The latest weekly Essential Research survey finds the two parties still gridlocked at 50-50. Both parties are up a point on the primary vote – the Coalition to 45 per cent and Labor to 40 per cent – with the Greens down to 9 per cent. Both leaders’ personal ratings have improved slightly since before the election: Julia Gillard’s approval is down a point to 45 per cent and her disapproval down three to 37 per cent, while Tony Abbott is up two to 43 per cent and down seven to 37 per cent. However, Gillard’s lead as preferred prime minister is almost unchanged, up from 46-35 to 47-35. Fewer respondents now rate an election within 12 months as desirable – it’s now 43 per cent all, compared with 52 per cent supporting and 33 per cent opposed a fortnight ago – and there also fewer who deem it likely, although it’s still a clear majority at 59 per cent (down from 70 per cent a fortnight ago). More voters thought the media did a good (32 per cent) than a poor (23 per cent) job reporting the election and its aftermath, while Coalition supporters were found to be more likely to believe the media wasn’t fair to their side.
UPDATE: Some fine print reading from Bernard Keane in Crikey:
But in the wake of Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor deciding to back Labor, there’s now a much stronger party split on that issue, with 75% of Liberal voters calling for another election, compared to 65% a fortnight ago, whereas support for another election among Labor and Green voters has fallen dramatically, with more than 70% of Labor and Green voters not wanting another election.
What a day in politics !!! It just keeps getting better and better. Is Tones really the gift that just keeps giving ?
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Yep, Abbott, the GREAT negotiator
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His not called Tony ‘people skills’ Abbott for nothing 😀
[How long before the rag bag Coalition party room reconsiders Abbott’s leadership?]
I’ve calculated 2024… but then again I could be wrong and it’s just wishful thinking 😛
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Posted Friday, September 24, 2010 at 6:08 pm | Permalink
Their is a god of politics]
may be a patron saint, perhaps, by the name of Mary Mck
Rua, you are correct. My apologies. It makes me even happier about his decision to join the ranks of the righteous. 🙂
so come on i have to go back to the pasta before is glue what happened
Can’t wait to see Tony Abbott’s reaction to this news. (bold, underline and italic the word reaction)
[Actually — lets just have Clarke and Dawe each night — their ’summation’ is almost the same as the straight stories anyhoo. And at least they intend to be funny.]
Jen, in all seriousness, I agree.
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Posted Friday, September 24, 2010 at 6:00 pm | Permalink
the unhinging continues friends….
http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=517517&articleID=
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just found it wow,
How is it decided whether the Speaker is in the chair or the Deputy Speaker, or the second deputy Speaker when a vote actually occurs? Who makes the decision?
i was told by a friend just sit back and watch the karma.
so it seems it may be just that.
every one he upsets have you noticed that
[Can’t wait to see Tony Abbott’s reaction to this news.]
Revert to type. Set the attack dogs on the guy.
So Abbott puts out a press release quoting Somlyay, which turns out to a bunch of lies. Really!! Is this legal.
New thread.