plenty of light in the doom-and-gloom retail figures</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/06/plenty-of-light-in-the-doom-and-gloom-retail-figures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/06/plenty-of-light-in-the-doom-and-gloom-retail-figures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anz job ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail spending]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The headline fall of 0.1% in the seasonally adjusted value of retail sales for December got the "rate cut looms" mob back on the hunt this morning.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/06/plenty-of-light-in-the-doom-and-gloom-retail-figures/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The impact of FOFA &#8212; industry claims brought undone</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/06/the-impact-of-fofa-industry-claims-brought-undone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/06/the-impact-of-fofa-industry-claims-brought-undone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rice Warner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superannuation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272741</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report shows how hysterical the financial planning industry has been in its opposition to reform.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/06/the-impact-of-fofa-industry-claims-brought-undone/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>The cheapest capital city suburbs in Oz</title>
		<link>http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/trophy-homes/the-154-capital-city-suburbs-with-a-median-house-value-under-$300000-and-gagebrook-tasmania-tops-the-list/2012020653265</link>
		<comments>http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/trophy-homes/the-154-capital-city-suburbs-with-a-median-house-value-under-$300000-and-gagebrook-tasmania-tops-the-list/2012020653265#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272835</guid>
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		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/trophy-homes/the-154-capital-city-suburbs-with-a-median-house-value-under-$300000-and-gagebrook-tasmania-tops-the-list/2012020653265/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maley: a Greek writedown chain reaction?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/03/maley-a-greek-writedown-chain-reaction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/03/maley-a-greek-writedown-chain-reaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Maley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece default]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PIIGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Global equity markets have enjoyed the best start to the year since 1994, but their euphoric mood is about to be sorely tested.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/03/maley-a-greek-writedown-chain-reaction/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Politicians and the awful reality of a strong dollar</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/02/politicians-and-the-awful-reality-of-a-strong-dollar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/02/politicians-and-the-awful-reality-of-a-strong-dollar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strong dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For all her problems, Julia Gillard understands just how important the strong dollar will be not just for business but governments, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/02/politicians-and-the-awful-reality-of-a-strong-dollar/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Residential property market continues to struggle</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/02/residential-property-market-continues-to-struggle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/02/residential-property-market-continues-to-struggle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing bubble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[us housing bubble]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the best attempts by housing bulls, banks and politicians to resuscitate the flailing residential property sector, the Australian market (Sydney excluded) continues to struggle]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/02/residential-property-market-continues-to-struggle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t let the big banks frame the &#8216;funding costs&#8217; debate</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/31/dont-let-the-big-banks-frame-the-funding-costs-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/31/dont-let-the-big-banks-frame-the-funding-costs-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big 4 Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitch ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The debate over bank funding costs shows the Big 4 are getting away with distracting us from the real issue: their profits, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>IMF offers grim growth predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/25/imf-offers-grim-growth-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/25/imf-offers-grim-growth-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Jamieson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 global recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christine Lagard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMF predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Monetary Fund]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Crikey media wrap</b>: Christine Lagarde, chief of the International Monetary Fund, likened current economic conditions to the Great Depression overnight, with new IMF figures predicting a downturn in global growth. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/25/imf-offers-grim-growth-predictions/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why state governments need to get out of industry policy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/why-state-governments-need-to-get-out-of-industry-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/why-state-governments-need-to-get-out-of-industry-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protectionism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state governments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Bailleiu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toyota]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Much damage can be done in the name of industry assistance by state governments.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/why-state-governments-need-to-get-out-of-industry-policy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gottliebsen: facing off against a jobs raid</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/gottliebsen-facing-off-against-a-jobs-raid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/gottliebsen-facing-off-against-a-jobs-raid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pokies reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota job cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment figures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Global hedge funds and the capital markets are engaged in a two-pronged game to skyrocket Australian unemployment, writes <b>Robert Gottliebsen</b>, at Business Spectator.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/gottliebsen-facing-off-against-a-jobs-raid/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why the RBA should hold fire on rates</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/why-the-rba-should-hold-fire-on-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/why-the-rba-should-hold-fire-on-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bureau of statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The local and international economies aren't as bad as many claim, and the RBA should hold off on cutting rates.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/why-the-rba-should-hold-fire-on-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kohler: carried away in an Aussie dollar dance</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/kohler-carried-away-in-an-aussie-dollar-dance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/kohler-carried-away-in-an-aussie-dollar-dance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Kohler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[european central bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone economies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[japanese yen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing exports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mario draghi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yen carry trade]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Global hedge funds are starting to make big returns from borrowing in euros and investing in higher-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/kohler-carried-away-in-an-aussie-dollar-dance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kohler: why unemployment is heading to 6%</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/kohler-why-unemployment-is-heading-to-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/kohler-why-unemployment-is-heading-to-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Kohler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labour Force figures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment figures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an unfolding employment disaster going on in Australia, but compared with Greece and Spain, Portugal and Ireland, we’re doing just great.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/kohler-why-unemployment-is-heading-to-6/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>56</slash:comments>
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		<title>Something for everyone in new employment data</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/19/something-for-everyone-in-new-employment-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/19/something-for-everyone-in-new-employment-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bureau of statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour force data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[participation rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269805</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest unemployment data are a decidedly mixed bag. The real concern is the participation rate.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/19/something-for-everyone-in-new-employment-data/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hey World Bank, unless there&#8217;s a Lehman-like collapse this isn&#8217;t &#8217;08</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/19/hey-world-bank-unless-theres-a-lehman-like-collapse-this-isnt-08/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/19/hey-world-bank-unless-theres-a-lehman-like-collapse-this-isnt-08/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Monetary Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lehman brothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lehman's collapse was an unanticipated, unknown event set up by the pre-existing toxic cocktail of the sliding US economy and other issues -- so the World Bank is wrong to predict the same kind of results this time round, writes <b>Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Surreal moments from the axis of economic austerity</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/18/surreal-moments-from-the-axis-of-economic-austerity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/18/surreal-moments-from-the-axis-of-economic-austerity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eurozone crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ratings agencies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The austerity mindset is now so deeply entrenched in the eurozone that its leaders appear in profound denial.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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