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    <title><![CDATA[PM Julia Gillard’s Cleavage Display Rocks Australian Parliament (VIDEOS & PHOTOS)]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A new debate is shaping up in Australia&#039;s political scene. And it is not whether Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott or Kevin Rudd would make the better prime minister. It is whether the country&#039;s first female prime minister was appropriate in showing cleavage while in the legislature.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:05:17 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[3 Labor MPs Call on PM Julia Gillard to Stand Down]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The challenge for Australian Labor Party leader and Prime Minister Julia Gillard to stand down persists even if Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten has pledged his support for Ms Gillard.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:19:18 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PM Julia Gillard Refused to Meet with the Dalai Lama]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Dalai Lama was asked how he feels about PM Gillard’s refusal to meet him.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:12:44 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s PM Julia Gillard on the Sexism Barricade]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister&#039;s anti-misogyny campaign descends into farce as radio host asks Gillard if husband is gay.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/478378/20130613/julia-gillard-gay-husband-mathieson.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:55:43 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[My Successor Could Be a Woman, Says Dalai Lama]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Dalai Lama in a press conference at Sydney, Australia, has said that his successor could be a woman. The spiritual leader was taking questions regarding the current gender conflict centring Prime Minister Julia Gillard when he made the remark.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:45:08 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PM JuLia Gillard Reacts to Opposition&#039;s Fundraiser Menu: &#039;Sexist, Insensitive to Women &#039;]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[PM Julia Gillard was a subject of a sexist menu served at the Opposition’s fundraiser activity]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:46:49 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PM Julia Gillard Suffers Negative Feedback After Controversial Comment on Abortion]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australian Labor Party Prime Minister Julia Gillard suffers backlash as different sectors find her ‘gender war’ strategy desperate]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:27:45 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Will Bill Shorten Take the Shorter Route and Help Unseat PM Julia Gillard?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Despite pressure from some Australian Labor Party (ALP) members, Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten is not taking a shortcut to power by withdrawing support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:38:54 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Same-Sex Marriage Bill in Australia Up for Voting in Senate Before June Ends]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The same-sex marriage debate in Australia is far from over.  Since Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott did allow a bill to recognize gay marriage in Australia, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will move to a vote in a Senate before June ends.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:01:01 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Australia Politics: Labor Is Up for an Electoral Wipeout]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Recent polls about the upcoming elections reveal Coalition is leading the race. According to surveys, one out of two voters is in favor of the Coalition. The recent results also show the Coalition gaining as much as a 16-point lead.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:24:49 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gillard Defends Funding for Defense following China Hack]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Gillard came to the government’s defense following the discovery of funding records for Australia’s intelligence agencies. Four Corners previously reported that the cyber attack launched by Chinese hackers also targeted ASIO.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 13:45:48 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bill Gates Seeks Higher Foreign Aid Money from PM Julia Gillard]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Bill Gates, the world&#039;s richest man, was in Australia on Tuesday and met with the country&#039;s political leaders. He sought a higher foreign aid funding from the federal government of Australia, which is being used to help the world&#039;s poor.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 13:47:54 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Urges PM Julia Gillard to be More Feminine to Win More Female Votes]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Because of Australia being a sexist nation, Dr John Gray, the author of famous relationship book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, has an unsolicited advice for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:52:16 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Renewable Energy Projects in Australia Shelved Until September Election Results]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Development of renewable energy has come in a standstill as Australia waits for September election results]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 15:01:01 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tony Abbott Will Win Prime Minister Even if He Strips Naked and Dodges GSP Queries -- Costello]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott is gunning for Australia’s next Prime Minister Position and former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello believes he can win. Abbott faces stiff competition from current PM Julia Gillard but Costello thinks otherwise – even if Abbott strips naked Costello believes he can win.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 09:33:06 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Former Australian First Lady Hazel Hawke Dies at 83]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australia lost on Thursday a popular and well-loved former first lady, Hazel Hawke, who passed away at the age of 83 after a battle with complications of dementia.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:12:47 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ford to Close Plants, 1200 Australians to Lose Their Jobs]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Ford workers in Australia were in shock as the company announced its plan to shut down operations by October 2016. As the news broke out, hundreds of workers were devastated. It did not matter whether they worked there since three decades back – people will lose their jobs in three years time.