Well Individual, I'd suggest that that's a definition you forward to our default PM, it's clearly something he lacks.
What so many rusted-on librat supporters forget is that Abbott did NOT win the election, Labor LOST it.
And they mainly lost it because they allowed the incessant attacks of a rabid bully, and the media support he enjoyed, to distract them, they were actually doing a reasonably good job till then.
Now we have the self-same rabid bully running the place, and all we get is more of the same, endless blaming of the "previous government", posturing and abuse, and no substantive benefit for the nation.
He was so bereft of policy direction he allowed his dinner companions to dictate them, and now ranks as the most rapidly and rabidly unpopular PM Australia has ever had.
Says it all really.

Paul, whilst many of us are deeply unhappy with the LNP and Labor its not so bad that most are considering economic suicide. Vote One Raving Loony Party might be good satire but its hardly a realistic option.

R0bert

unpopular PM Australia has ever had.
G'dayBruce,
What, your memory can't go back not even two years ? Did you live on another planet when Labor was in Government ?
No matter how unpopular Abbott & his Government become, they're not capable of being as incompetent as Labor.
Btw. I haven't met a Labor voter with integrity yet but please let me know if you think there might be a couple.

Hi there FOXY...

I do hope your last medical procedure went very well and was a resounding success FOXY !

I reckon Peter Colman was spot on. Many potential politicians see politics as a platform for obtaining power, and with power comes reward, whether that reward is ethically permitted, or simply a fringe benefit for being a politician ?

Many years ago when I was quite new in the job, I was remotely acquainted with a certain newly elected pollie who often returned home in Sydney, at weekends. Apparently many of them who had their electorates in the Sydney area, attended the Federal Office's in the city, before returning to their respective homes. Consequently, he crossed paths with me and my colleagues quite regularly, and initially he proved to be a really terrific bloke to speak with.

However as the months passed, both his demeanour and his rapport, particularly with us changed markedly. To the point where he became quite aloof and arrogant, rarely even acknowledging our presence ? Now that's all very good and fine, however it was us that were expected to provide him and his mates personal protection, while ever they were attending that Federal Office suite.

Fortunately it came to pass, the Federal Police were ultimately given the mandate to provide close protection to all those who were temporally located within, Sydney's Parliamentary Office's at Chifley Square. I felt particularly sorry for them, in the expectation that they too, might well be treated in a similar pompous and imperious fashion as we were ?

In conclusion it amazed me how a fellow who outwardly seemed to be a genuinely nice sort of bloke, could change so completely, almost to a full 180 degrees !

"BILL Shorten says he “completely deplores” the misconduct of former parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper, who faces up to five years in jail for abusing his travel perks." Pity Electricity Bill didn't realise this sooner when he supported both Slipper and Thomson.

Nothing that this liberal government vaguely approached the rotten and corrupt Labor government that we had for 6 years.

The Survival through the GFC was entirely possible because Aus had the strongest economy and the lowest debt in the world going into the GFC. Labor left it with lower growth, bigger debt and larger budget deficits than for decades.

The Aus economy is not in crisis YET. But the wild spending and poor governance left by Labor cannot continue.

R0bert, what you say about the party of Honesty and Integrity THE GREEN's is simply your misguided political opinion. You must be an 'old fart' like myself recalling The Raving Loony Party, possibly you would be better off supporting The Micky Mouse Party, which had a very solid political platform of "Free Cheese for Everybody!" which is a lot better than what the criminals within The Labor and Liberal Parties can offer.
I must say, the more I see of Tweedle Dum Abbott, and Tweedle Even Dummer Shorten, the more I think Anarchism would be a better form of government.

<<Nothing that this liberal government vaguely approached the rotten and corrupt Labor government that we had for 6 years.>>
SM, obviously you are forgetting the CORRUPT New South Wales Liberal Government. Remember Boozy Barry and the conga line of Liberals dancing their way into the ICAC recently. The NSW corruption has spilled over into federal politics, take one look at that pair of Liberal Shonky's Abbott and Hockey, they are fully paid up members of the notorious Liberals North Shore Mafia. For honesty and integrity you can VOTE GREEN.