Two policy wishes

Comments on Dennis Shanahan “Leaders prove their mettle under campaign fire”, 20/08/2010, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/leaders-prove-their-mettle-under-campaign-fire/story-fn59niix-1225907494666
Both have shown a remarkable ability in the campaign.

While the public may be disappointed to see no visions from either of them due to the particular nature of the campaign, they both have been very disciplined and made nearly no mistakes.

Let's hope whoever will be the prime minster after tomorrow will continue as disciplined in government over the next 3 years.

Although they sound like dreams and are impossible to contemplate, I personally wish that:

A Gillard government would change its NBN policy, at least to build to the nodes first to test the water before further rolled out to the premises. Build to the premise will take much less time and less investment to start with and to bring benefits to more people more quickly. Further, it will allow the system to be much more flexible. Billions and possibly tens of billions dollars of taxpayers' money could/would be saved. Or

An Abbott government would adopt a market approach to emissions reduction like a carbon tax and rebate to households. Such a scheme will be much more efficient and effective than the direct government action approach advocated by the Coalition.

It would be achieved by having an independent and possibly a joint two party study/investigation into the best ways to implement those policies to allow the leaders grace to change their prior positions.