Anyone happy that Rudd is the new PM?

[LBT]

I might be in the minority but i am very happy with the election results.

[smac]

The results of the election suggest you may not be in the minority.

I reckon I am in the minority, displeased with the result.

[LBT]

I meant in the minority on this site.

[heater31]

The results of the election suggest you may not be in the minority.

I reckon I am in the minority, displeased with the result.

I will second that.



Krudd has already back flipped on election promises regarding Indigenous affairs so I can't wait for the interest rate rises to begin. The X should keep him on his toes a fair bit

[blueandwhite]

Overjoyed at the result, but there is a lot of work to be done . The people have spoken and have given Rudd the mandate, now he has to deliver.

[Dirko]

NO

[TroyGFC]

Very happy and proud to call myself Australian now. If a Rudd government does 1/2 of there election promises they will have already done more good things than a Howard government has done in it 's 11+ years.

[Mickyj]

I'm happy .
Reported on news tonight Work choices to be scrapped, and the liberal party officials asking liberal politicians to side with labor and get rid of it.
RUDD did say they would work with Indigenous communities towards saying sorry.
And they are going to work on ratifying the environment thingee.
Plus Rudd has set his ministers etc a task to visit private and public schools to get things rolling on labors education plan.
As well as wishing to talk to each premier about implenting rudds health plan , he has given them 100 days.

The sharemarket seemed ok with rudd today as well.

[Rushby Hinds]

The results of the election suggest you may not be in the minority.

I reckon I am in the minority, displeased with the result.

I will second that.



Krudd has already back flipped on election promises regarding Indigenous affairs so I can't wait for the interest rate rises to begin. The X should keep him on his toes a fair bit

Are you deliberately ignorant?

Please show me where K Rudd has promised to keep interest rates down.

And to save you some time, interest rates are actually set by the Reserve Bank, not the Prime Minister.

And in case you didn't notice, we have actually have had a few interest rate rises in the last few years.


Quick economics lesson. One of the RBA's main goals is to keep inflation down. (Which it has done very well for a long time).

If the economy over heats, perhaps when people are getting paid too much, have spare coin, they spend more. The producers/sellers put the prices up to make more profits and take advantage of the extra cash in the system. (It's called "Supply and demand")

Due to Australia's extremely strong financial position (highest employment and wages ever, mainly due to the mining boom in WA and Qld to a degree) there is too much buying going on. To slow down the economy the RBA lifts interest rates. The banks put up the borrowing rates, the mortgage squeezes, and the plan is everyone spends a bit less.

Interest rates going down is normally a sign that the economy needs a boost, possibly through high unemployment etc.

[LBT]

Very happy and proud to call myself Australian now. If a Rudd government does 1/2 of there election promises they will have already done more good things than a Howard government has done in it 's 11+ years.

Just dont tell Tassie.

[southee]

Really PO ed with the result. So NO...not happy!!!

To me, it just goes to show how guilable Australian's are to Mr. Rudd. People just could not see though him.

Rudd did the old HIP image thing by starring on ROVE and Morning TV.

People under 35 would have voted in the majority for Rudd as they dont remember the high interest rates under previous Labor governments. I think people dont realise just how lucky we are as a country and take it all for granted.

My view was, I have nothing to complain about so why the change .....

[LBT]

Really PO ed with the result. So NO...not happy!!!

To me, it just goes to show how guilable Australian's are to Mr. Rudd. People just could not see though him.

Rudd did the old HIP image thing by starring on ROVE and Morning TV.

People under 35 would have voted in the majority for Rudd as they dont remember the high interest rates under previous Labor governments. I think people dont realise just how lucky we are as a country and take it all for granted.

My view was, I have nothing to complain about so why the change .....

Meanwhile the vast majority of people over 60 vote liberal. Why should Rudd have put all his eggs in one basket when the older people are highly unlikely to vote against an incumbent. Rudd appealed to the majority and hence on a majority. If he appeals so strongly to the under 35's then why did Georganas win so easily in the "oldest" electorite in Australia, Hindmartsh

[heater31]

Are you deliberately ignorant?

Please show me where K Rudd has promised to keep interest rates down.

And to save you some time, interest rates are actually set by the Reserve Bank, not the Prime Minister.

And in case you didn't notice, we have actually have had a few interest rate rises in the last few years.


Quick economics lesson. One of the RBA's main goals is to keep inflation down. (Which it has done very well for a long time).

If the economy over heats, perhaps when people are getting paid too much, have spare coin, they spend more. The producers/sellers put the prices up to make more profits and take advantage of the extra cash in the system. (It's called "Supply and demand")

Due to Australia's extremely strong financial position (highest employment and wages ever, mainly due to the mining boom in WA and Qld to a degree) there is too much buying going on. To slow down the economy the RBA lifts interest rates. The banks put up the borrowing rates, the mortgage squeezes, and the plan is everyone spends a bit less.

Interest rates going down is normally a sign that the economy needs a boost, possibly through high unemployment etc.

Rudd preaches that he is a economic conservative but as very labor government has had poor economic policy he attacked the previous administration when we all knew (well I did anyway) that had no control over monetary policy. However they tried to influence it with their economic policies. The real test is when the union hacks sink their teeth in then it will all be revealed how he handles the pressure of spend spend spend.

[Mr66]

Meh...
Titanic...deckchairs....you know the rest....

[silicone skyline]

Democracy has been excercised in a free country, the result is a result of democracy, maybe we can't all be happy, but FFS, you're gonna have to accept it.
Get used to it, it's for real, happy or not, there's jack sh!t you can do.
Except complain.
Democracy.

[am Bays]

Very happy and proud to call myself Australian now. If a Rudd government does 1/2 of there election promises they will have already done more good things than a Howard government has done in it 's 11+ years.

Just dont tell Tassie.

Why not Tassie voted ALP, all five seats back in ALP hands.....

[Thiele]

I'am happy with result nice to see a new P.M f

[bayman]

well i voted for groucho marx, lets give him his chance & see how he goes before 'we' put the knife into him, he seems a reasonable bloke to me

[mighty_tiger_79]

The results of the election suggest you may not be in the minority.

I reckon I am in the minority, displeased with the result.

I will second that.



Krudd has already back flipped on election promises regarding Indigenous affairs so I can't wait for the interest rate rises to begin. The X should keep him on his toes a fair bit

johnny never back-flipped on election promises

[Sojourner]

The Tribe voted, Rudd won, we move on!