The fortnightly Essential Research poll was published yesterday, showing the following:
• On voting intention, primary vote numbers inclusive of a 7% undecided component have Labor and the Coalition on 32% each, which is one down in Labor’s case and two up in the Coalition’s. The Greens are down two to 12% and One Nation are up one to 7%. The pollster’s 2PP+ measure has Labor down two to 49% and the Coalition up two to 44%, with 7% undecided.
• Leader favourability ratings, in which respondents are asked to rate the leaders from zero to ten (distinct from a more conventional approval question that is asked of the Prime Minister once a month), offer the most distinctive evidence yet for a softening of Anthony Albanese’s position: 40% now give him a rating of seven to ten, down seven on last month, with 28% scoring him from zero to three, up six.
• For the first time since Labor came to power, a “national mood” question records a net negative result, with 42% rating that the country is on the wrong track, up five on a month ago, compared with 38% for the right track, down five.
• A series of three questions on tax policy includes one on “reducing tax concessions for people with superannuation balances over $3 million”, which found 50% supportive and 19% opposed. Forty-seven per cent rate themselves unlikely to have $3 million in super when they are old enough to access it along with 23% for not that likely, while 8% think it very likely and 15% fairly likely. “Tightening up the rules around family trusts to make it more difficult for wealthy families to split their incomes and reduce their tax” was supported by 55% and opposed by 15%, and cancelling stage three tax cuts has 42% support with 22% opposed.
The poll was covered Wednesday to Sunday from a sample of 1141. Other poll findings around the place:
• An additional result from this week’s Newspoll has support for an Indigenous voice at 53%, down three on a month ago, with opposition up one to 38%. Last week’s Resolve Strategic poll also had a supplementary question on the voice, which had support at 58%, down two from December and January, and opposition up two to 42%.
• The quarterly True Issues survey of issue salience by JWS Research finds concern over the cost of living continuing to raise, now rated as one of the three main issues by 47%, up from 44% in October and just 16% a year ago. Housing and interest rates is up seven since October to 26%; health has steadied after a long decline as the pandemic faded from the limelight, now up two to 31%; and environment and climate change is down three to 23%. The survey was conducted February 24 to 27 from a sample of 1000.
• The latest weekly Roy Morgan federal voting intentions have Labor on 38%, the Coalition on 33.5% and the Greens on 11.5%, with Labor’s two-party lead narrowing from 56.6-43.5 to 54.5-45.5. The poll was conducted Monday to Sunday; as usual, the sample is not specified.
Boerwar @ #2598 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:10 pm
Exactly. Whether you are filthy rich or not, try taking some personal responsibility.
It’s not the whole answer, but it would go some way to addressing the problem.
Just rewatched the episode of “Newsroom’ where the expert climate scientist says wtte of ‘all this would have been great, if we’d done it twenty years ago…”
zoomster @ #2602 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:16 pm
Indeed. There’s the old saying – “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now“.
Rex Douglas says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:05 pm
50 for Head.
Davey who ..???
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Snap-O-Meter prediction has progressed to:
Zzzzzzzzz….
Player
One of my annoyances is people going into debt to buy a new twin cab 4WD to pick up the kids from school or to commute. With that degree of debt they could buy an electric car that would do that job and with the reduced running costs they could pay the thing off quicker and then move on to paying off the McMansion.
So. You can get ten years in the slammer for writing homoerotic literature in China. The Chicommies don’t like it.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/13/chinas-rotten-girls-are-escaping-into-erotic-fiction-about-gay-men
Rupert will be having to monitor his heart..
In last week’s ruling, Cohen found that “at a minimum, Fox News turned a blind eye to a litany of outrageous claims” about Smartmatic. “Plaintiffs have pleaded facts sufficient to allow a jury to infer that Fox News acted with actual malice.”
This is for the second defamation case seeking $2.7B,
Dominion is seeking summary judgement in their case , the same could happen with Smartmatic
Sames, especially the bathroom & the fridge.
Boerwar says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:10 pm
LOL.
Well that’s sorted then.
The Fossil Cartel blames filthy rich individuals for not doing their share.
The Filthy rich individuals (by global standards that is most Australians) blame the Fossil Cartel.
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I want my space rocket cartel, damnit!
Rex Douglassays:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:05 pm
50 for Head.
Davey who ..???
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Candice won’t be happy.
She may not get her final trip to the UK as an official WAG.
Sceptic says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:22 pm
Rupert will be having to monitor his heart..
