You only have to drive on the roads to come to that conclusion.

You are so right there mate, just goes to show what 20 odd years of labor rule can do, or not do.

Or, did CN cause this in less than six months.

In labor's defense, the floods played havoc and with the likes of the western downs, this is amplified by the enormous increase in traffic numbers, especially semies and B doubles.

The worlds best treasurer is in charge of the budget.
Not one road patrol did i see fixing pot holes.
Bridges without barriers.
No roadside safety fences what so ever. These should be the top priorities.
But as normal the coalition are hell bent on putting people out of work.

Would this worlds best treasurer be anything like the last one.

He was the "LAW law" tax cuts treasurer. Come to think of it that one was probably the worlds best liar, that is, before Julia came along, & swept all before her in that competition.

If there had been an Olympic gold for lying, our Labor Treasurers & PMs would win every time.

Wayne Swan named world's best Treasurer by Euromoney magazine

Treasurer Wayne Swan in his Parliament House office in Canberra yesterday. Picture: Ray Strange Source: The Australian

WAYNE Swan last night joined Paul Keating as the only Australians to be named by banking magazine Euromoney as the world's finance minister of the year. The Treasurer received the accolade for his judgment in steering the Australian economy through the global financial crisis and guiding a strong recovery.

Mr Keating received the award at the end of his first year as treasurer in 1984.

"Mr Swan receives his award for his careful stewardship of Australia's finances and economic performance both during and since the global financial crisis," the magazine's citation says.

"Throughout that time, Australia has not only avoided falling into recession, but has been the best performing of the world's developed market economies."

Mr Swan will receive the award on Friday in Washington, while there for meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the G20.

"Our first priority has always been jobs with decent pay and conditions," Mr Swan said last night. "There's an extra 750,000 Australians bringing home a pay packet since we were elected and that's what Labor governments are all about."
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Euromoney acknowledged that Mr Swan had inherited a strong economy from his predecessor, Peter Costello, and also that Australia had been helped by the strength of the Chinese economy.

"But, beginning with his swift response to stimulate the economy in 2007-08 despite strong opposition at home, Swan has succeeded in getting most of the important decisions right," the magazine said.

These included the measures to stimulate the economy after the global financial crisis struck and putting in place an "exit strategy" and for returning the budget to surplus with "a fiscal discipline that many other finance ministers refuse to adopt"