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     <title>Travel Advisories</title>
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     <description>the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller advisory service</description>
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       <title>Nicaragua</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security : Civil Unrest/Political Tension (continuing violence in Nicaragua following the 9 November municipal elections).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Nicaragua</link>
       <pubDate>21 Nov 2008 05:23:44 GMT</pubDate>
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         <dc:coverage>Nicaragua</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>North Atlantic Autonomous Region/northeastern Nicaragua and remote areas of Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Sri Lanka</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary (LTTE observance of Heroes Day or "Maveerar Naal" on 27 November).  The overall level of advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Sri_Lanka</link>
       <pubDate>21 Nov 2008 04:43:09 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Sri Lanka</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Northern and eastern areas (including Wilpattu and Yala National Parks)</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Guatemala</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been revised and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Local Travel. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Guatemala</link>
       <pubDate>21 Nov 2008 04:41:32 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Guatemala</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Zimbabwe</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Health Issues (outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Zimbabwe</link>
       <pubDate>21 Nov 2008 04:35:02 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Zimbabwe</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Thailand</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under the Summary and Civil Unrest/Political Tension (explosion at anti-Government protest). The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Thailand</link>
       <pubDate>21 Nov 2008 04:28:24 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Thailand</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and Songkhla</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Uzbekistan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (earthquakes) and Entry and Exit Requirements (visa issues).  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Uzbekistan</link>
       <pubDate>20 Nov 2008 04:57:03 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Uzbekistan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Andijan and the eastern region of the Ferghana Valley; Regions bordering Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Afghanistan</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
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       <title>Azerbaijan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Azerbaijan</link>
       <pubDate>20 Nov 2008 04:20:51 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Azerbaijan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding military occupied areas</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Travelling by Sea</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Piracy (update).
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/shipping_and_ports</link>
       <pubDate>20 Nov 2008 03:24:23 GMT</pubDate>
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     <item>
       <title>Macau</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Macau</link>
       <pubDate>20 Nov 2008 00:14:57 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Macau</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
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       <title>French Polynesia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Civil Unrest/Political Tension (strike action and increasing tensions).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.  The level of advice for Papeete has increased.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/French_Polynesia</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 06:46:43 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>French Polynesia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Papeete</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Bangladesh</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Summary and Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (General Elections). The level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Bangladesh</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 06:28:48 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Bangladesh</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Chittagong Hill Tracts region</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Italy</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Crime and Entry and Exit Requirements. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Italy</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 06:08:24 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Italy</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Senegal</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Senegal</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 02:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Senegal</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Casamance region of southern Senegal</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Morocco</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Local Customs (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Morocco</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 02:50:56 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Morocco</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Western Sahara</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Moldova</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Moldova</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 02:32:47 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Moldova/20081119_13:32:47</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Moldova</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Transnistria</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Guyana</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Guyana</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 02:30:11 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Guyana/20081119_13:30:11</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Guyana</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>The Gambia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Where to Get Help (Australian High Commission, Nigeria).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Gambia</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 02:27:27 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Gambia/20081119_13:27:27</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Gambia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Overland travel through the Casamance region in southern Senegal</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Croatia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Crime (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Croatia</link>
       <pubDate>19 Nov 2008 02:23:50 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Croatia/20081119_13:23:50</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Croatia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Turkmenistan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate.  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Turkmenistan</link>
