Newspoll: 53-47 to Labor

Slight improvement in the Coalition’s voting intention numbers, but Scott Morrison’s personal ratings continue to track down.

The Australian reports the latest Newspoll has Labor leading 53-47, in from 54-46 three weeks ago. The primary votes are Coalition 37% (up two), Labor 38% (steady), Greens 11% (steady) and One Nation 2% (down one). Scott Morrison is down two on approval to 44% and up two on disapproval to 52%, while Anthony Albanese is respectively steady on 37% and up two to 48%. Morrison’s lead as preferred prime minister has been cut from 48-34 to 46-38. The poll was conducted Wednesday to Saturday from a sample of 1524.

Author: William Bowe

William Bowe is a Perth-based election analyst and occasional teacher of political science. His blog, The Poll Bludger, has existed in one form or another since 2004, and is one of the most heavily trafficked websites on Australian politics.

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  3. Cud Chewer says:
    Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 12:25 am

    One for the Tesla fans ( koolaid kids)..

    Tesla faces a huge fine in Norway for throttling battery charging speeds?

    The company was ordered to pay $16,000 per customer.

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/24/22451101/tesla-fine-norway-throttle-battery-charging-speed

    They have been in trouble everywhere for pulling stunts like this. Witness magically extending battery range to enable flight from US east coast during hurricane events

  4. He’d be lapping up the drama and spectacle of it all.

    Stephen K. Bannon, the former Trump White House adviser who was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena, surrendered to federal authorities Monday morning and was scheduled to make his first court appearance later Monday afternoon.

    Bannon, 67, walked through a group of photographers outside the FBI field office in downtown Washington. Bannon told the news media, “I don’t want anybody to take their eye off the ball for what we do every day. . .We’re taking down the Biden regime.”

    Bannon is expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather for his arraignment on two counts of contempt of Congress.

    Bannon will not appear in the courtroom however. Court officials said Bannon will make his first appearance by video from the courthouse, using a room and a procedure set up during the pandemic to keep detained defendants separated from other courthouse personnel.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/steve-bannon-surrenders-contempt-congress/2021/11/15/7d797918-4620-11ec-b05d-3cb9d96eb495_story.html

  10. BetoMentum…..

    J. David Goodman
    By J. David Goodman
    Nov. 15, 2021
    Updated 10:11 a.m. ET
    HOUSTON — Beto O’Rourke entered the race for Texas governor on Monday, challenging an ultraconservative and well-financed two-term Republican incumbent in a long-shot bid to win an office Democrats last occupied in 1995.

    The arrival of Mr. O’Rourke immediately set the stage for a pitched political showdown next November over the future of Texas at a time when the state — with its expanding cities and diversifying population — has appeared increasingly up for grabs.

    Mr. O’Rourke, the former El Paso congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, has been a darling of Texas Democrats and party activists since his run against Senator Ted Cruz in 2018. Though he lost the Senate race by nearly three percentage points, the fact that he came close to unseating the incumbent Republican senator transformed Mr. O’Rourke into a national figure and convinced many Democrats that the state was on the cusp of turning blue.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/us/politics/beto-orourke-texas-governor-announcement.html

  11. Mavis says:
    Monday, November 15, 2021 at 11:28 pm
    New book by the political editor of “Crickey” documenting 36 lies told by Morrison:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3AvxeZ-sz4&t=197s
    ————————
    Geez – even Scomo’s capacities to lie are mediocre. At this rate he’ll need decades in office to get anywhere near Trump territory – 30573 being the final tally.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-lies-false-presidency-b1790285.html

  12. Jaeger @ #602 Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 – 5:44 am

    I just did 5 of the Standard Maths HSC questions and got 5/5. 🙂

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/get-me-out-of-here-three-hours-of-hsc-exam-prove-the-real-test-20211115-p5991y.html

    Ditto.

    What were the “Advanced Maths” questions like?

    I thought about that and concluded I’d be afraid to find out. 😀

    Lots of trigonometry I expect. Which I could do again but I’d need a refresher course first. I certainly could not do them at 10pm at night, straight off the bat.

