from teh SMH article above
"If there is no APEC bounce for Howard in the polls, it will only partly reflect the disappointment that no mighty deals were done that would see this city join Versailles, Rapallo and Bretton Woods as spots on the map that have changed the world.

A ho hum response in the polls would also confirm a sense that this week saw Howard reach a dead end in the politics of fear. Thank God we all got out alive. But by week's end it seemed we didn't need the kilometres of fences, the water cannon and armies of police. They were all a bit of a nuisance. Howard and APEC will be remembered for making Sydney feel grubby."

Note: the next poll reflected an even bigger slump for Little Fascist Johnny.