Essential Research: 58-42 to Coalition
This week’s Essential Research poll gives Labor its worst result since the company opened for business in 2008: a primary vote of 29%, down two points on last week, and a two-party preferred deficit of 58-42. The former is particularly alarming for Labor, as Essential typically has Labor’s primary vote a few points higher than the phone pollsters. The Coalition and the Greens are steady on 50% and 11%.
With respect to the economy, 66% allowed that it had performed better than other countries’ over the past few years (although this was down from 70% in August last year), with 15% believing it to be worse (up from 10%). In the event of another global financial crisis, 42% would better trust the Liberal Party to deal with it than Labor, on 25%. Forty-six per cent anticipate the economy will get worse over the next 12 months against 23% who think it will get better (the figures when the question was asked a year ago were 37% worse and 27% better).
Sixty-two per cent believe a politician accused of an offence should stand down from their positions, against 27% who believe they should be allowed to continue. Questions on banking suggest the public to be well to the left of the elites on these matters: 55% would support the establishment of a government-owned bank, 74% forcing banks to charge rates in line with the Reserve Bank, 81% capping chief executive’s salaries, 92% limiting bank fees to the costs of the service and 59% a super profits tax on banks (the numbers opposed were respectively 23%, 16%, 12%, 5% and 21%). Fifty-nine per cent would support a levy on large transactions of currencies, bonds and shares, with 16% opposed.
Categories: Federal Politics 2010-
SNIP: Abuse deleted – The Management.
by Bushfire Bill on May 9, 2012 at 6:12 pm
BB
Settle.
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:12 pm
SNIP: Abuse deleted – The Management.
by Bushfire Bill on May 9, 2012 at 6:12 pm
You’ve done it now, bushfire…
by joe2 on May 9, 2012 at 6:12 pm
blackburnpseph
You beat me too it! Totally out of order in my view.
by MTBW on May 9, 2012 at 6:12 pm
BB
Oh dear.
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Wots Winter?
by ruawake on May 9, 2012 at 6:13 pm
ru
I luuvvv. Winter!!!
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Yeah, that was a bit off Bushfire Bill.
Thanks all for explaining the public policy benefits. However, what is the public policy benefit of the older payment?
by ltep on May 9, 2012 at 6:14 pm
BBS
If you keep voting Liberal you won’t have to worry about kids’ education. They’ll be back down the coalmines and up the chimneys within a couple of decades.
by Cuppa on May 9, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Stephen Long making the argument to reverse the income tax by Howard and Costello.
by guytaur on May 9, 2012 at 6:15 pm
Oh right. So they’ve already spent the money on uniforms. So there’s no point giving it to them now…
Well, if they’re like me, those parents have foregone other spending to make sure their kids have uniforms.
I’d like a decent pair of shoes, myself. But at least my son isn’t being put into detention any more, because at last we’ve scrapped together the dosh to buy him a school jumper.
by zoomster on May 9, 2012 at 6:16 pm
My wife is actually a Labor voter – I am reporting her observation of the PMs comment.
by blackburnpseph on May 9, 2012 at 6:16 pm
Yes, methinks Tones will introduce a private school uniform grant.
by joe2 on May 9, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Gee, how come so many stories about babies today. The bonking must be fast & furious
by The Finnigans on May 9, 2012 at 6:18 pm
bbs
There is no need for you to have to justify anything. The remarks being aimed at you are disgraceful.
by MTBW on May 9, 2012 at 6:18 pm
I don’t believe anything reported from a tory, so save your breath/ typing.
by dave on May 9, 2012 at 6:18 pm
and bbs – people on Centrelink benefits pay tax.
(Well, they have up til now…one of the good things about the increased tax free threshold is that that silly state of affairs won’t continue…)
But yes, people on Centrelink benefits get the Family Allowance. Be silly if they didn’t.
by zoomster on May 9, 2012 at 6:19 pm
BB
I understand your frustration, but perhaps some goodwill this time around
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:19 pm
BB
Chill, u don’t agree, I get that, but the abuse is OTT
by dogma on May 9, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Bushfire Bill’s recent efforts have earned him a spell in the sin bin.
by William Bowe on May 9, 2012 at 6:19 pm
William
If BB apologises, can he return? S
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm
by guytaur on May 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Zoomster @ 4217
Thank you. I was wondering if there was some sort of parallel system. It would be unfair if those on centrelink payments received less.
by blackburnpseph on May 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm
There are basically three payments that are not taxed.
