P Jack, spending to avoid recession is one thing, but to waste the money time and time again, on failure after failure leaves one with a huge debt (in comparison to where they took over) and nothing to show for it.

It has taken almost six years for Rudd and labor to accept the fact that the illegals that Rudd allowed in are no genuine, a fact that many knew from the beginning.

Combine this, with the likes of insulation, and every other stuff up along the way, and even you should be able to see why our debt of only 10% (as you say) is a huge problem.

Now on that point of what you describe as VERY LOW DEBT, please tell me, if our debt is SO LOW and we are in SUCH GREAT SHAPE, why then do we have so many out there who are suffering so badly and why then can't we afford reform without robbing Peter to feed Paul?

rehctub,

It's an indictment on both parties that they are running with the "economic migrant" line as their major trump cards.

Never doubt that Aussie politics these days is a populist, media-driven affair.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-02/human-rights-commission-economic-migrants/4792924