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-
SK:
Joe’s done well there. He’s got a “tricky accounting”, a “How can we believe Labor”, a “Labor can’t be trusted”, a “world’s biggest carbon tax”, a “test for Labor”, another “accounting tricks”, a “borrowing over $100 million a day” and for good measure he ends up with a “faceless men”.
Add in “stop the boats” and “election now” and we’d have the set!
Tricky accounting! That’s a laugh coming from the man with the A4 sheet, the audit that wasn’t an audit and the $70B black hole.
by Aguirre on May 4, 2012 at 10:25 am
The cynicism and callowness of this statement is palpable. Shame she couldn’t remember this in June 2010.
by bluegreen on May 4, 2012 at 10:25 am
bg
Get over it. Rudd was a dud
by victoria on May 4, 2012 at 10:27 am
I would be careful about jumping up and down over who likes whom on facebook. I have liked some ‘interesting’ pages on fb so I could post my stolen dogs photo + reward on there. It does nit mine I actually like them, I only FB ‘like’ them. e.g. I ‘liked’ a tattoo FB group. but there is no way in hell I am getting a tattoo.
In interpreting the use of social media, you can’t just jump to simplistic conclusions.
by Puff, the Magic Dragon. on May 4, 2012 at 10:27 am
bluegreen @ 5701
I think she did a very hard thing in June 2010 and she’s suffered for it.
by lizzie on May 4, 2012 at 10:28 am
Good news from the UK, Labour is making solid gains in the local elections so far.
by Von Kirsdarke on May 4, 2012 at 10:28 am
bg is on a mission.
by Gary on May 4, 2012 at 10:29 am
bg
“do the hard things” including taking over from Kevin Rudd,because that is what the caucus wants.
by Puff, the Magic Dragon. on May 4, 2012 at 10:29 am
Victoria looks like I have may have been somewhat premature in thinking the media will leave the story alone while the investigation plays out.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/thomson-still-of-interest-says-police-commander/story-fn59niix-1226346256036
Thomson still of interest, says police commander
by davidwh on May 4, 2012 at 10:30 am
The crying over spilt milk is getting a bit boring.
by Gary on May 4, 2012 at 10:30 am
Gary
Agreed. Scroll by is the motto from now on.
by victoria on May 4, 2012 at 10:30 am
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 10:31 am
This just gives me the impression the case is not open and shut against Thomson.
by Gary on May 4, 2012 at 10:31 am
Aguirre,
I am getting excited about his budget reply speech. I think there may be a few new economic theories created and quite a few traditional ones trashed.
by Space Kidette on May 4, 2012 at 10:31 am
davidwh
I hope you have come to the realisation that the media is on a mission of regime change
by victoria on May 4, 2012 at 10:32 am
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 10:33 am
Indeed. I LUV Internet!
We’ve lost the interaction with the most senior pollies that was part of the old political scene: Open attendance Town Hall meetings full of hecklers – witty Menzies was a treat to hear & watch, though I didn’t vote for him. So were Harry Holt & Gorton. And Gough (& Margaret), and Hawkie. What I best remember about Keating (trying to sell GST Mk1 in the mid 80s) are the superb suits and his mesmerising artist/ musician slim, sun-bronzed hands. Most superbly turned out Aussie Male I’ve ever seen – and one of the wittiest.
Wannabes did stand on wooden boxes on city & important suburban corners, to spruik & were well & truly heckled; on railway stations as the early morning, sardine-packed overcrowded work-school trains came in & pulled out.
This is about the limit of my contribution to the political debate now, and even that goes on vacation when my little ‘grey’ calls get tossed.
I continue to be grateful to you all, esp. William for providing the forum.
I hope, with the NBN, we soon have a virtual skype-style forum when we all gather over lunch – as in a 1960 uni refec – and bang tables as we argue. OpenU UK has had them for ages. With teleTutes the the best on offer here, I was sooo jealous!
by OzPol Tragic on May 4, 2012 at 10:35 am
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 10:35 am
I had a feeling that it’d be Whish-Wilson, since he was No.2 on the Senate Ballot for the Greens in 2010.
by Von Kirsdarke on May 4, 2012 at 10:35 am
bg – if you call it easy to ask Rudd to step aside because Caucus demanded (Kev had only 10 votes) then I’d like to see what you call hard. It was a nightmare scenario for JG who didn’t want that call to be made so soon.
