The fortnightly Essential Research poll includes the pollster’s more-or-less monthly reading of the leadership ratings, which record a four point increase in Scott Morrison’s approval rating to 65% and a two point drop in disapproval to 28%. Anthony Albanese is respectively down two to 40% and steady on 33%. Morrison’s lead as preferred prime minister increases slightly, from 51-25 to 52-24.
Also featured are the pollster’s regular questions on federal and state government handling of COVID-19, with the added twist of a question asking who respondents felt had performed better out of the Prime Minister and their Premier or Chief Minister. This found 52% favouring their state or territory leader compared with 30% for Scott Morrison. The poll nonetheless gives the federal government its strongest result for handling of the pandemic in at least six months, with 69% rating it good (up two on a fortnight ago) and 12% as poor (down two).
The state government results are little changed for the three states with passable sample sizes: the New South Wales government’s good rating is up a point to 72%; Victoria’s is down two to 59% (the state’s lockdown was announced on the third day of the six-day polling period); and Queensland’s is down two to 76%. Western Australia’s is at 88%, the highest reading in at least six months, after the conclusion of that state’s lockdown, which is up eight on the previous poll, conducted shortly before the lockdown began. However, here the sample size is below 200 and the margin of error as high as 10%. The same applies to South Australia’s 79%, down one on last time.
The poll also has questions about Craig Kelly’s recent behaviour, although I wonder about a question wording that says Kelly has been “sharing Covid-19 misinformation”, the consistently negative tone of the propositions being put to the respondents, and the lack of clear response options along the lines of “who’s Craig Kelly?”. The results find 41% agreeing that Morrison has showed poor leadership, without offering clarity on how many disagreed and how many had no opinion, and 56% agreeing Kelly was “more interested in sharing Covid-19 misinformation and building his media profile than representing his constituency”.
The full report features still further questions on COVID-19 and one on a 2050 net zero carbon emissions target. The poll was conducted Wednesday to Monday from a sample of 1109.
a r @ #2299 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 5:18 pm
Perhaps he’s referring to State parliaments? If so, he’s undoubtedly correct.
The Player running interference for Morrison. No surprises there.
DisplayName @ #2294 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 5:11 pm
Scotty’s house of cards is set to collapse.
You can see through him like a pane of glass.
Albanese just has to stick to his meat and potatoes agenda and be as genuine as possible to contrast the Scotty pantomime.
south @ #2300 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 5:20 pm
No one likes constant whingers.
That’s about where you sit in the ladder of credibility on PB.
Sad for you. But, I’m sure you can deal with the set back to your ego.
N @ #2302 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 5:22 pm
Briefly, demonstrating what a dill he is. No surprises there.
Who was that masked man…
Vogon Poet @ #2286 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 4:55 pm
What the feck is a diamond shirt?
A little light sarcasm doesn’t always work on social media. Perhaps no one’s in the mood for humour today.
mundo,
The national netball team.
‘As the cameras flashed, Dr Jesse Li had to keep his cool as he administered Scott Morrison’s Pfizer shot. ‘It’s the honour of my life,’ he said.’
Fuk me. A Liberal voting doctor.
BW
”First Morrison physically assaulted the fire victim woman and now he physically assaults an elderly woman while he is wearing a mask. It is not enough that she survived the war.”
That image posted by Sprocket @4:45 really cries out for a caption.
If the Daily Telegraph ever switched to supporting Labor there’d be a job there for you there writing op-eds…
Dandy Murray @ #2309 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 5:36 pm
Got it.
Vogon,
Noted! We did a nice tag team on buce on Friday. I look forward to working with you again soon 😀
“Elderly lady fights off attempted bag-snatch by masked man…”
Cool it down, peeps.
We’re trying, William, but this goverment wants to build more coal power plants.
Newspoll tonight perhaps ..?
It’s been three weeks, so I assume so.
My tip: 51-49 to Labor
Scotty’s personal rating down
Australian Retailers Association cancels secret tobacco contract
Neil Chenoweth
One of the Australia’s largest industry groups has walked away from a contract worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby for e-cigarettes because the money was secretly sourced from Philip Morris International.
The Australian Retailers Association’s decision last August to end its relationship with global PR firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe, which had channelled funds from Philip Morris, marks the clearest sign that corporate Australia is distancing itself from Big Tobacco.
The ARA told AFR Weekend that Mr Zimmerman signed a six-month contract worth $250,000 on February 1 last year to lobby the government for e-cigarettes to be legalised, on health grounds. The contract included an option to extend for a further six months, which would have taken total payments to $500,000 over 12 months.
https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/australian-retailers-association-cancels-secret-tobacco-contract-20210219-p5740g
Scomo
Aus
My uncle when first driving in germany wondered why he couldn’t find Ausfahrt, such an obviously large place with so much signage on any maps.
Does anybody know where I can get a new frustration brick? The sight of that bastard morrison with his “v” signal (or was that a GF for the rest of Australia?) finally did it. I ripped my old one in half. I can’t put down here in words my feelings towards this mongrel bred bastard without calling down the wrath of our all seeing patron.
