In Politics There's Never A Magic Wand.

Through Hard Work And Education, We Can Deliver A Strong Economy And Opportunity For All.

I Know People Are Looking At Whats Happening In Washington And Then They Also Look At Events In Europe, In Greece And Portugal And Other Places And Worry About That.

The Global Economic Outlook Remains Fragile And Uncertain. Global Economic Imbalances Persist And We Must Address Them Or Risk Future Instability.

The Prime Minister Seems Now To Be Basing His Re-election Campaign On This Plot Line. He Is Saying To The Australian People, Look Out, The Baddies Behind You - Hiss, Boo And Whatever You Do, Don't Vote Labor. This Political Parody Of Pantomime Is Looking And Sounding Desperate.

Those Of You Who Have Spent Time With Australians Know That We Are Not Given To Overstatement. By Nature We Are Laconic Speakers And By Conviction We Are Realistic Thinkers.