Update: YouGov Galaxy seat polls
As explained below, the News Corp papers are releasing YouGov Galaxy seat polls today on an hourly schedule. The results will be updated here as they become available. The polls were conducted Monday and Tuesday from samples of around 550.
Deakin (Liberal 6.4%, Victoria): Liberals lead 51-49. Primary votes: Liberal 44% (50.3% in 2016), Labor 37% (30.1%), Greens 9% (11.3%) and the United Australia Party 4%. Sample: 540.
Flynn (LNP 1.0%, Queensland): The LNP leads 53-47. Primary votes: LNP 37% (37.1% in 2016), Labor 33% (33.4%), Greens 3% (2.8%), United Australia Party 11%, One Nation 7%. Sample not specified.
Macquarie (Labor 2.2%, NSW): Labor leads 53-47. Primary votes: Labor 43% (35.5% in 2016), Liberal 42% (38.2%), Greens 8% (11.2%), United Australia Party 5%. Sample: 573.
La Trobe (Liberal 3.2%, Victoria): Dead heat on two-party preferred. Primary votes: Liberal 43% (42.2% in 2016), Labor 39% (31.4%), Greens 7% (10.6%), United Australia Party 3%. Sample: 541.
Forde (LNP 0.6%, Queensland): Dead heat on two-party preferred. Primary votes: LNP 42% (40.6% in 2016), Labor 41% (37.6%), Greens 5% (6.4%), One Nation 7%, United Australia Party 4%. Sample: 567.
Reid (Liberal 4.7%, NSW): Liberals lead 52-48. Primary votes: Liberal 44% (48.8% in 2016), Labor 36% (36.3%), Greens 7% (8.5%), United Australia Party 6%. Sample: 577.
Higgins (Liberal 7.4%, Victoria): The Liberals lead 52-48 over the Greens, with Labor running third on the primary vote: Liberal 45% (52.% in 2016), Greens 29% (25.3%), Labor 18% (14.9%). Sample: 538.
Herbert (Labor 0.0%, Queensland): Dead heat on two-party preferred. Primary votes: Labor 31% (30.5% in 2016), LNP 32% (35.5%), Greens 5% (6.3%), One Nation 6% (13.5%), United Australia Party 9%. Sample not specified.
Gilmore (Liberal 0.7%, NSW): Labor leads 52-48. Primary votes: Labor 40% (39.2% in 2016), Liberal 26% (45.3%), Nationals 17% (didn’t run last time, hence the Liberal primary vote collapse), Greens 7% (10.5%), United Australia Party 2%. Sample not specified.
Dickson (LNP 1.7%, Queensland): LNP leads 51-49. Primary votes: LNP 41 (44.7% at 2016 election), Labor 35% (35.0%), Greens 10% (9.8%), United Australia Party 9%, One Nation 3%. Sample: 542.
Original post
The Guardian reports Essential Research has concluded its business for the campaign with a poll that reports a 51.5-48.5 lead for Labor, having decided to mark the occasion by reporting its results to the first decimal place. This compares with a rounded result of 52-48 last time. On the primary vote, the Coalition is on 38.5% (up, probably, from 38% last time), Labor is on 36.2% (up from 34%), the Greens are well down to 9.1% from an inflated-looking 12% last time, and One Nation are on 6.6% (down from 7%). Scott Morrison’s lead as preferred prime minister has narrowed from 42-31 to 39-32. The poll went to the effort to inquire about which campaign stories had registered with voters – I will be very interested to see the full numbers when Essential Research unloads its full report later today, but apparently Labor’s tax plans, the egging of Scott Morrison and the Daily Telegraph’s inspirational profile of Bill Shorten’s late mother all left an impression.
UPDATE: Full report from Essential Research here. It turns out respondents typed up their own responses on election news stories they had noticed and Essential has produced the results in word cloud form, which you can see in the release.
