The SquizLog

Two Weeks to Go

Four weeks of the official Australian federal election campaign gone, two to go. The recent sixth rise in official interest rates since the last election was an untimely reminder of John Howard's dishonest campaign on interest rates in 2004.

Untimely for Howard that is. As Ross Gittins recently pointed out in the Sydney Morning Herald, the federal treasurer merely pretends to play a significant role in economic policy. The reality is quite different.

And the political reality on the evening of 24th November could well be very interesting. Will we, as seems very likely, see a change of government? And will we, for the second time in Australian history, see the Prime Minister lose his seat?