Essential Research’s final result for the year moves slightly back in line with the rest of the pack, with the Coalition lead up a point on the fortnightly rolling average to 52-48. On the primary vote, the Coalition is up one to 45%, Labor down one to 35%, and the Greens down one to 10%. Respondents were also asked to rate six leading politicians as good or poor, which found Malcolm Turnbull leading the field on 50% good and 17% poor, Julie Bishop performing strongly on 43% good and 21% poor, and Scott Morrison doing less well on 22% good and 25% poor. Richard Di Natale came in at 16% good and 28% poor, but the real stragglers were Bill Shorten at 14% good and 44% poor, and especially Clive Palmer, rated good by 8% and poor by 60%. The appointment of Joe Hockey as ambassador to the United States records 33% approval and 42% disapproval. The poll also finds no clear view as to whether the Coalition government has been higher or lower spending than Labor, with 22% for higher, 21% for lower and 23% for about the same.
Meanwhile at Roy Morgan, the already huge lead for the Coalition blows out still further, with the Coalition up 1.5% on the primary vote to 48%, Labor down by the same amount to 27% and the Greens up half a point to 14.5%. On the headline respondent-allocated measure of two-party preferred, the Coalition lead is out from 56-44 to 57.5-42.5, while previous election preferences have it out from 55-45 to 56-44.
silmaj
Are youb really so stupid that youb believe public servants do not work hard. That is such an outdated attitude.
Sco Mos holiday trip analogy was the stuff of the modern day, job lot comms professional. To get a bad news message across, normalise it to a subliminal image the everyday punter might just empathise with and thereby hope to validate the strategy.
Pretty weak effort as it’s already being called out.
Whilst I have no sympathy with Abbott, his ‘shit happens’ comment to Army personnel at least had an air of authenticity.
Silmaj 399 … Im confused … what’s a lie in my comment…
would Japan hold our new PM responsible for the promises of an old, knifed PM?
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Public service worker vs small business owner take your pick don’t change the question!
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You are unlikely to be a small business owner because if you were the rest is untrue.
daretotread… I gave blood, sweat and tears to the public sector over 30 years for lousy pay but dont regret a minute of it, nor feel any sort of self pity or sense of being hard done by. Twas a great job doing stuff I care about.
The TBAs of this world are the first to denigrate the public sector and the first to denigrate the public sector when it doesnt deliver a gold plated service to them as a citizen.They want it both ways …. Lower taxes, better services. Fools.
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Public service worker vs small business owner take your pick don’t change the question!]
You just like the silly idea that small business owner’s work harder for less. If they do then they are not very bright. I mean… where is the “efficiency” in that?
It’s the kind of crap shock jock’s sprout because they get rich selling crap to moron’s.
apparently the Libs are on the lookout for a ~ $ 100 Billion public asset to sell off so they can do some of their old budget magic
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Plenty do and your ignorance and others of this is why I expect electorally you are permanent toast!
silmaj 406 … you want my ABN number?
As i said I am now officially a small business owner, fill in my quarterly BAS and GST statement. I repeat, I’m less stressed and earn a good deal more (in part courtesy of some legal but morally dubious advice from the accountant) than in my previous employ in the public sector.
I have no problem with small business. But I do have a problem with small business people claiming some kind of moral authority and superior status over wage earners in the public or private sector.
[Plenty do.]
Work harder for less? What hero’s. Let’s put them in charge of productivity.
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Well
Good luck on your advice from the accountant. I’m sure all small business owners could benefit from that and then life is a breeze. However if your occupation was disclosed and your comments about small business owners known you’d be undercut instantly and be struggling like most others. Your projection of my apparent thoughts of superiority are just justification for the religion of supporting anything that the broken failed political party you follow preaches!
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It’s pretty obvious the measure of productivity is beyond you or you wouldn’t write that.
[Your projection of my apparent thoughts of superiority are just justification for the religion of supporting anything that the broken failed political party you follow preaches!]
Assuming the LNP are better for small business is “the religion”.
Now that it’s almost Christmas please spare a thought for Joe Hockey who can no longer claim expenses for staying at the Canberra property owned by his wife
Silmaj
Why are you so cranky? Is your small business not travelling well?
It’s been terribly hard for Joe since Brendon Nelson had to stop claiming expenses for sleeping in the shed
Good morning Dawn Patrollers.
