Not every state this time, but half:
Victoria
The Victorian parliament’s electoral matters committee has tabled the report of its inquiry into the 2018 state election, of which the greatest item of interest is a full chapter devoted to reform of the upper house electoral system. Together with Western Australia, Victoria is the last hold-out of the group voting ticket system that is electing ever-increasing numbers of preference-harvesting micro-party candidates. This reached a new height at the 2018 election, at which parties other than the Coalition, Labor and the Greens won 10 out of the 40 seats in the Legislative Council, including two elected with less than 1% of the vote. However, the report recommended only that a further parliamentary inquiry be held into the matter. The report also recommends no change to the two-week period for pre-polling, which the Liberals and Nationals called to be shortened.
Queensland
Polling of the marginal state seats of Currumbin, Mansfield and Aspley by YouGov for the Australian Conservation Foundation shows a combined two-party result of 52-48 for Labor, compared with an almost exact 50-50 for these three seats in 2017. The primary votes are Labor 37%, LNP 37%, Greens 10%, One Nation 4% and 10% don’t know, compared with 2017 election results of Labor 41.2%, LNP 38.4%, Greens 10.6% and One Nation 8.5%. The poll was conducted from August 17-19 and targeted 200 respondents in each of the three electorates.
Western Australia
A poll for The West Australian by Painted Dog Research showed Mark McGowan with an approval rating at 91%, up four from an already stratospheric result in June. Support for the state’s border closure was at 92%, up from 89% in May. The poll was conducted from a sample of 837, with field work dates not provided.
Northern Territory
As related in the dedicated post, the CLP sneaked home in an eighth seat in the Northern Territory election as the count concluded last night, producing a final result of Labor 14, CLP eight, Territory Alliance one and independents two.
Is this like a presser for Gladys next election pitch?.
Dixer!
Every relatively simple question to Morron ends up with a long, rambling political effusion being its anwer.
That’s the man.
The desperation reeks. Morrison just let Murphy reject Jeff Kennett’s Health “reforms”.
Silly journalist asks question of PM about business leaders objections to vic lockdown. Doesn’t make Morrison state that he agrees, instead assumes he does and allows him wiggle room to sledge Andrews and not have a bob either way.
The country would be absolutely f****d if it wasn’t for the CovidSafe app!
Greg Hunt also has some notes on epidemiologists who’ve spoken up about the importance of contact tracing for Victoria over the past 24 hours. All critics, of course.
Guytaur,
I don’t see the desperation from Morrison.
The CPG is so soft he’ll walk back in his office and high five everyone. And then go unchallenged in his magical thinking.
His rambling depressingly works.
south
Sounds as if the journos at Andrews presser have the same Q as the Morrison one. Not a set-up from PMO? Of course not.
Now radical socialist Daniel Andrews is very conservative
Morrison had better watch out. Karma has a way of biting you in the backside.
Is everyone hoping for a massive outbreak in NSW just to wipe the smile off Scomo’s face.
News Ltd journos are being good little boys and girls today!
That catch in Morrison’s voice when he wants to feign concern. Pretty talented actor really.
Jeebus. Piling pressure on NSW Health. Any outbreak of community transmission will be hard to spin.
Simon Katich
Yep. And as I said, karma has a way of biting.
south
Daniel Andrews has already rejected Morrison’s assertions.
He has no direct power here. He can only reject funding for health.
Very bad look when a pandemic is raging. See Clive Palmer.
Jeebus. Piling pressure on NSW Health. Any outbreak of community transmission will be hard to spin.
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Easy peasy SK, it’s all Dan Andrews’ fault!
lizzie
I bet Ghunt did not mention Blakey’s view on “open the borders’ or lock downs and definitely not his view of aiming for elimination. Blakely would give the Fed’s approach an ‘F’ .
south @ #1113 Monday, September 7th, 2020 – 12:57 pm
Are you?
Pandemics and death are so smirk worthy.
poroti
GHunt has a Master’s in cherry-picking facts.
See George Mega tweet about Murphy.
Not CMO should not be part of political attack.
I back Professor Sutton’s judgement over ScottyfromMarketing’s.
How about this Q…. do you, as PM, take any responsibility on the lack of a national hotspot plan considering you are the PM and it has been 6 months since the beginning of the pandemic?
Spray,
The boomer remover virus hasn’t had the impact on housing prices that I was hoping for. I was planing on walking in and staking a claim on a point piper mansions. Too bad…i guess…everyone survived.
Next pandemic maybe.
Lizzie
I do too. Honestly what type of PM attacks a state going through a public health emergency.
It should not be forgotten by Victorians. It is a disgrace.
This works every time. 😆
Question to Hunt about religious pushback on the vaccine gets deflected.
When will any political heavy say straight out that certain religious people are talking dangerous shit?
guytaur @ #1125 Monday, September 7th, 2020 – 11:03 am
He’s not the CMO anymore, however his point stands as no head of a public service department should be part of a political attack.
Why should there be a bloody political attack in the first instance. It is a frickin pandemic.
Victoria.
Sarcasm Font.
Because it’s working so well for Trump.
The revelations from the Hotel quarantine inquiry should be enough to sink the Andrews government. Although the government has so far done a good job at combatting the second wave the gross incompetency of the quarantine regime has been a health and economic disaster that Melbourne will take years to recover from. Andrews and his health minister should resign.
It is not State of Origin FFS. How petty is this man.
And I completely agree on his efforts at a national plan on hotspot definition and control in order to open state borders. The problem is, what holds it back is that no state trusts this smirk in a suit. And today he showed further evidence of why.
Simon Katich
I dont trust Morrison whatsoever. He is an imposter.
S K
And how many of his Ministers are in any way “match fit” when they never move from the bench?
lizzie @ #1137 Monday, September 7th, 2020 – 11:13 am
Yes, much better to have them doing stuff than just sitting around scratching their arses, otherwise people might think they’re a member of the federal Cabinet. 🙂
That is a very unfortunate comment Lizzie, if accurate. Election advertisement worthy even.
A matched set with “It is very much at a stage of pre-palliative care.”
lizzie, doffing PPE is very high risk.
BTW
I think Morrison just conceded the Queensland election.
It’s the first time I can remember all the attacks being against a Premier months or years away from election while a campaign is under way in another state.
I think he has been watching Sammy J.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQEsR8zJtOE
Griff
You raise the point: would Morrison prefer that the virus is not defeated? Would it be to his political advantage?
Time to send in Tony ‘Shirtfront’ Abbott to deal with the foreign rabble:
War-time PM’s are often punished at the ballot box after the war. Perhaps Morrison is concerned that pandemics are similar.
Bugler @ #1063 Monday, September 7th, 2020 – 12:02 pm
I believe he made absolutely sure to emphasise ‘his’ businesses. Coles, Bunnings, KMart and Officeworks. Disingenuous, definitely, but that’s how these types roll.
citizen @ #1147 Monday, September 7th, 2020 – 11:23 am
This clearly explains why he wanted Abbott!