Matters related thereto
Roy Morgan has spared the government a new set of poll results this week, presumably holding over last weekend’s face-to-face results for a combined two weeks’ result to be published next week. So here’s some stuff that has accumulated during my recent period of indolence:
• The federal parliament’s Joint Standing Committee of Electoral Matters brought down its report into the 2010 federal election a fortnight ago. One noteworthy innovation is a less pompous report title, “The 2010 Federal Election: Report on the conduct of the election and related matters” replacing the traditional formulation of “Report on the conduct of the (insert year) federal election and matters related thereto”. Antony Green summarises its recommendations here; now that my holidays are over I’ll shortly get around to reviewing it and will have more to say after I’ve fully absorbed it.
• One of the majority report’s recommendations was that the federal government follow the example of New South Wales and Victoria in allowing government records such as drivers licences, vehicle registration and Year 12 school enrolments to be used to automatically update the electoral roll. However, this is opposed in the dissenting JSCEM report from the committee’s Coalition members, for reasons I do not find persuasive. Antony Green has reviewed the impact of such measures in New South Wales since their introduction last year, observing that only 12 per cent of the 70,000 people whose enrolments have been added or updated have taken the trouble to enrol the old-fashioned way for the federal electoral roll. His conclusion: “On the evidence so far, by the time of the next commonwealth election in the second half of 2013, there could be as many as 200,000 voters enrolled for NSW elections and eligible to vote at commonwealth elections who will be missing from the commonwealth roll or be enrolled at the wrong address.”
• Draft electoral redistribution boundaries have recently been published for both our nation’s territory parliaments. Antony Green surveys the results for the Northern Territory here and the Australian Capital Territory here. An ACT redistribution would normally be of minor interest, as the territory is only divided into three electorates for purposes of a regionally based system of proportional representation, but Antony asserts that in this case the changes are radical enough to be of substantial interest, and in particular to put at risk the fourth seat the Greens won at the 2008 election. For the Northern Territory, Antony has calculated new margins for each of the 25 seats, with the caveat that the enormous sitting member factors which result from pocket-sized electorates of 4000 to 5000 voters make party-based margins less reliable than usual.
• There has been much talk lately about the possibility of an incoming Coalition government calling an early double dissolution election should it meet Senate resistance from its efforts to abolish a carbon tax. Tony Abbott’s argument to those concerned about the resulting uncertainty and expense is that opposing its repeal in the Senate would be politically suicidal for a defeated Labor Party, a case pursued by Queensland legal academic James Allan in The Australian.
There was a fair bit of material I had been compiling on Western Australian matters to coincide with a looming quarterly state Newspoll, but I was caught on the hop when it was published a month earlier than I’d anticipated.
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johd
steady
btw
this is a really convoluted issue
the prick wasnt a loner
but i think it is too early to label
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:43 pm
Fulvio,
heh heh! I should have completed the sentence “no but it helps to understand the person’s point of view”.
by Scarpat on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:44 pm
JohD
I said earlier that it was a cold and calculated evil act.
by victoria on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:44 pm
That it was.
by Scarpat on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:45 pm
I have not read one reference to Christianity and I have been scanning his post for the past half hour or so.
I don’t think it is religious, I think it is a mixture of Nuvo Racism (aka Islamophobia), neo-con nuttery, and ‘cultural conservatism.’ He hates social democratic liberals as ‘cultural traitors’. He sees neo-Nazi, EDL type extremist as quite separate, albeit possibly allies, to his cultural warrior movement. He is undecided about them because he suspects they hate Jews, and Homosexuals.
by JohD on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:46 pm
admittedly dated
but way back in the mists of time i spent some time in the scands
there is a definite undercurrent of white supremacists
normally they are fringe dwellers
somehow this dont smack of fringe dwelling
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Australian Government . Convergence review
Review of Media and communications Policy
Consultation stage
” A review is currently underway into media and communications policy including and local content, protection of community standards, media diversity and spectrum allocation..
to read more
http://www.dbcde.gov.au/convergence
Well well, here comes the fix. This is a disgrace and a clear step in ending our democracy if the left cant handle criticism of their policies. We used to hear a lot about JWH, yet the left have stepped out of his shadow and now will now aim to shut any debate in the name of the left being the only right voice that should be expressed. This blatant attack to fix the media and lift the stocks of Gillard and Bob Brown. I hope Australia sees through this bastard act and the ALP continues to drop to in the polls until they are booted out at the next election.
by rummel on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:48 pm
johd
i saw a refernce that he felt he was some sorta palladin
just cos he uses religious imagery doesnt make him religious as such
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:48 pm
rummel
time to weed the garden of the noxious weeds
ruperti murdioxin
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:49 pm
JonD
Completely. You should when the moderator intervenes to tell you that you are misrepresenting what everyone else posts that you’ve gone way off course.
by ShowsOn on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Just when I think the situation in America can’t get worse, it does. If this is true, ugh: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/07/more-shades-of-tarp-latest-deficit-ceiling-plan-to-establish-extra-constitutional-legislative-process.html
by rishane on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:50 pm
gus
His manifesto has plenty of religious references.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/world/europe/25oslo.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1
by Diogenes on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Gusface, I have been saying for ages that he is not religious. Now I think he is not religious at all. Not a churchgoer at all. Does not give religion much thought at all, except on his facebook profile – probably because it was simply a blank spot that he could not resist filling in.