  13. sprocket_ says:
    Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 6:51 am
    BetoMentum…..
    ——————
    Interesting…. Does seem like a long shot; you wonder why he’s spending the political capital he accumulated during his creditable Senate run – especially as much of it was depleted by his lacklustre performance during the 2020 primaries. Still – he probably doesn’t have a whole lot to lose. If turning Texas blue turns out to be a real thing ever, it’s probably at least a decade away.

  15. You could say exactly the same here. Just switch our Republicans’ for Coalition’s.

    Looking back on the first 10 months of Joe Biden’s presidency, we see little evidence the media has examined its own role in Republicans’ assault on democracy. Indeed, one could argue mainstream media outlets have been complicit in the current crisis of democracy. The trivialization of coverage, default to false equivalency, amplification of GOP spin and habitual treatment of Republicans’ conduct as within the normal boundaries of politics have serious implications for a democracy that relies on an informed citizenry.

    …

    This style of political coverage reduces critical issues of the day to sporting events and celebrity gossip. “Is the president angry with senators?” The answer is irrelevant, and the question is designed to create a nonsensical sound bite (the White House denies he is angry) rather than analysis of the substance of disputes. In the current political environment, the media’s process obsession obscures the lunacy of an increasingly unhinged right and its lack of policy answers on much of anything.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/15/journalists-also-have-an-obligation-fix-democracy/

  19. ‘fess,
    Not to mention the way Donald Trump is AGAIN getting free coverage on all the major TV networks as they discuss ad infinitum his latest manufactured outrage. Just like they did in 2015 and 2016.

    They should just ignore him!

  20. max @ #617 Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 – 7:04 am

    Well that’s nice. Now that the Vic government has amended the pandemic laws I’m sure the protesters will all happily take their nooses home as the fine upstanding citizens that they are, and go back to volunteering at soup kitchens and wildlife shelters…..

    https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/government-agrees-to-change-proposed-pandemic-laws-20211115-p5996n.html

    Or in the case of one of them, go back to teaching your kids. 😯

  23. >Interesting…. Does seem like a long shot; you wonder why he’s spending the political capital he accumulated during his creditable Senate run – especially as much of it was depleted by his lacklustre performance during the 2020 primaries. Still – he probably doesn’t have a whole lot to lose. If turning Texas blue turns out to be a real thing ever, it’s probably at least a decade away.

    Most of that capital is in Texas – it didn’t translate well to the national stage as his presidential bid showed. Additionally Abbott is weaker due to the Texas power grid collapsing last year, and his generally incompetent response to COVID.

  24. shellbell @ #557 Monday, November 15th, 2021 – 9:14 pm

    ItzaDream

    Not to be but a magnificent winner

    https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/7511072/professor-veena-sahajwalla-named-nsw-australian-of-the-year/?cs=12

    Indeed! Thanks for this. They all read so well, and make for self-reflection and adequacy/inadequacy thoughts. This young doctor, naturally, really jumped out at me –

    The 2022 NSW Young Australian of the Year is Dr Daniel Nour, Founder of Street Side Medics.

    Identifying a gap in the healthcare of vulnerable people in New South Wales, Dr Daniel Nour founded Street Side Medics in August 2020. It’s a not-for-profit, GP-led mobile medical service for people experiencing homelessness.

    With 145 volunteers, and four clinics across New South Wales, Street Side Medics has changed the lives of more than 300 patients. It has treated many communicable and non-communicable illnesses, dealt with neglected medical needs, and detected conditions that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. This includes diabetes, thyroid disorders, hepatitis C, HIV, heart disease and cancer.

    Despite working full time at Royal North Shore Hospital, 26 year old Daniel has rarely missed a clinic across the four sites since Street Side Medics launched. He volunteers his afternoons to ensure the clinics are run smoothly and patients are receiving the care they deserve.

  26. yabba @ #566 Monday, November 15th, 2021 – 9:35 pm

    ItzaDream @ #470 Monday, November 15th, 2021 – 8:54 pm

    ItzaDream @ #465 Monday, November 15th, 2021 – 8:37 pm

    (Terrific ACO coming up this Wednesday)

    Thanks for prodding me. 7 pm . I can get a train that will get me back to Tuggerah about 11.30. Perhaps I’ll see you there.

