My thoughts exactly. Labor was in power for 2 massive economic downturns. The early 90s and the 08 GFC. And a couple of minor ones.
Liberal was mostly in power for periods of uninterrupted global growth. The big one was 90s/early 2000s which was built on debt and imploded as the GFC in 08. Labor deals with this stuff and has handled it well.
But my problem is not with liberals financial record,it's the disgusting ethical and humane track record of the Howard era.
An inconvenient (and ignored) truth. But if the mad monk is our Pm next year he'll not have it so easy. Especially with the $11 billion black hole.
On a Federal level there's some truth to what you say.
Not at a state level though.
Victoria was virtually bankrupt thanks to the successive Cain Jr and Kirner governments. Kennett rescued the states.
Campbell has been handed a virtually bankrupt Queensland. I'll bet money that in 5 years Qld will emerge much stronger than it ever has been under the wasteful Bligh Govt.