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All rights reserved.</copyright><generator>aus_business_legal_716</generator><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Public Purpose fund stripped for aid</title><link>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/public-purpose-fund-stripped-to-provide-legal-aid/story-e6frg97x-1226944908586?from=public_rss</link><guid>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/public-purpose-fund-stripped-to-provide-legal-aid/story-e6frg97x-1226944908586</guid><description><![CDATA[THE NSW government has stripped the statutory fund that pays for the regulation of the state&#8217;s lawyers of half its assets.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/public-purpose-fund-stripped-to-provide-legal-aid/story-e6frg97x-1226944908586?from=public_rss">CHRIS MERRITT</source><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="40887" 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