"There is a new mood in the country, a sense of rebirth and regeneration. After living through 11 years of conservative rule under Mr Rudd's predecessor, John Howard, many people say that Australia feels like a fundamentally different place. Some say that Mr Howard's policies made them ashamed of their nationality. Now, for the first time in years, they feel proud to be Australian."

"A week later, the new government scrapped another of Mr Howard's ideological cornerstones: the ominously named "Pacific Solution", under which hundreds of asylum-seekers were intercepted at sea, before they reached Australian waters, and shipped to remote Pacific nations to be processed. The policy was supposed to deter "illegal immigrants", and it helped Mr Howard to win an election. Then last week, as soon as parliament resumed after the summer break, Mr Rudd apologised to the "Stolen Generations" – Aboriginal people forcibly separated from their families as children."

Alright, can't wait to claim the same for the US of A.

What a thrill it would be to feel like our country was up to more good than evil.

Yes, yes and yes! Why not people? The worst is over, America will rise again, it has to.

thats what the world need's some real hope .Lets hope he win's

Yes, yes and yes! Why not people? The worst is over, America will rise again, it has to.

Yes, yes and yes! It certainly cannot get much worse. Any remember JFK and the feel good factor? It's that feel good factor or world recession.