Courtesy of The Australian, the first Newspoll in four weeks has Labor leading 51-49, down from 52-48 last time, with similarly slight movement on the primary vote, with the Coalition up a point to 41%, Labor steady on 38%, the Greens down one to 10% and One Nation up one to 3%. Scott Morrison recovers much of the ground he lost on personal ratings in the last poll, being up four on approval to 59% and down three on disapproval to 37%, while Anthony Albanese is down three to 40% and up two to 43%, though these changes do not alter the general stability of his position over the longer term. Morrison now leads 56-30 on preferred prime minister, out from 52-32 in the last poll and identical to the result in the previous poll six weeks ago. The poll was conducted Wednesday to Saturday from a sample of 1514.
I blame the Greens for the behaviour of our resident expert on the Greens, btw.
“Australian coal is bad until it is turned into CO2 in a Chinese coal-fired power station. Then it is good.”…
Not at all. It continues to be BAD…. and it continues to be AUSTRALIAN coal…
The industrial West deliberately shipped out its industry to China to make a higher profit.With it of course went the pollution The West turned a blind eye to the terrible work conditions and awful pollution flowing from that. Turned a blind eye because the pollution and workers’ conditions were regularly reported but hey there was cheap stuff to buy and profits to be made. China was hardly a ‘free’ country then but no matter there were huge profits to be made and hey, the plebs got cheap stuff to keep them quiet. What a bonus no need to pay workers more to afford to live just load ’em up with cheaper shit.
So for those moaning about China just remember who bigly enabled them to get to their current position.
boerwar @ #142 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 9:59 am
Actually, you have just described the COALition’s proposed “consumption based” system of C02 accounting quite accurately. When our coal and fossil fuel exports are consumed in China, their massive C02 emissions get added to Chinese accounts. Even the emissions that actually occur in Australia during their extraction get added to the Chinese accounts. Conversely, when we consume our high-tech Chinese gadgetry or solar panels, these fairly minor emissions get added to our account.
It is indeed magic!
poroti
Good post.
The trend to cheap, poor quality products was obvious and now we’re stuck with it.
poroti @ #153 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 10:17 am
I’m fairly sure that must somehow have been the Greens! 🙂
“porotisays:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 9:21 am
C@t
6 years ago is a long time in China-Australia relations.
Yeah and China has really fucking changed in that time eh ?”
poroti,
The relations between the two countries have indeed changed in the past 6 years (far more tense and conflictive now), and if you complain that China hasn’t changed during that period, neither has Australia. The Chinese continue to be a CommoCapitalist country under the current CCP, whereas we continue to be a Neoliberal country under the Coalition. What has changed was the recent Trump presidency and their sudden turn against China (culminating in the Kung Flu madness), duly followed by other Neoliberal-Nationalistic buffoons such as ScuMo in Australia.
India is blocking social media posts for criticism against the whole shithole there.
No criticism from Australia or people like boewar….
And yet the USA wants to help a dictatorship government
I’ve just found this quote from Morrison’s speech and I really can’t bear it. It horrifies me. This egotist who has brought such poverty and suffering through his legislation believes he has been “sent from
God to heal?”
“lizziesays:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:23 am
poroti
Good post.
The trend to cheap, poor quality products was obvious and now we’re stuck with it.”
lizzie,
remember how the Japanese also started their post-WWII economic climb by doing exactly the same: producing and exporting cheap mass-consumption stuff. I still remember how they were accused of being just parasitic copiers of great Western ideas, etc… Now, look where the Japanese are in terms of science, technology and innovation. There is where the Chinese want to head to, and I am not sure who is going to stop them and how.
Shellbell @ #123 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 9:40 am
The Rockdale Suns used to be a predominantly Macedonian team. The Vergina Sun symbol had particular resonance in the Greek-Macedonian tensions of the 1990s, particularly in inner southern Sydney. The nuances were occasionally relevant in the ED at St George Hospital around that time.
lizzie @ #155 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 10:23 am
China has followed a path somewhat reminiscent of Japan’s – i.e. they developed their manufacturing industry by originally producing cheap geegaws and lower quality products, but now find themselves producing almost everything at every conceivable level of quality. Many “luxury” brands worldwide are made in China. Much of the world’s IT equipment is made in China, or utilizes parts made in China. The vast bulk of the world’s solar panels are made in China.
In fact, 28% of everything is now made in China.
lizzie
I saw one economist describe it as ‘America exported their inflation’ . It’s one way to look at the the trend to substituting locally made stuff with cheaper ‘Made in China’ goods.
Also I wouldn’t be suprised if the virus came from India because of lack of hygiene in India and the recent cases to NZ/Australia.
