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		<title>The winners from the war on terror</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/17/the-winners-from-the-war-on-terror-terrorists-and-property-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/17/the-winners-from-the-war-on-terror-terrorists-and-property-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of the war on terror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[counter terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war on terror]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=229932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our $16.7 billion spending on the war on terror had ended up in some interesting hands -- and hasn't necessarily reduced the threat of terrorism.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>What has the war on terror cost taxpayers, and did they get value for money?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/16/what-has-the-war-on-terror-cost-taxpayers-and-did-they-get-value-for-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/16/what-has-the-war-on-terror-cost-taxpayers-and-did-they-get-value-for-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorney general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of the war on terror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[war on terror]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=229652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spending on the war on terror is higher now than at the height of 9/11 hysteria. Budget papers show the Howard, Rudd and Gillard governments have spent more than $15 billion on the war since 2001.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Barker: has ANZUS passed its use by date?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/14/barker-has-anzus-passed-its-use-by-date/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/14/barker-has-anzus-passed-its-use-by-date/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZUS alliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US alliance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=229000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Would abandoning the ANZUS treaty substantially affect Australia’s strategic circumstances?, asks <b>Geoffrey Barker</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/14/barker-has-anzus-passed-its-use-by-date/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Welcome to war on the internet</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/03/crikey-says-welcome-to-war-on-the-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/03/crikey-says-welcome-to-war-on-the-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet wars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War on the Internet]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=227057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The information wars are underway, yet most of us toil away on the web, blissfully unaware of the artillery fire lighting up the distant horizon.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Labor row looms over life after Bushmaster</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/22/labor-row-looms-over-life-after-bushmaster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/22/labor-row-looms-over-life-after-bushmaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thales Australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=194525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the Bushmaster vehicle has been an outstanding success, its manufacturer is struggling to compete for other defence transport contracts. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/22/labor-row-looms-over-life-after-bushmaster/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Abbott&#8217;s real Afghan problem: his minister</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/05/abbott-flies-over-afghanistan-but-the-real-problem-is-back-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/05/abbott-flies-over-afghanistan-but-the-real-problem-is-back-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=176322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The real Afghanistan problem for Tony Abbott lies with his Defence shadow, and a crumbling consensus on what we should be doing in Afghanistan.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/05/abbott-flies-over-afghanistan-but-the-real-problem-is-back-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>187</slash:comments>
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		<title>New parliament, old hypocrisy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/01/keane-new-parliament-old-hypocrisy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/01/keane-new-parliament-old-hypocrisy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hung parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solicitor general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=175726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A little hypocrisy has always gone a long way in politics but in a hung Parliament it seems more important than ever.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/01/keane-new-parliament-old-hypocrisy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Time for Defence to come clean on the JSF debacle</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2010/03/12/memo-defence-come-clean-now-on-jsf-debacle/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2010/03/12/memo-defence-come-clean-now-on-jsf-debacle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sandilands</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Faulkner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint strike fighters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=122751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report on the JSF Joint Strike Fighter project was released in US Congress today, and it is a shocker: the cost has shot up 60-90% per jet, and they are running at least two-and-a-half years late. Time for our own government to admit it's a flop, says <b>Ben Sandilands</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2010/03/12/memo-defence-come-clean-now-on-jsf-debacle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t spread Combet too thin on Defence</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/01/dont-spread-combet-too-thin-on-defence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/01/dont-spread-combet-too-thin-on-defence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garrett's roofing insulation scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Combet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Garrett]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=119880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Minister Greg Combet is very competent but surely there are limits to even his talents, time and attention? asks the Australian Defence Association's <b>Neil James</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/01/dont-spread-combet-too-thin-on-defence/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Joint Strike Fighter project &#8212; now firing &#8230; at least in the US</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/joint-strike-fighter-project-now-firing-at-least-in-the-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/joint-strike-fighter-project-now-firing-at-least-in-the-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sandilands</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[f-35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Faulkner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint strike fighters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US military]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=113924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US backlash against the Joint Strike Fighter F-35 project needs to spread quickly to Australia, before more damage is done to Australia's defence interests. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/joint-strike-fighter-project-now-firing-at-least-in-the-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Joint Strike Fighter shambles continue</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/22/joint-strike-fighter-shambles-continue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/22/joint-strike-fighter-shambles-continue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Sandilands</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint strike fighter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=111527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Enormous problems with Australia’s multibillion dollar commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter project have emerged from an audit review just delivered to the US Congress.