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		<title>Dollar SMASH! Commentariat changes its tune on strong currency</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/06/07/dollar-smash-commentariat-changes-its-tune-on-strong-currency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/06/07/dollar-smash-commentariat-changes-its-tune-on-strong-currency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget the problems of a strong currency -- suddenly the dollar is a symbol of national economic virility, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s a new way of looking at the budget &#8212; but it won&#8217;t suit Hockey</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/22/heres-a-new-way-of-looking-at-the-budget-but-it-wont-suit-hockey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/22/heres-a-new-way-of-looking-at-the-budget-but-it-wont-suit-hockey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliamentary Budget Office]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New estimates of the structural budget balance sit poorly with opposition claims about the Gillard government's poor fiscal mismanagement. Turns out things might not be so bad after all ...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>The mystery of Treasury&#8217;s disappearing revenue: Parkinson explains</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/22/the-mystery-of-treasurys-disappearing-revenue-parkinson-explains/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/22/the-mystery-of-treasurys-disappearing-revenue-parkinson-explains/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Parkinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nominal GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury Secretary's discussion of what has gone wrong with revenue forecasting in recent years provides a context for the coming challenges on fiscal policy. <b>Bernard Keane</b> and <b>Glenn Dyer</b> report.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Essential: tough-love voters want more budget pain</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/essential-tough-love-voters-want-more-budget-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/essential-tough-love-voters-want-more-budget-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Essential Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WorkChoices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What's in for me? Today's Essential Report finds a curious response from voters to last week's budget -- voters think they'll be worse off from the budget, but want the government to do more to cut spending.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sudden outbreak of responsibility from both parties on budget</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/sudden-outbreak-of-responsibility-from-both-parties-on-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/sudden-outbreak-of-responsibility-from-both-parties-on-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=371819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Coalition's sudden enthusiasm for spending cuts is rather hypocritical -- but a welcome embrace of fiscal responsibility. Both major parties are lifting their game, improving the dire standards in political debate.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Abbott budget reply: mind the gap between rhetoric and reality</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/17/abbott-budget-reply-mind-the-gap-between-rhetoric-and-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/17/abbott-budget-reply-mind-the-gap-between-rhetoric-and-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asylum Seekers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=371501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott's budget reply speech suggests that, despite a "budget emergency", a Coalition government's fiscal policy would be broadly similar to Labor's. His rhetoric is austere, but his promises are not.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>Swan&#8217;s mixed legacy as an economic and fiscal manager</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/15/swans-mixed-legacy-as-an-economic-and-fiscal-manager/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/15/swans-mixed-legacy-as-an-economic-and-fiscal-manager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If Wayne Swan had had a couple more budgets like last night's, he might have faced a different electoral fate.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Where does the economic power now lie: Canberra or Sydney?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/15/where-does-the-economic-power-now-lie-canberra-or-sydney/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/15/where-does-the-economic-power-now-lie-canberra-or-sydney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank's surprise rate cut in May is likely to prove the most significant economic event of the year, not the budget. <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b> report.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Inside the budget lock-up: pies and sneaky fags</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/inside-the-budget-lock-up-pies-and-sneaky-fags/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/inside-the-budget-lock-up-pies-and-sneaky-fags/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370518</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What went down in the press gallery lock-up for the budget? <em>Crikey</em> joined the pack of journalists hungry for budget news -- and party pies.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Baby bonus dumping a &#8216;sensible, calm and responsible&#8217; cut</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/baby-bonus-dumping-a-sensible-calm-and-responsible-cut/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/baby-bonus-dumping-a-sensible-calm-and-responsible-cut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Waters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal election]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The baby bonus has been thrown out with the bath water, as part of Treasurer Wayne Swan's "sensible, calm and responsible" cuts.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>What the Treasurer said: Wayne Swan&#8217;s budget speech</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/what-the-treasurer-said-wayne-swans-budget-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/what-the-treasurer-said-wayne-swans-budget-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A transcript of the speech Wayne Swan delivered to Parliament in handing down the 2013-14 federal budget.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Journos jostle for air time at Swan’s press conference</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/journos-jostle-for-air-time-at-swan%e2%80%99s-press-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/journos-jostle-for-air-time-at-swan%e2%80%99s-press-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wayne Swan jostled with journalists at the traditional budget lock-up press conference. <em>Crikey</em> was there to see who asked what -- and how the Treasurer hit back.]]></description>
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		<title>Public servants to be cramped and sacked in grim budget</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/public-servants-to-be-cramped-and-sacked-in-grim-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/public-servants-to-be-cramped-and-sacked-in-grim-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government is turning the screws on bureaucrats, reducing office space as part of savings measures in the 2013-14 federal budget.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Space debris, a pot plant tax and bullet experts: budget quirks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/space-debris-a-pot-plant-tax-and-bullet-experts-budget-quirks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/space-debris-a-pot-plant-tax-and-bullet-experts-budget-quirks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At least the Treasurer is protecting Australia from UFOs. <em>Crikey</em> dug deep into the budget papers to find the detail you won't read in the papers.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget 2013-14 at a glance: the key numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/budget-2013-14-at-a-glance-the-key-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/budget-2013-14-at-a-glance-the-key-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<em>Crikey</em> looks at the key 2013-14 budget numbers: unemployment, GDP growth, inflation, the deficit and more...]]></description>