“Sheds a whole new light on why he forced that handshake on the young woman during the bushfires”..
ScuMo the “bastard” suddenly transformed into ScuMo the “healing saviour”?…. Dear me, these guys are truly taking the issue of “miracles” seriously….
There’s quite a few cartoons about Asian politics here:
https://www.rfa.org/english/cartoons
These cartoons are by Wang Liming – A political cartoonist who works under the pen name of Rebel Pepper. His work focuses on political, cultural and societal developments across Asia.
Helping Xi Help Himself to the South China Sea
That’s a Cute Boat You Got There
Everything Belongs to Caesar Here
Put Me Atop Your To-do List … or Else
Pay No Attention To The Pain Behind the Cotton
A Bloodstained Armed Forces Day
Hong Kong Now Has Its Own Political Prisoners
Howling for the Home Audience
The East is … Orange
China’s worst sandstorm in a decade swathed Beijing in a thick, orange haze, with peak particulate readings going beyond the scale of the instruments made to measure them. The March 15 blast of yellow sand from the Gobi Desert prompted social media users to mock air pollution czar Liu Bingjiang, who three weeks earlier had claimed a clean-air campaign called “Operation Blue Sky” had exceeded its goals, and that “the battle to keep our skies blue has been won.”
Alpo
When Morrison called his election as PM a “miracle”, he started to take himself far too seriously as his god’s representative on earth. This is BAAAAD.
Quoll says:
Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 11:38 pm
It really is like nothing happens with newspoll, which makes me think…… a significant portion of the Australian population really do not know or care about anything remotely political.
Yes. That is the case. Most voters avoid politics most of the time. They are repelled by politics, fair to say. They have a distinctly low opinion of politicians and have an aversion to political ‘discourse’. Many voters are not merely apolitical, they are anti-political. Most voters apply a profound discount to political gab. This is the default setting.
“Zerlosays:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:34 am
Also I wouldn’t be suprised if the virus came from India because of lack of hygiene in India and the recent cases to NZ/Australia.”
I don’t know about that, but I am certainly surprised that, given the conditions of living, overall population size, local population density, and pathetic leadership by the Trumpist Modi, India is skyrocketing Covid infections only now….
I’ve finished my course “Incorporating Renewable Energy in Electricity Grids”, there was extensive discussion with regard to what each market was doing. The Australian market was presented by Audrey Zibelman. , she emphasized roof top solar.
The China presentation was interesting. They are busy installing HV DC lines to the coal mines and at that location installing new coal fired stations and solar generation, both with an aim of utilizing the DC link fully. It wasn’t said but obviously they will be using local coal (power stations for imported coal need to be near a port not 1000 miles inland) and it will remove pollution away from the cities. It will give them the option of expanding renewables as there coal mines are in the middle of nowhere.
It was also mentioned that with the economic slowdown they have overbuilt, and that there electricity market is not well developed so available resources are not well utilized.
I think, anybody thinks they are going to sell more coal to China because they are building power station is delusional.
Mexico is going gang busters with renewables at 25%. Denmark are at 50%
Eeeek!
I just received a phone call telling me to attend local medical centre in 2 hours for vaccine jab.
Not much notice!!
poroti @ #127 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 9:46 am
Wait till Labor – the opposition – hears about this.
Whoa daddy I wouldn’t want to be in Miracle Man’s shoes when Albo goes the boof on this one.
lizzie says:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:40 am
Good luck
“Alpha Zerosays:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:37 am
There’s quite a few cartoons about Asian politics here”…
Do you mean that “There’s quite a few anti-Chinese government cartoons here”?
“lizziesays:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:40 am
Eeeek!
I just received a phone call telling me to attend local medical centre in 2 hours for vaccine jab.
Not much notice!!”….
What?… Is this “Communist China”?…. What are they going to do if you refuse to take the AstraZeneca jab and tell them that you trust the Pfizer jab far more?…
Wonder if Albo could hire Jordan Shanks to give him a few pointers on cutting through.
lizzie @ #123 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 9:42 am
What we need is a really effective opposition.
lizzie @ #171 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 10:40 am
Eeeek indeed.
Take a balloon and a choccy, all will be well. 🎈
Alpo – It is a bit that way, I’m just putting them out there. I’m just seeing what is out there, I think I might have some more places to cover 🙂
Frednk,
the focus on rooftop solar in Australia is weird. Ben Barr at the AEMC keeps talking about it too. But all our hold-ups are in connecting LS renewables and building the required network to expand that further. This is being left to a “market” that doesn’t work or doesn’t even exist.
