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     <title><![CDATA[Mathematic Sciences essential for Australian prosperity]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[High quality maths and science graduates are vital to Australia’s future productivity and competitiveness in the global knowledge economy, Minister for Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans, said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:57:27 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hockey finally admits to announcing $70 billion budget crater]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has today finally come clean on his $70 billion budget debacle, admitting he announced the budget crater on live television and adding that he ‘shouldn’t have said’ the figure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:15 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ALRC spotlight on age discrimination in the workforce]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Hon Susan Ryan AO will shine a spotlight on Age Discrimination as part of an Australian Law Reform Commission review of Commonwealth legislation and policies that create barriers for older people participating in the workforce or other productive work.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:44:36 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Professor McKeough to conduct ALRC copyright review]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[University of Technology Sydney Dean of Law, Professor Jill McKeough will lead an Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) review into the operation of copyright in the digital environment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:32:26 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Whole-of-government focus on family violence – ALRC report launched]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Protecting the safety of Australians experiencing family violence is the driving force behind a report released today on the treatment of family violence in laws relating to child support and family assistance; immigration; employment; social security; and superannuation. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:29:33 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Abbott sides with Robb and walks away from surplus]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has this morning refused to say if or when the Opposition will deliver a surplus, siding with his Shadow Finance Minister Andrew Robb that a budget surplus ‘just depends.’]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:27:27 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Anti-corruption commisioner appointment to be extended]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare today announced the Government would move to allow the term of any Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner to be extended for two years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Labor supports manufacturing while Coalition plays politics]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Coalition is behaving deplorably by playing politics with the jobs of workers at Alcoa’s Point Henry aluminium smelter in Victoria.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Satellites to deliver high speed broadband to the regions]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Australians in rural and remote areas are a step closer to fast and affordable broadband services with the announcement today of a $620 million agreement to design and build two satellites to deliver high speed broadband.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:22:32 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[High Court defence filed against Big Tobacco]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, announced the Commonwealth Government has now filed and served its initial formal response to tobacco companies’ statements of claim in the High Court. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Personal explanation: Pacific Highway duplication]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A personal explanation from Transport and Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Getting results from Australian international agricultural research]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Australia Government is working to deliver more for every dollar it invests in international agricultural research.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Over $54 million in compensation payments to trio victims commence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 5,300 Australians can expect to start seeing their share of over $54 million in compensation payments beginning today.  Money will be progressively credited to member’s superannuation accounts over the next two weeks.  ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Reforms open more university opportunities for SA school leavers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[New data released by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre shows the Gillard Government’s reforms are delivering increased opportunities for young Australians to attend university.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:46 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Black Saturday anniversary: a time for reflection and recovery]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Minister for Emergency Management, Robert McClelland MP, and Minister for Families and Community Services Jenny Macklin today marked the third anniversary of 2009 Victorian Bushfires as an occasion for remembering those who died, those who were injured and those displaced by the disaster – as well as looking to keep building a brighter future for the communities still recovering.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Commonwealth disaster payments delivered in record time]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Gillard Government is already helping hundreds of people affected by floods in Queensland and New South Wales, with $1.1 million in payments made within 12 hours of the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) being activated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:56:53 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Virtual English tuition for new migrants]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A three-year trial of virtual English language tuition using the National Broadband Network (NBN) will help new migrants settle into regional communities, the Australian Government announced today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:49:59 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Closure of the Financial Reporting Panel]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, David Bradbury, today announced that the Financial Reporting Panel (FRP) will be wound up. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:45:32 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Further assistance for flood affected communities in Queensland]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced that clean-up and recovery grants of up to $25,000 will be provided to communities in Queensland inundated by recent floods.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:39:06 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Further assistance for flood affected communities in NSW]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced that clean-up and recovery grants of up to $15,000 will be provided to communities in New South Wales inundated by recent floods.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has today pledged up to $5 million to The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, as part of Australia’s commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:28:38 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Asia dominates international tourism arrivals in 2011]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Overseas arrivals and departures data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released today reveal a clearer picture of the tourism opportunities from the growth in Asian markets and business travel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:24:53 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Senior Liberals join Robb in walking away from surplus]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The confusion in the Liberal Party on economic policy has hit new heights this morning with Joe Hockey, Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop all joining Andrew Robb in pushing a surplus into the never-never.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:20:17 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Solar Flagships program to re-open shortlist]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In order to provide the best opportunity for the successful construction of a large-scale, solar photovoltaic (PV) power station in Australia, the Australian Government will seek updated applications from the four shortlisted Round 1 Solar Flagship photovoltaic (PV) applicants, including from Moree Solar Farm after it, as the preferred Round 1 PV applicant, proposed major changes to its project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:19:55 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Opposition's Nauru 'costings' in tatters]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Opposition’s dodgy figures for a processing centre on Nauru continue to unravel today, after it was revealed their ‘secret’ costings were actually provided by a catering company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:09:10 GMT</pubDate>
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