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	<title>Crikey &#187; OECD</title>
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		<title>OurSay: disability and poverty leads questions</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/02/oursay-disability-and-poverty-leads-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/02/oursay-disability-and-poverty-leads-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OurSay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A question on Australia's parlous record on poverty and disability currently leads the OurSay People's Question.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>A dangerous time for a reshuffle</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/a-dangerous-time-for-a-reshuffle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/a-dangerous-time-for-a-reshuffle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cabinet reshuffle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia now has the largest sized Cabinet in history while Miss Gillard has a couple more colleagues she cannot count on if and when there is a leadership challenge.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/a-dangerous-time-for-a-reshuffle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Swan&#8217;s MYEFO tricks to be overshadowed by EU?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/29/buoyant-swans-pea-and-thimble-trick-overshadowed-by-eu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/29/buoyant-swans-pea-and-thimble-trick-overshadowed-by-eu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eurozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MYEFO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ratings agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2012-13 surplus has been preserved, at the cost of moving spending around, but Europe is still a huge threat to the economy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/29/buoyant-swans-pea-and-thimble-trick-overshadowed-by-eu/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>Aussies have not stopped spending</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/15/aussies-have-not-stopped-spending/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/15/aussies-have-not-stopped-spending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australians might be prudently paying down their credit cards a little (see yesterday's chunky bits) but they have not completely stopped spending.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/15/aussies-have-not-stopped-spending/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rate reduction a good bet</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/01/rate-reduction-a-good-bet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/01/rate-reduction-a-good-bet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[angel gurria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bureau of statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate hikes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=256150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The money has been coming for an interest rate cut in this afternoon's big event.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/01/rate-reduction-a-good-bet/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Uncertainty the only certainty</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/12/uncertainty-the-only-certainty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/12/uncertainty-the-only-certainty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[europe economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=252190</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So Australia has almost got to the point of establishing a price on carbon emissions with the House of Representatives passing legislation this morning and passage through the Senate being little more than a formality. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/12/uncertainty-the-only-certainty/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The economics of a tough-minded, no-pain-no-gain approach</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/03/the-economics-of-a-tough-minded-no-pain-no-gain-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/03/the-economics-of-a-tough-minded-no-pain-no-gain-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=250444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It took bad thinking and bad policy by many players to get us into the state we’re in, writes <b>Nicholas Gruen</b>, CEO of Lateral Economic.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/03/the-economics-of-a-tough-minded-no-pain-no-gain-approach/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s OECD productivity freefall</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/australias-oecd-productivity-freefall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/australias-oecd-productivity-freefall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heather Ridout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WorkChoices]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=247932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia isn't the only country grappling with labour productivity problems. But ours got a lot worse during Workchoices.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/20/australias-oecd-productivity-freefall/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>A simple solution for Tony Abbott</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/13/a-simple-solution-for-tony-abbott/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/13/a-simple-solution-for-tony-abbott/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[asylum seekers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michele Bachmann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=246551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don't understand the suggestion by some commentators that Labor has presented Tony Abbott with a difficult decision over legislation designed to overturn the recent High Court decision on asylum seekers. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/13/a-simple-solution-for-tony-abbott/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Save the gloom for offshore: our economy is performing well</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/09/save-the-gloom-for-offshore-our-economy-is-performing-well/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/09/save-the-gloom-for-offshore-our-economy-is-performing-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resources boom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=246115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's plenty of bad economic news offshore but the Australian economy remains well-placed, whatever commentators might say, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/09/save-the-gloom-for-offshore-our-economy-is-performing-well/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Xstrata, competition and a new form of xenophobia</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/05/xstrata-competition-and-a-new-form-of-xenophobia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/05/xstrata-competition-and-a-new-form-of-xenophobia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFMEU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glencore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xstrata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xstrata Coal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=233084</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mining multinational Xstrata refused to cooperate with Treasury over complaints that it engaged in anti-competitive behaviour. The reason? "Xenophobia".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/05/xstrata-competition-and-a-new-form-of-xenophobia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leadership stories are just so much fun to write!</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/16/leadership-stories-are-just-so-much-fun-to-write/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/16/leadership-stories-are-just-so-much-fun-to-write/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canberra Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=229559</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The headline was more dramatic than the story beneath it but we can expect to see more like it as this Labor Government stumbles from one absurdity to another. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/16/leadership-stories-are-just-so-much-fun-to-write/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Worrying about Europe&#8217;s debt woes</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/25/worrying-about-europes-debt-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/25/worrying-about-europes-debt-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 02:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegemite]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=225191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the Wall Street Journal starts worrying about how to keep Europe's debt crisis from spiraling out of control the rest of us should be at least a little uneasy.