The Age/Herald today brings its first Resolve Strategic poll federal poll since the election, which I count as the third set of fully published federal poll results since the election, together with one Newspoll and one Roy Morgan (so not counting various sketchily reported Roy Morgan results over the last few weeks). This is by some distance Labor’s best result of the three, crediting them with 42% of the primary vote (compared with 32.6% at the election, 37% from Newspoll and 36% from Morgan), the Coalition with 28% (35.7% at the election, 33% from Newspoll, 37% from Roy Morgan), the Greens with 12% (12.3% at the election), One Nation with 5% (5.0%), the United Australia Party with 2% (4.1%), independents with 8% (5.3%) and others with 3%.
Resolve Strategic does not provide two-party preferred results, but my calculation based on flows from the recent election, matched by that of Kevin Bonham, has Labor with a lead of 61.3-38.7, compared with 52.1-47.9 at the election, 56-44 from Newspoll and 53-47 from Roy Morgan (which is also about where Morgan’s sketchily reported recent polls have had it). As with its pre-election polling, Resolve provides breakdowns for the three largest states, which by my calculation produce Labor two-party leads of 60.1-39.9 in New South Wales (51.4-48.6 at the election), 64.2-35.8 in Victoria (54.8-45.2) and 59.1-40.9 in Queensland (reversing a 54.0-46.0 advantage at the election).
Anthony Albanese records an approval rating of 61% (combining responses of very good and good), the same as his result from Newspoll, and a disapproval rating of 22% (very poor plus poor), compared with Newspoll’s 26%. Peter Dutton respectively comes in at 30% and 37%, whereas Newspoll had it at 37% and 41%, consistent with its tendency to produce lower uncommitted ratings. The poll was conducted Wednesday to Sunday from a sample of 2011.
The Guardian reports the fortnightly Essential Research poll asked voters to rank both leaders on a ten-point scale, which found 43% scoring Anthony Albanese between seven and ten, 23% rating him between zero and three and the rest rating him between four and six. Peter Dutton was ranked positively by 26%, negatively by 34% and neutral by the rest. The poll also found 80% believed governments should take an active role in the economy compared with only 20% who believed who believed it should leave things to the market, reflected in further findings of 70% support for government-imposed limits on prices for essential services such as energy, with only 7% opposed, and 61% in favour of taxes on companies that make additional profits due to rising inflation, with unopposed specified. It also found 47% in favour of higher skilled migration, with 18% opposed. The poll had a sample of 1065 and was, I assume, conducted from Wednesday to Sunday – the full report should be published on the pollster’s website later today. UPDATE: Full results here.
We have also had from Ipsos a global poll on attitudes to abortion, which finds 45% of Australians believe abortion should be legal in all cases and 25% legal in most, compared with 6% for illegal in all cases and 9% for illegal in most. The respect combined results for the 27 countries surveyed were 30% and 29%, and 10% and 16% – Australians were roughly as Liberal as those in most European countries except Sweden and France, and more so than Americans, Latin Americans and Asians.
‘fess,
Really!?! Is the Liberal Party so bereft of leadership talent, suffering from Stockholm Syndrome induced by Scott Morrison, or believing that only Scott Morrison has what it takes to bring them back from the political wilderness, that they would seriously consider bringing him back to lead the Liberal Party!?!
He just led them to their greatest loss of formerly core seats, in just about forever and his ‘genius’ plan to take over Labor seats in the Regions and outer suburbs, fell flat on its face.
Honestly, I’d be more worried if Bridget Archer took over the leadership of the federal parliamentary Liberal Party than if Scott Morrison returned like Banquo’s political ghost. She has some political nous at least.
MaccaRB,
Please, not another day of Stage 3 Tax Cuts blah!
You just suggested deferring them until the Coalition’s $1 Trillion of debt is paid off. Don’t you realise that by the time that happens people will have gotten used to them being in? And the longer they are in, the more people structure their finances around them.
