The Coalition hasn't failed, the MSM has

As you'd expect, the Sydney Morning Herald'd columnist Peter Hartcher has jumped on the bandwagon saying the Coalition's marketing of their budget is a joke.  He says they've fallen into the same trap as Labor did.  This is total garbage.

The Government promised to scrap the carbon tax and they have.  They promised to stop the boats and they have.  They're in the process of returning the budget to surplus.

The mainstream media is the one who has failed.  They're the ones who have failed to provide adequate information on the budget and they're the ones who have failed to educate the public on policy.

Take for example the $7 Medicare copayment or the necessity to apply for 40 jobs a month if you're on welfare.

$7 is such an insignificant amount and you may or may not be aware.  In NZ it is $25 to see a doctor.  That's if you have a Community Services card and $50 if you don't.  $7 is less than $1 a day and very few people would go more than that.  The MSM has miseducated people by not providing how Australia compares internationally.

Then there's the need to apply for 40 jobs a month.  Those who truly want to work will do this no sweat but once again the MSM manipulates the facts saying it's unreasonable.  It's not.  Those truly wanting to work will reach this minimum in a week, however, those truly wanting to work won't be on welfare in the first place.