one of the main reason the Australian eceonmy did not go into recession around 2001 when many other countries did is because our dollar went to an all time low which helped our exporters - something totaly out of the governments control.
the reason we are booming now is largely due to the resource boom which is being feed by growth in countries like China - again something that the government has no control over
but things the government has had contol over
reducing debt and budget surpluses - a good achievement but also something that has been achieved by the government being the highest taxing government ever.
taking us to war in Iraq on lies and bullsh !t
stuffing up simplifing the tax system to the point it is more complex then ever before.
Introducing IR reforms that instead of balancing protection to both employees and employers they removed nearly all protection employees had.
the AWB wheat scandle.
when you look at it closely things that are going good are the ones that the government has very little or no control over
and the things they have played are large part in are stuffed.
Howard and the Libs were good but like all governemnts they have been there to long and their arrogance has got the better of them
