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		<title>WA&#8217;s Fremantle Prison To Become A Hostel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>00dangermouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backpackers may soon have the opportunity to get a taste of spending the night behind bars as talks get underway to convert Fremantle Prison into a hostel. Youth Hostels Australia (YHA) has plans to develop the former women’s section of the Western Australian penitentiary, which could house about 200 beds. The first female prisoners were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1609&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bones Could Have Backpacker Killer Link</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>00dangermouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human bones, believed to be a woman’s, have been found in New South Wales’ Belanglo State Forest, the same area where notorious backpacker murderer Ivan Milat buried his victims almost 20 years ago. Police have not ruled out the possibility of the bones belonging to a Milat victim but are being careful not to not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1550&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cane Toad Killing Tours for Northern Territory?</title>
		<link>http://tumbrella.com.au/2010/06/04/cane-toad-killing-tours-for-northern-territory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>00dangermouse</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darwin’s lord mayor Graeme Sawyer wants backpackers to kill cane toads, as part of tours, in a bid to help eliminate the pests in the Northern Territory. The territory is currently infested with about 92 million cane toads, which are packed full of a deadly poison that kills most hungry creatures, including snakes, mammals and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1455&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Backpacker Harvest Work: Know Your Rights</title>
		<link>http://tumbrella.com.au/2010/03/29/1388/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>00dangermouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the recent scandal at a Queensland farm, in which backpackers were allegedly sacked after asking for water while working in the fields, we thought we should check out what rights travellers actually have. Here’s a few handy hints to keep in mind for any job in Oz. Your work rights - You must be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1388&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Backpacker Fruitpickers &#8216;Sacked For Asking For Water&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>00dangermouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A harvest work contractor in Bundaberg, Queensland who allegedly deprived his workers of water, has highlighted the importance of backpackers knowing their rights at work. The Sydney Morning Herald has reported the alleged ill-treatment of at least seven backpackers who told the paper they “felt like slaves” and claimed they were sacked by a harvest [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1380&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Greyhound bus rolls in Northern Territory</title>
		<link>http://tumbrella.com.au/2010/02/12/greyhound-bus-rolls-in-northern-territory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Greyhound bus carrying travellers from Alice Springs to Darwin rolled this morning, seriously injuring several passengers. A spokesperson for the company said at least one passenger was critically injured but emergency services were still establishing the conditions of the further 16 on board. The accident occurred at approximately 5:30am (ACST) 140 kilometres north of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1367&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Backpacking Drug Smugglers</title>
		<link>http://tumbrella.com.au/2009/12/18/backpacking-drug-smugglers/</link>
		<comments>http://tumbrella.com.au/2009/12/18/backpacking-drug-smugglers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>00dangermouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The spiralling rise in the cost of drugs Down Under is leading to a dramatic increase in the number of backpackers choosing to work as self-employed drug runners, according to Aussie police. An Australian Federal Police report, leaked to The Daily Telegraph, has detailed how some narcotics are now more expensive per kilogram in Australia [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1316&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Government Cracks Down on Second Year Working Holiday Visa Applications</title>
		<link>http://tumbrella.com.au/2009/11/13/australian-government-cracks-down-on-second-year-working-holiday-visa-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://tumbrella.com.au/2009/11/13/australian-government-cracks-down-on-second-year-working-holiday-visa-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dumbrella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A government crackdown on fraudulent second-year working holiday visa applications has resulted in rising numbers of backpackers withdrawing their applications, according to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). DIAC director of working holiday section Deirdre Russack told delegates at the Adventure and Backpacker Industry Conference (ABiC) an Irish backpacker had his visa cancelled after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1247&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Backpackers Fined for Camping in Darwin Parks</title>
		<link>http://tumbrella.com.au/2009/10/20/backpackers-fined-for-camping-in-darwin-parks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dumbrella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backpackers are being fined for camping in Darwin parks to avoid paying accommodation fees, Darwin City Council has said.   A council spokesman told Tumbrella backpackers have been pitching tents and using parks as campgrounds while sleeping in their campervans and leaving the area polluted. “There’s not just the issue of rubbish, it’s ablutions as well. It’s a tropical area [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1211&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;No Freeloading Backpackers,&#8217; Says NZ&#8217;s Coromandel</title>
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		<comments>http://tumbrella.com.au/2009/09/22/no-freeloading-backpackers-says-nzs-coromandel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>00dangermouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Backpackers who camp for free on New Zealand’s stunning Coromandel Peninsula are being slapped with $40 fines in an attempt to keep freeloaders out of the area. The North Island locals have urged their council to carry out the crackdown after getting fed up with so-called freedom campers using their facilities for free and leaving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tumbrella.com.au&#038;blog=6694430&#038;post=1156&#038;subd=tumbrella&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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