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	<description>Just another blog about achieving global peace, prosperity and sustainability</description>
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		<title>Pine Gap and a dubious Cairns peace activist</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2012/03/29/pine-gap-and-a-dubious-cairns-peace-activist/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2012/03/29/pine-gap-and-a-dubious-cairns-peace-activist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Far North Queeenland]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this article during the recent Queensland election campaign, intending it for publication on a local blog that covers local issues more fully. Then I decided not to run it at the time. The election camapign was acrimonious enough. To throw one more hot potato into the pot seemed excessive. I also dislike criticising members of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting the War on War: a regional approach</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/07/22/fighting-the-war-on-war-a-regional-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/07/22/fighting-the-war-on-war-a-regional-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CairnsBlog is a courageous one-person blog that provides occasionally brilliant independent coverage of local issues in this region of Australia. This morning it ran a strongly-worded anti-war article by Werner Schmidlin, a local peace activist, with the self-explanatory title: The futile and costly Afghan war. It&#8217;s a fine article, not exactly what I&#8217;d have written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beetle Advice</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/05/22/beetle-advice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 11:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Far North Queeenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife and Biodiversity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A beetle needs to own six boots Or go barefoot instead Some beetles gnaw away at roots While others munch on bread. Though beetles ride on lizards&#8217; backs If given half the chance They do resent surprise attacks Preferring sweet romance. In many ways, you&#8217;ll find your life Is like the life of beetle So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Standing up to warmongers, one region at a time</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/03/30/standing-up-to-war-mongers-one-region-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/03/30/standing-up-to-war-mongers-one-region-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Far North Queeenland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps I&#8217;m getting too grumpy? If so, it&#8217;s not without provocation. This morning I switched on the local Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio channel (ABC Far North) to catch up on regional news. Presenter Fiona Sewell was on deck. All fine. Then I learnt she was to interview Clive Williams of the Australian National University after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Flying Fox Will Suffer in Queensland&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/03/19/no-flying-fox-will-suffer-in-queensland/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/03/19/no-flying-fox-will-suffer-in-queensland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Far North Queeenland]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Governments change in Queensland, the consequence can be dramatic. There’s no House of Review. It’s winner takes all in the Legislative Assembly. There’s a vibe in this election that the Bligh Labor Government will fall and that may well occur. Many people feel the ALP does not deserve re-election. They have a point. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mona Mona: a better story</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/03/17/mona-mona-a-better-story/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/03/17/mona-mona-a-better-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Far North Queeenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prehistory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a local story, published first in CairnsBlog. It&#8217;s my attempt to make sense of some of this area&#8217;s history and politics, but concerns broader issues such as the justice for indigenous people and nature conservation, the coming Queensland election and News Ltd journalism at its most excreable&#8230; _____________________________ Gavin King writes opinion pieces, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Queensland&#8217;s Equinox Election</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/02/24/queenslands-equinox-election/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/02/24/queenslands-equinox-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland State election has been called. Election day is March 21st. This is not a comprehensive round-up… just a few personal thoughts. I’ll start at the ‘top’. I rather like the current Premier, Anna Bligh. I’ve met her only once, for a very brief one-to-one discussion at one of the former Premier’s moving cabinet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stick Insect</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/02/13/stick-insect/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2009/02/13/stick-insect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Far North Queeenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Insect Surprise When first I saw an insect stick I thought that it was just a trick I&#8217;m older now, and must insist Stick insects really do exist! _________________ This photo, spotted on Photobucket (photographer Sasquatchpilaf), was taken at the Daintree River in Far North Queensland. Possibly Related Posts:To See the Stars Again&#8230;Bin Laden: the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FNQ: The Poverty of Political Debate</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2008/11/17/fnq-the-poverty-of-political-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2008/11/17/fnq-the-poverty-of-political-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Far North Queeenland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I listened to a couple of interviews on local ABC radio. The first was with a representative of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce. The second interview was with a local union representative (from the AWU). The context for the discussion was the global economic downturn. How may it affect Far North Queensland? What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Bloat, ONLP &amp; Jim Turnour</title>
		<link>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2008/10/08/military-bloat-onlp-jim-turnour/</link>
		<comments>http://sydwalker.info/blog/2008/10/08/military-bloat-onlp-jim-turnour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syd Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Far North Queeenland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In its first year, the Rudd Government has been the kind of disappointment I expected. There are bright sides to the picture. The demise of Howard and his mean-spirited club was certainly a breathe of fresh air. Canberra’s environmental policy is now more progressive – although not in any fundamental way. Appalling abuse of the [...]]]></description>
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