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		<title>It’s on again in 2015 – Parallel Importation threat to Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The latest bulletin from the Australian Society of Authors exposes the Turnbull LNP Government’s renewed plan to allow the parallel importation of books into Australia. Lifting the restrictions will add many burdens to Australian authors and the publishing industry. Many of us (on behalf of our whole industry not just for ourselves and the books&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Predatory pricing practices in the US book market</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Sharyn Lilley Alan Fels derided the recent Government decision, and referred to the opponents of the PIR abolition as being ignorant and uneducated. I was opposed to the particular changes being put forward to abolish the PIR’s and as I left school at fifteen, almost three decades ago, I guess he could have been&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>PI issue ‘goes to the heart of Australian culture’</title>
		<link>https://savingaussiebooks.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/this-battle-was-won-but-not-the-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Sheryl Gwyther The decision by the Federal Australian Labor Party to throw out the Productivity Commission’s recommendations was a victory for those who support the integrity of Australian authored and published books. But with all the ranting and raving by commentators in The Australian and some other newspapers you&#8217;d swear it will cause the&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>It’s over – VICTORY IS OURS!</title>
		<link>https://savingaussiebooks.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/its-over-parallel-importation-restrictions-survive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[PARALLEL IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS SURVIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY &#8230; but don&#8217;t be lulled into a false sense of security; those who sought to destroy the Restrictions have not given up their intent. They have a powerful motive &#8230; to increase their profit margins. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; At a Federal ALP Cabinet meeting last night, the proposed changes&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>BREAKTHROUGH IMMINENT?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[STOP PRESS: Is the battle against Parallel Importation of Books finally over? WATCH THIS SPACE!]]></description>
		
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		<title>PIRs – MORE INFO ABOUT THE MELBOURNE PROTEST RALLY!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Details for tomorrow are: 1. 9.45 am. Meet 4 Treasury Place Melbourne. 2. 10.00am. Begin Rally. 3. Introduction by Steve Dargavel &#8211; Victorian Secretary AMWU. Brief introduction and chair. Steve to introduce the 4 &#8211; 5 speakers . Order of speakers: Steve Gibbons. MP. Federal Member for Bendigo &#8211; 8 minutes duration. Dave Oliver. National&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>PIRs – MELBOURNE PROTEST RALLY ON WEDNESDAY</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A PRESS RELEASE TODAY FROM THE OFFICE OF BENDIGO MP STEVE GIBBONS HAS ADVISED THAT: There will be a protest rally on Wednesday November 11 in Melbourne against the proposed changes to the PIR laws. Bendigo Federal MP Steve Gibbons will attend and speak at the rally as the campaign against changes to territorial copyright laws affecting&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>PIRs – FINAL CALL FOR ACTION – by Dee White</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Australian Publishers Association has issued an urgent bulletin to members of the industry advising that NOW is the time to act &#8211; that this is likely to be the last opportunity to voice concerns over the proposed removal of PIRs. The APA is urging people to write, fax or email the following politicians as soon&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is the end in sight? by Sheryl Gwyther</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The grass-roots workers behind the front of the SAVING AUSSIE BOOKS campaign have been mainly authors who write for children and young adults. We took on this battle because we believe Australian children have the indisputable right to read stories set in their own country, with our language, ideals, experiences, in-your-face and sometimes irreverent humour,&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>PIRs – MORE ON “THAT” 1% LEVY – by Sharyn Lilley</title>
		<link>https://savingaussiebooks.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/pirs-more-on-that-1-levy-by-sharyn-lilley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dymocks has sent material to the Labour Caucus meeting suggesting that a 1% levy on publisher’s sales could fund up to $15 million for grants for writers to write those culturally significant novels. http://www.theage.com.au/national/dymocks-says-levy-could-fund-writers-20091026-hgr4.html . This intrigues me. I notice they make no mention of book sellers contributing to this levy, but they do mention&#8230;]]></description>
		
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