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      <title>mr vincent Marty [Signature #105]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14078549?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[mr vincent Marty, currans hill, NSW]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:35:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Kathy Purvey [Signature #104]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Kathy Purvey, Brisbane, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:05:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Esther O'Brien [Signature #103]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Esther O&#039;Brien, Zillmere, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:30:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Sarah McMullen [Signature #102]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Sarah McMullen, ASHGROVE, QUEENSLAND<p>Please make these standards applicable to all.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:24:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms KENING MA [Signature #101]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms KENING MA, LOGAN CENTRAL, QLD<p>This most definitely should be a consideration to the current and future economy within the Australian health system. We request that the standard supporting the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act be reviewed due to Chinese-born practitioners being disadvantaged and given they would be the most qualified in this area as we are talking about Chinese Medicine practice which is based on Chinese language, culture, philosophy and tradition.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:04:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MR Tian Qiu [Signature #100]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MR Tian Qiu, curry st, woodridge]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:56:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs Anonymous [Signature #99]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Brisbane, Queensland<p>I believe there are many extraordinary practitioners working in Chinese medicine that help take the burden from other medical facilities and hospitals their work is an integral part of Brisbane. The work they do helps thousands of people who would otherwise be looking to our public hospital system. These people speak English well enough to fully understand their clients and should not have to sit some inane public service written English test to prove their worth.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:22:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Louise Smith [Signature #98]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Louise Smith, Brisbane, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:07:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Mark Smith [Signature #97]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Mark Smith, Springfield Lakes, QLD<p>Accupunture is the best treatment for my back problems (left meridian). Side affects include weight loss, better energy, better sleep and no bloating of stomach.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:34:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Glenn Morgan [Signature #96]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Glenn Morgan, BUNDAMBA, QLD<p>I have been going to Helen Xia for over 10 years, and have never had a communication problem, and have found her treatments invaluable in managing my health.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:41:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Barbara Warfe [Signature #95]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Barbara Warfe, BUNDAMBA, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:36:32 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Lynette POWER [Signature #94]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Lynette POWER, PITTSWORTH, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 04:42:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Catherine Sly [Signature #93]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Catherine Sly, Springfield, Qld<p>I would prefer to see, and would have more confidence in, a practitioner who was born and trained in China, even if their english isn&#039;t great, over someone with perfect english, but not nearly as much knowledge or skill.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 08:52:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Richelle Power [Signature #92]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Richelle Power, Norman Park, Queensland<p>If an existing practitioner has a successful business they can obviously communicate with the patients or they would not have any...</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 05:24:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Kelly Warfe [Signature #91]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Kelly Warfe, Yeppoon, Queensland<p>The Chinese Medical Practitioner I visit is Chinese-born and Chinese-trained and I have found her excellent. It is a great relief to know there is someone who I can go to for help if I need it. I find it easy to communicate effectively with her. I feel worried and saddened that the English language test might make it difficult for many highly-effective practitioners to continue treating patients.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 04:31:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Emma Graham [Signature #90]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Emma Graham, Palmerston North, Manawatu<p>As an aussie now living in NZ, I would hate to come home &amp; not be able to visit my acupuncturist. For 8mths I was in pain &amp; had lost the use of my arm after a doctor failed to diagnose my dislocated collar bone. When they finally got it right they wanted to operate &amp; wire it in place as it was now &quot;frozen&quot;. Instead I visited a chinese trained chiropractor who fixed my collar bone &amp; suggested I see an acupuncturist, which after 4mths was almost  new. 15yrs on I have full use of my arm &amp; no pain.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 04:19:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Damien Sly [Signature #89]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Damien Sly, Springfield, Queensland<p>A proven practice history within Australia and proven clinical experience should be enough. My Chinese acupuncturist is amazing even though her English is not the best.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 03:38:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Vanessa Black [Signature #88]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Vanessa Black, Caloundra, Qld<p>Physical diagnostics such as tongue, pulse and physical signs are the relevant and important aspects treatment in TCM.</p>

<p>Many medical  Drs(surgery and hospitals) do not speak english adequately but they are still allowed to practice.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 06:55:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Greg Phillips [Signature #87]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Greg Phillips, New Farm, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2012 12:45:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Holly Smallbone [Signature #86]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13011139?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Holly Smallbone, Brisbane, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2012 07:51:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Mary Petrie [Signature #85]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Mary Petrie, Elimbah, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 01:55:44 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Di Humphries [Signature #84]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Di Humphries, TENERIFFE, Q<p>I agree that practitioners should have a working knowledge of English, or that they have a qualified translator in attendance. In my experience that over the last 20 years, that Chinese-trained practitioners are by far the most effective in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 10:56:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Amita Nand [Signature #83]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Amita Nand, Chermside West, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 06:55:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Chong Jing [Signature #82]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Chong Jing, Brisbane, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 06:47:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Annabelle Stewart [Signature #81]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Annabelle Stewart, Taringa, Queensland<p>The English test is unrelated to clinical practice requirements &amp; seems a bureaucratic convenience. Most Australian specialist doctors I have seen are quite uncommunicative despite being native English speakers. The list of countries whose high school English is acceptable is discriminatory in practice as the dialectical differences have been ignored - Americans have immense difficulties understanding a Scot or South African. Enforce practitioner registration standards instead.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 2 Jun 2012 05:23:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Stephen McDonald [Signature #80]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Stephen McDonald, Coorparoo, Brisbane]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 2 Jun 2012 04:02:40 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Anonymous [Signature #79]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Brisbane, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 2 Jun 2012 05:32:54 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Brett Young [Signature #78]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Brett Young, Windsor, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 05:17:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Adnan Choudhury [Signature #77]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12966166?