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5. Abbott's acceptance speech
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 09:26 PM
Sep 2013
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-07/tony-abbott-claims-coalition-election-victory/4943680

He promises to end the boats coming (refugees) and end the carbon tax.

When the exchange rate changed, prices of imports have not decreased and from what my relatives over there have said, the cost of things has been a worry. Not sure how this affects anything, but labour does need to regroup.

Even the language of Australians is all about fairness, a fair go, of instance. In this election period, I have even heard Abbott use these words. And yet, in the above speech, he says "australia is open for business." Such speak from a member of the Liberal party usually means good for business owners, not so much for the workers. I definitely have a wait and see attitude. As an optimist I am always ready to be surprised.

The interesting thing to me is that the northern Territory went labor.....perhaps I have lived in the USA too long, but I am yest to understand this, unless Ketter's Australian party had labour as their preferences.
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