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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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Craig Thomson&#8217;s Statement To The House Of Representatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 04:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Andrew Leigh: A Brief Economic History Of Australia</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/18/leigh-brief-economic-history-of-australia.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text of speech by Andrew Leigh, ALP member for Fraser (ACT) to the McKell Institute - "What Do We Eat After the Low-Hanging Fruit? A Brief Economic History of Australia".  ]]></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>
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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>Joe Hockey&#8217;s National Press Club Budget Address</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text of Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey's post-Budget Address to the National Press Club.]]></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>
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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>Q&amp;A: Wong And Hockey On Gay Marriage</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/14/wong-hockey-on-gay-marriage.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/14/wong-hockey-on-gay-marriage.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audio and Video of answers from Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Penny Wong to a question about same-sex marriage on the ABC's Q&#038;A program.]]></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>
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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>The Critical Decade: NSW Climate Change Report Released</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/14/the-critical-decade-report.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/14/the-critical-decade-report.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Critical Decade, a report by the Climate Commission on the impact of climate change on New South Wales, was released today. Download the full report and listen to the media conference with Tim Flannery, Will Steffen and Lesley Hughes.]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Abbott&#8217;s Budget Reply Speech</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/10/abbott-budget-reply-speech.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text, Audio and Video of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's 2012 Budget Reply speech in the House of Representatives.]]></description>
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