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-
@bluegreen/6085
Whats to win/loose ? this ain’t lottery.
by zoidlord on May 10, 2012 at 7:39 pm
by This little black duck on May 10, 2012 at 7:39 pm
Abbott back to 2006. Bad move.
by ruawake on May 10, 2012 at 7:39 pm
And pissed 300 billion up against the wall
by Last name red wombat on May 10, 2012 at 7:39 pm
So, is : monkey: actually going to say anything that hasn’t been said by the Fiberals before??
by imacca on May 10, 2012 at 7:39 pm
by Dee on May 10, 2012 at 7:39 pm
victoria
Seems Albo knows no more than we do. But that’s quite enough!!
by lizzie on May 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Amazing…. Fishing with a chap I have just met today. A staunch Right wing lib and admitted supporter of One nation who thinks Abbotts a toss. Does any one like Abbott?.
by rummel on May 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
credit card limit? what credit card?
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
So I guess Abbott has nothing to offer except Govt – BAD.
by ruawake on May 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
The Lord can’t recall.
by guytaur on May 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
The government is being very quiet; unlike the rabble two nights ago.
by This little black duck on May 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
twitter comments are cracking me up
by Schnappi on May 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
r
Around 4 in 10 are prepared to put up with him at any price.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Finns
That’s not very nice to Pegasus.
by lizzie on May 10, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Josephine Norris (blonde on the left) is looking bored.
by This little black duck on May 10, 2012 at 7:41 pm
I like how Tony says defense spending being at its lowest percentage of GDP since 1938 is a bad thing.
by rishane on May 10, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Mr, Abbott, your Blackhole is $120B – http://thefinnigans.blogspot.com.au/p/blackhole_10.html
by The Finnigans on May 10, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Ho hum. Abolish the carbon tax and the mining tax. And?
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:42 pm
The budget and budget speech was pitched at pulling traditional Labor voters back.
I’m surprised that Abbott’s reply speech is pitched at the Liberal base and offers nothing for the swinging voter. Absolutely no policy or price detail.
10 out of every 100 people will decide the next election. At the moment, they’re sitting with the Coalition. But they need to provide an alternative to win.
by gloryconsequence on May 10, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Abbott is delivering a campaign speech, not a budget in reply speech.
by susan winstanley on May 10, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Just when you think Abbott can’t top his hyperbole, he does: “Abolishing the carbon tax would make every job in our economy more secure.”
by rishane on May 10, 2012 at 7:43 pm
“every job in the economy secure”……..except for lazy bludging public servants……….tosser
by Last name red wombat on May 10, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Regardless of what others have said earlier, the reverse tariff line is electoral dynamite. The carbon price / ETS is an electoral albatross. FWIW, abbott hasn’t stuffed enough to change the course ‘m afraid. Still, where will they cut $70 billion from????
by wal kolla on May 10, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Quite.
by This little black duck on May 10, 2012 at 7:44 pm
sw
Just what I was thinking.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Boerwar
I was blushing, blushing I tell you. Some of the thing said.., lol I had to have a good rest, a bex
by rummel on May 10, 2012 at 7:44 pm
@GC/6119
Thats because Coalition does is take stuff away.
by zoidlord on May 10, 2012 at 7:44 pm
bskyb discussions
by guytaur on May 10, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Annabel Crabb@annabelcrabb
“Under the Coalition, there will be tax cuts without a carbon tax, because we’ll find the savings to pay for them
by Schnappi on May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Flog off the NBN.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Dee @ 6105
And ear-tagged Nationals supporters?
by Ozymandias on May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
I want a reply to the reply.
by This little black duck on May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
susan w
My memory says that’s what he did last year. “I want an election now!” speech.
by lizzie on May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
O
hyuk, hyuk.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Is Abbott calling for toll highways?
by ruawake on May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Aspirational infrastrucature spending on infrastructure…..???
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
“and the road betweem Hobart and Melbourne”……….ok made that one up
by Last name red wombat on May 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
So Crabb tweets Abbott’s comments. Will she follow him up on any of the comments? Not bloody likely.
by gloryconsequence on May 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
He’s certifiable.
Put him in a chaff bag with a target on his head, then kick him to death.
by Bushfire Bill on May 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
After that, burn him.
by Bushfire Bill on May 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
So
has just said that the ALP is shortchanging the Pacific Hwy deal by only paying 50% instead of the 80%.
Now, i thought that Albo dealt with this issue in Parliament yesterday?
So, is
actually trying to mislead in this speech to Parliament, or does he have solid proof that the deal between the Feds and NSW was in fact 80/20??
Because if he has proof of that then Albo should be in trouble for misleading Parliament and i wouldn’t have thought that the Fibs would miss an opportunity like that.
by imacca on May 10, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Cut red tape costs by $1 billion a year.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Abbott is back to 2010 election speech.
by ruawake on May 10, 2012 at 7:47 pm
“Annual savings target”… of what?
by Bushfire Bill on May 10, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Commision of Audit promised.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Vague threat to FWA act.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Re-establish the Building thingie.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:48 pm
You have to bury him before that. Remember?
by This little black duck on May 10, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Norty unions.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:48 pm