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And now, after less than a week, their house of sand is all beginning to crumble.
There is the mandate argument that absolutely no one outside of the Coalition cheer squad is buying, with expectations that the price on Cardon and the Mining tax will stay at least until July next year. That will be followed by a period of frustration for Abbott who has no negotiating skills. I look forward to his inept attempts to engage in the cat wrangling that will be required when dealing with the new senate. Added to that is the fast diminishing likelihood that Abbott will have the guts to call a double dissolution election at a time when his political stocks are sinking.
Stopping the boats will not happen as the Indonesian government has indicated it does not support a number of aspects of the Coalition plan, including turning back boats, buying leaky boats, and buying information from informants in local Indonesian fishing communities. While Julie Bishop is set to use her lack of diplomacy to smooth over the areas of disagreement, it is likely that all the Coalition will be left with is the policy as it currently stands.
And there has been a sudden backlash against the Coalition's fraudband policy. To be fair to Malcolm, he was quite clear about his dog of a policy prior to the election, and enough people voted for the Coalition either ignoring this policy or hoping it would change. This seems to again debunk the idea that the Coalition has any kind of mandate on this issue. True to form, Malcolm has maintained his arrogant stance which will both retard improvements in Australian productivity, waste money and unnecessaily spend the Coalition's already diminishing political capital. Most experts agree that by the time the Coalition finish constructing fraudband, it will be time to pull down the nodes and run the FTTP as Labor originally planned.
There are signs the economy is starting to turn downwards with the recent release of the unemployment figures. The Coalition's only plan is to revoke two taxes and then allow the business community bask in the glory of a Coalition victory. We have seen the usual post election lift in confidence, but look out for it to quickly stall as the do nothing Abbott government sits on its hands, hoping to be given a second term.
And while the Coalition's climate credentials were only ever a smokescreen, Greg Hunt has moved with lightening speed to remove all financial support for clean energy.
I hoped they enjoyed the post-election party, as their support seems to be quickly draining from that high water mark. The opinion polls over the coming Months will be very interesting, especially in the area of Abbott's approval rating and the preferred PM stakes.