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     <title><![CDATA[Premier continues to cover-up Star scandal]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If Premier Barry O'Farrell has nothing to hide in relation to the Star scandal, why won't he publicly release 19 documents that include correspondence between his office, The Star and his Gaming Minister’s office?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:52:54 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[More power for councils to act on decrepit buildings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The NSW Labor Opposition has introduced a Bill to give local councils greater powers to crackdown on decrepit old buildings – and demolish them where necessary.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Hundreds of subcontractors' jobs at risk]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[St Hilliers Construction has gone into administration today – only two months after the O'Farrell Government signed new contracts with the firm for the construction of 181 social housing dwellings in Sydney and regional NSW.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:54:14 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O'Farrell locks first homebuyers out of the market]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[ABS figures show that the O’Farrell Government has prevented first home buyers from entering the market by axing stamp duty exemptions last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:39:13 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[X-ray backlog putting patients at risk]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The NSW Labor Opposition has rubbished claims by Health Minister Jillian Skinner that the best way to clear an 83,000 X-ray backlog is to stop ordering X-rays.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:08:30 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Commuters to lose out under O'Farrell's rail plan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[He hasn't delivered a single new service, train or metre of track but O'Farrell plans to sack up to thousands of CityRail workers in a move that will see running times, customer service and safety levels continue to slide. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:43:23 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[No win for taxpayers in desalination plant sale]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The O'Farrell's Government's rushed sale of the Sydney Desalination Plant is another broken promise to the people of NSW that will see water prices pushed up and no new money for infrastructure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:28:50 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NSW unemployment rate increases to 4.9 percent]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[While the national unemployment rate has fallen, the NSW unemployment rate has gone the other way under O'Farrell, with 23,700 jobs lost in the month of April alone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:42:36 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O'Farrell funds TV series glorifying bikie violence]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Instead of giving police the extra officers and resources they need, the O'Farrell Government is using taxpayer money to help fund a TV series that glorifies bikie violence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 17:09:39 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O'Farrell must rule out temporary teaching workforce]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The O'Farrell Government must rule out using the retirement of permanent, experienced teachers as an opportunity to cut costs by replacing them with temporary and casual new graduates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:57:57 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O'Farrell must match Pacific Highway funding]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pressure is mounting on the O'Farrell Government to honour its pre-election commitment to finish the Pacific Highway by matching the $3.56 billion confirmed by the Federal Government in last night's budget.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:59:05 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ O'Farrell must support, not undermine police]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Opposition has today backed NSW police at the Police Association Conference and has called on Barry O'Farrell to support them too by reversing wage caps, improving entitlements and by installing more comprehensive Death and Disability protections.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:50:58 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Child abandonment figures highlight deeper issues]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The opposition calls on Pru Goward to fight for more funding for Family and Community Services after data recently obtained revealed 117 children were reported as abandoned in the past six months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:54:47 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Two shootings in two days at Canley Heights]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Twice in two days, families in south west Sydney have narrowly escaped injury after shots were fired into their homes in Canley Heights – bringing the total number of shootings under Barry O'Farrell to 96.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:28:31 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Recovery plan needed for Southern Right Whale]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now that the government has added the Southern Right Whale to the NSW Endangered Species List, it must move to develop a recovery plan that will protect the limited number of this species we have left.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:55:24 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Skinner's intervention on RNS problems overdue]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's time for Jillian Skinner to quit her 'hands off' approach at Royal North Shore Hospital and to intervene in the staff dispute before patient care is further risked.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 14:45:53 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Government takes away the voice of injured and disabled]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In another sign that compensation for injured and disabled workers is set to be slashed, the Government has refused public hearings of the Workcover inquiry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 09:44:17 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O'Farrell must declare support for penalty rates]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Opposition is calling on the Government to oppose cuts to weekend penalty rates for the hospitality sector, a move that will be bad for both workers and the industry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Time for Smith to come clean on Finian Egan]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney General Greg Smith today failed to deny that he said a woman who accused his friend Father Finian Egan of abuse was "just trying to get $1 million from the church".]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:31:31 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Questions about Star left unanswered]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Questions remain regarding Premier Barry O'Farrell's involvement in The Star casino scandal – with the release of legal submissions today confirming that it is unlikely Gail Furness SC will be able to clear the Premier of any wrong doing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:47:36 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[NSW koala listed as threatened species]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Luke Foley has applauded the Federal Government's decision to add the NSW koala to the nationally threatened species list and calls on the NSW to increase protections too.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:10:50 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Newcastle deserves explanation about Orica ship]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Premier Barry O'Farrell and Environment Minister Robyn Parker must come clean about how long they have known about a vessel docked in Newcastle Port that contains 3000 tonnes of explosive material.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:01:14 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Judges exempt from public sector wage cap]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Barry O'Farrell's double standards have been revealed after reports today that judges' wages are exempt from the public sector cap on wage rises, while 300,000 nurses, police and other workers will remain under caps of 2.5 percent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:57:08 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[O'Farrell prepares to slash workers compensation]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today the Government confirmed compensation for workers will be slashed, by launching an inquiry - stacked with conservative MPs – that will now decide the fate of the disabled and injured.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Overnight shooting the 94th under O'Farrell]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Merrylands families were again woken by the sound of gunfire overnight when a unit block was sprayed with bullets. The shooting marked the 13th in the area in under a year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:48:52 GMT</pubDate>
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