Dear Poirot,

Thanks for that - we all need the reminder.

But there's more heading our way -
The Coalition plans to cut $100 million from the
Australian Research Council and abolish a string
of public health agencies that perform such
"wasteful" functions as publishing health statistics and
researching crime.

Perhaps in time all of the Coalition's earlier predictions
will come true after all. ;-)

Dear Tony,

Thank You.

Much appreciated.

Foxy,

No need to worry.

With a government as ideologically motivated as this one, which shows every indication of overstepping itself due to overconfidence.

I expect major implosion not too far down the track.

Dear Poirot,

Did you watch the recent debate between Bill Shorten
and Anthony Albanese for the Labor leadership?

Any thoughts?

Poirot,
Do you honestly think those crisis you mention are all BS?
I saw
1 newsagent
1 butcher
1 women's fashion shop
vacate their businesses this weekend. Not sold just closed down.
That is in Cairns and I suppose it is happening everywhere.

To build onto Poirot's list of LNP BS may I also add the carbon tax "lie" half-truth.

In the infamous channel 10 TV interview on August 16, 2010 Gillard's entire statement was, "There will be no carbon tax under a government I lead, but lets be absolutely clear, I am determined to price carbon”.

Before the 2010 election, on August 20, she was again clear about her intention concerning a carbon tax versus carbon pricing: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/julia-gillards-carbon-price-promise/story-fn59niix-1225907522983

The entire three year long half-truth campaign from August 2010 to September 2013 was a credit to the entire LNP/Murdoch/Mining/Industrial complex.

But I digress. Interesting emanations coming out now about the LNP limiting who will be allowed be speak to the public media about what, and when:
http://www.afr.com/p/national/abbott_office_takes_control_of_ministers_kOrNDWvxfGRPUF4FEGzQPK

This fits the path we're going down with this government over asylum-seekers. It all feels like a curtain coming down and, if I wasn't so sane, I might be concerned at Tony living with the army and forging an addition to his mighty complex, IYGYKHN.