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	<title>Crikey &#187; federal election 2013</title>
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		<title>Seat of the week: Wakefield &#8212; Libs eye Labor heartland</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/05/04/seat-of-the-week-wakefield/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2013/05/04/seat-of-the-week-wakefield/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 01:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poll Bludger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the northern fringe of Adelaide, Wakefield has a safe-looking double-digit Labor margin -- but indications of a strong statewide swing have given the Libs hope, writes <b>William Bowe</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Farmer chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/08/richard-farmer-chunky-bits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/04/08/richard-farmer-chunky-bits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Silvio Berlusconi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=361254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are tax policies really the most effective policy to increase retirement savings? Plus other political issues of the day.]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/18/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-125/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/18/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor media reforms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=356280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd is likely to bide his time before making any kind of leadership challenge. Plus other political issues of the day.]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/04/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-114/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/03/04/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-114/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Farmer’s chunky bits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=352707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new low point for the year. Confidence about Labor&#8217;s winning chances declined over the last week. The Crikey Election Indicator is now at a low point for the year. Just remember, though, that what the Indicator is telling us is that if there were 100 elections from a starting point like now that the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;I love pizza, but &#8230;&#8217;: anti-multicultural party&#8217;s Canberra launch</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/11/i-love-pizza-but-anti-multicultural-partys-canberra-launch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/11/i-love-pizza-but-anti-multicultural-partys-canberra-launch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catch the fire ministries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[danny nalliah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lord christopher monckton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rise Up Australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=347987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia's newest political party was launched today with an anti-multicultural, pro-Christian platform -- and the help of climate sceptic Christopher Monckton. <b>Farz Edraki</b> was there for <em>Crikey</em>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>42</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eddie has Labor in his grip and will carry it to its doom</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/06/keane-eddie-has-labor-in-his-grip-and-will-carry-it-to-its-doom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/06/keane-eddie-has-labor-in-his-grip-and-will-carry-it-to-its-doom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Obeid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Conroy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Burke]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=347064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While innocuous, Tony Burke and Stephen Conroy's contacts with Eddie Obeid symbolise how NSW Labor is likely to drag the Federal party to its doom this year.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>The economy if Labor wins: industry and construction the keys</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/06/the-economy-if-labor-wins-industry-and-construction-the-keys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/06/the-economy-if-labor-wins-industry-and-construction-the-keys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=346994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor's commitment to manufacturing differentiates it from the Coalition on economic policy, but both sides will face the same challenge no matter who wins the election. <b>Bernard Keane</b> and <b>Glenn Dyer</b> report.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Australian economy under Abbott: a (rough) Crikey guide</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/05/the-australian-economy-under-abbott-a-rough-crikey-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/05/the-australian-economy-under-abbott-a-rough-crikey-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=346532</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian economy may not look significantly different under an Abbott government, despite the Coalition's rhetoric. <b>Bernard Keane</b> and <b>Glenn Dyer</b> with the <em>Crikey</em> crystal ball.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/05/the-australian-economy-under-abbott-a-rough-crikey-guide/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
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		<title>Essential: support for election call and ditching surplus</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/05/essential-support-for-election-call-and-ditching-surplus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/05/essential-support-for-election-call-and-ditching-surplus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget surplus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=346607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Voters quite like Julia Gillard's decision to name the election date well in advance -- but they still don't want to vote for her, today's Essential Report finds.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;Chaos&#8217;, or how to see the world like a political journalist</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/04/chaos-or-how-to-see-the-world-like-a-political-journalist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/04/chaos-or-how-to-see-the-world-like-a-political-journalist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[press gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=346308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After years of complaining about politicians failing to treat voters like adults, Julia Gillard has done just that -- and incurred the wrath of the press gallery at the same time.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>86</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey Calling #7: save the date for election 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/31/crikey-calling-7-save-the-date-for-election-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/01/31/crikey-calling-7-save-the-date-for-election-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crikey calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=345815</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a big surprise, Julia Gillard has announced the 2013 election date. In the today's episode of <em>Crikey Calling</em>, Bernard Keane and deputy editor Cathy Alexander discuss the decision, what it means and Labor's chances of making a comeback.
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tips and rumours</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/12/06/tips-and-rumours-778/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/12/06/tips-and-rumours-778/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and rumours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plain packaging cigarettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tony abbott the truck driver]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=336092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Daring cigarette heist as new laws come into effect? ... federal election ads begin ... Abbott driving his truck to Oxford University ...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Matters for judgment for Labor MPs</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/27/matters-for-judgment-for-labor-mps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/04/27/matters-for-judgment-for-labor-mps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wilkie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Slipper]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=287499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor has increased the chances of an early election with its poor judgment over Andrew Wilkie.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>103</slash:comments>
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