In last week’s ruling, Cohen found that “at a minimum, Fox News turned a blind eye to a litany of outrageous claims” about Smartmatic. “Plaintiffs have pleaded facts sufficient to allow a jury to infer that Fox News acted with actual malice.”
This is for the second defamation case seeking $2.7B,
Dominion is seeking summary judgement in their case , the same could happen with Smartmatic
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What does ‘summary judgement’ mean?
Not ‘summary execution’…?
Taylormade @ #2620 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:24 pm
Haha you’re right … although I think she’s already made it as an official ‘influencer’ on the level of Bec Judd and Nadia Bartel.
What does ‘summary judgement’ mean?
+++++
Getting a judgement before going to the trial stage.
timbo @ #2605 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:21 pm
Easy. Tax all vehicles per tonne of emissions per annum. You need such a vehicle? Absolutely fine – just be prepared to pay for it.
mikehilliard says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:22 pm
I lived in a shared house in 1985 that greatly resembled their household.
Sames, especially the bathroom & the fridge.
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Our ‘peak Young Ones’ was probably when I wanted to cook some baked beans. No clean pots. Found one next to the sink. Had to apply Domestos as a first-stage clean, then wash the Domestos off, then cook.
Later, I consulted with the guys re the pot. We worked out it had been sitting near the sink unwashed for 17 days since it was previously used.
Gee, we felt good!
BK says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:28 pm
What does ‘summary judgement’ mean?
+++++
Getting a judgement before going to the trial stage.
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Rendering the trial unnecessary?
Player One says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:29 pm
timbo @ #2605 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:21 pm
Player
One of my annoyances is people going into debt to buy a new twin cab 4WD to pick up the kids from school or to commute. With that degree of debt they could buy an electric car that would do that job and with the reduced running costs they could pay the thing off quicker and then move on to paying off the McMansion.
Easy. Tax all vehicles per tonne of emissions per annum. You need such a vehicle? Absolutely fine – just be prepared to pay for it.
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I saw a (surprise, surprise) Minerals Council* ad promoting the virtues and necassity of the diesel fuel rebate. Vom-it!
*Very fine print at the end.
Snappy
My kids were old enough to get the Young Ones.
Our conversations are still peppered with TYO quotes
The fourth member, Neil’s reaction was to follow a “duck and cover” manual and set up a shelter under the kitchen table with the highly unlikely statement “I have a gun and I am not afraid to use it”
Snappy Tom @ #2617 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:33 pm
Right. Because we don’t subsidize fossil fuels nearly enough 🙁
I missed Fridays RC.
It’s not on the RC website but it’s now on Youtube.
I am about to listen to Mr Greggery’s closing statement.
But the commissioner made reference to the poor MSM coverage and praised the Twitter coverage. Sorry if someone else posted this but I found it interesting.
She’s a good egg.
Now back to Mr Greggery…
Oakeshott Country says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:35 pm
Snappy
My kids were old enough to get the Young Ones.
Our conversations are still peppered with TYO quotes
The fourth member, Neil’s reaction was to follow a “duck and cover” manual and set up a shelter under the kitchen table with the highly unlikely statement “I have a gun and I am not afraid to use it”
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We all knew Neil (the hippy) was lying.
I did love how he started painting himself with white anti(nuclear!)-flash paint, though…
Bennelong Lurker @ #2593 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:05 pm
I completely agree with her, and I followed nearly all of the sources quoted. I was simply pointing out that biased statements are just that. The landmark heavy hitting SMH articles, by Peter Martin et al back when the system was in full swing, were quoted by the Commissioner during hearings. They were easily the most incisive and accurate that appeared in the mainstream media.
I quoted several during today, in between formulating a time lapse simulation model of truck movements, to help to get around the Scotts fiasco, for a client.
Rendering the trial unnecessary?
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Yes. If one case is a dead cert to get up.
An interesting interview by Poland’s Rzeczpospolita newspaper, of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, exiled Russian businessman and opposition activist, and founder of Open Russia. It is wide-ranging, but on this day when ‘Navalny’ won the Oscar for Best Picture, I wanted to draw attention to the stance of Russian opposition figures towards Putin’s war on Ukraine and what it means for Ukraine-Russia relations down the track:
“Q: What would a free Russia do with Crimea, Donbass and other occupied territories of Ukraine?
A: There is an unequivocal position of the Russian Anti-War Committee on this subject. We believe that Ukraine should return to its 1991 borders and there is no alternative. Even before February 24, 2022, it was possible to talk about some long-term negotiations or political solutions. Putin blew it all away. Ukraine will remain a hostile state to Russia until it regains its illegally appropriated territories. I am convinced that Putin will lose this war and will not be able to hold the territories he currently occupies.
