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	<title>Crikey &#187; Peter Costello</title>
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		<title>Keeping Labor&#8217;s 12% &#8212; why not the Howard-Costello approach?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/07/keeping-labors-12-why-not-the-howard-costello-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/07/keeping-labors-12-why-not-the-howard-costello-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keating government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ralph Willis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superannuation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Don't worry too much about the Coalition's promise to fund the compulsory super increase - it's dealt with this problem before.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Inflation: &#8216;skyrocketing&#8217; versus &#8216;softening&#8217; &#8212; you be the judge</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/27/inflation-skyrocketing-versus-softening-you-be-the-judge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/27/inflation-skyrocketing-versus-softening-you-be-the-judge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bruce billson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cpi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electricity prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Life's hard for an Opposition when a government gets good economic news.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Little joy on the housing front</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/28/little-joy-on-the-housing-front/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/28/little-joy-on-the-housing-front/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john key]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=249674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A big increase in sales of new houses in Queensland in August was not enough to bring much joy to the market overall. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Baillieu faces down his backbench &#8212; for now</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/19/baillieu-faces-down-his-backbench-for-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/19/baillieu-faces-down-his-backbench-for-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bracks government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human rights charter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted Bailleu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=247703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Victoria's Coalition government, in office for almost 10 months, has so far been largely successful in avoiding controversy -- in keeping with Ted Baillieu's steady-as-she-goes style and with his very narrow parliamentary majority.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/19/baillieu-faces-down-his-backbench-for-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keating unloads on Fairfax, the IMF and Costello</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/31/keating-unloads-on-fairfax-the-imf-and-costello/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/31/keating-unloads-on-fairfax-the-imf-and-costello/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 03:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fairfax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Monetary Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Niki Savva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Keating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peter brooks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=226244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Keating is deeply unhappy with claims he wants the IMF presidency and has unloaded on a variety of targets.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/31/keating-unloads-on-fairfax-the-imf-and-costello/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Paul Keating for the IMF? A beat-up with Buckley&#8217;s chance</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/26/paul-keating-for-the-imf-a-beat-up-with-buckleys-chance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/26/paul-keating-for-the-imf-a-beat-up-with-buckleys-chance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 03:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Knott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dominique Strauss Kahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Monetary Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Keating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=225536</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has rubbished a front page story in today's <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em> that claims he is interested in succeeding Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/26/paul-keating-for-the-imf-a-beat-up-with-buckleys-chance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gruen: welcome our new, riskier budget</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/gruen-welcome-our-new-riskier-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/gruen-welcome-our-new-riskier-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 10:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011 federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=222267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's one reason why the budget isn't bouncing back into surplus as fast as it went into deficit...writes <b>Nicholas Gruen</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/gruen-welcome-our-new-riskier-budget/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Deep in the bowels of the budget lock up</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/deep-in-the-bowels-of-the-budget-lock-up-swans-time-to-shine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/deep-in-the-bowels-of-the-budget-lock-up-swans-time-to-shine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 03:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget lockup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john dawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Keating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=222062</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The budget is Wayne Swan's chance to shine. It's a pity he's a poor salesman.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/deep-in-the-bowels-of-the-budget-lock-up-swans-time-to-shine/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>What is it about former Treasurers?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/30/what-is-it-about-former-treasurers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/30/what-is-it-about-former-treasurers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graham richardson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nsw labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Keating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=214321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is it about former treasurers? I don&#8217;t know who was the more vicious&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Paul Keating or Peter Costello. Both are reported this morning giving the controllers of the NSW Labor Party a terrible bake. Peter Costello writes how NSW&#8217;s big Ponzi scam has finally collapsed while Paul Keating declares the likely new state Labor Leader [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Costello kicks a goal</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/02/costello-kicks-a-goal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/02/costello-kicks-a-goal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=207121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Liberal Treasurer and now very readable newspaper columnist Peter Costello is learning an important lesson about journalism.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/02/costello-kicks-a-goal/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Oz&#8217;s glass house &#8230; Twitter&#8217;s worth $10b &#8230; SMH loses count &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/11/media-briefs-mag-the-ozs-glass-house-twitters-worth-10b/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/11/media-briefs-mag-the-ozs-glass-house-twitters-worth-10b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media briefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Print]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV & Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry O’Farrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Durie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Australian]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=202803</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Magazines circulation: from bad to worse ... People in glass houses ...  Herald loses count. ... What's Twitter worth? About $8-10b, says market ...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/11/media-briefs-mag-the-ozs-glass-house-twitters-worth-10b/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey Business Awards (part II): the forgotten stars of 2010 &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/22/crikey-business-awards-part-ii-the-forgotten-stars-of-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/22/crikey-business-awards-part-ii-the-forgotten-stars-of-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2010 in review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Gore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eliot spitzer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Rowsthorn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=194528</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each year, Crikey puts together a list of truly extraordinary business, political and legal performers.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Andrew Bolt have a special interest in regional media?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2010/10/27/a-special-interest-in-regional-media/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2010/10/27/a-special-interest-in-regional-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>f79</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Bolt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/27/does-andrew-bolt-have-a-special-interest-in-regional-media/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today <em>Herald Sun</em> columnist Andrew Bolt blogged about Peter Costello's column damning John Howard. But instead of linking to <em>The Age or </em><em>The Sydney Morning Herald</em> Bolt chose to link to the <em>Bendigo Advertiser</em>. Why? Some sort of interest in regional media?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2010/10/27/a-special-interest-in-regional-media/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Grattan: Costello&#8217;s spray pulls no punches</title>