       <pubDate>18 Nov 2008 03:59:25 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Turkmenistan/20081118_14:59:25</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Turkmenistan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Region bordering Afghanistan</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
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     <item>
       <title>Kazakhstan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under the Summary and Where to Get Help. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Kazakhstan</link>
       <pubDate>17 Nov 2008 04:56:23 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Kazakhstan/20081117_15:56:23</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Kazakhstan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Ivory Coast </title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ivory_Coast</link>
       <pubDate>17 Nov 2008 04:43:17 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Ivory_Coast/20081117_15:43:17</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Ivory Coast</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Dix-Huit Montagnes and Moyen-Cavally regions of western Ivory Coast and the city of Bouake </dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
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       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Brunei Darussalam</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Local Travel (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Brunei_Darussalam</link>
       <pubDate>17 Nov 2008 04:40:10 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Brunei_Darussalam/20081117_15:40:10</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Brunei_Darussalam</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Djibouti</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Djibouti</link>
       <pubDate>17 Nov 2008 04:15:23 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Djibouti/20081117_15:15:23</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Djibouti</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border with Eritrea</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Libya</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Local Travel (update), and Local Laws (antiquities).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Libya</link>
       <pubDate>16 Nov 2008 22:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Libya/20081117_09:48:08</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Libya</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border areas with Niger, Chad and Sudan</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Swaziland</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Swaziland</link>
       <pubDate>16 Nov 2008 22:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Swaziland</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Malawi</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Malawi</link>
       <pubDate>16 Nov 2008 22:36:18 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Malawi</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>South Africa</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/South_Africa</link>
       <pubDate>16 Nov 2008 22:33:35 GMT</pubDate>
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       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>South Africa</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
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     <item>
       <title>Botswana</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Local Travel (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Botswana</link>
       <pubDate>16 Nov 2008 22:29:32 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Botswana/20081117_09:29:32</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Botswana</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Nigeria</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (handover of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Nigeria</link>
       <pubDate>16 Nov 2008 22:26:03 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Nigeria/20081117_09:26:03</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Nigeria</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Riverine area of Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers (and Bonny Island), Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Anambra States in the south-east</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Bakassi Peninsula</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Kenya</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Summary and Safety and Security: Crime (kidnappings). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Kenya</link>
       <pubDate>14 Nov 2008 06:52:30 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Kenya/20081114_17:52:30</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Kenya</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Kisumu and the Nairobi suburbs of Kibera, Mathare, Kasirani and Eastleigh</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border regions with Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Portugal</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security : Crime (increase in assaults in the Algarve area) and under Entry and Exit Requirements (declaration of funds).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Portugal</link>
       <pubDate>14 Nov 2008 03:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Portugal/20081114_14:30:13</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Portugal</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Hong Kong</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Hong_Kong</link>
       <pubDate>14 Nov 2008 02:53:33 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Hong_Kong/20081114_13:53:33</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Hong Kong</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Indonesia </title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security (link to airline/travel operator policies following Bali bomber executions). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Indonesia</link>
       <pubDate>13 Nov 2008 07:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Indonesia/20081113_18:42:00</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Indonesia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Mozambique</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (municipal elections 19 November 2008) and Local Travel (update), Local Laws (drug offences) and Health Issues (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mozambique</link>
       <pubDate>13 Nov 2008 02:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Mozambique/20081113_13:52:00</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Mozambique</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Switzerland</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Local Travel (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Switzerland</link>
       <pubDate>13 Nov 2008 02:46:16 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Switzerland/20081113_13:46:16</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Switzerland</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>New Zealand</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Local Travel (update) and Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/New_Zealand</link>
       <pubDate>13 Nov 2008 02:41:18 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/New_Zealand/20081113_13:41:18</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>New Zealand</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Honduras</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Local Travel (ongoing protests and the effect on electricity supply in the Roatan Bay Islands).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.  
