As reported by The Guardian, the latest fortnightly Essential Research poll finds approval of Scott Morrison’s handling of COVID-19 at 61%, which is off from a high of 72% in June. Approval ratings for state governments in New South Wales as well as Victoria are also trending gently downwards, with both having lost two points in the past fortnight, leaving them at 59% and 47% respectively. The Western Australian government continues to lead the field on 84%, though this too is down two on last time, with due regard to the very small sample size.
The poll also suggests Australians are unsentimental about civil liberties in the face of COVID-19, with 65% favouring closing the border to all foreign travellers and 52% supporting dedicated quarantine facilities for convalescents. Concerning outbreaks at aged care clinics, 42% blamed the providers, 30% the federal goverment and 28% state governments, and 70% believed the situation had been aggravated by long-term under-funding. The poll also gauged support for taxpayers to underwrite new gas infrastructure at 27% for, 27% against and 32% for neither. The poll was conducted from 1068 respondents from Thursday to Sunday; the pollster will publish its full report will be published later today.
UPDATE: Full report here. It should be noted that the 61% approval rating for handling of COVID-19 related to “the government” rather than Scott Morrison.
We also had on Friday one of the occasional Roy Morgan polls on federal voting intention, which finds the Coalition lead out to 54-46 from 51.5-48.5 when the last such poll was published in mid-July. The Coalition is up 2.5% on the primary vote to 46%, with Labor down one to 32.5%, the Greens steady on 11% and One Nation up half a point to 3%. The poll was conducted over the previous two weekends by phone and online interviewing from a sample of 2841.
frednk @ #1548 Thursday, August 27th, 2020 – 5:29 pm
Why are you projecting your denialism ?
frednk @ #1549 Thursday, August 27th, 2020 – 5:31 pm
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/27/victorian-premier-defends-china-deal-as-pm-pushes-to-override-state-pacts-with-foreign-nations
Sprocket @5:15. There’s a picture Labor could use in a poster. It’s also a picture that Newscorp would use were they to turn against the PM.
Rex of course takes things out of contexts… The entire response is:
The federal Labor leader, who has previously promised that a government he led would not take part in the belt and road scheme, said he would examine the legislation.
“But the idea that the national interests should be looked after by the federal government when it comes to foreign policy is something that we’re very supportive of; I would regard as completely unremarkable,” Albanese said.
He said China had shifted under Xi to become “far more interventionist”. That trend had to be taken into account when weighing up Australia’s national interests, he said.
Meaning Albanese does not support what Morrison wants.
Rex trying to make Labor bad.
Rex trying to divide Labor.
Rex trying to make up words.
The fact that Cuba has excellent health and literacy outcomes despite the world’s most powerful nation actively undermining it for 60 years, and despite being a relatively poor country in terms of real resources, is an amazing achievement. The United States is a failed state in many ways.
Zerlo @ #1554 Thursday, August 27th, 2020 – 5:34 pm
You will apologise to Rex when Albanese votes in favour of Morrisons attack on vulnerable Victorians.
Germany is beginning a universal-basic-income trial with people getting $1,400 a month for 3 years
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/germany-begins-universal-basic-income-trial-three-years-2020-8
Everyone can have their turn of kick a Vic while we’re down …but we’ll be back and we’ll STICK IT RIGHT UP ‘EM !!!
You get the feeling that the Libs have been riffing off Morrison personal poll popularity and have become smug, lazy and arrogant. Parliament re-opening has them flailing.
That Colbeck walk out is a really bad look for the LIbs.
GG
Morrison and co have failed miserably with respect to aged care.
If not for that huge failure
Victoria would not be in this crisis
Not to mention recent Tony Abbott gift.
https://www.pollbludger.net/2020/08/25/essential-research-coronavirus-latest-roy-morgan-federal-voting-intention/comment-page-31/#comment-3471171
I am biased towards Democracy. I believe everyone (not just us in Australia) is entitled to democracy, including the Chinese people.
[W]e are in uncharted waters. Sino-American competition, if it continues on its current trajectory, will be no Cold War. It is likely to be more complex, harder to manage and last much longer … An overconfident reading of the past is accelerating the drive to confrontation in dangerous ways.
https://theconversation.com/the-china-us-rivalry-is-not-a-new-cold-war-it-is-way-more-complex-and-could-last-much-longer-144912
Some of this stuff on the hotel quarantine inquiry is amazing to read.
Contradictions everywhere. You would think govt departments and agencies would work together in a crisis but they all seemed to be at loggerheads.
We did not have a hope in hell of avoiding the 2nd wave.
Victoria @ #1561 Thursday, August 27th, 2020 – 5:45 pm
Aged Care is a biggy failure.
And we might be seeing the current government falling apart for all the reasons and issues that we are all aware.
Morrison will be hoping the voters forget by 2022.
Libs tend to go hard during the Election period and just dream along in between.
It seems to work for them.
This morning Morrison deliberately threw petrol on the fire, equating emergency powers with lockdown. Saying no-one wants 12 months of lockdown. Liar.
https://www.pollbludger.net/2020/08/25/essential-research-coronavirus-latest-roy-morgan-federal-voting-intention/comment-page-31/#comment-3471189
The Victorian Government can, if the proposed legislation passes (which I suspect it will), challenge it in the High Court. I am (despite me not being a lawyer) fairly sure that the High Court will find that it is within the Commonwealth Parliament`s jurisdiction over External Affairs (51xxix). The Victorian Government may well decide that they are too likely to loose to try.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page%3ACommonwealth_of_Australia_Constitution_Act_(The_Constitution)_as_at_2013.pdf/29
https://youtu.be/10AxLWMF1_M
Greensborough Growler @ #1560 Thursday, August 27th, 2020 – 5:42 pm
Again, for those who didn’t open the twitter feed
https://youtu.be/10AxLWMF1_M
TaylorMade
Andrews Should have just let people returning from overseas isolate at home like Morrison wanted.
