Australia

Even if the electorate does have a short memory, if people are hurting, they won't forget.

Abbott calls the budget tough - he doesn't seem to get that it's the unfairness that is causing anger. I can't see how that will change. He has broken every single promise and targeted the most vulnerable. Cuts to the public service don't just hurt the public service; they hurt the public.

What we need to see now is a plan from Labor as to how they'll tackle the economy – so far we've heard only mission statements – very good mission statements, but they're not policy.