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     <title><![CDATA[Opposition leader commits funding to boost skills training in budget reply]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 8,000 apprentices and trainees will benefit from a $1.7 million funding commitment announced today by Opposition Leader John Robertson in his budget reply speech.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:34:07 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Attorney-general should immediately order a report into downgrading of charge in Thomas Kelly case]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader John Robertson has today called on the Attorney-General to immediately seek a full report from the Director of Public Prosecutions into the decision to downgrade the charge in the case of Thomas Kelly.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:02:48 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O’Farrell government blocks parliament referring Greg Pearce to ICAC]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Barry O’Farrell has today blocked moves for the NSW Parliament to refer Finance Minister Greg Pearce to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:53:15 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Game council review kept from environment minister – despite Parker being responsible for hunting in national parks]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Environment Minister Robyn Parker was today forced to admit she has not been provided with the Dunn Review into the Game Council – despite the fact she is in charge of rolling out the amateur hunting in national parks program.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Longer delays to clear major crashes on NSW roads]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The O’Farrell Government has admitted job cuts will lead to more frequent and longer delays for motorists while major accidents are cleared on our roads and highways, Shadow Roads Minister Ryan Park said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:44:10 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Government’s CTP legislation falls over after embattled minister Greg Pearce goes off on leave]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The O’Farrell Government’s legislative agenda has fallen over in the NSW Parliament – after the Government was forced to pull its disgraceful CTP laws from the State’s Upper House.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:31:18 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O’Farrell cuts further $2.6 million in funding for fair trading]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The O’Farrell Government’s further cut of $2.6 million to Fair Trading could threaten the vital services provided, Shadow Minister for Fair Trading Tania Mihailuk said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:17:37 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Budget looks set to delay roll out of individualised disability services in NSW]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The NSW Opposition are today calling on Minister for Disability Services, Andrew Constance, to immediately come clean about his plans to scrap Stronger Together 2’s planned rollout of individualised funding for people with disabilities by 2014.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:35:22 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Huge cuts to hospitals and infrastructure budget – despite record GST and tax revenue]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The O’Farrell Government has today delivered huge cuts to hospital funding and infrastructure spending – despite record GST and taxation revenue coming into NSW.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:30 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[GST revenue, taxes and debt up – but O’Farrell government has nothing to show for it]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite GST revenues increasing, taxes at an all-time high and debt ballooning to record levels – the O’Farrell Government still has nothing to show for it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O’Farrell government continues attack on environmental protections]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The O’Farrell Government has today signalled it will rip up vital native vegetation and threatened species protections – in yet another attack on environmental protection in NSW.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pearce found to have used taxpayer funds to pay for private travel, but premier refuses to sack him]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Barry O’Farrell’s claims of high ministerial standards and integrity are in tatters today – after the Premier refused to sack Finance Minister Greg Pearce.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:54:33 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NSW unemployment rate jumps to 5.6 per cent- nearly 23,000 more unemployed since O’Farrell took office]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The NSW unemployment rate has jumped from 5.3 to 5.6 per cent in May – with 9,300 more
people being added to the unemployment list across the State.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:39:48 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Another shooting overnight adds to growing list since the O’Farrell government came to office]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another shooting overnight in suburban Sydney brings the number of shootings since the O’Farrell Government came to office to 231. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:56:18 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New report shows NSW worst state in Australia for emergency department performance]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The latest COAG report into the nation’s hospitals has shown NSW is the worst State in Australia for emergency department performance - with waiting times for the most urgent surgery also getting worse for many patients.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:52:07 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NSW government admits 40.515 billion litres to be lost in leaks in 2013]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[State Government data obtained by the NSW Labor Opposition reveals Sydney Water expects to lose at least 40.515 billion litres (or 40,515 Mega-litres) of water through leaky pipes in 2013. This loss is the equivalent of 16,206 Olympic swimming pools.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:25:27 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hartcher ignored own inquiry and renewed CSG licences]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Energy Minister Chris Hartcher ignored his own departmental inquiry and renewed the exploration licences for the Coal Seam Gas industry in the iconic Pilliga Forest which are now the subject of legal action by the State Government.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O’Farrell government fails to address critical backlog and waiting lists in NSW hospitals]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Spending on NSW hospitals in the upcoming budget will not address the critical staff and resource shortages within our hospitals – which is delaying lifesaving surgery and medical treatment for patients.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nswalp.com:7000/media/news/o’farrell-government-fails-to-address-critical-bac/]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Official opening of the Irish language school in Sydney]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Labor Leader in the Legislative Council, Luke Foley will tonight attend the official opening of the Irish Language School Sydney.
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     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:39:31 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Statement on conduct of finance minister Greg Pierce]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The NSW Opposition has today called on the Acting NSW Premier Andrew Stoner to stand down as the Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce and referred serious allegations relating to the Minister’s conduct to the Legislative Council Privileges and Ethics Committee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:23:23 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nswalp.com:7000/media/news/statement-on-conduct-of-finance-minister-greg-pier/]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Opposition leader John Robertson's speech to institute for democracy and human rights]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s a pleasure to be here at the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights at the University of Sydney.
This is an organisation committed to the vitality of our nation’s democratic institutions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:15:27 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nswalp.com:7000/media/news/opposition-leader-john-robertson-speech-to-institu/]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Double demirits to be in place this long weekend]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shadow Minister for Roads Ryan Park has urged all motorists to take it easy on our roads this holiday period and reminded drivers that double demerits will be in place from midnight tonight. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:56:59 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Commuter sfatey to be compromised by driverless trains]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The O’Farrell Government’s latest announcement on the North West Shuttle is again another backflip for commuters – and only adds to the long list of broken promises by the Transport Minister about this project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:53:49 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Foley slams NSW health for misleading propaganda on Yaralla estate]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[NSW Health have today taken the extraordinary step of using taxpayer funds to take out misleading
advertising about the removal of community horses at the Yaralla Estate in Concord.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:54:07 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Opposition calls for investigation into accidental warragamba dam release]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The State Opposition has called on the O’Farrell Government to explain how and why three days’ worth of water was released accidentally – within a 30 minute period – yesterday from Warragamba Dam into the Nepean River.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:40:56 GMT</pubDate>
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