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            <title>Perth Revelation Film Festival Package (At the Movies)</title>
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            <description>Highlights of this year's festival...</description>
            <author>At the Movies</author>
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            <title>Get a Sub In (Media Watch)</title>
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            <description>Dog of the week</description>
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            <title>Wilson accepts reprimand for striking (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Port Adelaide vice-captain Michael Wilson has accepted a reprimand after being charged for striking Essendon's Henry Slattery, the club announced on Monday evening.</description>
            <author>Victory to play China in Asian Cup warm-up</author>
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            <title>Victory snare Benfica youngster (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Melbourne Victory have signed 18-year-old attacking midfielder Kaz Patafta on loan from Portuguese super club Benfica.</description>
            <author>Desal plant ad campaign vital, says Bracks</author>
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            <title>Vic Govt urged to back country education inquiry (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>The Victorian Government is being challenged to support a Parliamentary inquiry into poor education outcomes for country students.</description>
            <author>Clubs welcome delay in gaming law changes</author>
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            <title>Tram drags man along street (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>A man in his mid 20s suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a tram in Collingwood.</description>
            <author>V/Line in level crossing signals failure</author>
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            <title>Rail group welcomes level crossing safety moves (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Rail operators say new level crossing safety measures announced by the Victorian Government are a step in the right direction.</description>
            <author>Walker backs Victoria to keep major events</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Judd could play forward against Saints (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>West Coast captain Chris Judd could play further forward to ease his workload against St Kilda at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.</description>
            <author>Melbourne shooting victim a 'huge loss'</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:34:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Flood warning issued for Gippsland (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Victoria's State Emergency Service (SES) is warning residents in the eastern Gippsland region to prepare for heavy rainfall over the next couple of days.</description>
            <author>Man stabbed to death in Melbourne's east</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:45:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Condolences extended to shooting victim's family (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>The parents and brothers of the Dutch backpacker shot during Monday's triple shooting in Melbourne have expressed their condolences to the family of Brendan Keilar, the solicitor who was killed.</description>
            <author>Bombers runner cops hefty ban</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:22:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Worsfold unfazed by Geelong threat (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>West Coast Eagles coach John Worsfold says he is not concerned that Geelong has replaced his club as the favourite to clinch the 2007 AFL premiership.</description>
            <author>Shooting suspect a 'dead man walking'</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:06:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Worksafe investigates shopping centre fall (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Worksafe is investigating an accident at a Taylors Lakes shopping centre, north-west of Melbourne, where a man was seriously injured after more than six metres.</description>
            <author>Study flags diabetes heart risk</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:37:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Woman spared jail for trying to burn down house and husband (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>A woman has been spared jail for trying to burn down her home at Ballarat, west of Melbourne, while her husband was inside.</description>
            <author>ACCC rues petrol price-fixing dismissal</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:24:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Window cleaner dies in hospital after fall (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>A 35-year-old window cleaner has died in hospital after falling from a Melbourne city building at the weekend.</description>
            <author>Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:38:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Whitnall to miss Dockers clash (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Carlton captain Lance Whitnall has been ruled out of next weekend's round 13 fixture against Fremantle with a knee problem.</description>
            <author>Police searching for Melbourne rapist</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:07:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Westpac predicts continued economic growth (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Westpac says the Australian economy's momentum is likely to be sustained throughout the first half of 2008.</description>
            <author>Contaminated land clean-up could cost $70m: report</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:33:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>We can't afford Riewoldt: Lethal (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews admits he would love to lure St Kilda star Nick Riewoldt back to Queensland, but concedes the full forward is out his price range.</description>
            <author>Ex-Opposition leader Doyle to head health board</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:04:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Water authority plans rebate to offset price rises (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Relief is in sight for struggling households in Melbourne facing an increase in water bills.</description>
            <author>Council to trial dog attack DNA kit</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:35:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Walker backs Victoria to keep major events (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Ron Walker says he is confident Victoria can withstand the New South Wales Government's bid to attract major sporting events to Sydney.</description>
            <author>Illegal weapon horde seized in Customs raid</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>WWF condemns desal plants (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) has condemned as environmentally dangerous the global trend of building desalination plants.</description>
            <author>Irrigation cutbacks prompt fruit, veg shortage warning</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:08:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Victory to play China in Asian Cup warm-up (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>China will finalise their Asian Cup preparations with a warm-up game against A-League champions Melbourne Victory in Hong Kong early next month, the club said on Monday.</description>
            <author>Neitz out of Tigers clash</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:21:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Victory match marred by crowd violence (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Victorian soccer fans were evicted from Albert Park Stadium last night after fights broke out among spectators during the preseason match between A-League champions Melbourne Victory and South Melbourne FC.</description>
            <author>Melbourne police catch man in high-speed pursuit</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:02:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic to toughen energy-efficiency laws for new homes (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961360.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Government is planning to toughen building laws so new houses and extensions are more energy efficient.</description>
            <author>Call for law change after journos fined for protecting sources</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:14:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic police worried about missing woman (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956763.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police are concerned for the welfare of a woman who has not been since yesterday afternoon.</description>
            <author>71yo hit-run victim dies</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:01:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic police urge Govt to increase pay (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962244.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Police Association has accused the State Government of reneging on a pre-election promise to give officers a pay rise.</description>
            <author>Hoddle St murderer seeks early release</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:21:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic police threaten industrial action (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957890.htm</link>
            <description>The Police Association says a decision will be made today on possible industrial action after the breakdown of pay talks with the Victorian Government.</description>
            <author>We can't afford Riewoldt: Lethal</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:46:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic hospitals in money trouble (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956770.htm</link>
            <description>Victoria's auditor-general has found the state's public hospitals have problems with solvency and financial viability.</description>
            <author>Victory snare Benfica youngster</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:15:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic govt's fight against obesity failing: report (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957697.htm</link>
            <description>An Auditor-General's report has found the Victorian government's efforts to combat obesity through a $150 million health program are failing.</description>
            <author>Democrats leader calls for desal rethink</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:20:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic Indigenous communities 'face similar problems' as NT (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959844.htm</link>
            <description>A peak Indigenous health body says Aboriginal communities in Victoria are facing the same drug, alcohol and child abuse problems as those in the Northern Territory.</description>
            <author>Pies prepared for a wet one</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:25:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic Govt announces rail safety funding (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961225.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Government has announced a $33 million package to improve safety at railway level crossings.</description>
            <author>Rocca facing week on sidelines</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:17:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vic Govt announces $3b South Gippsland desal plant (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955634.htm</link>
            <description>A water desalination plant will be built near Wonthaggi, in South Gippsland, to boost Melbourne's water supplies.</description>