I honestly don’t think Katy Gallagher and Jim Chalmers will be touching that 3rd rail with a barge pole. That ship has sailed and they are probably thinking about doing more about tax loopholes that the wealthy take advantage of. Plus enacting the 15% Multinational Tax. They’ll probably end up with more revenue that way too.
C@t:
No, he isn’t coming back. Imagine once the investigation gets underway, the sorts of things likely to be unearthed from the PM Morrison era? His reputation will take a further hit
Archer is a woman and therefore has no shot.
‘fess,
Lol. One day women will be treated as equals in the Liberal Party. 🙂
Is the South China Sea Bubble about to burst?
China cut its benchmark lending rate and lowered the mortgage reference by a bigger margin, adding to last week’s easing measures, as Beijing boosts efforts to revive an economy hobbled by a property crisis and a resurgence of COVID cases. The People’s Bank of China is walking a tight rope in its efforts to revive growth.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/china-cuts-lending-benchmarks-arrest-economic-slowdown-2022-08-22/
This has been doing the rounds on Tiktok. Very different to his reception at the Byron Blues Festival (or whatever it was during the campaign).
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/cheers-and-beers-pm-receives-rock-star-reception-at-gang-of-youths-concert-20220822-p5bbwo.html
Now that is a honeymoon.
Those in the liberal party may be waiting to see what will the independent Federal Integrity commission will do first before any moves on Dutton leadership before the 2025 federal election .
“ Confessions says:
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 5:41 am
C@tmomma @ #1291 Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 – 4:45 am
“Peter Dutton might have done a lot better in the latest poll if he hadn’t backed Scott Morrison to the hilt.
Someone said last night that with these poll numbers SfM won’t be going anywhere, presumably an inference that Morrison might see himself returning to the leadership if Dutton’s and the coalition’s polling continues to be dire.
Surely though there is no alternate universe in which SfM can lead the Liberals again. His reputation with the public and the media is so cooked, not to mention he’s completely blown his lot with his colleagues, that there’s no way he could return to the leadership without it looking like a complete and utter joke.”
Although I keenly look forward to Morrison’s political demise, his constant daily reminder in the media is an enormous millstone around the Coalition’s neck and will dog them until the day he leaves. I’m sure he will leave when a suitable financial opportunity presents itself but until then I hope Labor make a daily meal of him and continually expose him and his colleagues for what they really are.
“ I honestly don’t think Katy Gallagher and Jim Chalmers will be touching that 3rd rail with a barge pole. That ship has sailed and they are probably thinking about doing more about tax loopholes that the wealthy take advantage of. Plus enacting the 15% Multinational Tax. They’ll probably end up with more revenue that way too.”
Agreed C@T, softly softly catchee monkey. Political capital is best spent wisely.
Confessions says:
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 5:58 am
C@t:
“No, he isn’t coming back. Imagine once the investigation gets underway, the sorts of things likely to be unearthed from the PM Morrison era? His reputation will take a further hit
Archer is a woman and therefore has no shot.”
And worse still, a woman with integrity and a deal of commonsense, she’s absolutely no chance.
Always snarked by people identifying problems amongst adults and then saying it’s because X wasn’t taught in schools.
Firstly, just because some people don’t seem to know something doesn’t mean it wasn’t taught to them. (I’d say even those saying ‘X should be taught in schools’ have forgotten skills/content they themselves were taught in schools…)
Secondly, of course, if someone in their forties or fifties genuinely wasn’t taught something doesn’t mean it’s not being taught now.
My observations of the types who needed to be taught X in schools is that generally they are the ones you could have taught X to all day every day and they still wouldn’t have understood it….the failure not being that of the people teaching.
Did the Raiders cut Steve Jackson after he scored the winning try in extra time?
zoomster,
That’s why I prefaced the article with the comment, but will the kids even listen?
My youngest son switched off Maths in Year3! I couldn’t get him to take an interest in it. If you asked him what 8×7 is, he wouldn’t know but he can work it out on his phone calculator. At least he’s not susceptible to fake news and views though.
