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	<title>Crikey &#187; Julia Gillard</title>
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		<title>iSentia index: Australia&#8217;s next PM hogs the limelight</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/22/isentia-index-australias-next-pm-hogs-the-limelight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/22/isentia-index-australias-next-pm-hogs-the-limelight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Chalmers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[iSentia Index]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Tony Abbott bested the Prime Minister for media coverage this week by a wide margin. Australia has more or less made up its mind that he will be in power come September.]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/21/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-155/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/21/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-155/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 02:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tim mathieson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toothpaste]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What do the polls really show? Plus other political views noted along the way.]]></description>
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		<title>The Power Index: who&#8217;ll really decide the federal election?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/the-power-index-wholl-really-decide-the-federal-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/the-power-index-wholl-really-decide-the-federal-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Election Deciders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[THE POWER INDEX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=371720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The wonks, the flacks, the hacks and the headkickers -- here are the people who are doing their damnedest to get Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott into the Lodge. <em>The Power Index</em> names the string-pullers.]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-154/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-154/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Farmer’s chunky bits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aussie dollar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steve bracks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=371606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Joe Hockey's words of wisdom: "having more women in the workforce increases participation." Plus other political views noted along the way]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/16/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-152/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/16/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-152/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Richard Farmer’s chunky bits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[incomes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Income disparity is widening rapidly, particularly in Chile, Mexico, the US and Israel. Plus other political views noted along the way]]></description>
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		<title>iSentia index: Swan flies into first as PM loses media ground</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/15/isentia-index-swan-flies-into-first-as-pm-loses-media-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/15/isentia-index-swan-flies-into-first-as-pm-loses-media-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 01:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Chalmers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[iSentia Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEDIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media mentions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No surprises to see Wayne Swan win the most media mentions in budget week. But Tony Abbott shaded the Prime Minister in the fight for attention.]]></description>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></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=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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		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal labor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370513</guid>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<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>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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		<category><![CDATA[federal government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<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>
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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>
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		<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>
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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
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		<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>
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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>
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		<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>
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		<title>Underprivileged Aussies need help too</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/underprivileged-aussies-need-help-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/14/underprivileged-aussies-need-help-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 02:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=370159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<em>Crikey</em> readers talk the NDIS, Tony Abbott's stroll to the Lodge and our obligation for foreign aid.]]></description>
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		<title>Essential: something for everyone, but Liberal voters reject Abbott&#8217;s PPL</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/essential-something-for-everyone-but-liberal-voters-reject-abbotts-ppl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/essential-something-for-everyone-but-liberal-voters-reject-abbotts-ppl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 02:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott have improved their standing with voters, this week's Essential Report reveals, but voters aren't impressed with Abbott's Paid Parental Leave scheme -- especially Liberal voters.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>The extraordinary feat of a byelection-free Parliament</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/the-extraordinary-feat-of-a-byelection-free-parliament/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/the-extraordinary-feat-of-a-byelection-free-parliament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 02:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Mackerras</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[byelections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal parliament]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=368960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why haven't any Australian MPs resigned since the last election? The country's first uninterrupted Parliament in 62 years has defied all expectations. These days, MPs just won't die.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Time to give Gillard some credit?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/time-to-give-gillard-some-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/time-to-give-gillard-some-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 02:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comments & corrections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NBN Co.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=369899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<em>Crikey</em> readers talk the NBN v the Coalition's broadband plan and whether we are being too harsh on Julia Gillard.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-149/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/13/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-149/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 02:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Farmer remembers the revolt Wayne Swan led against then treasurer John Dawkins, plus other political views noted along the way.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8216;Granting&#8217; freedom of speech</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/10/granting-freedom-of-speech/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/10/granting-freedom-of-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gambling]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=369555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<em>Crikey</em> readers talk sustainability, Joe Hockey and Bernard Keane's right to an opinion.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/10/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-148/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/10/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-148/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Farmer’s chunky bits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2013 federal election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=369486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Julia Gillard probably can't expect a late rally of support for the ALP before the election -- but she can take heart that it's not her fault]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s chunky bits</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/09/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-147/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/09/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-147/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gas emissions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=369231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Academics at MIT are trying to make steel without greenhouse gas emissions. The Prime Minister is back to cuddling babies. And we've found Atlantis!]]></description>
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		<title>iSentia index: de facto PM Abbott rides high</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/isentia-index-de-facto-pm-abbott-rides-high/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/08/isentia-index-de-facto-pm-abbott-rides-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 02:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Chalmers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott is getting almost equal media time to the PM -- as if he were now de facto prime minister.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Left has lost its way through symbolism and stupidity</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/03/helen-razer-the-left-has-lost-its-way-through-symbolism-and-stupidity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/05/03/helen-razer-the-left-has-lost-its-way-through-symbolism-and-stupidity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 02:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Razer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CULTURE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Left is dead -- hopelessly lost in the minutiae of gestures, rainbow crossings, political correctness and confected outrage about the latest Geoffrey Barker piece. It's time for the Left to think about material conditions and macroeconomics.]]></description>
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