But this new direction should come as no surprise, given that he's gone on record criticising the fact that, "Arts funding has until now been limited almost exclusively to projects favoured by the Australia Council".
'What is important is that given that he is going to form a government, can he really govern?
He wouldn't always believe bits of information passed on by other test drivers but, when I had tried something, it was almost a given that he was going to like it.
Mr. McCain "can't just take it as a given that he is going to win here," said Randy Pullen, the new chairman of the Arizona Republican Party, who got the post by narrowly defeating a more moderate Republican backed by Mr. McCain.
"He came just a few days short of Paris and still he was in the top five and I think given that he is going to focus more on stage racing this year I like to think we can see even more from him in terms of stage racing.
The media coverage of his race for the majority whip job has given the impression that he's going to lose, putting him out of leadership entirely (he is currently McCarthy's chief deputy whip).
"He has given the impression that he's going to be a very active governor and he's going to listen to a lot of different voices," Mr. Baldassare said.
Obama gives the impression that he's going to show up and make his case, and if you don't fall in love with him, well, he'll just have to pick up the pieces and go on.
"He does not give the sense that he's going to battle".
From Friends of the Earth's executive director Andy Atkins With scientists warning that we're racing towards a climate catastrophe, the prime minister gave no indication that he's going to take his foot off the accelerator.