Thanks William for your interpretation of the Resolve Poll and your calculation of the 2PP.
Now that 3 months have elapsed since the election and substantial and creditable polling is now being recorded, will you be updating Bludger Track?
Cronus,
I have a sneaky feeling that Scott Morrison thought that, when he did his press conference the other day, he may have encouraged some feelings of buyer’s remorse after 3 months of Anthony Albanese and Labor being in government. No way, Jose!
Very impressive Resolve poll result. It “feels” (yeah I know, I know) about right – reflects the vibe. I recall that in 2013 Abbott had no noticeable post election honeymoon bounce.
Of course anything could happen anytime (and probably will) but the only obvious political event on the horizon that seems to have potential to majorly disrupt the pattern is the Federal Budget. Restoration of the full fuel excise might induce a bit of grumpiness.
Hopefully these salad days linger at least until the end of the year. With luck there will be some trickle down of those Victorian numbers to the State scene, and the Vic Libs will have their collective arses handed to them again in November.
Bridget Archer is the female exception in the Liberal Party.
Although, on many core issues, she may support Liberal values & policy she has demonstrated an independence that would not please party elders.
If it wasn’t for the closeness of the polling and the vital retention of her seat to retain government I believe she would have been rolled for pre-selection prior to the May Federal Election.
IMHO I can see her, disgusted by the revelations of Scotty’s behaviour, resigning from the Liberal Party and joining the cross bench sitting as an Independent or possibly aligning with Jaquie Lambie as her only future path as a member of the House of Representatives.
Good morning Dawn Patrollers
David Crowe explains the results of the Resolve poll that has Albanese well in front.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/post-election-surge-in-support-for-anthony-albanese-s-new-labor-government-20220822-p5bbol.html
And Sarah Martin dissects the latest Essential poll results.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/23/guardian-essential-poll-70-of-people-want-price-caps-on-essential-services-such-as-energy
Doug Dingwall writes that, like the public at large, the public service has found itself unaware of an important decision about the operation of the Morrison government, something that bears directly on its own work delivering on policies and services. He writes, “The Prime Minister has excused public servants for their role in the saga, but the criticisms hanging over the Governor-General show Mr Morrison’s actions have cast a wide ominous shadow over the government institutions involved. Once the facts are known, the public service will face questions itself. What was its advice, and did it urge Mr Morrison to publicise the appointments? Was it frank and fearless?”
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7864282/morrisons-mess-tarnishes-everyone-involved-that-includes-the-aps/?cs=14350
The quality of political leadership around the Western world right now is wretchedly mediocre. One big reason is a loss of faith in democracy, and an accompanying loss of faith in the orderly processes of government. Scott Morrison’s unfathomable weirdness in appointing himself to five extra portfolios is evidence of this, writes Greg Sheridan who says Morrison made kooky moves but he was no dictator.
https://amp.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/morrison-made-kooky-moves-but-he-was-no-dictator/news-story/e3b7deff54a39ba4a668feb071cb55ef
The great unravelling of Scott Morrison’s pseudo-constitutional coup deserves a comprehensive inquiry. Perhaps a royal commission. It’s a commission that could also embrace other improper, illegal or general style of secretive unaccountable government, and also take in the connivance, or learned ignorance of other ministers and senior bureaucrats. writes Jack Waterford about the stench of Morrison’s dormant coup.
https://johnmenadue.com/the-stench-of-morrisons-dormant-constitutional-coup/
Legal experts Professor George Williams and Professor Luke Beck say law changes are needed to ensure future prime ministers can’t secretly appoint themselves to other portfolios and backed a parliamentary inquiry into the Morrison ministries saga.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/legal-experts-back-law-changes-to-stop-a-repeat-of-secret-ministry-saga-20220822-p5bbso.html
Revelations about Scott Morrison’s power-grab of five secret ministries raise serious questions about the health of Australian media and in turn, the media’s commitment to contribute to a strong democracy, writes Victoria Fielding who says the lack of scrutiny helped Morrison scandal go unnoticed.
