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	<title>Shareswatch Australia Blog &#187; Politics</title>
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		<title>A tall poppy is cut down: Gillard could bloom awhile.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/a-tall-poppy-is-cut-down-gillard-could-bloom-awhile/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=a-tall-poppy-is-cut-down-gillard-could-bloom-awhile</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/a-tall-poppy-is-cut-down-gillard-could-bloom-awhile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[julia gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kevin rudd]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2750</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Analysis of the removal of Kevin Rudd and the Australian political landscape by Gregory Clark. How will Julia Gillard fare as Prime Minister?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Farewell Rudd, Gillard takes power and the palace coup.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/farewell-rudd-gillard-takes-power-and-the-palace-coup/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=farewell-rudd-gillard-takes-power-and-the-palace-coup</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/farewell-rudd-gillard-takes-power-and-the-palace-coup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[julia gillard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kevin rudd]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wayne swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2728</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazingly Kevin Rudd is no longer the Prime Minister of Australia and lost his position without a single vote being cast. Does this mean the days of the Government borrowing and wasting money are over or is Julia Gillard going to be an even bigger spender than Rudd?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</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>
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		<category><![CDATA[kevin rudd]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mining companies]]></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>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>China’s Harmful Economic Policies</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/china%e2%80%99s-harmful-economic-policies/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=china%25e2%2580%2599s-harmful-economic-policies</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/china%e2%80%99s-harmful-economic-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[China is rightly proud of its aid to struggling economies around the globe, Africa especially. But can it be proud if its flood of cheap exports to those economies?]]></description>
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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>
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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>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Telstra break-up smoke screen and the NBN.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/business/the-telstra-break-up-smoke-screen-and-the-nbn/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-telstra-break-up-smoke-screen-and-the-nbn</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/business/the-telstra-break-up-smoke-screen-and-the-nbn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The reason the Government wants Telstra weakened is so that it's poorly planned National Broadband Network (NBN) has an easier path into the broadband market. This latest move is not about consumers, it is about saving a poorly planned Government venture.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/business/the-telstra-break-up-smoke-screen-and-the-nbn/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wasteful government spending &amp; Wayne Swan on the defensive.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/government-wasteful-spending-wayne-swan-on-the-defensive/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=government-wasteful-spending-wayne-swan-on-the-defensive</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/government-wasteful-spending-wayne-swan-on-the-defensive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kevin rudd]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The waste of millions on signs thanking the Government for spending our money is a national disgrace. But thankfully the media is now taking the fight up to the Government.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/government-wasteful-spending-wayne-swan-on-the-defensive/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Ruddy clever idea and aliens above Australia!</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/a-ruddy-clever-idea-and-aliens-above-australia/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=a-ruddy-clever-idea-and-aliens-above-australia</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/a-ruddy-clever-idea-and-aliens-above-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian economy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=980</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Somewhere above Australia there is an alien spaceship that is transmitting a beam that makes Australians incapable of rational thought. It seems few people question how Government debt will be repaid or what their money is being spent on.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/a-ruddy-clever-idea-and-aliens-above-australia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rudd Watch: Has Kev07 delivered as promised?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/rudd-watch-has-kev07-delivered-as-promised/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rudd-watch-has-kev07-delivered-as-promised</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/rudd-watch-has-kev07-delivered-as-promised/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Has the ALP and Kevin Rudd (Kev07) delivered on the major promises they made during the 2007 election campaign? What is the status of some of the major commitments made by Kevin Rudd during the election campaign in 2007?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/politics/rudd-watch-has-kev07-delivered-as-promised/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is there a Federal Opposition in Australia?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/is-there-a-federal-opposition-in-australia/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=is-there-a-federal-opposition-in-australia</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/is-there-a-federal-opposition-in-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kevin rudd]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know the theory of how our Westminster flavoured form of democracy is suppose to work. But for the system to work properly we need the Opposition to perform well and sadly this is not happening at the moment in Australia.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/is-there-a-federal-opposition-in-australia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wasteful spending, poor planning and extreme socialism.