Liberal-National: Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott: If ever an election was lost not won, it was the weekends vote in Australia. Exhausted by the Labor Partys feuding, the country ditched Kevin Rudds government and elected the Liberal-National coalition led by Tony Abbott. The new prime minister, once seen as gaffe-prone and unelectable, has said he ll grow into the role. He d better, or it wont be long before Australia regrets its choice. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Abbott has promised to scrap Australias carbon-pricing program, rejecting the best approach to dealing with climate change. Hes also said he ll scrap the mining tax, without saying what will replace it. And hes promised six months paid maternity leave at taxpayers expense while calling himself a fiscal conservative. Australian Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott meets with Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson, in Sydney Sunday. To call the coalitions platform weak would be generous. Mostly, it was empty and its few specific ideas were notable for being bad ones. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.