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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:52:34 UTC</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bang the Table consultation blog]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Business/Bang_the_Table_consultation_blog/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Business/Bang_the_Table_consultation_blog/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:52:34 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Business</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Blog by the guys behind Bang the Table in which they document the challenges of starting the business.  Get a load of the bizarre attack on them by C<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone: Australia's first unboxing]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/iPhone_Australias_first_unboxing/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/iPhone_Australias_first_unboxing/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:33:22 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/iPhone_Australias_first_unboxing/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Only hours after Australia's first iPhone was sold in Sydney, we eagerly unboxed a 16GB model to show you what to expect inside.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Picasso paints brighter picture for Qld tourism]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Picasso_paints_brighter_picture_for_Qld_tourism/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Picasso_paints_brighter_picture_for_Qld_tourism/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:33:16 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Picasso_paints_brighter_picture_for_Qld_tourism/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brisbane's Picasso exhibition is proving to be a big hit with interstate and overseas tourists.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Greenpeace activists descend from smoke stack]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Greenpeace_activists_descend_from_smoke_stack/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Greenpeace_activists_descend_from_smoke_stack/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:33:07 UTC</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Greenpeace_activists_descend_from_smoke_stack/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Four Greenpeace activists will be arrested after coming down from a smoke stack at Swanbank Power Station.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ANZ launches tailor-made iPhone banking website]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/ANZ_launches_tailor-made_iPhone_banking_website/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/ANZ_launches_tailor-made_iPhone_banking_website/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:33:03 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/ANZ_launches_tailor-made_iPhone_banking_website/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ANZ has catered to those users about to purchase an iPhone by launching a new internet banking service customised for the device.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fitzgibbon laughs off Rudd swearing claims]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Fitzgibbon_laughs_off_Rudd_swearing_claims/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Fitzgibbon_laughs_off_Rudd_swearing_claims/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:32:55 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Fitzgibbon_laughs_off_Rudd_swearing_claims/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Federal Government frontbencher has dismissed claims that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has a bad temper and a foul mouth.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rudd pushing 'half-cocked' emissions trading scheme]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Rudd_pushing_half-cocked_emissions_trading_scheme/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Rudd_pushing_half-cocked_emissions_trading_scheme/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:42:27 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Rudd_pushing_half-cocked_emissions_trading_scheme/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Opposition says it is not achievable for the Government to set-up a well designed carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) from 2010.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BlackBerry 8707g]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/BlackBerry_8707g/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/BlackBerry_8707g/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:42:26 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/BlackBerry_8707g/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The BlackBerry 8707g is reasonably zippy and easy-to-use, but lacks many common smartphone features like Wi-Fi and microSD memory expansion.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung HT-X715]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Samsung_HT-X715/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Samsung_HT-X715/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:42:23 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Samsung_HT-X715/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Samsung HT-X715 is very easy to set up and it does make your movies look and sound good. We just didn't care for the music sound quality with fla<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Garnaut report just one input says Rudd]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Garnaut_report_just_one_input_says_Rudd/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Garnaut_report_just_one_input_says_Rudd/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:42:20 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Garnaut_report_just_one_input_says_Rudd/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[11:35 AM<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[States hail 'historic' Murray-Darling agreement]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/States_hail_historic_Murray-Darling_agreement/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/States_hail_historic_Murray-Darling_agreement/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:42:18 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/States_hail_historic_Murray-Darling_agreement/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[State and territory leaders have described today's $3.7 billion Murray-Darling agreement as an historic breakthrough.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Police probe prisoner death]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Police_probe_prisoner_death/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Police_probe_prisoner_death/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:42:15 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Police_probe_prisoner_death/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Investigations are underway into the death of a prisoner in far north Queensland today.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Howard thanks Downer for his service]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Howard_thanks_Downer_for_his_service/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Howard_thanks_Downer_for_his_service/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:42:10 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Howard_thanks_Downer_for_his_service/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[11:29 AM<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A camper van for the land and sea]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/A_camper_van_for_the_land_and_sea/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/A_camper_van_for_the_land_and_sea/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:05:02 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/A_camper_van_for_the_land_and_sea/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What could possibly be better than a million-dollar motor home outfitted with state-of-art technology? One that goes in the water, of course.