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/lack-of-scrutiny-helped-morrison-scandal-go-unnoticed,16688
Paul Bongiorno thinks the office of Governor-General is broken and needs replacing.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/08/23/paul-bongiorno-governor-general-republic/
The AFR says that Jim Chalmers has laid down a new agenda for the $3.4 trillion superannuation sector that he hopes will steer part of its vast pool of capital toward nation building investments in housing and clean energy.
https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/superannuation-will-fund-nation-building-chalmers-20220822-p5bbty
“Where do the RBA and economists now stand on wages growth?”, asks Alan Kohler.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/08/22/wages-growth-rba-economy-kohler/
Scott Morrison is watching a scandal over his secret cabinet self-appointments unfold from the safety of the back benches. But contamination from his radioactive prime ministership is spreading through Australia’s system of government and now, at the very top, threatens Governor-General David Hurley, who signed off on five duplicate Morrison ministries, writes James Robertson.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2022/08/22/morrison-legacy-governor-general/
According to Alexandra Smith, Dominic Perrottet will lose a second cabinet member to retirement with Corrections Minister Geoff Lee the latest MP to announce he will leave politics at the March state election.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/second-minister-pulls-the-plug-on-the-perrottet-government-20220822-p5bbuy.html
Tom Rabe and Lucy Cormack report that the NSW government has been forced to pay $1.9 billion to bail out icare, prompting warnings that systemic problems within the state insurer are yet to be addressed and likely to cost taxpayers for years to come.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-government-forks-out-1-9b-to-bail-out-state-insurer-icare-20220822-p5bbve.html
Abul Rizvi opines that Immigration will be the most contentious issue at Labor’s jobs summit. He says consensus on how to better protect migrant workers from exploitation must be an outcome of the jobs summit, including serious criminal penalties for egregious wage theft and labour trafficking. Enforcement of these penalties would need to be better funded plus a strong role for unions.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/immigration-will-be-the-most-contentious-issue-at-labor-s-jobs-summit-20220819-p5bbct.html
The bosses of the big four banks, which among them employ almost 150,000 Australians, have not been invited to the Albanese government’s jobs summit next week.
https://amp.theaustralian.com.au/nation/whos-in-whos-out-bank-bosses-snubbed-for-albaneses-jobs-summit/news-story/86ed9c2ae120df3598d4a0c82fe52b83
Anthony Albanese claims the jobs and skills summit is already a success because it has so many people focused on the issues and the need for change. But he is not trying to claim it can repeat the broader agenda of Bob Hawke’s 1983 summit, says Jennifer Hewett.
https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/positive-spirit-of-jobs-summit-makes-it-a-winner-before-it-begins-20220822-p5bbqn
It’s not the kind of thing that will make headlines at the Jobs Summit. But shifting to monthly wage surveys could help the Reserve Bank to avoid a costly interest rates mistake, argues Chris Richardson.
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/how-a-small-idea-can-stop-us-flying-blind-on-inflation-fight-20220804-p5b76l
Easier pathways for temporary skilled migrants to make Australia their permanent home are shaping as part of the federal government’s plan to address worker shortages that will be mapped out at next week’s jobs and skills summit, says Shane Wright who tells us Anthony Albanese has said a pathway to permanent migration should form part of the solution to skilled worker shortages.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/permanent-residency-part-of-worker-shortage-solution-albanese-20220822-p5bbse.html
Victoria is facing a shortage of almost 400,000 workers within three years, amid warnings the lowest unemployment for almost 50 years and soaring job vacancies could soon act as a handbrake on the state economy. Ahead of next month’s federal jobs summit, a report by Victoria’s new Skills Authority has suggested the state is in danger of not having enough suitable workers across a range of key industries, reports Josh Gordon.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-facing-shortage-of-almost-400000-workers-by-2025-20220822-p5bbrc.html
The success of independent “teal” candidates, inaction on climate change and the state government’s response to COVID-19 have inspired a wave of professional women to enter the Victorian election race, writes Annika Smethurst.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/more-independent-women-poised-to-shake-up-victorian-election-20220822-p5bbrs.html
A COVID inquiry is needed, but a royal commission may not be the answer, thinks Michael Koziol.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-covid-inquiry-is-needed-but-a-royal-commission-may-not-be-the-answer-20220820-p5bbeu.html
The corporate watchdog is conducting at least two investigations into “greenwashing”, including a publicly listed company, as it warns businesses and fund managers to avoid overhyping their climate change credentials, reports John Kehoe.