If I were Andrews and the rest of the premiers.
I would have demanded that Morrison and co put in place a fit for purpose quarantine station
You know the job the Commonwealth is supposed to do.
Or have open borders as Morrison wanted.
Heck he even joined Clive Palmer in his court case
Or threaten aged care homes with funding cuts if they insisted on limiting visitors.
It’s obvious that Morrison and co failed at every turn.
Doing their best to put in on the states.
Morrison should resign in shame
Has there ever been a change in superpower order without armed conflict?
Sorry about the stutter.
Lizzie
Morrison is a disgrace.
Andrews has bitten his tongue so far due to fact that the Commonwealth hold the purse strings.
But I am expecting karma to bite Morrison on the backside at some stage
It has been a real eye opener for many Victorians to see how the public service works in this state.
I had no idea it was so dysfunctional.
It’ll be interesting to see if Abbott gets an exemption from hotel quarantine when (hopefully never) he comes back.
Rex Ok
The text is there. Zerlo put it in context.
Will Morrison attack trade free trade agreement next?
Pretty small trial.
There was a much larger one in the 70’s in Canada somewhere that they talk about at uni. Not sure why they shelved it – a study(ies?) found it had positive results. It is an interesting concept that I have concerns about but…. seems worth more trials.
Tom the first and best
The legislation is irrelevant. It’s the politics that matter.
Victoria
I think Morrison is showing his antagonism too obviously.
Nicholas says:
Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 5:35 pm
“The fact that Cuba has excellent health and literacy outcomes despite the world’s most powerful nation actively undermining it for 60 years, and despite being a relatively poor country in terms of real resources, is an amazing achievement. The United States is a failed state in many ways.“
Strange that so many Cubans want to live in the US yet so few US citizens want to live in Cuba. I wonder why?
Mussolini made the trains run on time.
Karma left with the dolphins.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-27/almond-farm-at-hillston-sells-for-98-million/12602628
Simon Katich
And didn’t even bother to leave a thank you note re fish.
the canadian ubi trial was cancelled soon after starting, change of gov’t. the german trial is privately funded for three years, dors not drprnd on gov’t. it has a control group. it is measuring emotional wellbeing as well as economic effects. -a.v.
https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/canada-basic-income-experiment-ontario-report-results/#:~:text=The%20Ontario%20Basic%20Income%20Experiment,better%20life%20chances%20for%20recipients.%E2%80%9D
Victoria @ #1575 Thursday, August 27th, 2020 – 6:01 pm
I don’t reckon Dan is overly concerned.
He’s said it is the Feds job to come up with alternative programs for employment and development now the Libs have decided to take the food from the mouths of all Victorians.
He also let slip that the RBA have said let it rip with borrowing money.
Dan’s a pretty smart fellow.
Lizzie
Morrison has from the get go, attempted to shift all the responsiblity of the failures onto Victoria. He knows Andrews needs the feds money, and doesnt expect Andrews to bite back.
GG
Most definitely.
Morrison’s speciality is dirty politics.
Dan Andrew’s speciality is hard politics.
Andrews will send Morrison completely unhinged.
Bucephalus:
If Mr Abbott has indeed been appointed to as President (or “Co-President”) of the Board of Trade he would automatically be a Privy Counsellor (to HM the Queen over there, not HM the Queen of AUS), unless the linkage has been altered, and:
– membership of the Privy Council is not just some random job and it would be unusual and perhaps unprecedented post the Australia Act (previous AUS PCers, inc Doug Anthony and Ian Sinclair, preceded the Australia Act and there is no method for removal, excepting execution, which seems a bit harsh)
– Privy Counsellors swear or otherwise affirm their allegiance to HM in a way that is inconsistent with allegiance to AUS (including HM the Queen of AUS)
Traditionally, conservatives would know the history and if the rules have been changed would want to know why and would typically object to changes made merely for convenience.
Victoria says:
Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 6:21 pm
It’s a A typical play book from Tories/Libs/GOP.
For example, GOP in USA won’t fund Democratic states because they didn’t vote for him.
BREAKING NEWS:
The ACT has just passed Truth In Political Advertising laws. I wonder which other jurisdictions will follow suit, including The Commonwealth.
https://canberraweekly.com.au/act-passes-truth-in-political-advertising-laws/
I just got this in an email from The Australia Institute, and apparently the article linked to is just 25 minutes old. Doesn’t seem to have any of the bigger outlets yet, so it really is breaking news – or not.
Watch this space as they say.
Danama Papers:
About bloody time.
If only Dan Andrews could visit COVID patients in person. I’m sure they would be instantly cured by his aura and general greatness.
nath says:
Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 6:28 pm
And I’m sure if they were visited by the Morrison – they will be healed instantly by Hillsong Church under God.
Not necessarily. This piece by Bloomberg explores the facts.
AL,
Yep. I’ll bet that every State and Territory adopts it (it’s a vote winner after all), but the Commonwealth will be the last, probably the only government that doesn’t adopt it.
E.G. ICAC.
I thought the Canadia UBI trial went for several years.
Danama Papers @ #1593 Thursday, August 27th, 2020 – 6:26 pm
I don’t believe it!