Have Labor successfully delivered any policy without a major shift in view, an excuse, teething problem, major adjustment, etc?
*computers for every student - no can do! *whale watching to take Japan to court - other than the bit about watching whales it never happened. *Rudd to take Iran to court - never happened *carbon trading - softened up on targets. Couldn't model a $ten bill injection but somehow could carbon trading scheme. *30 mill gift to Toyota while thousands lost their jobs at Ford and Holden *alcopop tax - did nothing to stop binge drinking so then argued the money derived was the result of an economically responsible activity. *grocery watch - pushed on through and saved shoppers nothing. *talk fest - claimed a success but still nothing acted on. *the now defunct first home savers accounts - discouraged it's use only weeks later with grant increases. *petrol watch - Pat Walker resigned after 3 months. Still waiting! *bank guarantee - rushed, botched and back flipped on. Not up for discussion in parliament. *save the Murray - paid millions for water that is only available in flood years. *10 bill spend up - in part a hidden response to compensating the hard line stance against raising pensions. *Budget surplus for infrastructure needs - no it was for tough times all along they were well ahead of the game!
