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		<title>Sideshow Alley: Barnaby Joyce on wind chimes and Angelina Jolie</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/sideshow-alley-barnaby-joyce-on-wind-chimes-and-angelina-jolie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/11/sideshow-alley-barnaby-joyce-on-wind-chimes-and-angelina-jolie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean energy bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bye bye Australia, bye bye Newcastle, every time you turn a power point on, you'll all be eaten alive by zombie carbon monsters springing from dishwashers across the nation...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the Greens&#8217; day, anyway you look at it</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/08/its-the-greens-day-anyway-you-look-at-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/08/its-the-greens-day-anyway-you-look-at-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon pricing package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean energy bill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=257751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The passage of the government's carbon pricing package is a major victory for the Greens. Even if it's so weak it needs to be bolstered by an extensive array of taxpayer spending]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>186</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>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<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>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>ASIO gets its new powers &#8212; and no one will tell us why</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/05/asio-gets-its-new-powers-and-no-one-will-tell-us-why/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/05/asio-gets-its-new-powers-and-no-one-will-tell-us-why/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:17:09 +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[david feeney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Brandis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scott Ludlam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=233427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor and the Coalition combined to give ASIO new powers last night. We still don't know why.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jericho: Egad! The Green goblins have arrived</title>
		<link>http://grogsgamut.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-qt-feel-audacity-of-greens.html</link>
		<comments>http://grogsgamut.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-qt-feel-audacity-of-greens.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=233353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Greens, who received 13% of the vote in the Senate, now hold 11% of the seats in the Senate. Amazing! Controversial! Their evil plan has begun and, god luv 'em, they've seriously screwed with the minds of the Press Gallery, writes <b>Greg Jericho</b>. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Expect the unexpected from a Greener Senate</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/01/expect-the-unexpected-from-a-greener-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/01/expect-the-unexpected-from-a-greener-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meg Lees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Xenophon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Fielding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=232797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has taken the best part of a year, but the full consequences of last August’s election have now played out. History tells us to expect the unexpected. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/01/expect-the-unexpected-from-a-greener-senate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>78</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Greener senate prepares to greet the day</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/30/a-greener-senate-prepares-to-greet-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/30/a-greener-senate-prepares-to-greet-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance of power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=232533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the last day in office for retiring senators who were elected in October 2004. And that means that the nine Greens senators -- up from five in the old senate -- will hold the balance of power in their own right. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/30/a-greener-senate-prepares-to-greet-the-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Parting shots: Fielding&#8217;s teary Senate farewell, plus Hutchins, Hurley</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/parting-shots-fieldings-teary-senate-farewell-plus-hutchins-hurley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/parting-shots-fieldings-teary-senate-farewell-plus-hutchins-hurley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Annette Hurley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Fielding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steve hutchins]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=231313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of the six-year electoral Senate cycle again, where departing senators give their valedictory speeches outlining what they’ve accomplished and how their political dreams were crushed, delivered with a hefty dose of nostalgia, wisdom and a dig at their foes. We&#8217;ve been covering these speeches as they come out and in the current [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Parting shots: Liberal senators bid their political careers farewell</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/22/parting-shots-liberal-senators-bid-their-political-careers-farewell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/22/parting-shots-liberal-senators-bid-their-political-careers-farewell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[julian mcgauran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Minchin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=230802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's that time of the six-year electoral Senate cycle again, where departing senators give their valedictory speeches outlining what they've accomplished and how their political dreams were crushed. <em>Crikey</em> documents the farewells.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/22/parting-shots-liberal-senators-bid-their-political-careers-farewell/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Plebiscite a key to making Abbott&#8217;s life easier</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/21/plebiscite-a-key-to-making-abbotts-life-easier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/21/plebiscite-a-key-to-making-abbotts-life-easier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emissions Trading Scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john key]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Fielding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=230443</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The words of the NZ PM on emissions trading hinted at why Tony Abbott ran with a poorly-devised plebiscite stunt.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/21/plebiscite-a-key-to-making-abbotts-life-easier/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>86</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Unhinging, in interpretive dance</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2011/03/03/the-unhinging-in-interpretive-dance/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2011/03/03/the-unhinging-in-interpretive-dance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Jo Fisher]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=207500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[South Australian Liberal Senator Mary Jo Fisher yesterday cast caution, sense and dignity to the wind with an extraordinary performance in the Senate, busting out the Hokey Pokey and The Time Warp to complain about a carbon price. Dear god, why? asks <b>Jeremy Sear</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2011/03/03/the-unhinging-in-interpretive-dance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Clash of the senatorial egos spells trouble for Telstra&#8217;s shareholders</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/23/clash-of-the-senatorial-egos-spells-trouble-for-telstras-shareholders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/23/clash-of-the-senatorial-egos-spells-trouble-for-telstras-shareholders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Broadband Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Xenophon]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=187855</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The spat over the NBN business plan will harm Telstra shareholders more than anyone else.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Coalition’s hypocritical line on transparency</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/19/when-it-comes-to-releasing-reports-the-coalition-are-hardcore-hypocrites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/19/when-it-comes-to-releasing-reports-the-coalition-are-hardcore-hypocrites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Broadband Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=187113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Coalition demands that the government release the NBN business plan are pretty funny coming from the mob who wouldn't even release documents when their own senators demanded it.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/19/when-it-comes-to-releasing-reports-the-coalition-are-hardcore-hypocrites/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>267</slash:comments>
