Thankfully its over, the lies, deceit and wasted opportunities have gone but the legacy remains. On May 21st 2022 Australians finally removed the incompetent Coalition government, first led by Abbott, then Turnbull and finally by Morrison, each one a disaster in turn. With too much self-interest and too little integrity the Coalition Government was always unable to respond to the challenges facing the nation. From climate change to women's issues, and everything in between the Coalition was a disaster. The Coalition left the Aussie wagon bogged to its axles, its now the job of the new Labor government to get the country moving again.

" its now the job of the new Labor government to get the country moving again."

I agree. We're buggered.

Dear Paul,

«With too much self-interest and too little integrity the Coalition Government was always unable to respond to the challenges facing the nation.»

So what's the difference - even you are still not weaned of thinking in silly terms of "nation", so do they both (or at least so they pretend, if they ever cared about anything but lining their pockets and their own glorification) - nobody thinks of the little people like you and me and the hurt they cause us. Who ever cared?

Nine years ago, Tweedledum was removed because they forced their filthy NBN down our throats, now this time around Tweedledee was removed because they denied us access to COVID vaccines and proper quarantine opportunities for those stuck outside Australia. Where exactly will Tweedledum hit us this time, we are yet to find out, but no reason to rejoice - it will surely hurt!

Hi Paul,

We've all witnessed the fact that our country is
not immune to the forces of division, whether they're
driven by ideology or political opportunism. We've
in the past few years have had a government that
chose to divide, to play politics, and to pit people
against each other. To pit state against state.
These years have been tough as you point out.

However, under the new leadership seems determined to
put the past years behind them and deal with the
big challenges that face them. They have plans and
priorities - from an anti-corruption commission,
to a Voice to Parliament, to a climate policy, to
aged care, to cheaper child-care, to name just a few.

They have already made strides in our region. We now
need to give them the support that they need to take
this country in the right direction for which we all
voted. They deserve the opportunity and support for which
we all voted.

Do we really want to go back to the way things were?
The Australian voters made their feelings clear.

Its all very well to swoon over piffling things like a purported republic referendum or a voice for people whose ancestors were here when Cook arrived, but that's not the issues that will determine the success or otherwise of the new government.

Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve raised official rates 0.75% following a 0.5% rise last month. Last week Australia raised rates by 0.5% and will almost certainly do the same or more, next month and throughout the year. Inflation continues to rise and the RBA now says it'll get to 7% (based on their previously hopeless predictions that probably means it'll get to double figures). The stock-market has fallen by 6% this week alone. The $AUD is under pressure and there's talk of raising interest rates just to defend it.

Internationally, the US is in or close to a recession and China is in a downturn. The only bright spot for Australia is commodity prices but (1) that'll change once the various overseas downturns kick in and (2) the government and cross-benchers are very much anti-mining.

These are the challenges facing the government. How will they deal with them? I suspect that people's enthusiasm for climate targets, the republic, a third parliamentary house etc will dissipate rapidly when mortgage rates are doubling, inflation is rampant and superannuation funds are in decline.

That's where the government will be judged. I don't see any indication they are up to the task.

If it wasn’t for our ridiculous preferential voting system, the NLP would have been returned and would have had to deal with their numerous idiocies and debt. But, 'phew' (they might be saying), the 32% Labor idiots now have to deal with things. They will blame 'the-previous-government,' as is accepted practice, but they will still be blamed for it, plus their own idiocies: like increasing zero emissions by 43% instead of 26% or whatever the last lot dreamt up, and encouraging people to use more electricity via electric cars - more demand for electricity when there will less of it, and what there is will only be available when it's sunny and windy - not so much when it is TOO windy.

A good election for the Coalition to lose.

If it wasn't for the ridiculous preferential voting system the LNP wouldn't have been in power in the first place.

Acquiring a disorder is always quicker than the healing process !

I blame Scomo for not quarantining the country when he had the opportunity to do so.
I think they are all a bunch of bumbling idiots that couldn't manage a chook raffle.
We pay when they can't offer us useful policies that have our best interests.
It's a 2 Party Preferred System where both parties prefer you only ever vote for them.
- And it's also a fact that both of the 2 parties are grossly incompetent.

They never do anything right, just argue with each other
- and the things they're bi-partisan on, are just plain stupid.

Albo upping the ante on Climate Change targets when the countrys in an energy crisis
- And people are facing rolling blackouts (if they can even afford electricity now at all.)
What an absolute halfwit

Helping to shut down the coal plants, or prolong the war that helped cause the crisis.
Dumb as a box of rocks, the lot of them.

I blame Scomo for not quarantining the country
Armchair Critic,
I'm sure he wanted to but, do you recall the objections from the selfish public ?
Well, now their wishes have come true with having a Labor Govt so, let's see how with so much hindsight at their finger tips, they'll deal with the next wave !

Following this long period of regressive conservative stagnation, Australians can now look forward to renewed progressive vigour from the Albanese Labor government. Despite the massive trillion dollars of Liberal debt with nothing to show for it, along with accelerating inflation and rising interest rates, plus a multitude of economic and social problems cause by years of woeful Coalition neglect and incompetence, Labor looks to have hit the ground running. All I can say is Albo make sure you pull your finger out and work for the good of the people.

p/s This renewal will take many years, so the people must be prepared for a degree of hardship as Labor repairs the years of damage done to Australia by the Coalition's "wrecking ball". Its also important there is no thought of putting 'Dutton's Team of Duds' back on the treasury benches anytime soon.

The coalition delivered 9 years of successful government following 6 years of staggering incompetence by the Krudd/Juliar/Krudd regimes that inflicted huge debt on the country, 50 000 illegal immigrants 1200 drowned and a series of corrupt Labor MPs etc.

The coalition stopped the illegal invasion and the deaths at sea signed a series of trade deals that benefitted the country, ran a world best anti covid program and left government with the lowest unemployment in nearly 50 years and a booming economy.

Albozo and his clowns are already doing their best to wreck it.

SM,

Taking from your words.... bollocks!

There was modest expenditure by the Rudd government during the GFC, which we still have valuable assets to show for it. Unlike the trillion dollars of debt the Nation is now faced with, thanks to Coalition incompetence, with nothing to show for it. Spending like a drunken sailor the Morrison government lined the pockets of the mega rich, people like Gerry Harvey.

Covid;

There was the Coalitions failure in quarantine, resulting in hundreds of deaths, there was their failure in private aged care, resulting in hundreds of deaths, failure in vaccine procurement and rollout, resulting in hundreds more deaths, and then their failure in testing, even more deaths.

Like John Howard's "Children Overboard" lie, the Coalition lied about refugee deaths at sea, no bodies recovered, no burials, no nothing, all a big lie! The only deaths were in the gulags on Manus and Nauru, helpless people shot or forced to suicide.

Fortunately, the gross incompetent Coalition was unceremoniously aholed from office, not before time, and a new invigorated Labor government installed. With Green and others support Labor will achieve great things for the nation, despite the multitude of 'mill stones' left behind by the previous incompetent mob.

With Mr Potato Head, aka Constable Clod, who never had any other paying job than giving out parking tickets, running the Opposition, Labor will get things done.

p/s; I'm limited to 350 words, even more could be said about Coalition incompetence, but it would take 10,000 words.

Pauliar,

Krudd's wasteful spending and the boats crisis helped to create Labor's $trillion debt. And the 1200 murders by Labor and the Greens at sea was confirmed by plenty of agencies.

shadowminister,

Get some help.