In the meantime – look over here Abbott, Hockey, Robb & Peter Reith – also ABC24
http://t.co/ClwLUkRE
by BH on May 4, 2012 at 10:36 am
by Space Kidette on May 4, 2012 at 10:36 am
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 10:36 am
victoria I have been in no doubt that sections of the media have wanted that since September 2010. I just don’t accept that the media bias is a widespread as most PB’ers do. Personally I think Labor is the only party capable of governing with the current numbers and it would have been a disaster if the independents supported Abbott. Not that there was even any chance of that.
by davidwh on May 4, 2012 at 10:38 am
davidwh
What is absolutely hilarious is that the conduct of the fibs during the past few weeks have pushed Wilkie back to the govt!!
by victoria on May 4, 2012 at 10:40 am
SK – reply to Hockey with this –
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/australias-influence-on-the-rise-lagarde-20120503-1y1wk.html
by BH on May 4, 2012 at 10:41 am
SK:
Indeed. I’m hoping he can dig up an individual country for each economic indicator – eg Hong Kong’s welfare bill, Chad’s GDP, Monaco’s unemployment rate, Laos’s minimum wage – and claim that we’re a failure because we can’t match all of them.
I believe a very large proportion of their original $50B in savings were due to not having an NBN. I’ll be very keen to see how he thinks we can still save that money.
by Aguirre on May 4, 2012 at 10:43 am
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 10:44 am
I offer this comment as an example of a Coalition supporters point of view on Abbott.
From the Drum, in reply to
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3987612.html?WT.svl=theDrum
It is not that ‘Albo’ is voting for a dangerous racist, misogynist, policy-averse political opportunist just so his preferred party get into power. He actually admires Abbott.
by Puff, the Magic Dragon. on May 4, 2012 at 10:44 am
Think the Poms have learnt their lesson, but of course UK has 5 year terms
by mari on May 4, 2012 at 10:44 am
Presser over.
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 10:46 am
I don’t believe that Wilkie would have ever supported Abbott in a no confidence motion victoria. He was just enjoying a bit of payback and trying to leverage his position. Abbott can wish until the cows come home but he is never going to get the independents to help him force a change in government unless the government completely goes off the rails.
The next election will be somethime in 2013 unless something happens in the meantime to change the balance of numbers and personally I don’t wisk ill on anyone to make that happen.
by davidwh on May 4, 2012 at 10:46 am
Yeah; well I have a couple of further quesions.
If this was a going-away present for one of Slipper’s staff, signed by the LOTO, why did it have to go to Slipper’s office via the Manager of Opposition Business?
Why on earth wouldn’t the LOTO’s office liaised directly with Slipper’s office, rather than going via an intermediary?
Bizarre.
Also, we now have the timing on the “bottle of wine” meeting; it was 3 days after the drinkies. However, we still don’t know the timing of the 3rd meeting referred to and whether it was before or after the drinkies.
That might seem a trivial point, but if it was AFTER drinkies, we then have a situation where a staffer who has worked for Slipper had not met the Manager of Opposition Business in the first 4 months of his employment, but then suddenly meets with him 3 TIMES IN 3 DAYS, one month before lodging a complaint against his boss, (and apparently not since then) and we are supposed to think there is nothing too see here?
Pig’s arse.
by Danny Lewis on May 4, 2012 at 10:46 am
I am not a fan of suggesting what other people should and shouldn’t do on forums, but I will do it anyway. It does seem to me that it takes two people to have an argument. If people are over the constant reiterations of individual positions on “Rudd was better than Gillard, no Gillard is better than Rudd”, then just stop responding.
There was really interesting hour or so on here last night when people exchanged opinions (from different perspectives) and information about issues. It was free of bickering and pretty respectful.
by roaldan1000 on May 4, 2012 at 10:46 am
Gillard punishing sole parents – does this woman think she’s the next Margaret Thatcher, or is she out to steal votes off Tony Abbott?
