Economic management is now Tony Abbott's weakest claim to re-election | Stephen Koukoulas

The Coalition has failed to deliver on its election pledges including a return to budget surplus, cutting government debt and having a pro-business strategy

If the next federal election is fought on economic management and economic outcomes, Labor will romp in. The economy remains moribund, with each hopeful snippet of good news quickly shot down by a flood of mediocre or downright bad news. Consumers, and that means voters, are starting to suffer financial hardship which is one reason the Coalition should find any issue other than economic management to fight the upcoming election on.

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