This says it all:

Galaxy poll this week:

An exclusive poll conducted for News Limited this week has found the political fight back of Julia Gillard is stalling after a toxic parliamentary year ended with political attacks, smear and accusations of criminal conduct.

Just one in five voters believes she has been completely open and honest.......Of 1015 people surveyed across Australia on Thursday and Friday nights, 31 per cent said she had lied and 31 per cent said she was economical with the truth.

And this woman keeps being presented as a viable leader of the country.

Juliar's smear campaign against Abbott is to cover Labor's complete lack of working policies.

Just thought I'd run this by you, SM,

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-12/slipper-sexual-harrassment-case-thrown-out/4423284

Poirot,

In the analysis

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/no-one-wins-in-abuse-of-the-law-media-and-politics-20121212-2ba2l.html#ixzz2ErtMbtu6

Justice Rares concedes ''Mr Slipper's conduct in some of those text messages is capable of being characterized as sexual harassment''. The judge described the texts as ''vulgar''

Despite being dropped from Mr Ashby's case, the Cabcharge allegations are still being ''actively considered'' by the commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

And Nicola Roxon settled in Ashby's favour, for sexual harassment in the work place. And Notably Nicola Roxon was rapped over the knuckles for abusing commonwealth power to unduly favour Slipper.

Did Ashby's SC unduly use the press (outside the court) to pressure Slipper to concede? Probably. Was material released under court privilege that would not have seen the light of day? Certainly.

Were the texts etc that were published exposing Slipper untrue, and were the basis for his removal as Speaker? Absolutely not.

I see that Labor is considering an inquiry to pursue the Coalition. If I were Abbott, I would welcome it, as Labor's hands are far from clean.