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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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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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>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>
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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>Peter Slipper&#8217;s Statement To Parliament</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/08/slipper-statement-to-parliament.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/08/slipper-statement-to-parliament.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anna Burke]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text and Audio Peter Slipper's statement to the House of Representatives prior to standing aside as Speaker.]]></description>
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		<title>Gillard Moves On Thomson And Slipper</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/29/gillard-moves-on-thomson-and-slipper.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/29/gillard-moves-on-thomson-and-slipper.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that Craig Thomson is to leave the ALP caucus to sit on the crossbenches and Peter Slipper is to continue to stand aside as Speaker until allegations against him are resolved.  She told a press conference that "a line has been crossed in terms of respect for parliament".]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Slipper Releases Cabcharge Documents</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/26/slipper-releases-cabcharge-documents.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/26/slipper-releases-cabcharge-documents.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Peter Slipper has released copies of Cabcharge vouchers which he claims show the charges against him are a "complete fabrication".  Download the documents here.]]></description>
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		<title>Shorten: I Agree With The PM, Even Though I Don&#8217;t Know What She&#8217;s Said</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/26/shorten-on-sky-news-agenda.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/26/shorten-on-sky-news-agenda.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Shorten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The excruciating video of Workplace Relations Bill Shorten's appearance on the Sky News Agenda program in which he offers support for Prime Minister Gillard's statements despite not knowing what she's said.]]></description>
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		<title>The Federal Court Discrimination Claim Against Slipper</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/23/ashby-slipper-federal-court-application.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/23/ashby-slipper-federal-court-application.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Ashby]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download James Ashby's Federal Court application under the Fair Work Act claiming discrimination by Peter Slipper and the Commonwealth of Australia.]]></description>
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		<title>A (Portentous?) Statement From Andrew Wilkie</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/23/statement-from-andrew-wilkie.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/23/statement-from-andrew-wilkie.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gambling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Wilkie, independent member for Denison, has issued a statement denying he has extended his deadline for the government to address his concerns about the National Gambling Reform Bill 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Slipper Stands Aside As Speaker</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/22/peter-slipper-stands-aside-as-speaker.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/22/peter-slipper-stands-aside-as-speaker.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text of a statement from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Peter Slipper, announcing that he will step aside, pending the resolution of allegations against him. Also statements from Gillard and Abbott, with audio of Abbott's two media conferences.]]></description>
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		<title>Expenses Allegations And Sexual Harassment Claim Against Peter Slipper</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/21/sexual-harassment-claim-against-slipper.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/04/21/sexual-harassment-claim-against-slipper.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Ashby]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allegations of sexual harassment and misuse of Cabcharge vouchers have been levelled at House of Representatives Speaker Peter Slipper by a former employee, James Ashby.]]></description>
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