            <author>Flooding closes Vic schools</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Veteran Harvey poised for another milestone (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960202.htm</link>
            <description>Dual Brownlow medallist Robert Harvey plays his 350th senior game against West Coast at Subiaco this afternoon.</description>
            <author>Collingwood shut out Swans to move fourth</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:11:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Vandals risk lives to graffiti trains (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959663.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne train operator Connex says people are risking their lives to graffiti trains.</description>
            <author>Tigers on track for big win</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>V/Line in level crossing signals failure (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1958940.htm</link>
            <description>V/Line and Pacific National are holding talks this morning about a signal failure on the Bendigo line.</description>
            <author>Debs gets third life sentence for prostitute murder</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:23:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Turnbull wants Vic response on national water plan (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962614.htm</link>
            <description>Federal Water Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Victorian Government to declare what it wants in legislation that would formalise a national takeover of the Murray-Darling river system.</description>
            <author>Koschitzke set to skip Tigers match</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:49:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Truckie has lucky escape in level crossing mishap (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1954973.htm</link>
            <description>Police say a truck driver escaped injury when his rig ran off the road near a level crossing in northern Victoria yesterday afternoon.</description>
            <author>Police release gunman regos</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:05:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Tribunal delay Eagleton hearing (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955906.htm</link>
            <description>The AFL tribunal have agreed to postpone Nathan Eagleton's hearing of a striking charge until next Tuesday after the completion of this weekend's split round.</description>
            <author>Desal plant, pipeline set to double Vic water bills</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:43:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Tigers' Brown looking to find winning form (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956267.htm</link>
            <description>Returning Richmond forward Nathan Brown says the Tigers are close to breaking through for their first win of the AFL season after a horror opening 11 rounds that has yielded just one draw.</description>
            <author>Calls for national crackdown on outlaw bikies</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Tigers on track for big win (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959681.htm</link>
            <description>Richmond unleashed a barrage of points in the opening exchanges to lead Melbourne by 64 points at the long change at the Melbourne Cricket Ground this evening.</description>
            <author>Smorgon to meet shareholders over merger</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Tigers find winning form in cellar battle (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22s1959713.htm</link>
            <description>Richmond capitalised on a first-half barrage to finally put an end to their 11-match winless streak with a 49-point victory over the Demons at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday night.</description>
            <author>Vic Indigenous communities 'face similar problems' as NT</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:47:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Teen girl dies after highway crash (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959944.htm</link>
            <description>Police have confirmed a 16-year-old girl died in a fatal collision at Yambuck on Victoria's west coast this morning.</description>
            <author>Memorial suggested for Melbourne shooting victim</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Teen driver 'grossly irresponsible' in fatal accident (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961600.htm</link>
            <description>A 17-year-old boy has been described as grossly irresponsible for driving a car that crashed and killed his best friend near Ballarat in Victoria's west last year.</description>
            <author>Mother of taxi hit-run victim pleads for information</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:48:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Teen critical after Warneet crash (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961730.htm</link>
            <description>A 16-year-old girl has been left in a critical condition after an accident at Warneet, south of Melbourne.</description>
            <author>17yo driver high during deadly smash</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:05:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Tambling stays on at Richmond (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1956106.htm</link>
            <description>Tigers youngster Richard Tambling will remain at Richmond until the end of the 2010 season after signing a three-year contract extension, the club announced on Tuesday.</description>
            <author>Everything being done to find CBD shooting suspect: police</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:31:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Swifts get better of Phoenix (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959747.htm</link>
            <description>The Melbourne Phoenix crashed to their first defeat of the National Netball League season last night, going down 56-47 to the Sydney Swifts in their top-of-the-table clash at Acer Arena in Sydney.</description>
            <author>Tigers find winning form in cellar battle</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:44:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Swan Matthews focused on must-win Pies clash (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959158.htm</link>
            <description>Sydney defender Ben Matthews says the evenness of this year's competition makes tomorrow night's AFL match against Collingwood a must-win game.</description>
            <author>Mokbel charged with second murder</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:13:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Suspected gunman undergoes surgery (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958525.htm</link>
            <description>The man charged over the triple shooting in Melbourne's CBD on Monday has undergone surgery.</description>
            <author>Suspected gunman released from hospital</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:08:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Suspected gunman released from hospital (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958554.htm</link>
            <description>The man charged over Monday's triple shooting in Melbourne's CBD has been released from hospital and is now in custody at the city's remand centre.</description>
            <author>Driver 'ran down pedestrians' after nightclub row</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:17:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Study flags diabetes heart risk (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955351.htm</link>
            <description>A new Australian study has found that people with early signs of diabetes face a high risk of heart disease even before the condition is full blown.</description>
            <author>ACCC dumps petrol price-fixing appeal</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:39:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Storm slay Dragons to stay top (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>The Storm cruised to a comfortable 28-6 victory over a hapless Dragons outfit in their round 15 clash at Olympic Park in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon to consolidate their position as outright leaders of the competition.</description>
            <author>Man charged over Melbourne assault</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:28:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Storm leading the Dragons (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>The Storm were up 12-6 on the Dragons at half-time in their round 15 NRL match at Olympic Park in Melbourne this afternoon.</description>
            <author>Phoenix and Kestrels win Melbourne double</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:01:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Steering committee to oversee $1b water plan (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956906.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Government will set up a steering committee within a month to help with the implementation of its new $1 billion water plan.</description>
            <author>Navy unveils $11b warship contract</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:16:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Smorgon to meet shareholders over merger (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>Victoria's Supreme Court has granted Smorgon Steel permission to hold meetings with its shareholders over the merger with OneSteel and Bluescope Steel.</description>
            <author>Mokbel's Greek trial postponed</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:35:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Shooting suspect a 'dead man walking' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
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            <description>A Melbourne expert on outlaw bikie gangs doubts murder suspect Christopher Wayne Hudson will be harboured by the Hells Angels.</description>
            <author>Melbourne gunman ready to surrender: reports</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:16:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Sex assault suspect 'smelled of paint' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960397.htm</link>
            <description>Police say a man believed to have been involved in the sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman at North Melbourne last night had a strong smell of paint about him.</description>
            <author>PM refuses to meet with states over Indigenous plan</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:44:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Serial sex assault suspect on the run (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954794.htm</link>
            <description>Police are searching for a man believed to have committed three sexual assaults in Melbourne's north.</description>
            <author>Gun found as police hunt Melbourne killer</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Self harm suspected in Hudson injury (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958130.htm</link>
            <description>It is believed the man charged over Melbourne's CBD triple shooting tried to harm himself before he surrendered yesterday.</description>
            <author>Vic police threaten industrial action</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Saints celebrate Harvey milestone in Subiaco thriller (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24s1960420.htm</link>
            <description>St Kilda veteran Robert Harvey celebrated his 350th appearance for the club with a stunning 23-point victory over reigning premiers West Coast at Subiaco Oval on Sunday evening.</description>
            <author>Storm slay Dragons to stay top</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:50:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>SE Aust catchments record promising rainfalls (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962860.htm</link>
            <description>The upper part of the Murray River has recorded some of the best rainfall for the last 12 months but the drought is yet to break in much of the basin.</description>
