Newspoll: 56-44 to Coalition
GhostWhoVotes tweets that the first post-carbon tax announcement Newspoll is one of the happier poll results for the government of the past fortnight: the Coalition’s two-party lead has eased to 56-44 from 58-42 a fortnight ago and support for the carbon tax is up six points to 36 per cent, with opposition down six to 53 per cent. On the primary vote, Labor is up two points to 29 per cent, the Coalition is down two to 47 per cent and the Greens are up one to 13 per cent. Julia Gillard has gained two points on approval to 32 per cent, but her disapproval remains stuck on 59 per cent. Tony Abbott is down three on approval to 39 per cent and up three on disapproval to 52 per cent, and has only just maintained his lead as preferred prime minister, dropping two points to 41 per cent with Gillard up two to 40 per cent.
We also had from the Herald-Sun yesterday a poll of 625 voters in Julia Gillard’s electorate of Lalor, conducted by JWS Research using its usual methodology of automated phone calls. The company has had a rather patchy record with its previous political polling, and the latest survey has been criticised for asking respondents attitudinal questions before proceeding to voting intention. It points to a 14 per cent swing against Gillard – solidly higher than the trend of recent national polling – although she still leads 58-42 on two-party preferred. Gillard has a four-point net positive approval rating among her own constituents, but the carbon tax is opposed by 43 per cent compared with 33 per cent in support. Fifty-seven per cent rate her “honest and trustworthy” (either quite or very), with 34 per cent opting for the negative.
UPDATE: Bernard Keane in Crikey reports the latest Essential Research result has the Coalition lead at 55-45, down from 56-44 last week and 57-43 the week before. Labor’s primary vote is up a point to 32 per cent, and the Coalition’s down one to 48 per cent. However, Tony Abbott’s policy of scrapping the carbon tax has the support of 50 per cent of respondents, with only 36 per cent opposed. There are also questions on trust in the media, which is found to have “slumped dramatically in recent months”. Trust in daily newspapers rates in the low 50s, television and radio news and current affairs in the high 40s and talk radio in the low 30s. With respect to specific outlets, the ABC and broadsheets are more trusted than the commercial media and tabloids. Fifty-eight per cent say the government should not allow one company to own the majority of Australia’s major newspapers – as News Limited does – which is up from 50 per cent since the question was last asked in November.
UPDATE 2: Full Essential Research report here.
Categories: Federal Politics 2010-
by confessions on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:47 am
And to make our day here comes the delightful Kelly O’Dwyer on Agenda.
by BK on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:48 am
Yes My Say I too have a soft spot for Dick Smith because of his compassion for other human beings not as fortunate as he is.It would be good to see a few more business people thinking about the less fortunate in our society instead of their own greedy selves eg.reinhardt,palmer and forrest amongst others.
by canasta76 on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:51 am
BK:
She has a very intense presentation style which makes her very difficult to listen to.
by confessions on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:52 am
confessions
Said lady does not have a lot to like about her.
by BK on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:53 am
confessions
I posted this last year some time but whenever I see K O’D I think of this character.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1243/701253550_68aff366e0.jpg
by BK on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:56 am
morning bludgers
Apologies if already posted. Rudd in the Oz
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/rudd-urges-right-turn-from-greens/story-fn59niix-1226103049252
by victoria on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:57 am
Puts me in mind of the saying,who called the lady a bitch,who called the bitch a lady i did clean it up somewhat
by canasta76 on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:57 am
OPT – good memories. I just loved Zara Holt thumbing her nose to the ‘oh so proper’ Liberal matrons. I went to see my Grandmother one day in a purple/hotpink/orange mini, 2 little kids in tow, and my poor old Grannie asked me to go home and change because ‘no respectable lady should be seen in THAT’.
The Holts breathed life into the stuffy Lodge and then Gough and Margaret gave it intellect.
by BH on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:57 am
Well there’s another 10mins of my life I’ll never get back, wasted listening to another Sky panel ‘discussion’ that berates instead of informs.
by confessions on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:57 am
Canasta76,
For what it’s worth, I think people should put the onus on the advertisers to demand better from these shockjocks. After all, without the advertising dollars, these radio stations would not survive. Someone suggested on PB awhile back that we should all write to as many of these companies as possible who advertise on 2GB to voice our concerns and let them know they’ll be blacklisted in the market place among our family and friends. Money always talks.
by janice2 on Jul 28, 2011 at 8:58 am
BK:
That’s unfair to Muppets!
by confessions on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:00 am
Another person I admired for his compassion was John from Crazy Johns cant think of his second name offhand,anther was the man who used to fix peoples eyes overseas
by canasta76 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:00 am
BH in a
I want to see photos, thank you my dear.
(I assume that’s not all you were wearing!)
by Aristotle on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:01 am
sent an email to ch 7 and suggested they have MORE of this type of interview on instead of negative people all the time, doesnt hurt to send praise we send criticism
so praise and telling them what we like to see.
I dont watch that programe any more but young okeefe is on it and my oh likes him so it was on after oh headed off to work so thats how i saw Mr. Smith.
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:01 am
You’re wrong about rare. I heard La Stupenda Grattan on Radio National this morning and no information was extracted there, either.
Sample (from memory):
WHY DO THEY PAY THIS WOMAN?
WHAT DO THEY PAY HER?
