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		<title>Andrew Leigh: A Brief Economic History Of Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>ACTU Congress Pays Tribute To Bill Kelty</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Treasurer Wayne Swan&#8217;s 2012 Budget Speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 09:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full text and audio of Treasurer Wayne Swan's 2012-13 Budget Speech in the House of Representatives.]]></description>
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		<title>Latest CPI Figures Show Lower Inflation</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/24/cpi-figures-show-lower-inflation.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inflation increased by a negligible 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2012.  In the year to March, there was a 1.6 percent increase in prices. The underlying inflation rate was 2.1 per cent.  Treasurer Wayne Swan said the figures are a reminder of Australia's strong economic fundamentals.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Prime Minister&#8217;s Primary School GFC Lesson</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivers a lesson on how his government tackled the global financial crisis in this video of his appearance at Wellers Hill State School in Brisbane.]]></description>
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		<title>Hockey On Lateline: The End Of The Age Of Entitlement</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/18/the-end-of-the-age-of-entitlement.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/18/the-end-of-the-age-of-entitlement.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audio of Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey's interview with Tony Jones on Lateline.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We Could Be Great&#8221; &#8211; Business Council Plan For Australia&#8217;s Prosperity</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/04/shepherd-bca-speech.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/04/shepherd-bca-speech.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The President of the Business Council of Australia, Tony Shepherd, has delivered a speech calling for more imaginative leadership and offering "a plan to lock in Australia's prosperity".
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		<title>Gillard Speech: Building A New Australian Economy Together</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/02/01/gillard-building-a-new-economy-speech.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/02/01/gillard-building-a-new-economy-speech.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text and Audio of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's speech to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce: &#34;Building A New Economy&#34;.]]></description>
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		<title>Abbott: My Plan For A Stronger Economy, A Stronger Australia</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/01/31/abbott-npc-speech.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/01/31/abbott-npc-speech.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full text, audio and video of Tony Abbott's Address to the National Press Club: &#34;My Plan For A Stronger Economy And A Stronger Australia&#34;.]]></description>
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		<title>A Year In Retrospect, A Decade In Prospect</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2011/12/13/martin-parkinson-speech.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2011/12/13/martin-parkinson-speech.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the text and audio of a speech by Dr. Martin Parkinson, Secretary to the Treasury. Dr. Parkinson addressed The Sydney Institute. The speech was originally published on the Treasury website. Whilst technical to some extent, the speech is readable and informative. It traces economic developments over the past year and advances some thoughts [...]]]></description>
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