            <author>Man charged over home invasion defence</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:40:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Rocca, Eagleton found guilty at tribunal (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962791.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood full forward Anthony Rocca will miss two matches after his appeal to the AFL tribunal was thrown out and he was found guilty of rough conduct.</description>
            <author>SE Aust catchments record promising rainfalls</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Rocca opts to face tribunal (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962143.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood forward Anthony Rocca has chosen to fight a rough conduct charge and will front the AFL tribunal this evening.</description>
            <author>Men charged with supporting Tamil Tigers denied bail</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:36:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Rocca facing week on sidelines (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961424.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood could be without vice-captain Anthony Rocca for next Sunday's round 13 AFL clash against Hawthorn after he was charged with engaging in rough conduct.</description>
            <author>Abalone virus spreads toward Melbourne</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:41:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Revamped Melbourne station wins international award (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959848.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne's Southern Cross Station has won an international award for architecture.</description>
            <author>Police interview taxi driver after apparent hit-and-run</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Rape suspect now facing 181 sex charges (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959037.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police have laid more charges against suspected mass rapist John Xydias.</description>
            <author>Swan Matthews focused on must-win Pies clash</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Probe into chemical spill begins (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1957201.htm</link>
            <description>An investigation has begun into a chemical spill at a factory at Thomastown in Melbourne's north, in which two men were injured and 160 others had to be evacuated.</description>
            <author>Melbourne shooting suspect turns himself in</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:49:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Priest faces more sex charges (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1956004.htm</link>
            <description>A Victorian court has been told that a Catholic priest charged with the rape and assault of a girl 30 years ago will now face three additional charges.</description>
            <author>Tribunal delay Eagleton hearing</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:38:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Port regain winning touch (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953624.htm</link>
            <description>Port Adelaide arrested a four-match losing streak with a 31-point victory over Essendon in their round 12 AFL fixture at AAMI Stadium on Sunday evening.</description>
            <author>Hanson hospitalised after 'electric shock'</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:45:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police still searching for 71yr old man (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959930.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police have had no luck in tracking down a 71-year-old Ballarat man who has been missing since Monday.</description>
            <author>Teen girl dies after highway crash</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:08:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police step up hit-run witness appeal (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957928.htm</link>
            <description>Police have stepped up their appeal for witnesses to a fatal hit and run in Melbourne's east.</description>
            <author>Irrigators come second in Goulburn Valley water savings</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:22:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police seeking man over alleged sexual assault (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960292.htm</link>
            <description>Police investigating the sexual assault of a woman in north Melbourne have released security footage of a man sought over the attack.</description>
            <author>Water authority plans rebate to offset price rises</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:30:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police searching for Melbourne rapist (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959616.htm</link>
            <description>Police are searching for a man aged in his mid 20s in connection with three sexual assaults in Melbourne's north early last month.</description>
            <author>Farmers launch anti-pipeline petition</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:42:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police release man questioned over cab incident (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959982.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police have released a man who was picked up for questioning over a hit and run accident at Meadow Heights in Melbourne's north this morning.</description>
            <author>Pies leading Swans</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:23:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police release gunman regos (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1954908.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police say a massive search is under way across Australia for the gunman suspected of being responsible for a fatal triple shooting in Melbourne yesterday.</description>
            <author>Conference to put GM crops under the spotlight</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:06:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police question Gatto associate over gangland murder (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1958800.htm</link>
            <description>A man has been arrested over the murder of Melbourne underworld figure Victor Peirce.</description>
            <author>Rape suspect now facing 181 sex charges</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:43:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police question CBD shooting suspect (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1957218.htm</link>
            <description>Police are questioning the 29-year-old man arrested over Monday's rush-hour triple shooting in Melbourne's CBD that claimed the life of a solicitor.</description>
            <author>Pickett set to take on Tigers</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:08:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police investigate taxi hit-run (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960074.htm</link>
            <description>A New South Wales man remains in a serious condition in hospital after yesterday's hit and run accident in Melbourne's west.</description>
            <author>Veteran Harvey poised for another milestone</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:09:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police interview taxi driver after apparent hit-and-run (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959909.htm</link>
            <description>A taxi driver is being questioned by police in Melbourne after a NSW man was critically injured in a hit-and-run this morning.</description>
            <author>Police still searching for 71yr old man</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police hunt serial train flasher (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961627.htm</link>
            <description>Police are investigating reports of a serial flasher targeting teenage girls in eastern Victoria.</description>
            <author>Nervous wait for Maroons' Johnson</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:44:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police hunt Melbourne shooting suspect (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954690.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police say they have a suspect in this morning's fatal triple shooting in Melbourne's CBD.</description>
            <author>Gun crackdown up to states, says Howard</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:08:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police find suspected gunman's car (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955038.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police have found a car belonging to the suspected gunman wanted over yesterday's triple shooting in Melbourne's CBD.</description>
            <author>Police examine 2nd car in CBD shooting probe</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:04:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Police examine 2nd car in CBD shooting probe (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955983.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police are examining a black Mercedes they believe belongs to the suspect in yesterday's triple shooting in central Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Hudson to face court on shooting charges</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:39:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Plenty of improvement left in Pies, says Malthouse (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956484.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse says his team is in a stronger position than at the same stage last year despite having recorded one less win.</description>
            <author>Opposition questions desal plan funding</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Pies prepared for a wet one (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959853.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood assistant coach Guy McKenna says his team is prepared for wet conditions in tonight's clash with the Sydney Swans.</description>
            <author>Revamped Melbourne station wins international award</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:06:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Pies leading Swans (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959987.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood enjoyed a four-goal buffer to lead the Swans by 34 points at half-time during their round 12 AFL encounter at Telstra Stadium in Sydney this evening.</description>
            <author>Latham recalled to Wallabies squad</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:34:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Pickett set to take on Tigers (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957354.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne coach Neale Daniher says Byron Pickett is likely to return to the side to take on Richmond in Friday night's round 12 AFL match at the MCG.</description>
            <author>Police find suspected gunman's car</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:28:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Phoenix and Kestrels win Melbourne double (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960353.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne's netball teams, the Phoenix and the Kestrels celebrated a double header on Sunday afternoon in their National Netball League ties at the State Hockey and Netball Centre.</description>
            <author>Sex assault suspect 'smelled of paint'</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:01:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>PM refuses to meet with states over Indigenous plan (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960411.htm</link>
            <description>Prime Minister John Howard has rejected a call for an urgent Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting to discuss his radical plan for Northern Territory Indigenous communities.</description>
