GhostWhoVotes tweets that the Abbott government’s second Newspoll result has the Coalition leading Labor 53-47, down from 56-44 a fortnight ago. The Coalition is down two points on the primary vote to 45%, with Labor up one to 32% and the Greens up two to 12%. Newspoll thereby returns to the pack after its previous result, which was unique out of the 15 polls published since the election in showing a significant rise in support for the Coalition. Tony Abbott’s personal ratings are still much better than any he enjoyed as Opposition Leader, although he is down two on approval to 45% and up four on disapproval to 38%. Bill Shorten has made a handy five-point gain on approval to 37%, with disapproval steady at 24%. Preferred prime minister changes only slightly, Abbott’s lead of 47-28 a fortnight ago narrowing to 46-30.
Stay tuned for the weekly Essential Research, which should be out later today.
UPDATE: Essential Research remains at 53-47, with both Coalition and Labor down a point on the primary vote, to 44% and 35% respectively, and the Greens up one to 9%. Monthly personal ratings find Tony Abbott’s disapproval on the upswing after a post-election improvement, up five points to 40%, while his approval is down one to 45% off his personal best result of a month ago. Bill Shorten’s debut ratings are 31% approval and 27% disapproval, and he trails Abbott as preferred prime minister 42-27. The poll also throws in personal ratings for Joe Hockey as Treasurer, in what looks like it might become a regular series, and it shows him viewed very favourably with 45% approval and 28% disapproval.
Further questions find 48% approving Labor’s position of dumping the carbon tax if it is replaced with an emissions trading scheme versus 26% disapproving; strongly favourable response to dumping fringe benefit tax on cars, weakly favourable response to dumping the mining tax, super tax increase and cap on education expenses, and strongly negative responses to dumping subsidies for low super contributions; and 25% opposition to live sheep and cattle exports, 16% unqualified support, and 52% support for the qualification that the receiving country should guarantee humane treatment.
[Gillard’s installation was monumental stupidity from beginning to end.]
Well TP, you are an natural authority on monumental stupidity after all. 🙂
[It is telling that her supporters are unable to make anything of her without have slag Rudd.]
From what i have seen you are factually wrong on that. Gillard as leader had many virtues and skills that were well applied. Perfect? No. But pretty damn good as Labor leaders go.
Anyway TP. Rudd and Gillard both are now history. How about you find a new obsession and stop inflicting this one on people?
Here lies Thomas Paine
Never did his obsession wane
Sadly it was his love for Kevin
That kept poor Tom from reaching heaven
So he remains here in tortured limbo
And all because of a treacherous bimbo
A woman of knives with stabbing blades
A woman of evil and ambuscades
Someone who, while hated by many
Got things done like hardly any
It’s all over now, the games been played
She’s not here, some wish she stayed
Now Rudd is gone, the King is dead
And Thomas, still, is f#cked in the head.
I apologise to any poets out there….
Though I may not agree with the sentiments ,it says much for PB that it is possible to have political poems…rare indeed in Australia I think
I sometimes look at “Menzies House” and what a barren piece of ground that is…with a humourless batch of far right wingers …despite my occasional attempts to enliven their debates with somewhat provocative offerings they remain bleak ….. but a poem.on PB..now there’s the rub
grey
Excellent!
Gina’s boy Barn Yabbie and the usual suck-up followers-on –
[Gina Rinehart meets Coalition MPs in secret trip to Canberra]
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/gina-rinehart-meets-coalition-mps-in-secret-trip-to-canberra-20131113-2xh77.html#ixzz2kYPRLVEY
Good morning Dawn Patrollers.
Vale Ruddstoration. His speech was dignified. Tony Wright sums it up.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/there-will-be-relief-and-anger-20131113-2xh5a.html
And the international negotiating prowess of Abbott, Mesma and Morriscum continue to garner benefit.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/indonesia-to-change-the-rules-20131113-2xh0v.html
Some nice types direct from Liberal incubators.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/when-friends-fall-out-insider-trading-court-told-of-emails-20131113-2xh3y.html
This is a big worry. Can you trust our new team of negotiators to stand up for this country?
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australians-may-pay-the-price-in-transpacific-partnership-free-trade-agreement-20131113-2xh0m.html
Barney Zwartz sums up the Victorian church sex abuse inquiry report. Pell does not come out it well.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/victims-vindicated-as-church-sex-abuse-inquiry-delivers-20131113-2xg1e.html
More details on this from Jane Lee.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/reforms-remove-barriers-to-church-victim-payouts-20131113-2xh5h.html
Nova Peris says she will expose unscrupulous people who bludge off the human misery of Aboriginals.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/nova-peris-makes-emotional-maiden-speech-in-parliament-20131113-2xh6y.html
Paul Sheehan gushes. Although he does give Mirabella a good serve.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/joe-hockey-the-enforcer-to-a-daringly-dull-pm-tony-abbott-20131113-2xh3f.html
Is anybody surprised?
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/parliamentary-changes-an-attack-on-democracy-say-independent-mps-20131113-2xggy.html
Section 2 . . .
Abbott’s rudeness and condescension are becoming his trademarks.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-keeps-indonesian-officials-waiting-20131113-2xffe.html
David Rowe comparing Keating with today’s crop. (Look at Bronny!)
http://www.afr.com/p/national/cartoon_gallery_david_rowe_1g8WHy9urgOIQrWQ0IrkdO
Cathy Wilcox serves it up to Madame Speaker.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/cathy-wilcox-20090909-fhd6.html
A beauty from Ron Tandberg on the debt ceiling.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/ron-tandberg-20090910-fixc.html
New thread. Feel more than free to repost there, BK.
Grey02
Thaks I am sick of TP slivering in, gives me the creeps
And from the Land of the Free –
Cartoons on the Repugs and health care.
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/11/13/cartoons-day-gop-health-care/
And Idiot Pat Robertson continues to show he is a nut case.
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/robertson-tells-parents-school-officials
Jon Stewart talks to Joe Scarborough about the Tea Party.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017158193
And here Jon Stewart tears in to FoxNews and others.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017158192
I didn’t know Hughes had accused Mahon of supporting a foreign state – but which state? This was a dubious argument.
The Free State had not been established but when it was it was a dominion and therefore not a foreign entity. In any case Mahon, who had spent some months in Killmainham in 1881 for Irish Nationalist agitation was a supporter of the Provisional Republic rather than the Free State. He was effectively a supporter of treason through rebellion rather than through supporting a foreign state
Only two words are needed to express the thoughts & feelings I experienced upon hearing of Kevin Rudd’s retirement…
They are the final words on this issue I’ll be uttering in this place…
………..GOOD RIDDANCE!!………
Markjs
I concur.