Newspoll: 57-43 to Coalition
A bad result for the government in the latest fortnightly Newspoll, with the Coalition’s two-party lead out from 54-46 to 57-43. The primary votes are 28 per cent for Labor (down three) and 47 per cent for the Coalition (up four). Julia Gillard at least has the consolation that her personal ratings have improved from the previous fortnight’s dismal result, with her approval up three to 31 per cent and disapproval down four to 58 per cent. Tony Abbott’s ratings are unchanged at 32 per cent approval and 58 per cent disapproval, and there is likewise essentially no change on preferred prime minister (Gillard leads 40-37, up from 39-37).
Another consolation for Labor is the possibility that a bit of static might be expected from a poll conducted over the same weekend as a state election such as the one in Queensland. They can be fortified in this view by the fact that their standing improved in this week’s Essential Research poll, the most recent weekly component of which was conducted over a longer period than Newspoll (Wednesday to Sunday rather than Friday to Sunday). Very unusually, given that Essential is a two-week rolling average, this showed a two-point shift on two-party preferred, with the Coalition lead shrinking from 56-44 to 54-46. Given that Essential spiked to 57-43 a fortnight ago, and the sample which sent it there has now washed out of the rolling average, this is not entirely surprising. Labor’s primary vote is up two to 34 per cent, and the Coalition’s is down one to 47 per cent. Further questions featured in the poll cover the economy, its prospects, best party to handle it and personal financial situation (slightly more optimism than six months ago, and Labor up in line with its overall improvement since then), job security, Kony 2012, taking sickies and the impact of the high dollar.
Categories: Federal Politics 2010-
Best wishes in dealing with your ordeal, Smithe, and to your family.
by OzPol Tragic on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Bollocks. the NBN could ressurect the movie industry. All the studios have to do is digitise their library and offer it on a pay per view basis.
Imagine, when faced with yet another night with bugger all on any of the TV outlets, you can pay a couple of dollars and watch the movie of your choice from the last hundred years or so.
Now that is the market at work, providing true freedom of choice.
by Dan Gulberry on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:31 pm
With any business, the distribution channel is the key. The more you can control the distribution channels, the more moneys you will made, just ask Woolies & Coles.
ATM, Telstra & Optus controlled the distribution channels for the pay content. That’s why Murdoch & other Pay Content players got in bed with Telstra & Optus, then gang up to screw the punters.
With NBN, everyone has access to the distribution channels in a fair & level playing field way.
by The Finnigans on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Tht’s my read, too. If Fairfax doesn’t then the AG or Conroy certainly can.
As for the whereabouts of MIA Senator Brandis, he’ll no doubt be a character witness for the Defence in due course. I wouldn’t get him to run my defence for me, however, not if I was Rupe and not if I wanted to stay out of jail.
by smithe on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Horsey, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
by The Finnigans on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:33 pm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/28/fukushima-reactor-radiation-levels?CMP=twt_fd
by lizzie on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:33 pm
sohar
You can also rent vpn’s in the US for similar amounts and watch hulu, HBO, the Comedy Channel (Stewart and Colbert) plus a lot more.
Also these are what will allow you to bypass the proposed internet filter here.
by Dan Gulberry on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:36 pm
All the best Smithe.
by DavidWH on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Bob Carr’s first ambassadorial appointment
His best mate
Does anybody in the ALP have any PR skills?
by Bob Katter’s Hat on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:37 pm
P
Not to worry. You just keep pretending that the Labor Party is some sort of entity outside of its members and that slagging the Party is not really slagging the members. Yet you seem to believe that slagging the Greens is slagging you personally.
Anyway, as you suggest best to stop it here. I can hear the sound of the conservative-rightards laughing in the background. They love this sort of stuff.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Isn’t Apple already offering (at least in the USA) iMovies in ways similar to its iTunes systems?
NBN will download them in a fraction of the time it now takes to download a full film from TV.
by OzPol Tragic on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Guuuuuuuuuuuus!
Thanks for link, lizzie.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:39 pm
What’s the point of parodying the Greens when they do such an outstanding job themselves?
http://www.vexnews.com/2012/03/abcs-jon-faine-asks-is-there-intelligent-life-in-the-greens-has-bob-brown-lost-it-completely/
by Greensborough Growler on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:40 pm
VKH
What appointment was that? The only hey mate appointment is Queensland’s new Department Head for transport. I hope he played with toy cars while he was a kid because that would be about the sum total of his relevant experience to manage around 9000 staff.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:41 pm
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Just back from radiotherapy, so I’m still catching-up while I glow.
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A question arises as to how much Kim Williams knew about all this? He was head of Foxtel wasn’t he?
I only read the story (and all 14,000 emails) once. Was one of the allegations that}
Take care won't you, my best wishes for your complete recovery, guess you will drinking plenty of water?
by mari on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Re the FR report I would have thought any number of parties could refer the matter to the FP or even the FP decide themselves to investigate. As a last resort the federal government could ask the FP to review the situation.
by DavidWH on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:42 pm
The irony is that I (and others here) used the internet to watch an embargoed BBC program about the way that Murdoch sought to nobble his Pay TV competitors by making public their smart card codes.
If this isn’t proof enough that Murdoch full realizes the potential for bypassing his smart card powered Pay TV cash cow, then I don’t know what is.
No wonder he hates the NBN. He sent his competitors broke to get a monopoly on Pay TV here in Oz, and he’s not going to let some upstart elected government and their low cost data pipe pip him at the post at this late stage.
by Bushfire Bill on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Leroy
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This article from a couple of days ago shows efforts to stop the doco
If only we had a public broadcaster like that here, not a subsidiary of News Ltd that we have
by mari on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:43 pm
OPT
You could be right about iMovies. I know a company here (Quickflix) already offers something similar. They’ve just signed a deal with HBO to distribute their content in Australia.
