It represented the start of their new economic liberal future policy direction, very different from the Keynesianism they previously practised.
The major changes were to remove the goods and services tax on food and child care through zero rating and provision for a Rebuild Australia fund for new public works.
Changes to Medicare, the $10 billion cut in government expenditure and Jobsback package of labour market reforms remained unchanged.
[4] Hewson's difficulty in explaining to the electorate what food would and wouldn't have the GST applied was exemplified in the infamous birthday cake interview, considered by some as a turning point in the election campaign.
Tony Abbott as press secretary to Liberal Leader John Hewson from 1990 to 1993, helped to develop the Fightback!