Jim Chalmers is merely a young Albo, all miserable bleating & hindsight attack, no clue about planning ahead !
Dutton's got an image problem but more competent than the whole Labor club !

Pretty much a very boring choice yet again, neither side inspires hope, just another fake election where who wins doesn't change a thing.

We'll have to wait and see.
We just may be pleasantly surprised.

"The big battles are not fought in the Australian Parliament. They occur in the classrooms, the universities, the bureaucracy, the churches (alas), the woke corporations, the media. Voting for Morrison will not make a jot of difference to any of these critical battles. Nor will voting for Albanese." (Paul Collits)

The confused conservative or simply disillusioned non-party voter must decide if a party that has totally destroyed the trust of its electors deserves re-election.

I don't see the Liberal Party as a dead loss simply because it has a 'leader' who is less than suitable.
The party does some good work for Australia.
It it true that its focus is on the business side of the community.
But how is its performance overall?

And how do we decide where our vote should go?
The first thing is: ignore the style of the prime minister?
It is the parliament which decides issues?
The prime minister is the spokesperson for the government.
Don't give him exalted ideas.

Look at the quality of your (prospective) local member.
Is he easily approachable?
Will he guided by the needs of his electorate?
Or is he just a 'rubber stamp'.

Beware of empty promises and irrational statements.
I have seen many of these in election advertisements.
Look at the short and long term policies pursued by a government.
To keep tabs effectively, one must observe progress during a full parliamentary term?
One can then get a sense of whether or not a government is behaving professionally.

One thing that does disturb me is that the Labor Party seems hell-bent on treating one section of the community in a non-standard way.
I leave you to work out which.
It is important that a government not give anyone cause to feel overly important?
The government should, in general, treat people equally, and not favour one section of the community over another.
Unless there are very unusual circumstances, it must avoid giving privilege to a select few.
Doing so can lead to friction between groups.
It breeds division rather than inclusiveness.
And that I don't like.

Well we've all seen what the Liberals are capable of
during these past years. Perhaps we should think about
giving someone else a chance to show us what they can
do? We can always vote the Liberals back in after 3 years.
And who knows maybe with new leadership - things may get
better all round.