https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/asx-listed-company-investigated-by-asic-for-greenwashing-20220822-p5bbrd
Dana Daniel writes that Health Minister Mark Butler says further regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry will be discussed at future health ministers’ meetings as pressure mounts for a royal commission amid fresh allegations of patient exploitation by so-called “cowboys”.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/butler-puts-cosmetic-surgery-regulation-on-health-ministers-agenda-as-calls-for-royal-commission-grow-20220822-p5bboj.html
Here is Adele Ferguson’s second part of her story on the cosmetic surgery “industry”.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/it-s-so-scary-ella-was-hospitalised-after-cosmetic-surgery-went-horribly-wrong-20220817-p5baio.html
Queensland women are self-harming and searching for pills on the black market to induce abortions as they face chronic delays, financial pressures and a lack of support from healthcare providers, a new study has found. The University of Queensland study published in the CSIRO’s Sexual Health journal analysed almost 2,000 anonymous client records from the pregnancy counselling service Children by Choice between December 2018 and June 2020.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/23/cost-of-abortions-causing-queensland-women-to-consider-self-harm-study-reveals
Zoe Samios tells us that online news website Crikey has urged billionaire media mogul Lachlan Murdoch to sue for defamation over an article it published that named his family as “unindicted co-conspirators” in the January 6, 2021, riots at the US Capitol. It has also published months of legal correspondence between it and Murdoch’s lawyers over the article and will run an “open letter” in The New York Times outlining its desire to defend the matter in court.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/crikey-vows-to-see-media-mog.ul-lachlan-murdoch-in-court-over-us-capitol-article-20220822-p5bbqh.html
On one side, a small Australian media player. On the other, the world’s most powerful media moguls from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. Independent news outlet Crikey has just taken its fight with Lachlan Murdoch public, writes Mark Sawyer.
https://michaelwest.com.au/lachlan-murdoch-v-crikey-we-wont-bend-to-legal-threats-says-minnow-publisher/
The number of business collapses in the construction industry remains below pre-pandemic levels despite a worsening costs squeeze that has triggered a string of high-profile failures among developers. But peak industry groups are warning of a wave of insolvencies, as soaring prices for labour and materials mount.
https://amp.theaustralian.com.au/nation/builders-warn-industry-marching-towards-a-cliff/news-story/3b194c7cdd3e9d03df75f173a0138fb3
Sydney’s train dispute has dragged on too long and cost too much. It must end, declares the editorial in the SMH.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-train-dispute-has-dragged-on-too-long-and-cost-too-much-it-must-end-20220822-p5bbv6.html
Qantas might have baggage but at least it’s not asleep at the wheel, writes Chris Harrison.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/qantas-might-have-baggage-but-at-least-it-s-not-asleep-at-the-wheel-20220822-p5bbop.html
The government’s $11 billion mega-development at Central is as ambitious as it is innovative. Putting a “lid” over the many rail lines that converge at the station and erecting 34-storey towers above will be an immense challenge, writes Clover Moore who says Central’s mega-precinct must be a hub for the jobs of the future.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/central-s-mega-precinct-must-be-a-hub-for-the-jobs-of-the-future-20220822-p5bbtn.html
The struggle to find bulk billing clinics for children is prompting fears that vaccination rates will fall.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/23/struggle-to-find-bulk-billing-clinics-for-children-prompts-fears-vaccination-rates-will-fall
The last case of locally acquired polio in Australia was 1972. But it’s popping up in New York, London and Jerusalem, and we could be next, writes Michael Toole.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2022/aug/22/polio-is-spreading-in-the-us-uk-and-israel-should-australia-be-worried
General practices are struggling. Peter Breadon describes five lessons from overseas to reform the funding system.
