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	<title>Crikey &#187; bill of rights</title>
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		<title>Against an Australian Bill of Rights</title>
		<link>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2010/03/06/why-i-am-opposed-to-an-australian-bill-of-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.libertarian.org.au/2010/03/06/why-i-am-opposed-to-an-australian-bill-of-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Libertarian and physicist <b>Peter Rohde</b> explains why enshrining a Bill of Rights into Australia's constitution would be a dangerous move, shifting power from elected representatives to an unpredictable and unaccountable judiciary.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Human rights: why we need a charter</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/11/human-rights-why-we-need-a-charter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/11/human-rights-why-we-need-a-charter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[justice michael kirby]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emotional, fear-mongering and ill-informed comments about a human rights charter do not make for robust, reasoned, logical debate, writes <b>Mark Blumer</b>.
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		<title>Human rights: what is Rudd waiting for?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/20/human-rights-what-is-rudd-waiting-for/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/20/human-rights-what-is-rudd-waiting-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[australian christian lobby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Carr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Brennan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[george pell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert McClelland]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the government backing away from introducing a bill of rights? In the absence of any serious negatives, we should expect a human rights act within this parliamentary term, writes <b>Susan Ryan</b>, chair of the Australian Human Rights Group. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Brennan: we want human rights protection</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/08/brennan-we-want-human-rights-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/08/brennan-we-want-human-rights-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Barns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brennan Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Brennan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victorian Human Rights Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The human rights ball is now with the government, with the core message of the Brennan Committee's report on human rights indicating that Australians want better human rights protection.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Charter of rights is &#8220;stone cold dead&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/no-time-to-be-a-timid-little-nation-20091001-geir.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/no-time-to-be-a-timid-little-nation-20091001-geir.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Brennan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights charter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert McClelland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It now seems the Brennan committee report will <em>not</em> recommend an Australian bill of rights. How did such a good idea get bogged down in the fallacy that judges would abuse their power? asks <b>Richard Ackland</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>What a liberal Bill of Rights could look like</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/28/some-thoughts-for-a-more-liberal-bill-of-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/28/some-thoughts-for-a-more-liberal-bill-of-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberalism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let's call a spade a spade: the debate over Australia's Bill of Rights is really a debate on how government power should be limited, says <b>Timothy Brown</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bill of Rights: John Howard v Anthony Mason</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/27/bill-of-rights-john-howard-v-anthony-mason/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/27/bill-of-rights-john-howard-v-anthony-mason/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Barns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Mason]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Menzies Lecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is extraordinary that John Howard should be given any credibility when it comes to criticising judicial protection of rights.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/27/bill-of-rights-john-howard-v-anthony-mason/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Human rights good for Canadians but not for Australians</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/26/human-rights-good-for-canadians-but-not-for-australians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/26/human-rights-good-for-canadians-but-not-for-australians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Canadians share with Australians many of the same values and have a similar outlook on life, however...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/26/human-rights-good-for-canadians-but-not-for-australians/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Brennan says Victoria&#8217;s rights charter is wrong; should we be worried?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/27/brennan-says-victorias-rights-charter-is-wrong-should-we-be-worried/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/27/brennan-says-victorias-rights-charter-is-wrong-should-we-be-worried/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is Frank Brennan the right person to be heading Kevin Rudd’s national consultation on a charter of rights? Asks <b>Greg Barns</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/27/brennan-says-victorias-rights-charter-is-wrong-should-we-be-worried/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bill of rights debate: Scare mongers vs self-loathing liberals</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/11/bill-of-rights-debate-scare-mongers-vs-self-loathing-liberals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/11/bill-of-rights-debate-scare-mongers-vs-self-loathing-liberals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democracy human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judiciary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best way to protect rights is to prevent laws that breach them in the first place, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/11/bill-of-rights-debate-scare-mongers-vs-self-loathing-liberals/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why is Australia the only western country without a Bill of Rights?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/11/first-dog-on-the-moon-262/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/11/first-dog-on-the-moon-262/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Firstdog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[First Dog on the Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blinky bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duck bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Optus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[platypus bill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spicks and Specks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncle bill]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps we simply can't be bothered?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/11/first-dog-on-the-moon-262/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Furphies rise to greet the bill of rights</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/10/furphies-rise-to-greet-the-bill-of-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/10/furphies-rise-to-greet-the-bill-of-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Conservatives are working up the mother of all scare campaigns against the idea that Australia should protect human rights through law, writes <b>Greg Barns</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/10/furphies-rise-to-greet-the-bill-of-rights/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Janet Albrechtsen: misleading or misguided?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/07/janet-albrechtsen-misleading-or-misguided/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/07/janet-albrechtsen-misleading-or-misguided/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media-Arts-and-Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janet Albrechtsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Australian]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We both know you are not stupid Janet. So you tell me, are you a negligent columnist, or a fraudulent one? Asks <b>Graham Dent</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/07/janet-albrechtsen-misleading-or-misguided/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Media and privacy II: we need a bill of rights</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/13/media-and-privacy-ii-we-need-a-bill-of-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/13/media-and-privacy-ii-we-need-a-bill-of-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media-Arts-and-Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future of the media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is beyond argument that currently the Australian law does not adequately protect the right of all individuals in our society to privacy, writes <b>Greg Barns</b> ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/13/media-and-privacy-ii-we-need-a-bill-of-rights/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mosley case a privacy lesson for Australians</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/28/mosley-case-a-privacy-lesson-for-australians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/28/mosley-case-a-privacy-lesson-for-australians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australian citizens are in the second class carriage when it comes to protection of their privacy, writes <b>Greg Barns</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/28/mosley-case-a-privacy-lesson-for-australians/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s so wrong with a judiciary dealing with rights?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/30/whats-so-wrong-with-a-judiciary-dealing-with-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/30/whats-so-wrong-with-a-judiciary-dealing-with-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[george pell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judiciary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unelected judges constitute only the most obvious way by which we give effect to Plato’s idea of the “philosopher monarch”, writes barrister <b>Stephen Keim</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/30/whats-so-wrong-with-a-judiciary-dealing-with-rights/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>2020: Behind the scenes with the governance gang</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/21/2020-behind-the-scenes-with-the-governance-gang/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/21/2020-behind-the-scenes-with-the-governance-gang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2020 Summit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill of rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maxine McKew]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maxine McKew caused consternation when she looked through proposals from the 2020 Governance stream and asked where the Big Idea was. But she was right, reports <b>Bernard Keane</b>.
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