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-
And salt the ground in which you bury the sack.
by imacca on May 10, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Local control of schools and hospitals.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Stephen Koukoulas@TheKouk
Mr Abbotts personal debt to income ratio is 250%. Australia’s net debt is under 10% of GDP.
by Schnappi on May 10, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Abbott is saying absolutely nothing new from the 2010 election stump speech.
by gloryconsequence on May 10, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Work for the Dole. Mandataory for long term unemployed. Quarantining to be made national.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:49 pm
ok bash the dole bludgers
by Last name red wombat on May 10, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Its standard operating procedure for him. Lie, get challenged on your lie (but not anywhere where most people will see it), then repeat the lie anyway.
by rishane on May 10, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Paid parental leave scheme.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:49 pm
child care more flexibility.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Abbott will cut business red tape costs by AT LEAST A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
And pay for a PPL scheme… by taxhing business.
by gloryconsequence on May 10, 2012 at 7:50 pm
His mate Twiggy
by Last name red wombat on May 10, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Tick to Noel and Twiggy. volunteer for a week a year. Insults public servants by implying them they have never spent a day in Indigenous communities.
Prick.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:50 pm
So according to Abbott in his re-run of the 2010 campaign all that was wundeful in the Howard Govt years is down to him??
ohh, and he’ll keep having his week of photo ops in the bush every year. Goodie.
by imacca on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Is Noel Pearson a Liberal adviser or just a camping buddy of Tony’s
by ruawake on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
The mines?
by This little black duck on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
One stop shop environmental approvals by people such as Mr Newman.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
One stop shop that rewards energy-efficient business.
Haha.
by gloryconsequence on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Oooo Socialism
by ruawake on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Annabel Crabb@annabelcrabb
“Some unions are corrupt boys’ clubs,” says Abbott, promising to draw penalties for corporate and union corruption into line
More than one now ,abbott got in the whole country would go on strike
by Schnappi on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Green Army. Achtung!!!
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
What a surprise. Media talks about economy with treasurer during dinner. When not doing social
by guytaur on May 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm
cost benefit analysis for infrastructure. private investment to do the job instead of the taxpayer.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:52 pm
So Tone is going to do a “Brokeback Mountain” every year
by Last name red wombat on May 10, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Haha. SOCIALISM.
by gloryconsequence on May 10, 2012 at 7:52 pm
I think I’ve seen stuff like this before.
by This little black duck on May 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Now I know why Peter Cossie wants to make a come back. He knows if @TonyAbbottMHR is PM will wreck the economy #budgetreply
by The Finnigans on May 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Mr Jay slightly embarresed
by guytaur on May 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm
This is mostly 2GB stuff:
Abolish the MRRT – popular tax
Abolish the NBN – hugely popular infrastructure.
Abbott is guilty of believng his own (and Hadley’s) publicity.
Exposure to forgeign languages? The Bogans will LOVE that.
by Bushfire Bill on May 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Oh preschool kids to speak mandarin.
by ruawake on May 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm
It actually resembles a monks style
by my say on May 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Fine, he’s lied under Parl Priv, but isn’t that a lie to Parliament? Something like misleading Parliament?
by imacca on May 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm
“Starting in pre-school, every student will have to begin learning a foreign language…”
by gloryconsequence on May 10, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Study foreign languages major headland new announcement: every student should have an exposure to foreign languages. generational shift.!!!!!!! A strong start. 40% of yr 12 students LOTE by year 12% within a decade…..
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:54 pm
If students butcher their new language like he does english god help us
by Last name red wombat on May 10, 2012 at 7:54 pm
here in Bahasa, Abbott, kamu orang bodoh #budgetrepply
by The Finnigans on May 10, 2012 at 7:54 pm
STOP THE BOATS!!!!!!!!!!
by BK on May 10, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Is Abbott a bird lover – more Cranes?
by ruawake on May 10, 2012 at 7:55 pm
TURN THE BOATS still lives.
by rishane on May 10, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Nothing new at all really. Cut taxes and increase expenditures. Magic pudding stuff.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Mr Abbott’s parents were working class.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Now quoting Ben Chifley.
Talk about being a bower bird!
by Bushfire Bill on May 10, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Abbott quoting Chifley.
The bloke has a nerve.
by gloryconsequence on May 10, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Nauru, boats, then repeal, repeal repeal…
How dare this grub quote Chifley?
by Ozymandias on May 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Senator David Feeney@SenatorFeeney
Abbott thinks ‘Heading in wrong direction’ is low CPI, low inflation, low unemployment & low interest rates! #bringbackcostello #budgetreply
by Schnappi on May 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Now a bit of time on Juliar….
Creep.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm
This speech is basically all the brain farts he has had over the last three years written down??
Hope they have the extractor fans going in Parliament.
by imacca on May 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Disappointed we haven’t heard about Pink Batts or School Halls.
by Bushfire Bill on May 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Mr Slipper. Mr Thomson.
Guttersnipe.
by Boerwar on May 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Rudd gets a run too, for Gillard’s ‘carpet bombing his reputation’, allegedly.
by rishane on May 10, 2012 at 7:57 pm
This is pure pub talk!
Sounds like Ray Hadley on steroids.
by Bushfire Bill on May 10, 2012 at 7:57 pm