Anyone notice that John Howard's plans for a single national industrial relations system were overwhelmingly rejected last Sunday by the Liberal Party's federal council? Could the lack of media interest in this extraodinary development indicate some mainstream media bias?

The only place I've seen this is Crikey. Did you see it anywhere else? I'd love to know if it can be independently verified. Because if it's true, words cannot describe how depressing it is. Because now we've lost the Senate, it's left to the media to keep the bastards honest. And if this is an indication of how well they'll perform over the next three years, well, it's just shameful.