            <author>Man arrested over Melbourne sex assault</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:37:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Opposition questions desal plan funding (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956479.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian Opposition leader Ted Baillieu has questioned how the state Government's $3 billion water desalination project will be funded.</description>
            <author>Hanson struggling to return after suspected electric shock</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:50:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>One dead as police hunt Melbourne gunman (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1953862.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police say a gunman is on the loose after killing one person and critically wounding two others in a rush hour shooting in the middle of Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Alleged Mokbel associate refused bail</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:38:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Nightclub owners want more security (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955347.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne's Nightclub Owners Association wants the State Government to help increase security in the city's nightclub precinct.</description>
            <author>Worksafe investigates shopping centre fall</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:36:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Nervous wait for Maroons' Johnson (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961629.htm</link>
            <description>Queensland lock Dallas Johnson will know later this week if he is fit enough to line up for the Maroons in the final Origin match on July 4 after suffering a knee injury on the weekend.</description>
            <author>Teen critical after Warneet crash</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:50:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Neitz out of Tigers clash (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954870.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne captain David Neitz will miss Friday's match with Richmond, after having surgery on his injured finger.</description>
            <author>Tigers' Brown looking to find winning form</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:06:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Neitz a chance to tackle Tigers (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1958815.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne skipper David Neitz could line up for the Demons against the Tigers in tonight's bottom of the table clash at the MCG after earlier being ruled out with a broken finger.</description>
            <author>Family to farewell Melbourne shooting victim</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:48:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Near misses common since Kerang crash: train drivers (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1960536.htm</link>
            <description>New figures show there have been nine near misses between trains and vehicles at rail crossings in Victoria since the Kerang crash earlier this month.</description>
            <author>Bracks joins Melbourne shooting mourners</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:50:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Navy unveils $11b warship contract (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956405.htm</link>
            <description>Five new Royal Australian Navy warships will be built by defence contractors in Adelaide and Melbourne in partnership with the Spanish company Navantia.</description>
            <author>Landowners confront Govt over desal plant</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:09:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Mother of taxi hit-run victim pleads for information (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961605.htm</link>
            <description>The mother of a New South Wales man who was critically injured when he was hit by a taxi in Melbourne, have pleaded to the driver to go to the police.</description>
            <author>HIV-infected man charged with unprotected sex</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Mokbel's Greek trial postponed (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959735.htm</link>
            <description>The trial of Australia's most wanted fugitive, Tony Mokbel, charged in Greece with using forged documents, has been postponed for the second time as the court waits for more forensic evidence, his lawyer says.</description>
            <author>Swifts get better of Phoenix</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:47:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Mokbel to seek asylum in Greece (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957421.htm</link>
            <description>Fugitive Australian drug trafficker Tony Mokbel says he will seek asylum in Greece as Australian police try to extradite him to serve a sentence for drug traficking and face possible murder charges.</description>
            <author>Vic govt's fight against obesity failing: report</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:44:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Mokbel charged with second murder (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959166.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police have charged fugitive Tony Mokbel with a second murder.</description>
            <author>Talks focus on rail signal failure</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:19:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Men rescued as boat sinks at Corio Bay (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953450.htm</link>
            <description>Two men have been rescued after their boat started taking on water on Corio Bay at East Geelong in Victoria this morning.</description>
            <author>Geelong task not impossible, says Lethal</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:15:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Men charged with supporting Tamil Tigers denied bail (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962335.htm</link>
            <description>Two Melbourne men charged with supporting a Sri Lankan rebel group have been denied bail.</description>
            <author>Judge criticises law-makers over negligence jail terms</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Memorial suggested for Melbourne shooting victim (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959970.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Government has confirmed it is considering a permanent memorial to the solicitor who was killed in Monday's shooting in Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Police release man questioned over cab incident</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:39:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Memorial for Kerang crash victims announced (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959079.htm</link>
            <description>A state memorial service for those affected by the Kerang train crash will be held next Friday at Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral.</description>
            <author>Firefighter's death 'a tragic accident'</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:32:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Melbourne shooting victim a 'huge loss' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959020.htm</link>
            <description>Mourners at the funeral of the 43-year-old solicitor who was shot dead in Melbourne on Monday have been told he was a hero in every sense of the word.</description>
            <author>Memorial for Kerang crash victims announced</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:05:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Melbourne shooting suspect turns himself in (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1957107.htm</link>
            <description>A man wanted over Melbourne's triple shooting is in custody.</description>
            <author>Meagre Murray-Darling surplus divided up</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:17:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Melbourne shooter 'cool as a cucumber' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954305.htm</link>
            <description>A witness says the perpetrator of this morning's fatal shooting in Melbourne's CBD was calm as he fired at his victims.</description>
            <author>Police hunt Melbourne shooting suspect</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:21:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Melbourne reflects on deadly shooting (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1960548.htm</link>
            <description>Many of Melbourne's places of worship will open this morning to offer people the chance to reflect on the city shootings a week ago.</description>
            <author>Victory match marred by crowd violence</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:37:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Melbourne police catch man in high-speed pursuit (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1960794.htm</link>
            <description>Police say a man reached speeds of 150 kilometres an hour during a lengthy pursuit across the city overnight.</description>
            <author>Near misses common since Kerang crash: train drivers</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Melbourne opens upgraded neonatal unit (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1961938.htm</link>
            <description>A new $6.3 million neonatal unit will be officially opened at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne today.</description>
            <author>Joey comes to Wallabies' aid</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:17:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Melbourne gunman ready to surrender: reports (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956557.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian detectives say they are investigating reports the man wanted over Monday's triple shooting in Melbourne is planning to hand himself in to police.</description>
            <author>Probe into chemical spill begins</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Melbourne freeway lights go solar (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953380.htm</link>
            <description>In an Australian first, solar panels will soon provide lighting along a stretch of Melbourner's Tullamarine and Calder freeways.</description>
            <author>2,000 cars impounded under Vic anti-hoon laws</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:24:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Meagre Murray-Darling surplus divided up (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1957216.htm</link>
            <description>The latest update on water contingency planning for the Murray-Darling Basin says there has not been a significant change in dire conditions.</description>
            <author>Police question CBD shooting suspect</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:05:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Man to be retried after jury fails to reach verdict (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962699.htm</link>
            <description>A  Victorian jury has been unable to decide whether a Melbourne man murdered his five-year-old stepson.</description>
            <author>HIV infected man released on bail, but will be monitored</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:06:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Man stabbed to death in Melbourne's east (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/27/1962901.htm</link>
            <description>Police investigating the stabbing death of a man in Melbourne's east say the victim had been arguing with a woman just before the attack.</description>
            <author>Gippsland braces for drenching storms</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Man charged over home invasion defence (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/27/1962900.htm</link>
            <description>A Melbourne man has been charged after he allegedly fired a shot through the front door of his Geelong East home to scare off burglars.</description>
