Poirot, I suspect that like Gillard and Rudd he stands for personal power.

I'm possibly not as bothered by the lack of announced vision from him as others are, pollies seem quite happy to say one thing and do another. Last run at the job Rudd claimed to be a fiscal conservative, Gillard assured us that there would be no carbon tax under a government she lead.

I quoted this earlier on another thread

"In a statement on his website Mr Rudd says he wishes to make 100% clear to all members of the parliamentary Labor Party - including his own supporters - that there are no circumstances under which he will return to the Labor Party leadership in the future."
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/131006/rudd-says-he%27ll-never-again-lead-alp

I'm well past the point where I take political rhetoric and claims of vision seriously, it all seems to be spin designed to appeal to swinging voters and even if implemented in some technical form does not necessarily mean implemented in spirit. See the dfference between the appology and handling of other indiginous issues under Rudd and then Gillard.

In the end I suspect that the smart money is on judging the parties by their track record rather than what they tell us to win elections.

For me that means a wish for a "none of the above" option but if I have to choose between them then the libs seem to hate me less.

R0bert

What Does Mr Abbott Stand For?

I suspect an orderely immigration policy
Economic responsibility
Family friendly policies
Proper science in forming crippling policies
A smaller public service
Ministries appointed by competence not gender/quotas
that's just the start

You "suspect".

It would be nice if Mr Abbott clarified those points, instead of sitting with his lips sealed, expecting to sail into the top job.

It's an indictment on Australian politics that a man and his team have been able to sit back with almost no policy direction, while the electorate tussles with the irksome dynamics pertaining to Gillard and themselves.

Abbott needs to enlighten us more fulsomely as to the depth of his vision for a government under his leadership.

Now, he may be forced to do just that.

No doubt, based on his history, a vote for Abbott is a vote for the traditional Catholic Church (much to the dismay of many good Catholics who have left the "traditional" side of the Church long ago, for obvious reasons).

No doubt, Abbott will be taking lots of advice from his buddy, Cardinal George Pell. It's interesting to note that "both" of them have had a history containing sexual allegations made against them.

According to the LNP of QLD website, here's what Tony Abbott stands for:

https://lnp.org.au/static-news/our-plan-real-solutions-for-all-australians/

On a level of particular importance to those of us in the tropics, here's some more:

https://lnp.org.au/static-news/9468/

I note that it's all a lot of hot air, really. Nice ideals but no real indication of how they will be achieved. And I hope the latter proves to be little more than hot air. Well, the hot air up here is likely to keep it that way. There's a reason why the strip of our planet that lies between the tropics tends to be the most underdeveloped part of the planet. Or maybe that's just me hoping!

But you asked what he stands for, not what he'll deliver, and this is the closest I could find.

I'm thinking that what he stands for might be an indication on what he will endeavour to deliver.