It is unfortunate that both Labor and the Coalition supporters are beset with melancholy, but understandable. On one hand there is the incompetence of Gillard and Rudd for Labor, but there is equally no joy from the other side, the buffoonery of Abbott and Bishop.
Take heart my friends there is a third alternative, a party with noble leadership, a party of the people, a party one can support with confidence, a party of vision, compassion, unity, a party one can trust with conference. THE GREENS.
Come September, I can see no alternative than a vote for, stability, democracy and down right good governance, a vote for THE GREENS.
Without bias I can assure one and all, Green politicians are of the noblest order, particularly my friend Lee Rhiannon, but the rest are top notch as well

David F, while the environment is important, it's all about balance, between that, and our balance sheet, as you put it, because there is little point in having a POTENIALLY wealthy country, if no one can axcess that wealth.

As for saving the reef, more has to be done to put protection in place, as simply shutting up shop will also shut up shop for our economy.

Now while you may not care about this, I hope you don't have children/grand children, because if you do, you are actually wanting to deprive them of the rights and life style you were lucky enough to enjoy yourself.

As for Cambel Newman in QLD, perhaps you can answer the question that no other on OLO has dared answer, that being, how else would you propose we pay back the huge debt accumulated by labor, other than by the slash and burn method he has adopted.

Dear rehctub,

I have children and grandchildren, but they all live in the US. The environment is all important. It cannot be disregarded if we are to have a future. It is not a limitless source and sink. Campbell Newman somehow doesn't realise that, and I don't think you do either.

Dear rehctub,

Surely there must be a better way of paying back
debts than in making cuts to the very basics like
front-line staff in hospitals. What's the use of
having surpluses or money in banks at the expense
of people's lives and well-being. That's not what
governments are supposed to do. A balance in everything
should be maintained. Going down the destructive path
of severe cuts is not the answer. Especially while
giving themselves high salary increases and other
benefits.

Belly,
What, you're a better person because you continue to support the most abject failure of Government in the history of this country & because you were one of those unionists who contributed to this mess ?
Get serious feller, Rudd is gone. It is nothing short of insulting to battling Australians that you continue to push for those morons. Have some thought for the victims of Labor Government Policies. Don't be so heartless.
Labor will have a totally new leader very soon, someone no-one even considers at this stage.
Labor could be a good party again if only it divorced the corrupt unions. Once that big Goaf is gone everything will change.

Yes Lexi, there is a better way, it's called SOUND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT.

You see what the likes of you seem to conveniently ignore, is that all that is happening, is the incoming governments are faced with these huge debts, amd as in QLD's case, gross over employment within the public sector, and some how, they are trying to first, sto the bleeding, then secondly, try to pay back the debt.

I would also suggest that you and your supporters have allowed these messes to happen, so seriously doubt that you have any right to complain about the solution.

QLD is about a year or two away from a huge revenue spike from the CSG sector, as the past four years have been relatively, non productive.

The REALLY SAD part of this, is that this revenue bonanza, rather than be shared to all , Queenslanders, will be used to pay back labor's appalling debt.

You, and your labor lover mates, should give yourselves a stiff upper cut, because this is your doing, with your unconditional support, as much as it is the respective governments.

One could assume we may still own the likes of Telstra, if not for labor imcompitence, as it was also sold to pay down labor's debt.

Sound familiar, there's a pattern there Lexi!