The latest Essential Research poll is unchanged on last week’s result, except that the Greens are up a point to 10 per cent – Labor is on 35 per cent, the Coalition is on 48 per cent, and two-party preferred is 54-46. Further questions relate to mandatory pre-commitment, with support at 62 per cent (one point higher than when they last asked the question in October) and opposition at 25 per cent (five points lower), and “additional” government assistance to the car industry (58 per cent support, 18 per cent oppose). As they do from time to time, Essential sought to establish whether a popular misconception played a role in the latter issue, in this case that the car industry employs more people than it actually does, but two-thirds of respondents simply said they didn’t know. Also covered: “most important roles of government”, best party to handle issues (Labor leads Liberal only on “providing support to the most disadvantaged”), and the status of manufacturing industry more generally.
UPDATE: We also had from Roy Morgan on Friday their occasional exercise of inquiring about the best leader for both parties, and it has Kevin Rudd’s lead over Julia Gillard widening from 31-24 to 33-19 since early November, and Malcolm Turnbull’s lead over Tony Abbott about stable (from 38-24 to 37-22). As usual, an anyone-but-the-incumbent sentiment from the parties’ opponents was a considerable factor.
Mmmmm….
Gillard’s protest???????
Poroti, interesting photo of Abbott. He often looks with his head turned. I wonder if a body language expert could elaborate?
george
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@GrogsGamut: SMH takes the early lead for “Arsehat story of the year” – “What Julia Gillard’s Shoes Say About Her.” http://t.co/aneI8Lt0
But George did you see the Poll at the bottom on the matter, quite interesting
Dee
Mmmm indeed
Probably not. As Abbott’s budgies reveal, there’s not much to talk about there.
They tried, but all budgie smugglers gave a firm “No comment”.
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I had my hair cut, today it was a ladies salon, but a guy was in having his hair cut, the things I found out was:
1) No need for a carbon Tax (no reason given)
2) No climate change
3) Any change in climate is actually because we are moving closer to the sun, will crash into it in another 100000 years, the hairdresser said”don’t think we will have to worry about that” Who would be a hairdresser?
Abbott’s comment at the end of that GQ article is a hoot –
Really? That’s a bit rich coming from someone who manages to come up with a different fancy dress stunt each day while managing to be a complete policy vacuum. I’ll kindly refrain from commenting on Abbott’s ‘intellectual side’.
Re Speedo wearers from “An International Psychology of Men” .
i know it is a Morgan, but based on 2010 preferences, Labor is ahead
poroti
John Hewson told us all Abbott was innumerate, so the research on Speedos has to be right.
acquire you should send that to the university review,
in. tas, they do wonderful satire about mid year.
It pack s. the wonderful. royal theatre each year.
also the chaser boys may like it
Leone I have had to shorten your comment on Abbott’s budgies for the tweet hope you don”t mind, also couldn’t fit in where it came from, sorryu
george,
And the three pieces also featured on that page. WTF!
Gingerella, come get your shoe
World compares PM to Cinderella and Elvis
Overreaction to Abbott’s comments
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/the-midas-touch-what-julia-gillards-shoes-say-about-her-20120127-1qkjc.html#ixzz1kdOWvWFd
mari,
Maybe he has to go to a new place for every haircut…
leone
It struck me a bit odd having the “math test” comment in the part about speedos but as you point out they seem to be on to something 🙂
mari
That’s OK. I should start tweeting myself.
Well spotted, Dee. :lightbulb:
Mari – Actually the Sun will in about 4.5 billion years enlarge to consume our little planet.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8409807/challenger-for-thomsons-seat-may-be-goner
Well how about that!
For what? If you’re talking about what happened yesterday the polll wasn’t conducted then.
Please do we need as many people as we can, especially with quips like that one
Tim Priest is a 2GB darling
How Earth compares in size to the sun and the sun to other stars
http://www.co-intelligence.org/newsletter/comparisons.html
@PaulBongiorno How is it Gillard’s protest, Paul? The reaction was to Abbott’s statements. It’s his protest, if anyone’s.
Thefinnigans TheFinnigans天地有道人无道
#auspol
Tony Abbott’s definition of a he-man, tough guy, action man is waiting for a damsel to rescue him in distress
13 seconds ago
Well Well Well, so Ken Wyatt attacks Abbott for his comments.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/national/12734426/do-not-give-in-to-aggression/
Not around here remember I live in Pruneface Hartsuyker’s electorate, this guy would be a solid Nat supporter of course.
Mexicanbeamer re the sun consuming the earth in 4 1/2 billion years, I am preparing my emergency kit
Dee
I would be more relaxed if Thomson is cleared of any wrongdoing
mari
It will be the mother of all climate change debates !
To my copy of PhotoShop: “All in good time my precious, all in good time…”
mari,
Ah, I see!
Solid he might be, but there are obviously a few holes in the fence round his top paddock…
Full presser at Tent Embassy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frF7dGfULUA&feature=g-u-u&context=G2a2b9cfFUAAAAAAARAA
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The media don’t miss “any” opportunity to milk a story for a bit of doubt that the casual reader or viewer will automatically sheet back to Julia Gillard or Labor.
Disgusting grubs.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8409904
Yay!! Even it is Morgan F2F, I’ll take it.
Front and centre of the presser, in a green t-shirt, Paul Coe, the man who admitted to trying to deceive his ex-wife (under oath no less) concerning a property settlement following their separation.
It is a Newspoll weekend this weekend, according to Mumble.
Well derrrr Latika. If the msm make ‘news’ up then of course the PM won’t know about it until she reads it.
Frank (4428) – the article refers to a Ben Wyatt:
“WA Aboriginal MP Ben Wyatt fears the “deplorable” conduct of protesters in Canberra yesterday will backfire by creating sympathy for Tony Abbott’s “intolerant” comments.”
Whi is Ben Wyatt?
Looks a bit like a spiv.
Victoria
Adverse findings could mean anything.
George
Your Photoshop can be seen here after it was told about Mr Abbott’s GQ magazine appearance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drq_ww7Ytzw&feature=related
confessions
I dont have confidence that Newspoll will be good like the Morgan, but will love to be wrong
Hope someone can tweet that to LB!
Ken’s Cousin,
But Ken’s silence is telling
Me too. Seems like falling interest rates and a spell of relatively peaceful politics are working in favour of the Government……and that the pokies stuff has had no discernible influence on anything (why would it?)…..
porot, re PS, how did you know!?!