Do you really see that happening - no matter who's
in government? I don't!
Lexi,
WE, the voters could make this a major election issue, we have the time & means, do you have the will ?

Just a quick note of thanks to all you good people who so graciously decided to make a contribution to this humble topic, I really appreciate it.

Cheers...Sung Wu.

Lexi,

You are comparing a few gaffes and embellishments of Abbotts to the multiple lies told by Juliar?

How about the 3 biggest porkies of the past ten years:
1 .. Absolutely no chance of running for PM, then days later knifing Rudd
2 .. There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead, and days later announcing there will.
3 .. There is no chance of not making a surplus in 2012/13, and now looks like posting a $10bn deficit.

That is why Juliar consistently polls very low in trust, and why the call at the next election will be why believe her now when she has lied consistently.

Juliar will be remembered as a stain on Australian history.

Dear Shadow Minister,

History will judge all political leaders.
Some will go down on the dung heap, others merely
footnotes, and still others for their remarkable
achievements. Time will sort them all out.

It will be interesting years from now to see how
right or wrong we both were.

When we elect politicians we do so on various points. We vote for them because the alternative doesn't impress us, we vote for them because there is no alternative, we vote for them because our system forces us to vote for second & even third best, we vote for them because we believe they actually can do good for our society, we vote for them because we can personally benefit from them etc etc.
I vote for the Coalition not because I think they are such nice people far from it. I vote for them because I have experienced both of them during several turns in power. I have experienced that under Labor society has taken several steps backwards as a society but also economics haven taken large backward strides.
Under the Coalition society is definitely more cohesive & economics favour the whole of society not only those who don't lift a finger in contributing to our common wealth.
My observations would only ever let me vote Labor if they actually performed as good & preferably better than the Coalition has.

Dear Individual,

Tony Abbott has done nothing to establish his,
or his Party's economic credentials. He seems
content to simply keep telling voters that the Coalition
is more competent at economic management than
Labor. I need proof - not rhetoric. Costed policies
would help. As would Mr Abbott's willingness to appear
on television and answer questions from the Electorate -
which he currently is avoiding. Still we'll wait and see
what develops closer to September.