Reflections on the Miracle of Democracy at Work in the Greatest Nation on Earth

Essential Research: 58-42

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 – 12:50 am, by William Bowe

No Newspoll this week, but the always dependable Essential Research weekly survey shows Labor’s lead stuck at 58-42. Also featured are prime ministerial approval ratings (56 per cent for, 31 per cent against) and questions on the Productivity Commission’s maternity leave recommendations (trending negative), party leaders’ responses to the financial crisis and government plans to tackle climate change (don’t go far enough).

Comments (361) | Permalink

361 Comments

Pages: « 1 … 4 5 6 7 [8] Show All

  1. 351
    ShowsOn
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 3:19 pm | Permalink

    Fielding to support all of the Government’s budget measures!
    http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,27753,24488182-31037,00.html

  2. 352
    Dario
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 3:24 pm | Permalink

    Onya Steve!

  3. 353
    ShowsOn
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 3:26 pm | Permalink

    In practice I believe it means the alcopops tax and the increase of the income for the Medicare levy surcharge

  4. 354
    ShowsOn
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 3:27 pm | Permalink

    TONY Abbott wants school students to study more British history because that's "where we came from".

    If you go back far enough, all humans came from Africa. So why don’t we study African history?

  5. 355
    ShowsOn
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 3:28 pm | Permalink

    Oops, here’s the article:
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24487661-601,00.html

  6. 356
    Oz
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 4:03 pm | Permalink

    I thought something like 40% of Australians weren’t born in Australia. And a majority of them don’t come from England.

    Why do we want to be re-tying ourselves to Britain? I thought we were proud of the fact that we aren’t British or European but Australian.

  7. 357
    Adam in Canberra
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 4:14 pm | Permalink

    22% of the Australian population was born outside Australia. Of these, 25% were born in the UK.

  8. 358
    Oz
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 4:30 pm | Permalink

    K, I was confused with NSW.

  9. 359
    James J
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 10:29 pm | Permalink

    Newspoll 55-45

    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24492182-601,00.html

  10. 360
    Oz
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 10:34 pm | Permalink

    Nice one James, it’s not even on Newspoll’s site yet.

    Sigh @ The Australian.

    Labor still with an immense lead, approval ratings for Rudd are high and The Australian wastes half the article talking about how Turnbull is better than Nelson.

  11. 361
    William Bowe
    Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 at 10:38 pm | Permalink

    Great work as always, James – how the hell do you do it? New thread.

Pages: « 1 … 4 5 6 7 [8] Show All