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Honduras</link>
       <pubDate>12 Nov 2008 04:47:41 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Honduras/20081112_15:47:41</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Honduras</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Greece</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Greece</link>
       <pubDate>11 Nov 2008 03:26:32 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Greece/20081111_14:26:32</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Greece</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Algeria</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Local Customs (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Algeria</link>
       <pubDate>09 Nov 2008 23:40:59 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Algeria/20081110_10:40:59</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Algeria</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>United Kingdom</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Entry and Exit Requirements (National Identity Scheme).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/United_Kingdom</link>
       <pubDate>09 Nov 2008 23:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/United_Kingdom/20081110_10:35:16</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>United Kingdom</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Ethiopia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (US Warden message about terrorist threats). The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ethiopia</link>
       <pubDate>07 Nov 2008 09:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Ethiopia/20081107_20:12:33</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Ethiopia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border areas with Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea, the Gambella region and Ogaden area</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Peru</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Local Travel (strike action over coming weeks may affect Peru rail routes).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Peru</link>
       <pubDate>07 Nov 2008 07:14:51 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Peru/20081107_18:14:51</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Peru</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Areas bordering Colombia and Ecuador (other than official border crossings)</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Vietnam</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Civil Unrest/Political Tension (avoid protests), Crime (taxi scams), Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (heavy rain in Northern Vietnam) and Money and Valuables (card swiping).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Vietnam</link>
       <pubDate>07 Nov 2008 07:09:50 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Vietnam/20081107_18:09:50</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Vietnam</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Ecuador</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Crime and Where to Get Help (Honorary Consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador).  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ecuador</link>
       <pubDate>07 Nov 2008 06:39:29 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Ecuador/20081107_17:39:29</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Ecuador</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Carchi, Orellana, Sucumbios and Napo provinces in north-eastern Ecuador bordering Colombia and Peru</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Antennas of Volcan Pinchincha </dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Czech Republic</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Local Travel (driving conditions).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Czech_Republic</link>
       <pubDate>07 Nov 2008 06:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Czech_Republic/20081107_17:26:01</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Czech Republic</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Cambodia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Crime (increase in robberies occurring at the Riverfront area in Phnom Pehn).  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Cambodia</link>
       <pubDate>07 Nov 2008 05:59:50 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Cambodia/20081107_16:59:50</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Cambodia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Papua New Guinea</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (tensions high in Mt Hagen).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Papua_New_Guinea</link>
       <pubDate>07 Nov 2008 05:43:51 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Papua_New_Guinea/20081107_16:43:51</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Papua New Guinea</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Afghanistan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Afghanistan</link>
       <pubDate>05 Nov 2008 04:13:37 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Afghanistan/20081105_15:13:37</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Afghanistan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Iraq</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Laws (professional legal advice) and Where to Get Help (Embassy phone numbers).  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Iraq</link>
       <pubDate>05 Nov 2008 03:48:59 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Iraq/20081105_14:48:59</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Iraq</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Democratic Republic of the Congo</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (volatile security situation and population movements in North Kivu Province).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo</link>
       <pubDate>03 Nov 2008 05:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo/20081103_16:16:59</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Democratic Republic of the Congo</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Eastern, north-eastern and Bas-Congo areas </dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     
     <item>
       <title>Spain</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security : Terrorism (a car bomb explosion on 30 October at the University of Navarre in Pamplona) and Where to Get Help (new address for the Australian Embassy in Madrid as of Monday 24 November 2008).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Spain</link>
       <pubDate>31 Oct 2008 06:33:20 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Spain/20081031_17:33:20</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Spain</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>India</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Summary and Safety and Security: Terrorism (series of explosions in Assam State). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/India</link>
       <pubDate>31 Oct 2008 06:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/India/20081031_17:16:01</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>India</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Jammu and Kashmir</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>North-eastern states of  Assam, Nagaland, Tripura and  Manipur</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Somalia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Summary and Safety and Security: Terrorism (terrorist attacks).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Somalia</link>
       <pubDate>30 Oct 2008 04:20:22 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Somalia/20081030_15:20:22</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Somalia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Germany</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Where to Get Help (Australian Honorary Consul, Munich).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Germany</link>
       <pubDate>30 Oct 2008 00:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Germany/20081030_11:23:34</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Germany</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Gabon</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Gabon</link>
       <pubDate>30 Oct 2008 00:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Gabon/20081030_11:15:01</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Gabon</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Lesotho</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Lesotho</link>
       <pubDate>29 Oct 2008 05:06:06 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Lesotho/20081029_16:06:06</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Lesotho</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Eritrea</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. We now advise against travel to the border with Djibouti.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Eritrea</link>
       <pubDate>29 Oct 2008 04:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Eritrea/20081029_15:58:23</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Eritrea</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Regions bordering Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>United States of America</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Entry and Exit Requirements (voluntary implementation of the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation, ESTA).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/United_States_of_America</link>
