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		<title>Crikey Clarifier: why is the Great Barrier Reef in danger?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/09/crikey-clarifier-why-is-the-great-barrier-reef-in-danger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/09/crikey-clarifier-why-is-the-great-barrier-reef-in-danger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey Intern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Clarifier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENVIRONMENT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coal industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crikey clarifier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great barrier reef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining boom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[threatened species network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNESCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world heritage listing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UNESCO has held off putting the Great Barrier Reef on its endangered list -- for now. <em>Crikey</em> intern <b>Sasha Petrova</b> finds out why the reef's in trouble and what the next steps are.]]></description>
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		<title>Cyclists as &#8216;mere obstacles&#8217;? Time for road laws to take new direction</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2013/05/08/are-cyclists-mere-obstacles-to-motorists/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2013/05/08/are-cyclists-mere-obstacles-to-motorists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 00:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Urbanist</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicycle regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=369003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the death of a Brisbane cyclist struck down by a cement truck, there are calls for new road rules requiring a minimum safe passing distance when vehicles overtake riders, writes <b>Alan Davies</b>. 
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Secrets revealed: anatomy of a modern political campaign</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2013/04/22/anatomy-of-a-modern-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2013/04/22/anatomy-of-a-modern-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Possum Comitatus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=365433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to know how secret internal polling is conducted and put to use? <b>Possum Comitatus</b> kicks the door down, exposing how a modern politician campaign actually runs.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Queensland and privatisation mega poll: breakdown and analysis</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2013/04/10/megapoll-full-breakdowns/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2013/04/10/megapoll-full-breakdowns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Possum Comitatus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=362483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Possum Comitatus</b> fires up his <em>Pollytics</em> machine to analyse data and breakdowns from the largest political poll ever conducted in Australia, focusing on privatisation and Queensland. 
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Deep impact from Queensland&#8217;s long pipeline of projects</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/04/deep-impact-from-queenslands-long-pipeline-of-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/04/deep-impact-from-queenslands-long-pipeline-of-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coal seam gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Impact Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulatory impact]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=360612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is there any way to stop a Queensland mine? Queensland-based freelance journalist <b>Amanda Gearing</b> investigates the effectiveness of an environmental impact statement (hint: not much).]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why concerns over funding Cape York welfare trial are valid</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/02/why-concerns-over-funding-cape-york-welfare-trial-are-valid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/02/why-concerns-over-funding-cape-york-welfare-trial-are-valid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aboriginal affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cape York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cape York Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cape York Partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Macklin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noel Pearson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=359460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>UPDATED</b>: The Queensland government had serious concerns over funding Noel Pearson's Cape York welfare reform trial. Researcher <b>Dr Kristian Lasslett</b> reveals ongoing governance issues did give cause for concern.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/02/why-concerns-over-funding-cape-york-welfare-trial-are-valid/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is the Qld government missing the bus?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2013/03/25/is-the-qld-government-missing-the-bus/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2013/03/25/is-the-qld-government-missing-the-bus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=358256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Within weeks of floating it, the Queensland government has backed away from its dramatic new vision for an efficient, high-frequency bus network for south-east Queensland. <b>Alan Davies</b> explains why.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2013/03/25/is-the-qld-government-missing-the-bus/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Radioactive reef? Plan to ship uranium over Great Barrier Reef</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/22/radioactive-reef-plan-to-ship-uranium-over-great-barrier-reef/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/22/radioactive-reef-plan-to-ship-uranium-over-great-barrier-reef/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ENVIRONMENT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great barrier reef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uranium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uranium exports]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=357244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Queensland may allow the shipping of uranium over the Great Barrier Reef. Is this a danger to one of Australia's most treasured natural assets? <em>Crikey</em> intern <b>Tim Fitzpatrick</b> investigates.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/22/radioactive-reef-plan-to-ship-uranium-over-great-barrier-reef/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Vic v Qld v NSW: who&#8217;s the winner of the first-term governments?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/20/vic-v-qld-v-nsw-whos-the-winner-of-the-first-term-governments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/20/vic-v-qld-v-nsw-whos-the-winner-of-the-first-term-governments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry O'Farrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campbell newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Baillieu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=356937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three Coalition premiers are running the east coast states. A <em>Crikey</em> analysis of their economies shows Barry O'Farrell is streets ahead, while Victoria marks time and Queensland is in the doldrums.