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Hello and Goodbye I am going to step back from these political threads for a while because there never seems to any consensus or willingness to agree on facts, left or right. Hence why bother putting opinions. But I will close on this personal view, I think the Australian People are not...

Ok, firstly, using Mark Latham as reference is a bad start. Latham must have made this statement whilst he was looking at a mirror. Honestly, the man was an embarrassment to all of us: lib and labour even a Republication Moderate would walk away. This is the man who called the Gov a...

Yeah I agree he gave it hard. Bolt is very intelligent. Many on both sides fear him at the mic. Where Janet Albrekson (?) the yummy, librarian type is straight from Fox New and just as smart. Saw here on Q & A and she was totally lost. Peter

NO they walk away with tax payer funded SUPER super schemes, cars & travel allowances, and mates deals for those they helped over the years. Excellant post , Dazz, as usual. Peter 14.7

Neither $65BN or $100BN is acceptable IMO especially when there is very little to show for it and Queensland Rail flogged off to boot. Peter 14.7

Agree, that is what they had to do in Vic in 1990s when Cain Labor left the place with $49BN in debt. This took eight years to pay off including the State Bank of Vic being sold off, schools closed, council amalgamated, etc.. Painful but needed and most was reform. There are no simple...

Evand, I admire your belief, I think Labor has a "Snowflakes chance in Hell" but I admire your belief. Regards Peter

Again most impartial even Labour leaning observers have made the comment that these Gillard revelations have come out a day after the Asylum policy was signed off. It is clearly payback. especially as it does not advance, it even hinders the Liberal cause to have Gillard step down. Personally...

And the flaw of democracy. Peter

Giday All ON TOPIC: Yes any politician can lose any election. WHY because too many voters vote based on popularity competition. Not competency. My mum would never vote for Costello because he "smirked". Not his ability or lack there of as leader and Treasurer. Ditto for Keating. That...