       <pubDate>29 Oct 2008 04:49:50 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/United_States_of_America/20081029_15:49:50</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>United States of America</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Tunisia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Terrorism (update) Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Tunisia</link>
       <pubDate>29 Oct 2008 01:49:21 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Tunisia/20081029_12:49:21</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Tunisia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Areas bordering Algeria</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Vanuatu</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Health Issues (dengue fever).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Vanuatu</link>
       <pubDate>28 Oct 2008 05:09:30 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Vanuatu/20081028_16:09:30</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Vanuatu</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Cook Islands</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Cook_Islands</link>
       <pubDate>28 Oct 2008 04:58:35 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Cook_Islands/20081028_15:58:35</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Cook Islands</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Burkina Faso</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Burkina_Faso</link>
       <pubDate>28 Oct 2008 03:26:30 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Burkina_Faso/20081028_14:26:30</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Burkina Faso</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Liberia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Liberia</link>
       <pubDate>28 Oct 2008 02:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Liberia/20081028_13:59:01</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Liberia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Ghana</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (elections 7 December 2008) and Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (wet season).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ghana</link>
       <pubDate>28 Oct 2008 02:52:35 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Ghana/20081028_13:52:35</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Ghana</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Tamale municipality, Yendi District and Bimbilla area in northern Ghana</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Namibia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Namibia</link>
       <pubDate>28 Oct 2008 02:36:28 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Namibia/20081028_13:36:28</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Namibia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Belize</title>
       <description>
     The advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Belize</link>
       <pubDate>28 Oct 2008 01:54:23 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Belize/20081028_12:54:23</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Belize</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Mauritania</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mauritania</link>
       <pubDate>27 Oct 2008 07:11:51 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Mauritania/20081027_18:11:51</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Mauritania</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border areas with Mali, Algeria and Western Sahara</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Maldives</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Civil Unrest/Political Tension (presidential elections on 28 October 2008). The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Maldives</link>
       <pubDate>27 Oct 2008 05:25:07 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Maldives/20081027_16:25:07</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Maldives</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Male</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Jordan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Jordan</link>
       <pubDate>24 Oct 2008 06:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Jordan/20081024_16:09:14</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Jordan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>United Arab Emirates</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/United_Arab_Emirates</link>
       <pubDate>24 Oct 2008 06:04:31 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/United_Arab_Emirates/20081024_16:04:31</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>United Arab Emirates</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Saudi Arabia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Saudi_Arabia</link>
       <pubDate>24 Oct 2008 06:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Saudi_Arabia/20081024_16:01:40</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Saudi Arabia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Bahrain</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Bahrain</link>
       <pubDate>24 Oct 2008 05:56:21 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Bahrain/20081024_15:56:21</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Bahrain</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Kuwait</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Kuwait</link>
       <pubDate>24 Oct 2008 05:44:05 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Kuwait/20081024_15:44:05</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Kuwait</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Oman</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Oman</link>
       <pubDate>24 Oct 2008 05:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Oman/20081024_15:25:40</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Oman</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Yemen</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.  
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Yemen</link>
       <pubDate>24 Oct 2008 05:21:34 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Yemen/20081024_15:21:34</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Yemen</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Saada and Marib provinces</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Qatar</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Qatar</link>
       <pubDate>24 Oct 2008 05:12:37 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Qatar/20081024_15:12:37</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Qatar</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Mali</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Terrorism (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mali</link>
       <pubDate>22 Oct 2008 05:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Mali/20081022_15:37:43</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Mali</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Northern Mali, including Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal, and border areas with Mauritania, Algeria and Niger</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Bolivia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (planned demonstrations in La Paz from 20 October).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Bolivia</link>
       <pubDate>20 Oct 2008 06:26:28 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Bolivia/20081020_16:26:28</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Bolivia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Province of Pando</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>El Salvador</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate: Hurricanes. The overall level of advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/El_Salvador</link>
       <pubDate>20 Oct 2008 00:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/El_Salvador/20081020_10:20:50</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>El Salvador</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Georgia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Terrorism (update), Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update) and Local Travel (update).  The overall level of the advice has decreased.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Georgia</link>
       <pubDate>17 Oct 2008 05:59:42 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Georgia/20081017_15:59:42</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Georgia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Pankisi Gorge north of Akhmeta</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Sweden</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Sweden</link>
       <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 23:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Sweden/20081017_09:50:53</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Sweden</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Sudan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (US Warden message); Airline Safety (update) and Local Laws (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.  