    Sure thing. Two big blokes, 6′ , 6’2, heavy side of the weight spectrum might cover it. We sit down the front Level 1, so entry from door 1. Could loiter near the box office at 6.45 ish. I’ll send Mr Bowe a request to swap emails if you like.

  27. After COP26 the fossil fuel disinformation has started again already. This story highlights the poor workers in the Indian coal industry. Yet it barely mentions that most Indian coal is extracted and burnt by large companies that are not poor. Nor does it mention that renewable power is cheaper than coal in India as well as Australia.

    This reminds me of the stuff Pakistan trotted out when campaigners tried to end child slavery in carpet factories.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-16/so-hard-for-india-to-give-up-coal-after-cop26-disappointment/100622324

  29. The Russians are essentially idiots. Do they not realise that everything they do the West will have to counter and will likely do better?

    I could guarantee the Americans are already working on Hypersonic Missiles as well.

    I think that’s what Russia and China forget, that it’s all just physics and engineering and they do not have a lock on either of them.

  30. Further on anti-renewables stories, this one is about forced labour in China used to recover silicon in solar PV panels. I agree this is a problem. Australia could import solar panels from other countries where this does not happen. Solved.

    However what is not mentioned is that the same silicon is used in making every touchscreen in every smart phone, tablet or PC made in China. Why no mention of them? Please explain Angus Taylor, who is so concerned about the PV panels.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-16/warning-solar-industry-human-rights-australian-government/100622832

  31. It looks like Clive Palmer is going toe to toe with Scott Morrison for the Evangelical vote (though I still reckon it’s just to harvest votes for the Liberals and the LNP ultimately):

    Israel Folau’s mammoth legal fight against Rugby Australia for terminating his contract over his social media post which said homosexuals and other “sinners” would go to hell, appears to have given the 6ft 4 rugby union player a taste for the political.

    CBD has learnt that Folau has been considering a tilt at politics at the behest of billionaire Clive Palmer to stand on a ticket for Palmer’s United Australia Party for a Queensland Senate seat.

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/folau-considers-a-higher-purpose-in-politics-20211115-p5994t.html

    Because the Senate needs more religious bigots. 🙄


  32. nath says:
    Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:56 pm

    Roy Orbison says:
    Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:29 pm

    Bernard Keane was not getting stuck into anybody. He tiptoed around Morrison’s lying to the point where he all but said “they all do it and Albanese has questions to answer. Or will have them if I’ve got anything to do with it”.

    Keane is green leaning and therefore closer to the LNP then Labor. A bit like his masters at Crikey.
    ________________
    Stooge comment of the day!

    You think; I am glad s0meone else has noticed the Greens and the LNP are in a grand anti Labor coalition.

    The LNP created the mess, the Greens are the enablers.

    Same-same is a standard line from the Greens to undermine Labor and justify the Liberal’s behavior.

  34. Clive Palmer wants a senate seat, he is betting there are enough nutters to get one. His preference flow will be to the Liberals. If he fails the Liberals get his quota. For Clive, Win Win.

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  39. Simon says:
    Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 7:10 am
    >Interesting…. Does seem like a long shot; you wonder why he’s spending the political capital he accumulated during his creditable Senate run..
    ——————
    Most of that capital is in Texas – it didn’t translate well to the national stage as his presidential bid showed. Additionally Abbott is weaker due to the Texas power grid collapsing last year, and his generally incompetent response to COVID.
    ———————
    Thanks Simon – good context.

  40. An interesting article on India’s intention to increase coal burning as much and as fast as it can.
    (Opponents of Australian coal mining will be delighted to know that India intends to increase its coal mining capacity to a billion tons a year.)
    Mentioned: per capita energy use disparity between India and the United States.
    Mentioned: extreme poverty in India.
    Mentioned: farmers are already losing to AGW in India.
    Not mentioned: extreme wealth disparity in India.
    Not mentioned: environmental consequences of human population growth – in India or anywhere else.
    There is a proposition in the article that India has no viable alternative to increasing coal burning.
    The Indian Government is trading off current economic activity against the future of hundreds of millions of Indians.