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:42 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ford Formalizes Closure of Australian Plants: Telltale Signs Strong in 2012]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The telltale signs have already been there as early as 2012. It was just a matter of when will Ford Australia finally collect its guts to formally announce the closure of its manufacturing plants in Australia. That time came on Thursday as Ford Australia finally confirmed it is closing down and letting go 1200 jobs in the process.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:14:27 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Australia State Liberals Push for ABC, SBS Privatization]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The State Liberals want ABC and SBS privatized and Tony Abbott is at the receiving end. State Liberals want Abbott to privatize the two companies should he win on September 14. The interest on ABC and SBS remains high despite issues of noncompliance with their charters.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:59:40 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Who is Australia Supporting for Prime Minister?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[There is no runaway winner for this year’s federal election as poll show the country is split on Prime Minister Support. While many Australians show strong support for the federal coalition, recent polls reveal that they are still divided on who should lead the country all together.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:57 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Most Aussies Think It&#039;s Time for Marriage Equality]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Is it time for marriage equality? Majority of Australians seems to think so, according to an Essential poll.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/465518/20130508/aussies-think-s-time-marriage-equality.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:39:51 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Recommendation By Drugs Benefits Committee Could Bring Down Price of Abortion Pill to Just $12 from $350]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The recommendation over the weekend by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to the federal government of Australia for inclusion of RU 486 or mifepristone in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme which is subsidised by taxpayers is creating controversy.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/462175/20130429/recommendation-drugs-benefits-committee-bring-down-price.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:34:55 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mining Billionaire Clive Palmer Wants to Be Australia’s Next PM, Reorganises United Australia Party]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[All the past few months, Australian voters were conditioned to believe that the poll contest in the September national election would be between Australian Labor Party leader and current Prime Minister Julie Gillard and Coalition leader Tony Abbott.]]></description>
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    <link>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/461576/20130426/mining-billionaire-clive-palmer-australia-s-next.htm</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:29:11 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Australia’s Coalition Promises Download Data Rate of 25-100 Mbps by Late 2016, 50-100 Mbps by 2019 Under Opposition Broadband Policy]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Coalition in Australia released on Tuesday its broadband policy which would cost Aussie taxpayers less at A$29 billion. It would replace the fiber-to-the-premises (Fttp) deployment used by the current National Broadband Network (NBN) to a fibre-to-the-node (FttN) network.]]></description>
    <guid>http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/454986/20130409/australia-s-coalition-promises-download-data-rate.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:15:59 +1000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[15% Tax for Aussies Earning More Than $100,000 on Pensions as Part of Changes to Superannuation System]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Beginning July 2014, Australians who earn more than $100,000 on their superannuation pensions and annuities will be taxed at 15 per cent. The change is part of the amendments to the country&#039;s superannuation system announced on Friday.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:38:35 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[North Korea Nuclear War: Social Media Sites React with Funny Images on Leader Kim Jong Un [PHOTOS]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[North Korea Leader Kim Jong Un’s final approval with the nuclear war on the United States led the social media web sites to react using funny or mocking images. Even hackers took over the North Korean social media accounts like “Twitter” and “Flickr” to publish compromised messages and photographs.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:24:15 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Australian PM Gillard Survives Leadership Showdown]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stared down a leadership crisis on Thursday and ensured she will lead the government into a September 14 election after she called a surprise leadership vote over her chief rival Kevin Rudd.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:11:01 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Labor Holds Leadership Ballot: Is it the End for PM Julia Gillard?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard surprised Parliament on Thursday by announcing a caucus leadership ballot at 4:30 p.m. during question hour.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:43:17 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Is Aussie Parliament Speaker Imposing Conclave-Like Rules on Twitter Use by MPs?]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[While the 115 cardinal electors who just elected a new pope were bound by a vow of silence and hence could not tweet during the conclave, Australian MPs are not. However, at one point, House Speaker Anna Burke was asked to consider banning the use of social media while the sessions are ongoing.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:26:49 +1100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[PM Julia Gillard Gains Upper Hand Over Tony Abbott in Latest Survey]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Despite the loss of Labor seats in the recent Western Australia state election which resulted in calls for Prime Minister Julia Gillard to step down as leader of the party, Labor is apparently not giving up power.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:38:25 +1100</pubDate>
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