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Sudan</link>
       <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 08:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Sudan/20081016_18:35:06</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Sudan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Netherlands</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Netherlands</link>
       <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 04:42:24 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Netherlands/20081016_14:42:24</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Netherlands</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Madagascar</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Crime (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Madagascar</link>
       <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 04:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Madagascar/20081016_14:38:48</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Madagascar</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update), Local Travel (area bordering Serbia), and Entry and Exit Requirements (registering place of residence).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/FYROM</link>
       <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 04:36:19 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/FYROM/20081016_14:36:19</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>North west region bordering Kosovo</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Zambia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (presidential election 30 October), and Health Issues (temporary restriction on medical evacuations to South Africa).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Zambia</link>
       <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 04:32:35 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Zambia/20081016_14:32:35</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Zambia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border areas with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Mozambique</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Solomon Islands</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Crime (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Solomon_Islands</link>
       <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 04:24:17 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Solomon_Islands/20081016_14:24:17</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Solomon Islands</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Guinea</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update) and Money and Valuables (update).  The overall level of the advice has decreased.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Guinea</link>
       <pubDate>16 Oct 2008 04:20:53 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Guinea/20081016_14:20:53</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Guinea</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border regions with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Guinea Forestiere region</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Cameroon</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (Bakassi Peninsula update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Cameroon</link>
       <pubDate>15 Oct 2008 00:40:31 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Cameroon/20081015_10:40:31</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Cameroon</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Eastern Provinces, Border area with the Central African Republic and the Lake Chad region</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border area with Nigeria in the region of the Bakassi Peninsula</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Niger</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Niger</link>
       <pubDate>15 Oct 2008 00:37:32 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Niger/20081015_10:37:32</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Niger</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Departments of Agadez, Diffa, Zinder and Maradi, and north of the city of Abalack in the Department of Tahoua</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Benin</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Benin</link>
       <pubDate>15 Oct 2008 00:34:18 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Benin/20081015_10:34:18</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Benin</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Mauritius</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mauritius</link>
       <pubDate>14 Oct 2008 22:30:29 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Mauritius/20081015_08:30:29</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Mauritius</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Denmark</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Crime (update) and Money and Valuables (credit cards).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Denmark</link>
       <pubDate>12 Oct 2008 22:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Denmark/20081013_08:35:41</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Denmark</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Latvia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (avoid demonstrations), Crime (update) and Money and Valuables (credit card fraud), and Entry and Exit Requirements (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Latvia</link>
       <pubDate>12 Oct 2008 22:30:12 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Latvia/20081013_08:30:12</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Latvia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Sierra Leone</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Sierra_Leone</link>
       <pubDate>12 Oct 2008 22:25:30 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Sierra_Leone/20081013_08:25:30</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Sierra Leone</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border areas with Liberia and Guinea</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Belgium</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Where to Get Help (Belgian emergency numbers).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Belgium</link>
       <pubDate>12 Oct 2008 22:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Belgium/20081013_08:16:32</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Belgium</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>New Caledonia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Local Customs (update) and Health Issues (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/New_Caledonia</link>
       <pubDate>12 Oct 2008 22:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/New_Caledonia/20081013_08:14:15</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>New Caledonia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Belarus</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Belarus</link>
       <pubDate>03 Oct 2008 06:20:31 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Belarus/20081003_16:20:31</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Belarus</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Ukraine</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ukraine</link>
       <pubDate>03 Oct 2008 05:36:27 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Ukraine/20081003_15:36:27</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Ukraine</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Canada</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Canada</link>
       <pubDate>03 Oct 2008 05:22:47 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Canada/20081003_15:22:47</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Canada</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Kyrgyz Republic</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Information for Dual Nationals (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Kyrgyz_Republic</link>
       <pubDate>01 Oct 2008 06:08:07 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Kyrgyz_Republic/20081001_16:08:07</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Kyrgyz Republic</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Kyrgyz-Uzbek and Kyrgyz-Tajik border areas and Fergana Valley</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Panama</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Where to Get Help (Canadian Embassy, Panama City).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Panama</link>
