Newspoll has come a day early – or six days late, depending on your perspective. Key findings of the survey, which was conducted over the past two days:
• Labor’s two-party lead has blown out to 58-42 from 54-46 at the last Newspoll three weeks ago (although Peter Brent’s “rough calculation” had it at 55-45).
• Fifty-seven per cent believe the stimulus package will be good for the economy, and 48 per cent believe it will make them personally better off. Support is inversely proportional to age.
• Labor is up five points on the primary vote to 48 per cent, with the Coalition’s down three to 36 per cent.
• Kevin Rudd’s approval rating is steady on 63 per cent, and his disapproval up one to 26 per cent.
• Malcolm Turnbull’s approval rating is down one point to 44 per cent, and his disapproval is up seven to 38 per cent.
• Sixty-three per cent believe the government is doing a good job managing the economy, and only 33 per cent believe the Coalition would do better.
Other news:
• The Greens’ parliamentary leader in New South Wales, Lee Rhiannon, has quit her Legislative Council seat and declared her intention to run for the Senate (UPDATE: Not quite – she has “informed the party that when federal elections are called, I’ll resign to stand for Federal Parliament, if I win preselection”). Brian Robins of the Sydney Morning Herald says Rhiannon “appears to be positioning herself to replace the party’s federal leader”. She may have her work cut out: the only time the Greens have won a seat in the state was when Kerry Nettle got in on One Nation preferences in 2001. Generally the problem has been that Labor are too strong in the state for the Greens to get ahead of their third candidate. Two scenarios for success suggest themselves: one involves the Greens gaining at least 5 per cent on the Coalition on the primary vote, which would raise the possibility of a result of three Labor, two Liberal, one Greens; the other is a double dissolution.
• Linda Silmalis of the Daily Telegraph reports the Coalition has been “desperate to find a high-profile candidate to take on Maxine McKew in the Sydney seat of Bennelong”, which it hopes “will be enough for Labor to consider transferring McKew to a safer seat”. It doesn’t sound like they’re having much luck: among those to have knocked back the offer are Kerry Chikarovski, former Opposition Leader and member for the locally situated state seat of Lane Cove, and Andrew Tink, former Shadow Police Minister and recent departee from state politics.
UPDATE: Essential Research has Labor’s lead at 61-39, recording no change from last week. Nothing on the stimulus package (Essential Research advises there will be a “truckload” of such data next week), but includes the usual leadership questions showing Rudd holding up and Turnbull going backwards.
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lol @ bronwyn bishop foaming from the mouth.
Speaker: “Sometimes people are out of loops”.
Not the Liberal party backbench – they’re got too many loops
I reckon bree could be alright looking Fins.
Bree, you want 3000 licks? dont be greedy
Oh no. Not the loop loops from woop woop.
That was directed to Abbott and Madame Beehive.
As good as Louise Pratt?
The Hon. Member for Bass is in her rightful place!!!!
Bree is even more deluded than Steven Kaye and Tabitha, if that’s possible.
$3000. The yearly salary for a WorkChoice serf of the next generation.
New Morgan poll – ALP 60/40 from primaries running 51.5/35.5 the same way. http://bit.ly/ydQsB
The Finnigans, your sense of humour has reached new lows!
Mr X has got wonderful press in SA for his courageous stand. Incidentally, it is going to be a big help for Rudd and Wong in SA as well, who should be very grateful to X. Everyone’s very pleased with the outcome. And the Libs are totally irrelevant but their supporters already knew that.
Finnigans, a question for you. What is the name of the MP who sits behind the honourable member for Bass, the guy who always looks like he’s got something in his mouth?
Headmistress Bishop is not in the House. Is she in the parliamentary library “writing” a speech?
Friday the 13th, today is a horror movie for malcolm & co
Probably writing a new point of order.
Evan14, dont ask me. i cant think straight with a pair of soulful eyes looking like that.
Bree, not as low as a request for 3000 licks!!!!
BK, she’s combing through the WALL STREET JOURNAL for more inspiration.
#3010
ALP primary vote now looks more like a winning 2PP. Up 5 since last time.
60/40. Wow. What will the next Newspoll be like?
very smart move by rudd to thank the greens,independents.
The libs have been ruled out of the equation for a looong time.
Hockey doesn’t like the medicine
The member for Bass is sitting in the same spot where Kate Ellis used to sit!
They always deliberately put a photogenic female MP where she can be seen on TV.
The Speaker is weak. There’s no way the PM should be getting away with this.
Joe Hockey (the Barbecue Clown) is cranky coz he’s got an esky full of lamb chops waiting to be popped on the grill.
Hope he doesnt blow a gasket again.
The opposition are obviously in one big huff. If they’d just shut up for a bit and stop interrupting the PM would be able to finish and sit dow, Turnbull will probably go on for just as long in any case.
I like to say TQ to the Govt. i have just spent half the cash bonus in the REAL economy.
The only children Turnball knows are those of his rich friends!
Turnbull and his pals are stuck in a timewarp of the Howard years. As the erstwhile independent Member for Lyons said last night, “circumstances have changed”.
Why are the Opposition so upset? They must have known this would be the end result. Admittedly it’s even worse for them now that the left (Green), right (FF) and centre (X) have all been accomodated by some smart Labor negotiating, which has made them look like obstructive extremists. They really need to grow up. They’ve got at least another fiour years to get the hang of being in Opposition and they look like they’re going to need every minute.
Who is “the erstwhile independent Member for Lyons”?
Off topic but I’m sure of interest
http://www.theage.com.au/national/churchill-arson-suspect-arrested-20090213-86o3.html
LMAO Newsradio just lost the signal, Turnball got cut off – bravo!
This is an extremely weak speech.
The Great Coalition circus
Ring leader- malcolm
Barnaby the crazy clown
Bronwyn the bearded lady
Joe the fat man, how big can he get
Link to Morgan here.
http://www.roymorgan.com.au/
“The company that does interior design”. That’s a poorly thought out example considering the Libs demographics
“This is an extremely weak speech.”
It sounds like genius compared to Brenda Nelson.
they meant lynne i think and it’s oakshott
You think Liberal MPs will be knocking back the money for new school infastructure?
I doubt it! Although I presume no schools in the electorate of Wentworth need maintenance.
What a rabble! heh
“Mortgaging our children’s future” is the cliche of the week …
I like Harry Jenkins …
This one will hurt Turnbull.
http://www.roymorgan.com/news/polls/2009/4358/
He should do radio when he leaves parliament. I reckon he’d do a good turn in Droll and Withering Interviews …
New thread.
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