Last week, while America dithered over whether or not to
depose Syria’s president, an ocean away, a different leader was decisively
dumped. The election of Australia’s new prime minister has international
implications.
On September 5, in a landslide election, Tony Abbot
became Australia’s new Prime Minister‚—restoring the center-right
Liberal-National coalition after six years of leftward economic polices.
Conservatives the world over are looking to learn from Abbott. In the Wall
Street Journal (WSJ), Tom Switzer, sums up
the “resounding victory” this way: “Abbott did the very thing so many US
Republicans and British Tories have shied away from in recent years: He had the
courage to broaden the appeal of a conservative agenda rather than copy the
policies of his opponents. As a result, Australians enjoyed a real choice at
the polls.”….To Read More….
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