Here's my thought for the day:

So, I was watching Kevin Rudd's address to the nation the other night, like many of you might have. I don't generally watch the news because if the news were a person it would be schizophrenic, bipolar, psychotic, and full of malice - except for the token daily announcement at the end of each news broadcast that an ice-bear cub has been born at a Zoo somewhere in the world. If the news were a person, I would find that person very high-maintenance.

Because I, as a Swede with permanent residency status in Australia, have 'taxation without representation' and cannot vote in Australia, I'd like to express my human opinion on this issue here - not on the politics, but on the leadership qualities that I have observed recently.

Three things struck me about Kevin 07's address:

a. How much of the economic downgrade is in fact a confidence downgrade?