After a period of improving poll results for the Coalition, the latest Newspoll records a tiny shift on primary votes to Labor, but not another to alter their existing lead of 53-47 from a fortnight ago. Labor is up one point on the primary vote to 39%, after a three-point drop last time, while the Coalition is steady on 37%, retaining their two-point gain in the last poll. The Greens are steady on 9%, while One Nation is down a point to 5%, the lowest it’s been in a year. Scott Morrison’s personal ratings are improved, with approval up three to 43% and disapproval down two to 45%, and his lead as prime minister out from 43-36 to 44-35. Bill Shorten is down one on approval to 36% and up one on disapproval to 51%. The poll was conducted Thursday to Sunday from a sample of 1567.
Loosers!
hahahahaha
I have to go out to visit someone in hospital. I am going to miss the fun!
Tom says:
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 5:45 pm
C@t – stay around. I’m sure we can have a whip around and find enough popcorn for you!
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How long is this going to go on for?
The poodle is as red as a Barnaby
i’m liking the pattern 🙂
Labor and the crossbench win that vote
No one moves, and Labor and the crossbench win that one as well
Labor and the crossbench win that one as well.. There is applause from the gallery.
SHUT HIM DOWN TONY …. SHUT HIM DOWN !!!!!
Stay around c@t
Pyne’s head is going to explode.
75/74;75/74;75/74
boom tish.
Pyne now burning bridges with the Cross Bench accusing them of not caring about the Constitution with the vote they just did
All this to stop sick people from getting medical help.
Pyne invoking King Charles the First.
Is he cray -cray?
Was there a successful vote that Mr Pyne be no longer heard? If so, in some ways that is more reflective of the government losing control of the house than a vote on a specific policy issue. I can’t remember a Minister ever being gagged before.
Pyne goes in to bat against King Charles.
ohhhh dear, Ring the Bell Ring the Bell.
The Poodle has gone off the reservation.
‘Pedant says:
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 5:49 pm
Was there a successful vote that Mr Pyne be no longer heard? If so, in some ways that is more reflective of the government losing control of the house than a vote on a specific policy issue. I can’t remember a Minister ever being gagged before.’
I believe that Burke getting up and requesting the motion be put was standard practice. Not sure.
Pyne accidentally virtually admitting that the Government will be gone in the next election.
Yea, Pyne is having a bad week, sounds like he is about to cry.
He is even losing his voice, never thought that would happen, and its only Tuesday !
Shorten speaking.
‘This Bill is about treating sick people.’
What a shame parliamentary rules meant the gag has to be worded politely instead of the more honest that “Christopher Pyne STFU”
@Bugs1
Booohooo Pyne
So their cunning plan to avoid losing one vote in the HoR results in them losing several!
Way to go progressives. Finally Finally all said and done. Dutton’s inhumane cruel treatment is starting to end.
Human decency wins.
No, let him speak.
“The government benches are looking very down.
Christopher Pyne’s “they will rue…” is not even enough to unfurrow the brows.
“They will rue the day they established the precedent…something, something angry””
From Amy
Poor Chris, if my 11 year acted like that i would send him to his room
Love seeing it when the cameras pan over to ‘those on my right’
Christopher and Scommo are not happy campers.
Shorten speaking well, IMO.
Morrison up to speak against.
He is ill.
Shouty is back
Guardian
And another reminder – if this bill passes the House, and it is looking like that is going to happen, then it goes back to the Senate.
That sound you hear is the filibustering engine starting up.
The show of unity of the non government MPs and the embarrassing behaviour (it will come and be a clanger(s) ) is going to send Newspoll crazy!
Stick around C@t.
This is no time to take a breather.
Morrison is not addressing the motion. Just ramping up the volume of the same old same old.
The desperation is palpable
Been off the reservation for two days, enjoying this bigly. Nice to see you again Boerwar.
We are going to hear this speech of fear a lot.
The corollary of Morrison’s argument is that we could increase the strength of the border by executing asylum seekers.
The LNP having claimed the Bill is a money bill MUST go to an Election.
Morrison appears to be setting that up now.
From the Guardian, crying out for a caption –
Mike Bowers
The photo of the cross-benchers huddled together reminds me of travelling as a family in the back of the 280s to Thredbo in 1976
scomos voice seems to be breaking. Has he been doing too much shouting even for him?
Morrison nothin but shouting desperation
You have to hand it to Phelps.
And all because they dumped Turnbull.
At least the government vote losses were in time for the nightly news packages, how sad.
Stay C@t
I for one enjoy your posts.
And as a 42 year member of the Party admire your passion when up against some fairly nasty people.
They Shall not Pass.
STAY!
Looks like the cross bench are determined to show they have value. Negotiated and then sticking to their guns when the fun starts.
For C@t!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oGIFublvDes
jenauthor says:
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 4:59 pm
C@t – what Ed said above!
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Me too
Cat
This victory is a great line in the sand for Labor.
I hope you are enjoying as much as I am.
Shellbell @ #1787 Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 – 6:01 pm
Have not seen it, but it will be better than the dope ring photo…
Democracy is still creaking along here.
Nice to see.