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		<title>On Line Opinion - Domestic Politics</title>
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		<description>Australia's e-journal of social and political debate</description>
		<language>en-au</language>
		<copyright>Copyright 2000-2009, National Forum</copyright>
		<managingEditor>susan@onlineopinion.com.au (Susan Prior)</managingEditor>
		<webMaster>lachlan@onlineopinion.com.au (Lachlan Kuhn)</webMaster>
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			<title>OzCar - blinded by a mole?</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Jo Page)</author>
			<description>Is it really possible that Gordon Grech faked that email, and if not him, who? Questions on notice for the government.</description>
			<link>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9131</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:53:26 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>'On again, off again' solar policy</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bill Parker)</author>
			<description>It's hard to reconcile the government&#8217;s mismanagement of solar energy 'policy' with statements made before the election.</description>
			<link>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9102</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:47:26 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>The return of the political wedgie: is this the Greens' GST moment?</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Reece Kirwin)</author>
			<description>The Rudd Government&#8217;s revised climate change legislation is an atomic-sized double wedgie.</description>
			<link>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9096</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:12:23 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>The politics of pettiness</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bruce Haigh)</author>
			<description>The Government is paralysed in the face of significant challenges: it is populist, gutless and narcissistic.</description>
			<link>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9105</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:29:50 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>The &#8216;Utegate&#8217; affair and the constitution</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Flint)</author>
			<description>In the last few decades politicians have sought to undermine the independence of the public service.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:29:42 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>Australia&#8217;s future energy security</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Cameron Leckie)</author>
			<description>A realistic appraisal of Australia&#8217;s liquid fuel security would encourage policies to reduce oil dependency and maintain economic prosperity.</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:17:15 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>The dark side of private-public partnerships</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Rowan Kernebone)</author>
			<description>Government's 'contracts for service' provide valuable protection of the government&#8217;s public image.</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:18:21 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>Politicians' pay: foxes guarding the hen-house?</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Andrew Leigh)</author>
			<description>Does higher pay buy better politicians?</description>
			<link>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9056</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:26:12 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>Up close and spineless: Australia&#8217;s Department of Foreign Affairs</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Jake Lynch)</author>
			<description>Research on recent international events has confirmed that Australia is home to the most spineless foreign ministry anywhere on earth.</description>
			<link>http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9053</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:33:07 +1000</pubDate>
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			<title>Costello a loss to nation</title>
			<author>editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Tony Abbott)</author>
			<description>Paradoxically, Peter Costello leaving the parliament is his country's loss but his party's gain.</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:29:59 +1000</pubDate>
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