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Treasurer Wayne Swan has spent several days this week energetically defending his attack on mining magnates like Clive Palmer and Gina Rinehart. Political commentator Bernard Keane says the attack is aimed at the wrong people.

He says the real powers behind the throne are the bigger companies like XStrata and BHP.  Keane also discusses Bob Carr’s appointment as Foreign Minister, and Defence Minister Stephen Smith’s strong stand on the Skype sex scandal.

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