Libs turned out to be rats, as did "conservative" Bush in the USA. Libs needed a spell out of office, and they would have done much the same as Labor is now doing. Being out of office gives them a (small) chance of finding some worthwhile policies. I hate them all (Libs, Lab, Greens, etc), and while in recent years I have voted Libs in 2007 it was Lab for the House of Reps.