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/20/vic-v-qld-v-nsw-whos-the-winner-of-the-first-term-governments/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>How do you beat Kevin Rudd? LNP farms out campaign to kids</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/15/how-do-you-beat-kevin-rudd-lnp-farms-out-campaign-to-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/15/how-do-you-beat-kevin-rudd-lnp-farms-out-campaign-to-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Jamieson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Gleeson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QUT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=356089</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd's opponent for the seat of Griffith at the next election has roped in outside help for his campaign. He's asking students from QUT's Business School to help him attract more younger voters.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/15/how-do-you-beat-kevin-rudd-lnp-farms-out-campaign-to-kids/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hey Newman, first-home buyer grants just don&#8217;t work</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/12/hey-newman-first-home-buyer-grants-just-dont-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/12/hey-newman-first-home-buyer-grants-just-dont-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first home owners grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=355014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the low success rate, governments continue to offer small sums of money to first-time buyers and wonder why it never works. Property guru <b>Terry Ryder</b> of <a href="http://www.propertyobserver.com.au"><em>Property Observer</em></a> explains.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/12/hey-newman-first-home-buyer-grants-just-dont-work/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>State polls with &#8216;federal implications&#8217;? Time to kill the myth</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/11/state-polls-with-federal-implications-time-to-kill-the-myth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/11/state-polls-with-federal-implications-time-to-kill-the-myth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ACT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 WA election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state elections]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=354734</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea that there are "federal implications" of state elections doesn't hold up under examination. But that doesn't mean the Gillard government will hold on in this year's federal election.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/11/state-polls-with-federal-implications-time-to-kill-the-myth/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gillard finds a circuit-breaker in Sydney, but at what cost?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/08/gillard-finds-a-circuit-breaker-in-sydney-but-at-what-cost/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/08/gillard-finds-a-circuit-breaker-in-sydney-but-at-what-cost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[457 visas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campbell newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Baillieu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[western sydney]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=354337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Julia Gillard had a good week campaigning in western Sydney. But what will the long-term cost be of Labor's populist, anti-immigration rhetoric?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/08/gillard-finds-a-circuit-breaker-in-sydney-but-at-what-cost/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Qld&#8217;s health blueprint a clarion call for privatising services</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/05/qlds-health-blueprint-a-clarion-call-for-privatising-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/05/qlds-health-blueprint-a-clarion-call-for-privatising-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Mark Bahnisch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campbell newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawrence Springborg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[queensland health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=353278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland government has proposed radical changes to the delivery of health services that need careful consideration. But it doesn't seem to be waiting for consultation.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/05/qlds-health-blueprint-a-clarion-call-for-privatising-services/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Greens try for rebranding in the face of a falling vote</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/20/greens-try-for-rebranding-in-the-face-of-a-falling-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/20/greens-try-for-rebranding-in-the-face-of-a-falling-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Hanson-Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Ludlam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Greens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=350004</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Greens are on track to underperform compared with the 2010 election. In which case, getting your competitor to differentiate you isn't such a bad strategy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/20/greens-try-for-rebranding-in-the-face-of-a-falling-vote/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hold the phone, Newman brought scandal onto himself</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/19/hold-the-phone-newman-brought-scandal-onto-himself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/19/hold-the-phone-newman-brought-scandal-onto-himself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Mark Bahnisch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campbell newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal national party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Caltabiano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ros Bates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=349720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Campbell Newman has lost a minister and a hand-picked departmental head. His regret is sincere, but nobody else seems to know what they've done wrong.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/19/hold-the-phone-newman-brought-scandal-onto-himself/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Miners, developers pile in to fund Newman&#8217;s LNP campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/01/miners-developers-pile-in-to-fund-newmans-lnp-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/01/miners-developers-pile-in-to-fund-newmans-lnp-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Electoral Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campbell newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal national party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Big political donors ditched Anna Bligh's failing government and put their money behind Campbell Newman's bid for the Queensland premiership, data from the AEC reveals.