We can also expect national polls from Newspoll and Ipsos over the next day or two – and, starting at 10am this morning, the News Corp papers will today be treating us to an hourly schedule of YouGov Galaxy seat poll releases targeting (deep breath) Flynn at 10am; Macquarie at 11am; La Trobe at noon; Forde at 1pm; Reid at 2pm; Higgins at 3pm; Herbert at 4pm; Gilmore at 5pm; Deakin at 6pm; and Dickson in Queensland at 6pm. Except, it seems, the the Deakin poll is already with us, courtesy of today’s Herald Sun. It credits the Liberals with a lead of 51-49, or a 5.4% swing from the 2016 result. The primary votes are Liberal 44% (50.3% in 2016), Labor 37% (30.1%), Greens 9% (11.3%) and the United Australia Party 4%. The poll was conducted Monday and Tuesday from a sample of 540.
Also:
• The Greens were hawking a poll on Monday conducted by Environmental Research and Counsel, an offshoot of Essential Media, suggesting Josh Frydenberg was in serious difficulty in Kooyong. The poll showed Frydenberg’s primary vote at 41%, slumping from 58% in 2016, with Greens candidate Julian Burnside on 21%, Labor’s Jana Stewart on 16%, and much-touted independent Oliver Yates lagging on 9%. However, Frydenberg maintained a two-party lead over the Greens of 52-48. Phillip Coorey in the Financial Review reported on Tuesday that the Liberals were more confident than that, believing Frydenberg’s primary vote to be at around 48%.
• Andrew Tillett in the Financial Review reported on Monday that Labor was becoming “increasingly bullish about picking up seats in Victoria and Western Australia”. Concerning the former, the report relates that Liberal strategists are “split on whether to pour resources into Higgins, where Liberal candidate Katie Allen is narrowly ahead, or concentrate on other Melbourne marginals such as La Trobe, Casey or Deakin”. As David Crowe of noted in the Sydney Morning Herald on Monday, the Coalition’s $4 billion East West Link motorway commitment was “seen by Labor as an attempt to hold the Liberal electorates of Casey, Deakin and La Trobe”, none of which it would be so high on its priorities list if it was feeling confident.
• A slightly different view of the situation in Western Australia is provided by Andrew Burrell of The Australian, who reports Labor has scaled back its ambitions in the state, which once ran to five seats. Swan is said to be Labor’s best chance of a gain, and Labor says its internal polling has Pearce at 50-50, but the Liberals claim to be slightly ahead. But Labor sources sound discouraged about Hasluck, and the party is no longer bothering with Canning. Stirling, however, is said to be “close”. Scott Morrison visited the state on Monday, paying special attention to Swan; Bill Shorten followed the next day, where he campaigned in Pearce.
Also today: Seat du jour, covering the Perth seat of Swan.
Sky reporting a 7% swing to Labor in Deakin.
https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6037245057001
As I stated on a previous thread, I began this election campaign quietly optimistic about the chances of ridding Australia of the worst government in living memory. As the campaign unfolded I moved to a state of nervous optimism. After the attack on the Late Mrs Shorten by the grubs at the Daily Tellmecrap, I swung back a state of comfortable optimism.
This latest Essential has reinforced that feeling. Barring a blowout Newspoll, I will remain that way.
Thanks William. Seems that the DT thinks the seat polling is like a Dickensian serial. Hopefully ‘Hard Times’ for the current mob.
My take, much as I’d love to see Deakin fall, I think the Libs will hold it due to the Bible belt boomers. But La Trobe should definitely fall. Part of La Trobe fought a long war against a McDonalds to be located in Tecoma, for crying out loud. The hills are full of Nimbys.
As always, Conservative commentator James Campbell provides a potent and, I believe, accurate summary of the State of play in Victoria.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/james-campbell/james-campbell-get-set-for-the-victorian-blame-game-when-labor-wins-the-federal-election/news-story/6b819bb5adc5736df92f0a523ff88e68
Deakin 3rd place 2001 @ #3 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 6:24 am
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Only 60 hours until baseball bats go back in broom cupboards.
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Good morning Dawn Patrollers.