Q: Are friendly relations between Russia and Ukraine possible in the future?
A: We know from experience that friendly relations were rebuilt even between Russia and Germany, despite the fact that the number of victims was gigantic. For this to happen, the regime’s crimes would have to be recognized and held to account. Will Russia, like occupied Germany, be able to follow this path of repentance? This is the most important question. For if repentance does not come to pass, nothing good will come of it.”
https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art38111231-michail-chodorkowski-wladimir-putin-przegra-te-wojne
Player Onesays:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:29 pm
“Tax all vehicles per tonne of emissions per annum. You need such a vehicle? Absolutely fine – just be prepared to pay for it.”
If your implication is that this is the only road use charge.
Yes, but roads need maintenance and EV’s are part of the wear and tear.
What if everyone had EV’s?
Great for emissions, crap for road financing.
Two on one day.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202303/1287149.shtml
One of my favourite things about The Young Ones is the mid-episode segues to a sketch completely unrelated to the episode.
I can’t find it via google or bing, but I love one where the segue is to a bunch of three insects on the wall, two of whom work for the BBC.
Turns out they’re a doco team and they ask the 3rd insect, a Fly, “What’s it like, being a fly on the wall?”
Fly: “It’s overrated!”
Immediate segue back to the episode…
BK says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:40 pm
Rendering the trial unnecessary?
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Yes. If one case is a dead cert to get up.
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Is the dead cert determined by the judge or agreed to by the defendant (i.e. “I got nuthin’!”)
PaulTu @ #2625 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:41 pm
That why we also have tolls. Because too much revenue from those lacking any sense of personal responsibility is never enough! 🙂
I lived in a share terrace house in Balmain when I was going to Uni. One afternoon, when we were sitting in the loungeroom watching the TV, the ceiling fell in on us! 😀
Of course, it was just plaster, so we were all okay. 🙂
Labor is going to introduce truth in advertising. No more green washing by commercial tricksters.
Eco resorts will have to demonstrate zero net emissions or forego the term ‘eco resort’.
The new standard will include include taking responsibility for embedded emissions in all overseas imports, food, heating, wine, cooling, roading costs, bridge building costs, fire management costs, building construction emissions costs, building maintenance emissions costs and client travel emissions costs.
“Marcia Langton attacks ‘relentless scare campaign’ waged by opponents of Indigenous voice”
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/13/marcia-langton-attacks-relentless-scare-campaign-waged-by-opponents-of-indigenous-voice
Yes, that’s the only thing that the racists in the Liberal and Nationals party are capable of doing: Desperately trying to scare the voters about the Voice!
Will they succeed?
Nope!
Update from on the ground in Bakhmut:
“The Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi has reported : “The situation around Bakhmut remains difficult. Wagner’s assault units are advancing from several directions, trying to break through the defence of our troops and advance to the central areas of the city.”
At the same time, Syrskyi added that in the course of fierce battles, Ukrainian soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the occupiers.
He emphasised that the defenders are repelling all Russian attempts to capture the city with artillery, tanks and other firepower, and the defence of the fortress [one of the names of Bakhmut] continues.”
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/13/7393120/
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, was right on the money in mid-February 2022, a week or two before Russia invaded:
“GEN. MARK MILLEY: I called up my counterpart in Russia a couple of different times. He just said that they were doing an exercise, and I confronted him on it. I talked to him as late as maybe two weeks before the actual invasion, I said, “This is a terrible strategic mistake. It’s placing Europe at risk. It’s obviously going to have tragic consequences for Ukraine. This is going to be an extremely bloody affair for Russia. This is an enormous strategic mistake that you’re making.” I think I said, “You’ll get in there in 14 days, you won’t get out for 14 years, and you will have body bags flowing back to Moscow the entire time. These people are going to fight you.” The demographic of present-day Ukraine is that anybody who’s 60 years or younger knows nothing but freedom for the most part, and a country like that is not easily conquered.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/24/russia-ukraine-war-oral-history-00083757
“These people [the Ukrainians] are going to fight you.” Boy, has that turned out to be true.
Слава Україні! Героям слава! Смерть Путіну!
“Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian defence ministry using Bakhmut to ‘deliberately expend’ Wagner forces, analysts say”…
Unfortunately, what’s being expended by the Russian defence ministry is not just the Wagner forces, but also tens of thousands young and inexperienced Russian forced recruits.
