Gotta get down on Friday
The lack of a Roy Morgan federal poll result has reduced me to flogging the Rebecca Black dead horse in search of headline. There is this, I suppose:
• A very modest Roy Morgan phone poll of 324 respondents, with a margin of error approaching 5.5%, contradicts the January-March Newspoll result in finding the WA Liberals with a landslide 62.5-37.5 lead on two-party preferred, from primary votes of 53.5% for the Liberals, 3.5% for the Nationals, 29.5% for Labor and 6% for the Greens. Colin Barnett’s approval and disapproval ratings of 54% and 33.5% compare with Newspoll’s 51% and 33%, while Mark McGowan’s 36.5% and 18.5% compare with 43% and 17%. A bigger difference is recorded on preferred premier: 54-26.5 in Barnett’s favour, compared with 43-30.
• The Australian reported this week that Queensland election exit polling conducted for a private client by Liberal pollsters Crosby Textor gave Kevin Rudd ratings of 38% approval and 35% disapproval, Julia Gillard 20% approval and 60% disapproval, and Tony Abbott 30% approval and 41% disapproval.
Preselection activity remains at a high pitch:
• Clive Palmer’s prospects in his headline-grabbing pitch for LNP preselection in Wayne Swan’s seat of Lilley are not being rated highly. Andrew Fraser of The Australian reports that 2010 candidate Rod McGarvie, “a former soldier who now works with disabled people”, is “well entrenched among the party’s branches”. There is provision in the party constitution for a centralised preselection to overrule local branches, but Tony Abbott’s pointed call for a “grassroots” candidate who would “do the hard yards, knocking on doors, going to shopping centres and talking to local newspapers” suggests it is unlikely to be invoked.
• The Greens have confirmed winemaker and University of Tasmania economist Peter Whish-Wilson will fill the Senate vacancy created by the retirement of Bob Brown.
• The WA Parliament has officially confirmed Dean Smith to fill the casual vacancy created by the death of Liberal Senator Judith Adams. Debbie Guest of The Australian reports Smith was “a policy adviser to premier Richard Court and a senior adviser to Mr Howard during the 1998 election campaign”, as well as being the state party’s Treasurer and a principal of lobbying firm Smith & Duda Consulting.
• The South Australian Liberals have chosen their Senate ticket, with incumbents Cory Bernardi and Simon Birmingham confirmed in the top two positions. In third place is Anne Ruston, entrepreneur behind Ruston’s Roses, a Riverland wholesale flower-growing concern and tourism attraction. Whereas Coalition number three candidates in other states are looking well placed on present indications, the contest in South Australia will be complicated by Nick Xenophon’s bid for re-election.
• Richard Willingham of The Age reports that Jason Wood, who was unseated by Labor’s Laura Smyth at the 2010 election, is the favourite to win Liberal preselection in La Trobe.
• The Age further reports that John Pesutto, a lawyer and Victorian government adviser said by John Ferguson of The Australian to be key figure in the Baillieu faction (and who ran unsuccessfully for preselection in Kooyong before the 2010 election), is considered likely to get the nod in Deakin. It was earlier suggested that Phil Barresi, who held the seat from 1996 until his defeat in 2007 and failed to win it back in 2010, might be interested in a comeback, and also that local councillor Tim Smith was interested.
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Chrissy Pyne’s The Wild Side of Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9NEBPW8lcw
by The Finnigans on May 4, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Is there a Nielsen due this weekend William?
by davidwh on May 4, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Oh cripes, Friday night footy on TV. Maybe I will read one of the articles William has so kindly linked.
by Puff, the Magic Dragon. on May 4, 2012 at 7:50 pm
The Finnigans
When it comes to the wild side there is only ONE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNknGIKkoA
by poroti on May 4, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Instead of Rebbecca hows this for a Headline.
by ruawake on May 4, 2012 at 8:02 pm
ACOSS Media Release on the proposed Parenting Payment cuts:
http://www.acoss.org.au/media/release/budget_surplus_should_not_be_built_on_backs_of_australias_poorest_families_
* ACOSS Report: ‘Waste not, want not: Making room in the Budget for essential services’
* National Welfare Rights Network: Fairness & support in uncertain times – 2012-13 Federal Budget Statement Priorities
* National Council of Single Mothers and their Children Incorporated (NCSMC): http://www.ncsmc.org.au/
http://www.smh.com.au/business/federal-budget/parent-support-payments-scaled-back-to-save-budget-700m-20120504-1y2z8.html
http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/content/media-releases/parenting-payment-cuts-could-harm-vulnerable-families
by Pegasus on May 4, 2012 at 8:04 pm
To Joe6pac from other thread
Hello mate , could you provide the link please . I remember this and would like to watch again. hope you are well:)
Joe, this is the DVD reference The Secret War 3 DVDs WWII Weaponry TV Series All 6 Episodes In case you want to buy it.
