Lucyface,

You have still completely failed to substantiate your lie about the Australian.

Most Australians are perfectly aware that the carbon tax was only partially responsible for the increase in electricity prices. They were also aware that:

a) The purpose of the carbon tax was to raise the price of power, which it did,
b) the government did absolutely nothing to address the other causes of the electricity price increases.
c) Labor promised no carbon tax, but lied and went ahead anyway.

The reticulation increase was a blow to consumers that was uncompensated, the carbon tax was the last kick in the guts when they were down.

Poirot, all we need do now is sit back and see what he does with that $800 million.

If it gets wasted, then by all means blow your trumpet, however, if it goes towards servicing labors debt, or, towards funding of labors un-funded dreams, then it will be you with egg on your face.

rehctub,

According to Stephen Koukoulas, who on the 10th September tweeted this:

"The govt borrowed $200 million today in an indexed bond tender.

The Abbott govt will borrow $800 million tomorrow with an additional $800 million on Friday".

The "additional $800 million on Friday" pertains to the link I've already put up.

So that's a fair bit of borrowing in their first week for a govt who's main platform was Labor's debt....and not the very healthy AAA economy.

P,

Government is spending abour $8bn a year just to finance the huge Labor debt over and above the huge spending programs that Labor has put in place.

TA has not even taken the wheel of government, and already Labor hypocrites are blaming him for Labor's incompetent policies.

SM,

Well yers better whip Tony out of his post-election straight jacket and put him to the grindstone.

I note Bronwyn Bishop is set to become Speaker...apparently that's seen as a "return to dignity".....(Lol!)

Here's a dram of Bronny's idea of "dignity":

http://images.watoday.com.au/2011/03/24/2248655/320_abbott3.jpg

'I note Bronwyn Bishop is set to become Speaker...apparently that's seen as a "return to dignity".....(Lol!)

Here's a dram of Bronny's idea of "dignity":

yea the sisterhood do turn on each other when they disagree. thankfully now adults are running the show.