            <author>Flood warning issued for Gippsland</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:09:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Man charged over Melbourne assault (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1960528.htm</link>
            <description>Police have charged a man over the sexual assault of a woman in north Melbourne on Saturday night.</description>
            <author>Harvey challenges Saints to back it up</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:14:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Man arrested over Melbourne sex assault (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960444.htm</link>
            <description>Police have arrested a man over last night's sexual assault of a woman at North Melbourne, but say he cannot be questioned at this stage for medical reasons.</description>
            <author>Saints celebrate Harvey milestone in Subiaco thriller</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Man and mother to stand trial for murder (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958005.htm</link>
            <description>A 21-year-old Shepparton man will stand trial alongside his mother for the murder of Patrick Plumbe two years ago.</description>
            <author>Lyon defends Saints game plan</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:05:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Malthouse tight-lipped on Tarrant investigation (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955460.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse has refused to comment on the latest alleged indiscretion by former Magpie forward Chris Tarrant, who was released by the club to Fremantle at the end of last season.</description>
            <author>Brown looks forward to injury-free return</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:15:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Lyon defends Saints game plan (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957707.htm</link>
            <description>St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says his side's recent goal-scoring woes can be attributed to the team's poor form, not its style of play going forward.</description>
            <author>Hall plays down boxing speculation</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:24:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Lobby group calls for Vic level crossing safety checks (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961062.htm</link>
            <description>There is a call for the Victorian Government to put checks in place that will detect any obstructions to the activation of level crossing warning signals.</description>
            <author>Commission seeks roadside tests for prescription meds</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:35:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Latham recalled to Wallabies squad (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959988.htm</link>
            <description>Injured full-back Chris Latham and former rugby league converts Ryan Cross and Berrick Barnes have been included in an expanded 32-man Australia squad for next week's Tri-Nations clash against New Zealand in Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Govt under fire over health funding</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:37:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Landowners confront Govt over desal plant (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1957079.htm</link>
            <description>Landowners around Wonthaggi, south-east of Melbourne, have confronted the Victorian Premier, Steve Bracks, over plans to build a desalination plant in the area.</description>
            <author>Family 'eternally grateful' for shooting victim's help</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:01:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Koschitzke set to skip Tigers match (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962561.htm</link>
            <description>St Kilda's Justin Koschitzke is likely to miss Saturday's round 13 AFL clash with Richmond because of a hamstring injury.</description>
            <author>Man to be retried after jury fails to reach verdict</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:17:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Klim calls it quits (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/27/1962926.htm</link>
            <description>Olympic gold medallist Michael Klim has announced his retirement from swimming, ending a 12-year international career.</description>
            <author>Employer confidence at record high: report</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Judge criticises law-makers over negligence jail terms (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962372.htm</link>
            <description>A Victorian County Court judge has criticised law-makers over the maximum jail terms for people found guilty of negligently causing serious injury.</description>
            <author>Rail group welcomes level crossing safety moves</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:36:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Judge calls for sentence increase for negligent injury offences (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962745.htm</link>
            <description>A Victorian victims' group has supported a call for an increase in the maximum sentence of five years for the offence of negligently causing serious injury.</description>
            <author>Swans looking forward to Cats challenge</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Journalists fined for refusing to name source (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1960906.htm</link>
            <description>Two News Limited journalists have been convicted and fined $7,000 for contempt of court for refusing to name a source.</description>
            <author>$100,000 reward for information on woman's death</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:35:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Jones replaces Wooden in Eagles squad (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958535.htm</link>
            <description>The West Coast Eagles have included Chad Jones in a 25-man squad for Sunday afternoon's match against St Kilda at Subiaco Oval.</description>
            <author>Aubusson set to join Roosters</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:31:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Joey comes to Wallabies' aid (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961751.htm</link>
            <description>The Wallabies have turned to rugby league great Andrew Johns to help with their kicking ahead of Saturday's Tri-Nations rugby Test with World Cup favourites New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.</description>
            <author>Garde-Wilson loses bid to regain certificate</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Irrigators come second in Goulburn Valley water savings (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957999.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian Premier Steve Bracks says water saved in the Goulburn Valley, in north-east Victoria, will go to Melbourne before local irrigators.</description>
            <author>Man and mother to stand trial for murder</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:04:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Irrigation cutbacks prompt fruit, veg shortage warning (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955968.htm</link>
            <description>The horticulture industry is warning of a fruit and vegetable shortage if the Federal Government does not provide support for farmers to deal with the water crisis.</description>
            <author>Banks, miners boost market</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:42:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Inquiry starts into Port Phillip dredging (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954596.htm</link>
            <description>An inquiry considering the environmental impacts of channel deepening in Port Phillip Bay has begun in Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Melbourne shooter 'cool as a cucumber'</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:11:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Illegal weapon horde seized in Customs raid (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962466.htm</link>
            <description>More than 900 illegal knives, swords and other weapons have been seized by Customs officers in Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Window cleaner dies in hospital after fall</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:22:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hudson to face court on shooting charges (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1957249.htm</link>
            <description>The man arrested over a triple shooting in Melbourne's CBD will face court today charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of unlawful imprisonment and one count of intentionally causing serious injury.</description>
            <author>Mokbel to seek asylum in Greece</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:53:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hotel staff interviewed over Melbourne shooting (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955599.htm</link>
            <description>Police are interviewing the managers of a Melbourne hotel to try to trace the latest movements of the suspected gunman involved in yesterday morning's fatal shooting.</description>
            <author>Alleged Melbourne gunman in hospital</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:35:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hoddle St murderer seeks early release (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962293.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne's Hoddle Street murderer Julian Knight is seeking to write to one of his victims, in an bid to secure his earliest possible release on parole.</description>
            <author>Rocca opts to face tribunal</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:45:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hille outed for one match (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18s1955551.htm</link>
            <description>Essendon's David Hille will miss one week of AFL football after being charged with engaging in rough conduct against Port Adelaide midfielder Chad Cornes.</description>
            <author>Vic Govt announces $3b South Gippsland desal plant</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:07:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Health report just a 'pre-election stunt' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960078.htm</link>
            <description>Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed a new states and territories report card on the public health system as a pre-election stunt.</description>
            <author>Police seeking man over alleged sexual assault</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:15:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Harvey challenges Saints to back it up (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1960540.htm</link>
            <description>St Kilda veteran Robert Harvey has challenged his team-mates to back up yesterday's 23-point upset win over West Coast with a victory over Richmond on Saturday night.</description>
            <author>Melbourne reflects on deadly shooting</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:31:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hanson struggling to return after suspected electric shock (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956523.htm</link>
            <description>Australian swimmer Brooke Hanson is struggling to return to training after being hospitalised on Sunday night, throwing her Beijing Olympic preparations into disarray.</description>
            <author>Westpac predicts continued economic growth</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:29:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hanson out of hospital after mystery shock (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953762.htm</link>
