No change in the two-party preferred reading of the Essential Research fortnightly rolling average this week, with Labor maintaining a lead of 52-48. On the primary vote, the Coalition is up a point to 40% and Labor, the Greens and the Nick Xenophon Team are steady on 37%, 10% and 4%. Monthly leadership ratings find Malcolm Turnbull recovering slightly from his post-election dip, with approval up one to 38% and disapproval down five to 43%, while Bill Shorten is respectively down two to 37% and steady at 41%. Turnbull’s lead on preferred prime minister is up from 39-31 to 40-30. Other questions find opinion finely balanced on the effect on Australia of “globalisation” (29% gained, 29% lost, 18% neither). Forty per cent of respondents were ready to subscribe to the frankly idiotic view that “Australian trade with other countries” causes Australia to lose more jobs than it gains, with only 28% providing the correct and obvious answer. The poll also finds 45% approving of the census keeping names and addresses versus 39% disapproving; 47% saying the state of the economy is getting worse, with only 13% saying it’s getting better and 25% saying the recent interest rate cut will make them better off versus 29% for worse off.
Rex Douglas
Yep. Just goes to show how bereft they all are
Haha, the usual suspects jump in.
Whenever I trigger Greens morons like Guytaur and Dtt I know im on the right track.
adrian @ #3323 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 10:40 am
Mr. Hunt reminds me of a couple of things.
1. It used to be said of country singers that once you have mastered the art of appearing sincere then the world is your oyster.
2. An old boss of mine, a little guy, very bright and quiet. Said of one of the officers in his RAF squadron. Hunt, the c**t, the little runt what ought to be the adjutant.
I am not sure how this adds to anything. I do not believe for a moment the Hunt under discussion or many of his colleagues care about drowning at sea. I would like to be wrong about this.
BTW I love country music and would like to be able to appear sincere when usually it is apparent that I cannot remember the words of whatever song I am attempting. I blame the universe and nobody can prove me wrong. Should I stand for the next senate election? 😀
I will try to produce a gravatar appearing as you have described with the wooden mask.
rex douglas @ #3337 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 10:49 am
It is my standard practice.
But I am known to return fire.
Colton
Yes you are using the language of a denier.
When did you join Senator Roberts cult?
Arguing with the likes of Dtt, Guytaur and Nicole is like playing chess with a pigeon.
They will jump onto the table, flap their wings around wildly. knock down all the pieces then strut around on the board like they have won something.
Pointless and a waste of time.
Maybe I should ask for those three to be banned. hahaha
Colton
You are still ignoring evidence. Its you that is the loon.
That IT News publication is from Flinders Uni.
Roberts is full of pretension and deception. He’s not clever, though he may imagine he is. He’s a transparent dissembler who will persuade no-one. He’s the accidental beneficiary of the “up-yours” vote in Queensland. H’s a living/breathing argument against PR voting systems.
Lizzie
Thank you for the link.
If the ABF have perfected safe turnbacks I’d be most in favor of adequately resourcing them for an initial increase of boats.
Perhaps reducing the number of new submarines could fund the ABF resources.
Guytaur,
Denier???
Says the guy still denying he is a green supporter despite regurgitating their every stance and acting as a human stenographer for the greens party.
I think it is called projection.
Im glad I have a day off today. This should be fun.
Colton
You can call me Green all you like. I am no more Green than the average person.
You dismiss the concerns of big business without even looking at the headline let alone the article.
Last time I looked no one was accusing big business of being Green supporters.
player one @ #3344 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 10:56 am
For the time being anyway. I value them too highly to just give up on them. If they follow through with their own procedure in the event of loss of public trust however, my trust will be half way restored. Then we shall have proper public consultation and debate, and they will amend accordingly. If they don’t follow through however, that will be a whole different ballgame.
I reckon Bertrand Russel summed up Malcolm Roberts nicely without ever meeting him.
Lizzie..
Thanx for the article. The assumption that boat-turnbacks will work as effectively once Manus/Nauru are closed is somewhat heroic imo.
People smugglers have become more sophisticated since Howard’s days, and with the rise in social media use & the ubiquity of mobile phones ..plus the inevitable improvements in their ability to avoid/flood the naval blockade ..the people smugglers will get some of their boats through..
Malaysia will make the idea of attempting the dangerous sea journey less appealing to Asylum Seekers ..and together with boat-turnbacks, this policy has the best chance to succeed..
Guytaur,
So fucking what?
I do not share your opinion.
Get over it.
Im not denying anything I just do not see the egregious invasion of privacy that you and others see.
I filled out the census. I have no privacy concerns.
You seemingly do. So what?
That is your right.
Once again you are looking for an argument.
Find someone else to bore with your ravings.
Bemused,
If you are around. I linked my email to my wordpress account and picked a picture but it is still not working.
What am i doing wrong?
guytaur @ #3348 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:03 am
Looking good. Looking good. With business getting on board, that review and opening things up for public consultation the ABS have promised in the event of public loss of trust is looking more and more likely. Yay!!! I need a celebration song to go with that news.
