Galaxy: 56-44 to Coalition
Galaxy has published its first poll of federal voting intention in two months, and now as then the result reflects the overall polling trend: the Coalition’s two-party lead is at 56-44, compared with 54-46 last time, from primary votes of 49% for the Coalition (up two), 30% for Labor (down four) and 13% for the Greens (up one). Three further questions elicit a general mood of hostility towards the government, only one of which strikes me as being particularly instructive: 52% express support for a no-confidence motion and an early election, against 38% opposed. When Essential Research asked simply about support for a new election in early March, the results were 44% supportive and 46% opposed. The poll was conducted over the past there days from a sample of 1012, with a margin of error of about 3%.
UPDATE: Consolation of a sort for Labor from Essential Research, which at least doesn’t echo Galaxy’s finding of appetite for a new election (support down two since March to 42%, opposition up two to 48%), but their voting intention result has deteriorated yet further. The Coalition now leads 57-43, up from 56-44 last week, although the changes on the primary vote are slight: the Coalition is up one to 50%, with Labor and the Greens steady on 31% and 11%. Other questions find overwhelming support for the government’s aged care reform package (61% against 7% opposed), although 62% concede they know little about them. It was also found that 39% supported agreed with Joe Hockey’s sentiments about Australians receiving too much assistance from the government, with 33% disagreeing.
Categories: Federal Politics 2010-
Clive Palmer is treating OZ’s Democracy like a reality TV show with his stunt to run against Swan. with the #MSMhacks as supporting cast
by The Finnigans on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Vexnews have published the Temby Report.
http://www.vexnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Interim-Report-26-April-2012.pdf
by Greensborough Growler on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Complete Clown @ 1026
Nice try sunshine but you can hear the beat of Palmer’s drum just as cleary as the rest of us. He will destroy Abbott or anything else in his way.
by Tom Hawkins on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:15 pm
GG
The Indies made it clear they were going to no confidence Slipper but they would not no confidence the government.
BH
I think Temby was always going to be about Williamson, not Thomson. The interesting thing will be what it says about Jackson.
by Diogenes on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:16 pm
If the PM keeps getting headlines like this ,abbott will attack the media.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-30/melbourne-cheers-as-the-pm-announces-disability-funding/3980976?section=vic
by Schnappi on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:16 pm
by Space Kidette on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Schnappi
Abbott wants an election but will not move a confidence motion, he wants the Indies to do it for him. Maybe he is worried he will freeze and just nod at the Speaker with everyone wondering if a petit mal is occurring.
by ruawake on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:17 pm
guytaur – do you know who else is included in the ‘mission’ to Malaysia. I thought it was a lone trip for Xenophon.
by BH on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:18 pm
Can anyone remember the last day Tony Abbott has not called for an election?
by This little black duck on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:18 pm
It is an aspirational desire.
by Scarpat on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Sky saying “there is further leadership speculation”, then quotes Abbott.
by Bushfire Bill on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:19 pm
tlbd – or a press conference
by Lyne Lady on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:20 pm
The Media going crazy over some trivial issues. Why? could not be that the government is thinking of finally regulating them.
The issues are so trivial and the media wants an election and a change of government.
It is simply a joke. The only change that should happen should be in September or October Julia should resign or be replaced with Rudd. She has simply been incompetent from day one.
The same as our media and the big Billlions who throw around their money like confetti on projects which mean nothing to real people, build the Titanic two is this guy for real?
by marky marky on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:20 pm
SK
Just to clarify. Is vexnews the one who has more to come tomorrow?
by victoria on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:20 pm
by This little black duck on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:21 pm
MM @ 1096 – thanks for the link. Astonishing, isn’t it that some people aren’t just bursting with pride at having such an obviously warm hearted, attractive, stylish, and charismatic national leader? That she is strong, resilient, savvy and sensible is pretty obvious too.
One could understand it if perhaps half our media or even a bit more, were critical of her and her polices. But no, almost the entire news commentariat is hostile and bent on bringing her and her government down. Not only that but they keep talking about the hatred for her out in voter land. Hatred? I don’t know many people who actively hate anyone, much less a public figure whom they’ve never met personally, at a time when most of us are employed and living in a country acknowledged as among the world’s most prosperous and secure, because of her government’s sound policies.
So why the hatred? Oh yes, it’s because she’s a liar and there is a stench of slime and scandal about her and her government. Who says so? Well Tony Abbott does every day and in every way that he possibly can and his message is aired and repeated continuously on every news outlet possible. What was the lie? What are the scandals? If real, how do they affect the well being of the citizens of this country?
by PatriciaWA on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:21 pm
No credit card policy is one of the Temby findings
by shellbell on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Diog, that really is a rubbish comment.
by The Finnigans on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Scarpat
Or a delusion
by Schnappi on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:21 pm
The MSM isn’t worth pissing on!
by BK on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:21 pm
My brother and sister in law live there, they think he is wonderful, I do too and who do I have yes BK Pruneface as an MP
by mari on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:21 pm
GG,
The Indies talk a good fight. But, the consequences would have been the Government falling. Gillard saved them from themselves.
