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		<title>Dealing With Craig Thomson: An Impressive Debate</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/22/dealing-with-craig-thomson-mpi-debate.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/22/dealing-with-craig-thomson-mpi-debate.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Craig Thomson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Complete audio of House of Reps MPI debate on possible action against Craig Thomson. Speeches by Rob Oakeshott, Mark Dreyfus, Christopher Pyne, Tony Windsor, Harry Jenkins, Julie Bishop, Andrew Wilkie and Stephen Jones.]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Howes: National Press Club Address</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/22/paul-howes-npc-address.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/22/paul-howes-npc-address.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text of the Address to the National Press Club by Paul Howes, National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union.]]></description>
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		<title>Wilkie: Improper For Parliament To Act As Judge And Jury In Thomson Case</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/21/wilkie-says-parliament-not-judge-and-jury.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/21/wilkie-says-parliament-not-judge-and-jury.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gillard Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wilkie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Thomson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Text of statement from independent member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, arguing that it is improper for the Parliament to act as judge and jury in regard to Craig Thomson.]]></description>
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		<title>Craig Thomson&#8217;s Statement To The House Of Representatives</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/21/thomson-hsu-statement-to-house.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/21/thomson-hsu-statement-to-house.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 04:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carig Thomson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kathy Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marco Bolano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Willamson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Text,Audio and Video of Craig Thomson's speech to the House of Representatives on allegations of misuse of funds from the Health Services Union.  Also contains Channel 7 news report of Thomson's speech.]]></description>
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		<title>Remember When A Labor Government Could Win Re-Election?</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/18/when-a-labor-government-could-win-reelection.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/18/when-a-labor-government-could-win-reelection.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-eight years ago tonight, the Whitlam Labor government was re-election to its second term.  This post contains some election information and audio reminiscences.]]></description>
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		<title>ACTU Congress Pays Tribute To Bill Kelty</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/16/actu-pays-tribute-to-kelty.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/16/actu-pays-tribute-to-kelty.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Kelty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Hawke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Oliver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ged Kearney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Lawrence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Keating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solidarity Forever]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Audio of ACTU Congress tributes to Bill Kelty from Paul Keating, Ged Kearney, Jeff Lawrence and Dave Oliver.  Also includes audio and video of Bill Kelty's speech and Bob Hawke singing 'Solidarity Forever'.]]></description>
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		<title>Electoral Commission Clears Most Of Thomson&#8217;s Election Spending</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/16/aec-clears-thomsons-election-spending.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/16/aec-clears-thomsons-election-spending.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gillard Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Thomson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dobell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSU]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://australianpolitics.com/?p=6309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aust Electoral Commission says most of Craig Thomson's spending in Dobell falls with declaration guidelines.  Download the AEC's HSU report here.]]></description>
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		<title>Gillard Addresses ACTU Congress: &#8220;I Fight For Australia&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/15/gillard-actu-congress-address.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/15/gillard-actu-congress-address.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gillard Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACTU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ged Kearney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Text and Audio of Julia Gillard's address to the triennial ACTU Congress in Sydney.]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon Tax Ads Without The Carbon Tax</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/14/carbon-tax-ads.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/14/carbon-tax-ads.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gillard Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean Energy Future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Household Assistance Package]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Video of three of the federal government's Household Assistance Package advertisements airing now in the lead-up to the introduction of the fixed carbon price/carbon tax.]]></description>
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		<title>Craig Thomson Says He Was Set Up</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/12/thomson-says-he-was-set-up.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/12/thomson-says-he-was-set-up.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 05:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Audio2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gillard Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Thomson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laurie Oakes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Full audio and video extract of Craig Thomson's interview with Laurie Oakes in which he claims allegations of misuse of HSU funds are a set-up.]]></description>
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