Newspoll has conducted its usual fortnighly poll from a normal sample of 1151, but for some reason The Australian only provides results for preferred Labor leader. This offers yet more evidence that Julia Gillard is now less popular than Kevin Rudd, with the former favoured by 29 per cent against 36 per cent for the latter, with 10 per cent opting for Wayne Swan. The Australian’s report leads with the news that “only one in 10 voters back Wayne Swan as their preferred Labor leader”, which hardly comes as a surprise. Swan’s inclusion in the mix distinguishes the poll from previous Newspoll efforts six weeks ago and early last year, as does a six point hike in the undecided rating from 19 per cent to 25 per cent.
Today also saw the weekly Essential Research poll, which had Labor slipping another point on two-party preferred to trail 54-46. The Coalition is up a point on the primary vote to 47 per cent, with Labor and the Greens steady on 35 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. Contra Nielsen, the poll finds a slight increase in support for the carbon tax, with support up five points on a fortnight ago to 39 per cent and opposition down two to 49 per cent. If “the money paid by big polluting industries was used to compensate low and middle income earners and small businesses for increased prices”, support is 51 per cent (down three points) and opposition 33 per cent (up three points). Support for the National Broadband Network has increased since a dip in February, up six points to 54 per cent with opposition down three to 28 per cent. There are also two questions on Israel-Palestine which do not to my mind prove terribly illuminating.
Stephen Jones: There are 45 million displaced persons in the world. We take 10,000. What’s the problem?
Dan Tehan: Stop the boats!
And another bloody thing: Clostridium difficile.
[Snore your way into election defeat then. This is a serious issue with the electorate.]
Absolutely.
Morgan F to F Headline figure 55/45 Coalition/ALP (change 0.5% to ALP). If preferences allocated as per election 53/47
[This is a serious issue with the electorate.
Absolutely.]
as long as those who prefer it to be, give it oxygen
Tom Hawkins@2254
Thats right, Tom.
Many of those at Villawood are in the final stages of deportation, but may now do jail time before being deported.
I see that France and Italy have joined Great Britain in not sending troops to Libya. Well, as Mr Hague explained, these are ‘advisers’ not ‘boots on the ground.’
A whole lot levitating going on.
The lies.
[I’m sure he dosen’t think it’s one big Y-A-W-N]
I never said he did TH.
Jail time?
@ $50,000 pa?
Farq that for a joke on the taxpayer.
If they are through their administrative processes and the legal industry snouters have had their pound of flesh send them back now. No need to make it worse by fattening the profits of the private sector jail industry providers.
New thread.
[ If preferences allocated as per election 53/47]
the levelling??