On the other hand Abbott's government in their recent budget announced cuts to CSIRO and Clean Technology Innovation Program. Go Figure!
John Oliver on Tony Abbott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IaKVmkXuk
This guy man. I don't even know what to do about it.
In particular, though, don't tell Abbott voters how terrible they are for voting for him. People will get defensive and actually strengthen their views under criticism. (http://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/06/10/the-backfire-effect/)