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/wasteful-spending-poor-planning-and-extreme-socialism/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=wasteful-spending-poor-planning-and-extreme-socialism</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/wasteful-spending-poor-planning-and-extreme-socialism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[federal budget]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you thought extreme capitalism was bad then extreme socialism will show you just how bad things can really get. Poor planning, wasteful spending and plenty of government debt are the tools of trade for extreme socialists.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/wasteful-spending-poor-planning-and-extreme-socialism/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>40</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rudd Economics 101: When in doubt spend like crazy.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/rudd-economics-101-when-in-doubt-spend-like-crazy/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rudd-economics-101-when-in-doubt-spend-like-crazy</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/rudd-economics-101-when-in-doubt-spend-like-crazy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 04:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bear market]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It appears that finally the Australian media and by default the wider public, are starting to worry about Kevin Rudd's mountain of debt. Perhaps the latest Federal Budget has finally got people thinking as opposed to living happily in ignorance in the Matrix.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>Federal Budget 09: A confusing mix.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/federal-budget-09-a-confusing-mix/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=federal-budget-09-a-confusing-mix</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/federal-budget-09-a-confusing-mix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 08:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I guess the word confused would best describe my reaction to the Federal Budget handed down by the Government last week. But the Budget had no clear direction and it seems the Government is hoping that by throwing money at major infrastructure projects that it can appease the public until China saves the day.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>Federal Budget 2009: The Yes Minister preview.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/federal-budget-2009-the-yes-minister-preview/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=federal-budget-2009-the-yes-minister-preview</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/federal-budget-2009-the-yes-minister-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 01:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 federal budget will be one of the most eagerly awaited budgets in years and the key question for me is: why is the Government talking up the need to borrow and spend one moment and then in the next breath, warning us that we all need to share the pain because the Government has to reign in spending?]]></description>
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		<title>You spin me right round Swanny. (like a record baby)</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/you-spin-me-right-round-swanny-like-a-record-baby/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=you-spin-me-right-round-swanny-like-a-record-baby</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/you-spin-me-right-round-swanny-like-a-record-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although hardly qualified for anything to do with number crunching, Wayne Swan has in all fairness become much more confident over the last 18 months in his role as Treasurer. But sadly he is still hooked on manipulating data and making inaccurate economic forecasts.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rudd&#8217;s recession and the fools on the hill.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[global economic crisis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally the word recession has been uttered by the Prime Minister and even the Reserve Bank seems to accept the Australian economy is in decline. But can we have faith in the Government and the RBA when they appear to be been behind the curve in dealing with this economic crisis now for almost a year?]]></description>
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		<title>Bring back the toga and lose the House of Representatives!</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/bring-back-the-toga-and-lose-the-house-of-representatives/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=bring-back-the-toga-and-lose-the-house-of-representatives</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/bring-back-the-toga-and-lose-the-house-of-representatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The form of democracy we have in Australia (and other parts of the world) is really starting to struggle in the 21st century. After all all we are basically using a form of government that is now a few centuries old and has been responsible for just as many blunders and failures across the world as it has successes. ]]></description>
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		<title>The national broadband network: from debacle to disaster.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-national-broadband-network-from-debacle-to-disaster/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-national-broadband-network-from-debacle-to-disaster</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-national-broadband-network-from-debacle-to-disaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[telecommunications]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The proposal by the Rudd Government to build a national broadband network in Australia is a poorly planned project that will end up costing taxpayers billions and not deliver the sort of modern communications network Australia needs. Let's be clear, Kevin Rudd is trying to deliver an election promise that is simply not commercially viable.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>The great recession swindle: the power grab by governments.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-great-recession-swindle-the-power-grab-by-governments/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-great-recession-swindle-the-power-grab-by-governments</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/the-great-recession-swindle-the-power-grab-by-governments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bubble]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently we are facing the greatest economic crisis the world has seen since the Great Depression and therefore the G20 leaders who are gathered in London not only to dodge protesters, but also come up with some solutions to this mess. But we also be wary of the power grabs being made by politicians that are being funded by taxpayers money.]]></description>
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