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		<title>The People&#8217;s Question: dragging question time into the 21st century</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/25/the-peoples-question-dragging-question-time-into-21st-century/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/25/the-peoples-question-dragging-question-time-into-21st-century/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Say]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OurSay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[question time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An experiment to crowdsource a parliamentary question is under way, which will briefly drag federal parliament into the social media age.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kisses all round as clean energy bills pass the House</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/12/labor-kisses-all-round-as-18-clean-energy-bills-pass-the-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/12/labor-kisses-all-round-as-18-clean-energy-bills-pass-the-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Bandt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the last vote finally came to adopt the 18 clean energy bills as complete package, former Slater &#038; Gordon lawyer Adam Bandt broke into a broad grin, his election night pronouncements 14 months ago having born fruit.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>184</slash:comments>
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		<title>MPs report on gay marriage: a &#8216;good day for love&#8217; if most are opposed?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/24/mps-report-on-gay-marriage-a-good-day-for-love-if-most-are-opposed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/24/mps-report-on-gay-marriage-a-good-day-for-love-if-most-are-opposed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey Intern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In November last year the federal parliament passed a motion from Greens MP Adam Bandt calling on members to take the pulse of constituents on gay marriage. This morning, a selection of MPs reported back. <b>Clare O'Meara</b> examines the speeches.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>52</slash:comments>
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		<title>MacKerras: forget byelections &#8230; we&#8217;re off to polls in October 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/20/mackerras-forget-byelections-were-off-to-polls-in-october-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/20/mackerras-forget-byelections-were-off-to-polls-in-october-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm MacKerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[byelections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=236625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The current Parliament will run its full three-year term.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Labor is surprisingly effective in parliament</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/27/psst-dont-look-now-but-the-labor-gov-is-pretty-effective-in-parliament/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/27/psst-dont-look-now-but-the-labor-gov-is-pretty-effective-in-parliament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 03:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicola Roxon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=225686</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor is almost comically inept outside Parliament but the rules within enable it to be much more effective.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>59</slash:comments>
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		<title>Essential: What do voters think about Territory rights?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/16/essential-what-do-voters-think-about-territory-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/16/essential-what-do-voters-think-about-territory-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Capital Territory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Territory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=210800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor, Liberal and Greens voters all feel strongly on the idea that territories' laws can be overridden on the whim of Federal Ministers -- they dislike it.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Parliament upgrades to&#8230;Vista</title>
		<link>http://delimiter.com.au/2010/12/02/federal-parliament-deploys-windows-vista/</link>
		<comments>http://delimiter.com.au/2010/12/02/federal-parliament-deploys-windows-vista/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows Vista]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Federal Parliament has finally began updating its Microsoft operating system -- not to the latest version, Windows 7, but to the widely snubbed and sledged Microsoft Vista. We assume the IT department has their reasons...
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The future of the House of Reps</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/07/the-future-of-the-house-of-reps-rather-a-lot-like-the-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/07/the-future-of-the-house-of-reps-rather-a-lot-like-the-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Keane on the Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hung parliament]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=170072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want a glimpse of what the new, improved House of Representatives will be like, check out Senate Question Time, if you can stay awake.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/07/the-future-of-the-house-of-reps-rather-a-lot-like-the-senate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Marr: Highlights from the Parliamentary dog house</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/laughter-sounds-the-dog-whistle-for-a-silky-terrier-20100204-ng5g.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/laughter-sounds-the-dog-whistle-for-a-silky-terrier-20100204-ng5g.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Pyne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[question time]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal Parliament is just like the dog pound, says <b>David Marr</b>: barking, growling and the looming threat of being put down. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>FOI reform may undermine open government</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/foi-reform-may-undermine-open-government/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/foi-reform-may-undermine-open-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Simons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom of information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom of information laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Ludwig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Law]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=113887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Expect some drama as the Freedom of Information reform Bill is debated in federal parliament, since an amendment that would fatally undermine the move to more open government has been slipped in.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/02/03/foi-reform-may-undermine-open-government/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ruddinator 2: Judgment Day</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/19/ruddinator-2-judgment-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/19/ruddinator-2-judgment-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politicians behaving badly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[question time]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/19/ruddinator-2-judgment-day/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Poor judgment. Bad judgment. Wrong judgment. Misjudgment. Flawed judgment. The word 'judgment' was uttered 24 times in Question Time yesterday.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>A brief history of props in Federal Parliament</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/29/first-dog-on-the-moon-116/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/29/first-dog-on-the-moon-116/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Firstdog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[First Dog on the Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Hawke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[edmund barton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gough Whitlam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Bishop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robert menzies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rufous bettong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weapons grade plutonium]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/29/first-dog-on-the-moon-116/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Politicians from both sides have a long democratic tradition of treating Parliament contemptuously.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/29/first-dog-on-the-moon-116/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Peter Costello, Man of Mystery!</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/24/first-dog-on-the-moon-163/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/24/first-dog-on-the-moon-163/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 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[ducks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higgins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where is he when you need him?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The day after Howard’s End</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/19/the-day-after-howards-end/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/19/the-day-after-howards-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[core vote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dr brendan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judith troeth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All eyes last night were on <i>Four Corners</i>, but have we actually learned anything, wonders <b>Christian Kerr.</b>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nelson comes close to reconciling the irreconcilable</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/13/nelson-comes-close-to-reconciling-the-irreconcilable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/13/nelson-comes-close-to-reconciling-the-irreconcilable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aboriginal children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brendan Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[massive task]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[victimhood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brendan Nelson’s reply was a curious affair. Doubtless many people won’t be happy with it but it seemed to come as close as possible to reconciling the (quite irreconcilable) views of reactionaries and progressives in the ranks behind him, writes <b>David MacCormack</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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