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-16/so-hard-for-india-to-give-up-coal-after-cop26-disappointment/100622324

  43. ocrates says:
    Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 7:30 am

    Further on anti-renewables stories, this one is about forced labour in China used to recover silicon in solar PV panels. I agree this is a problem. Australia could import solar panels from other countries where this does not happen. Solved.
    =============================

    I doubt it. There is plenty of agility. US regulations aimed at curbing practices in China resulted in a prompt cross-border trade using Vietnam as a proxy. Then again, one has to look at the general treatment of the very poor and prisoners including forced prison labour, organ harvesting from prisoners, and the large number of executions:

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesco-china-labour-prisons-factbox-idUSKBN1YS0OF

    https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27167

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China

  44. C@tmomma at 7:30 am

    I could guarantee the Americans are already working on Hypersonic Missiles as well.

    They are and the most recent test was a bigly FAIL. they will however get there. It is just the Russians have a big head start.. You need to ask why the Russians went in so hard for hypersonics. For that you can thank Dubya but also Obama and Trump. The US unilaterally pulled out of several nuclear missile treaties/agreements with Russia. There were nutters like Rumsfeld talking about nuclear first strikes and the possibility of “winning” a nuclear war.

  45. Good morning Dawn Patrollers

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    There was a tinge of desperation in the way Scott Morrison opened a dusty political cupboard on Monday to grab some old slogans for the coming federal election, writes David Crowe who says Morrison is not even waiting for Labor to reveal its policies to launch his scare campaign.
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    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/15/scott-morrison-rules-out-more-ambitious-2030-emissions-target-despite-cop26-pact
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  47. The US is behind in hypersonic technology. It is running behind in AI capacity.

    The military value of hypersonic technology, particularly of hypersonic nuclear missiles, is that it counters the US advantage in anti-ballistic missile technology.
    Hypersonic missiles have three advantages. They are fast. They can be put into orbit and released at will. Their terminal trajectories can be manipulated, making it difficult to track and intercept them.
    As far as I know hypersonic missiles have a targeting problem. This matters for point source targets like US aircraft carrier. It does not matter so much when you intend to obliterate large swathes of cities.
    Essentially, hypersonic nuclear missiles get the MAD balance back to where it was several decades ago: better than a fifty fifty chance that both sides will wipe each other out completely.

  48. In regards the coverage of Texas, it is interesting to note the agenda in that State headed by the response to Pandemic spread mitigation protocols, abortion and voting rights

    These issues are at play elsewhere across the World, including in Australia and in Melbourne

    They are the political agenda of the right (and some would present the far right inspired and emboldened by the likes of Trump and his fellow travellers) of the political spectrum

    These proponents put much store in referencing the left of politics including in Australia accusations against the ABC as an example (and removing the tax shelter for community organisations which question the Coalition government)

    Perhaps it is time we questioned the right of the political spectrum, their agenda and the outcome of that agenda on society and the ever evolving of society including by the embracing of education and, by extension, science

    Texas highlights the start point

    Interestingly we watched a re run of Utopia which is, in the Australia of today is alarmingly funny

    Particularly the last episode referring to a Future Fund to accrue money to spend on future projects

    The question being why set aside money to spend when exactly instead of actually spending that money on infrastructure in today’s dollars such that that infrastructure is in place for future use?

    And even for our use

    Then again, and to return to right wing ideology, austerity delivers confidence and that confidence will trickle down

  49. This is what I wrote in response to David Crowe’s article:

    What’s the point of low interest rates if you can’t afford to purchase the house that the low interest rates will benefit you with?

    What’s the point of low interest rates if petrol is going up and up and up?

    What’s the point of low interest rates if your wages aren’t going up?

    What’s the point of promising low interest rates if you know that higher interest rates are coming down the pike in order to correct the economic flooding of the zone with cheap money, from the GFC to the Pandemic?

    The point is, Scott Morrison has an election to win and no porky, or pork barrel, is too big to deploy for that aim.

    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-goes-back-to-the-future-with-interest-rate-trust-tactics-20211115-p59933.html

  50. Thanks, BK.
    I notice that various commentators are still busy advising Labor to put out climate policies and for Albanese to be more visible, etc, etc, etc.
    Meanwhile, Labor is leading on PV and Albanese has overhauled Morrison on leadership traits.
    Keep up the good advice, guys!

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