Click on the image at the bottom of the post and you will see an updated account of the electorates visited by the leaders during the campaign, more or less (there is an element of subjectivity as to what constitutes a visit). One of the salient points to emerge is the rather intensive focus on Tasmania, which remarkably played host to both leaders yesterday. Scott Morrison has spent three days over two visits – exactly equal to his record for Victoria, where he has targeted the five Liberal-held seats on margins of up to 6.4%, but not wasted effort on Dunkley, which is Liberal-held but notionally Labor. Bill Shorten’s visit to the state was likewise his second, but so far he’s spent two days in the state to Morrison’s three.
Western Australia also logged up some points this week, but this is largely due to the debate having been held there on Monday, and the practicality of hanging around afterwards given the distance involved. Nonetheless, it is notable that Morrison spent fully three days campaigning their compared with Shorten’s two, and that Morrison felt it worth his while to conduct a street walk in the electorate of Canning, situated well up the pendulum at 6.8%.
Bill Shorten is overdue for a visit to New South Wales, where he hasn’t been since he spent the first three full days of the campaign in Sydney. Nonetheless, the prize for the most targeted seat of the campaign so far would appear to be the Sydney seat of Reid, which has been visited three times by Scott Morrison, most recently on Sunday, and was also visited by Shorten on each of his three days in Sydney.
And while you’re about, note also the other new post below this one: episode three of Seat du Jour, covering the Melbourne seat of La Trobe.
since you last voted for Malcolm Turnbull
Nice to sneak in that reference!
Much more nuanced from Bill
He is wiping the floor with Scotty
Firefox
I remember seeing Speers do a Victorian one – maybe 2010 – he was pretty good.
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Bill makes a joke at Scotty’s expense
Now onto NEG – Scotty answering, Bill sledging
Bill… ” The operation was a success. The patient died. Peter Dutton was happy.”
I had both the Guardian & PB up on my screen to follow the comments (mostly because I cannot stomach Morrisson in the real).
I think I got a good idea of how this went. Overall a good result for Shorten, given that he is on the Murdoch channel.
Agree Amy Rem is a great commentator.
Bill says the cost of ALP policy to taxpayer is nil
Speers: ‘What was wrong with the NEG?’
Shorten: ‘Dutton didn’t like it. Tony didn’t like it.’
Ouch!
Space invader is the abiding memory of this debate …. Sky News reporters Laura Jayes and Kieren Gilbert tweeted about it…. the latter linking it to the Latham handshake…..
IIRC ABC24 at 8pm for the after game comment session.
Amy Remeikis having fun
Shorten also brings up that emissions are not going down, they are going up.
Which they are.
That is, to invoke a hopefully-never-again-senator, an empirical fact.
(hint – it was a Queenslander who happened to also be a UK citizen!)
Bill,running through his Climate Change action is good shopping list
Corporate Australia is crying out for business certainty on reducing our GHGEs. That is all people need to know.
Yabba,
Thankyou for the Tas Mercury video link – much appreciated
Have never seen Bill Shorten like this – if this Bill was able to be on high rotation on the MSM this election would be a lay down.
He’s funny, and quick on his feet, across the detail of his policies.
How many jobs were lost during the period we had carbon pricing? I recall the coalition saying Whyalla would be wiped out. How’s Whyalla travelling today?
Speers is wasted on this shitty network. He’s been superb.
Scotty playing catch up, nonsensical numbers and lies
Bill – ‘a load of rubbish’ we need more of a leader!
Big finish, doing bugger all! We are a joke globally! On Climate Change
ScoMo hot gospelling now.
Clear win to Shorten.
Henry @ #1017 Friday, May 3rd, 2019 – 7:39 pm
Agreed.
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So, any Creasy questions?
Scotty in Shouty mode
Bill says thank you for listening, closing stumps speech – has this nailed down
1892CFC says:
Same here !! I like it. May there be much more of THIS Bill Shorten. We’ll know Shorten really cracked it big time if nath liked it 😆
Henry @ #1017 Friday, May 3rd, 2019 – 5:39 pm
He’s the best journo Sky have left IMO.
Creasey who?
Will you all stand for Hymn 477 please.
Morrison: ‘This is a government that can manage money.’
Pigs arse! as former Liberal Party President, John Elliott, was wont to say.
Bill Shorten always shows having people skills will win over those who only have media skills aka Scott Morrison
1892CFC
Town Halls are tough – Shorten has done lots around the country and you get all sorts of “creeps, cranks and crackpots” to quote Tanya. Learning how to handle all sorts of questions and questioners takes time, but it pays off.
A nice lead-in to the footy for you!
1. Domestic violence – Draw
2. Franking credits – Morrison win
3. Religious debate – Shorten win
4. Headspace – Draw
5. Australia Post – Draw
6. Education/Accelerated learning – Shorten win
7. Budget surplus – Draw
8. Defence personnel support – Draw
9. Tax spending transparency – Shorten win
10. Climate change – Draw
Rex’s Verdict: Shorten won the debate.
Oh gawd Peta Credlin and Paul Murray.
#lightweightcentral
Now back to Paul Murray and Peta Credlin to sum up the debate *click*
Not a bad effort.
Now Ptea Credlin is gonna decide who won.
FFS.
And they cut to Paul Murray and Peta Credlin. LMFAO so impartial
Given tonight’s effort will Scott be up for a third debate?
Rocket Rocket @ #1031 Friday, May 3rd, 2019 – 7:42 pm
Go Pies!
Confessions @ #1019 Friday, May 3rd, 2019 – 7:41 pm
He’s the ONLY journo Sky has left.
Haha even concern troll Rex admitting Bill Shorten won the debate 🙂
LOL central. Peta and Murray now on to discuss the debate , lordy it will be a sight to see them trying to portray Bill as a non winner .
Just went to AFL website and found this
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-03/distressed-demon-rescued-in-pool-training-incident
They need someone to tell them it is NEVER a good idea to try and stay under water holding your breath. A US Navy guy explained it to me (they had some Navy Seals die doing exercises planting fake mines on ships in snorkel gear) – your oxygen level becomes very low but the water pressure on your body keeps the ‘effective’ oxygen level OK. But then when you come up even from a few metres down this pressure effect disappears and you can die.
I think its called shallow water drowning or something.
boatswain1025
SCHNAPP ! 🙂
“Rocket Rocket –
1892CFC
Town Halls are tough – Shorten has done lots around the country and you get all sorts of “creeps, cranks and crackpots” to quote Tanya. Learning how to handle all sorts of questions and questioners takes time, but it pays off.
A nice lead-in to the footy for you!”
Footy you say – must check the TV guide to see what you’re referring to 😉
The dreaded vox pops. How can anyone be undecided after that?
“10. Climate change – Draw”
But the Coalition don’t have a climate change policy other than to sling the odd couple of million to mates to plant a few trees.
Scotty the winner from the vox pops. People feel he’s genuine LOL.
“Speers is wasted on this shitty network. He’s been superb.”
Absolutely. They must have him on really good money for him to be sticking around there. The contrast between him and the likes of Murray and Credlin is so stark.
Roaming Paul…
Are we going to get a result from the audience?