NOTE: Apologies for the present technical problems. I’m afraid I can offer no insight on how long they’re likely to last.
Essential Research this week maintains its apparent determination not to participate in the Labor poll recovery, unless you count a one-point lift in the primary vote to 35%. Otherwise, the Coalition (48%), the Greens (9%) and two-party preferred (55-45) are unchanged. Labor has in fact gained three points on the primary vote over the last five weekly polls, but with the Coalition down only one and rounding perhaps also playing a part, this has only translated into a one-point gain on two-party preferred.
Other findings:
• Racism (71%) and religious intolerance (65%) are rated by most as problems in Australia, but homophobia (50%), sexism (45%) and ageism (44%) not so much. Labor might be perturbed to discover that slightly more think the Liberal Party better at dealing with such matters, although that’s clearly because the question pits it in direction competition with the Greens.
• A question on same-sex marriage finds 55% support and 36% opposition, respectively up one and up three since August.
• The poll also finds 55% considering recent protests unrepresentative of the Muslim community, against 29% who think it demonstrates a tendency to extremism.
• A question on the treatment of the public sector lately in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, which presumes rather a lot of knowledge on the part of respondents, finds a 23-38 good-bad split for Queensland, 23-34 for New South Wales and 26-25 for Victoria. Thirty-nine per cent anticipate bad treatment under a future Abbott compared compared with 30% for good treatment, while the result for the present government is 37% apiece.
UPDATE (25/9): The weekend’s Morgan face-to-face poll has Labor at parity with the Coalition on two-party preferred using the previous-election preference distribution method, something Labor last managed in late February and early March. The Coalition continues to lead 52-48 on respondent-allocated preferences, which is down from 53.5-46.5 on the result published for the two previous weeks. The primary vote has Labor up from 35% to 37.5%, the Coalition also up slightly from 40.5% to 41.5%, and the Greens down from 12% to 10%.
The Indians might be short about three batsmen the way they are going, never mind the bowlers. India 74/5 (11.1/20 ov)
Wouldn’t that be a wonderful thing to happen here in the colonies!
To see the so-called media in this country called to account.
They thought they were immune in the UK. They think they are immune here in Oz.
It will only take “ONE” to let the cat out of the bag and it will/could blow up just as spectacularly here too.
Can’t wait. Who is going to be first to let rip?
Leroy – References to RiotACT are ‘tacky’.
For those who haven’t seen it yet, Sam L Jackson video is groundbreaking political campaigning….
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/27/samuel-l-jackson-to-voters-wake-the-fck-up_n_1919317.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
The media must think they are totally immune from any Leveson type inquiry here.
TLBD – Bugger the Toucans.
Brian Leveson is due to report before 1 December.
And their neighbors.
Puff, the Magic Dragon.
[ The media must think they are totally immune from any Leveson type inquiry here. ]
Even a D10 bulldozer couldn’t get the grin off my face if it happened here.
Night All!
Restart required as something has crashed and I’m backwards …
Again.
[CSGV @CSGV
Yet another mass shooting. 5 dead, including shooter, at sign company in #Minneapolis http://reut.rs/Qh40oM #MN #p2 #NoMoreNRA
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I would camp out for days for a seat at that inquiry!
http://www.politicususa.com/pretty-mormon-girl-evidence-gop-voter-fraud-colorado-springs.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/28/sex-american-banned-books-week?CMP=twt_fd&CMP=SOCxx2I2
Puff,
GOP, wonderful GOP!
MsAdventure@3699
We may be able to add this as a feature to the cccp script. Stay tuned.
Warner and Watson are carving Habharjan Singh.
Dario,
Minimize user options to make them comfy. Confucius says.
T20 Oz did India big-time.
Yes … an impressive outing from Australia’s Ws … Watson & Warner at the top. Watto got 72 @170 and grabbed 3 wickets with the ball and Warner got 63 @135 (IIRC)
New thread.
How can Ashby prove that Roxon claims are false,
Ashby would have to reveal all his contacts wiht the lnp , Pyne, mal brough
and who is paying his legal fees