Released For The First Time On DVD! The Historic 1978 British Documentary Series! All 6 Hours Packed Into 3 All Regions DVDS!
VOLUME 1
Epi. 1: The Battle of the Beams (Nighttime Aircraft Guidance) | Epi. 2: To See For A Hundred Miles (Radar)
VOLUME 2
Epi. 3: Terror Weapons (The V-1 and V-2) | Epi. 4: If… (Experimental Weapons, Jet Planes, Rocket Planes, Helicopters, SAM Missiles, Guided Missiles, Panjandrum, Etc.)
VOLUME 3
Epi. 5: The Deadly Waves (Magnetic Mines) | Epi. 6: Still Secret (The Enigma Code and Project Ultra) (Note: It was this historic episode that helped to finally tear down the veil of secrecy over Project Ultra 23 years after the end of the war!
by OzPol Tragic on May 4, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Looking at a twitter who says;
So Senior Liberals spoke to Ashby BEFORE he took the job,and both Pyne & Brough spoke to to him BEFORE he launched legal legal proceedings,Curious?
24minutes ago
Have not seen that posted in here,but dynamite if a fact.
by Schnappi on May 4, 2012 at 8:09 pm
ruawake
What a non story. Uni students have been doing that like 4 eva. All the people that go on to become the “establishement”. Tones was a champion at it. Sheepen shagger land “drunkards” have just this week gone viral.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/03/possum-tree-drinking-game-dunedin
by poroti on May 4, 2012 at 8:10 pm
BTW: William
Here’s the Rebekah Brooks “Friday” (Rebecca Black Parody) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5z4CJRFBKY
by OzPol Tragic on May 4, 2012 at 8:10 pm
William
There’s a lot of crap reported in the msm.
And one of the most stupid stories I’ve seen of late is that Kelly O’Dwyer does not want Sarah Henderson to run in Corangamite in case she (Sarah) beats Kelly for a promotion of some sort within the parliamentary Liberal party.
Absolute tosh! O’Dwyer being a clone of Michaelia Cash notwithstanding.
by kezza2 on May 4, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Schnappi
I was wondering about that too.
Was it reported anywhere that the Libs spoke to Ashby before he took the job with Slipper?
by Dee on May 4, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Quit listening to 2GB, Rummel. It’ll rot your brain.
Permanent anger, angst, disillusionment, anxiety and a destruction of faith in governance is all you’ll get.
NOTHING – no country, no government – can be as bad as 2GB makes out. It’s Fox News on steroids. It’ll only make you unhappy.
by Bushfire Bill on May 4, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Link here to episode #1 (other links follow as you watch) 10 minute grabs only: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6SkWxL5FzE&feature=related
by Bushfire Bill on May 4, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Dee
No only seen that twitter.
by Schnappi on May 4, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Fairfax poll update – still open for voting
Do you believe the Coalition has assisted former Slipper staffer James Ashby?
Yes. 77%
No. 15%
I don’t know. 8%
Total votes: 40,599.
Vote now: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/pyne-concedes-he-may-have-sent-email-20120504-1y2oh.html#poll
by OzPol Tragic on May 4, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/rival-brough-met-slipper-accuser-claim-20120504-1y3b6.html#ixzz1ttaW0CnZ
Well that’s a surprise.
Not!
by confessions on May 4, 2012 at 8:29 pm
OzPol Tragic & bb
Thanks for the info
by Joe6pack on May 4, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Thieves broke into my garage on the weekend, but it was nothing compared to this. What an absolute disgrace.
