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	<title>Shareswatch Australia Blog &#187; Opinion</title>
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		<title>The G20 Toronto Summit: the end of consensus.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-g20-toronto-summit-the-end-of-consensus/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-g20-toronto-summit-the-end-of-consensus</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-g20-toronto-summit-the-end-of-consensus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global economic crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wayne swan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Analysis of the latest G20 meeting in Toronto. Are the G20 leaders unified now in their approach to dealing with the problems faced by the global economy?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Resources Super Profits Tax, twisted logic and why Henry must go.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-resources-super-profits-tax-twisted-logic-and-why-henry-must-go/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-resources-super-profits-tax-twisted-logic-and-why-henry-must-go</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-resources-super-profits-tax-twisted-logic-and-why-henry-must-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stock prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The debate regarding Resource Super Profits Tax in Australia and abroad has not died down. But will this tax benefit all Australian's as the Government claims?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-resources-super-profits-tax-twisted-logic-and-why-henry-must-go/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>98</slash:comments>
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		<title>The two speed economy, debt and the fantasyland federal budget.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-two-speed-economy-debt-and-fantasyland-federal-budget/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-two-speed-economy-debt-and-fantasyland-federal-budget</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-two-speed-economy-debt-and-fantasyland-federal-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 05:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wayne swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that the major stock markets around the world are falling the Australian media have become obsessed with the concept of a "two speed economy". However the situation we have now is that the economy has simply been mismanaged.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-two-speed-economy-debt-and-fantasyland-federal-budget/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>The tax review, health reform and Rudd fatigue.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-tax-review-health-reform-and-rudd-fatigue/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-tax-review-health-reform-and-rudd-fatigue</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-tax-review-health-reform-and-rudd-fatigue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 01:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kevin rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining companies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is now becoming obvious even to the Ruddites in the media that Kevin Rudd is man who is committed to nothing but holding onto power and trying to remain popular.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-tax-review-health-reform-and-rudd-fatigue/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>74</slash:comments>
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		<title>What might an Australian economic slump look like?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/what-might-an-australian-economic-slump-look-like/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=what-might-an-australian-economic-slump-look-like</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/what-might-an-australian-economic-slump-look-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2549</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could the Australian economy face problems just as the global economy continues to recover in 2011? Could the demand for commodities like iron ore and coal soften in the years ahead?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>126</slash:comments>
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		<title>Another G20 love-in, the global recovery and China.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/another-g20-love-in-the-global-recovery-and-china/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=another-g20-love-in-the-global-recovery-and-china</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/another-g20-love-in-the-global-recovery-and-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 06:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bubble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have the G20 finance ministers and central bankers saved the world economy from disaster or simply spent a lot of money to artificially create the illusion of growth?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/another-g20-love-in-the-global-recovery-and-china/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pink batts, a revived Federal Opposition and an election year.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/pink-batts-a-revived-federal-opposition-and-an-election-year/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=pink-batts-a-revived-federal-opposition-and-an-election-year</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/pink-batts-a-revived-federal-opposition-and-an-election-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2388</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The reckless manner in which the Government has been spending taxpayers money has tragically been highlighted by the deaths of four home insulation installers. But now that the Opposition appears revived we may finally see the Government being held to account.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/pink-batts-a-revived-federal-opposition-and-an-election-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why the Ken Henry taxation review will achieve little.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/why-the-ken-henry-taxation-review-will-achieve-little/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=why-the-ken-henry-taxation-review-will-achieve-little</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/why-the-ken-henry-taxation-review-will-achieve-little/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global financial crisis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Will the review of the Australian taxation system lead by Ken Henry result in any significant system wide changes, or will little be achieved from a review that was undertaken before the full impact of the GFC on the Australian economy was known.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/why-the-ken-henry-taxation-review-will-achieve-little/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Climate change fakes and fakers: the mindless mob.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/climate-change-fakers-the-mindless-mob/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=climate-change-fakers-the-mindless-mob</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/climate-change-fakers-the-mindless-mob/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The real villains in the global warming story in Australia are not the so called deniers, but the climate change fakes and fakers, those who live a carbon double life. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/climate-change-fakers-the-mindless-mob/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Farewell 2009, goodbye GFC and a Happy New Year to all!</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/farewell-2009-goodbye-gfc-and-a-happy-new-year-to-all/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=farewell-2009-goodbye-gfc-and-a-happy-new-year-to-all</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/farewell-2009-goodbye-gfc-and-a-happy-new-year-to-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stockmarket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all ordinaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian stock market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another year is about to pass and with any luck the global financial crisis will soon be a thing of the past. Happy New Year to all.