More please!!!!!
by Dan Gulberry on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Thomas L. Friedman contrasts Republicans with Conservatives in N.Z. and Australia (perhaps with a tinge of rose in his glasses):
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/28/opinion/friedman-elephants-down-under.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120328
by Scarpat on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:43 pm
GG
The Greens party was the first and the only party to understand the implications of AGW. That is good enough for me. Compared to that bit of sanity, the Coalition is insane, AGW-wise. Substantial sections of the Labor Party are not far behind.
They just don’t get it. They keep wanting to spar about jobs and COL as if there is no AGW tomorrow. That’s what is truly mad.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Yes, you can pay a little more with a number of VPN providers and choose to login to any country you like – they assume you are located there by the IP address.
by sohar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:47 pm
GG
I’m very sad to read that speech. There’s a ‘fin de siecle’ feeling about it, the passing of an era.
by lizzie on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Oz, imagine. Access to the Universal, Warner, MGM, UA, Plus other foreign movies libraries.
For 90c per movie, download each movie (5Gigs) in 1min flat on NBN. Sensational.
by The Finnigans on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:47 pm
shellbell way back at 1688
I clicked on the link re the new Vatican Posting and it has been removed. Apparently it was incorrect,
by MTBW on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Was wondering if there was any reporting about the “embattled” News Ltd on the News, I did see Ch 10, but no Paul B or Hugh R and towards the end a little bit about the Federal government s looking at the report by AFR but News is denying it Remember who heads ch 10 and who is bankrolling it. What about 7,9, or SBS and ABC about to come on? Anything?
by mari on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:48 pm
BW, Finns & Boerwar Fukushima Inc strikes gold again. Min of Educ is in the pocket:
by The Finnigans on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Are you just waking up from last night or just telling BB and me that you ‘allus have one at 11′ and are getting tired again.
by Dr John on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Boerwar
There is still hope. Apparently Marn Ferson has admitted that solar CAN be base power.
Not sure of the detail of the report.
by lizzie on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Austar and Optus are other options for taking the News information to the AFP.
by Diogenes on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Finns
You don’t have to ask Willies or Coles.
You only need to look at Gordon & Gotch and what happened to newspaper delivery.
And then look no further than News Limited.
by kezza2 on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:51 pm
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Mr Ferguson takes a leap into the 21st Century. Amazing.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:51 pm
ABC “Just In” has posted re the latest Murdoch scandal; though it’s a pathetic regurgitation of parts of available reports & “Just In” is a loooong way from the truth! Conroy urges probe into News Corp piracy claim
Finally gave into the complaints, eh? Esp the very public ones on social media!
by OzPol Tragic on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Dio
I imagine that Austar shareholders are holding their breath. They would have got themselves a reasonable deal, in the circumstances. If the deal is off I imagine that they would stand to be losers. So they will be tippytoeing quietly at the moment.
In fact, what is truly striking is how very very small are the ripples.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:53 pm
This could be why the ABC are so reticent to run the story:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/26/rupert-murdoch-s-battle-with-the-bbc.html
(From the Daily Beast article linked above by Mari)
by Bushfire Bill on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:55 pm
Finns
We will have to put a staff member up against the wall. One book does actually mention it… what a cock-up. Someone must pay.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:56 pm
BB
The legal industry strikes yet another blow for freedom. Warms yer cockles.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:56 pm
The life style choice of some but…..
http://www.smh.com.au/business/a-precarious-life-20120327-1vwhy.html
by Pegasus on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:57 pm
BB
William will probably wake up in irons.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Boerwar,
You are perfectly entitled to follow a loony. Your repetitive regular posts say you are that way inclined.
Unfortunately, knowing something and doing something about it are entirely different matters. This includes AGW.
The Greens are just another Political Party. Their esteemed status is undeserved. Let’s just say, “They talk a good fight”.
by Greensborough Growler on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Owned by? I think the huge movie libraries were fought over years ago. When Rupert bought 20th Century Fox people wondered why.
by ruawake on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:58 pm
BW, i know we are greedy, but that greedy? OK, we are. Instruction has been sent “shoot”
by The Finnigans on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:58 pm
GG
Couldn’t agree more. 5% by 2020 is pathetic.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Finns
I suggest we don’t send an email or a written note in that style. Some rat might publish the lot one day and cause embarrassment.
How about, ‘Managers of staff members involved in publishing the truth about Fukushima should ensure that our special bonus arrangement is put into place expeditiously.’
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 7:01 pm
We can get a glimpse of the future with the sort of things offerd by Virgin in the UK for their fiber optic customers. Internent,telephone and television bundled together all over the one fiber. NBN way better though.
http://shop.virginmedia.com/bundles/bundles-with-extras/phm-tvmp-bbl-mobile.html
by poroti on Mar 28, 2012 at 7:01 pm
MTBW
Yes you are right. I got a correction email and posted it immediately here (albeit slightly sardonically).
It is all a bit curious.
by shellbell on Mar 28, 2012 at 7:02 pm
poroti
That sounds awful.
by Boerwar on Mar 28, 2012 at 7:02 pm
In Victoria, it’s almost 7pm. ABC News. I expect the lead item
to be something along the lines of: News Ltd phone hacking,
dirty tricks scandal with naked vicars extends to Australia, the birthplace
of the Dirty Digger. A bit tabloid but, hey?
by Scringler on Mar 28, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Pegasus
try
http://securejobs.org.au/take-action/
by ruawake on Mar 28, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Boerwar,
I never take notice of fist waving hectorers. They remind me of Greens.
It seems most of Australia is the same.
by Greensborough Growler on Mar 28, 2012 at 7:03 pm