Tony Abbott will use his powers to save Australia.
In a speech fit for a superhero, Tony Abbott has told his followers that it is his job to “save Australia”, adding that only the Coalition could lead Australia into the future.
In an impassioned speech at the Coalitions official campaign launch in Brisbane he told his party faithful that: “Our task is nothing less than to save Australia from the worst government in its history.” And adding that Labour did not deserve a second chance.
His policies pledge a drastic debt reduction package as well as a firm stance on asylum seekers, promising to jail people smugglers and Australians who harbour illegal immigrations. Mr Abbott has also pledged to cut immigration to just 170,000 per year – a policy that has dismayed many large businesses who say they rely on migrant workers.
He has also vowed to process asylum seekers claims in offshore detention centres like the one at Christmas Island and would restore the Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs). He has already met with the President of Nauru to talk about reopening a detention centre on the island.
Yet for someone who has publicly renounced Kevin Rudd’s ‘big Australia’ and warned against population growth, he has announced that his party will also provide a $500 advance on the baby bonus – a policy that encourages Australian to have more children.
Mr Abbott’s family and friends were around him to sing his praises to the gathered crowd, telling them what a loyal, compassionate and unflappable man he is.
Labour meanwhile have dismissed Mr Abbott’s policies as just “soundbites and garbs and personal barbs”. Labour are also intent on offshore processing of asylum seekers, they too, aim to cut back on the numbers of migrants entering Australia although they will not restore TPVs.
There are just thirteen days now and counting until the Australian general election.
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