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/stockmarket/farewell-2009-goodbye-gfc-and-a-happy-new-year-to-all/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The madness of King Malcolm and the Emissions Trading Scheme.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-madness-of-king-malcolm-and-the-ets/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-madness-of-king-malcolm-and-the-ets</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-madness-of-king-malcolm-and-the-ets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2056</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Emissions Trading Scheme is a flawed piece of legislation so let's hope that common sense prevails and the legislation is not passed at least until after Copenhagen.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-madness-of-king-malcolm-and-the-ets/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>GDP growth does not equal a quality Australian economy.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/gdp-growth-does-not-equal-a-quality-australian-economy/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=gdp-growth-does-not-equal-a-quality-australian-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/gdp-growth-does-not-equal-a-quality-australian-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gold]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is GDP really a good way to gauge the economic health of a nation? Are Australia's positive GDP numbers masking underlying economic problems?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/gdp-growth-does-not-equal-a-quality-australian-economy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The forgotten economic giant: The European Union.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-forgotten-economic-giant-the-european-union/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-forgotten-economic-giant-the-european-union</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-forgotten-economic-giant-the-european-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[europe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By focusing so much on the China growth story are we missing the rise of an economic and political bloc that will perhaps become the most dominant power in the 21st century?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/the-forgotten-economic-giant-the-european-union/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ken Henry and his tax review: should we be worried?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/ken-henry-and-his-tax-review-should-we-be-worried/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=ken-henry-and-his-tax-review-should-we-be-worried</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/ken-henry-and-his-tax-review-should-we-be-worried/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[australian government]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in May 2008, when times were good and the inflation genie was free, the Government announced that a review of Australia's tax system would be undertaken. But that was before the global financial crisis struck and a lot has changed since then.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>165</slash:comments>
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		<title>A G-20 love-in, world leaders on parade and spoonfed journalists</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/a-g-20-love-in-world-leaders-on-parade-and-spoonfed-journalists/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=a-g-20-love-in-world-leaders-on-parade-and-spoonfed-journalists</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/a-g-20-love-in-world-leaders-on-parade-and-spoonfed-journalists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global economic crisis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the latest G-20 world leaders lovefest in Pittsburgh it seems the global economy has been saved, the world is united in fighting global warming and the mainstream media is sleeping again.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>LNG billions: is Australia getting a good deal from the Gorgon Project?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/lng-billions-is-australia-getting-a-good-deal-gorgon-project/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=lng-billions-is-australia-getting-a-good-deal-gorgon-project</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/lng-billions-is-australia-getting-a-good-deal-gorgon-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil prices]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently there has been a lot of joyous reporting about the massive Gorgon Project, however is Australia really getting a good deal for our LNG and are we tapping into all the benefits we should be getting from this massive project?]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of being earnest, greed and investing.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-importance-of-being-earnest-greed-and-investing/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-importance-of-being-earnest-greed-and-investing</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-importance-of-being-earnest-greed-and-investing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global financial crisis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1360</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whenever there is trouble in the markets those who occupy the high moral ground for a living start to lecture the rest of us about greed and the dangers that the pursuit of wealth can lead to. But who is greedy and how can we avoid being carried away by greed?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Will Glenn Stevens and the RBA ever admit they make mistakes?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/will-glenn-stevens-and-the-rba-ever-admit-they-make-mistakes/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=will-glenn-stevens-and-the-rba-ever-admit-they-make-mistakes</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/will-glenn-stevens-and-the-rba-ever-admit-they-make-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) appears to be taking credit for everything from the robust nature of the Australian economy to the mining boom. What he seems to have forgotten is that the RBA has made a number forecasts that have been very wrong and probably raised interest rates too high in 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>When in a recession be careful what you believe.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/when-in-a-recession-be-careful-what-you-believe/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=when-in-a-recession-be-careful-what-you-believe</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/when-in-a-recession-be-careful-what-you-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recessions are not only bad for an economy but they are also appear to create an environment where some of the worst financial reporting and commentary thrives. Suddenly journalists actually start to believe they know how the recession will unfold and many self titled market experts toss up the most bizarre predictions.]]></description>
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		<title>Are climate change and global warming dangerous distractions?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/are-climate-change-and-global-warming-dangerous-distractions/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=are-climate-change-and-global-warming-dangerous-distractions</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/are-climate-change-and-global-warming-dangerous-distractions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps our focus on climate change means we are not focusing on the really serious issues that will confront us in the 21st century. Is the global warming issue now becoming a distraction that is taking our focus off more serious threats to humankind?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>97</slash:comments>
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