Katharine Murphy goes into the details of the latest Essential poll.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/16/essential-poll-majority-of-voters-think-bill-shorten-will-be-the-winner-on-saturday
Janet Albrechtsen to head up the IPA. Now there’s a surprise!
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/albrechtsen-in-kemp-out-at-the-ipa-20190515-p51nq0.html
Katharine Murphy says that there’s a discomfiting conjunction if Scott Morrison wins and the United Australia party leader picks up a Senate spot and she explains why Clive Palmer’s fantasies have real world consequences.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/16/every-child-gets-a-pony-why-clive-palmers-fantasies-have-real-world-consequences
Michael Koziol tells us about Barnaby Joyce going off the reservation regarding the “civil war” erupting within the Coalition over Senate voting in NSW.
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/they-fired-the-first-shot-barnaby-joyce-warns-coalition-at-stake-as-senate-civil-war-rages-20190515-p51nnk.html
Gabrielle Chan also writes on this story.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/15/jim-molans-senate-campaign-accused-of-breaking-the-coalition-agreement
As does Michelle Grattan.
https://theconversation.com/angry-nationals-play-payback-in-nsw-senate-row-117208
Nationals federal president Larry Anthony has added his weight to a call by the NSW party for supporters to vote “below the line” in the Senate, in retaliation against the campaign by maverick Liberal senator Jim Molan to get voters to buck the Coalition’s joint ticket.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/15/clive-palmer-gag-clause-qn-workers-told-to-make-no-disparaging-comments-if-they-want-entitlements
The SMH editorial says that the first review of education funding by David Gonski under the Gillard government may have called for a needs-based approach, but it is clear that money is not following need and has not done so under successive Labor and Coalition governments. Things need to change.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/school-funding-key-to-education-our-children-deserve-20190515-p51nr1.html
On this matter Peter Goss reports that Australia has increased the real resources available to schools by more than $2 billion in a decade, but we spent the extra money on the schools that needed it least.
https://www.smh.com.au/education/lopsided-funding-gives-more-to-private-schools-that-need-it-least-20190514-p51ndt.html
Sam Maiden reports that Tanya Plibersek has conceded a minority government remains a threat, with independents again potentially emerging as kingmakers. If the result is as close as some are tipping, the major parties may have to fight for the support of the crossbench.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/election-2019/2019/05/15/tanya-plibersek-labor/
Former Queensland Nickel workers are being told to sign a document gagging them from making any disparaging comments about Clive Palmer in exchange for receiving their outstanding entitlements. The man is a shocker!
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/15/clive-palmer-gag-clause-qn-workers-told-to-make-no-disparaging-comments-if-they-want-entitlements
The AFR tells us that Bill Shorten has assured business it need not fear a Labor government.
https://www.outline.com/YMpccB
The Independent Australia says that Scott Morrison may be on track to lead the conservatives to an honourable defeat. It also says it is time that the Murdoch monopoly in Australian media – particularly in single newspaper cities – is broken up. And the fools at the Daily Telegraph have given this idea a boost that many of us could only dream of.
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/mid-term-election-performance-morrison-fair-but-murdoch-a-terrible-fail,12675
Paula Matthewson says that the vote of the politically homeless will send a message to major parties.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/election-2019/2019/05/14/paula-matthewson-election/
Rory Maguire says that the realities of the energy market are changing fast, so Scott Morrison might consider brandishing silicon rather than coal in Parliament next time.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/take-a-lump-of-silicon-to-parliament-20-000-times-better-than-coal-20190514-p51n6d.html
Labor’s idea of an Evaluator General could dramatically cut wasteful spending say two academics in The Conversation.
https://theconversation.com/labors-idea-of-an-evaluator-general-could-dramatically-cut-wasteful-spending-115840
Noel Towell writes that Victoria’s newish status as a battleground state, a place where national elections can be won or lost, is here to stay and if you want to reach Victorian voters these days, you have to go through Daniel Andrews.
