Morgan face-to-face: 52-48 to Coalition
Last weekend’s Morgan face-to-face survey echoed other polls conducted at the time in showing little change on earlier polling despite Labor’s leadership turmoil, though as always it failed to echo other polls in having Labor’s primary vote several points higher. In this case Labor’s primary vote was up half a point on the previous week to 37.5 per cent, with the Coalition also up a point to 42.5 per cent and the Greens down 3.5 per cent from an anomalous 14.5 per cent last time. As usual with Morgan (though not Nielsen), there was a substantial difference between the two-party preferred results as derived by respondent allocation (52-48 to the Coalition) and using preference flows from the previous election (50-50).
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Categories: Federal Politics 2010-
The issue is Katter was a minister in a Joh Govt. It is really very dumb politics for Newman to give Katter the tiniest sniff of a LNP split.
Katter is now after all of the aged Nat votes that will now not vote for the Lib LNP.
Dumb.
by ruawake on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:04 pm
Luke Shaw is now the Deputy Registered Officer of Katter’s Australian Party.
by steve on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:04 pm
Well, I never.
by William Bowe on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:05 pm
What a small world
by mexicanbeemer on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:06 pm
I cannot stop
by Last name red wombat on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:07 pm
Sorry, Joe, you are fine as far as I am concerned, I do not agree with you politically always but you seem like a reasonable person. Take sex out of it.
by forrest on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:07 pm
I’m advised that we’re likely to be closed for comments from midnight tonight until about noon tomorrow.
by William Bowe on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Nothing is happening anyway, it’s a slow newsweek.
by steve on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Okay usually that only happens when a big story is happening so what does Cricky know that we don’t
It must be Mel challenging Tone
by mexicanbeemer on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:10 pm
There are very few QLD’er who are in no doubt of the corruption in the Jo government and can’t see Newman acknowledging that in the proper context having any impact on the election. It’s the reason Labor has governed for muck of the past 25 years even despite the problems those governments have had.
Most people would just say “what, tell us something we don’t know”.
Katter must be desperate to react that silly.
by DavidWH on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:14 pm
12 hours may be a bit optimistic for a DNS change to propagate, some may experience much longer.
by ruawake on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Dr John
The whole point with Abbott is that at every opportunity he does not show any decency to the PM whatsoever. His language and characterisation of her is anything but decent
by victoria on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:15 pm
j6p
Of course I trust you.
Good point re the legality: probably not allowed.
btw, I was just joking re the photo –
thought you’d remember when I said that if you weren’t a Lib voter, I’d eat my jammies!
by kezza2 on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Stay out of the gutter please, Dr John.
by William Bowe on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:16 pm
#2156
So the crackhead gerbil is back on it again
by Last name red wombat on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:16 pm
DavidWH
Peter Beattie pushed Joh around in wheelchair. Newman has the political nous of a newt.
by ruawake on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:16 pm
Dr John What Tone skeleton are you referring too, maybe have to write it in code?
by mexicanbeemer on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:16 pm
The message I’m getting from all this hinting is that Abbott’s family life is a sham and he only wheels wife and/or daughters out to make political points. Perhaps that is completely untrue.
I wouldn’t have a clue, but I hate the “everybody knows” messages. It leads to imaginings.
by lizzie on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Victoria what in the hell are you talking about in PB North Korea?
by Dr John on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:19 pm
start eating hehe
by Joe6pack on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:20 pm
MB, Dr John self-evidently has no idea what he’s talking about, and should not be peddling smears purely on the basis that he would like that believe that they are true.
by William Bowe on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Dr John
I obviously dont know what you are talking about either!!!
by victoria on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Lizzie this was covered a few weeks back and should not be raised again.
by DavidWH on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:21 pm
William – That is why I asked for I have never heard anything suspect about Tone
by mexicanbeemer on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:22 pm
David WH just add Nanango to Carl Rackermann and Katter’s Australian Party after that show of Liberal ineptitude. You said you wanted anyone but Bligh but thought you might have been smart enough to not openly campaign for Bob.
by steve on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:22 pm
ruawake
Posted Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 8:16 pm | Permalink
DavidWH
Peter Beattie pushed Joh around in wheelchair. Newman has the political nous of a newt.
was one of the worst images on tv.
I hated joh and the special branch
by Joe6pack on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:24 pm
DavidWH
I have nothing to raise.
by lizzie on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Kezza
I suggest you curry the jammies – best eat a COTTON pair – nylon’ s not good for you
by daretotread on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:26 pm
The best steaks are ALWAYS in Qld! And that’s enough to make me want to go North to visit the rellies again! Well, almost. All the best ones are sadly deceased, as have many of my (contemporary) cousins.
In my gourmet cooking days (when heat, mozzies & blowies made outdoor Q BB’Qs pure hell) I used a Le Creuset cast iron (not enamelled) 12 inch crepe pan on my stove top. Made a superb hot-plate! Seared the steaks outside perfectly, then I’d turn off the plate and let the pan’s sizzling heat do rest of the cooking (for non”bleu” fans). Alternatively, those steak sizzling plates – the best ones also top-class cast iron, with teak wood holders (I still have 4) – do a brilliant job. I looked for them for ages in charity shops. too good to recycle, I guess.
