Confidence may well be this elections biggest casualty.

On the one hand we have labor looking likely to form government, with nothing on the table, while on the other we had the lobs wanting to sell us out, under the disguise of a lease. A move I was very opposed to myself.

I can assure you that had 'NONE OF THE ABOVE ' been a contender, they would have won hands down.

Given labors proposed power broker, a union thug, I fear confidence will be the biggest looser, which in turn will flow on to us, as a win from little more than negativity can't be a boost for confidence.

As hasbeen says, it's now a case of evey man for himself I think.

But at least the environment should get a rest because the less money and confidence people have, the less they will care about the environment.

Everybody has predictions, you would not have to predict anything if there was any sort of a govt; in qld. The most arrogant a-hole of a man has got his justice served. It goes to show you can not get away with lies and broken promises.

Abbott will get his justice when Turnbull takes his prized job. To peas in a pod Newman and Abbott. Business confidence can not get any lower and will embrace a change, Radicalism does not work or does telling people we are headed for doomsday if this or that does not happen. They need to think a little deeper and make the system fair for all.

How much fairer can a system be 597, we have seven out of every ten relying on the three for finical support, not government, but the three out of every ten who pick up the slack and pay the bills. Well at least they try to, but they are now buckling under the pressure from the entitlement brigade.

If you want a fairer system, reform our tax system so that everyone pays an equal amount, on their transactions, which would mean if it were set at 2%, those on total welfare would pay approx $5 per week, while those on three million would pay in the order of $1150 per week. How is that not fair?

Business confidence is/was quite strong leading up to the election, so let's see where it goes from here. My tip is down sharply, but I hope I'm wrong. I was wrong about the election, but then even the labor candidates themselves have been shell shocked by the result. I sure hope they're one ready, and two, capable because queen slanders will still expect the infrastructure, but there's no money to fund it. So if business doesn't not retain it's confidence, they will be wary of committing funds as well.

I also guess much needed IR reform will be off the table as well.

Brace yourselves.

Butch your tips are about as good as Arjay's If the coalition wants to run a successful govt; it has got to get away from targeting the small players. It does not work. Abbott took away 6 billion $ tax income just to suite his top end big business. That does not even make sense.

Newman would be still there if not for lies and broken promises, the public don,t like that. If you want to change or limit a sector you do it by natural attrition not bully tactics. Workchoices bought Howard undone, and lies and broken promises will have Abbott's head.

Will they ever learn what not to do. Your intentions must be clear at an election, you will not get anywhere changing your mind once in power.

All you can say is the LNP did dig their own grave.

Yes 579, they did dig their own grave, but it was a grave that had to be dug.

Trouble is, it still needs to be dug, but I doubt labor will dig it, so who knows where to from here. Just hope and prey I guess. Not exactly the right strategy for building confidence hey!