I am packing my family up and getting out of Sydney.
by drake on May 4, 2012 at 8:38 pm
kezza,
http://www.femail.com.au/sudoku-unlimited.htm
by This little black duck on May 4, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Good questions
by victoria on May 4, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Once upon a time i may have said single mums poor things ,
But it shoukd be pointed to the dis c jockeys o radio, that poor is tne oporative word.
As if they are not educated and encouraged to get an education, they will always be poor in finanances,, social skills, and commu ication. Have noself esteem this of coursre transfers to their children .
The gov, guided by julia have put in place a pathway of learing for them, creche provided at colleges, ect, one day thry will be thankful this road wss opened up to them ,
Their child or children will be very proud, and who know getting out of the house they may just meet their soul mate,
Uts a backward silly notion that they should sit home on a pension, no super, nothing to look forward to, any one that thinks otherwise is doing these you g woman a great disservice, and that of their offspri g
Thankyou julia for pointing out our eucation makes you free to choose
by my say on May 4, 2012 at 8:41 pm
drake
That is dreadful. Sorry to hear about the darage. In Adelaide there have been recent instances where thieves have broken in to a house take the goods and the puppy or the dog.
fkn lowlifes
by Puff, the Magic Dragon. on May 4, 2012 at 8:44 pm
Does anyone know of any analysis of Kathy Jackson’s role/history in the HSU farce.
She said on radio today that the $270K PA salary level she gets, (and has accepted for a number of years), was forced on her by “Williamson and his cronies”. She said that she doesn’t even do the job for money, only to help members.
As President of HSU East and Secretary of the National HSU, is the $270K she admits to, a joint salary or one of two?
She admits that HSU East branch “lent” her ex hubby’s Vic cash strapped branch $57K so that his termination payment could be paid out, and states that there was nothing unusual about this.
Has it been paid back? Was it lent by HSU East according to their “procedures” said by Mr Temby to be non-existent? Did she as President authorise/organise the loan? Who requested it?
Chris Brown who is acting in Williamson’s National President role said it was most inexplicable why KJ first leaked to the police, having not raised any such issues with the National Exec (of which she is Secretary) over a number of years.
On Monday night after the Temby report was leaked, KJ said of the HSU East mob of which she is President “good, NOW????? we can get on with cleaning it up”.
Is this virtuous whistle blower so pure, as the silence of the MSM suggests?
by psyclaw on May 4, 2012 at 8:47 pm
drake:
I drove to the city a few weeks back to go to a funeral. When I was leaving a woman in the car parked next to mine came up to ask if anything had been taken from my car. I said no (immediately thinking of the carton of chamapgne in the back, but that was still there. Thank goodness!).
She said she went to her husband’s grave for 15mins to lay flowers, and in that time someone had smashed the window in her car, popped the boot where she’d put her handbag, and stolen her bag.
They must’ve been watching her as she arrived with a view to robbing people’s cars. At a cemetery for heaven’s sake!!
by confessions on May 4, 2012 at 8:48 pm
psyclaw
Kathy Jackson is no cleanskin
by victoria on May 4, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Yes, I heard that too and immediately had a few thoughts:
1. She said she “protested” about it at the time. But nobody heeded her protests, and so she pocketed the money, albeit grudgingly.
2. If she doesn’t do the job for money, why not resign at the time of the outrageous pay offer, esp as she also alleged in the interview that her pay offer was only to cover for higher salaries being offered to Williamson and others. If she’d resigned, she could’ve alerted whoever to what was happening, and possibly exposed these recent events a lot sooner.
3. Why stay when the people she claimed to want to help were being seemingly screwed so mercilessly by the union as a whole?
by confessions on May 4, 2012 at 8:52 pm
Joe BB: Forgot the blo#dy url http://www.mediaoutlet.com/the-secret-war-3-dvds-wwii-weaponry-tv-series-all-6-episodes-p-875.html
It’s very cheap 18.49 USD. Free Shipping Worldwide! (Don’t know how old it is that is)
Pleasure, Joe. We remembered the series – the battle of the beams & the code writing & breaking stuff was just riveting. We bought it on videotape (at the London War Museum, I think).
With the details, you might be able to pick a cheap set up on UK ebay.
by OzPol Tragic on May 4, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Thanks Victoria.