https://theconversation.com/general-practices-are-struggling-here-are-5-lessons-from-overseas-to-reform-the-funding-system-188902
Stephen Bartholomeusz has some concerns that the head of the US Federal Reserve in his annual speech to central bankers, economists, academics and other policy wonks on Friday might “blow up” the markets.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/jerome-powell-could-blow-up-the-markets-this-week-20220822-p5bbp6.html
“Is the world ready for three Popes?”, wonders Rob Harris as Pope Francis is likely to hang up the boots due to failing health.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/two-popes-too-many-is-the-world-ready-for-three-living-popes-20220821-p5bbh9.html
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If kids were taught psephology in school, they wouldn’t have to have the results of opinion polls explained to them. 😉
The rooster has had his feathers plucked, ready to be boiled.
And it’s still strutting!
Jaeger, you wag! 😀
Thanks so much BK
Surely not???
Re Dog’s Brunch @7:40. Morrison did it all without any help from Albo…
Wonder if allix hawks faction state mps will go now that elliott looks likebeing forced out wonder if ray williams will folow perotit tried to replace him in carsilhill last election and he threatind to organize a chalinge against perottit have any liberakls said they want morrison back
Thank you, BK.
“Is the world ready for three Popes?”, wonders Rob Harris as Pope Francis is likely to hang up the boots due to failing health.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/two-popes-too-many-is-the-world-ready-for-three-living-popes-20220821-p5bbh9.html
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What goes round comes round.
There were three popes during the Avignon period.
Apart from that:
For outside, cool red shoes.
For inside, papal slippers.
Paul Sakkal
The Coalition’s primary vote in Victoria is 24% – four points lower than Coalition primary across Australia. Down from 33% at May election
Compares to Labor’s 44% primary in Victoria, new @theage polling shows https://t.co/Bdp3xWm0pK
John Farnham diagnosed with cancer
Singer John Farnham has been admitted for surgery this morning after being diagnosed with cancer.
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/john-farnham-cancer-diagnosis-the-voice-singer-in-hospital-for-surgery/news-story/3a1b0cf58e7fd55b2c336cd6c7a358ac
Looking forward to see the back of Paul Fletcher when a solid Independent runs in Bradfield at the next election.
Australia’s rabbit invasion traced back to single importation of 24 animals in 1859, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/23/australias-rabbit-invasion-traced-back-to-single-importation-of-24-animals-in-1859-study-finds
Dogs brunch
I often get sky news articles appearing on my feed.
The headlines are always as bad as the one you linked.
The latest one i saw was relating to victoria.
It read “victoria is a basket case”.
I never link to the actual articles.
I guess victoria virtually having the best economy in australia being a basket case. What does it say about the rest of the country.
Lol!
#weatheronPB
Birds herald with colourful ringtones.
The sun has arrived! Commanding and warm.
Damp ground. Tiniest drops. Fade.
Jaeger says:
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 8:05 am
Australia’s rabbit invasion traced back to single importation of 24 animals in 1859, study finds
Population then exploded in what researches say was ‘the fastest colonisation rate for an introduced mammal ever recorded’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/23/australias-rabbit-invasion-traced-back-to-single-importation-of-24-animals-in-1859-study-finds
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Thanks. I am not sure what ‘fastest colonization rate’ means, but I believe that SARS-CoV-2 easily outstripped the bunnies in speed, distribution and numbers of individuals.
Phoenixred
Hopefully john Farnham’s treatment will be successful.
C@tmomma @ #2 Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 – 5:57 am
I guess we can all understand why Labor partisans don’t like discussing them.
