The latest Newspoll results show that on the 2 party preferred vote (the one that matters) Labor and Coalition are now 50/50.

Also, Prime Minister Gillard is the preferred PM over Mr. Abbott by 46% to 32%.

The multitude of Coalition lies over the past year, their incompetent 70 billion dollar budget hole and the parliamentary behaviour of incompetents like Hockey, the 2 Bishops, Abbott and that drama queen Pyne (who continually abuses points of order), has finally come home to roost. The Aussie public is now waking up to what a disaster the coalition would be in government.

The Coalition's ONLY hope is Malcolm Turnbull as leader. There's no doubt, Mr. Turnbull will lead the coalition into the next election.

DiamondPete, dream on I say.

Have you noticed labor are not crowing about it, that's because even they know the libs have slipped, which simply makes them look stronger.

Fed Politics is like a game of snakes and ladders, only problem is, all the moves are down the ladder, not up.

My tip is a snap election.

An election has been tipped many times over in the last 3 years. Just because Mr negative has opened his mouth to often he has now said to much.
Mr Abbott is a danger to this country, and treats the Australian electorate as idiots. Time tells on the Abbott's tactics, as he was designed for an election about 12 months ago.
The carbon tax was a dismal failure, since then he doesn't have any ammo left, and no policy. The libs have driven into a vacuum.
Filthy politics on behalf of Thomson and Slipper, has gained nothing.
Further condemning the Labor camp of backflips ,lies etc will drive Abbott clean out the door.

579, I don't care who runs the country, labor or libs, so long as they stop the waste and miss management, something even the likes of you must admit is not one of labor's strengths.

I think the next election may now be won by those who can show they will waste the least and redirect spending towards our own people and on worthwhile, noteworthy projects.

Dear rehctub,

You should talk to Queenslanders, Victorians and
the voters in NSW to get their views on how well
the Libs are managing the economy. And while you're at it,
talk to both local and overseas economic experts and ask them how the
Australian economy is doing. It may surprise you.

I agree - the only hope that the Libs do have of
bringing in some economic nous into the equation is -
Malcolm Turnbull as leader.

Stop the waste and miss-management. That is a typical liberal line. A line is all it is, and does not hold substance.
To believe in that line is to treat the populace as sheep, one size does not fit all.
It won't be Dr no that will expose his hand for the people to pull apart, simply because their agenda is to drag people to a submission, that can-not be escaped.
The federal govt; is putting up money to help the 14,000 sackings from qld. The CN foe does not have that sort of humanity,
A misguided people, that pay dearly for a pre programmed agenda.