Dandy, Mrs B has taken away buces screens for bludging and not doing his chores
Socrates says Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 10:00 am
Or at the AAT.
Bushfire Bill says Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 12:13 pm
Facebook probably agrees with you. Certainly, the news media needs Facebook more than Facebook needs the news media.
lizzie says Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 12:14 pm
I think they brought it forward a day because they’ll get more publicity on a Sunday.
citizen says Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 12:59 pm
Plus, Morrison gets all the favourable publicity as it’s the first day (and a Sunday so a slow news day). Albo has to wait until mid week when it’s all old news.
If this was really supposed to be bi-partisan then they would have been sitting next to each other and vaccinated together.
Rex Douglas says Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 1:41 pm
Nothing about it in my Facebook newsfeed 🙂
Ok- I’ll admit that I’m playing within the letter, but not the spirit, of the law, William.
Tweet of the day…
bc @ #2328 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 5:59 pm
😆
Facebook’s thuggery shows why we must move fast to fix it
https://www.afr.com/technology/facebook-s-thuggery-shows-why-we-must-move-fast-to-fix-it-20210219-p573yt
The Shovel @TheShovel
https://www.theshovel.com.au/2021/02/21/part-time-bunnings-employee-amongst-first-to-get-vaccine/ (it’s worth a read)
Albanese: “I’ll be with every other Australian and waiting my turn to get vaccinated.”
That’s what he should say.
What a place.
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His Lights Stayed on During Texas’ Storm. Now He Owes $16,752.
“My savings is gone,” said Scott Willoughby, a 63-year-old Army veteran who lives on Social Security payments in a Dallas suburb. He said he had nearly emptied his savings account so that he would be able to pay the $16,752 electric bill charged to his credit card — 70 times what he usually pays for all of his utilities combined. “There’s nothing I can do about it, but it’s broken me.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/texas-storm-electric-bills.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
The lady sets the pace. The gentleman overstepped the mark.
poroti @ #2336 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 6:08 pm
Blast! A place with more expensive electricity than Australia! We can no longer claim to lead the world even in that! 🙁
lizzie @ #2337 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 6:10 pm
What an oaf.
Can we borrow Jacinda to clean up our PH culture …?
Nup, Poroti, they signed the contract, and that was the pointy end of the deal. Probably thought they were being clever, because they are good with numbers and all that. Humans are notoriously bad at reasoning about rare events.
But don’t worry, you too can expose yourself to the wholesale market, if you want:
https://www.amberelectric.com.au/
https://flowpower.com.au/
Caveat emptor!
Since when did Australian men give bear hugs to strangers, or even friends? Another American cultural import.
Re Poroti @6:08.
That’s what cowboy capitalism looks like.
Steve777 @ #2342 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 6:34 pm
She should have decked him.
Merkel and Ardern have both said they will get the vaccine when it comes to be their turn. As for our clown, he gets the premier vaccine on day 1.
What does that say about leadership?
Since when did Australian men give bear hugs to strangers, or even friends? Another American cultural import.
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Will it be long before he goes for the grab Trump style?
@ Dave:
“ Facebook’s thuggery shows why we must move fast to fix it
https://www.afr.com/technology/facebook-s-thuggery-shows-why-we-must-move-fast-to-fix-it-20210219-p573yt”
Clicked on that link to be met with a paywall.
Theron lies the rub: the inability of old media to commercialise the traffic that digital media has provided them for free.
The unctuous concern for community groups as such that I can see from the brief peak at the article before the paywall came down is a one week wonder at worse. 9 Entertainment are robbers who are using the Sherriff of Nottingham to do its dirty work. They can GGFed.
BK @ #2345 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 6:42 pm
It says that there is far more resistance to vaccinations according to recent polls and the Government, Opposition and minor Parties are trying to counter that perception.
Albo and Bandt will be innoculated later this week. credit them to putting politics aside to address an important public issue.
Dandy Murray @ #2341 Sunday, February 21st, 2021 – 5:49 pm
Jumping in without reading further back here…..
Why beware? If you have solar and a battery and prepared to be flexible in your energy use this should be a good deal. No? It is half hour wholesale price – spikes happen, yes, but you are supposed to get advance notice of these. AND, there are some guarantees so you dont get completely burnt if you are lazy and dont take the time to manoeuvre your energy use. Smart devices that turn on and off depending on the market price or remotely by you when you know spikes are happening will also make these options worthwhile.
Sure, it wont work for everyone. But if you are able to plan your dishwasher and washing machine loads, and have good insulation so you can move electric heating/cooling around the spikes, have a smart HWS….. more pros than cons?
The man who knows this is widespread throughout Australia but claims to not know what happened under his nose.
The Prime Minister says the culture within Parliament House towards women must improve and has warned many workplaces are ‘kidding themselves” if they think the issue is confined to Canberra. (SMH headline)