I thank the author! truly! here in one post we see the reason Labor is going to not only form the next government but why the defeat will be worse than mad Mark Lathams.
REFUSAL to except the peoples view point , to understand the lie that was children over board and the AWB scandal.
To understand federally AUSTRALIAN VOTERS have done what they did in every state, voted for the lessor of 2 evils.
Yes until Rudd middle Australia, far from in love with Howard trusted him more than Simon Crean, God even ALP members did!
Latham? trendy dreamers who did not understand his lack of skills maybe ,but as we lined up for our flogging last election those who understand the subject knew we had no chance.
Conservative Australia must travel that path, face a turn around and defeat worse than Lathams.
Like Labor hear and see the voters will in action, understand the great distance traveled from the party formed by its founder, plan to return to Liberalism.
Watch however the true damage that turn around has done Kevin Rudd will not waste his chance.
Running him down may take a decade even more.

The author makes good sense.

Yawn...another Liberal hack with the usual biased dribble...

I dont believe the propaganda about Liberals being good economic managers. From 1970s, lived, worked, raised a family through 30+ years of both sides of government.

I have never been worse off than these 11 years and my now adult kids are worse off.

Double-taxed to support the spoilt selfish. One kid had their HECS debt doubled before they graduated with annual interest. Another kid instantly dismissed without severance from her job when her pregnancy was noticed. Thats "fair" under Workchoices. My other kid is disabled. A 9-month legal battle with Centrelink debts re "Carer's Allowance". I won my case eventually like 98% of the other average 22,000 Australians/year who win their appeals. If they aren't starved by the 2 year wait first.Then the next year Costello cuts disability pensions!

My super has declined by 8% in real terms over 11 years. I pay for expensive private hospital cover I can't afford to use with a 26% age-loading surcharge because I'm the wrong age-group.

The surplus has come from bleeding me dry, the sale of Telstra and sale of national Gold Reserves. Selling off Telstra didn't provide cheaper phone calls. Now military force on Aboriginal land to sell that off too. What happens when there's nothing left to sell?

I think the Liberals have done what they did when they left before in 83. They left a "Scorched Earth" on their way out. Labor didn't know just how bad it was until they got in and national treasury accounts were opened up to scrutiny.

I am so tired of hearing the lies about the high interest rates! The whole planet was in the grip of a global recession. Other countries were worse off. Average mortgages were $60K. 18% of $60K is less than 6% of $200K. No GST. Stamp duty was peanuts. There were "losers", bad-luck, not govt policy. Others like me, were "winners". Rates sky-rocketed, prices fell. Meant people like me could finally get in on the market.

Good economic management or not, Liberals can stick it where the sun don't shine.

Rain! If there was someone who has said all the right things, its you.
10\10 for comment.

Rain ,did you enjoy the Keating Banana republic recession we had to have better than John Howard's economic growth?