My verandah BBQ is a 2nd hand, genuine 1970s Imperial Japanese Kamado (doubles as a Tandori etc) still in the Imperial Japanese factory colours. I recently found a facsimile of the (missing) Instructions & cook book on the web (pdf). Haven’t used it for ages – about 20 yrs. Needs a little TLC on wood & iron parts trimmings. Son’s TLC’ing it when/ if The Wet’s over.
by OzPol Tragic on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Beattie did that for while he was no fan of Joh but he respected him as a fellow Polly, it actually was a nice gesture to see someone on one side of the stick to put a side his politicla view point.
by mexicanbeemer on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:26 pm
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/joh-jury-foreman-luke-shaw-joins-bob-katters-australia-party/story-e6freoof-1226099321613
by ruawake on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Na Joe
Beattie was absolutely wise to do that to Joe. Clever and courteous
by daretotread on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Steve I have never said I want anyone but Bligh and am very uncomfortable with the Labor strategy to give Katter the balance of power. I would actually prefer a Labor government than one where Katter has the balance of power.
I want a majority LNP as first choice because Labor deserves to lose on its record and performance.
by DavidWH on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Victoria you should as you replied to a post of mine that William quickly and subsequently removed.
And William I certainly know what I am talking about and why are you qualified to say I have no idea what I am talking about? If you wipe me this site has no credibility at all.
by Dr John on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Its all a Bob Ellis beat up. Surely people have seen Tony’s left hand recently?
by ruawake on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Dr John
You are the one who had no idea what I was talking about first
by victoria on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Lost another post. Lizzie I wasn’t having a go at you and sorry if it came out that way.
by DavidWH on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:34 pm
The best steaks are ALWAYS in Qld! And that’s enough to make me want to go North to visit the rellies again! Well, almost. All the best ones are sadly deceased, as are many of my (contemporary) cousins.
In my gourmet cooking days (when heat, mozzies & blowies made outdoor Q BB’Qs pure hell) I used a Le Creuset cast iron (not enamelled) 12 inch crepe pan on my stove top. Made a superb hot-plate! Seared the steaks outside perfectly, then I’d turn off the plate and let the pan’s sizzling heat do rest of the cooking – for the few non”bleu” fans, that is. Alternatively, those steak sizzling plates, the best ones also top-class cast iron, with teak wood holders (I still have 4) – do a brilliant job. I looked for them for ages in charity shops. Too good to recycle, I guess.
My verandah BBQ is a genuine 1970s Imperial Japanese Kamado (doubles as a Tandori etc) still in the Imperial Japanese factory colours. I recently found a facsimile of the (missing) Instructions & cook book on the web (pdf). Haven’t used it for ages – about 20 yrs. Needs a little TLC on wood & iron parts trimmings. Son’s TLC’ing it when/ if The Wet’s over.
by OzPol Tragic on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Yep lighten up wb for dogs sake . no one now is abusive. Is their new rules?
If so you should explain?
by Joe6pack on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:36 pm
http://www.thepoliticalsword.com/post/2012/03/03/The-Canberra-Press-Gallery-stumbles-%E2%80%93-yet-again.aspx
Worth a look, lengthy analysis of recent coverage
by Leroy on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Dr John, I suppose I can’t entirely rule out that you are indeed directly and personally privy to secret information about certain individuals’ private lives, but I happen to doubt it very, very much.
by William Bowe on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:40 pm
BW
Good point.
Of course no such restrictions apply to the Twitterati, bloggers, Bludgers, etc.
I think it could go viral. Easy to remember as well as being pointed.
by Dan Gulberry on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:40 pm
other than that i guess it is willimas blog and he can run it how he sees fit
by Joe6pack on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph front page
https://twitter.com/#!/BrendenWood/status/175871681749987330/photo/1
At the bottom red line says…
“Another Labor heavyweight says PM tried to dud him”
“Sam Maiden’s exclusive report”
Will wait and see who’s having a winge.
by Leroy on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Joe6pack, the “new rules” to which you refer are spelled out at very great length here.
by William Bowe on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:42 pm
This may amouse Bludgers tonight
On the sign out the front of the Subway at Belconnen, ACT tonight:
NEW CARR
SAME OLD DRIVER
NO RUDDER
by AJ Canberra on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:44 pm
“amouse”=”amuse”
by AJ Canberra on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Sorry about the second post. I didn’t realise the 1st one was posted. The latest browser update is unstable with multi-pages in use. Accidentally hit a page edge, or run the cursor over the edge, closes/ trips the pages, posts!
When the NBN is switched on, it’s internet on an iPad for me.
by OzPol Tragic on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:48 pm
The Dees hanging in
by Kinkajou on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:51 pm
You’re a newcomer to Queensland who never lived through the JBP or Borbidge stupidity obviously. Nobody sane would wish that on a state’s population.
by steve on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:53 pm