Belly,

Can you really put your hand on your heart and claim that federal Labor has nothing whatsoever to do with the massive swings in NSW, Victoria and Queensland? Are these all a huge coincidence?

If you are really able to exercise your critical facilities outside your party's spin, please do so now.

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As for the carbon tax, it, like selling our (QLD) assetts, was based on a lie.

People don't like to be lied to, end of story.

Now unless you're blind Freddie, you will accept that this tax is a shocker, it will not make one scrap of difference to the environment, and after all, that's what the concern is about with carbon. Apparently!

It is little more than a permit to pollute, that the payees will simply pass on.

How that can be seen as clever, will be answered in the polls, with QLD being first cab off the rank.

State and federal labor are train wrecks, as they have turned our economies into crap, and while some think they may be clever, just try telling that to someone who can't afford to live anymore.

All the stats in the world mean little when compared to the huge hole in our bank account, thanks to labor.

The tax, in conjunction with the lies is what this is about.

Shadow Minister, I think you are rewriting history. The Queensland conservative coalition has always had leadership problems ever since Joh left. It was what killed them in the last election and probably the one before that.

The election has always bee the LNPs to lose, and this time they got a clear leader, but they had to get him not from the ranks of the already elected. Without Newman, they would still be stuck with the likes of Springborg, Seeney or Langbroek, which would be a rerun of the last election.

And you can't just see a landslide victory looming and then claim that it's a 'referendum' on a policy that you happen to not like. Noone has campaigned on it. In fact i have been struggling to see what it has been run on apart from 'Campbells a clear leader', 'We're not Labor', 'Don't worry about Campbell not getting in' and the anti- 'You can't trust Campbell'.

I heard nothing about a carbon tax anywhere. Maybe it's on the throwaway literature they insist on sticking in peoples letterboxes.

The proof will be seen in six months of CN rule, so don't build him up to much, it's a long way to the bottom.
CN is in favor of the tax, as long as he gets a bigger share. Corruption in the making.
In QLD that is not unknown, so be careful.
In vic the lib govt; wants to sell the arts centre now. The only way they no is to sell public assets.
Extreme weather events will continue and will be a cause for a lot of infrastructure, so keep your govt; on track and good luck.

Those within the ALP need to have a good look at the Party, see what it has become, see the direction it is heading in, and make a decision. The conservative element within the ALP has controlled the party for so long and to such an extent that it no longer represents the ordinary Australian as it once did, well, at least tried to represent.
To my way of thinking the party is terminally ill and the progressive members like Doug Cameron and Penny Wong just to name but two, should desert it. I can see the day when a truly progressive political party will form in Australia, made up of people committed to social justice with a sustainable future, committed, like old time Labor to a fair go for all Australians not just the privileged few.
Like the bloke who wont buy a sick horse, Australia wont buy a sick Labor Party. Must write a few more letters to Labor MP's, it all helps.

Belly, a few points if I may.

Firstly, it’s very curious that at as a rusted on ALP supporter, you would try to tell LNP supporters why they will vote today? You have absolutely no idea what motivates the LNP supporters. So rather than trying to tell us what you think, why don’t you ask?

Secondly, LNP support cares nothing for what you regard as LNP motivation, because at a predicted 28% ALP primary vote you would clearly be both wrong and irrelevant.

Thirdly, LNP supporters have absolutely no interest in speculating where the ALP went wrong, that my dear friend is your problem.

My kindest regards to you and to Julia,

Barry.