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		<title>Grattan: Morrison&#8217;s disgraceful effort</title>
		<link>http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/thats-not-guts-thats-not-an-apology-20110216-1awod.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/thats-not-guts-thats-not-an-apology-20110216-1awod.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<b>Michelle Grattan</b> fires up over MP Scott Morrison's non-apology for his "insensitive" comments about asylum seekers attending funerals, declaring that Abbott needs to "get back the discipline", before the Opposition unravels completely.]]></description>
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		<title>Hartcher: The one day wonder of the Robb challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/national/dudfella-liberal-hitman-botches-the-job-20100913-159cz.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/national/dudfella-liberal-hitman-botches-the-job-20100913-159cz.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For about three seconds there, Andrew Robb planned to challenge Julie Bishop for the role of Liberal deputy, as revenge to Joe Hockey. <b>Peter Hartcher</b> reveals how it all fell apart.]]></description>
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		<title>Maiden: The Bishop death stare strikes again</title>
		<link>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/death-stare-or-not-robb-wilts/story-e6frg6zo-1225916105894</link>
		<comments>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/death-stare-or-not-robb-wilts/story-e6frg6zo-1225916105894#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News that Andrew Robb was to challenge Julia Bishop for the Liberal deputy position had Canberra abuzz yesterday. But just hours later the story was crushed, as Bishop continues to live up to her cockroach nickname, writes <b>Samantha Maiden</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Keane essay: Abbott and Gillard two strikingly different politicians</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/19/keane-essay-abbott-and-gillard-two-strikingly-different-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/19/keane-essay-abbott-and-gillard-two-strikingly-different-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ALP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Keane on the Federal Election 2010]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=154437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For all the superficial similarities -- they are both novice leaders and both reached the top job by knifing their predecessors -- Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard are strikingly different politicians.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian politics is a decaying carcass</title>
		<link>http://www.pipingshrike.com/2010/05/no-revival-just-decay-federal-edition.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.pipingshrike.com/2010/05/no-revival-just-decay-federal-edition.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 06:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=136384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd's dropping in the polls, but Tony Abbott's popularity isn't sky rocketing. From Julia Gillard pathetically pushing the Abbott-Turnbull tension to Rudd ETS failure, Australian politics is a sad state of affairs.]]></description>
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		<title>Joye: My advice to Malcolm</title>
		<link>http://christopherjoye.blogspot.com/2010/05/hes-back-some-thoughts-on-malcolm.html</link>
		<comments>http://christopherjoye.blogspot.com/2010/05/hes-back-some-thoughts-on-malcolm.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 00:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA["Interested observer" <b>Christopher Joye</b> weighs in on Malcolm Turnbull's non-retirement. Turnbull 2.0 won't be the rollercoaster ride as before, but he needs to assimilate himself back into the party. ]]></description>
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		<title>Grattan: Turnbull still wants to be boss</title>
		<link>http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/malcolm-turnbulls-recipe-for-a-twicecooked-souffle-20100502-u1ht.html?rand=1272800997642</link>
		<comments>http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/malcolm-turnbulls-recipe-for-a-twicecooked-souffle-20100502-u1ht.html?rand=1272800997642#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 23:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134945</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull did a neat little backflip and <a href="http://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/latest-news/malcolm-turnbull-to-recontest-wentworth/">announced</a> he <em>won't</em> be retiring at the next election. Why? Because Turnbull still harbors dreams of being PM. And he can do it, writes <b>Michelle Grattan</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Abbott&#8217;s crass populism will have many casualties</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/30/abbotts-crass-populism-will-have-many-casualties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/30/abbotts-crass-populism-will-have-many-casualties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott is replacing Liberal values with crass right-wing populism. Abbott's Liberals increasingly resemble Tea Partiers, albeit without the brains.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/30/abbotts-crass-populism-will-have-many-casualties/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Henderson: Bugger off Malcolm, we don&#8217;t want you</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/stick-to-your-guns-malcolm-the-party-doesnt-need-you-20100426-tn7a.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/stick-to-your-guns-malcolm-the-party-doesnt-need-you-20100426-tn7a.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=133312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's no way that Malcolm Turnbull should even reconsider his retirement, says <b>Gerard Henderson</b>. The Liberal Party don't want an ETS and Turnbull doesn't have the support of his party room.]]></description>
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		<title>Milne: Who is the next heir to the Liberal throne?</title>
		<link>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/if-hockey-is-not-heir-who-is-spare/story-e6frg75x-1225855223485</link>
		<comments>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/if-hockey-is-not-heir-who-is-spare/story-e6frg75x-1225855223485#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=131339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Liberal Party isn't convinced Joe Hockey has what it takes to be Tony Abbott's heir apparent. So who else has it got? asks <b>Glenn Milne</b>: Pyne? Dutton?]]></description>
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		<title>Costello: Malcolm joins the underachiever list</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/exit-turnbull-from-a-political-stage-littered-with-underachievers-20100413-s7dz.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/exit-turnbull-from-a-political-stage-littered-with-underachievers-20100413-s7dz.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=130338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Politicians should get a pay rise and a better superannuation package, says <b>Peter Costello</b>. It's the best way to get good, young politicians who aren't already tainted by the outside world.]]></description>
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		<title>Where Turnbull went wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.pipingshrike.com/2010/04/turnbull-dumps-the-political-class.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.pipingshrike.com/2010/04/turnbull-dumps-the-political-class.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It wasn't Utegate or the ETS that destroyed Malcolm Turnbull's leadership chances and brought upon his political demise. It's the fact that Turnbull never cared about the Liberal Party, he just cared for himself.]]></description>
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		<title>Shanahan: Hockey, put the baby down and get back to the office</title>
