"The government of Australia has changed" to CONSERVATIVE!

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I wish I could feel as positive about this as you seem to. Going through the Newman purge here in Queensland it is the "same old same old" Politicians say "let there be cuts" and the bureaucrats start looking for heads to lop off so they can keep their jobs. We have lost more than 850 positions for nurses and midwives in Queensland since the State government came to power.

Though to be honest no one was "fired" they just "lost" their jobs

 

You and the horse you rode in on rookie. I was debating politics in OZ before you were born.

Oh really ? Well you have 18,000+ posts telling us about American politics !!! So much for your credibility here then ..............

 

Yes and no. I honestly think it is difficult for Americans to really appreciate the Australian political landscape because we have a couple of fundamental differences

a) we do not elect our prime minister - oh! It looks like that when all you can see in the newspapers before an election is which leader of the party said what but when we go to the polls we are voting for individual area representatives not a country leader

b) mandatory voting. This means Australia will "swing" more than any other country because so many are turning up not because they want to vote but because they want to avoid a fine for not voting.

 

I would not take my lead from the posters on here. As was mentioned earlier faction fighting was the biggest issue. The Australian people saw through the cynicism of reinstating Kevin Rudd, who fell over himself to adopt some of the Liberal policies. Both parties are very centerist in outlook so the only thing that every really distinguishes them is the sense of leadership. The ALP projected a real disjointed approach and Australians reacted.

 

No, I have 18,000+ posts on issues that are dear to my heart. Most of which I speak from a global viewpoint on

 

Still waiting for you to put up or shut up. And any time you want to compare birth certificates, I am up for it.

 

Really??? Strange - you would use an anonymous internet board mostly populated by Americans as a gauge for what is currently hot political concern in Australia??

 

It wasn't posters on here. I do not limit myself to just here for information.

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I just quoted the new PM...LOL and I did not get this info from here, but from Aussie news and comments posted there.

 

You voted in Conservatives, knowing exactly the result it would yield. Same difference..

I fail to see the logic in your conclusion. Dunderheads vote stupidly whether mandatory or not. There is no logic path in your post.

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Apparently you cannot debate without the stupid ad-hom attacks.

Such posters can kiss me ass.

 

I will accept your surrender on the topic

 

LOL ............. thank you for the good laugh, even in unintended .

Labor still was shown the door. That apparently has left a mark .........

 

It could take 100 years to undo the damage done by conservative policies in America.

Why would voters have been so stupid in 2012 to put the 1% party back in power?

Strange how no one is able to name anything good that comes from conservative policies.

 

Ahem...

Americans do not care about Australian politics. At all.

We still can't figure out why Australians care about American politics...

 

The deaths of many sub-human communists and socialists.

Oh: and not Detroit.

 

Sure still waiting for your indepth reply regarding the economic damage Labor has caused. So as I said put up or shut up

 

Then why did a American post this thread and Americans including myself have posted on it?

The US is the main superpower what happens here effects the rest of world. Troll on.

 

Guess the founding fathers, the federalist papers and the Constitution is too conservative for you as well.

 

Please tell us why the Labor party lost this election. I really want to know.

 

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Says it all really

Abbott does not believe in Climate Change and this may yet bite him in the arse

 

You told me though it was not even a thought in this election. Guess you were wrong, huh?

 

Simple - you are bigger than us and what happens there will affect us. But do not confuse interest in global issues with interest primarily in America.

 

Ok. That's fair.

So, basically, as long as you Aussies do as we say, you'll be fine. And we'll continue to ignore you.

 

No, it was not an issue BEFORE the election

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It was not an issue to the average Aussie - yeah Abbott tried to play on it in the last days (and since I was driving 1,700K I did miss that) but it was not a MAJOR issue to the people who you talked to. The average Aussie

They were far more concerned about the overall economy and even more concerned in relation to the factional fighting in the Labor party.

The liberals did not win this election

Labor lost it

 

Evidently it was an issue BEFORE the election, since it was an issue in the election and one of the new PM's election promises.