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ACT Consultation about former school sites]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/ACT_Consultation_about_former_school_sites/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/ACT_Consultation_about_former_school_sites/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:26:27 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/ACT_Consultation_about_former_school_sites/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The ACT Government is running an online consultation on the disposal of former school sites.  There are 8 sites here with a variety of future potenti<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arrow-Shell deal boosts LNG plan]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Arrow-Shell_deal_boosts_LNG_plan/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Arrow-Shell_deal_boosts_LNG_plan/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:54:27 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Arrow-Shell_deal_boosts_LNG_plan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Arrow Energy says a $776 million deal with global energy giant Shell has furthered its plan to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in Quee<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Patel hearing delayed again]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Patel_hearing_delayed_again/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Patel_hearing_delayed_again/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:54:26 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Patel_hearing_delayed_again/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel has had his extradition hearing delayed for a second time.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[scuba diving trip]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Travel/scuba_diving_trip/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Travel/scuba_diving_trip/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:54:22 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Travel</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Travel/scuba_diving_trip/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sunreef Five star PADI scuba diving facility on the wonderful Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia, specialising in scuba diving trips to the great<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qld Govt restricts traditional fishing rights]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Qld_Govt_restricts_traditional_fishing_rights/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Qld_Govt_restricts_traditional_fishing_rights/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:54:14 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Qld_Govt_restricts_traditional_fishing_rights/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Queensland Government will introduce laws into Parliament today that it says will stop Indigenous Queenslanders abusing their traditional fishing<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos: Ferrari California coupe-convertible]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Photos_Ferrari_California_coupe-convertible/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Photos_Ferrari_California_coupe-convertible/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:54:10 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Photos_Ferrari_California_coupe-convertible/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Update: Ferrari has just released pictures of its forthcoming Ferrari coupe-convertible with its top up.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top ultrathin MP3 players]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Top_ultrathin_MP3_players/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Top_ultrathin_MP3_players/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:54:08 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Top_ultrathin_MP3_players/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thin is in, so why not pick up a space-saving MP3 player?  Here are some of our picks.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Canon Selphy ES2]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Canon_Selphy_ES2/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Canon_Selphy_ES2/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:53:30 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Canon_Selphy_ES2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Although it offers no technical upgrades from its predecessor, an enhanced user interface and larger LCD display improve on the impressive ES1, makin<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Samsung unveils 'world's smallest' 256GB SSD drive]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Samsung_unveils_worlds_smallest_256GB_SSD_drive/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Samsung_unveils_worlds_smallest_256GB_SSD_drive/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:53:24 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/Samsung_unveils_worlds_smallest_256GB_SSD_drive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Samsung Electronics has unveiled a 256GB SSD solid state drive that is less than 10mm thick.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eco-friendly claims for ‘hybrid’ cars dismissed as gimmickry]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Autos/Eco-friendly_claims_for_lsquohybridrsquo_cars_dismissed_as_gimmickry/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Autos/Eco-friendly_claims_for_lsquohybridrsquo_cars_dismissed_as_gimmickry/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 05:57:50 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Autos</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Autos/Eco-friendly_claims_for_lsquohybridrsquo_cars_dismissed_as_gimmickry/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cars promoted as eco-friendly were criticised yesterday for pumping out up to 56 per cent more carbon dioxide than the manufacturers claim. Three mod<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[USAID and Cyclone Nargis]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/USAID_and_Cyclone_Nargis/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/USAID_and_Cyclone_Nargis/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 05:54:28 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>World Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/USAID_and_Cyclone_Nargis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In times of crises, politics, ideology, and rule are considered peripheral. It matters little which nation is affected, if it is deemed that the nati<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[USAID and Anti-Americanism]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/USAID_and_Anti-Americanism/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/USAID_and_Anti-Americanism/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 05:54:25 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>World Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/USAID_and_Anti-Americanism/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I must admit that if I was a US official and cast my eye down this page I would conclude &quot;Well ***** you&quot;, take my aircraft and ships, my young men a<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Online community consultation best practice blog]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Business/Online_community_consultation_best_practice_blog/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Business/Online_community_consultation_best_practice_blog/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 04:53:00 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Business</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Business/Online_community_consultation_best_practice_blog/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A blog to dicuss best practice in using the web for community engagment.  The blog is hosted by the founders of Bang the Table<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Warming? Here Comes Global Cooling!]