Individual only sees what goes on at question time, never mind the 200+ legislative amendments that have been made.
Julia is the most progressive PM we have had. Not allowing the polls to persuade your actions, which i think would be selective in their conclusions. Business is happy with the carbon tax, all they want is to know the future. I can not honestly believe Mr Abbott will see an election. NBN, towns are fighting over who is going to get the new cable first. All is posative and progressive. We need a referendum on weather we want a republic at the next election. Mr Abbott with his negative attitude has only caused insecurity for business, and his stupidity in the boat people, has seen him inflict an enormous wound, on the people of AU.

579,
A referendum on weather ? are you for real ? What is the wound inflicted to the people of AU re the boat people ? A little more precision would appreciated on that.

Grim,
Yeah, that was in 60's. Couldn't do it now though eh ? Maybe JG should try the garbage can trick.
Progressive means forging ahead not rolling backwards.

200+ legislative amendments
579,
can you please state a couple of these which are of benefit to us ?

Work choices is all you need to know about. By the time the next election rolls around, Abbott will not have a credible word left to sell. If abbott thought by standing firm and demanding his way or no way on boat people, well he got no way. And that went against 90% of Australians. Julia has tremendous fortitude, without fear or favor, and has shown how to be a progressive leader.

Roses,
There's a difference between progressive and remedial policies, the pokies laws, fair work etc are about damage limitation.
In three or four years when the Carbon trading scheme is revealed to be just another Bankster scam there will have to be remedial legislation to calm people's nerves.
The government exists only as a conduit through which the fruits of our labour pass on the way to rich people's pockets, politicians will do anything and say anything to keep the gears of that machine moving.

Fair work was not remedial, when you have an opposition not in favor of anything, that is progressive. That lot don,t believe that poker machine rules need attention. That will take a progressive govt; to fix the gaps. NBN has towns fighting over who is going to get the roll out next. No for-sight at all on the part of liberal. It is fraudulent to pay them for nothing, they are not heard of, let alone have any contributing ideas.