>"The Fairfax media group has ramped up its campaign against the Gillard Government. It appears now to have abandoned any pretence of reporting fairly on its successes and failures."

Surely you must be joking. The Fairfax press is as biased towards Labor and Greens as the ALPBC (the taxpayer funded Labor-Green propaganda agency).

Fairfax and ALPBC are blind to the reality that, on an objective basis, this is the worst government the country has had in probably 60 years. The damage Labor has done to this country will take decades to undo.

But you can't continue that blindness forever and expect to stay in business (or continue to be funded by the taxpayer in the case of the ALPBC).

Fairfax maybe, perhaps, starting to wake up and reveal to its readers that this country needs gets rid of this incompetent government, and put Labor out to pasture for at least a decade.

Good article and right on the money!! By the time I avoid right wing columnists in the SMH there is not much more to read. Now even Hartcher and Taylor have joined the Greek chorus. So thank goodness for alternative media like this. For another good exposition of how the "story" dominates the facts read Green's article in the Drum. This is quite a good government and if they do no more than keep Abbott and his crew away from power for as long as possible, they will have done well by the country.

You're a funny guy Alan; Fairfax biased gainst the ALP and the Greens.

Joke of the year.

And your mate stevenroger says:

"This is quite a good government"

New joke of the year.

Consider national debt; from $40 billion in the black when Howard lost to $260 billion in the red:

http://www.aofm.gov.au/

1/3 of the annual GDP down the drain and not a thing to show for it.

I can understand your anguish, Alan.

Fancy Fairfax having the hide to publish truthful articles, about our psychotic corrupt Prime Minister.

In fairness Alan, they were going broke publishing the Labor supporting lies of the past decades.

I know the rage that the truth generates in Labor supporters like yourself, but show some consideration for Faifax, your lying ally for so many years, and now in trouble because too many people woke up to it, and experienced the revulsion caused by such an awakening.

Have you decided to desert a sinking ship, Alan?

Good morning all,

Thanks for the comments.

The latest data from the World Bank and national statistics bureaus shows Australia is now even further ahead of the rest of the world with the best-managed economy.

Canada has just snuck ahead of Switzerland to be second, but both are still way behind Australia.

The figures are all here: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/

Can someone there in Australia please point me to an article on this in the Australian media?

Thanks so much.

AA

Judgements about the Gillard Govt. Austin, the media, or the people.

I think i will go with latter two.

I have been asked to contrbute to an university book on Gillard's record; perhaps they should have asked Austin for the sake of balance against truth.