Seriously?
I didn't vote for Rudd, nor did I vote for Howard (If Howard had won, we still would have had the down turn, ops normal). Labour or Liberal? It doesn't matter! They are all the same self serving scum. They come from the same schools, the same universities and join whichever party is the most convenient at the time. They spend their entire political lives looking after themselves and their mates. Then, after they have sold all of our essential infrastructure to private enterprise (who squeeze the public for all we are worth) they retire into their cosy little private sector consultancy positions.
Labour, Liberal, Nationals et al are all centre-right parties. It doesn't matter who you vote for, the outcome will be the same. Politicians stand for nothing but greed. The next election will be run and won, and nothing will change.
Cynical? No, just realistic...