Maybe now that the Opposition's and media fear campaign on Gillard worked they might need to work a bit harder to actually put their policies on the table. I guess that is one good thing if one must find a silver lining.

Australian voters need to be able to compare LNP and ALP policies side by side rather than this wasted time on vitriolic politics and personal hatreds.

Stop worrying and procrastinating.
You still have Bob "BigHat", Pauline the "Chipmonger" and "Big" Clive Palmer out there rooting for us.
At least we'd have a "fun"Parliament rather that "hung" Parliament.

Last night, watching praying that I would miss nothing of the state of O.
This morning wishing I had.
I actually cried,no water fall but true cried, with joy.
My party,s victory was only half in the return of Kevin.
The hidden truth, that factions and knife welders had to not by talking, but by their actions say sorry we got it wrong.
But not for trade unionists owned folk like me.
Not for faction members who are only there to vote as told, like me once.
But for every one who wants other than a Liberal government, I am happy.
Last night we said our party is no longer the toy of the faceless , not really these days we know them, men and women who valued their power more than my party.
No way back for them, they made the slippery slope they floundered on.

'Australian voters need to be able to compare LNP and ALP policies side by side rather than this wasted time on vitriolic politics and personal hatreds.'

This is Australian voters you're talking about? Never seen much of that before.

I'm looking forward to the resurrection of grocery watch, and fuel watch, and another Twenty20 summit.

You can't trust the Australian voters. They will vote with their brains their hearts their wallets and the feet. You watch. Remember you get what you vote for.

SM good thread mate.
I take it to be a warning to Abbott?
Insightful and well thought out.
Polling on the night said ALP49.5% Liberals 50.5.
In just 12 hours?
Yes yesterdays question time your team looked like badly behaved school kids.
Turnbull however looked statesman like, surrounded by kids.
Very right, Abbott could be knifed , by Turnbull, or more likely the adults in your party concerned about bad behavior by the kids.