What are the chances of this being revealed? Maybe what the polis got the other day includes a box marked “KJ”
by psyclaw on May 4, 2012 at 8:53 pm
psyclaw
The media does not attack her ,uhlmman had her on 7.30 report 3 times all allegations ,no .
After a would be PM called her a HERO
by Schnappi on May 4, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Kathy Jackson!!
Mine were interrupted by my falling to the floor (when my leg was pulled) then rolling around in intemperate mirth before the other leg was too.
by OzPol Tragic on May 4, 2012 at 8:57 pm
OzPolTragic, two other series (ex Beeb) that I remember with great fondness (an odd descriptor given the subject matter) were “The Lost Peace” and “The Great War”.
If anyone here can give me a link to the DVD for either/both, I would be most grateful.
If not, guess I shall have to go ferreting.
by fiona on May 4, 2012 at 8:57 pm
psyclaw
The Kathy Jackson saga has a way to go
by victoria on May 4, 2012 at 8:57 pm
Thanks Confessions
A quick google shows that she has been a very tough “street fighter” in union politics for about 20 years and seemingly has never run away from any of her many skirmishes, but if you listen to any of her many TV interviews she is introduced/referred to as though butter wouldn’t melt ….etc
by psyclaw on May 4, 2012 at 8:58 pm
evidence#
by Schnappi on May 4, 2012 at 8:58 pm
@Drake from previous thread:
Our business in QLD got broken into as well as a number of others around the area – not safe in QLD anymore.
by zoidlord on May 4, 2012 at 8:58 pm
WA Liberal party’s woman problem.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/opinion/post/-/blog/13592481/gender-high-on-liberal-agenda/
by confessions on May 4, 2012 at 8:59 pm
psyclaw:
My own opinion is of a person desperate to avoid the wall of pain she knows must be coming her way.
by confessions on May 4, 2012 at 9:00 pm
psyclaw
NO!
KJ had told 7.30 report that she had reported her allegations to Chris Brown.
Chris Brown told Tony Jones that was a lie.
Chris Brown said that Kathy Jackson & Williamson were joined at the hip. Always voting in a block together. They had a falling out for which he is unaware of the cause.
She was a big part of the problem.
by Dee on May 4, 2012 at 9:01 pm
My car was broken into once in the La Trobe Uni car park. They stole the steering wheel lock. I thought that was an insult to my car.
by deflationite on May 4, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Love this
by mari on May 4, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Was it a Datsun 180B?
by bluegreen on May 4, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Well, at least before Chaucer wrote Canterbury Tales (late 14th Century) in some of which students are very tired & very very emotional! Oxford Uni students for sure, and it’s been there since c1096AD. Some things never change – university male undergrads among them.
by OzPol Tragic on May 4, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Thanks for the various KJ feedbacks.
For a few weeks I have been thinking that I must be prejudiced about her (probably because IMO she presents on TV as one tough lady who is over-the-top self righteous) and/or that I have a peculiarly suspicious outlook.
This self doubt has been amplified by the deafening silence about any aspect of her character, credibility, history or past or present conduct in the MSM and in the www.
Maybe the big bucket of shite floating around in the sky will contain sufficient to drop a load on her and a load on Ashby and his “associates” from a great height.
by psyclaw on May 4, 2012 at 9:12 pm
mari:
Mulch-million-dollar business proposal?
by confessions on May 4, 2012 at 9:12 pm
OzPol
Has their ever been a modern figure who ever came close to breadth of Chaucer? Senior public servant, Courtier, Diplomat and genius poet/storyteller. I just can’t imagine Ken Henry writing the Wife of Bath.
by bluegreen on May 4, 2012 at 9:14 pm
I always assumed that Torbay would run as an independent if he went federal
by shellbell on May 4, 2012 at 9:17 pm
mari,
Bodgie solicters would use a hotmail email,although one would know it is a scam probaably from Nigeria,have received such emails ,about becoming a very rich english lord.Just give personal details to get the title plus a few expenses required for such effort on the firms part.
by Schnappi on May 4, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Some-one send that to Sloppy Joe. A few more offers like that and the Fibs can fill their Black Hole.
by Puff, the Magic Dragon. on May 4, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Was it a Datsun 180B?
Nah. That would have been stolen. Must have been a 120Y.
by Boinzo on May 4, 2012 at 9:20 pm