       <pubDate>01 Oct 2008 04:21:02 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Panama/20081001_14:21:02</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Panama</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Darien Gap beyond Yaviza</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Democratic People's Republic of Korea</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under both Safety and Security : Civil Unrest/Political Tension (general information about the restrictions on public information) and Where to Get Help (Australian Embassy, Seoul, Republic of Korea).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/North_Korea</link>
       <pubDate>01 Oct 2008 04:14:33 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/North_Korea/20081001_14:14:33</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Democratic People's Republic of Korea</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Norway</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Norway</link>
       <pubDate>01 Oct 2008 03:57:08 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Norway/20081001_13:57:08</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Norway</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Cyprus</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Cyprus</link>
       <pubDate>01 Oct 2008 03:50:25 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Cyprus/20081001_13:50:25</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Cyprus</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     
     <item>
       <title>Pakistan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Pakistan</link>
       <pubDate>30 Sep 2008 06:58:27 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Pakistan/20080930_16:58:27</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Pakistan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Baluchistan, North-West Frontier Province, federally-administered tribal areas, border areas with Afghanistan and India</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Syria</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Summary and Safety and Security: Terrorism (car bomb). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Syria</link>
       <pubDate>27 Sep 2008 13:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Syria/20080927_23:05:48</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Syria</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Mongolia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Health Issues (milk products manufactured in China).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mongolia</link>
       <pubDate>25 Sep 2008 04:06:18 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Mongolia/20080925_14:06:18</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Mongolia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Taiwan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Taiwan</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 23:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Taiwan/20080925_09:00:44</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Taiwan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>France</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Terrorism (Basque group ETA), Crime (update) and Local Travel (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/France</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 22:52:53 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/France/20080925_08:52:53</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>France</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Malta</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Malta</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 22:48:04 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Malta/20080925_08:48:04</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Malta</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Fiji</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Health Issues (increase in dengue fever cases).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Fiji</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 22:45:15 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Fiji/20080925_08:45:15</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Fiji</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Suva</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Egypt</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and updated.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Crime (kidnap of tourists in southwestern Egypt) and Local travel (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Egypt</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 08:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Egypt/20080924_18:09:14</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Egypt</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Sinai</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Hungary</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Crime (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Hungary</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 05:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Hungary/20080924_15:10:11</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Hungary</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Palau</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Health Issues (dengue fever outbreak).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Palau</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 05:05:31 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Palau/20080924_15:05:31</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Palau</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>China</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Health Issues (milk products).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/China</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 04:30:44 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/China/20080924_14:30:44</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>China</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Tibet</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Xinjiang Province</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Tibetan areas of Yunnan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Burma</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Health Issues (milk products manufactured in China).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Burma</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 04:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Burma/20080924_14:16:51</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Burma</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Burma/Thailand border area</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Burundi</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Health Issues (milk products manufactured in China).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Burundi</link>
       <pubDate>24 Sep 2008 04:14:37 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Burundi/20080924_14:14:37</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Burundi</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Bujumbura</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Kosovo</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update), and Where to Get Help (Australian Embassy, Austria).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Kosovo</link>
       <pubDate>23 Sep 2008 04:59:43 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Kosovo/20080923_14:59:43</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Kosovo</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Leposavic, Zubin Potok and Zvecan municipalities and North Mitrovica</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Tonga</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Tonga</link>
       <pubDate>23 Sep 2008 04:54:05 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Tonga/20080923_14:54:05</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Tonga</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Nuku'alofa</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Mexico </title>
       <description>
     The advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (Independence day rally attack) and Crime (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mexico</link>