            <description>Olympic swimmer Brooke Hanson has left hospital after she suffered an apparent electric shock at a  pool and spa show at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on Sunday afternoon.</description>
            <author>Brisbane predicted to lead residential property growth</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:32:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hanson out of hospital after mystery shock (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953733.htm</link>
            <description>Olympic swimmer Brooke Hanson has left hospital after she suffered an apparent electric shock at a  pool and spa show at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on Sunday afternoon.</description>
            <author>Hanson out of hospital after mystery shock</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:20:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hanson hospitalised after 'electric shock' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953605.htm</link>
            <description>Australian Olympic swimmer Brooke Hanson is in a stable condition in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital after receiving what is believed to have been an electric shock on Sunday afternoon.</description>
            <author>Hanson out of hospital after mystery shock</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:07:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Hall plays down boxing speculation (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958021.htm</link>
            <description>Sydney Swans full forward Barry Hall says he has no immediate plans to turn his back on the AFL for a career in boxing.</description>
            <author>Bracks to block MPs' pay hike</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:13:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>HIV-infected man charged with unprotected sex (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961615.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police have charged a Sudanese man for having unprotected sex while infected with HIV.</description>
            <author>Police hunt serial train flasher</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:30:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>HIV infected man released on bail, but will be monitored (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962713.htm</link>
            <description>A 28-year-old man from Geelong in Victoria, considered a public heath risk for having unprotected sex with women, has been released on bail.</description>
            <author>Algae biofuel trials 'encouraging'</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:37:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Gun laws need enforcing, not tightening: Vaile (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955161.htm</link>
            <description>Federal Liberal MP Bruce Baird is calling for  urging stricter gun laws after yesterday's fatal shooting in Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Nightclub owners want more security</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:08:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Gun found as police hunt Melbourne killer (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954052.htm</link>
            <description>Police say they have recovered a gun near the scene of fatal triple shooting in Melbourne's CBD this morning.</description>
            <author>Bikie sought over Melbourne fatal shooting</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:03:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Gun crackdown up to states, says Howard (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954288.htm</link>
            <description>Prime Minister John Howard has left up to the states the decision about whether or not gun laws should be tightened after this morning's fatal rush-hour shooting in Melbourne's CBD.</description>
            <author>Ziegler smashes 1500m world record</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:18:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Govt's IR laws 'delivering biggest IR bureaucracy' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961433.htm</link>
            <description>Deputy Labor leader Julia Gillard has accused the Federal Government of creating a bureaucratic monolith with its industrial relations (IR) laws.</description>
            <author>Teen driver 'grossly irresponsible' in fatal accident</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:46:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Govt under fire over health funding (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960031.htm</link>
            <description>State and territory health ministers have criticised the Federal Government in a report card on health funding.</description>
            <author>Police investigate taxi hit-run</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:37:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Gippsland braces for drenching storms (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/27/1962920.htm</link>
            <description>Communities in eastern Victoria are bracing themselves for gale force winds bringing up to 200 millimetres of rain in the next two days.</description>
            <author>Klim calls it quits</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:38:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Geelong task not impossible, says Lethal (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953457.htm</link>
            <description>Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews says his side is well-prepared and up to the challenge of taking on AFL competition leaders Geelong at Kardinia Park this afternoon.</description>
            <author>Cats prevail against Lions</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:42:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Garde-Wilson loses bid to regain certificate (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962054.htm</link>
            <description>High-profile Melbourne solicitor Zarah Garde-Wilson has lost her Supreme Court fight to get her practising certificate back.</description>
            <author>Vic police urge Govt to increase pay</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:39:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Gang attacks teen with wooden stakes (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953822.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police are investigating a gang attack on a teenager in a Melbourne suburb on Sunday night.</description>
            <author>One dead as police hunt Melbourne gunman</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:17:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Funding for baby safety monitoring criticised (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961295.htm</link>
            <description>Questions have been raised in Victoria about the funding available to authorities monitoring expectant mothers who have been exposed to violence, drugs or alcohol.</description>
            <author>Vic to toughen energy-efficiency laws for new homes</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:49:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Fraser primed for Swans challenge (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956780.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood ruckman Josh Fraser says his team-mates must shut down dangerous Swans duo Peter Everitt and Darren Jolly at all costs when the two sides meet this Saturday afternoon.</description>
            <author>Dialogue with bikies 'key to ending turf wars'</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:22:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Flooding closes Vic schools (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955787.htm</link>
            <description>Heavy rain and flooding has shut down a number of schools in eastern Victoria.</description>
            <author>Woman spared jail for trying to burn down house and husband</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:22:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Firefighter's death 'a tragic accident' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959384.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian coroner has found the death of a volunteer firefighter in the north-east of the state last year was a tragic accident.</description>
            <author>Geelong to get fluoridated water</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:23:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Farmers launch anti-pipeline petition (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959625.htm</link>
            <description>Farmers angry about the Victorian Government's new water pipeline plan have launched a petition in protest.</description>
            <author>Vandals risk lives to graffiti trains</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Family to farewell Melbourne shooting victim (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1958670.htm</link>
            <description>A funeral will be held today for the 43-year-old solicitor shot dead in Melbourne's CBD on Monday morning.</description>
            <author>Reservoir dog dies in house blaze</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:02:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Family 'eternally grateful' for shooting victim's help (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20s1956967.htm</link>
            <description>The family of the woman seriously injured in Monday's triple shooting in Melbourne has expressed its gratitude for the efforts of solicitor Brendan Keilar, who was killed when he saved her.</description>
            <author>Worsfold unfazed by Geelong threat</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:04:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Ex-employee challenges Priceline ruling (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954591.htm</link>
            <description>An appeal before the Australian Industrial Relations Commission is challenging the right of businesses to cut staff and re-hire cheaper labour.</description>
            <author>Inquiry starts into Port Phillip dredging</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:09:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Ex-Opposition leader Doyle to head health board (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958497.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Government has appointed a former political adversary to chair a leading public health board.</description>
            <author>Brumby denies abusing official</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:46:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Everything being done to find CBD shooting suspect: police (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1956156.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian police say they are still confident of finding the man suspected of shooting three people in Melbourne's CBD on Monday.</description>
            <author>Cronk to miss three weeks</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:42:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Employer confidence at record high: report (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/27/1963018.htm</link>
            <description>A new survey has found employer confidence is at a record high, with a large number of businesses planning to hire more staff this year.</description>
            <author>ABC News: Victoria</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:15:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>EPA tests Yarra oil spill damage (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/14/1951105.htm</link>
            <description>The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has confirmed the substance spilt into the Yarra River earlier this week was lube oil.</description>
            <author>Fraser primed for Swans challenge</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:13:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Driver plummets 80m off cliff (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956400.htm</link>
            <description>A driver has been airlifted to hospital after his car plunged more than 80 metres off a cliff at Clifton Springs near Geelong.</description>
