.... abbott is a pm without power, page-55

"Consequently Abbott had a mandate to do NOTHING since HE never spelled out what HE would actually do. "

What difference would it make if he spelled out everything ?

The Coalition are still trying to get policies through the senate that were announced BEFORE the election.

Labor and Greens would still vote against all of these budget measures even if they were announced years ago.

Everyone knows that - they don't like them and never will no matter what.