Courtesy of The Australian, the latest Newspoll finds the Coalition sneaking back into a two-party lead of 51-49, after a 50-50 result three weeks ago. The primary votes are Coalition 43% (up two), Labor 34% (down two), Greens 12% (up one) and One Nation 3% (steady). Scott Morrison’s personal ratings are little changed, up one on approval to 65% and down one on disapproval to 31%, while Anthony Albanese is respectively down four to 39% and down one to 40%, and Morrison’s lead as preferred prime minister is out from 58-29 to 59-27.
The poll was conducted Wednesday to Saturday from a larger-than-usual sample of 2068, which suggests we will be seeing state breakdowns in the coming days showing leadership and COVID-19 performance ratings for the state governments and Premiers.
Are the press gallery asking why we aren’t fining people who answer contact tracing questions honestly every day in the hopes that the answer will be different one day?
Seems a weird thing to focus on given why we don’t punish people for giving accurate info to contract tracing.
Barney in Tanjung Bunga @ #150 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 10:45 am
As far as I can tell, no-one here is calling for anything like this. But using arguments like this is a common way to misdirect attention away from the fact that opening new mines is neither required nor sensible if we are trying to transition away from fossil fuels.
I just realised I have checked out Professor Dore twitter feed in the past.
He has linked some of the 60 minute report in his feed.
https://mobile.twitter.com/GregDore2?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Bugler
These journos are interested in gotcha. Not overcoming this virus,
They have been next to useless during this pandemic.
Rex Douglas @ #145 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 10:23 am
Why don’t Labor wedge the Greens and LNP?
Mowing this morning – as one does.
The old gentleman from across the road, heading up the road with his walker, stopped for a chat. He’s in his early 90’s and plugging along the best he can- as I am.
The good news mostly is when we wake up in the morning – other than that everything else is secondary.
Those wanting to be listed by BK as a contender for “Arsehole of the Week” are gonna have to lift their game – the list is humongous.
Good afternoon all. Nearly lunch time then R & R. 😎
Who are the “gibbons”?
Player One @ #152 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 8:53 am
No misdirection at all, it highlights that the opening of a new mine does not go against what the scientist are saying and to suggest so is misrepresenting their position.
“The polling should be enough for Albanese to disendorse Fitzgibbon and the other fossil fuel cartel members and remove the Green wedge.”
If the ALP disendorses Fitzgibbon, they can kiss the seat of Hunter goodbye. Honestly Rex, do you have any idea how elections work?
I have nothing against Joel. I find him far more reasonable than far-left zealots like Bob Brown.
mundo says:
Monday, September 21, 2020 at 10:56 am
Rex Douglas @ #145 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 10:23 am
I can only see this polling as a positive for Labor.
The polling should be enough for Albanese to disendorse Fitzgibbon and the other fossil fuel cartel members and remove the Green wedge.
Why don’t Labor wedge the Greens and LNP?
A wedge requires two faces. The Liberals have the greens,
mundo @ #155 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 10:56 am
I think they tried it. But the wedge fell straight through the gap and hit them on the foot 🙂
The outcome of the “contact consultation” was that there will be a national database, built on the Victorian proposal, I believe.
Bugler
Just to add. Perhaps look at Andrew bolts latest musings for context as to what the journos are asking.
Steve777 @ #157 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 10:58 am
Fitzgibbon and his supporters.
Player One @ #164 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 9:01 am
So a grouping of one from what we’ve been able to determine.
Barney in Tanjung Bunga @ #158 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 10:59 am
Ummm … 🙁
Steve777 @ #157 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 10:58 am
Fitz
Barney in Tanjung Bunga @ #165 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:03 am
He seems to have quite a few supporters right here on PB.
1/ i am a slave of no political party – i want labor to win.
2/ mundo – for one, for sure – understands how to fight a culture war to win.
3/ i agree with what Quoll just said, there should be no more phoney debate, this is settled.
4/ i understand Player One’s distinction between using gas as a bridging fuel & the liberal’s drive to open up new gas fields under false pretences.
5/ anyone who sincerely wants to take politics out of this debate should support steggall’s private member’s bill, unless, of course, they won’t, for political reasons. https://climateactnow.com.au/
6/ i’m pleased as punch to be associated with the likes of Player One & mundo & guytaur & Quoll & Rex Harris & the late great Pegasus. did i miss anyone? -a.v.
Player One @ #161 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:00 am
🙂
Player One @ #168 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 9:04 am
Name them I have only posted and read disagreement with his statements.
4 NSW cases – 3 in hotel quarantine
lizzie @ #170 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:05 am
And fifty years ago there were 30,000 whaling jobs in Australia.
(Actually I just made that number up, but you get my point).
Bugler
Inconsistencies everywhere in Victoria at the moment. Journalists should be asking these questions.
Taylormade
Most of the questions revolve around “If only … why don’t you? …When will you?”
It is a puzzle why Morrison gets such high ratings on a personal level but he seems unable to shift this adoration to a PV for the LNP above where it was at the election.
Morrison should thank Queensland for his election win and his continued status I fancy. I don’t think he is in any kind of ‘trouble’ but clearly his while the electorate is willing to put up with his shonk, the message is clear that the rest of the LNP are a pretty weak set of operatives……….
