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	<title>Crikey &#187; Asia-Pacific</title>
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		<title>Running shoes leave bloody footprints: inside Asia&#8217;s garment trade</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/23/running-shoes-leave-bloody-footprints-inside-asias-garment-trade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/23/running-shoes-leave-bloody-footprints-inside-asias-garment-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 02:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 bangladesh factory disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sweatshop]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Think Bangladesh is the only country with unsafe labour practices? Garment workers are not safe in so-called "clean" south-east Asian countries either, writes Australian <em>Phnom Penh Post</em> journalist <b>Shane Worrell</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>On time passing, and India changing: writer Anita Desai reflects</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/22/on-time-passing-and-india-changing-writer-anita-desai-reflects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/22/on-time-passing-and-india-changing-writer-anita-desai-reflects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Alexander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anita desai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indian culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[literature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[man booker prize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishing industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women writers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thrice nominated for the Booker Prize, writer Anita Desai reflected on her place in India's rapidly changing literary canon in a speech in Melbourne last night.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;Don&#8217;t mention this&#8217;: China&#8217;s economy is worse than you think</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/dont-mention-this-chinas-economy-is-worse-than-you-think/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/dont-mention-this-chinas-economy-is-worse-than-you-think/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sainsbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aussie dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese premier li keqiang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern china]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese economy is no longer growing at a rate of knots. Will the new leadership succeed with economic reform -- and what would happen to Australia if they don't?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t tell dad mum kidnapped me: Japan&#8217;s child kidnapping problem</title>
		<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/19/japan-s-child-kidnapping-problem.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/19/japan-s-child-kidnapping-problem.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 23:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsewhere</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>

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		<title>In an unstable region, Bangladesh can&#8217;t be ignored</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/16/in-an-unstable-region-bangladesh-cant-be-ignored/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/16/in-an-unstable-region-bangladesh-cant-be-ignored/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 bangladesh factory disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The tragic factory fire in Bangladesh has at least thrown light on a country largely ignored by Australia. In an unstable region, its business and political operations need attention, writes commentator <b>Tanveer Ahmed</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>In China, landing on the rich list can land you in jail</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/in-china-landing-on-the-rich-list-can-land-you-in-jail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/in-china-landing-on-the-rich-list-can-land-you-in-jail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Myriam Robin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modern china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rich list]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life can be tough being young and wealthy in China -- especially if you’re a descendant of Chairman Mao. And with exposure on the country's new rich lists it's getting tougher.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Imran Khan out for a duck as Pakistanis elect the old guard</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/imran-khan-out-for-a-duck-as-pakistanis-elect-the-old-guard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/imran-khan-out-for-a-duck-as-pakistanis-elect-the-old-guard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shakira Hussein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 Pakistan elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imran Khan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nawaz sharif]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pakistan politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All the allure and fame of ex-cricketer Imran Khan couldn't carry the day at the weekend's Pakistani elections. The country is going back to the future with old faces -- but Pakistan is very different.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Taim bilong ol meri? As Gillard visits PNG, women are listening</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/10/taim-bilong-ol-meri-as-gillard-visits-png-why-women-are-listening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/10/taim-bilong-ol-meri-as-gillard-visits-png-why-women-are-listening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[female politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prime minister julia gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women in politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=369557</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Julia Gillard makes for an unusual sight in Papua New Guinea -- a female politician. Reform to put more women in PNG's Parliament is slow and agonising, writes journalist <b>Jo Chandler</b> in the latest edition of <a href="https://griffithreview.com/"><em>GriffithREVIEW</em></a>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cheat sheet for Michael Kirby on abuses in North Korea</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/cheat-sheet-for-michael-kirby-on-abuses-in-north-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/cheat-sheet-for-michael-kirby-on-abuses-in-north-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 02:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Jamieson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Jong Un]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Kirby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=368951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former High Court judge Michael Kirby will lead a UN inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea. He says he has no preconceptions, but the evidence is already damning.