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr Adnan Choudhury, Brisbane, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 10:32:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Melanie Allan [Signature #76]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12966069?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Melanie Allan, Gaythorne, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 10:11:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #75]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12966002?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Brisbane, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 09:55:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Stephen Carter [Signature #74]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Stephen Carter, Annerley, QLD<p>Leave discrimination behind. Chinese medicine has thousands of years to develop and has proven effective for countless millions of people through that time.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 09:54:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Joanne Kliese [Signature #73]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12925214?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms Joanne Kliese, Boondall, Australia<p>I have chosen to see a Chinese practitioner for the last 2 years.  She was a successful Doctor in China before immigrating to Australia and has been practicing for 30 years.  She has provided the most successful treatment I have been offered over the last few years.  I communicate well with her even though she is ESL.  I believe the english test is discriminatory.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 10:20:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Jane Molesworth [Signature #72]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12917546?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Jane Molesworth, Wilston, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 06:30:19 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>DR JINLIN FU [Signature #71]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[DR JINLIN FU, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND<p>STRONGLY SUPPORT</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:26:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Laura mcleod [Signature #70]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Laura mcleod, Brisbane, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:33:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Raymond Wong [Signature #69]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12883368?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr Raymond Wong, Brisbane, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 02:23:35 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jacob dwight [Signature #68]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jacob dwight, Beenleigh, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 11:12:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Paul Hunter [Signature #67]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Paul Hunter, Brisbane, QLD<p>I find it incredulous that the government wishes to impose restrictions upon genuine practitioners of Chinese Medicine based on language.  There are many native English speakers who would struggle with the proficiency being imposed. If a proponent of Chinese Medicine can&#039;t adequately communicate with their clients they will not have a practice or business to operate.  The insinuation that Chinese Medicine practitioners can&#039;t perform their practice with less than perfect English borders on racism</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 10:44:59 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>ms lilly li [Signature #66]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms lilly li, Bellmere, QLD<p>do fair</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:29:40 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Brad Waterson [Signature #65]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Brad Waterson, Brisbane, Queensland]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 05:47:16 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Jou Wei [Signature #64]</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12866059?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr Jou Wei, Brisbane, QLD]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 06:40:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Julie White [Signature #63]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Julie White, Algester, Qld<p>Cannot believe that this would ever happen. I don&#039;t go too see a natural therapist for conversation but for the expertise they provide. There would have to be a concern that these therapies go underground and therefore not regulated and controlled</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 03:12:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Ben Oliver [Signature #62]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Ben Oliver, Eumundi, Qld<p>My practitioner speaks English very well. Just because she might not be able to pass an extensive written exam is no reason for her not to be able to provide her valuable service to our community.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 12:08:44 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Anna Oliver [Signature #61]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Anna Oliver, Eumundi, QLD<p>We are very fortunate to have the sevices of the Chinese community available in our country, this decision will affect many people in a negative way.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:37:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Elesha Wong [Signature #60]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Elesha Wong, NSW, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:09:36 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Judy Armstrong [Signature #59]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Judy Armstrong, Nundah, Qld]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:52:44 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Samadhi Hart [Signature #58]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Samadhi Hart, Bardon, Qld]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:10:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Jade Ritchie [Signature #57]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Jade Ritchie, Brisbane, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 05:10:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>ms helen callanan [Signature #56]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms helen callanan, malvern, victoria<p>A true practitioner of tcm really needs minimal language due to the advanced diagnostic practice and methods. I have a degree in tcm it is my first line of health maintenance because we focus on prevention.  one of my most valued practitioners does his diagnostics silently then accurately tells me my symptoms!!!.  please.do not take away my right to this ancient art of preventative medicine...traditional chinese practitioners..may not speak the &quot;english&quot; language but that is NOT why i see them!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:45:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Chris Neville [Signature #55]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Chris Neville, Stones Corner, QUEENSLAND]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 05:54:13 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Bryan Middleton [Signature #54]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Bryan Middleton, Herston, Brisbane, Qld<p>My Chinese accupuncturist is amazing. Language has never been an issue. I support her 100%.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[helen xia, Brisbane, QLD<p>Chinese medicine was originated from China. it is a combination which contain Chinese medicine, philosophy,culture and language.The quality is linked the Chinese background but not English language which is only for communication.. The Chinese language is more important on study, experience and practice.If a Chinese medicine practitioner can keep their practice for certain of time, it is a good evidence to support their English profesioncy. The IELTS score 6 academic level is far beyond the need</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[miss Miranda Bertram, Brisbane, Queensland<p>My family have been successfully treated by chinese practitioners for many years. These people have always ben able to communicate at a high level more than suitable for effective treatment even though most of them would not be able would have english skills at a high, academic level.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[miss Kerrie Manning, Yeronga, QLD<p>Australian Chinese practioners contribute greatly to Australian society through their health practioners. Even if it does not meet beaurocratic standards they deliver invaluable services to the community through their health practices, this needs to be recognised and valued as the centuries old practice it is. Don&#039;t underestimate the power of acupunture and traditional healing that mainstream Australian people utilise and benefit from when other services fail them.</p>]]></description>
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