Reuters Poll Trend is back in business, presumably resuming its old methods of providing a weighted aggregate of results from Newspoll, Morgan and ACNielsen. As such it tells us nothing we didn’t already know, but its trend line is a handy thing to have. The current finding combines three weeks of results and has Labor’s two-party lead at 56.6-43.4, down from 57.3-42.7 previously.
Couple of legal matters to attend to:
• A legal challenge is proceeding against Labor’s 74-vote win in the seat of Chatsworth at the March 21 Queensland election. The LNP cites incidents of double voting and a strong overall result for Labor on absent votes as evidence of fraud. I’ve got a hat waiting to be eaten if the challenge is upheld.
• Gary Clark, husband of the former Lindsay MP Jackie Kelly, has been given the maximum fine of $1100 and ordered to pay more than $2000 in costs for his role in the distribution of fake pamphlets purporting to be from the “Islamic Australia Federation” in the week before the federal election. The ABC reports Magistrate Geoff Bradd aptly observing it was “difficult to think of a worst case of breaching the electoral act”, for which the penalties would seem to need strengthening.
• Note posts below on the latest state Newspoll results for Western Australia and South Australia.
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JV, do tell.
Bob1234
I missed that – as soon as the M Johns question was asked I took a comfort break.
“Hou je smoel” is Dutch not Afrikaans
Cries to momma will be evaluated on the basis of their objective merits.
arent they, like, related ??
Finns
The rate of abused children is hard to be exact about but most estimates are about 20% of girls were abused and about 5% of boys were.
Gus, yup. The Boers were originally Dutch colonists
Oh come now Diogenes, child abuse its so passe as a topic.
What I really want to know is are you having a good recession?
Ellis to Wong:
Diog, thanks for that. Now i know 2% is not = 20% is not = 5%.
I clearly recall you said we would be recessing by last December.
You were wrong by 6 months!
Too much Biltong
Finns
it dont matter to Dio, after all its only numbers….
ESJ
I didn’t bring it up!! And what kills me is that I am one of the most rabidly anti-religion person on the blog and I’m bloody well sticking up for the priests. All the religious bloggers here who bucket me when I make a Dawkinsian comment have deserted me.
I haven’t noticed the GFC except my interest rates are less and I’ve had to buy all these books on economics. (I bought Krugman’s book on depression economics today.)
Albert
I’m getting a bit suspicious of the guy who quoted that study. The only references to it on the internet are from him.
I don’t know, it happened 5 years ago, the New Zealand police did
pursue it, I assume for good reason yet the man that has been tried and convicted by the media. A five year old mess has now dragged in the mans family. I think Tony Abbot was right, do unto others as you would have done unto you. I bet Tony Jones would not like what was done by 4 corners done unto him.
This is too much. I am going to bed.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/priest-says-molestation-was-anatomy-lesson-20090521-bgz1.html
It was me who dun it yr honour. But I was never asserting that ALL priests are paedophiles, that would be stoopid.
fredn,
It’s actually 7 years old.
The real reason wind farms are eeviiil
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/21/2577660.htm?section=justin
It was 7 years ago, and her work mates said she had bragged about being involved in such incidents before with footballers, and showed no signs of ‘trauma’ the day after this one. In fact she was bragging about it this one too. Simply put, she has very little credibility, and yet the ABC in their rush to try and defend 4 Corners pathetic excuse for journalism are still pushing it with a non-consentual slant. It’s sickening.
SNIP: Not off to a good start, ESJ – The Management.
These assertions have been refuted by a 4 Corners press release:
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2009/s2575275.htm
Figures?
Penny Wong was as dismal as usual on QANDA tonight. Bob Ellis slaughtered her. He managed to get in every major criticism of her in about five cutting quips. And she’s getting slaughtered on the lack of vision meme.
South Korea spent 80% of its stimulus package on the environment.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/21/south-korea-enviroment-carbon-emissions
That doesn’t refute what I asserted at all
Cmon WB, it took him all of 58 minutes to contain his vitriolic spiteful post
Sorry William I meant to include “ex” before “Labor” in the unmentionable.
Priests of course remain fair game.
What vitriol? What spite? I love you as a fellow personhood Gusface.
They don’t, actually – I just don’t see anyone treating them as such. Maybe I’ve missed something.
Well sorry, but I think this:
Refutes part of your claim. Moreover, on Media Watch this week, the victim was quoted as saying that she has never even MET some of the people who have accused her of boasting, let alone worked with them!
Ellis came across as a drunk and a bore – someone who pays no respect to the basic ‘rules’ of civilised discussion.
Why not? Why should they be immune from criticism?
The bitter greenies may dislike Wong but more people dislike Bob Ellis.
I’m sure she was quoted saying many things. I’ll take the word of someone willing to have their face on camera over someone who doesn’t.
What rules? Whenever I hear undefined rules, I think of censorship.
ESJ,
You’ll be pleased to know that the hypocrisy and sanctimony have not abated during your absence. We’ve got a particularly large crop of Green hubris this year.
Plenty of easy pickings for a charmer like yourself.
Cheers
Steve K
Absolutely true. But he still slaughtered her. I wasn’t scoring based on the niceties of debate. Even Tony Abbott was wincing.
ESJ
You haven’t told us how you celebrated Obama’s inauguration yet.
Rule number 1. One person speaking at a time. Nothing at all to do with censorship.
Oh yeah give me some of that old time political correctness GG!
Shows ON – should ex Labor MP’s?
William I feel you hold me to a higher standard – maybe you should create an elite division here in your little money making venture?
I like the fact that Q and A raises passions
I was impressed with wongs delivery and serenity ,she copped it on the cheek and but still kept smiling
ellis is a stirrer.
I dislike Abbot but he was quite reasonable tonight (compared to his previous Q&A efforts) and I think his wincing was due to the question in his mind “How much has Ellis had to drink?”
I don’t think the girls who accused her of boasting appeared on camera, why do you believe them?
They did
Diogenes a sad day 20 January, a truly great man John Sidney McCain III wrongly denied the presidency.
Be immune from criticism? No. But you asserted something without providing any data to backup your assertion, which made it just a smear.
ESJ is reflecting on the chair!
Abbott interjecting a few times when Ellis was speaking.
ellis is a stirrer.
Ellis is a farting falstaff of a drunk. Labor’s equivalent of John Elliott but without the charm and sparkling wit.
Umm
lets see who i believe
Gallop,gyngell didnt actually support johns m is my understanding
ESJ
What about the state of your beloved Liberal Party? Do you want Turnbull to lead you to the 2010 electoral defeat or someone else? What’s your succession plan?
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