Ah Bazz what am I to do with you?
Too much white noise there bloke not hearing you all that well is the Ariel connected?
Gillard will win public opinion and support, her team too, Abbott, never a chance again.

This morning I read three online news papers before coming here, and wrote and sent 16 work related e mails.
The Australian seemed to support Gillards selection of ministers and looked to be putting as much hope in Bill Shorten as me, our future PM.
Balanced and informative, unlike its election campaign bias.
Sydney Herald?
well its too hard for the toilet wall so lets try to sell it.
Gillard rewards plotters it said, got worse but never asked did Abbott reward his plotters who put him in place.
Plotters? if Abbott and Shadow Minister got it right maybe Hero's not anything else.
Shorten did what every great man would ,worked in the best interests of his party /country.
Now the once Labor daily, yep it was,, the Telegraph, it said sell!
Plotters rewarded,, Rudd rubs it in,, stuff you like to read in the little house out the back before you put the paper to use.
What interesting times we live in.
Is there a future for print media.
If invention takes the place of reporting maybe not I grew out of comic books a long time ago.

More statement or wish lists from Belly.

"Gillard will reform and govern well"

"We will get an NBN we will love it"

How did it go with "Labor will be returned with an increased majority"?

Considering that JG managed to make a right mess of it with the BER, I am not overwhelmed with confidence.

Labor did not win the primary vote, the 2pp vote or the most seats, but has cobbled together 4 of the 5 independents, two of whose electorates strongly oppose Labor, to govern.

In no way have the electorate given her a mandate to govern. Neither did TW or RO's electorates in any let their feelings be hidden about who they felt should govern.

RO had deliberately concealed from his electorate, that he had previously approached NSW Labor for a cabinet post and been rejected. The fall out from this being revealed forced him to turn down the cushy cabinet position that he had requested from JG.

RO's electorate is understandably furious that he lied to them, and if he wishes any chance of retaining his seat, his voting patterns need to reflect the wishes of his electorate, which the liberals will ensure are crystal clear to all.

Thanks yet again Shadow Minister in that post you again highlighted just what you will do to avoid the truth.
Labor still leads the two party preferred did you make a mistake or just over look that truth?
Your coalition did not win as many seats as mine, show me that is not true.
Count your WA and QLD Independents
Count the green and Wilkie with my mob, then include the two ex Nats who chose my team.
Now swallow that lump in your throat, take a breath.
If those two had picked you what would you be saying about them today.
Extraordinary events saw my party still win a mandate.
Do you fear that truth.
Gillard has one great advantage,, she has planned for this every day of her life, she will not fail, I will not trust her but she will worry and concern you greatly.
I got it wrong but you do in almost every post.
Few take anything you say as balanced comment.

The national swing to the LNP was around 1.5%, The swing to the Greens was about 3 times as much and even the percentage increase of informal votes (ie none of the above) was also higher than that 1.5%.

Although they crashed in Queensland and Western Sydney, there were some swings toward Labor in Victoria.

Although it was an overall protest against Labor it can in no way be seen to be a huge vote of confidence for the LNP alternative.

All I can see ahead is obstruction and deliberate instability from Abbott in the hope that they will force another election in the hope of attracting just a few more votes.

Somehow I feel that this may backfire, particularly after Abbotts hollow claims of a "kinder and gentler polity".

The more they shriek and squeal about how bad things are and if the economy stays on track, it will show them up for the arrogant political opportunists they really are.

If Labor manages to get it's campaigning strategy back on track, things may be even more different.

Bring it on.

And people actually believe we have a representative government. All those who were voted into Parliament from the Coalition, Labor, Greens and Independents were voted in to represent best interests not self interest or party interest.

The destructive approach is an insult to the Australian people. We don't vote in Gods we vote in human beings to represent the people's interests. Going in with a kick-arse philosophy even on issues of agreement in the name of "opposition" is a foolhardy and autocratic approach.

Were the Coalition's eyes and ears shut during the whole ridiculous election debacle that unfolded before us. Both parties need to really start hearing and listening to what the voters want - that is more honest government and not an unruly and irrelevant competitive sporting event.