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/whoever-wins-on-saturday-daniel-andrews-can-t-lose-20190515-p51nlr.html
Government meddling in the housing market is a slippery slope, as the experience in the United States shows, write John Kehoe and Jacob Greber in the AFR.
https://www.outline.com/aWsxbt
Here is an excellent contribution from a gay man about the effect that continued comments from people from people like Falau has on the LGBTIQ community.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-ve-been-to-hell-already-israel-folau-thanks-to-people-like-you-20190515-p51ng4.html
Australians’ Medicare details are still being illegally offered for sale on the darknet, almost two years after Guardian Australia revealed the serious privacy breach. Paul Karp reports.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/16/australians-medicare-details-illegally-sold-on-darknet-two-years-after-breach-exposed
Elizabeth Knight explains why the RBA has not recently lowered the interest rate. It’s all to do with a tax bonus that will hit income taxpayers’ bank accounts.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/there-s-a-7-5b-reason-why-the-rba-is-stalling-on-rate-cuts-20190515-p51nog.html
Peter Hartcher writes that according to Ross Garnaut intelligent climate policy may give Australia the chance to become the most competitive place in the world to smelt aluminium and make steel.
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/australia-can-be-superpower-of-post-carbon-world-says-ross-garnaut-20190515-p51nsb.html
David Crowe reports that the Morrison government will unveil a new round of budget savings today to pay for at least $1.2 billion in spending promises as Labor intensifies its campaign against cuts to services.
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/government-to-reveal-new-budget-savings-as-morrison-shorten-battle-for-votes-20190515-p51nqu.html
Jess Irvine explains that it’s toilet blocks at ten paces in the pork barrelling in key seats.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-fate-of-our-nation-it-s-in-the-toilet-20190515-p51np6.html
Latika Bourke breaks the story that two former staffers who claim they were bullied in the office of Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt say they were ignored by Prime Minister Scott Morrison when they contacted him for help. Birmo gets a mention too.
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/two-of-mp-s-former-staffers-say-they-asked-scott-morrison-to-help-resolve-their-complaints-20190514-p51ncs.html
Judith Ireland on Shorten toying with the idea of giving Julie Bishop a plum diplomatic posting.
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/bill-shorten-to-hold-urgent-summit-with-unions-business-as-first-act-20190515-p51nj1.html
Michaela Whitbourn reports that sexual harassment is “alarmingly commonplace” in the legal profession and Australia has among the highest reported rates of bullying and harassment in the world, according to a landmark survey of 7000 lawyers in more than 100 countries.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6125130/sexual-harassment-alarmingly-commonplace-among-australian-lawyers/?cs=14329
A global research house says sales of petrol and diesel cars have passed their peak and by 2040 more than 60 per cent of new cars sales will be electric vehicles, boosting Labor’s election pledge to turbocharge Australia’s uptake.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/non-electric-vehicle-sales-may-have-peaked-globally-says-new-research-20190514-p51n1j.html
Jennifer Duke reports that US technology behemoths Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter will join forces as part of an unprecedented push against the sharing of terrorist content in the aftermath of the Christchurch massacre.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/tech-giants-pledge-unprecedented-action-to-tackle-terrorist-content-20190515-p51npa.html
Bloomberg says we shouldn’t go searching for a strategy in Trump’s tariff moves – it’s personal.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/don-t-go-searching-for-a-strategy-in-trump-s-tariff-moves-20190515-p51nfs.html
WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourself.
https://theconversation.com/whatsapp-hacked-and-bugs-in-intel-chips-what-you-need-to-know-to-protect-yourself-117173
With Bolton whispering in Trump’s ear, war with Iran is no longer unthinkable, writes Owen Jones.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/15/war-with-iran-john-bolton-donald-trump-usa
American Airlines (AA) pilots angrily confronted a Boeing official about an anti-stall system suspected in two fatal crashes of the manufacturer’s 737 Max aircraft, according to a new recording.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/may/15/boeing-737-max-pilots-lion-air-ethiopian-airlines-audio
Today’s nomination for “Arsehole of the Week” goes to Paul Zanetti who is tweeting like mad over the old Shorten rape issue.
https://twitter.com/ZanettiCartoons
Cartoon Corner
David Rowe has excelled here!