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/22/joint-strike-fighter-shambles-continue/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Expensive, unproven: meet the F-35 &#8216;Madoff&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/26/expensive-unproven-meet-the-f-35-madoff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/26/expensive-unproven-meet-the-f-35-madoff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[f-35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Faulkner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint strike fighter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=101064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If ignorance is bliss, the people who advised Australia’s defence minister, John Faulkner, on the status of the F-35 program, must be quite happy, writes <b>Eric L. Palmer</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/26/expensive-unproven-meet-the-f-35-madoff/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Politicians haven&#8217;t done homework on Joint Strike Fighters</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/24/politicians-havent-done-homework-on-joint-strike-fighters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/24/politicians-havent-done-homework-on-joint-strike-fighters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence analysts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint strike fighters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=100464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia’s national security committee may make an approval on the Joint Strike Fighter project today. But what do they have to base a sound purchase decision on? Nothing, says <b>Eric Palmer</b>.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/24/politicians-havent-done-homework-on-joint-strike-fighters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Birmingham: We need the killing machines</title>
		<link>http://blogs.brisbanetimes.com.au/bluntinstrument/archives/2009/05/post_23.html</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.brisbanetimes.com.au/bluntinstrument/archives/2009/05/post_23.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 02:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence White Paper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If everything the Government says about the rise of China is true, the question is not whether we can afford this White Paper, but whether it goes far enough, argues <b>John Birmingham</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.brisbanetimes.com.au/bluntinstrument/archives/2009/05/post_23.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Henderson: Australia should not kowtow to China on defence</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/a-prudent-approach-on-china-20090504-asn1.html?page=1</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/a-prudent-approach-on-china-20090504-asn1.html?page=1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 01:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence White Paper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia should project power as far as possible; our defence policy should not be determined by China's wishes, writes <b>Gerard Henderson</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/a-prudent-approach-on-china-20090504-asn1.html?page=1/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>White Paper budget increase high enough to induce nose bleeds</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/04/white-paper-budget-increase-high-enough-to-induce-nose-bleeds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/04/white-paper-budget-increase-high-enough-to-induce-nose-bleeds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 03:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence White Paper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rudd's Defence White Paper will rely on the rise of China to fund our defence against the, erm, rise of China.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/04/white-paper-budget-increase-high-enough-to-induce-nose-bleeds/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why are we fighting in Afghanistan?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/04/why-are-we-fighting-in-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/04/why-are-we-fighting-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 03:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZUS treaty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So we are going to send another 450 young Australians to fight in Afghanistan. We’d better be very sure it is worth putting our people in harm’s way, writes <b>Brian Walters</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Defence blueprint could fuel arms race</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/national/rudd-accused-of-fuelling-new-arms-race-20090503-arg9.html?page=-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/national/rudd-accused-of-fuelling-new-arms-race-20090503-arg9.html?page=-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 02:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Defence White Paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rudd government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Analysts are warning that Rudd's new defence white-paper could encourage other countries in the region to stockpile weapons.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.smh.com.au/national/rudd-accused-of-fuelling-new-arms-race-20090503-arg9.html?page=-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Defence spending boosted to 20-year high</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/national/big-boost-to-push-defence-budget-to-20year-high-20090426-ajd7.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/national/big-boost-to-push-defence-budget-to-20year-high-20090426-ajd7.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget 09]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the economic downturn, the Australian armed forces' budget is expected to rise to almost $24 billion this year, the highest level in 20 years.]]></description>
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		<title>Defence is simply too big for Nick Warner</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/30/defence-is-simply-too-big-for-nick-warner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/30/defence-is-simply-too-big-for-nick-warner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gough Whitlam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Combet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Warner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Of course Nick Warner is the wrong man for the job of Secretary of the Defence Department. That’s because the job is beyond any single individual, and certainly beyond any single Minister, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fitzgibbon affair points to bureaucrats out of control</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/26/fitzgibbon-affair-points-to-bureaucrats-out-of-control/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/26/fitzgibbon-affair-points-to-bureaucrats-out-of-control/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Fitzgibbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ministerial responsibility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of issues in play in the revelation that Defence has been spying on its own minister. All bear teasing out, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>37</slash:comments>
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		<title>DMO to be cut loose from Defence Department?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/24/dmo-to-be-cut-loose-from-defence-department/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/24/dmo-to-be-cut-loose-from-defence-department/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alarm bells rang across Canberra’s defence establishment this morning over the official report calling for the Defence Material Organisation to be cut loose from the Defence Department, writes <b>Alex Mitchell</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Five-hour delay for wounded Australians</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/12/five-hour-delay-for-wounded-australians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/12/five-hour-delay-for-wounded-australians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wounding of two ADF personnel has again raised the question of the support Australian forces are providing for personnel conducting operations around Tarin Kowt, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/04/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/04/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[andrew wilke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australian troops in Iraq ... the public service ... Andrew Wilkie and the Greens ... Fairfax and windmills ... ABARE ... ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s political bite-sized meaty chunks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/02/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/02/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people's political coverage. <b>Richard Farmer</b> writes.]]></description>
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