I’m astounded that a Labor Government would formulate something so mean and nasty.
by Thornleigh Labor Man on May 4, 2012 at 10:48 am
Well put.
by Son of foro on May 4, 2012 at 10:49 am
What I am pointing out is that conservatives are not necessarily holding their noses and supporting Abbott to get back into power, they actually LIKE and ADMIRE him.Don’t think they perceive him aswe progressives do, but are just compromising their values to get into government. Abbott matches the conservative values, and imo will only be dropped if he is a big electoral liability. Even then many conservatives would mourn his loss to the leadership.
by Puff, the Magic Dragon. on May 4, 2012 at 10:51 am
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Australian media regulators are “digesting” the blistering UK report against Rupert Murdoch
The report said News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch was “not a fit person” to run a major company
So far the controversy hasn’t hit Australia, where Murdoch’s media empire was born
New Corp. runs 70% of newspapers in Australia and the national paper, the Australian
(CNN) — The Australian media regulatory agency is “digesting” the blistering report from British lawmakers that said News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch was “not a fit person” to run a major international company.
“The ACMA is reviewing the British MPs committee report but is not intending to make any further comment at this stage,” said a spokesperson for the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA).
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/03/business/australia-murdoch-review/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 10:52 am
More common sense to counter the pro-Gillard sentiments here:
http://afr.com/p/opinion/the_gillard_factor_makes_labor_pariah_QH80zcdxJ0zyx8AJldG9GL
by Thornleigh Labor Man on May 4, 2012 at 10:52 am
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/interactive/2012/may/03/local-elections-2012-live-results
by poroti on May 4, 2012 at 10:52 am
Not me but it’s not going to happen Puff.
by davidwh on May 4, 2012 at 10:53 am
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHH!
Nothing *to* see here.
I swear it was a typo, not a brain fail
by Danny Lewis on May 4, 2012 at 10:53 am
DL
There is a lot of it going around today. Maybe the fourth is with you.
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 10:55 am
Heaven forbid that some here like Gillard. What a crime.
by Gary on May 4, 2012 at 10:56 am
No he wasn’t. From memory, he’d lapsed while still living in Vienna. Like most RWers, he played the Christianity card whenever he thought it might be to his gain. Though he is recorded somewhere (?H’s Table Talk) saying wtte that there was no way anyone could have convinced his mother not to go to mass.
by OzPol Tragic on May 4, 2012 at 10:57 am
tlm
I can’t understand cutting the access to o/s travel. I have not read up on the single parent changes, but in my area the problem is pretty moot because often another pregnancy occurs when the youngest child reaches the cut-off age. I am not blaming anyone for doing this, but I am pointing out how policies can have unexpected effects if policy-makers do not think through the possible sociological responses.
by Puff, the Magic Dragon. on May 4, 2012 at 11:00 am
ABC highlighting the changes to welfare are to remove Howard exemptions.
by guytaur on May 4, 2012 at 11:02 am
Here’s a great laugh and how I wish JG could hand this one out at the MidWinter Ball
http://thehoopla.com.au/pollies-laugh/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=May+4+The+Hoopla&
by BH on May 4, 2012 at 11:04 am
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I just sent a complaint to the ABC. Possum pointed out on twitter a URL on the Justin ABC site included the term gillard-fluff.
How the f*ck can you explain this url used for an online news story as anything but political bias and extremely unprofessional journalism. This is in the context of a policy announcement. The responsible staff member should be sacked. I demand an on line apology, absolute and utter partisan bullsh*t.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-03/gillard-fluff/3990152
Seems to be gone now from the link posted. Guess they pulled it.
Does anyone have the original article?
by smithe on May 4, 2012 at 11:05 am
@TLM/5733
I disagree, Parents should be able to work, while Students, DSP and Pensioners should not be touched.
by zoidlord on May 4, 2012 at 11:05 am
[More common sense to counter the pro-Gillard sentiments here:
http://afr.com/p/opinion/the_gillard_factor_makes_labor_pariah_QH80zcdxJ0zyx8AJldG9GL
Strange definition of common sense you have there…
by rishane on May 4, 2012 at 11:05 am