And so it's come to this

Published: August 7, 2007, 8:11 am

Tags: liberals, rudd, alp, aboriginal australians, howard

The Libs have released their emergency seizure of Aboriginal land legislation. Just 24 hours before it is voted on. Chris Graham of The National Indigenous Times, which seems to be the premier newszine on Aboriginal issues, wrote this in today's Crikey. I hope they're cool with me printing the text. Only a card-carrying member of the Liberal Party could now argue that the 'emergency intervention' was anything but a political stunt. But if you still have your doubts, take a gander at the legislation that has sprung from it (read the full bills here and here).The 500-odd pages were dropped in the ALP's lap, with less than 24 hours available for scrutiny of the three bills before they're debated in parliament today.Yesterday, News Limited papers broke news of a leaked report by Liberal Party pollster Mark Textor, warning that 'Honest John' was now perceived as Old Dishonest John'. Textor had some advice.The government needed to seize the agenda from the ALP and, according to

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