		<link>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/hockey-stays-home-holding-the-baby/story-e6frg6zo-1225851577658</link>
		<comments>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/hockey-stays-home-holding-the-baby/story-e6frg6zo-1225851577658#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Joe Hockey is spending too much time hanging at home with the kids and not enough time being a rash on the media, pushing Coalition policies. Is he too soft to be capable? asks <b>Dennis Shanahan</b>. ]]></description>
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		<title>Turnbull departs: but where is the party heading?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/06/turnbull-departs-but-where-is-his-party-heading/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/06/turnbull-departs-but-where-is-his-party-heading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=128283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull was the only senior Liberal who could have created an ideological path forward for his party. His departure leaves it in a mess.]]></description>
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		<title>Van Onselen: The reason for Abbott&#8217;s cheeky grin</title>
		<link>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/pressure-on-rudd-as-abbott-gets-some-satisfaction/story-e6frg6zo-1225836719747</link>
		<comments>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/pressure-on-rudd-as-abbott-gets-some-satisfaction/story-e6frg6zo-1225836719747#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=120660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Liberal leader Tony Abbott must be pretty content, since his net satisfaction is on the rise while Kevin Rudd's popularity is slowing but surely dropping, notes <b>Peter Van Onselen</b> But is the rise in love for Abbott simply due to frustration in Rudd? ]]></description>
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		<title>Marieke Hardy: It&#8217;s a pity party for Turnbull and you&#8217;re all invited</title>
		<link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/15/2819303.htm?site=thedrum</link>
		<comments>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/15/2819303.htm?site=thedrum#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=116672</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's sad to watch Malcolm Turnbull skulk the halls of parliament, a shadow of his former self. Luckily he has some company out there in the political wilderness: Peter Garrett, writes <b>Marieke Hardy</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Grattan: Abbott both Howard&#8217;s love child and troublesome teen</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/in-howards-steps-20100115-mce3.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/in-howards-steps-20100115-mce3.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lib leader Tony Abbott does love his old leader Howard, but even their shared conservatism mixed with pragmatism has a few differences. As Abbott's popularity rises, can he balance Howardism with Abbott extremism? asks <b>Michelle Grattan</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re all going on a summer holiday&#8230; except Abbott</title>
		<link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/15/2793005.htm?WT.mc_id=newsmail</link>
		<comments>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/15/2793005.htm?WT.mc_id=newsmail#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[2009 was a charmed year for Tony Abbott. But as Kevin <a href="http://twitter.com/KevinRuddPM/status/7740341041">enjoys</a> the fishing in Tassie, there's no rest for the wicked as Abbott busily plans, talks and writes his moves for the election storm ahead.]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever Rudd is, Abbott is the opposite</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/abbott-takes-aim-at-a-pm-all-at-sea-20100102-lmgg.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/abbott-takes-aim-at-a-pm-all-at-sea-20100102-lmgg.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emissions Trading Scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd isn't quite sure how to handle new Opposition leader Tony Abbott yet. From refugees to climate change, Abbott's been out on the Rudd offensive and Kevin is right to be worried, says <b>Paul Daley</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mavericks are not messiahs</title>
		<link>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/joyce-may-backfire/story-e6frg6zo-1225811893336</link>
		<comments>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/joyce-may-backfire/story-e6frg6zo-1225811893336#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A warning to Tony Abbott: Barnaby Joyce on the front bench will do more harm than good, says <b>Peter van Onselen</b>. Having an independent thinker is a disaster when it comes to controlling a group. Is Joyce being promoted beyond his own competence?]]></description>
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		<title>Turnbull in the Times: I was fired for trying to save the planet</title>
		<link>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6962198.ece</link>
		<comments>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6962198.ece#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate sceptics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull has -- somewhat inexplicably -- been given an op-ed in the UK <em>Times</em>, giving his own version of his downfall, in which he, the noble martyr of the environment, was knifed by nasty climate sceptics while trying to save the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Fran Kelly: Fight, fight, fight, fight&#8230; Abbott&#8217;s itching for one</title>
		<link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/18/2775322.htm?site=thedrum</link>
		<comments>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/18/2775322.htm?site=thedrum#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Beazley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Latham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=106919</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former boxer and current Liberal leader Tony Abbott may be chomping at the bit for an election battle, but a look at Labor history shows aggressive Oppositions don't win elections, notes <b>Fran Kelly</b>. Remember Mark Latham?]]></description>
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		<title>Grattan: Abbott&#8217;s on the offensive</title>
		<link>http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/ready-for-battle-20091217-kzuo.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/ready-for-battle-20091217-kzuo.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brendan Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emissions Trading Scheme]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull feared an early election, Tony Abbott says bring it on. Turnbull pushed for an ETS, Abbott turned ETS debate into a tax fight. Abbott is ready to battle Rudd at the next election, says <b>Michelle Grattan</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crabb: Howard&#8217;s heir ruffles the Love Rug</title>
		<link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/16/2773466.htm?WT.mc_id=newsmail</link>
		<comments>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/16/2773466.htm?WT.mc_id=newsmail#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What other Liberal leader would discuss his family's Communist background and his admiration for an old Labor stalwart? Opposition leader Tony Abbott thrills a conservative crowd like no other, writes <b>Annabel Crabb</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>An ode to Wilson Tuckey: the cunning, backstabbing liar</title>
		<link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/15/2772765.htm?site=thedrum</link>
		<comments>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/15/2772765.htm?site=thedrum#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilson Tuckey is the true underrated power tool of the Liberal Party, writes <b>Barrie Cassidy</b>. People think he's a bumbling fool, while really Tuckey's manoeuvred and decided the future of most Liberal leaders. But how?]]></description>
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