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/01/miners-developers-pile-in-to-fund-newmans-lnp-campaign/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;It brings back too many memories&#8217;: Grantham haunted by floods</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/29/it-brings-back-too-many-memories-grantham-haunted-by-floods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/29/it-brings-back-too-many-memories-grantham-haunted-by-floods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 Queensland floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grantham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland floods]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=344979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Flood waters came rushing back into Grantham over the weekend, two years after their community was devastated. It was too much for many residents, writes journalist <b>Amanda Gearing</b> from Grantham.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trouble in paradise &#8212; blame shifting on unemployment in Queensland</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/21/quiggin-trouble-in-paradise-blame-shifting-on-unemployment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/21/quiggin-trouble-in-paradise-blame-shifting-on-unemployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public service employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[queensland economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=343438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment in Queensland has -- unsurprisingly -- increased following the Newman's governments significant cuts across the public service. Blaming others doesn't cut it, says <b>Professor John Quiggin</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/21/quiggin-trouble-in-paradise-blame-shifting-on-unemployment/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Poll Bludger&#8217;s Seat of the Week: Fisher</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/19/seat-of-the-week-fisher/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/19/seat-of-the-week-fisher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Bowe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mal brough]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Slipper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=343471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite an avalanche of controversy, polling indicates Mal Brough will have little trouble winning the Sunshine Coast seat of Fisher from its equally contentious incumbent, Peter Slipper, writes <b>William Bowe</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/01/19/seat-of-the-week-fisher/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Electoral imbalance in Queensland: putting votes into perspective</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/01/15/queensland-comes-in-first-for-electoral-imbalance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/01/15/queensland-comes-in-first-for-electoral-imbalance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The World Is Not Enough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2012 Queensland election]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=342598</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland Greens claim last year's state election recorded the most unbalanced result in a sample of 132 recent elections in states and provinces across the world.  It's a legitimate grievance, writes <b>Charles Richardson</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/01/15/queensland-comes-in-first-for-electoral-imbalance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Big Day gets out, and smaller is probably better</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/11/big-day-gets-out-leaving-questions-on-economics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/11/big-day-gets-out-leaving-questions-on-economics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Eltham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arts festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arts funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Day Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music festivals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=341710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the Big Day Out on the hunt for a new site, the economic impact of big festivals has never been more important. But are tourist dollars really the best way to measure the impact of cultural events?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/11/big-day-gets-out-leaving-questions-on-economics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Clive and Bob are running Queensland politics</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/11/why-clive-and-bob-are-running-queensland-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/11/why-clive-and-bob-are-running-queensland-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Mark Bahnisch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Katter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campbell newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clive Palmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katter's Australia Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=341743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A political void has left Clive Palmer and Bob Katter in the spotlight in Queensland. They pose twin but very different threats to Campbell Newman's government and conservative forces down south.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/11/why-clive-and-bob-are-running-queensland-politics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>There&#8217;s plenty behind LNP&#8217;s voluntary voting thought bubble</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/04/theres-plenty-behind-lnps-voluntary-voting-thought-bubble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/04/theres-plenty-behind-lnps-voluntary-voting-thought-bubble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Mark Bahnisch</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[campbell newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compulsory voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joh Bjelke-Petersen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[queensland politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=340575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland LNP's proposal on voluntary voting is aimed at creating a diversion, seeking partisan advantage and creating a smokescreen to hide possible changes on political donations.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/04/theres-plenty-behind-lnps-voluntary-voting-thought-bubble/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Essential: NSW, Victoria and Queensland state polls</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2012/12/27/essential-research-nsw-victoria-and-queensland-state-polls/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2012/12/27/essential-research-nsw-victoria-and-queensland-state-polls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poll Bludger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=340380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest data from Essential Research shows Barry O'Farrell looking strong in New South Wales, Ted Baillieu slugging it out in Victoria and Campbell Newman losing support in Queensland, writes <b>William Bowe</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2012/12/27/essential-research-nsw-victoria-and-queensland-state-polls/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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