You make him treasurer, give him the job of creating a cruel and nasty budget based on pure lies trumpeted up through a contrived national audit.

Wealthy cigar-smoking Joe Hockey is now the most hated politician in Australia; bye, bye Joe!

Tony Abbott set him up and ran away to hide out overseas masquerading as a world statesman.

Even Peter Costello and John Hewson have come out undermining Joe Hockey’s crooked budget while Tony Abbott is distancing himself from the budget’s hard line.

Mr Abbott has used the same tactics with section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, making himself out to be a hero of its turnabout, when in fact he initially orchestrated to have it removed.

Unemployed youth are to live without money for six months as youth unemployment grows to exceed 20 per cent.

At the same time they must apply for 40 invisible jobs without a single dollar to help make the applications.

Australia is becoming a nasty place to live for many.

— ALAN J. LAPPIN,

Boorhaman North