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/25/worrying-about-europes-debt-woes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>NSW Labor deluded and on the nose</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/09/nsw-labor-deluded-and-on-the-nose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/09/nsw-labor-deluded-and-on-the-nose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW election 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSW labor party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=208970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They really know how to delude themselves in the New South Wales Labor Party.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/09/nsw-labor-deluded-and-on-the-nose/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Forget smaller classes, pay the teachers more</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/08/forget-smaller-classes-pay-the-teachers-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/08/forget-smaller-classes-pay-the-teachers-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristina Keneally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=191511</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having studied test results, the OECD reached the conclusion that school systems considered successful tend to prioritise teachers’ pay over smaller classes.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/08/forget-smaller-classes-pay-the-teachers-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>A revolt in the ranks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/16/a-revolt-in-the-ranks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/16/a-revolt-in-the-ranks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=186270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There's one thing about the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: when it publishes one of its country reviews it goes out of its way not to openly contradict opinions expressed by the host government's finance officials.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/16/a-revolt-in-the-ranks/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Energy task force delivers Australia a power jolt</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/11/energy-task-force-delivers-australia-a-power-jolt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/11/energy-task-force-delivers-australia-a-power-jolt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheap energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=177515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the task force recommendations are adopted, it seems certain that Australian business and households are in for something of a culture shock when it comes to energy consumption, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Prectator.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/11/energy-task-force-delivers-australia-a-power-jolt/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australia to grow above its trend rate, says OECD</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/27/australia-to-grow-above-its-trend-rate-says-oecd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/27/australia-to-grow-above-its-trend-rate-says-oecd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 03:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=141721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So why didn't the morning newspapers use the OECD mid-year economic forecast update? The OECD said that Australia will see strong growth this year and next, above its trend rate.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/27/australia-to-grow-above-its-trend-rate-says-oecd/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tim Costello: please, no &#8216;funny money&#8217; games with the poor</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/10/tim-costello-please-no-funny-money-games-with-the-poor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/10/tim-costello-please-no-funny-money-games-with-the-poor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 03:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Budget 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melbourne storm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world vision australia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As tomorrow's Federal Budget looms, it is vital that the Australian government avoids funny money games and is transparent in the outlay of all its funds, writes World Vision CEO <b>Tim Costello</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s nothing more Aussie than calling somewhere else home</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/22/theres-nothing-more-aussie-than-calling-somewhere-else-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/22/theres-nothing-more-aussie-than-calling-somewhere-else-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Blackburn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steve keen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The trouble is not in having the independent thinkers or talent but in giving them opportunities here rather than the token support typical of Australian government, writes <b>Michael R. James</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>C&#8217;mon, Kev, show some guts: tell us where we&#8217;re weak</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/19/cmon-kev-show-some-guts-tell-us-where-were-weak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/19/cmon-kev-show-some-guts-tell-us-where-were-weak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian education union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hawke government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Howard government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keating government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=110478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We need more than just idle <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/a-growing-challenge/story-e6frg6zo-1225820989207">talk</a> from a Prime Minister and a Treasury that knows what's needed and should have the guts to issue a report pointing out our weak areas and suggesting what needs to be done.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/19/cmon-kev-show-some-guts-tell-us-where-were-weak/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>OECD: publicly funded NBN could pay for itself</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/14/oecd-publicly-funded-nbn-could-pay-for-itself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/14/oecd-publicly-funded-nbn-could-pay-for-itself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stilgherrian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Broadband Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Broadband Network could pay for itself in just 10 years thanks to spillover savings in electricity, health, transport and education, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>OECD: Financial Crisis killed 25 million jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4697756,00.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4697756,00.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=87121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The OECD may have had <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/16/2688221.htm?section=justin">good news</a> for Australia's economy, but its global analysis was less rosy, estimating 25 millions jobs have been lost in the GFC carnage.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Kevin Rudd saved 200,000 Australian jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/16/2688221.htm?section=justin</link>
		<comments>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/16/2688221.htm?section=justin#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic stimulus package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rudd government]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=87111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The OECD has released a glowing report for the Federal Government's stimulus package, estimating the economy will benefit for another decade and up to 200,000 jobs have been saved from the axe.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/16/2688221.htm?section=justin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>OECD report card gives Australia a tick</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/03/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-86/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/03/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks-86/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In today's political snippets by <b>Richard Farmer</b>: A possible strategy for Malcolm Turnbull. And Australia basically gets a good report card from the OECD in its first ever study of child well-being]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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