Commentary With a week to go in the federal election there’s a lot at stake. It is, the PM assured us, the most important since 1945. So I’m here to tell you what it is. Uh, hang on a sec. It’s kind of tricky. First, because the platforms of the five parties allowed into the official debates are virtually indistinguishable and certainly unaffordable. The latest Conservative micro-handout is “three days of paid bereavement leave in the event of a miscarriage,” on top of the “50 per cent rebate for food and non-alcoholic drinks purchased for dine-in from Monday to Wednesday for one month, once it is safe to do so” and “a 15 per cent tax credit for vacation expenses of up to $1,000 per person.” Which confirms not only that modern politicians are all looking to bribe voters, but that they’ve run out of original ideas as well as …