WHEN WILL THEY STOP?
by Bushfire Bill on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:02 am
ARi,
My going away outfit was so short, and hot pink, i have a photo but then we cannot show photos on here, lol
so it doesnt mean BH has nt got one
lol
( those days you changed in something nice to go on honeymoon}
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:03 am
how does grattan know that, does she go with her to every engagement the media doesnt, they prefer surfing and swimming,
so how does she know, may as the Pm has worked so hard these past two weeks she needs to attend to a few things in her office, may be she is even seeing people regarding the pollution tax and talking to people in her office.
I heard the Pm minister put a journalist in their place a few months ago, when she said , wtte i talk to people all the time every day,
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:06 am
Did the decorated cake get a run in the media, today
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:07 am
BB, I could do that Grattan job quite easily.. I also have words like “possibly”, “maybe” and “somewhat” I could use in my reporting style
by george on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:10 am
So was Gratten being interviewed?If so if that was the best she could do she has no business condemning our Prime Minister for the way she handles her interviews
by canasta76 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:10 am
Looks like My Say was also a bit of a swinger,
Yes, you can post them if you want to. Many ways; many, many ways!
by Aristotle on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:11 am
Faine taking to task a caller going on about the “failed BER/HIP” programs
by george on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:13 am
Oh, it’s Joe Sloppy
just realised
by george on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:13 am
“The important challenge for the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Labor government is to govern for mainstream Australia. We are a party of the centre and we are at our best when we are such. I understand the realities of minority government but our overall political priority must be as I have just described.”
Kev need not worry. The Greens are obviously pretty keen on brand differentiation themselves.
by joe2 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:14 am
i was i was, i even took guitar lessons, and loved Peter Paul and Mary
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:14 am
Photos,photos,photos we want photos when do we want them now.LOL My Say
by canasta76 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:14 am
My Say: flickr.com
by george on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:15 am
Faine has not yet mentioned the price of the bananas in relation to inflation.
by joe2 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:16 am
Very sensible comments from Rudd this morning – Gillard should distance Labor far more from the Greens.
Rightly or wrong, the perception out there is that Bob Brown is the defacto Prime Minister.
by evan14 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:16 am
and also keen to stay on board and increase there number if going by tasmaniam example
they are bit upset re the forest agreement did not go far enough for them, but
they had said they want be pulling any plugs , they of course know and understand that the liberals may not have an agrrement like that.
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:16 am
And note how Rudd stuck the boot into Tony Abbott!
by evan14 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:17 am
George foget it,
i dont have a scanner, and i would have to take a photo of a photo
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:17 am
Sorry, Ari. That’s for me to know and for you not to find out!
by BH on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:19 am
evan14
We now have a Malaysia deal. If BBrown was the defacto PM, would this have occurred?
by victoria on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:19 am
the banana story,
would people really pay 15dollars a kilo for bananas , we havent bought any at all at that price.
so why would not wholesalers and retail outlets sell them for much less
i like to know who many end up on the tip.
dreadful really
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:19 am
evan14 see my comment @4124. It is a non-issue. Apart from Labor now totally reliant on The Greens to get legislation passed and maintain government.
by joe2 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:19 am
I caught the very tale end of an item on the 8.30 3aw news which involved some constitutional expert saying that it would be virtually impossible for Abbott to repeal the CT legislation if the government did some particular thing. At least that was the impression I got. I listened to the 9.00 news but frustratingly there was no further mention of it.
Does anyone know what this was all about?
by Darn on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:19 am
Canasta 76
well at least i would be unrecognizable they are circa 1968
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:21 am
I remember visiting Parliament House on the way back from the snow in 2008 at this time of the year.
It was a Sunday morning and Parliament was not sitting. Michelle Grattan was hanging around the House. I thought what are you hoping to find when the place is deserted. A bit addicted to the process of government and caught up in the insularity of it all.
by shellbell on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:21 am
Be careful with the photos my say – there are probably some PBers here with dodgy tickers
by shellbell on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:23 am
i thought Sen. Brown said that in one of his interviews some weeks ago.
but i still think thats not going to happen,
Michele gratan thinks the Prime Minister is not out selling the pollution tax at the moment where is her tone then, any one see any more stunts today.
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:23 am
shellbell, yes, we have to look after each others health.
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:24 am
My say I buy one small one for my curry dish.
by joe2 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:24 am
joe 2
I have not seen a big banana
by shellbell on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:26 am
And my say the price of the banana sounds cheaper down in Tassie. Over 20 bucks a kilo in Vic.
by joe2 on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:26 am
Yes shell bell
some people dont know when to retire, sad to die at ones desk and not of had a life,
i have heard stories about people that this scenario over time.
also with rich people not giving, my son said last week somepeople want to be the richest people in the grave yard.
what a great saying i thought, must remember that
by my say on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:26 am
Not necessarily. If the coalition supports Labor’s legislation then the Greens are irrelevent.
by confessions on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:26 am
RE: Carbon Tax, they are looking to abbott-proof the CT according to by releasing details of the legislation as early as Friday according to the AFR.
http://afr.com/p/national/rush_to_abbott_proof_carbon_tax_oDKdPgWfBVpdJwEWMhys9O
by zoidlord on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:26 am
Here you go, I found a photo of My Say in her hot outfit:
http://bit.ly/p3dKis
by Aristotle on Jul 28, 2011 at 9:27 am