My heart bleeds.
Well, there’s a surprise.
People want to pay less tax.
People want more and better free government services.
People want to pay less for essential services like electricity.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/23/guardian-essential-poll-70-of-people-want-price-caps-on-essential-services-such-as-energy
‘Victoria is facing a shortage of almost 400,000 workers within three years, amid warnings the lowest unemployment for almost 50 years and soaring job vacancies could soon act as a handbrake on the state economy. Ahead of next month’s federal jobs summit, a report by Victoria’s new Skills Authority has suggested the state is in danger of not having enough suitable workers across a range of key industries, reports Josh Gordon.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-facing-shortage-of-almost-400000-workers-by-2025-20220822-p5bbrc.html‘
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So. Who is making up these numbers?
The other campaign that must be well-funded is from the mob who are running the GPs/bulk billing campaign.
Some interesting poll analysis from the Xi mouthpiece on Australian attitudes to China: the Global Times. It gives a bit of insight into why Chinese-Australians shifted votes from the Coalition to Labor. I assume that some master of the dark arts has done an analysis of TikTok but I have yet to see anything published on that.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1273594.shtml
What the corrupt lib/nats propaganda media and lib/nats dont understand is that it would be hard for teal independents to take many Labor seats.
Particular when Labor is in government and the teals are running on similar policies to those of Labor’s
Samantha Maiden from News.com is reporting the advice will be “scathing”:
News.com.au has confirmed with senior government sources that are familiar with its contents that the legal advice is sharply critical of the conduct of the former prime minister and will lay the groundwork for a formal investigation into Scott Morrison’s ‘ministry of secrets’.
Morning all. Thanks for running through the poll numbers William. And BK thanks for the roundup. Good to see people finally asking wider questions about what the Scotty Five Jobs scandal says about the role of the GG and governance changes needed.
Regarding the poll, even if you assume MOE or some one off factors to the impact of discovering Morrison’s secret ministries, 61/39 is a stunning result, including 64/36 in Victoria.
I know state and Federal polls are different, but they can’t be THAT different. On anything like these numbers Victorian Liberals will lose seats, either to Labor or inner city Greens and Teals. Matthew Guy and Tim Smith will not sleep well on these numbers.
Is it much easier and politically smart for the greens and teals to take seats from the lib/nats
Thanks, BK.
And now for the truly bad news for Australia. Have a look at the youth unemployment levels in China’s cities:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/23/chinas-economy-is-losing-momentum-what-is-happening-and-why-does-it-matter-for-australia
‘BK says:
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 8:25 am
Samantha Maiden from News.com is reporting the advice will be “scathing”:
News.com.au has confirmed with senior government sources that are familiar with its contents that the legal advice is sharply critical of the conduct of the former prime minister and will lay the groundwork for a formal investigation into Scott Morrison’s ‘ministry of secrets’.’
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One of Morrison’s management arrangements was a very strict control of the feed. IMO, this helped distort the MSM’s reporting on the Morrison Government and was probably conducive to the success of the Corruption of Thieves over the past decade.
It rather looks as if Ms Maiden is on the feed…
Interesting point
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Ronni salt
The case centres around an allegation to the Murdoch’s knowledge of, and support of, their Fox network’s involvement in Trump’s January 6 attempted coup.
That’s a topic that’s hotter than a napalm bomb – with a discovery process that nobody would want. Crikey know that.
Steve777 says:
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 7:43 am
Re Dog’s Brunch @7:40. “Morrison did it all without any help from Albo…”
Agreed, they’re giving Albo way too much credit for Morrison’s self-immolation.
This video has just dropped in on our new website.. It’s about one of our residents who was actually born on the premises. If you look closely you might see a bit of BK in it.
https://restvale.com.au/news/the-restvale-experience/
Boerwar
On the one hand, everyone is supposedly leaving victoria for greener pastures.
On the other hand, it is the best economy on the mainland.
And on the big toe we are experiencing a shortage of workers.
You know it makes sense.