and the chinese economy is just coming out of that inflation fighting mode and hopefully once they replate the economy that will be good for australian imports despite the strong australian dollar which, for instance, has hit. but the point is julia gillard, her term as prime minister, has coincided with a drop in the popularity of the leadership party and this election is all about that. the labor party back benches are desperate it shall. >> who is the real winner there? i'm wondering, regardless whether julia fwil ard or kevin rudd wins, maybe the real winner is abbott who may come out from behind, be able to clinch an early election since the public is just completely disenfranchised with this tit for tat move. >> even on monday, they're not really sure who is going to win. the point is when you look at it from a broader perspective, australia has been really at the mercy of the international market so when rudd was prime minister he benefited from a cheap australian dollar and the fact that china was growing very strongly after the 2008 crisis that helped his inkcumbency. when gillard