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		<title>Rumbles from the North</title>
		<link>http://blog.atec.net.au/?p=203</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 05:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hingerty-ATEC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Hingerty, ATEC MD
Want to depress yourself? I did so recently flying to Melbourne (usually a happy occasion) when I started reading The Economist&#8230;. to read the rest of Matt&#8217;s column, please click here.
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		<title>Successful Symposium</title>
		<link>http://blog.atec.net.au/?p=189</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hingerty-ATEC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Hingerty, ATEC MD
As an organiser, you know it’s been a good conference when you remember it for its content and not for the issues you encountered while running it&#8230;. to read the rest of Matt&#8217;s column, please click here.
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		<title>Another acronym: TLNA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hingerty-ATEC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the MD&#8217;s desk
Matt Hingerty &#8211; ATEC MD
As I sat there at the Museum of Contemporary Art listening to the launch of the new TA campaign, I was reflecting on how many similar launches I had attended over the last ten years (I think it has been five, but might have been more)&#8230; to read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s nothing like a new campaign&#8230; what do you think?</title>
		<link>http://blog.atec.net.au/?p=177</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATEC NSW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jessica Maxfield
ATEC NSW Branch Manager
With Tourism Australia having launched their new Australia campaign we&#8217;d love to hear what the Tourism Industry thinks. We think it&#8217;s an innovative new idea which relies on everyday Australians to spread our message.
Do you think it will help to bring more people to our shores and thereby impact your business?
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		<title>State election special</title>
		<link>http://blog.atec.net.au/?p=174</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hingerty-ATEC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matt Hingerty
ATEC MD
This weekend sees two state elections that the pundits say are (if you will excuse the cliché) running ‘neck and neck’&#8230; to read the rest of Matt&#8217;s column, please click here.
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		<title>Upbeat down in Hobart</title>
		<link>http://blog.atec.net.au/?p=170</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hingerty-ATEC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the MD&#8217;s desk&#8230;
Matt Hingerty, ATEC MD
I have attended few events that were as genuinely heart-warming as the Qantas National Tourism Awards in Hobart last Friday night – a great venue, good F&#38;B, snappy organisation and cool entertainment&#8230; to read the rest of Matt&#8217;s column, please click here.
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		<title>Labour and skills shortage</title>
		<link>http://blog.atec.net.au/?p=169</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary ORiordan-ATEC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Labour and skills will no doubt be a key issue leading into the Federal Election &#8211; ATEC will be discussing the impact with members and the Government in coming months. What are your concerns ?
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		<title>ATEC&#8217;s future</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary ORiordan-ATEC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary O&#8217;Riordan
Deputy MD, ATEC
ATEC&#8217;s National Board is about to consider the future of the organisation at its annual retreat. What is the key issue we should be focusing on from your perspective ?
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		<title>A mega-trend we can&#8217;t afford to miss</title>
		<link>http://blog.atec.net.au/?p=159</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Hingerty-ATEC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the MD&#8217;s desk&#8230;
Matt Hingerty, ATEC MD
It all but slipped below the radar, but last week’s Overseas Arrival and Departures (OADS) release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics contained a very important table&#8230; to read the rest of Matt&#8217;s column, please click here.
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		<title>Thinking outside the Square</title>
		<link>http://blog.atec.net.au/?p=144</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>YATEC NSW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[YATEC NSW
Something quite evident in tourism is that we operate in a highly competitive industry; we are constantly competing for the few remaining dollars left in consumer pockets following the GFC. All too often we find it difficult to compete against the latest Apple I-phone or tickets to the next visiting US Pop-stars concert.
Fortunately when [...]]]></description>
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