There always are impacts, yes form tells us we will see a change in government.
But in any form of racing the rough outsider wins now and again.
Who will win?
How will we handle it?
We at such times are indeed the lucky country, we line up and vote without street fighting.
We never truly except the voters will if it is not the result we want but we do not fight in the streets.
If the polls are wrong? if Labor is defeated?
The impact will be huge, workchoices will see its intention come to reality unions would shrink.
If the polls are right?
Conservatives in one electoral term would have gone from the heights to the very bottom, years of rebuilding ahead.
I feel it is unlikely we will find our economy suffers who ever wins but what do others think.

No election in my lifetime has been as important as this one there will be impacts for Australia.
It is not over both sides can win and the one that does not?
Just say Howard pulls it of, what next for Labor, how could they expect to win an election?
And if the polls are right?
Rebuilding the Liberals may take them back to the past or in brand new directions.

If Labour wins in the federal election the scenario will mirror the previous Labour wins. Lots'n lots of spending the savings of the conservative governments until we hit the economic brickwall again. However, the recovery will be a hell of a lot harder until the following election. Why, because of Labor's tendency to pander to the idealistic & unrealistic orientated rather than the workforce which, after all, is the backbone of the country. People always criticise Howard's crew isn't doing enough. Try & focus on your job whilst some dimwit is nagging you with nonsense 100% of the time. I'm sure most of us can't perform under such circumstances.

Nearly everyday we hear of changes which effect the people of Australia, most of the changes take away our security and conditions.
John Howards Industrial Relations Legislation has created more harm than good for the average working class people.
As a swinging voter, to name a few, the following issues are what I beleive need to be addressed and rectified,
1/ Climate change
2/ Immigration should cease until we have sufficient water and
recorces.
3/ Protection for people with a mortgage. Mortgages should not be
effected by interest rate rises.
4/ Fair Industrial Relations Laws and not as they curruntly are.
5/ Act for the people of Australia and not for Foreign Governments
Global Corparations.
John Howard, Peter Costello and the Liberals, whom I voted in the last Federal election have had their chance. We need a change, a new Government, one who will act for all Australians regardless if they are rich or poor, working or retired.

OK for those who came in late I am from the ALP center unity faction, the right.
I live in the same faction of the trade union movement.
Proudly.
I when 74% said Bob Hawk was doing a good job did not like every thing he did, love the bloke now.
Rudd will win, he will govern well, too well for me, he will be well liked and his support is likely to be as great as Hawk's at some time in his term as PM.
Some detractors in conservative ranks will try to hide todays fears and forget todays claims.
Yet I may well regret the loss of Beazley and dream still of an ALP lead by Bill Shorten.
See I have no fear of New Labor, a step in the evolution of left of center politics.
No fear of accountability in social welfare, education , health spending.
But while I want Rudd to win more than I want air, I fear him.
I do not fear accountability for unions.
I do not fear harder work for better outcomes for unions.
I do not fear change for unions.
I fear the blindness that says only unions are the problem in IR.
I fear Kevin Rudd, who grew up poor never had to hold his hat over his heart in a country town while the boss passed by.
Never had to sit down 2 days before pay day to make a choice to spend the last money on bread or milk?
I fear my voice will be lost in the crowd.
There will be impacts.

Belly,

I do not fear accountability for bureaucrats.
I do not fear harder work for better outcomes for the whole of society.
I do not fear for useless & corrupt unions being put into place.
I fear the blindness of the left-wing that says unions are not to blame for the necessity of IR.
I fear for Kevin Rudd the kid who never grew up & now wants to be in charge of peoples' lives.
I did have to sit down several times before pay day to make a choice what spend the last
dollar on after losing employment due to Labor mismanagement.
Belly, I fear my experience is lost in the crowd & I fear nothing more than Kevin Rudd becoming PM.