Newspoll: 59-41 to Coalition
Word on Twitter is that Newspoll has the Coalition’s two-party lead out from 56-44 to 59-41, from primary votes of 27% for Labor (down two) and 51% for the Coalition (up three). But for a 26% result in the September 16-18 poll, this would be the lowest primary vote Labor had ever recorded since Newspoll commenced in 1985. The two-party figure ranks as the Gillard government’s equal worst result, along with the poll of September 2-4. Newspoll hasn’t always reported two-party preferred results, but my own calculations tell me there remain unbroken records from the respective honeymoon periods of Rudd (63-37 in February/March 2008) and Howard (60.5-39.5 in April 1996). Julia Gillard is up a point on disapproval to 63% and steady on approval at 28%, while Tony Abbott is down two on approval to 33% and up one on disapproval to 55%. Tony Abbott has widened the preferred prime minister lead he gained in the previous poll, from 41-39 to 41-36. As always, the sample for the poll was around 1150, with a margin of error of 3%.
Categories: Federal Politics 2010-
C@tmomma: Yes indeed.
Ironically, both Abbott and Pyne have been dirt file keepers on behalf of the Liberal Party, meaning they would probably have dirt on each other as well
by Danny Lewis on May 2, 2012 at 10:24 am
bemused. sossman is southside brisvegas.
by middle man on May 2, 2012 at 10:24 am
victoria@2592,
Do you know if one of the gentlemen who met the 2 detectives at the bottom of the lifts at the HSU was Michael Williamson?
by C@tmomma on May 2, 2012 at 10:25 am
Hah! What did I say about KK’s hospital pass to NSW Labor today. Robertson will be taunted all year over this.
by bluegreen on May 2, 2012 at 10:25 am
C@tmomma
Dont know what Williamson looks like
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:25 am
Mind you, if Pyne was really smart he would have waited until the next day and asked his most trusted staffer to contact the Speaker’s office and ask for the number …
by Danny Lewis on May 2, 2012 at 10:26 am
guytaur are you going to use the Howard defence that “My minister didn’t inform me”?
In any case here is the link which shows that the government knew even if the PM wasn’t informed.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/foi/labor-knew-about-peter-slipper-spending/story-fn8r0e18-1226344201361
by davidwh on May 2, 2012 at 10:28 am
DL
Unless getting the phone number was for personal reasons of course.
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:28 am
davidwh
Members of Parliament have confidentiality of documents. For the Prime Minister to access them would be a breach of the separation of powers. Grossly improper.
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:30 am
david wh @2569
thomson was not a member of the labor party 2003-2007
, slipper was a member of the liberals, and Abbott has been saying in public he knew slipper had problems
Big difference
by Meguire Bob on May 2, 2012 at 10:30 am
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/pyne-says-he-didnt-phone-ashby-20120502-1xy1l.html
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:30 am
by Space Kidette on May 2, 2012 at 10:30 am
Williamson is not in the footage. Those photo op police raids always look like a wank.
by shellbell on May 2, 2012 at 10:30 am
24 Jackson on raids
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:32 am
guytaur
sally or Kathy Jackson?
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:34 am
victoria
Kathy
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:35 am
guytaur are you suggesting that a minister being aware of information critical to a proposed senior appointment is not allowed to advise his PM there are serious reasons against that appointment?
Perhaps that’s believable. May explain why Murdoch was kept in the dark.
Sorry no I don’t accept it. However what I think is irrevelant. It will be how the “reasonable man” sees the situation.
by davidwh on May 2, 2012 at 10:35 am
guytaur
Cant she stay quiet for a change?
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:36 am
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:37 am
davidwh
Prove the Minister was able to inform the Prime Minister without breaching privacy laws.
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:38 am
Danny Lewis@2600: “both Abbott and Pyne have been dirt file keepers on behalf of the Liberal Party, meaning they would probably have dirt on each other as well”
Gold.
by susan winstanley on May 2, 2012 at 10:38 am
victoria
Jackson was outside HSU headquarters addressing media pack.
Three hours of police investigation. So far at HSU
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:39 am
We call someone like Peter Beattie or Poodle Pyne “a media tart”, so is Kathy Jackson the REAL “media tart” #auspol
by The Finnigans on May 2, 2012 at 10:39 am
guytaur
Thanks
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:39 am
looks like a kathy jackson and media lovefest
by mickt on May 2, 2012 at 10:39 am
Anyone believing that the Libs are not behind Ashby’s move also believe every fairtale they’ve been told.
by Gary on May 2, 2012 at 10:40 am
Well, it looks as if Chris Pyne didn’t wait long at all to contact Ashby again:
Fta: ‘
by C@tmomma on May 2, 2012 at 10:40 am
Hmm, Pyne caught out.
by Gary on May 2, 2012 at 10:42 am
guytaur you know I can’t, silly request. However there is nothing preventing a minister to give his PM recommendations and opinions on important issues and I am sure they do all the time.
