P Jack, labor's best chance is if the church can hear their confession as the money they have wasted, along with little to show for it, combined with the fact that they are relying on taxes like, the carbon tax at some four to five time the world average and mining tax which has been a dud.

Unfortunately they were relying on these to at least try to repay their debt.

Paul...Labor's (Rudd's) best chance is to be positive

Are you serious!

Please enlighten me, what do they have in the past six years to be positive about?

Or, are they once again, with Kevin at the wheel, predicting the future. I hope not, because let's face it, he got it very very wrong last time.

.....These polls are taken in Uni campuses not in factories & at Centrelink queues

Spot on Indi.

Now, I ask you labor voters a very serious question, what do you think has changed IN JUST TWO WEEKS that will fix all labor's wrongs?

Now as for Tony Abbott debating Rudd, be fair now, he did say he would, but only when an election is called.

Now what's wrong with that.

At the end of the day, as I've said many times I doubt Rudd will be able to get the monkeys off his back, insulation and illegals, and this is what I think will cost him, and labor, the election.

rehctub,

Even Newspoll says it's 50/50.

Polls taken (exclusively) at uni campuses.......

In yer dreams.

Kevin Rudd is presenting himself as a new,
responsible and trustworthy leader willing
to own up to fault, move on and assist all
to prosper.

If Abbott is seen as a bruiser, with no
detailed policies of substance, too afraid
to debate and Rudd is seen as a leader who
can fly to Indonesia to explore new
solutions to the asylum seeker argument and
mend the damage over live cattle exports -
then this just may alter the narrative that
Labor was lost.

As Tony Wright, writing in The Saturday Age,
July 6th 2013, points out,
"Generations of students of public relations,
strategy and damage control would remain in
awe."

rehctub,

"As for Tony Abbott debating Rudd, be fair now, he did say he would, but only when an election is called."

You make it sound as if an election is someway off in the fuzzy distance.

Tell me, why did Tony stage this?:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4790018-3x2-940x627.jpg

Which in common parlance is referred to as an over-the-top, US-style sugar-fest "campaign launch".

Now why would Mr Abbott "launch" his campaign if he's splitting hairs about information on an exact election date?

Surely if he's convinced enough to stage a hoopla-filled campaign launch, he's ready to put his best foot-(in-mouth) forward in a debate?

No?

Lexi,

That is a switch. Are you and the Left now in favour of live cattle and sheep exports?

What has changed?

General request
Does anyone know where Kevin13 and Therese are in that sweet VIP Boeing 737-700.

Kevin13 and the missus, Carr and his misssus, and the others really need s special Flight Tracker on the Net devoted to them. So that the exasperated Aussie taxpayer can at least see where the luxury VIP jets range, even though there are no outcomes of any worth. Has Kevin13 lined up his UN job yet, or is the Aussie taxpayer up for more $$millions spread around the world?

No way that Kevin13's bottom will be dislodged from that luxury VIP 737-700 until he really truly has to go to election. LOL

onthebeach,

That's coincidental.

Talking of travel expenses......?

http://nofibs.com.au/2013/07/06/exclusive-abbott-forced-to-repay-taxpayers-9400-he-charged-taxpayers-to-promote-his-book/

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-forced-to-repay-travel-expenses-20130707-2pk9b.html

At least Rudd wasn't promoting his book...or claiming travel allowance for his "volunteer" activities.