I really hope today's press that Abbott is considering dumping Hockey as Treasurer in favour of Turnbull is wrong, the bastards don't deserve a second chance. With Turnbulls obvious skill and popularity it could be just what the government need to turn around their dwindling support a support base that has seen twelve months trailing the Labor party led by Shorten,who'd  of thunk a numpty like Shorten could  put Labor in such a solid position?
It's  only thanks to Abbotts ineptness ably aided by Hockey. Take away Hockey and the fortunes could well turn around  lets hope not for all our sakes.

It'll happen and he'll save Abbott and co from what was looking like certain defeat.

That buffoon Hockey is their biggest liability. He never fails to come across as arrogant and insincere.

Turnbull's worked out he has to be a team player if he's to get anywhere.... better to be Treasurer than Communications minister.

Your very discussion here shows that the Australian people are wide awake to such moves from parties nowadays.  Had enough of the nonsense, and personally, nobody in his or her right mind would support any member of the current lot, on either side, to head this country.

I see not one on the horizon who would get my vote for Popularly Elected President... not one.

I've been out with my kids this morning, so haven't seen anything about this and can't find anything after doing a quick search. Links?

Funny how you fools continue to go on about the budget, yet it wouldn't be a harsh budget if Swan knew the first thing about economics. The simple FACT that Labor is blocking savings measures they proposed themselves while in office shows they have no desire to help clean up their colossal mess and are behaving in this way simply out of spite. Proof positive they do not have the nations interests at heart and are concerned only with regaining office. Nothing else matters to them, least of all the Australian people.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Oct 25^th, 2014 at 11:36am:


In opposition the Abbott group consistently blocked both savings measures and policy that they typically supported.

In reality all Labor have done is to oppose poor policy and hold the government to account on some of its many errors.

Life_goes_on wrote on Oct 25^th, 2014 at 11:48am:


And yet the hansard records prove definitively that you're wrong, because the Coalition voted with Labor on more than 70% of legislation.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Oct 25^th, 2014 at 11:36am:


Armie, you've done it again. For the less economically endowed perhaps you could enlighten us all as to where these supposed savings are.

Just for your own edification, the budget figures are here:

http://www.budget.gov.au/2014-15/content/bp1/html/bp1_bst6-01.htm

Accordingly, the budget expenditures totalled for last FY and up to 2016 - 2017 are:

2013-14 = $415294 bill
2014-15 = $414845 bill
2015-16 = $431118 bill
2016-17 = $453806 bill

So mate, where's the savings ?

That is a growth of about 4.5% year on year from 2015. Tony and Joe or Mal will really be superstars when they can deliver 9% GDP growth in two years.

We're so blessed around here that someone of your extreme perspicacity is watching over us from the confines your armchair.