What are Rudd-Gillard's Labor successes? What are their failures?

Question

Please help me compile a list of Labor successes and failures since Rudd's election.

This is the way I see it:

Successes:
Mining Tax. Our minerals, our money.
Economic Management. Rudd's $900 Plasma TV gift aside, Australia has done well compared to the rest of the world (and yes, I know we have to thank our minerals and China).
NBN. Abbott's plan was outdated. We need this network.

Failures:
Carbon Tax. Should have been a success, but by all reports, $23 a tonne too high, and will damage industry will result in hardship to the general Australian populous.
Boats/Malaysia. Policy change = more people making that journey and perishing at sea. Can't get the Malaysia agreement happening in the minority Government they formed.
BER. Huge waste.
Pink Batts. Waste and deaths of young workers due to dodgy practices.
Peter Slipper. This bloke was on the nose to begin with.
Craig Thompson. Should have been dis endorsed him long ago.
GroceryWatch. Couldn't get it off the ground.
PetrolWatch. As above.
Australia Day riot fiasco. Lies from a staffer.
Indonesian Cattle Export saga. Australia could ill afford to stop those exports cold. Apparently Indonesia has looked elsewhere and the trade has never recovered.
Andrew Wilkie Pokies Trial. Straight out lied to get his vote.
Rudd's Treatment. Ongoing dramas causing potential instability.

Answer 1

Illegally invading another country setting our country on the path to WW3.and spending our tax dollars to do it trumps them all.



Unless you think people getting killed in foreign land instead of trying to stimulate the economy is a better way to spend money.



If you support Liberals decisions so much why aren't you and Jay wearing a military uniform to back them.



Also I live in WA and most people like my children who work on the mines want the tax its not going to affect them and like you said our minerals our money not Gina and Clives.

Answer 2

OK, as you've been fishing for an answer from me, here it is:



Successes - I agree with your list.

Here are my thoughts on your "Failures" list:

Carbon Tax - success. The majority of the major payers have spoken in favour of it.

Boats/Malaysia - not resolved, not done well by anyone.

BER - mismanaged by state governments, but now many schools and communities have benefitted from new infrastructure, and jobs were maintained during the GFC.

Pink Batts - not administered very well, but now thousands of homes have insulation - good for the environment and their energy bills.

Peter Slipper - a masterstroke to maintain the balance of power. That the coalition had prior knowledge and is behind his downfall is no surprise.

Craig Thompson - definitely something fishy about this story and the HSU in general, government should have moved earlier but obviously couldn't without their majority being tested.

GroceryWatch - agree, failure.

PetrolWatch. As above.

Australia Day riot fiasco. Lies from a staffer. Federal Police have now stated that there was nothing illegal or untoward in the actions of the PM's press secretary.

Indonesian Cattle Export saga - should have been stopped permanently. Indonesia has started to move towards upping their own cattle industry, as they always intended to do.

Andrew Wilkie Pokies Trial - stuff up.

Rudd's Treatment - remember how much everyone hated him before he resigned as PM?



See, they're all just opinions. Not worth the argument.

Answer 3

They are both as bad as each other ,

1. no one can stop the boats ,unemployment increases

2. Taxes both sides of politics they love to introduce new ones

3 Poor handling with taxpayers money eg $4 billion dollars to build a tunnel 4km long and then they privatize it and we pay tolls again

5 Privatization of everything and now we pay double eg tolls for roads pluss taxes for roads ,drop off points at airports get taxed



There is a huge problem with our governments ,there is no reason why we should be so "broke"

with the large amounts of resources we have with farms ,mining ect

yet the government chooses to let people rape our land take its resources make us pay twice

Answer 4

Successes:



1. Destroy Australia.



Failures:



1.. Carbon Tax – “There will be no carbon tax under the Government I lead.”



2.. NBN – $50 billion but no cost-benefit analysis



3.. Building the Education Revolution – The school halls fiasco



4.. Home Insulation Plan (Pink Batts) – Dumped



5. Citizens Assembly – Dumped



6.. Cash for Clunkers – Dumped



7.. Hospital Reform – Nothing



8.. Digital set-top boxes – Cheaper at Harvey Norman



9.. Emissions Trading Scheme – Abandoned



10. Mining Tax – Continuing uncertainty for our miners



11. Livestock export ban to Indonesia – Over-reaction



12. Detention Centres – Riots & cost blow-outs



13. East Timor ‘solution’ – Announced before agreed



14. Malaysia ‘solution’ – Only just agreed, sort of



15. Manus Island ‘solution’ – On the backburner



16.. Computers in Schools – $1.4 billion blow out; less than half delivered



17. Cutting Red Tape – 12,835 new regulations, only 58 repealed



18. Asia Pacific Community – Another expensive Rudd frolic. Going nowhere



19. Green Loans Program – Abandoned. Only 3.5% of promised loans delivered



20. Solar Homes & Communities plan – Shut down after $534 million blow out



21. Green Car Innovation Fund – Abandoned



22. Solar Credits Scheme – Scaled back



23. Green Start Program – Scrapped



24. Retooling for Climate Change Program – Abolished



25. Childcare Centres – Abandoned. 260 promised, only 38 delivered



26. Take a “meat axe”’ to the Public Service – 24,000 more public

servants added



27. Murray Darling Basin Plan – back to the drawing board



28. 2020 Summit – Meaningless talkfest



29. Tax Summit – Deferred and downgraded



30. Population Policy – Sets no targets



31. Fuel Watch – Abandoned



32. Grocery Choice – Abandoned



33. $900 Stimulus cheques – Sent to dead people and overseas residents



34. Foreign Policy – In turmoil with Rudd running riot



35. National Schools Solar Program – Closing two years early



36. Solar Hot Water Rebate – Abandoned



37. Oceanic Viking – Caved in



38. GP Super Clinics – 64 promised, only 11 operational



39. Defence Family Healthcare Clinics – 12 promised, none delivered



40. Trade Training Centres – 2650 promised, 70 operational



41. Bid for UN Security Council seat – An expensive Rudd frolic



42.. MySchool Website – Revamped but problems continue



43. National Curriculum – States in uproar



44. Small Business Superannuation Clearing House – 99% of small

businesses reject it



45. Indigenous Housing Program – way behind schedule



46. Rudd Bank – Went nowhere



47. Using cheap Chinese fabrics for Defence uniforms – Ditched



48. Innovation Ambassadors Program – junked



49. Six Submarines – none operational



50. Debt limit to be increased to $250 billion – to pay for all of this

and much more

Answer 5

I don't want to think about the good or bad things of our govt. To me they are just a bunch of pinheads who won't get things done. That is democracy for you. I'm not suggesting anything right here, but I'll tell you that a big change is needed.

Answer 6

Jay D's answer is spot on, nothing else needs to be said.

Answer 7

Well mate , I agree with your list of their abject failures & in reality the 2 ' successes ' you listed are clutching at straws...



The Mining Tax as constituted is unfairly weighted & just a political stunt ...you do realise don't you that whilst the crown can claim ownership of what's in the ground they are unable to dig it up themselves & need private enterprise & capital to realise its value. .... totally worthless until then !



As for the NBN , you don't have to take my word for it but on the take up thus far you can already class it as a flop....wireless & new technology will make it obsolete BEFORE most of us have a chance to either accept or reject it !

Answer 8

Apart from successfully raping the country they have no successes.

Their failures are legion.It would take me a years research to list them all.