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	<title>Crikey &#187; Westpac</title>
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		<title>Bank exec bonuses helped by Rudd&#8217;s rules</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/bank-exec-bonuses-helped-by-rudds-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/bank-exec-bonuses-helped-by-rudds-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive salaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd may publicly deride extreme capitalism -- but, fortunately for our bankers, the Federal Government’s policies appear to be aiding and abetting it.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>A super way to open up the mortgage sector</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/financial-crisis-the-danger-has-gone-lets-get-down-to-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/financial-crisis-the-danger-has-gone-lets-get-down-to-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[superannuation industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank and Westpac and their subsidiaries now control over 85% of all new mortgages. <b>Adam Barker</b> suggests a way to break the banks' stranglehold.]]></description>
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		<title>Housing: a giant experiment in moral hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/10/housing-a-giant-experiment-in-moral-hazard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/10/housing-a-giant-experiment-in-moral-hazard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACCC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[However successful the Government has been at managing the short-term effects of the economic crisis, it has failed to use the last twelve months to drive significant reforms in the banking sector that will deliver long-term outcomes.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Australian banks in a league of their own</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/09/australian-banks-in-a-league-of-their-own/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/09/australian-banks-in-a-league-of-their-own/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basle Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australian banks shouldn't be too aggrieved by the changes to global banking rules that have been drafted this week in the Swiss city of Basle.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Did Della Bosca fall into a honey trap?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/02/tips-and-rumours-87/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/02/tips-and-rumours-87/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and rumours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Channel Nine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Kennett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Della Bosca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melbourne University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What Crikey's tipsters are telling us today: Was John Della Bosca set up? ... Westpac <em>not</em> cutting back on off-shoring ... University of Melbourne's unqualified tutors.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>US Bank DeathWatch: Another seven go as Guaranty teeters</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/28/us-bank-deathwatch-another-seven-go-as-guaranty-teeters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/28/us-bank-deathwatch-another-seven-go-as-guaranty-teeters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guaranty Financial Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The slow death of American banks continues, with another nasty bout of closures on Friday night -- six in the state of Georgia alone.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>FOMC Statement sends Dow tumbling</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/25/morning-market-report-40/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/25/morning-market-report-40/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Padley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning Market Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FOMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OECD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Dow was doing well until the FOMC Statement, but it was a good day for the domestic market, up 26.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Banks &#8212; and AFR &#8212; do the ground work for a tax-free grab</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/18/banks-and-afr-do-the-ground-work-for-a-tax-free-grab/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/18/banks-and-afr-do-the-ground-work-for-a-tax-free-grab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Financial Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/18/banks-and-afr-do-the-ground-work-for-a-tax-free-grab/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The <em>Australian Financial Review</em> was quick to grab and endorse a much bigger grab for the public purse by the banks, led by Cameron Clyne of the NAB.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/18/banks-and-afr-do-the-ground-work-for-a-tax-free-grab/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why do Westpac continue to make staff cuts?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/tips-and-rumours-22/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/27/tips-and-rumours-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 03:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and rumours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Jensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jetstar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuringai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharman Stone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tispters tell of musical chairs in Westpac's marketing and comms team, and Liberal MP Dennis Jensen's new comedy act.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gail Kelly has made some rotten moves, but not when it concerns selling shares</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/22/gail-kelly-has-made-some-rotten-moves-but-not-when-it-concerns-selling-shares/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/22/gail-kelly-has-made-some-rotten-moves-but-not-when-it-concerns-selling-shares/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 03:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Schwab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive salaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=60500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the financial services sector continues to lay-off thousands of staff, Westpac boss Gail Kelly, recently cashed in some of her equity in the bank, selling 250,000 shares.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Market reacts positively to Westpac&#8217;s results</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/morning-market-report-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/morning-market-report-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 03:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Padley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning Market Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=55876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Westpac's interim results were watched closely by analysts. