That's a very rose tinted glasses view of the local impact a federal candidate has, vs the impact of the elected government.
Ignore the word punish. If you don't like lib/nat wreck and sell plans, don't vote national no matter what promise they makes to the electorate - it's highly unlikely they have the ability to hold up their end of the bargain as it'll be a party decision.
What, an economic disaster? Why didn't they tell us sooner, I just thought that we'd be getting better surf and have to spend more on air conditioning.