Essential Research: 54-46 to Labor

No change on voting intention from Essential Research, as respondents reject the government’s stance on company tax cuts.

No change this week on Essential Research’s two-party preferred result, which shows Labor maintaining a two-party lead of 54-46, although as usual we’ll have to wait until later today for primary votes. The pollster’s monthly leadership ratings find Malcolm Turnbull with 39% approval (up one) and 42% disapproval (down three), while Bill Shorten is on 33% approval (also up one) and 46% disapproval (also down three), and Turnbull’s lead as preferred prime minister is 42-47, down from 42-25 last time. As related by The Guardian, the poll finds 72% supporting company tax cuts being made conditional on pay rises; more disagreeing than agreeing that company tax cuts would lead to higher wages without prompting; most disagreeing that penalty rate cuts would encourage companies to hire more workers. A series of questions on the proposed Adani coal mine found 48% saying it should be assessed on its economic and environmental merits, 22% saying coal mining in the Galilee basin should be banned, and 13% saying all mines should go ahead subject to environmental approvals.

UPDATE: Full report here.

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  1. The Empty Leather Jacket just did a poor imitation of Pontius Pilate.
    The only ones who missed a gong was the Pharisees and the Publicans.

  2. Wayne
    I have a great new friend for you.
    He, or possibly she, runs an eco-resort!
    He, or possibly she, loves arguments too!
    You could run along the beach together, sharing insights.
    But I’m not going to tell you who he, or possibly she, is until you’ve proved yourself worthy.

  4. According to a rather sad ABC correspondent they are all (or most or many) doing it and the Senate debate about Barnaby was very rowdy this afternoon.
    Just how many other ‘consenting adults’ did Senator Patterson (?) name this afternoon in the Senate?

  5. After a week of coalition pollies accusing labor of being hypocritical and going personal on Joyce,Turnbull now fronts up and calls Joyce out for “deplorable actions” upon which he must reflect.

    You cannot make this stuff up.

    Cheers.

  8. Turnbull has thrown Joyce under the bus again with his “serious error of judgement” and “take time to reflect” comments.

    What he needs now is for the Nats to find the keys and start the engine.

  9. Wayne says: Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    Our great PM just make a good speech and is not toasted like Steve Davis says

    *********************************************************

    FMD – just what have you done, Steve, to upset the *work experience* kid at Menzies House ????? ……. he keeps attacking you alone – is he your next door neighbours kid who you dobbed in for smoking or drinking to his old man or something ???

  10. Don, I once played a game of field hockey in Armidale that turned into icehockey as the overnight rain had frozen solid.

    But Lithgow is the coldest hole on the continent.

  11. Talk about shutting the gate after the horse has bolted!

    “From now on, NO MORE GETTING IT STICKY WITH THE STAFF! (Count yourself lucky I didn’t realize this was a problem until just today, Barnarby)”

    Who is the genius advising this bloke Turnbull?

  12. Turnbull just did the partial Wombat routine. He came, he rooted Joyce’s future, and he left to sleaze with Trump.
    BTW, fancy taking a Glencore rep with you to cosy up to Trump!

  16. Trog Sorrenson @ #2352 Thursday, February 15th, 2018 – 5:26 pm

    Wayne
    I have a great new friend for you.
    He, or possibly she, runs an eco-resort!
    He, or possibly she, loves arguments too!
    You could run along the beach together, sharing insights.
    But I’m not going to tell you who he, or possibly she, is until you’ve proved yourself worthy.

    Feeling a little like an idiot, Trog? Again? Surely you must be used to it by now.

  20. Turnbull was very, very careful to repeatedly say that he is relying upon what Barnaby told him – putting as much distance between them as possible. All that is needed now is for some proof that Turnbull knew at least some of the truth, and he is Goooorrrrnnnn!!!!

    Tom.

  21. sarah‏ @chaddiedabaddie

    I don’t want your condolences you fucking price of shit, my friends and teachers were shot. Multiple of my fellow classmates are dead. Do something instead of sending prayers. Prayers won’t fix this. But Gun control will prevent it from happening again.

    Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump
    My prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible Florida shooting. No child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an American school.

    6:42 AM – 15 Feb 2018

  24. Turnbull needs to contact some of the “houses of pleasure” in Fyshwick to define precisely what comprises the now forbidden sexual relations.

  27. …an utter fuckstick without the wit, the competence, or the character to be in charge of a small country school P&C let alone the PM
    Gold Ratsak… pure gold

  31. Amazing how labor’s attack on the misuse and abuse of taxpayer’s money has resulted in a ban on sex with the hired help. Way to miss the point.

    And the good news. The screaming loony got about 10 seconds of airtime on 10 news. And that was 10 seconds too long.

  45. Turnbull had cast a moral judgement on his deputy PM. Not labor but Turnbull.

    I wonder how the Nationals will react to the character assassination of their leader ?

    Cheers.

  46. Tom McIlroy‏Verified account
    @TomMcIlroy

    Julie Bishop on the proposed #bonkban: “Government has no business interfering into people’s personal lives and we wouldn’t want to cross the line so that the moral police were able to dictate what happens between consenting adults.” #auspol

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