       <pubDate>19 Sep 2008 07:48:07 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Mexico/20080919_17:48:07</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Mexico</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Brazil</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Local Laws (drink driving).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Brazil</link>
       <pubDate>18 Sep 2008 00:30:24 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Brazil/20080918_10:30:24</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Brazil</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Costa Rica</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Crime (update) and Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Costa_Rica</link>
       <pubDate>15 Sep 2008 22:48:17 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Costa_Rica/20080916_08:48:17</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Costa Rica</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Cuba</title>
       <description>
     The advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (storm damage and airport closures).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Cuba</link>
       <pubDate>13 Sep 2008 01:10:05 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Cuba/20080913_11:10:05</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Cuba</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Haiti</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Haiti</link>
       <pubDate>12 Sep 2008 07:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Haiti/20080912_17:12:32</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Haiti</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Japan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Local Travel (southern Kurile Islands), and Local Laws (use of CB radios).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Japan</link>
       <pubDate>12 Sep 2008 03:36:27 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Japan/20080912_13:36:27</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Japan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Venezuela</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Venezuela</link>
       <pubDate>11 Sep 2008 00:55:28 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Venezuela/20080911_10:55:28</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Venezuela</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border areas with Colombia (within 80kms)</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Colombia </title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Terrorism (US Warden Message) and Local Travel (landmines).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Colombia</link>
       <pubDate>11 Sep 2008 00:49:24 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Colombia/20080911_10:49:24</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Colombia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>The provinces of Cesar and La Guajira, the cities of Cali and Popayan, and most rural areas</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Santander, Putumayo, Arauca, Cauca, Caqueta, Guaviare, Valle de Cauca, Narino, Antioquia, Norte de Santander and Meta</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Laos</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Laos</link>
       <pubDate>08 Sep 2008 05:33:40 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Laos/20080908_15:33:40</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Laos</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Guam</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Where to Get Help (embassy website).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Guam</link>
       <pubDate>05 Sep 2008 01:36:15 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Guam/20080905_11:36:15</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Guam</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Albania</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Albania</link>
       <pubDate>05 Sep 2008 01:27:24 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Albania/20080905_11:27:24</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Albania</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>North east region bordering Kosovo</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Austria</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Austria</link>
       <pubDate>05 Sep 2008 01:14:29 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Austria/20080905_11:14:29</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Austria</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Angola</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security:  Crime (update) and Money and Valuables (US currency), and Entry and Exit Requirements (visa requirements).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Angola</link>
       <pubDate>01 Sep 2008 01:51:53 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Angola/20080901_11:51:53</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Angola</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Luanda</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reissued.  It contains new information under Where to Get Help (new embassy address). The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Israel_Gaza_Strip_and_West_Bank</link>
       <pubDate>01 Sep 2008 00:48:54 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Israel_Gaza_Strip_and_West_Bank/20080901_10:48:54</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Israel</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Gaza Strip, including at least 12km beyond its perimeter, and the West Bank</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Russia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Entry and Exit Requirements (transit visas).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Russia</link>
       <pubDate>31 Aug 2008 23:40:15 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Russia/20080901_09:40:15</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Russia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>North Caucasus</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     
     <item>
       <title>Lebanon</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Civil Unrest/Political Tension (armed clashes in Tripoli). We now advise against all travel to Tripoli.  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Lebanon</link>
       <pubDate>29 Aug 2008 08:53:39 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Lebanon/20080829_18:53:39</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Lebanon</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Tripoli, south of the Litani River and Palestinian refugee camps</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Nepal</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (flooding).  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Nepal</link>
       <pubDate>29 Aug 2008 07:23:33 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Nepal/20080829_17:23:33</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Nepal</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Samoa</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information in the Summary and under Health Issues (dengue fever outbreak).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Samoa</link>
       <pubDate>29 Aug 2008 07:10:43 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Samoa/20080829_17:10:43</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Samoa</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Republic of Korea</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/South_Korea</link>
       <pubDate>29 Aug 2008 06:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/South_Korea/20080829_16:39:37</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Republic of Korea</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Singapore</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Airline Safety (update) and Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (monsoon), and Local Laws (update) and Health Issues (hand, foot and mouth disease). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Singapore</link>
       <pubDate>29 Aug 2008 02:03:56 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Singapore/20080829_12:03:56</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Singapore</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Philippines</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Terrorism (continuing high threat of terrorist attack in provinces in Mindanao). The overall level of the advice has not changed.  