FFS
Dandy Murray @ #180 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 10:50 am
Rooftop solar is great for the government – Consumers bear the cost, Power companies bear the consequences, and the Government claims the credit!
Player One says:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:56 am
Except electricity grid operators.
Zerlo @ #182 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 10:58 am
Let them eat coal!
Flake? Flake?
Are you some sort of Victoriam?
BW
Last time I looked the monarch of Australia’s main qualification was to be a Protestant, descended from the body of the Electress Sophia of Hanover.
Not sure how this qualifies them as Head of State of Australia
Oakeshott Country says:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 11:01 am
Flakes are those who keep voting liberals because they don’t want to try someone new.
Well this explains a lot:
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2021/04/aussies-ditch-sydney-and-melbourne-for-south-east-queensland/
Edit: As the author says “The fact of the matter is that South East Queensland remains far cheaper to live and offers a far better lifestyle than either Sydney or Melbourne.”
poroti @ #104 Monday, April 26th, 2021 – 10:17 am
Do you eschew your cheap cotton t-shirts made in Bangladesh as well?
Do Victorian anti-vaxxers, who object to MMR because it may have traces of Mercury eat Flake (the swimming thermometer) ?
Alan Moir has a favour to ask:
Our two favourite psephs, Mr Bowe and Ben Raue, are talking about the redistributions on The Tally Rooms’ latest podcast:
https://www.tallyroom.com.au/41512
Perhaps the biggest story on the planet at the moment is India – Cartoons from the Times of India:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/politics/cartoons
To pull the Cartoons off their site is a big tough – so I have gone straight to the Cartoonists Twitter sites.
Apologies if this dump of Cartoons is a bit big…
Sandeep Adhwaryu
@CartoonistSan
ajit ninan
@theajitninan
And their links via twitter:
Cartoonist Alok
@caricatured
Satish Acharya
@satishacharya
MANJUL
@MANJULtoons
Good Morning
It’s good to see movement to Labor.
It’s going to be a landslide election as Biden’s changes become harder to deny.
The climate issue is just going get worse for the LNP.
That means better economic managers goes. Link vaccination to lockdowns. As well and bye bye LNP.
This while it’s seen as cruel. So in other words run Bill Shorten’s campaign but with telling how bad the economic management is.
With climate hammer the investment pipeline.
Use the slogan. Your job at risk today.
Renewable manufacturing is the car industry of today. Though that may be underselling it.
In case it’s not been posted.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2021/04/26/crime-of-the-century-alan-kohler/
The media is really starting to go after the propaganda
@MrDenmore tweets
That the fossil fuel industry managed to turn global warming into a left/right political issue might have been tactically brilliant, but it was also a vast global crime with the Murdochs as key actors
Good stuff, Alpha Zero! 🙂
‘DisplayName says:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:04 am
We have no (direct) control over what other countries do with coal. We do have control over whether or not we sell it, and by including our coal on the market or not, influence over the price of all coal.
Naturally we should advocate for its phasing out worldwide.
Who is it that always mocks empty gestures? Australians have influence in Australia. We have limited influence in other countries. Yet suddenly the resident PB expert in empty gestures is demanding empty gestures. ‘
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OK. You are not going to say anything about China spewing out 28% of the world’s CO2 because to do so would be an empty gesture. That is clear.
Is posting on Bludger an empty gesture?
Ah the great days of ethnic soccer in Sydney.
I think it was the Sydney Sun that was reporting on an unfortunate incident in a game between Bonnyrigg White Eagle (Serbia) and Sydney Croatia.
They did a vox pop of some of the crowd including a Croatia man called Probitis Vesrbe who blamed unruly Serb provocateurs in the crowd. The next day the Sun apologised when it was pointed out that the name the man had given was Croatian for “Kill all Serbs”
Every time someone says coal mines overseas. Remember. Think Globally Act Locally.
Let’s get local manufacturing added value instead of exporting fuel for emissions. There’s jobs in manufacturing
‘Alpo says:
Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:13 am
“Australian coal is bad until it is turned into CO2 in a Chinese coal-fired power station. Then it is good.”…
Not at all. It continues to be BAD…. and it continues to be AUSTRALIAN coal…’
Dr Physics and Dr Chemistry say that you scientifically wrong. Coal is not CO2. Coal does not cause global warming. CO2 does cause global warming.
China chooses whether or not to turn coal into 53% of the world’s coal-fired CO2 emissions. Not anyone else.
Now, how do we know that for 100% certain?
Because China does not allow foreign countries to interfere in its internal affairs.
Who’s the biggest promoter of coal ? Tony Abbott.
The grinch who stole Christmas.