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	<title>Crikey &#187; legislation</title>
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		<title>How ASIO&#8217;s non-existent war on illegal fishing is faring</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/20/asio-reels-in-a-g-line-on-illegal-fishing-hook-line-and-sinker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/20/asio-reels-in-a-g-line-on-illegal-fishing-hook-line-and-sinker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney-General's Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[estimates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illegal fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penny Wright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ASIO's powers were expanded earlier this year, we were told, to help combat illegal fishing. So this week ASIO was asked how the war on illegal fishing was faring ...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey says: must have a short memory</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/19/crikey-says-must-have-a-short-memory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/19/crikey-says-must-have-a-short-memory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NT Intervention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senate majority]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=247578</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting example of how short the public's memory is from Essential Media today:]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The opposition was right to walk out on Gillard</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/14/the-opposition-was-right-to-walk-out-on-gillard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/14/the-opposition-was-right-to-walk-out-on-gillard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon pricing package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliamentary procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=246875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Politicians insist parliamentary debates are important but there's no evidence they are. The collection of speeches given to a chamber almost entirely devoid of life plays no role in improving legislation.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/14/the-opposition-was-right-to-walk-out-on-gillard/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>190</slash:comments>
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		<title>Govt moves to repair the cybercrime bill &#8212; but not improve it</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/14/cybercrime-bill-amendments-senate-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/14/cybercrime-bill-amendments-senate-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney-General's Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybercrime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cybercrime Convention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death penalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=246824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The government's amendments to the controversial cybercrime Bill are in, but they do little to repair it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/14/cybercrime-bill-amendments-senate-debate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Shift to AFP powers on proceeds of crime leaves prosecutors unhappy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/30/shift-to-afp-powers-on-proceeds-of-crime-leaves-prosecutors-unhappy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/30/shift-to-afp-powers-on-proceeds-of-crime-leaves-prosecutors-unhappy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Federal Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commonwealth director of public prosecutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proceeds of crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=243596</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A shift in power on proceeds of crime legislation from the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to the AFP has prompted concerns from lawyers.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/30/shift-to-afp-powers-on-proceeds-of-crime-leaves-prosecutors-unhappy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mysteries of the ASIO amendment survive Senate scrutiny</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/17/mysteries-of-the-asio-amendment-survive-senate-scrutiny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/17/mysteries-of-the-asio-amendment-survive-senate-scrutiny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney-General's Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Ludlam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=229954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A senior attorney-general bureaucrat has struggled to explain to a Senate committee the rationale for amendments broadening ASIO's remit to spy on organisations overseas and tried to duck questions about whether the amendment would enable ASIO to spy on WikiLeaks.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/17/mysteries-of-the-asio-amendment-survive-senate-scrutiny/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>New powers mean ASIO could spy on WikiLeaks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/18/new-powers-mean-asio-could-spy-on-wikileaks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/18/new-powers-mean-asio-could-spy-on-wikileaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 03:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anonymous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorney general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Castan Centre for Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=223850</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new bill that has received little attention will dramatically expand ASIO's powers to spy overseas, including on organisations like WikiLeaks.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/18/new-powers-mean-asio-could-spy-on-wikileaks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>62</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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/16/essential-what-do-voters-think-about-territory-rights/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cox: a form guide to Parliament&#8217;s first-week agenda</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/28/cox-a-form-guide-to-parliaments-first-week-agenda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/28/cox-a-form-guide-to-parliaments-first-week-agenda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eva Cox</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hung parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=174746</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The PM has listed 42 pieces of legislation for tabling in the first week. They are a very mixed bag but at a very rough glance, less than 15% of items are likely to be controversial and may be debated.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/28/cox-a-form-guide-to-parliaments-first-week-agenda/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>The high and low laughs of Election 07</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/21/the-high-and-low-laughs-of-election-07/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/21/the-high-and-low-laughs-of-election-07/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2007]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Minchin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petulance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the election campaign eases into its fourth year and we gather to learn how badly we’ve done in the exams, we pause to consider the highlights so far.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/11/21/the-high-and-low-laughs-of-election-07/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Indigenous Affairs: questions for Jenny Macklin</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/09/06/indigenous-affairs-questions-for-jenny-macklin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/09/06/indigenous-affairs-questions-for-jenny-macklin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crikey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indigenous australians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jagajaga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In search of policy detail, Crikey has sent a series of questions to Jenny Macklin about the ALP's plans, should it win government, for the Indigenous intervention. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/09/06/indigenous-affairs-questions-for-jenny-macklin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Absolute power in the NT…</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/29/absolute-power-in-the-nt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/29/absolute-power-in-the-nt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[draconian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national emergency response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negotiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[provision]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Under the NT intervention legislation rammed through parliament, the Howard Government has armed itself with far-reaching powers to become directly involved in the operations of community service providers working in prescribed areas. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/29/absolute-power-in-the-nt/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Blood moons and eclipses are exciting the superstitious</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/28/blood-moons-and-eclipses-are-exciting-the-superstitious/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/28/blood-moons-and-eclipses-are-exciting-the-superstitious/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[draconian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national emergency response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negotiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[provision]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Never mind a "bad moon rising" tonight, when the full moon will be swallowed by a bloody looking total eclipse lasting several hours, writes Luke Skystalker.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/28/blood-moons-and-eclipses-are-exciting-the-superstitious/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/08/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/08/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commonwealth of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[even more important]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farcical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[target]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brough's bills - 500 pages of pure insanity ... Pasquarelli - Colourful, over the top, and a complete scream ... APEC, in Sydney, why? ... could Costello PM be the last Howard rabbit? ... Where's the love for Tassie? ...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/08/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Brough&#8217;s bills: 500 pages of pure insanity</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/07/broughs-bills-500-pages-of-pure-insanity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/07/broughs-bills-500-pages-of-pure-insanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency intervention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[june 21]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Party]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Only a card-carrying member of the Liberal Party could now argue that the 'emergency intervention' was anything but a political stunt. But if you still have your doubts, then take a gander at the legislation that has sprung from it, writes Chris Graham.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/08/07/broughs-bills-500-pages-of-pure-insanity/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey sources say: no winter sitting on the NT plan</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/12/crikey-sources-say-no-winter-sitting-on-the-nt-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/12/crikey-sources-say-no-winter-sitting-on-the-nt-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crikey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[murray darling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Territory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter recess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crikey understands that it's extremely unlikely that Parliament will return during the winter break, despite the Prime Minister promising a special session if necessary to debate and pass the legislation for the NT intervention.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/12/crikey-sources-say-no-winter-sitting-on-the-nt-plan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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