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		<title>The steep price Australia is paying for tax cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/the-steep-price-australia-is-paying-for-tax-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/the-steep-price-australia-is-paying-for-tax-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A key graph from the budget papers explains the challenge Wayne Swan has faced as Treasurer -- one he has failed to address despite having the power to, writes Australia Institute executive director <b>Richard Denniss</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swan leaves us guessing with confused budget</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/wayne-swan-leaves-us-guessing-with-confused-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/wayne-swan-leaves-us-guessing-with-confused-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the Treasurer serious when he says he wants to spend more, tax less and get the budget back into surplus as quickly as possible? Australia Institute executive director <b>Richard Denniss</b> investigates.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/wayne-swan-leaves-us-guessing-with-confused-budget/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Savings and spending: the key budget initiatives</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/savings-and-spending-the-key-budget-initiatives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/savings-and-spending-the-key-budget-initiatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As in previous budgets, a huge chunk of Wayne Swan’s savings are actually tax rises or the closure of tax loopholes. He’s also targeted some relatively painless areas -- big companies, public servants -- for squeezing.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/savings-and-spending-the-key-budget-initiatives/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Business case: what&#8217;s in the budget for employers</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/business-case-whats-in-the-budget-for-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/business-case-whats-in-the-budget-for-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Waters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370579</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What's in the budget for the business community? Wayne Swan promises to “support business to innovate” but there's few initiatives to point to.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/business-case-whats-in-the-budget-for-employers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Swan&#8217;s Way: incoherent political strategy for a strong economy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swans-way-incoherent-political-strategy-for-a-strong-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swans-way-incoherent-political-strategy-for-a-strong-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370508</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Treasurer Wayne Swan’s 2013-14 budget reflects his time as Treasurer: great economic outcomes, but delivered in a confused and incoherent way, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swans-way-incoherent-political-strategy-for-a-strong-economy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Swan song: budget heads in right direction but lacks courage</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swansong-budget-heads-in-right-direction-but-lacks-courage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swansong-budget-heads-in-right-direction-but-lacks-courage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal labor party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NDIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wayne Swan’s sixth and likely final budget charts a path to surplus, but fails to take enough tough decisions to rein in spending, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swansong-budget-heads-in-right-direction-but-lacks-courage/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Swan prepares budget legacy &#8212; minus &#8216;booby trap&#8217; bullshit</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swan-prepares-budget-legacy-minus-booby-trap-bullshit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swan-prepares-budget-legacy-minus-booby-trap-bullshit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 02:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is likely to be Wayne Swan's last budget. What legacy will he leave behind -- and is he really "booby trapping" the budget ahead of a likely Coalition takeover later this year?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/swan-prepares-budget-legacy-minus-booby-trap-bullshit/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bad news and economist holograms as pre-budget ritual rolls on</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/bad-news-and-economist-holograms-as-pre-budget-ritual-rolls-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/bad-news-and-economist-holograms-as-pre-budget-ritual-rolls-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 02:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spending cuts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=369038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Behind the apparent fiscal chaos, the government is doing what it always does before its federal budget -- announcing the nasties beforehand. Will there be goodies on budget night?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/bad-news-and-economist-holograms-as-pre-budget-ritual-rolls-on/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>RBA guns the economic engines as govt applies the brakes</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/rba-guns-the-economic-engines-as-govt-applies-the-brakes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/rba-guns-the-economic-engines-as-govt-applies-the-brakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 01:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian dollar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reserve Bank of Australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=369007</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday's surprise rate cut is designed to address both the strong dollar and a domestic economy struggling as governments slash spending, say <em>Crikey</em> writers <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/rba-guns-the-economic-engines-as-govt-applies-the-brakes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fantasy budget: Keane on the slow path to sustainability</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/07/fantasy-budget-keane-on-the-slow-path-to-sustainability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/07/fantasy-budget-keane-on-the-slow-path-to-sustainability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 01:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle class welfare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=368595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Big writedowns in revenues are a problem, but a slow path back to budget sustainability can be found by curbing big spending and tax items. <em>Crikey</em>'s political correspondent draws up his fantasy budget.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/07/fantasy-budget-keane-on-the-slow-path-to-sustainability/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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