If by fluke, or foot in mouth. Abbott has had his foot in his mouth since the Thomson and Slipper, fantasies were invented.
Fed police now involved. Tony is a little lonely at the moment.
Labor splurge and lib say nothing, sounds pretty right from you.
Wild predictions of elections are not in order, and not conclusive by any means. There is still 11 months to go yet, and 2 quarters left for a surplus. How much has Abbott cost this nation with his wild accusations of the disastrous effects of the Carbon Tax. Not to be heard of any more. Just something else debunked, like Slipper.

579 - THE EFFECTS OF THE CARBON TAX ARE IRRELEVANT THE FACT IS LABOR SAID THEY WOULD NOT INTRODUCE ONE SOUNDS LIKE A LIE TO ME.

I believe it is a bad tax and it will hit very hard in the future.

Philip S.,

It has already made an impact. I can't be the only person who has noticed the coincidence? that prices have already risen since the introduction of the carbon tax.From food to public and private transport, utilities to new home and land prices to mention just a few.
I believe this is just the tip of the iceberg. Think far cleverer people than me at the Reserve Bank have already factored this in when calculating future interest rates.

579,

Yes, people do want stable employment and a good outlook. Especially the hundreds who have been laid off work in the last few months.
Take for example the man who was 'let go' after 35 years with the same company. One has to wonder if for him and the others who were also 'let go' he will enjoy Christmas this year, or expects his family's life to perk up in the near future. We who are not in this unfortunate position should count our blessings, and be even more determined to influence change at the ballot boxes.

worldwatcher - I put the comment re impact because for some reason it has all but disappeared from main stream media just like the arrivals of the welfare for lifers boats are hardly reported now.

Also Abbott has shut his mouth on the issue as well.

But as stated in the future the real impact will hit everything like a tonne of bricks.

We can rely on Belly and 579 to make unsubstantiated noise.

579, I acknowledged that the economy is growing, as you tacitly have acknowledged that no Labor policies have worked. Also, a letter written to the police by a Labor MP does not mean the Feds are involved. I think labor are still trying to think of something vaguely illegal that Brough did.

Labor is the government of debt and taxes.

Shadow Minister - You are slipping too much Christmas cheer.

I will correct it for you.

Labor is the government of debt,taxes and approx 30,000 welfare for lifers.