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		<title>The new paradigm: in pictures</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/29/the-new-paradigm-in-pictures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/29/the-new-paradigm-in-pictures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[house of representatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photo galleries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHOTO GALLERY]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=175156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So this is what a minority government looks like...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The class of &#8217;10: the outsourcing of politics continues</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/09/the-class-of-10-the-outsourcing-of-politics-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/09/the-class-of-10-the-outsourcing-of-politics-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian labor party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Keane on the Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=170675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The professionalisation of federal politics continues apace with more than half of the new MPs and senators elected on August 21 being former staffers, party operators or former or serving politicians.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hartcher: The Greens are as red as ripe tomatoes</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/the-greens-are-actually-more-like-tomatoes--red-all-over-20100818-12f89.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/the-greens-are-actually-more-like-tomatoes--red-all-over-20100818-12f89.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[the greens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=165690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lack of climate change policy from both major parties has made the Greens' prospect of winning the balance of power in the Senate a virtual cert. But given their penchant for wealth redistribution, red is a much more appropriate colour to describe them, writes <b>Peter Hartcher</b>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Minor parties wheel and deal for Senate ticket preferences</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/02/poll-bludger-minor-parties-wheel-and-deal-for-senate-ticket-preferences/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/08/02/poll-bludger-minor-parties-wheel-and-deal-for-senate-ticket-preferences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Bowe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preference deals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=160279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three significant political milestones have occurred this week. First, the ballot paper draws and publication of full candidate lists; second, the publication of group ticket votes for above-the-line votes in the Senate; and last but not least, the launch of <em>Crikey's</em> electorate form guide.]]></description>
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		<title>Devine: Bob Brown, the green-eyed monster</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/greeneyed-monster-sets-his-sights-on-balance-of-power-20100602-wzlr.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/greeneyed-monster-sets-his-sights-on-balance-of-power-20100602-wzlr.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=143424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With voters disillusioned by both major parties, the Greens may end up holding the balance of power in the Senate. Be careful of these "unaccountable, job-killing ideologues", warns <b>Miranda Devine</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>The new Liberal Senate deputy leader is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.menzieshouse.com.au/2010/05/exclusive-scoop-inside-the-liberal-senate-deputy-leadership-battle.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.menzieshouse.com.au/2010/05/exclusive-scoop-inside-the-liberal-senate-deputy-leadership-battle.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 03:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eric abetz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Brandis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ian mcdonald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Ronaldson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitch fifield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rumour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=135137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eric Abetz has the Liberal Senate leadership sewn up, but it's a three way race for the deputy position. <b>Jim Richardson</b> has the inside goss that George Brandis will beat out Mathias Cormann and Ian McDonald.]]></description>
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		<title>Inside the Liberal Senators infighting</title>
		<link>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/machiavellian-manoeuvres-in-senate-battle-20100429-tu1j.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/machiavellian-manoeuvres-in-senate-battle-20100429-tu1j.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eric abetz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Brandis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Macdonald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mathias Cormann]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Ronaldson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Minchin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=134533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eric Abetz is expected to be named as Nick Minchin's replacement as Senate leader, but fighting has broken out over the deputy position. Will the conservative Mathias Cormann beat the moderate George Brandis? asks <b>Latika Bourke</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rudd is running out of time to deliver on health</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/21/rudd-can-change-the-gst-any-time-he-likes-but-there-isnt-much-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/04/21/rudd-can-change-the-gst-any-time-he-likes-but-there-isnt-much-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Barnett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public hospital reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate obstructionism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=132262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Colin Barnett can't wreck the health deal: only the Senate can. But with only three sitting weeks left before the election, will the "states' house" thwart the will of the states?]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor: How the Greens went mainstream</title>
		<link>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/greens-join-the-mainstream-20100409-rynq.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/greens-join-the-mainstream-20100409-rynq.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance of power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lindsay Tanner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Greens don't want to be a demonstration dressed up as a political party, they want to be the best bet for keeping the balance of the power in the Senate. Their policies haven't changed, just the way they pitch themselves, writes <b>Lenore Taylor</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Antony Green: Rudd will play the double dissolution card</title>
		<link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/08/2867633.htm?site=thedrum</link>
		<comments>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/08/2867633.htm?site=thedrum#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[double dissolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[double dissolution election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=129295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To stop the blockage in the Senate, Rudd will probably call a double dissolution election for August or early September, argues <b>Antony Green</b> as he explains the historical reasons for Rudd's timing issues.]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Fielding decides if you vote or not</title>
		<link>http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2848717.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2848717.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electoral reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Fielding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[young people]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=124199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's madness that politicians get to decide their own electoral regulations. Now, "wild-card" Steve Fielding has power over whether thousands of young people vote, writes <b>Dominic Knight</b>.]]></description>
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