Old Age Pension
Disability Support Pension
Carer Payment.
So anyone else receiving a different payment is liable to pay tax if their income exceeds the threshold.
by ruawake on May 9, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Uniforms at state schools aren’t that cheap – but a helluva lot cheaper than having to kit kids out for some fashion competition everyday.
by blackburnpseph on May 9, 2012 at 6:24 pm
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:24 pm
“Joey Barton stubbed a cigar out in the eye of a team mate at a Xmas Party and served time for kicking the shit out of someone at a pub”
Is that all? I think we’ve all been there before. Eyes are shaped like ashtrays for a reason. And he’s still in front of John Hopoate.
Seriously, though, not a particularly nice chap. It doesn’t seem to matter in the EPL. John Terry was plonking a team-mates missus and it has hardly slowed him down. Check out Wayne Carey for comparison.
Whatever happened to that cove who had the near fatal heart attack recently?
by Roy Orbison on May 9, 2012 at 6:24 pm
William, Your previous link to Bolt article didn’t work for me.
by MsAdventure on May 9, 2012 at 6:25 pm
sorry. Stephen long said cutting company tax. @ 4222
by guytaur on May 9, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Sossman, Has your membership and branch information come through yet?
by MsAdventure on May 9, 2012 at 6:26 pm
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:26 pm
So leave it at that. Each click he gets contributes to his income and ‘credibility’.
by Cuppa on May 9, 2012 at 6:27 pm
MsAdventure
You did not miss much. hinch was going to reveal a rumour about a Senior Lab politician getting press secretary pregnant. Hinch apparently checked it out, but accepts that it is most likely a rumour. How noble of him
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Vic
Idiot Pyne has granted him 15 minutes to speak under parliamentary privilege.
by ruawake on May 9, 2012 at 6:28 pm
This is good. Wilson trying to defend ending entiltement culture. He is using American Health system as example and Finland system.
by guytaur on May 9, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Ruawake
Old age pension is taxed if over the threshold,I am not on it ,but think I am right
by Schnappi on May 9, 2012 at 6:29 pm
The Drum replaying PM sayinging babies grow into school children.
by guytaur on May 9, 2012 at 6:30 pm
ru
It will be interesting to see what Thomson says. I hope there are some developments on Ashby in the meantime. I so want Pyne to stew in his juices
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:31 pm
by guytaur on May 9, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Yeah, Vic, but what was truly reprehensible was that his smear of Labor still stands. Very similar tactics that Libs use effectively – Grech, Slipper, Thomson …
by Super on May 9, 2012 at 6:33 pm
No the pension itself is tax free, other income may be taxable.
by ruawake on May 9, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Yeah, in due course.
I think it may have been removed.
by William Bowe on May 9, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Peter Martin the budget is economically clever.
It takes money out of foreign spending and puts it into domestic spending.
by guytaur on May 9, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Super
I am hoping the karma bus is coming for the coalition soon
by victoria on May 9, 2012 at 6:37 pm
BB @ 4172
Apart from that, what have the Romans …
by This little black duck on May 9, 2012 at 6:37 pm
It increases foreign aid, but not as fast as previously stated. But if it was at the same level as it was in 2007 the Govt would have saved an extra $2.6 billion.
by ruawake on May 9, 2012 at 6:39 pm
super 4240
Labor has a new tactic
http://afr.com/p/national/aec_won_investigate_abbott_bribery_VThx8amkMmPZ7fCFYs4BnJ
by Meguire Bob on May 9, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Thanks Victoria, the more often lies are repeated the more likely they are to be believed as truth.
by MsAdventure on May 9, 2012 at 6:39 pm
ru
Cutting defense spending is cutting spending offshore
by guytaur on May 9, 2012 at 6:39 pm