At last the US Fed has lifted interest rates.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/markets-live/markets-live-us-fed-decides-20151216-glp1tm.html
The ATO will release taxation payment details of many listed companies. Therre’s a lot who are paying zero tax.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/half-of-australias-1300-public-companies-have-been-under-ato-review-20151216-glou3b.html
Whooping cough rears its head again.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/vaccine-restrictions-triggered-amid-dramatic-rise-in-whooping-cough-cases-20151216-glouj0.html
And this journo fires both barrels at the anti-vaxers.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/antivaccination-is-based-on-prejudice-and-superstition-20151215-glojrk.html
This is a strange criminal case.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/victoria/man-who-attempted-to-murder-corpse-faces-25-years-jail-20151216-glorrt.html
Another Abbott relic – PPL “double dipping” – is going down.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/victoria/man-who-attempted-to-murder-corpse-faces-25-years-jail-20151216-glorrt.html
The release of the TURC report is imminent.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/fair-work-act-trade-union-royal-commission-reports-set-for-release-20151215-gloher.html
Elizabeth Farrelly asks what has happened to our land of the fair go.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-australian-fair-go-is-dead-now-its-the-strong-beating-up-on-the-weak-20151216-gloqm8.html
Our revenue slides but the spending goes on. How did we get into this position?
https://newmatilda.com/2015/12/16/australian-government-revenue-slides-but-our-spending-rages-on/
And now 7-Eleven is under scrutiny over petrol price manipulation.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/7eleven-in-mediation-with-accc-over-petrol-price-service-20151216-gloprf.html
Section 2 . . .
A close friend of Pell accused of making up evidence to protect him. It was an interesting part of the hearing to watch.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/dec/16/catholic-priest-denies-making-up-evidence-to-save-cardinal-george-pell
This scientist says that we need to get back to basics if we want to succeed with innovation.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/comment-ben-roediger-on-innovation-20151215-globoh.html
Ben Eltham says that cutting out the carbon tax is coming back to haunt Hunt.
https://newmatilda.com/2015/12/15/cutting-the-carbon-tax-has-come-to-haunt-scott-morrison/
Michelle Grattan says Morrison has an inflated view of his ability to control debates.
https://theconversation.com/scott-morrisons-budget-car-in-desperate-need-of-a-petrol-bowser-52439
The Independent Australia has an “exclusive” on how Abbott and Credlin have set up the Monkey Pod sleeper cell to sort Turnbull out.
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/exclusive-abbotts-sleeper-cell-monkey-pod-plot-against-turnbull,8497
A brilliant addition to Madam Tussaud’s Waxworks.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/12/16/sally-pearson-madame-tuss_n_8815680.html?utm_hp_ref=australia
The behaviour of many men towards women is appalling.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/something-in-me-snapped-the-silent-fury-sparked-by-street-sexual-harassment-20151216-glomep.html
“View from the Street” examines some of the cuts announced on the MYEFO car trip.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/view-from-the-street/view-from-the-street-who-even-needs-stupid-arts-or-dumb-healthcare-20151216-glozb8.html
Is Abbott using ASIO to get at his rabid rump of the right?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/terror/asio-chief-duncan-lewis-is-playing-politics-on-islam/news-story/bdc053a5912b0b597b87e7f6dbbf4892
Doctors warn of co-payment by stealth.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-government-introduces-copayment-by-stealth-doctors-say-20151215-glob9j.html
Section 3 . . . Cartoon Corner
Alan Moir has Macfarlane in a bit of trouble over swapping political paddocks.
The cartoonists, like Ron Tandberg, will never let Morrison forget his woeful MYEFO car trip effort.
David Pope looks at the CFMEU.
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/david-pope-20141123-1t3j0.html?selectedImage=1
Mark Knight uses Star Wars to have some fun with Donald Trump.
http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/ca649ff5ec3968ad18a1126de4d9d6da?width=1024&api_key=zw4msefggf9wdvqswdfuqnr5
Link for PPL story at 419:
[Earlier this year, the government announced it would save almost $1 billion by stopping women from accessing both their employer parental leave scheme (if they have access to one) and the government’s 18 weeks at the minimum wage.
But the budget plan, which would have led to about 80,000 new mothers losing entitlements, failed to gain the required support in the Senate.
On Wednesday, Social Services Minister Christian Porter told Sky News the government was trying to make the system “as fair as possible”. He also told ABC Radio he was in “negotiations with the crossbench”.
Six of the eight crossbench votes would be needed to form a majority.
Independent Nick Xenophon indicated he was still opposed to the reform, while Ricky Muir said he would review the plan in the new year. ]
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/paid-parental-leave-compromise-to-face-crossbench-test-20151216-gloxk5.html
New thread
Millennial @ 380,
‘ C@tmomma, I don’t mean to be rude, but aren’t you a woman yourself? ‘
Yep. I calls them hows I see them, no gender bias one way or t’other. 😀