Guytaur,
And you can call me a denier all you like.
I do not take my cue from big business at any rate so their opinion on this or any other topic is irrelevant.
You and others are worried about your privacy.
I and others are not.
I filled in the census.
You have not.
WHO GIVES A FUCK???
colton @ #3366 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:28 am
When you log onto Gravatar you will then pick or upload a picture to suit. The program will then crop it to suit and ask for some details.
In the upper right of the screen, next to your email address, after a while your gravatar will then appear. It sometimes takes 5 or 10 minutes. I have just changed mine. I hope that helps.
They weren’t naive. They were a deliberate evasion. He calls for “evidence”. When asked whether he supports an inquiry to test claims about violence on Nauru and Manus – to examine evidence – he tried to duck. He is very partial in his wish for evidence. He’s a transparent dissembler.
Colton
You are indeed a denier when you go labelling people without even reading a headline and the article.
Published by a University Campus magazine on IT.
Calling me Green does not make Nick Xenophon any more Green either.
Colton
Assumptions make you an ass.
I filled out the census. See previous posts.
colton @ #3366 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:28 am
There is usually a bit of a lag before it takes effect.
You could try logging out and then back in.
Hurrah! I will mow one large section of lawn today. I will not have to mow for quite a while because Freesia are starting to appear. 🙂
That will show them damn green people (martians?).
kayjay @ #3369 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:33 am
Yes, with all your changes you would be the resident expert.
Colton should listen to you in preference to me. 😀
Guytaur,
Yes, you have nailed me. I support Malcolm Roberts. I secretly voted for One Nation.
F@#king Idiot!
Colton
Pot Kettle Black.
Kayjay,
Thanks. Im sure it is probably something I did in error.
Will try again. Cheers
guytaur @ #3357 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:16 am
I think Colton is more here to play games. He even said so himself. I have no time for games. He can play with himself if he likes. I am not interested. 😀
Only about 27 losing polls to go and Turnbull fails his own leadership test.
bemused @ #3375 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:38 am
I think I answered his request some time ago. However, I may have been in LALA land. I have been advised above to try a wooden mask (perhaps to suit the wooden head) to prevent lunatic attacks. One can only try. I really like the ladies hats. I have a 50,000 image program that usually only runs with Windows XP which I use. I hope it provides some amusement among the robust to and fro. Bye. 🙂
At a poll a fortnight, Turnbull will be for the scrapheap next August.
Guytaur (Scott),
Nice comeback.
You have really put me in my place.
You are on Twitter eh?
You know how easily I could get all your info simply by using the info available on your twitter feed?
That is why I find anyone using the internet as much as you do being so worried about privacy to be laughable.
PS, my using your real first name was not and is not an attempt to dox you or anything like that. Just to point out how easily a dunce like me could find all your information despite any precautions you take.
Would you feel safer with the govt. having that info or someone like me?
That is why I think the privacy concerns are overrated.
Anyone with nefarious motives could get your info easily.
If only you were important enough for the hackers to give a shit.
bemused @ #3363 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:24 am
Or as Yeats put it poetically in The Second Coming:
With one million Aussie visitors to Bali a year, this could have massive implications.
“Indonesia is considering a new law that would ban the production, distribution and consumption of alcohol across the country, including in Bali.”
It would be great news for the Aussie tourism industry but would probably wipe out the Bali industry.
tpof @ #3384 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:46 am
Come now gentlemen, we are descending into intelligent conversation. STOP before it’s too late.
Testing
tpof @ #3384 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:46 am
Good one.
Must add it to my collection.
Damm!!!
Colton
You obviously can’t comprehend facts you don’t like.
Big data is a real problem. As much as you rail against me bringing this up its a fact.
You truly are doing trolling now.
Roberts is just an extreme ideologue who believes in fairies at the bottom of the garden.
Extreme ideologues are by definition stupid because they lack the ability to consider or process information that lies outside their extreme ideology.
In other words their ideology is a barrier against the complexity of the world, and understanding and coming to terms with it.
Any suggestion that Roberts is intelligent is laughable.
colton @ #3387 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:50 am
Could you not find a hat? Where is your sense of adventure? Good work! 🙂
Yes that Yeats poem sums it up perfectly and always has. More true now than ever.
And the mistake Brian Cox and others made last night.
boerwar @ #3382 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 11:45 am
I put down for September next year but August would be good too. It’s another election I really want though (sigh).
Colton
Now, if you look back through the pages you will notice that your gravatar has changed throughout.
Arguing with the likes of Colton, Bemused, and Zoomster is like playing chess with a pigeon.
They will jump onto the table, flap their wings around wildly. knock down all the pieces then strut around on the board like they have won something.
Pointless and a waste of time.
Maybe I should ask for those three to be banned. hahaha
Nicole,
Haha. Funny.
One thing I do know is that anything I produce while ‘playing with myself’ would exhibit more intelligence than the entirety of your posts on the subject of the census.
Yes it worked.
Cheers Bemused and KayJay.
Maybe William should just ban everyone to ensure he gets the guilty parties.
😐