Geilinor wrote:I'm not Australian, but Abbott's been in for two years and doesn't seem to have actually done very much.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-08/maccallum-abbotts-anniversary/6757854
I notice the same thing from most conservative parties - all they do is cut a few taxes and regulations.
I told everyone that this was the situation that would develop, yet everyone was convinced that the Abbott government would spell the end of the nation.
What exactly Labour would actually do if they were elected that would justify it, I don't think any of the possible candidates would have a comparable foreign policy which is good. I suppose the left-wing of the labour party of would like to abolish Nauru (which basically starts the whole issue we had with boats in the first place and Europe is seeing what an opposite policy actually does) or legalise gay marriage (which is legislature that has no actual point, as unlike the United States LGBT people enjoy full legal equality, the only difference is wording). What else, expensive infrastructure projects that we can neither afford or would be wasteful (high-speed rail between the states)? Private school funding (political suicide)? Pensions (the same if not worse)?
I don't think either parties reforms are particularly palatable and unlike the previous government which tried to implement such reforms we are merely going along in business as usual.
At least we have this trade deal coming up which is better to be in than not.
