Is Abbott's jobs target now out of reach?

When Tony Abbott pledged to create a million jobs in the first five years in office he wasn\u27t exactly setting himself a task. But weak growth has since turned that minor target into a major task, writes Greg Jericho. . One big promise Tony Abbott made repeatedly while in opposition was to create at least one million jobs in the first five years. Now we are 18 months into his term of office, it\u27s worth seeing how he is going. It\u27s a task that was made surprisingly tougher by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week.   Image: Tony Abbott / Flick