I'm no Gillard fan but I think it is little over the top to attribute current market behaviours & economic circumstances to her good / bad / indifferent performance.
It seems to me that Europe's fiasco, USA's terminal illness, China's vale of secrecy and in this case, MMX's own project and financing configurations, might have made some contribution.
I don't think gay marriages count for much. MRRT mutterings are not helpful (...but its interesting to see other resource rich nations rubbing their chins at the concept...) and the carbon tax ought not to be that much a surprise.
Just some thoughts ...
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