Cathy Wilcox nails Abbott.
From Matt Golding.
Andrew Dyson and some oldies.
Some pork from Matt Davidson.
Mark David has two more for us today.
Sean Leahy and Eurovision
Lovely work here from Jon Kudelka over the voting below the line spat within the Coalition.
https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/331290946cc84055ce440cfa4ba31889?width=1024
From the US
Greensborough Growler @ #4 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 4:24 am
Aren’t the Victorian Libs still at war with each other over the result of the state election? The compounding effect of the drubbing they’re going to get at the Federal level is going to make the Civil War (English, American, Spanish – take your pick) look like a slight difference of opinion.
Is is possible to overdose on schadenfreude?
I’ve updated BludgerTrack with Essential’s national numbers, not so as you’d notice. Now to sleep, perchance to dream.
BK @ #9 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 4:29 am
When has the Beetrooter ever been “on the reservation?
Julie Bishop gives the big FU to the Liberal Party in WA, courtesy of Bill Shorten. We only need Lucien Eye to provide his final endorsement…
The BeetRooter on ABC RN after 7.30. Has he been at the early opener?
This is not how the Coalition wanted the last 2 days to unfold. And what is it with the Murdoch tabloids? All of them have no election beat up on the front page (other than the HeraldDun), with the rest going with full front page local law and order stories.
Quite comfortable margin for Labor
Greg tells 25 employees to get a job if Shorten wins:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6lnsrdU0AAh_6V?format=jpg&name=small
I’m sure that will fly in the claims court
Civil war in the Liberal and National parties is a good thing and needs to happen. As I wrote yesterday, what we are seeing is the last dying days of the Howard and Costello era.
Howard and Costello went too far with Workchoices and got turfed. This lot have gone too far with Robodebt, Cash for Mates and MPs and extreme vote buying with the Public Purse. So they need to get turfed too and government needs to go back to what it’s supposed to be about. Us.
Interesting internal insights. Read at face value it doesn’t look great for Labor but who knows.
Dan Gulberry @ #10 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 6:30 am
Campbell covers all that. But, yes.
Schadefreude is like scoffing a whole box of chocolates at one sitting.
Zoidlord @ #16 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 6:37 am
I’m sure that arrogant prick made them twice as likely to vote Labor once they got inside the polling booth, actually.
Expat says: (from previous thread)
Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 5:44 am
Regards the over 55s – my mum has over her lifetime done the reverse of the stereotype.
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Born and raised in the bush and even up till the end of 1987 was a conservative voter. Moved to new job in a public high school in my home town area and promptly changed over to Labor and haven’t looked back. You could say I discovered the need for social justice.
That James Campbell URL is not supported by Outline.
ltep @ #18 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 6:42 am
What the hell are you talking about?
I’m over 55 and have always voted Labor. As a member of one of the Caring Professions I always thought we should look after everyone equally well. Labor is the only political party that wants to do that.
C@t
The last of the “leftovers”!
sprocket_ @ #14 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 6:36 am
Or their intended front pages were spiked by court injunctions last night…..
Goll @ #25 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 6:48 am
Always leave a bad taste in your mouth. 🙂
Dog’s Breakfast @ #21 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 6:46 am
When I was young I was very idealistic.
Then as I got older life didn’t yield for me and I found out how hard work was the only way forward for me and I got pissed at people who got hand outs and made no effort to contribute. Now that I’m middle aged I’m more concerned about what society I leave behind.
I’ve done the arc from progressive to conservative to progressive again.
But I never voted liberal because they’re lying cunts. I did get fed up with the ALP left wing and voted informally for a bit there though.
Jacinda Ardern does it again! No one else has been able to bring these guys to the table to do anything, but she did:
US technology behemoths Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter will join forces as part of an unprecedented push against the sharing of terrorist content in the aftermath of the Christchurch massacre.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/tech-giants-pledge-unprecedented-action-to-tackle-terrorist-content-20190515-p51npa.html
@margaretmaryle3
#Anthony Green has said if there is a swing in #Victoria on #Saturday it’s all over..it won’t matter about the rest he will know straight away….if there no swing.he than looks to Queensland ….please all your strongest vibes to Victoria for a swing…..