He hated the government with the the passion we have seen of late.
by JohD on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:52 pm
gusface
Well i might have to start up the “freinds of News Ltd” to save them from clear political attacks.
by rummel on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:53 pm
freinds = friends
by rummel on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:53 pm
I am sorry if I misrepresented your posts. Who are you again?
by JohD on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:53 pm
from the New York Times write up of Cadel;
any truth in this?
by sprocket_ on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:54 pm
rummel
try FIENDS of news ltd
more appropriate
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Also the Moderator is entitled to his opinion, but I only responded to the issues as I saw it. I am still mystified as to what they were trying to say; except that this was a religious nutter.
I disagreed, and disagree. If he is religious, then I am the Pope.
by JohD on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Any situation where one propiertor controlls 70% of the media, is not good for neither freedom of expression nor democracy
by MickGCollins on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Rumbo old mate
What do ya say when they do what Fiji did and give Roo three months to divest all of his Australian media. wouldn’t that be peaceful?
Mind you there will be nothing left of his empire afeter the UK and US have kicked his arsk in to san quentin.
Just have to get their ABC back on charter then and all will be hunky dory.
by Gaffhook on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:55 pm
gusface @ 2567
lol
by rummel on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:56 pm
dio
word is that he was known to the cops as were the group
seems more like a IRLA than a shining path/solar temple cult
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Just the right word !!!!
_______________
If you are looking for the right word to describe the “cultural right-wing warrior”who commited the massacre in Norway,you can’t do better than a good old-fashioned adjective friom the 1930-40ies
try “FASCIST “…it’s just the word !
by deblonay on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:57 pm
It was reported this way in the French news.
by Scarpat on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:58 pm
as Tony Abbot said this week ” we have been well served by the Australian media” – we in this context clearly meaning the non-progressive side
by sprocket_ on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Pope Johd
stop blowing smoke
lets debate not salivate
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Fiends, there that’s fixed it for you.
by Gaffhook on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:58 pm
WHAT are you talking about! Al Qaeda has NOTHING to do with religion at all!
They are just sad that don’t have iPads. It’s all about iPad envy.
by ShowsOn on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Gus
Snap!!!!
by Gaffhook on Jul 24, 2011 at 9:59 pm
deblonay
You may be onto something
by victoria on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Propiertor = Proprietor
by MickGCollins on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:00 pm
from his posts
His posts are filled with these references. He usually uses it the same way; to try and turn it into a form of left projection. But his extreme intolerance of views other than his own is definitely Fascism. By ‘extreme Intolerance’ I mean “murderous Intolerance’.
by JohD on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:02 pm
I don’t understand the point of that.
The fact is some constitutional lawyers believe that the existing debt limit set by congress may be unconstitutional, which would enable the President to just increase the debt limit without an approval.
by ShowsOn on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:02 pm
gaff
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Newspoll
Coalition 56 (-2)
Labor 44 (+2)
by gloryconsequence on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Go away shows on; you are like a very broken record.
by JohD on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Preferred PM
Abbott 41 (-2)
Gillard 40 (+2)
by gloryconsequence on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Not much, but its a start.
by rishane on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:05 pm
johd
fascist is perhaps a tad extreme
this is definitely a mash of lutheranism mixed with screwy social theory
throw in tea party bile
and shake
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:05 pm
You serious about that? There will be a lot of happy people here tonight.
by JohD on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:05 pm
gloryconsequence
Is that for real?
by victoria on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Newspoll Federal (1209 voters)
Two Party Preferred: ALP 44 (+2) L/NP 56 (-2)
Primary Votes: ALP 29 (+2) L/NP 47 (-2) GRN 13 (+1)
Gillard: Approval 32 (+2) Disapproval 59 (0)
Abbott: Approval 39 (-3) Disapproval 52 (+3)
Preferred PM: Gillard 40 (+2) Abbott 41 (-2)
Price on Carbon: Support 36 (+6) Opposed 53 (-6)
by GhostWhoVotes on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Gillard approval 32 (+2)
Gillard disapproval 59 (unchanged)
Abbott approval 39 (-3)
Abbott disapproval 52 (+3)
by gloryconsequence on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Go away Joh D; you are like a very broken person posting nonsense to Pollbludger.
by ShowsOn on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Carbon Price support is +6, oppose is -6
Thanks to GWV
by gloryconsequence on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm
I am pleasantly surprised! I really thought it was going to be worse.
by victoria on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm
glory ris
just correcting back to the norm
meself feels its 47/53
pretty cool numbers considering the relentless shite thrown at Labor and Prime Minister Gillard
by gusface on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm
It’s an improvement, but it’s still nothing to be overjoyed about. The Coalition are well ahead.
by spur212 on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Yes – on A4 in black type (preferably with a 2cm margin).
by drake on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm