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Originally Posted by casstony
I'd be a lot happier with moderate Liberals running the country. AFAIK Turnbull doesn't have an ideological bent against the CSIRO, renewable energy technologies and the ABC. Abbott must be one of the most hated men in politics by both sides and he's an embarrassment to Australia in the same way that Bush was to the US.
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I'd be happy if the current Labor crew, Shorten and any of his possible successors like Plibersek, Bowen and Albanese looked anything remotely like the fiscally responsible former ALP leaders Hawke, Keating, Crean and Beazley. Or like Bracks and Brumby in Victoria.
But it's not always the case that Labor spends and Liberals save. The Liberals in WA have built up such a huge debt, they're moaning for an increased GST to get them out of strife.
As for Abbott, he's repaired relations in Asia which were mangled by his predecessors. And as for influence, when China decided to scrap its trial emissions trading scheme, it cited Mr. Abbott and the Coalition! And the political capital in Asia for leading the search for the missing jet cannot be underestimated.
Regards,
Renato