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Philippines</link>
       <pubDate>22 Aug 2008 07:28:53 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Philippines/20080822_17:28:53</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Philippines</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Mindanao, including the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Sulu Archipelago</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Poland</title>
       <description>
     The advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Poland</link>
       <pubDate>22 Aug 2008 03:11:35 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Poland/20080822_13:11:35</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Poland</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Tanzania</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Tanzania</link>
       <pubDate>22 Aug 2008 03:10:48 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Tanzania/20080822_13:10:48</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Tanzania</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border areas with Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Argentina</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and Climate (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Argentina</link>
       <pubDate>22 Aug 2008 03:03:36 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Argentina/20080822_13:03:36</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Argentina</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Armenia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Armenia</link>
       <pubDate>22 Aug 2008 03:01:57 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Armenia/20080822_13:01:57</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Armenia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Nagorno-Karabakh</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Bosnia and Herzegovina</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Entry and Exit Requirements (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina</link>
       <pubDate>19 Aug 2008 04:31:25 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina/20080819_14:31:25</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Bosnia and Herzegovina</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Suriname</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Suriname</link>
       <pubDate>19 Aug 2008 03:43:42 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Suriname/20080819_13:43:42</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Suriname</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Central African Republic</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Central_African_Republic</link>
       <pubDate>18 Aug 2008 04:04:15 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Central_African_Republic/20080818_14:04:15</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Central African Republic</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>5/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Do not travel</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Bangui</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Finland</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Finland</link>
       <pubDate>18 Aug 2008 04:01:15 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Finland/20080818_14:01:15</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Finland</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Estonia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Estonia</link>
       <pubDate>13 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Estonia/20080813_15:00:00</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Estonia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Tajikistan</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Tajikistan</link>
       <pubDate>13 Aug 2008 04:57:11 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Tajikistan/20080813_14:57:11</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Tajikistan</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Border regions with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>General Advice to Australian Travellers</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Laws (seek professional advice, medication).
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/General</link>
       <pubDate>08 Aug 2008 06:29:51 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/General/20080808_16:29:51</guid>
       </item>
     <item>
       <title>Ireland</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been revised and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ireland</link>
       <pubDate>07 Aug 2008 04:30:14 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Ireland/20080807_14:30:14</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Ireland</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Jamaica</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Local Travel (update), and Health Issues (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Jamaica</link>
       <pubDate>07 Aug 2008 04:27:10 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Jamaica/20080807_14:27:10</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Jamaica</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Malaysia</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Local Travel (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Malaysia</link>
       <pubDate>07 Aug 2008 02:43:30 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Malaysia/20080807_12:43:30</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Malaysia</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>2/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Exercise caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Islands, dive sites and coastal areas of Eastern Sabah</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Romania</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Romania</link>
       <pubDate>06 Aug 2008 01:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Romania/20080806_11:03:07</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Romania</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Chile</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security: Crime (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Chile</link>
       <pubDate>05 Aug 2008 03:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Chile/20080805_13:34:02</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Chile</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>1/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>Be alert to own security</dc:description>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Turkey</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. 
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Turkey</link>
       <pubDate>04 Aug 2008 07:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Turkey/20080804_17:55:17</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Turkey</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Borders with Syria, Iraq and Iran</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     <item>
       <title>Rwanda</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Safety and Security:  Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.
     </description>
       <link>http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Rwanda</link>
       <pubDate>01 Aug 2008 06:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
       <guid isPermaLink="false">GUID:www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Rwanda/20080801_16:04:13</guid>
       
       <ta:warnings>
         <dc:coverage>Rwanda</dc:coverage>
         <ta:level>3/5</ta:level>
         <dc:description>High degree of caution</dc:description>
         <ta:warning>
             <dc:coverage>Borders with Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo</dc:coverage>
             <ta:level>4/5</ta:level>
             <dc:description>Reconsider your need to travel</dc:description>
         </ta:warning>
       </ta:warnings></item>
     
     <item>
       <title>Iran</title>
       <description>
     This advice has been reviewed and reissued.  It contains new information under Terrorism (explosion in Shiraz) and Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update). The overal