Australia

I think people voted against Labor rather than for Abbott - they were fed up with the backstabbing and feuds and failed to think it through. And Abbott went for short slogans - all lies, but easy to remember.

You would think that after the winters in the U.K. and the U.S. this year, that they will start thinking seriously, and how long can Australia remain out of step with the rest of the developed world? We've had bushfires and drought this summer, but most people write them off as normal. We will probably have to experience bushfires in spring, as we did last October, as a regular thing before the penny starts to drop, and perhaps some record flooding in winter as well.