		<link>http://www.theage.com.au/national/howard-failed-country-and-party-costello-20101026-172d4.html?autostart=1</link>
		<comments>http://www.theage.com.au/national/howard-failed-country-and-party-costello-20101026-172d4.html?autostart=1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>f79</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=181256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Costello has unleashed a vicious spray against his old boss in a <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em> opinion piece, effectively calling him a liar and a tyrant. It's a rant littered with ridicule and sarcasm, writes <b>Michelle Grattan</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theage.com.au/national/howard-failed-country-and-party-costello-20101026-172d4.html?autostart=1/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Howard and Costello reunion tour</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/27/the-howard-and-costello-reunion-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/27/the-howard-and-costello-reunion-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Buckmaster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=181246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Crikey Media Wrap</b>: The launch of John Howard's book <em>Lazarus Rising</em> has reignited the epic stoush between the former PM and his former deputy Peter Costello, including prompting a vitriolic spray from Pete in today's <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em>. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the great Howard-Costello book tour</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/25/its-the-great-howard-costello-book-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/25/its-the-great-howard-costello-book-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=180719</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest yawn-worthy chapter in the John Howard/Peter Costello spat can still tell us something interesting about how political power works in Australia.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/25/its-the-great-howard-costello-book-tour/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>Howard vs Costello: the war reignites</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/national/howard-unleashes-elitist-costello-blew-his-chance-at-power-20101021-16w4p.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/national/howard-unleashes-elitist-costello-blew-his-chance-at-power-20101021-16w4p.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Howard memoirs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=180183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The epic stoush between John Howard and Peter Costello has been jump started back to life, with the former PM blasting his long-serving deputy as a greedy elitist in the lead-up to the release of his memoirs next week.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.smh.com.au/national/howard-unleashes-elitist-costello-blew-his-chance-at-power-20101021-16w4p.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The hypocrisy of costings</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/02/keane-the-costing-of-hypocrisy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/02/keane-the-costing-of-hypocrisy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Robb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Keane on the Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coalition costings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hung parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=169163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week we were reminded once again that Tony Abbott is an economic lightweight. The Coalition "costings blowout" may be overstated, but its hypocrisy is much worse. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/02/keane-the-costing-of-hypocrisy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>77</slash:comments>
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		<title>Monash student politicians turn feral over dirty tactics</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/25/monash-student-politicians-turn-feral-over-dirty-tactics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/25/monash-student-politicians-turn-feral-over-dirty-tactics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monash University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=167377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Monash Student Association (MSA)  is in meltdown after members of its ruling clique sidelined rivals from running in forthcoming elections while paying a factional associate and adviser to Senator Gavin Marshall $32,000 to oversee its student elections.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/25/monash-student-politicians-turn-feral-over-dirty-tactics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Libs tell Costello to cough up the dosh</title>
		<link>http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/costellos-refusal-to-free-up-funds-angers-libs-20100726-10sp8.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/costellos-refusal-to-free-up-funds-angers-libs-20100726-10sp8.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=157675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Costello has angered members of the Liberal Party by refusing to surrender around $1 million from an investment fund comprised of donations for conservative causes.  It seems the former treasurer is back in frugal mode. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keane&#8217;s Talking Points: Liberals get off to a shocker of a start</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/20/keanes-talking-points-liberals-get-off-to-a-shocker-of-a-start/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/20/keanes-talking-points-liberals-get-off-to-a-shocker-of-a-start/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Keane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Keane on the Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=154780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Liberals have got off to a shocker of a start. But that means only one thing – things will get better. And still over four weeks to go.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/20/keanes-talking-points-liberals-get-off-to-a-shocker-of-a-start/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Abbott and Costello Show</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/abbott-plays-the-straight-man-in-costellos-standup-act-20100719-10hz3.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/abbott-plays-the-straight-man-in-costellos-standup-act-20100719-10hz3.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moving Forward]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=154773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peter Costello dabbled in stand-up at yesterday's Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch, boosting election campaign laugh factor by impersonating Julia Gillard in "moving forward" mode. Subdued, Abbott played the straight guy. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/abbott-plays-the-straight-man-in-costellos-standup-act-20100719-10hz3.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>A love letter to my &#8216;mate&#8217; Nick Minchin</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/07/a-love-letter-to-my-mate-nick-minchin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/07/a-love-letter-to-my-mate-nick-minchin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Minchin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=136573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sinologist-at-large <b>Graeme Smith</b> reports from behind the <i>Q&#038;A</i> scenes. Nick Minchin said they were "mates", then it all went sour...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/05/07/a-love-letter-to-my-mate-nick-minchin/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Latham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parliamentary superannuation scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<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>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/exit-turnbull-from-a-political-stage-littered-with-underachievers-20100413-s7dz.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Costello: We need to be cynical about climate change</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/was-the-climate-change-challenge-a-lot-of-hot-political-air-20100330-rbd1.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/was-the-climate-change-challenge-a-lot-of-hot-political-air-20100330-rbd1.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emissions Trading Scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penny Wong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Costello]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=127395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year climate change was "the greatest moral challenge of our time", this year Rudd's realised that climate change is tricky politics and it's easier to talk about health funding, says <b>Peter Costello</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/was-the-climate-change-challenge-a-lot-of-hot-political-air-20100330-rbd1.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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