You posted; "I thought this mob where supposed to be the adults in charge. ..."
Even though Kevin Rudd had to hit the ground running because of the GFC and inherited the massive task of cleaning up all the industrial relations mayhem caused by the Howard Govt, he didn't irreparably damage relations with other nations.
Tony Abbott & Co. are just two months into their term in office and despite the media shutdowns, control-freak approach to Ministers and rare appearance in public from Abbott; this diplomatic quagmire happened on his watch and as the direct result of his performance as PM.
Abbott inherited one of the world's few AAA Stable rated economies with world best macro-economic KPIs but still felt driven to make things look worse by seeking to increase the debt limit to $500b, gifting the RBA $8.8b to play with in the markets and likely adding another $10b to the budget deficit.
The assault Abbott launched against the media and especially The ABC is without precedent in our history.
Thus far he has even had to rely on compliance from a very weak-kneed Bill Shorten after becoming upset when offered advice.
As we approach the end of the calendar years his PM Report CArd could only read "FAIL"!
