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		<title>Malcolm Fraser: multiculturalism hasn&#8217;t failed, only the Liberal Party</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/17/malcolm-fraser-multiculturalism-hasnt-failed-only-the-liberal-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/17/malcolm-fraser-multiculturalism-hasnt-failed-only-the-liberal-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People & Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal labor government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scott Morrison]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Multiculturalism is not a failed idea, says former PM <b>Malcolm Fraser</b>. He welcomes Labor's re-embrace, but in this piece for <em>Crikey</em> he condemns his former Liberal Party for creating a climate of fear on the issue.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>58</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hey Tony, funding Indonesian schools works</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/09/hey-tony-funding-indonesian-schools-actually-works/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/09/hey-tony-funding-indonesian-schools-actually-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 02:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damien Kingsbury</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flood levy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Julie Bishop and Tony Abbott <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/abbott-bishop-aid-row-worsens-20110210-1an84.html">fight</a> over foreign aid cuts, <em>Crikey</em> examines why his proposal to cut $400 million from Australia's aid budget to Indonesia's schools program is a desperate measure, and one that won't see the light.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mining the donations: Palmer returns as $1 million Tory sugar daddy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/01/mining-the-donations-palmer-returns-as-1-million-tory-sugar-daddy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/01/mining-the-donations-palmer-returns-as-1-million-tory-sugar-daddy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clive Palmer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal national party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political donations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSPT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer ratcheted up his political donations to the conservative side of politics to over $1 million in 2009-10, despite the Liberal Party declaring his cash persona non grata mid-way through the audit period, according to data released by the Australian Electoral Commission this morning.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>BHP 3rd most valuable company as Liberal bank holdings hit $28m</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/08/bhp-3rd-most-valuable-company-as-liberal-bank-holdings-hit-28m/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/08/bhp-3rd-most-valuable-company-as-liberal-bank-holdings-hit-28m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Mayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the federal government warning of revenue shortfalls on its new mineral resources rent tax courtesy of the surging dollar, it is clear BHP-Billiton could comfortably afford to pay billions more in tax if the MRRT variables were tweaked.]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign Crikey morning edition: Day 23</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/09/campaign-crikey-morning-edition-day-23/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/09/campaign-crikey-morning-edition-day-23/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[''Isn't it great to lead a united political party with a deputy I can trust, a predecessor who's a friend and a former prime minister who's a hero..."]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hamilton: Lessons learnt from running in Higgins</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/08/hamilton-lessons-learnt-from-running-in-higgins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/08/hamilton-lessons-learnt-from-running-in-higgins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clive Hamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clive hamilton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Higgins by-election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Greens' candidate in the weekend's Higgins by-election, <b>Clive Hamilton</b>, reflects on the successes and failures of his climate change-focussed campaign.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Turnbull has lanced the boil of climate change denialism</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/27/turnbull-has-lanced-the-boil-of-climate-change-denialism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/27/turnbull-has-lanced-the-boil-of-climate-change-denialism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Gore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change sceptics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull’s stoic courage in Parliament House on Thursday lances the boil of climate change denialism, writes <b>Tony Kevin</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Loughnane and Abbott convene Libs&#8217; Broken Hearts Club</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/14/loughnane-and-abbott-convene-libs-broken-hearts-club/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/14/loughnane-and-abbott-convene-libs-broken-hearts-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mad monk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minister tony abbott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shadow portfolios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Liberal Party director Brian Loughnane and shadow cabinet minister Tony Abbott were spotted at one of Canberra's premier eateries last night, writes <b>Alex Mitchell</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Federal Liberals keep their sorry secrets in the closet</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/04/federal-liberals-keep-their-sorry-secrets-in-the-closet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/04/federal-liberals-keep-their-sorry-secrets-in-the-closet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affairs spokesman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national apology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Deciding on whether or not to support a national apology for the Stolen Generation is not getting any easier for the Liberal Party, reports <b>Thomas Hunter</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The odd couple: Boris and Lynton</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/10/the-odd-couple-boris-and-lynton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/10/the-odd-couple-boris-and-lynton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dick whittington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour peer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London Evening Standard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lord mayor of london]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Former federal Liberal Party director Lynton Crosby this week formally joins the campaign team of the world’s favourite Tory, Boris Johnson, as he seeks to follow in the footsteps of Dick Whittington and become Lord Mayor of London, writes Christian Kerr.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tips and rumours</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/09/tips-and-rumours/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/09/tips-and-rumours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bruce billson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exhibition street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indian gentleman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wa liberals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Birney from the WA Liberals has recently quit politics for a &#8220;business&#8221; career. What people don&#8217;t know is he was stacked out by the northern alliance. They closed the preselection votes a couple of weeks ago, and Matt has found he has been stacked out, so he has jumped rather than been pushed. The [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Liberal presidential power plays</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/10/liberal-presidential-power-plays/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/10/liberal-presidential-power-plays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Downer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal presidency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geoff selig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michael kroger]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Liberal Party president Chris McDiven is under threat, stories that appear to be coming out of NSW say today. Now that the Liberals need to make themselves electable, they face significant challenges, writes Christian Kerr.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Abjorensen: When did Catholics take over the LIberal Party?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/05/abjorensen-when-did-catholics-take-over-the-liberal-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/05/abjorensen-when-did-catholics-take-over-the-liberal-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[democratic labor party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john cramer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judith brett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal politicians]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Catholic was elected leader of the Federal Liberal Party last week, and no one noticed. How things have changed, writes Norman Abjorensen.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Climate change: Playb*y called it in 1980</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/20/climate-change-playby-called-it-in-1980/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/20/climate-change-playby-called-it-in-1980/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2007]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gas emissions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The basic science on the cause and impacts of climate change hasn't changed since the first IPCC report in 1990. In fact the language was clear and direct, compared with some of the later efforts,  just ask Playboy, writes Maria Taylor. 
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Inside the Liberal bunker. CHQ if you like</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/15/inside-the-liberal-bunker-chq-if-you-like/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/10/15/inside-the-liberal-bunker-chq-if-you-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media-Arts-and-Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jim bonner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melbourne cbd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My mission was to find out how the Liberal Party organizes its media machine during an election but I thought I was talking to a brevet major when media liaison officer Jim Bonner explained “I don’t know whether we’ll be making any comment about who’s who at CHQ”, writes Andrew Dodd.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stone age revival fails in NT parliament</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/22/stone-age-revival-fails-in-nt-parliament/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/22/stone-age-revival-fails-in-nt-parliament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chief minister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crikey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal liberal party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[party president]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reticence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine the surprise of Territory Legislative Assembly Speaker Jane Aagaard when Former Liberal Party President and Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Shane Stone put it to her that he speak from the floor of the Assembly to a Condolence Motion this morning.]]></description>
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