            <author>Plenty of improvement left in Pies, says Malthouse</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:03:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Driver 'ran down pedestrians' after nightclub row (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1958727.htm</link>
            <description>Police are questioning a driver after a fight at a Melbourne nightclub escalated to a hit-and-run.</description>
            <author>Neitz a chance to tackle Tigers</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:25:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Dialogue with bikies 'key to ending turf wars' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956841.htm</link>
            <description>A criminologist on south-east Queensland's Gold Coast says Monday's fatal shooting in Melbourne does not represent an escalation in bikie violence.</description>
            <author>Steering committee to oversee $1b water plan</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:01:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Desal plant, pipeline set to double Vic water bills (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955928.htm</link>
            <description>Water bills in Melbourne will double over the next five years with the decision by the Victorian Government to build a desalination plant and a pipeline over the Great Dividing Range.</description>
            <author>Burst main causes traffic chaos in Richmond</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Desal plant ad campaign vital, says Bracks (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956758.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Premier, Steve Bracks, has defended spending $1 million on an advertising campaign to sell the Government's water strategy.</description>
            <author>EPA tests Yarra oil spill damage</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Democrats leader calls for desal rethink (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957786.htm</link>
            <description>Democrats leader Senator Lyn Allison has called on the Victorian Government to rethink its plans to build a $3.1 billion desalination plant.</description>
            <author>Hotel staff interviewed over Melbourne shooting</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:04:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Debs gets third life sentence for prostitute murder (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1958967.htm</link>
            <description>Convicted murder Bandali Debs has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a teenage prostitute.</description>
            <author>Police question Gatto associate over gangland murder</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:33:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Daniher to know future in five weeks (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962721.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne coach Neale Daniher will soon know whether he is wanted next season after the struggling Demons announced a five-week review of operations and strategies for the next five years following their horror start to the AFL season.</description>
            <author>Judge calls for sentence increase for negligent injury offences</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:50:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Cronk to miss three weeks (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954465.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne half-back Cooper Cronk will miss three weeks of NRL action after suffering an ankle sprain in the Storm's big win over North Queensland in Townsville on Saturday night.</description>
            <author>Wilson accepts reprimand for striking</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:04:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Country Vic won't stand for pipeline: Nationals (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954787.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Nationals are warning the State Government it faces a backlash from country voters if a plan to pipe water over the Great Dividing Range to Melbourne goes ahead.</description>
            <author>Serial sex assault suspect on the run</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:43:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Council to trial dog attack DNA kit (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/24/1960315.htm</link>
            <description>A Melbourne council is hoping DNA testing will help it identify the animals involved in dog attacks.</description>
            <author>Storm leading the Dragons</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Contaminated land clean-up could cost $70m: report (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956652.htm</link>
            <description>An auditor-general report has found it could cost up to $70 million to clean up contaminated land bought by the Victorian Government.</description>
            <author>Newspaper job ad figures declining</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:48:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Conference to put GM crops under the spotlight (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955082.htm</link>
            <description>Two-hunded Victorian dairy farmers will discuss genetically modified (GM) crops at their state conference in Melbourne today.</description>
            <author>Bracks expects easy ride on pipeline plans</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:40:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Commission seeks roadside tests for prescription meds (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961141.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has called for roadside testing to detect drivers abusing prescription drugs.</description>
            <author>ALP pays back ETU donation</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:25:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Collingwood shut out Swans to move fourth (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23s1960014.htm</link>
            <description>Collingwood consolidated their position in the AFL top four with a 19-point win over the Swans in a low-scoring round 12 affair at Telstra Stadium in Sydney on Saturday evening.</description>
            <author>Health report just a 'pre-election stunt'</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:39:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Clubs welcome delay in gaming law changes (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961222.htm</link>
            <description>Community clubs have welcomed a delay in the implementation of changes to Victorian gaming laws.</description>
            <author>Funding for baby safety monitoring criticised</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:12:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Cats prevail against Lions (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953569.htm</link>
            <description>Geelong stay on top of the AFL ladder following a 50-point victory over Brisbane in their round 12 AFL fixture at Skilled Stadium this afternoon.</description>
            <author>Port regain winning touch</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:20:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Calls for national crackdown on outlaw bikies (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956256.htm</link>
            <description>Federal Minister for Justice and Customs David Johnston has called for an Australia-wide crackdown on the activities of outlaw motorcycle gangs.</description>
            <author>Driver plummets 80m off cliff</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Call for law change after journos fined for protecting sources (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961257.htm</link>
            <description>The Australian Democrats say the case of two journalists convicted and fined for refusing to name a source underlines the need for big changes to freedom of information and whistleblowing laws.</description>
            <author>Vic Govt announces rail safety funding</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:34:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Burst main causes traffic chaos in Richmond (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1956029.htm</link>
            <description>A burst water main in Richmond in Melbourne's inner east is causing major traffic headaches for motorists this evening.</description>
            <author>71yo critically injured in Melbourne hit-run</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:01:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Brumby denies abusing official (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958506.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian Treasurer John Brumby has rejected claims he verbally abused an official from the Moira Shire Council in the state's north-east over the council's opposition to the Government's water plan.</description>
            <author>Jones replaces Wooden in Eagles squad</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:01:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Brown looks forward to injury-free return (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955867.htm</link>
            <description>Richmond Tigers star Nathan Brown says he expects to return to top form during the second half of this season.</description>
            <author>WWF condemns desal plants</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Brisbane predicted to lead residential property growth (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953771.htm</link>
            <description>A report by economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel shows Australia's eastern states will lead a modest recovery in residential property prices over the next three years, but price growth in Perth and Darwin will pull back.</description>
            <author>Gang attacks teen with wooden stakes</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:34:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Bracks to block MPs' pay hike (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958083.htm</link>
            <description>The Victorian Government has rejected the Commonwealth's latest pay rise for politicians.</description>
            <author>Self harm suspected in Hudson injury</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:38:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Bracks joins Melbourne shooting mourners (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1960957.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has joined mourners at a memorial service in Melbourne to remember last Monday's triple shooting.</description>
            <author>Lobby group calls for Vic level crossing safety checks</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Bracks expects easy ride on pipeline plans (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955192.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian Premier Steve Bracks is set to announce the State Government's plans for meeting Melbourne's future water needs, including plans for a desalination plant.</description>
            <author>Gun laws need enforcing, not tightening: Vaile</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:17:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Bombers runner cops hefty ban (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/22/1959588.htm</link>
            <description>The AFL has suspended Essendon runner Paul Dimmatina for four matches after he verbally abused an umpire in last Sunday's loss to Port Adelaide.</description>
            <author>Whitnall to miss Dockers clash</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 07:48:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Bikie sought over Melbourne fatal shooting (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954757.htm</link>
            <description>Police are searching for a suspected member of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club over this morning's fatal shooting in Melbourne's CBD.</description>
            <author>Truckie has lucky escape in level crossing mishap</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Banks, miners boost market (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955981.htm</link>
