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The current Howard maneuvers to wedge Rudd using aboriginal child abuse are really sickening. This isn't a new problem, and Howard's mob has done fuck-all for the last 11 years about it. Suddenly they come out with a shiny new policy in a day and a half, with no consultation. Surprise surprise, a Howard plan involves more centralised power to his government, and little or no local input. And if someone can explain how cancelling a bunch of land-rights and taking the land back has even the slightest thing to do with the issue, I'd love to hear it.

Finally, remember that any time a politician tells you they need to do something 'for the children', someone's going to get royally fucked over.