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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[Andrew Wilkie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Pyne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Thomson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harry Jenkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Bishop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Dreyfus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rob Oakeshott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Windsor]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[A.L.P.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unions]]></category>
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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[Audio2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gillard Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carig Thomson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSU]]></category>
		<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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		<category><![CDATA[Whitlam Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gough Whitlam]]></category>

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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>Andrew Leigh: A Brief Economic History Of Australia</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/18/leigh-brief-economic-history-of-australia.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/18/leigh-brief-economic-history-of-australia.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A.L.P.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Leigh]]></category>

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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>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Audio2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gillard Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawke Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keating Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACTU]]></category>
		<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>

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		<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>Joe Hockey&#8217;s National Press Club Budget Address</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/16/hockey-budget-address-npc.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/16/hockey-budget-address-npc.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Hockey]]></category>

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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>Whatever It Is, I&#8217;m Against It</title>
		<link>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/15/whatever-it-is-im-against-it.html</link>
		<comments>http://australianpolitics.com/2012/05/15/whatever-it-is-im-against-it.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Farnsworth</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Liberal Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An amusing video of Tony Abbott set to the words of "Whatever it is, I'm against it".]]></description>
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