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Big banks grow fatter at taxpayer expense</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/big-four-banks-grow-fat-at-the-taxpayers-expense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/06/big-four-banks-grow-fat-at-the-taxpayers-expense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 03:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big four]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macquarie Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government's guarantee for Australian bank deposits and borrowings has done its work. It's time to scrap it. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bank guarantee keeps Big Four in Moody&#8217;s good books</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/03/bank-guarantee-keeps-big-four-in-moodys-good-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/03/bank-guarantee-keeps-big-four-in-moodys-good-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moody's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national australia bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[westpac banking corporation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Moody's decision to downgrade Australia's Big Four banks came as a surprise to those at News Ltd, writes<b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>As Westpac&#8217;s share price drops, its directors demand more</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/12/as-westpacs-share-price-drops-its-directors-demand-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/12/as-westpacs-share-price-drops-its-directors-demand-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The market crash has exposed a myriad of corporate governance failings but its hard to top the Westpac board for sheer audacity in seeking a 50% increase in directors’ fees, writes <b>Adam Schwab</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tips and rumours</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/13/tips-and-rumours/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/13/tips-and-rumours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASIO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malcolm Turnbull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I saw Malcolm Turnbull staffer, Patrick McGrath, in the city on Friday. He was wearing Union Jack cufflinks. Has anyone told Malcolm?
Apropos the ATO. There is also another side to their behaviour particularly where small business and low wealth individuals are concerned. In the past five years we have expended $250K on my wife&#8217;s health [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Briefly Business: Westpac. KKR, Women on boards</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/29/briefly-business-westpac-kkr-women-on-boards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/29/briefly-business-westpac-kkr-women-on-boards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KKR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The real cost of systems neglect .., KKR staging a revival. ... Housing is all ... China overtakes US online ... Women on boards bring more women to top jobs.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Westpac pays lip service to customer service</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/17/westpac-pays-lip-service-to-customer-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/07/17/westpac-pays-lip-service-to-customer-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gail Kelly continues to make presence felt at Westpac, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is there another banking merger on the horizon?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/27/is-there-another-banking-merger-on-the-horizon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/27/is-there-another-banking-merger-on-the-horizon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If Westpac is allowed to take over St George, there's a chance of at least one more bank merger, writes <b.Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/14/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/14/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Budget 08 - working families, tall poppies and Crikey's coverage ... Westpac and St George ... employment figures ... Tiger airways ... ]]></description>
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		<title>Westpac and St George: all about competition &#8230; reducing it</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/westpac-and-st-george-all-about-competition-reducing-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/westpac-and-st-george-all-about-competition-reducing-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how much Westpac rationalise and spin it's opportunistic grab for St George Bank, the only driver behind the takeover is competition. That is, reducing competition, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Westpac's St George takeover ... Peter Debnam ... the media's love of Obama ... unemployment:... Israel ... ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Big ethical questions for Westpac&#8217;s Gail Kelly</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/big-ethical-questions-for-westpacs-gail-kelly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/big-ethical-questions-for-westpacs-gail-kelly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gail Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Poach a CEO, buy her company. What could be wrong with that, asks <b>Stephen Mayne</b>?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Westpac and St George: the minus merger</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/westpac-and-st-george-the-minus-merger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/westpac-and-st-george-the-minus-merger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How will Westpac and St George share the merger spoils should they get the all clear to merge later this year? Asks <b>Ian Rogers</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Market Report</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/morning-market-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/13/morning-market-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The highs and lows of today's stockmarket activity.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Housing slump will put pressure on merged Westpac/St George</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/12/housing-slump-will-put-pressure-on-merged-westpacst-george/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/12/housing-slump-will-put-pressure-on-merged-westpacst-george/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St George]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westpac]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The housing slump and the Reserve Bank's war in inflation could take its toll on the proposed Westpac/St George merger. Westpac would be under pressure to cut costs by closing branches, sacking staff and rationalising banking infrastructure.]]></description>
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