            <description>The Australian sharemarket has been lifted by gains in the mining and banking sectors.</description>
            <author>Priest faces more sex charges</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Aubusson set to join Roosters (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1958541.htm</link>
            <description>Melbourne Storm hooker James Aubusson will join the Sydney Roosters for the 2008 NRL season.</description>
            <author>Suspected gunman undergoes surgery</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:40:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Alleged serial rapist to face more charges (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954522.htm</link>
            <description>Victorian Police will lay more charges against accused rapist John Xydias after three more alleged victims came forward over the weekend.</description>
            <author>Ex-employee challenges Priceline ruling</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:34:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Alleged Mokbel associate refused bail (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954098.htm</link>
            <description>An alleged associate of convicted Melbourne drug trafficker Tony Mokbel has been refused bail.</description>
            <author>Alleged serial rapist to face more charges</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:22:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Alleged Melbourne gunman in hospital (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/21/1957568.htm</link>
            <description>The man charged over Melbourne's triple shooting on Monday has failed to appear in court and has been taken to hospital for surgery on his left arm.</description>
            <author>Police step up hit-run witness appeal</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:05:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Algae biofuel trials 'encouraging' (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1962692.htm</link>
            <description>Trials are under way in Victoria's La Trobe Valley aimed at creating biofuel from algal farms.</description>
            <author>Daniher to know future in five weeks</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Abalone virus spreads toward Melbourne (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961462.htm</link>
            <description>A herpes-like virus killing abalone in waters off Victoria's south-west coast is now spreading towards Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Govt's IR laws 'delivering biggest IR bureaucracy'</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:01:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>ALP pays back ETU donation (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961171.htm</link>
            <description>The federal Labor Party says it is in the process of paying back about $140,000 donated by the Victorian division of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU).</description>
            <author>Journalists fined for refusing to name source</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 03:45:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>ACCC rues petrol price-fixing dismissal (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955849.htm</link>
            <description>The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says the dismissal of an alleged petrol price-fixing case in regional Victoria will make it harder to successfully prosecute alleged offenders.</description>
            <author>Malthouse tight-lipped on Tarrant investigation</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:50:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>ACCC dumps petrol price-fixing appeal (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1955470.htm</link>
            <description>The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided not to appeal against a Federal Court decision on alleged petrol price-fixing in regional Victoria.</description>
            <author>Hille outed for one match</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:24:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>71yo hit-run victim dies (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/20/1956766.htm</link>
            <description>The 71-year-old victim of yesterday's hit and run in south-east Melbourne has died in hospital, as police continue hunting for the driver.</description>
            <author>Vic hospitals in money trouble</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>71yo critically injured in Melbourne hit-run (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/19/1956038.htm</link>
            <description>Police are looking for the driver of a car that hit a 71-year-old woman and dragged her along the road at Mulgrave in south-east Melbourne.</description>
            <author>Tambling stays on at Richmond</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:09:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>2,000 cars impounded under Vic anti-hoon laws (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200706/s1953449.htm</link>
            <description>Two thousand cars have been impounded in the 12 months since Victoria's anti-hoon legislation was introduced.</description>
            <author>Men rescued as boat sinks at Corio Bay</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:14:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>17yo driver high during deadly smash (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/25/1961738.htm</link>
            <description>A Victorian teenager will spend the next three years in a youth justice centre after pleading guilty to culpable driving.</description>
            <author>Vic may use radio signals at rail crossings</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:15:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>'Drought breaking rain' predicted for Gippsland (ABC News: Victoria)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/26/1961935.htm</link>
            <description>Weather forecasters are continuing to predict a big rain event this week in Gippsland, in south-east Victoria, and say rain could fall further west.</description>
            <author>Melbourne opens upgraded neonatal unit</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:15:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Jeff Fenech (Sunday Profile)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/27/2287958.htm</link>
            <description>Interview with champion veteran boxer Jeff Fenech</description>
            <author>Sunday Profile</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:26:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>East Timorese resistance fighter - Naldo Rei (Sunday Profile)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/04/2234820.htm</link>
            <description>A tale of East Timor's struggle for independence through the eyes of child resistance fighter - Naldo Rei.</description>
            <author>Cherie Blair</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:15:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Cherie Blair (Sunday Profile)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/25/2255052.htm</link>
            <description>Interview with Cherie Blair</description>
            <author>Anna Meares and Drew Ginn</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:04:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Anna Meares and Drew Ginn (Sunday Profile)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/06/2266913.htm</link>
            <description>Going for gold in Beijing</description>
            <author>Jeff Fenech</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:38:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Venus downs sister Serena to claim fifth title (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/06/2295544.htm</link>
            <description>Venus Williams outmuscled younger sister Serena to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown in exhilarating fashion overnight.</description>
            <author>ABC News: Breaking Stories</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:48:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>UK police arrest man in double French murder inquiry (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295473.htm</link>
            <description>British police arrested a man in connection with the knife murder of two French students in London.</description>
            <author>16 Afghan civilians dead in coalition air strike: governor</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:34:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Several thousand anti-G8 protesters rally in Japan (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295518.htm</link>
            <description>Several thousand people rallied on Saturday on the streets of central Sapporo, Japan, to protest against a Group of Eight summit due to start next week at a nearby luxury hotel.</description>
            <author>NZ hit by rare snow storms</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:47:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Russia warns of 'new war' in Abkhazia conflict (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295533.htm</link>
            <description>A &quot;new war&quot; could break out in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia if Georgia uses military force to resolve the conflict, Russia's Defence Ministry said.</description>
            <author>25 killed in Syrian prison riot: rights group</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:12:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Rudd 'lacks credibility' on Murray-Darling crisis (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295451.htm</link>
            <description>The federal Opposition says the Prime Minister is without any credibility when it comes to managing the Lower Lakes region of South Australia's Murray-Darling Basin.</description>
            <author>Fishermen survived for 15 hours by clinging to esky</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>NZ hit by rare snow storms (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295531.htm</link>
            <description>Heavy snow is blanketing parts of the north island of New Zealand which have not seen falls for years.</description>
            <author>Man stabbed in Sydney's west</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:05:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Man stabbed in Sydney's west (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295532.htm</link>
            <description>A man has been stabbed twice in the chest during an argument in Sydney's west on Saturday night.</description>
            <author>Russia warns of 'new war' in Abkhazia conflict</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:09:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Man rips head from Hitler wax figure in Berlin (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295509.htm</link>
            <description>A man tore the head from a controversial waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin's Madame Tussauds museum on Saturday, police said.</description>
            <author>Several thousand anti-G8 protesters rally in Japan</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:10:00+0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Lebanese leaders close to govt deal: sources (ABC News: Breaking Stories)</title>
            <link>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/05/2295541.htm</link>
            <description>Lebanese leaders are close to a deal on the formation of a national unity government as stipulated in an agreement that ended the country's political crisis, political sources said on Saturday.</description>
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            <description>Authorities in Afghanistan say 16 civilians including women, children and doctors have been killed in a US-led coalition air strike in the north-east province of Nuristan.</description>
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            <description>An estimated 10,000 people took part in a rally in pouring rain in Auckland on Saturday to protest against violence against Asians in the city.</description>
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