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/cheat-sheet-for-michael-kirby-on-abuses-in-north-korea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>The ugly (and fruitless) racism of Malaysian politics</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/the-ugly-and-fruitless-racism-of-malaysian-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/the-ugly-and-fruitless-racism-of-malaysian-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 01:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Damien Kingsbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 Malaysia election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese migrants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[muslims]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=368944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia's political parties are being increasingly divided along ethnic lines, which could make it even more difficult for the opposition party to break the ruling party's stranglehold on government.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/the-ugly-and-fruitless-racism-of-malaysian-politics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Indonesia&#8217;s social media election &#8212; for better or worse</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/07/indonesias-social-media-election-for-better-or-worse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/07/indonesias-social-media-election-for-better-or-worse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 01:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2014 Indonesian election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government of indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=368578</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jakarta is the biggest "Twitter city" in the world. <b>Henry Belot</b> of <a href="http://www.thecitizen.org.au/"><em>The Citizen</em></a> looks at the impact of social media on next year's Indonesian presidential election -- and it's not all rosy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/07/indonesias-social-media-election-for-better-or-worse/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Malaysia election: how the government shafted the public</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/05/06/some-malaysian-numbers-to-ponder/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/05/06/some-malaysian-numbers-to-ponder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 01:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The World Is Not Enough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 Malaysia election]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=368689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Malaysian government was returned to power despite the opposition accumulating 51.6% of the two-party vote. <b>Charles Richardson</b> explains how the country's electoral system did exactly what it was designed to do.  ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The more things stay the same, the more they change in Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/07/the-more-things-stay-the-same-the-more-they-change-in-malaysia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/07/the-more-things-stay-the-same-the-more-they-change-in-malaysia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 Malaysia election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barisan Nasional]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[malaysian elections 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysian Government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=368556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite winning more of the vote, Malaysia's opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat didn't win government. Is there any hope for a real two-party system? Malaysian freelance journalist <b>Hari Raj</b> reports.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Killings in West Papua by Australian-backed anti-terror police</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/06/killings-in-west-papua-by-australian-backed-anti-terror-police/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/06/killings-in-west-papua-by-australian-backed-anti-terror-police/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 23:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Damien Kingsbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[violence issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Papua]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=368256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are reports of offices of Densus 88, Indonesia's counter-terrorism police, attacking protesters at flag-raising ceremonies across the province of West Papua.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Clean air for John Garnaut, home from China</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/03/clean-air-for-john-garnaut-home-from-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/03/clean-air-for-john-garnaut-home-from-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 02:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Knott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China and Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fairfax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign correspondents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garry linnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Garnaut]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=367194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John Garnaut, one of Australia's most respected foreign correspondents, is heading home after a stint in China. Who will Fairfax pick to replace him?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/03/clean-air-for-john-garnaut-home-from-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>After 56 years, will Malaysia finally get a new government?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/03/after-56-years-will-malaysia-finally-get-a-new-government/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/03/after-56-years-will-malaysia-finally-get-a-new-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 01:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 Malaysia election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anwar ibrahim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Razak]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=367923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia's ruling party has been in power since 1957, but for the first time in the nation's history, it looks like it could lose its majority in Sunday's election. Freelance writer <b>Hari Raj</b> wonders: will this be the one that makes the difference?]]></description>