The problem for Labor – Federally – still continues to be Queensland and, to a lesser extent WA…………..with support seeming to be males with less formal education, some of the older set and those in the regions. Just how Labor gets these (at least some of these) back is the test………………
Heresy I know, but while Albo seems a nice bloke, being a Morrison clone “nice bloke” is not going to cut it for Labor.
Unfortunately, there does not seem to be any Labor MP in the wings with a bit of mongrel in them……………Chalmers is not it……………………….though with “Qld” attached to his CV, who knows?
Shellbell @ #173 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:08 am
Gee there’s a lot hinging on just exactly how infectious that taxi driver was.
Great numbers again though.
Taylormade,
The one consistency that matters is that the the infection rate is rapidly declining and Dan’s plan is working.
So sad for rusted on Liberal whingers like you.
But, I’m sure you’ll continue examining the entrails in the hope of finding something gosmckingly boring to say..
Right, all together, everyone. Hoots of laughter.
Spray
From the Guardian – the detail of the contact tracing on the taxi driver is remarkable
“Trip 8/9/2020: Pickup Liverpool TAFE college, Bigge Street Liverpool 13:03 – Drop off Hoxton Park Road Cartwright 13:14
Trip 8/9/2020: Pickup Liverpool TAFE college, Bigge Street Liverpool 14:01 – Drop off Glenwari St Sadlier 14:11
Trip 9/9/2020: Pickup Liverpool TAFE college, Bigge Street Liverpool 08:08 – Drop off Moorebank Shopping centre, Stockton Ave Moorebank 8:15
Trip 10/9/2020: Pickup Liverpool 14:38 – Drop off Graham Ave Casula 14:44
Trip 10/9/2020: Pickup Haddenham St Chipping Norton 19:15 – Drop off George St Burwood 19:48
Trip 14/9/20: Pickup Riverside Road Chipping Norton 15:50 – Drop off The Mill Hotel, Beaconsfield St Milperra 16:04
Trip 15/9/2020: Pickup Riverside Road Chipping Norton 08:31 – Drop off Birnie Ave Lidcombe 9:11
Trip 15/9/2020: Pickup Milperra 10:14 – Drop off Riverside Rd Chipping Norton 10:25
Trip 15/9/2020: Pickup Birnie Ave Lidcombe 15:22 – Drop off Riverside Rd Chipping Norton 16:07”
Barney in Tanjung Bunga @ #172 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:07 am
Now, that’s funny!
https://www.pollbludger.net/2020/09/20/newspoll-51-49-coalition-8/comment-page-3/#comment-3483635
All photo-op and no follow-up comes to mind, even if it doesn’t beat all tip and no iceberg …
Player One @ #182 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 9:21 am
So you have none.
Unfortunately the emphasis is on scratchy throat and cough.
Behrouz Boochani in the New York Times.
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Australia’s Image Is Beautiful. But Look Closer.
Growing up in a Kurdish family in the Ilam Province of Iran, I never expected my life to be affected by Australia’s history of white supremacy and settler colonialism. I had little awareness of Australia, a faraway country founded as a penal colony, and built on the massacres of its Indigenous people and on European migration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/opinion/australia-white-supremacy-refugees.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
lizzie @ #180 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:18 am
Hildebrand must be so far to the right that even the gibbons look like loony lefties to him!
Shellbell
Remarkable
Surely you jest
Have you heard of sat navigation
And your own phone can show everywhere you have travelled by car and even on foot
Shellbell,
Yeah, I saw that on the NSW Health Twitter feed. Remarkable.
Some of those contacts are nearly two weeks old now, so fingers crossed we’ve dodged another bullet. The other good news of course is that so many previous clusters now appear to have been snuffed out. So close.
United States :
Coronavirus Cases:
7,004,768
Deaths:
204,118
– 33,344 new cases and 294 new deaths in the United States
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
Barney in Tanjung Bunga @ #184 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:22 am
I have about half a dozen I could name off the top of my head. But there is no need – we all know who they are.
And exact times and duration of travel
Colour me surprised by technology
I find it difficult to breathe through a mask, so drop it from my face while driving. Would I be fined? Up till now I didn’t think so.
Player One @ #191 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 9:27 am
😆 😆 😆
Victoria @ #192 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:27 am
Am I missing something? I thought the case in question was a taxi driver – naturally they would have exact details for him. Even if the driver didn’t keep any records, all cabs are remotely monitored.
Lizzie,
No mask required for driving your car.
Shellbell and Spray
What is so remarkable about detailing the taxi driver’s log book or digital stuff they probably use nowadays.
Seems a simple task or am I missing something?
Barney in Tanjung Bunga @ #194 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 11:29 am
Matthew 7:20
lizzie @ #193 Monday, September 21st, 2020 – 9:27 am
I would think that if you are the sole occupant of the vehicle then there would be no reason to wear one, otherwise I would say you would need to do so.
Alpha Zero
Mmmm. That’s what I thought, especially as I am on my own. Don’t quite understand the report of those fines. Perhaps there’s more to the story.