indiviual,

If someone repeatedly states categorically before the election that there will be "no cuts to education, no cuts to health, no changes to the pension, no cuts to the ABC and SBS" (verbatim Tony Abbott in an interview)

...and then "promptly" - as soon as his goal is achieved, announces cuts to education, cuts to health, changes to pensions and cuts the ABC and SBS...what would you call them?

If someone reassures the electorate "ad nauseam" that there will be no nasty surprises, no new taxes...then "promptly" announces nasty surprises and new taxes, - then what would you call them.

It's the sheer nerve and scale of Abbott's deception that is the talking point here.

So, yes, I will call him a liar...because that's what he is.

Poirot,
Get it into you, there are no cuts, what you call cuts in your panic is nothing more than less waste. Why spend $10.- on some inferior article when you can get better quality for $ 8.- ?

individual,

"Get it into you, there are no cuts..."

Lol!...waste no time, mate...get yourself to federal LNP headquarters pronto.

With rhetoric like that, I'm sure they'd offer you a position!

Watching Q&A right now I simply cannot believe the bias & idiocy displayed by this moron David Maher, Tony Jones & the Labor women. Is my tax dollar paying for these idiots ?

individual,

The only pertinent point is that if the Abbott govt had taken its present policies to the election - it would not have won.

"Watching Q&A right now I simply cannot believe the bias & idiocy displayed by this moron David Maher, Tony Jones & the Labor women. Is my tax dollar paying for these idiots ?"

individual may well ask which "idiots' his taxpayer dollars are paying for...

Perhaps it's these idiots?

(Dated: May 12)

https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/23452289/mps-board-taxpayer-funded-flight/

"At a time when the Treasurer says everyone will share the burden of a tough budget 7News can reveal some MPs are getting an expensive free ride.

Four Coalition members used a taxpayer-funded jet to fly from Perth to Canberra today, costing more than $140,000.

The RAAF VIP jet flew empty to Perth to carry four Government MPs and eight staff back to Canberra, including Justice Minister Michael Keenan.

The estimated cost to taxpayers is $140,483.

One MP said the price was ‘actually cheaper than flying Qantas’.

A quick search found a Qantas flight for $334 and a Virgin flight for $291.

In taxpayer class? That works out at around $12,000 a head.

One WA member did find a flight at the same time, with Dr Dennis Jenson saying: “I did take a commercial flight, thanks.”"

Nice to know our deceptive hypocritical Govt is sharing "the burden"...