Our unemployment rate has come down from about 8½ to 4½ per...

Our unemployment rate has come down from about 8½ to 4½ per cent, mortgage interest rates, which were at 10½ are around 8.

ACTUALLY the way of measuring it has been changed but the true rate has come down a little due entirely to the mining boom. Mortgage rates have little to do with the government and house prices are now more unaffordable than ever.

Liberal have put two million people back to work.

ACTUALLY the resources boom has been responsible for increasing employment, although most of the state governments and the federal government all claim to be responsible.

Our Budget which was in deep deficit is now balanced, and we have paid off $96 million worth of debt.

OF COURSE we have also had record levels of federal taxation and a running down of national infrastructure and services at the same time.

Dave R.