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/Global_Warming_Here_Comes_Global_Cooling/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/Global_Warming_Here_Comes_Global_Cooling/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:33:54 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/Global_Warming_Here_Comes_Global_Cooling/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Global warming could take a break in the next decade thanks to a natural shift in ocean circulations, Climate scientists in Germany base the predicti<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paul Strange Presents - Using Search &amp; Offline Media to Drive Traffic]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Paul_Strange_Presents_-_Using_Search__Offline_Media_to_Drive_Traffic/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Paul_Strange_Presents_-_Using_Search__Offline_Media_to_Drive_Traffic/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:41:42 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/Paul_Strange_Presents_-_Using_Search__Offline_Media_to_Drive_Traffic/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some insights on the print campaign Paul Strange Presents ' Type it into Google' that invaded the city.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2500 evacuated in Royal Randwick Centre explostion]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/2500_evacuated_in_Royal_Randwick_Centre_explostion/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/2500_evacuated_in_Royal_Randwick_Centre_explostion/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:41:35 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/2500_evacuated_in_Royal_Randwick_Centre_explostion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A group of teenagers on roller blades are suspected to be behind an explosion and fire at a shopping centre in Sydney's eastern suburbs which today <br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[scammer claims to be fraud squad head]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/scammer_claims_to_be_fraud_squad_head/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/scammer_claims_to_be_fraud_squad_head/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:41:34 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/scammer_claims_to_be_fraud_squad_head/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Victims of a new scam are being targeted by someone claiming to be the head of the NSW Police Force fraud squad.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 dead in Sydney Harbour boat tragedy]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/News/5_dead_in_Sydney_Harbour_boat_tragedy/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/News/5_dead_in_Sydney_Harbour_boat_tragedy/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:41:32 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/News/5_dead_in_Sydney_Harbour_boat_tragedy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Passengers aboard a runabout involved in a collision on Sydney Harbour that killed five people ignored warnings the boat was overloaded and were appa<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Outraged community vents at Peter Garrett]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Outraged_community_vents_at_Peter_Garrett/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Outraged_community_vents_at_Peter_Garrett/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:41:47 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Politics/Outraged_community_vents_at_Peter_Garrett/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This Bang the Table consultation is being hosted for the Labor member for Newcastle Jodi McKay MP who is challenging the decision of Peter Garrett (L<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tibetan marchers arrested in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/Tibetan_marchers_arrested_in_India/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/Tibetan_marchers_arrested_in_India/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:39:56 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>World Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/Tibetan_marchers_arrested_in_India/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Indian police Thursday arrested a group of 100 Tibetan exiles trying to walk to their homeland as part of a major protest ahead of the Beijing Olympi<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning to Wake Up Early]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Health_Fitness/Learning_to_Wake_Up_Early/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Health_Fitness/Learning_to_Wake_Up_Early/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:39:53 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Health/Fitness</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Health_Fitness/Learning_to_Wake_Up_Early/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A great article for night owls who are trying to re-enter the land of daylight! Author shares her journey through trying to becoming a 'morning pers<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iTWire - NextWave promises mobile TV via WiMAX]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/iTWire_-_NextWave_promises_mobile_TV_via_WiMAX/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/iTWire_-_NextWave_promises_mobile_TV_via_WiMAX/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:39:51 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Gadgets &amp; IT</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Gadgets_IT/iTWire_-_NextWave_promises_mobile_TV_via_WiMAX/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With most of the mobile WiMAX spectrum in Australia now owned by TV companies - Austar and Seven Network (which recently purchased Unwired), NextWave<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China fires tear gas on monks protesting in Tibet]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/China_fires_tear_gas_on_monks_protesting_in_Tibet/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/China_fires_tear_gas_on_monks_protesting_in_Tibet/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:39:46 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>World Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/WorldAffairs/China_fires_tear_gas_on_monks_protesting_in_Tibet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of Chinese security personnel fired tear gas to try to disperse more than 600 monks taking part in a second day of rare street protests in <br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Australian cemetery to offer carbon-free funerals]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/Australian_cemetery_to_offer_carbon-free_funerals/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/Australian_cemetery_to_offer_carbon-free_funerals/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:27:31 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/Australian_cemetery_to_offer_carbon-free_funerals/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[n Australian cemetery has unveiled plans to take the carbon out of cremations by offering new green funerals to help combat global warming.On the<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Women Stand by Their Men]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/General/Why_Women_Stand_by_Their_Men/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/General/Why_Women_Stand_by_Their_Men/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:27:25 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>General</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/General/Why_Women_Stand_by_Their_Men/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Silda Wall Spitzer is in good company. There's Sen. Larry Craig's wife; Suzanne; former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's wife, Dina; and Sen. Hilla<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[American Thinker: The Epicycles of Global Warming]]></title>
<link>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/American_Thinker_The_Epicycles_of_Global_Warming/</link>
<comments>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/American_Thinker_The_Epicycles_of_Global_Warming/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:39:25 UTC</pubDate>
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<category>Environment</category>
<guid>http://www.confer.com.au/Environment/American_Thinker_The_Epicycles_of_Global_Warming/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With such little debate about global warming in the US, as presented on Lateline, it's interesting to check out the blogs over there...many are now <br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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