The latest weekly Essential Research poll has Labor opening a 51-49 lead after 50-50 results over the previous two weeks, including the weekend of the election. Labor is up a point on the primary vote to 39 per cent and the Coalition down one to 43 per cent, with the Greens steady on 11 per cent. The survey also finds a majority supporting a fresh election, 52 per cent to 33 per cent, with 42 per cent thinking minority government will deliver worse government against 30 per cent better, and 70 per cent thinking an election within the year likely against 16 per cent unlikely. This is contrary to the weekend’s JWS/Telereach poll which had only 26 per cent plumping for a new election against 37 per cent for a Labor and 31 a Coalition minority government possibly this indicates you get different responses when a respondent can choose a minority government of their favoured party over a new election. The Newspoll targeting the three rural independents’ electorates shortly after the election found opinion evenly divided on the subject of a new election, which is perhaps less appealing to those whose local members are presently holding the balance of power.
NBN and climate change for W.
The NBN and ETS win the day.
Climate change/renewable energy #2
you do it once – do it right – do it with fibre – wtf didn’t they ALP use that line
Rrrrrrroooooooobbbbbbbbbbbbbb!!!!!!
Hmm, so the one policy difference during the campaign became the defining factor afterwards.
Eden Monaro does it again.
Libs can’t win
You do it once, you do it right and you do it with fibre D)
O will go Labor
Stiff Shxt Minchin
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
I’m not going to cry
Future more important than present for Windsor – NBN and CC. Smart man.
BB
It’s actually ALP+ 75, Coalition+ 74 and only Oakeshott to go.
So he said stability is an issue and is backing the ALP, so would/could O back Coal?
Some say NBN saved Labor’s Bacon.
Windsor also talking AGW… as an opportunity for regional Australia…
Deniers denied.
Work To Rule@2754
they couldnt sell heaters to eskimos
Cracks first coldie 🙂
@2757
I agree that Psephos is awesome, but I don’t think that’s *really* where the credit’s due in this instance . . .
Windsor is clearly a gentleman and a scholar.
We have the mail-order roses on the way! All will be renamed JULIA!
[Eden Monaro does it again.]
BWm My wife has said that many times, she is not even a tragic like us
Compare Windsor’s coherence with Katter’s rambling.
Tony Windsor – you magnificent man. A true Memmber of Parliament.
Efffing hell. i have to do my julia song now
Windsor is hogging it, isn’t he?
Windsor on fire
If Eskimos had heaters their igloos would melt.
Great comments by Windsor on renewables and pushing the bush to the fringes.
Can we wait until O announces before calling it for ALP?!
More indi’s in city seats from now on ?
NEB
EM was a model campaign. Kelly increased his margin. Psephos done good.
Never in doubt. What was all the fuss about.
Finns
I told you this would happen weeks ago you doubting dolphin.
Thanks Independently Thinking
My heart rate went down when I read your post at 3.O5pm, my time. Beat Windsor’s announcement by 5 minutes. Thats 5 minutes less stress in my life.
I will be eternally grateful to you.
W makes V good point – the country vote was always side lined (parked with the Liberals).
Gold.
good man, have a few for me!
Finns
She’s a keeper.
Start the revolution, Tony. Hopefully country people listen.
Screw the urban elites, he says…
Well thank goodness for that. W was the one I was worried about.
I say again WINDOR YOU BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p
[Compare Windsor’s coherence with Katter’s rambling.]
Second that
He will win again if he repeats it for the next 3 months/years.
I am loving that climate change is an issue that swayed Windsor – I’m optimistic about what the next parliment with an ALP/Green senate may acheive
windsor going labor, oak? tenterhooks, these guys better never crack a joke about women talking too much.
Glad we have one TONY with some integrity
I am going to cry
I wouldn’t buy a horse from Windsor, he’d get the better of me every time.