by Greensborough Growler on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:22 pm
dio
For goodness sake if Thomson was up to his neck in it, the report would have included him somewhere. What in dog’s name are you on about???
by victoria on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Is there no mention of Thomson in the Temby report?
by BK on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Ducky
Considering Crook has never voted with the ALP on anything
by victoria on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Vic, exactly. If Craig Thompson came out in Temby Report full of shit. Diog will be the first to cheer.
by The Finnigans on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:25 pm
ducky
Wilkie and Bandt have voted the most with the govt out of all the indies
by victoria on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:25 pm
Dio – why would they not have included Thomson if they were concerned about rorting. The allegations are against him as well. Or could it be that Thomson doesn’t have to answer for anything
by BH on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:25 pm
BK GG
the more i see of our PM the prouder i am of her. she is a woman of substance. her presser this afternoon with the particularly hostile media which asked not one question about the ndis was amazing. more power to her!
by Lyne Lady on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:25 pm
Look at para 1.4
Allegations against Williamson were the basis for the inquiry by Temby as requested
by shellbell on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Scringer
You need to be vetted, vouched for … it’s called security.
Yeah I know. I might be like Slipper….
In all seriousness – I understand there is some requirement for scrutiny – but the existing process of joining the ALP is just silly for an organisation that publicly claims to want new members.
by Boinzo on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Marky Marky ,
Rudd is dudded,any futher leadership aspirations,are only in the delusional pathetic regime change 82 years old failing and cannot recall mind,with help from the age imposter who should be there to wipe off the dribble.
by Schnappi on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Did not Slater & Gordon advise the HSU early on? Now they seem to be acting for certain people who fear being defamed by the report
by shellbell on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Lyne Lady
Julia has more strength in her little finger than Abbott does in his whole sinewy body.
by BK on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Thomson was not at the HSU during the perod Temby reviewed.
by Greensborough Growler on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Even if Thomson is mentioned, how much money has been wasted? The issue is so trivial. And for ACTU to make it worse by disafflating them sums up the ACTU these days. They have no intelligent people within their ranks and no one with any guts.
They just made the issue ten time worse. They should have shut up.
by marky marky on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:28 pm
victoria,
The report explicitly says in Background 1.4 It is the allegations against Williamson, not other people, which form the basis of the inquiry into the corporate governance and controls of HSUeast.
by Scarpat on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:29 pm
GG
What period was it for?
by victoria on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Abbott was just managing to carry off the “tainted man” theme today, sucking up the oxygen all over the MSM, until Clive blundered in with another “look at me” presser. Tony’s wingman Hockey tried to distract the MSM back to the crisis-du-jour by calling his own presser and dropping a little hint that things are not going too well between Gillard and Swan. (What? Wonder who told him that?)
All day, the MSM commentariat had been braying in perfect harmony that Gillard is finished (again). News Ltd and Fairfax had even organised opinion polls showing an amazing 99% of australians want a fresh election, now. Rupert would be pleased.
And then Clive waddled into the limelight. Poor Tony. The best he could say, as he has said many times before, is “Look, Clive is a character, hah hah”. It will be Clive Palmer wall-to-wall on the news tonight, and he hasn’t even been preselected yet. Switching off until Media Watch.
by susan winstanley on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Flipper Boy and vic
The Temby Report is into the current governance practices of the HSU.
Thomson hasn’t been there for five years.
by Diogenes on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Apologies I am getting confused with the FWA report
by victoria on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:30 pm
GG and Scarps
Thanks for that.
It’s not all pearls before swine here.
by Diogenes on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:31 pm
sw
What is Clive trying to distract us from with his antics?
by victoria on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:31 pm
victoria,
Yes.
by Space Kidette on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:32 pm
With the media, it is my hope the Gillard is just letter out the rope for Murdock to hang himself and the whole merry bunch get the press council they clearly deserve.
by fredn on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:32 pm
by guytaur on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:32 pm
The Temby report is a bit of a clue to the earlier period.
If there was no credit card policy in Williamson’s time, it could be inferred there was none beforehand
by shellbell on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:33 pm
BK – no mention of Temby so it’s no wonder that Speers didn’t say anything except that the report had been received. It must have hurt like heck to read it – there go the evening’s headlines and beat ups.
by BH on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:33 pm
The main “problems” for the union in the Temby Interim Report are either dated after Thomson left the Union or indicated that there were insufficient procedures around use of credit cards.
In other words, Thommo is exonerated by this report.
Now, there is still the FWA report, but I suspect it will say the same as this.
The problem was insufficient controls and rules over the use of credit cards. That people took advantage of that situation isn’t actually the issue; there was, legally, no wrongdoing.
I see a swimming pool coming up in Mr Thomson’s near future …
by Danny Lewis on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:33 pm
and BK, considering Julia is an atheist, she behaves in a more Christian manner than those rightwing Christian excuses on the tories side. Gospel of prosperity,anyone?
by outside left on Apr 30, 2012 at 5:33 pm