C@tmomma
Meanwhile on the bus on the way home I heard on the radio one of those terrorist warnings
Negative vs positive
As of COB Wednesday approximately 3.48m people had cast their vote at an early voting centre for the 2019 federal election. Around 460k voted yesterday. #ausvotes #auspol
@AEC
As of COB Wednesday approximately 3.48m people had cast their vote at an early voting centre for the 2019 federal election. Around 460k voted yesterday. #ausvotes #auspol
Polling in Flinders must be dire.
@sbcbooks
Two former staffers who claim they were bullied in the office of Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt say they were ignored by Prime Minister #ScuMo when they contacted him for help. #auspol
https://www.theage.com.au/federal-election-2019/two-of-mp-s-former-staffers-say-they-asked-scott-morrison-to-help-resolve-their-complaints-20190514-p51ncs.html
Love Di Natale’s ‘negotiating’ style..
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/16/greens-would-demand-1bn-fund-from-labor-for-just-transition-of-coal-workers
..that should win over Bill Shorten, eh? 🙂
William Bowe @ #11 Thursday, May 16th, 2019 – 6:33 am
Goodnight sweet prince – may flights of angels……
The facts are , no good to the libs/nats picking up seats in qld , nsw,tas, for no net gain, the libs/nats as with Labor need to gain seats on top of what they hold
It will be impossible for the libs/nats to get a net gain in seats or even stop loses of seats with a combined primary vote lower than 40% in majority of the states
This has probably already been posted, but it is very funny and bitingly accurate.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1128624880499355648
Nazis (AFD) in Germany attacks Greta
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/14/germanys-afd-attacks-greta-thunberg-as-it-embraces-climate-denial?CMP=share_btn_tw
Not unexpectedly, some of the Bookies are paying out on labor already.
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Sportsbet has already paid out on a Labor win for Saturday…. #auspol
C@t @6:45.
That is surely illegal – trying to intimidate people into voting a certain way.
It turd who sent that message needs to be reported.
Can a 75 year old lay on some moves? If you’re this guy….
https://mobile.twitter.com/MickJagger/status/1128631879844933632/video/1
Desperately want Shorten to start his speech in Blacktown today by saying “Men and women of Australia…”
@Sleeping Giant Oz
Is “paying” for staff for another political party considered a a donation
It would seem so from the AEC web site and we’ll all wait 6 months to find out who declares what
#Auspol #Ausvotes2019 via @hicks_tamika
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6n9YLKV4AA9ymI?format=jpg&name=medium
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6oy4g7UcAAA0dg?format=jpg&name=medium
Labor will review refugee case if elected:
https://bit.ly/2JFvIB1
GG
Thanks for that link to the SkyNews Deakin poll, and also the James Campbell article.
Many Liberal ‘party machine’ insiders in Victoria are absolutely sick of it – they got blamed for the Victorian election loss (nothing to do with the hierarchy’s crap candidates and policies of course!) and they know they are going to be blamed again. Many will walk after this election – they are incredibly frustrated with the direction their party has gone and have now basically given up. Which of course will mean the remnants will lurch even further to the right.
Is it just me or is Morrison starting to get the look of a loser?
I couldn’t give a stuff about a mythical ‘surplus’ and wish that both sides would stop using it.
But this will be interesting. Which CUTS will be introduced by Frydenberg? They won’t be called cuts, of course, they will be ‘adjustments’, or even spending increases 😆
https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/government-to-reveal-new-budget-savings-as-morrison-shorten-battle-for-votes-20190515-p51nqu.html
If Sportsbet have already paid out on a Labor win, and their site still advertises Labor at 1.16, does that mean you can just shunt money there and get paid out immediately??
Sort of like an ATM* with benefits?
*Not to be confused with the ATM Prime Ministers who have been in charge of the Coalition of Chaos.