▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁scored ▁ 4 3 ▁per ▁cent . ▁The ▁poll ▁showed ▁that ▁vot ers ▁considered ▁Labor ▁margin ally ▁better - pla ced ▁to ▁handle ▁health ▁and ▁education , ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁government ▁strong ▁backing ▁on ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁national ▁security . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Rud d ▁promised ▁Labor ▁would ▁introduce ▁a ▁green house ▁gas ▁emission ▁reduction ▁target ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁by ▁ 2 0 5 0 , ▁rat ify ▁the ▁Ky oto ▁protocol ▁and ▁introduce ▁a ▁mand atory ▁renew able ▁energy ▁target ▁( M RE T ) ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Howard ▁government ▁re iter ated ▁their ▁position ▁of ▁not ▁rat ifying ▁the ▁Ky oto ▁protocol , ▁setting ▁" vol unt ary ▁asp ir ational ▁emission ▁reduction ▁targets " ▁and ▁introdu cing ▁a ▁carbon ▁em issions ▁trad ing ▁scheme ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Labor ▁p led ged ▁a ▁$ 4 . 7   b ill ion ▁fib re - to - the - node ▁broad band ▁network . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁prom oting ▁the ▁government ' s ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁economy , ▁Tre as urer ▁Peter ▁Cost ello ▁re called ▁the ▁lear ner ▁driver ▁s log an ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁election : ▁" This ▁[ the ▁economy ] ▁is ▁like ▁a ▁highly ▁engine ered ▁racing ▁car ▁and ▁I ▁tell ▁you ▁what , ▁I ▁wouldn ' t ▁be ▁putting ▁an ▁L -