Anyway I’m happy to let that reasonable man make their judgement at the appropriate time. In the meantime this government has a deepening credibility problem.
by davidwh on May 2, 2012 at 10:42 am
c@tmomma
Pyne has responded. See my post at 2610
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:42 am
victoria@2604,
Would a drowning man refuse a lifeboat?
by C@tmomma on May 2, 2012 at 10:43 am
pyne = honeypot
by middle man on May 2, 2012 at 10:43 am
davidwh
For credibility I refer you to 2626
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:43 am
So another day great day for Labor talking about a Clean Energy Future, providing unprecedented help for the disabled and their carers and revolutionising Aged Care.
by bluegreen on May 2, 2012 at 10:43 am
You really don’t get the way the media works do you? You’re attacking the wrong people.
by Gary on May 2, 2012 at 10:45 am
bg
Another day of the Media spending way too much time on smears. Cover by all means just do not pretend they are the only important stories of the day.
NewsLimited is hampered by bring not to report on UK Parliamentary Committee of course.
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:45 am
So Pyne initially says he saw Ashby around Parly and passed on some wine or some such. Then he admits having drinks with him, but does not recall asking for his contact details. Now he says of course I got his contact details, “why wouldn’t I”?
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:46 am
Why did Pyne contact “another staffer” to get his email addy when it would have been able to look it up himself on the parliamentary contacts list?
Or maybe he was asking for Ashby’s PRIVATE email addy.
A lot easier to deny contact if everyone is directed to the parliamentary email where, naturally, they can’t find anything to corroborate any allegations …
by Danny Lewis on May 2, 2012 at 10:46 am
LOL. Obviously I meant “he”, although “it” does convey better my contempt for the man
by Danny Lewis on May 2, 2012 at 10:47 am
middleman @ 2601
I will leave it to the Qld bludgers to advise him. Daretotread is one who springs to mind.
by bemused on May 2, 2012 at 10:47 am
bluegreen
I’m sure that OPT has more erudite references, but if you search for things like “poetry forms” on the web there are helpful web pages, some of which list many strange and wonderful structures well outside the usual doggerel.
by lizzie on May 2, 2012 at 10:47 am
DL
grattan and frau Kelly have wisely told us nothing to see here. Best we move along
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:48 am
Interestingly last night on “What the papers say” with T Delroy on ABC late, that in its sweep across the whole of the Oz print media, only the OO, only the OO, was into “leadership problems’ blah, blah, blah.
The sole intent of the Murdoch press is to destroy the current Labor government. Its flagship leads the way. Amazing really, as very few people actually read the damn paper and it has never made money.
There is no pretence at being even-handed about this.
So, when apologists for the conservatives/self-appointed critics of Labor come here and claim that supporters of the progressive side are thrashing around for reason to “blame” others eg scoff at the “it’s all the media’s doing”, they are wrong.
The Australian, in every which way, is making a concerted effort to destroy. It has admitted as much in its editorials and has included the Greens in its targets.
It has a fine pedigree in this role mind you, dating back to at least the 1970s – although the Oz does try to come out and point out where it has, at the last gasp, as it did with Rudd in 2007, go with Labor – that is, jump on board with the winner.
by Tricot on May 2, 2012 at 10:48 am
dl
Sometimes typos can be gold
by guytaur on May 2, 2012 at 10:48 am
Sossman
I put in my application to join 5 weeks ago and I’m still waiting for confirmation and allocation to a Branch.
They say they want new members but it’s such a slow process..
Completely agree – I had a bit to say about this the other day. We are in the same boat – although head office has confirmed my membership I am yet to get a response from the branch I contacted. We are both in South Brisvegas as I understand it.
by Boinzo on May 2, 2012 at 10:49 am
victoria@2629,
Christopher Pyne can plausibly deny discussing the Federal Court action with Ashby all he wants, if he didn’t. However, he has not said that no one in the Coalition, or the LNP in Queensland, has ever discussed the matter with James Ashby.
I mean, ask yourself this, why did Pyne initiate e-mail and phone contact with an EX member of the LNP on Peter Slipper’s staff? And so soon before the matter came to a head? Smells Fishery to me.
by C@tmomma on May 2, 2012 at 10:49 am
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:50 am
guytaur we weren’t talking about credibility we were talking about the judgement of our PM and government.
After what went on during the QLD election campaign it’s hard to have much faith in the ethics and credibility of politicians generally so wouldn’t be surprised if someone from the Liberals was involved in the Slipper issues at some level.
by davidwh on May 2, 2012 at 10:50 am
Meguire Bob @ 2609
That is an astonishing claim! If Thomson was not an ALP member prior to 2007, how on earth could he gain pre-selection.
Some fact checking is in order.
by bemused on May 2, 2012 at 10:51 am
c@tmomma
As I said. No matter the outcome. My gut tells me it is more than a little fishy. My gut is usually right.
If the govt have any real indication of collusion, they need to pursue it though the legitimate channels of course. The AFP is a good start
by victoria on May 2, 2012 at 10:51 am