As I watch the shenanigans going on between the big 2 Dumb Parties and their leaders Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Even Dummber. I sigh in relief, safe in the knowledge I am a member of the true party of honesty, integrity and down right good policies! The Greens. A party of wonderful leadership and terrific parliamentary representatives. No matter the outcome in September I am comforted in the knowledge that my good friend, Lee Rhiannon, will be there fighting the good fight on behalf of the down trodden, In true Bob Brown tradition, sticking it up the B's. I am joyous to think that there is a distinct possablity that Lee will be joined by a brand new Green Senator the proven champion of the people, my friend, the wonderful Cate Faehrmaqnn. So sharpen your pencils, and VOTE 1 THE GREENS.
In my post I hope you realise I have been as even handed as I can be.

Belly,
No, I am saying that those victims and injured by the road crash are treated and looked after FIRST, before anyone looks at the cause.

Same with the floods and fires. Therefore Newman is right.

Only now, in Rocky, are some being allowed back to their homes. Their immediate interests come first. Plenty to do there.

Paul1405, I almost choked on my coffee at that one.

Wonderful leadership, you're kidding.

Those couple of harpies from Tasmania, are every bit as nasty & viscous as Gillard, & have done every bit as much damage to the Oz people as has Gillard in this parliamentary term.

It is the fervent hope of most Ozzies that the people previously fooled by the nice fuzzy front on the greens, will now have seen through them to the nasty dictatorial attitude of their leadership.

Hopefully they can be swept from our lives, just like the Democrats before them.

Can't wait to see Tony strutting his stuff on the world's stage...

(Will he employ an aide, I wonder, to assist with the continual removal of his foot/feet from his mouth?)

These and other questions will be uppermost in the minds of the electorate in the months to come.

Woe is us - who have such a dearth of talent from which to choose. As I've opined before - in a population of 22 million, with the majority of voting age - we are reduced to the present choice - amazing!

Hooray another one of Emily's list who tried to shut down any debate gone! Rats deserting the smelliest ship in our history. Maybe Mundine could replace her.

Tony strutting his stuff on the world stage. What a picture, that is one way of getting laughed at i suppose.

Abbott would cut school bonus
Tony Abbott confirms the coalition plans to cut the school kids bonus, despite advice that he should omit the measure from his press club speech.

TONY Abbott has promised to restore trust to politics but has refused to explain how he will balance the budget while delivering new spending and abolishing some taxes.
The Opposition Leader has also promised to do whatever it takes to scrap Labor's carbon tax, even if it means another election within a year if the Senate proved unco-operative.
''When I say there will be no carbon tax under the government I lead, I am telling the truth,'' he told the National Press Club.