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		<title>Is there blood on your T-shirt? Questions from Bangladesh&#8217;s tragedy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/30/is-there-blood-on-your-t-shirt-questions-from-bangladeshs-tragedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/30/is-there-blood-on-your-t-shirt-questions-from-bangladeshs-tragedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 bangladesh factory disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retailing business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace deaths]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=367002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of low-paid garment workers are dead after a factory collapse in Bangladesh. It's about time wealthy consumers in Western countries faced up to why their clothes are so cheap, argues <b>Michele O'Neil</b>, national secretary of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia.]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore the new Switzerland? Rich turn to Asian havens</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/23/singapore-the-new-switzerland-rich-turn-to-asian-havens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/23/singapore-the-new-switzerland-rich-turn-to-asian-havens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Myriam Robin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore tax havens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[singapore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax havens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For years, the rich and their money have flocked to Zurich. Not any more. Asian tax havens are now in vogue, led by the friendliest of all in Singapore.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/23/singapore-the-new-switzerland-rich-turn-to-asian-havens/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gay Lib calls for conscience vote as Kiwis pass gay marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/18/gay-lib-calls-for-conscience-vote-as-kiwis-pass-gay-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/18/gay-lib-calls-for-conscience-vote-as-kiwis-pass-gay-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Knott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=364286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Zealand parliament passed gay marriage overnight -- the 13th country to do so. At home, a growing band of Coaltion MPs are calling for a conscience vote on the issue.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/18/gay-lib-calls-for-conscience-vote-as-kiwis-pass-gay-marriage/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Boxing at shadows? China banks may be a threat to our economy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/17/boxing-at-shadows-china-banks-may-be-a-threat-to-our-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/17/boxing-at-shadows-china-banks-may-be-a-threat-to-our-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Myriam Robin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bo'ao forum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=363916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[RBA Governor Glenn Stevens has some concerns about China's "shadow banking" system. He poses questions about the role of non-bank entities in the Middle Kingdom.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/17/boxing-at-shadows-china-banks-may-be-a-threat-to-our-economy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>We&#8217;re on the Security Council: use it on North Korea</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/17/were-on-the-security-council-use-it-on-north-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/17/were-on-the-security-council-use-it-on-north-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DFAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diplomacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Jong Un]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Security Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=363878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia has a Security Council seat -- and is well-placed to show some leadership on North Korea. We used to be creative and front-footed on diplomacy, political commentator and retired diplomat <b>Bruce Haigh</b> argues. So let's lift the ambition.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/17/were-on-the-security-council-use-it-on-north-korea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>North Korea is after respect, not war, in America&#8217;s regime-change business</title>
		<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/a-better-approach-towards_b_3083799.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/a-better-approach-towards_b_3083799.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elsewhere</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=363647</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/a-better-approach-towards_b_3083799.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t blame the greenies: the real reason for timber decline</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/15/dont-blame-the-greenies-the-real-reason-for-timber-decline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/15/dont-blame-the-greenies-the-real-reason-for-timber-decline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENVIRONMENT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[logging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[native forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tasmanian forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[woodchips]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=363333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia's native forest industry simply cannot compete in the global marketplace. Handing over more taxpayer-funded assistance will not solve the problem, writes ANU associate professor<b>Andrew Macintosh</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/15/dont-blame-the-greenies-the-real-reason-for-timber-decline/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Could North Korea nuke Australia? (Yes, but don&#8217;t worry)</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/12/could-north-korea-nuke-australia-yes-but-dont-worry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/12/could-north-korea-nuke-australia-yes-but-dont-worry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENVIRONMENT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Jong Un]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuclear weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the us]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=362933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North Korea is beating its chest about its nuclear potential. So would the rogue state have the capacity to bomb Australia? Freelance writer <b>David Donaldson</b> asks some big questions.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/12/could-north-korea-nuke-australia-yes-but-dont-worry/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaked cables: US predicts Timor invasion, &#8216;keep us out of it&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/11/leaked-cables-us-predicts-timor-invasion-keep-us-out-of-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/11/leaked-cables-us-predicts-timor-invasion-keep-us-out-of-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Professor Damien Kingsbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east timor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gough Whitlam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WikiLeaks PlusD cables]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=362490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The cables are an awkward footnote to the now surprising closeness of relations between Timor-Leste and Indonesia.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/11/leaked-cables-us-predicts-timor-invasion-keep-us-out-of-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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