… and the Ukrainian counter-offensive is about to start…
“Reuters has a quick snap to say that sources have told the news agency that China’s Xi Jinping, recently handed an unprecedented third term in office, plans to visit Moscow as soon as next week. It would send a strong signal that China was doubling down on its relationship with Russia at a time when some elements in the west have been expressing concern that China might start to supply arms to aid Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/mar/13/russia-ukraine-war-live-russian-defence-ministry-using-bakhmut-to-deliberately-expend-wagner-forces-analysts-say#maincontent
Australia needs to exert whatever influence it has with China to discourage it from sending arms to Russia. I also hope Prime Minister Albanese had a quiet word in the Indian PM’s ear about winding back trade with Russia.
Alpo @ Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7:03 pm:
“Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian defence ministry using Bakhmut to ‘deliberately expend’ Wagner forces, analysts say”…
Unfortunately, what’s being expended by the Russian defence ministry is not just the Wagner forces, but also tens of thousands young and inexperienced Russian forced recruits.
… and the Ukrainian counter-offensive is about to start…”
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This falling out among thieves is both welcome, and not entirely unexpected. Long may these Russian invaders cut each others’ throats – or at least, until they all leave Ukraine.
Does that mean the Labor Govt and our fossil fuel exporters will take responsibility for enabling the worlds worst emitters …?
Boerwar @ #2632 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:56 pm
Call a wahmbulance for Player One! 😀
https://deadline.com/2023/03/fox-news-dominion-defamation-lawsuit-1235283212/
“Media companies may always report the truth, including reporting on false allegations while explaining that the allegations are false, and Dominion did not sue the many media companies that did just that in 2020,” Dominion’s legal team wrote.
“A publisher who knows the truth can still publish the allegations, but must tell his audience the truth — that the allegations are false — or face defamation liability. That is not Dominion rewriting First Amendment law; it’s the bedrock of decades of First Amendment precedent.” [The italics were included for emphasis by Dominion’s lawyers].
Remembering that Fox belatedly retracted some stories.. only after they knew they were going to be sued. Rupert should’ve quit when he escaped gaol over the Sun tape hacks
C@tmomma says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7:16 pm
Boerwar @ #2632 Monday, March 13th, 2023 – 6:56 pm
Labor is going to introduce truth in advertising. No more green washing by commercial tricksters.
Eco resorts will have to demonstrate zero net emissions or forego the term ‘eco resort’.
The new standard will include include taking responsibility for embedded emissions in all overseas imports, food, heating, wine, cooling, roading costs, bridge building costs, fire management costs, building construction emissions costs, building maintenance emissions costs and client travel emissions costs.
Call a wahmbulance for Player One!
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Surely, you mean Wham!bulance…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A
Snappy Tom,
No this 😉
Head out for 90. 2/158 and Australia lead by 67 with 33 overs to go.
C@tmomma says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7:31 pm
Snappy Tom,
No this
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So, in Australia you’d call “Oh, oh, oh!” The voice would ask “What is the nature of your First World problem?”
Shellbell:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 4:49 pm
[‘The capacity of institutions to seek to stop abuse claims in their tracks because the perpetrator is dead will be looked at by the High Court in GLJ in May or June.
Here is the link to some details
https://www.hcourt.gov.au/cases/case_s150-2022
Ta.
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98.6:
Re. the funding of the Sydney Opera House:
The final cost was $102 million and it was largely paid for by a State Lottery.
I don’t know if you’re aware but the winning parents of the lottery in 1960 had their son kidnapped & murdered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Graeme_Thorne
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yabba:
Holmes did refer to the lack of interest by the MSM in the RC she heads. However, when her report is released on June 30, I daresay the MSM’s interest in it will be immense – if only for a day.
Aus 2nd wicket falls at 153.
Snap-O-Meter prediction now 554.
OR Zzzzzz….
Dutton.. ex defence minister gets it so wrong..
He claimed Suffren nuclear needs to be refused after 6-7 years, it’s 10 years, he claimed refuelling takes 2 years, it takes 1 WEEK!
Sceptic says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7:50 pm
Dutton.. ex defence minister gets it so wrong..
He claimed Suffren nuclear needs to be refused after 6-7 years, it’s 10 years, he claimed refuelling takes 2 years, it takes 1 WEEK!
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Dutton was presenting Alternative Facts.
The ‘war in three years’ paper proclaims Albo skirted Chinese skies when flying. For what? Cause he was going to get shot down. This is how insane this coverage is. Pathetic and dangerous.
How many bludgers have signed up for the war? And their kids. We know Boerwar is in. Even the m@mmacita. Anyone else?
Oakeshott Countrysays:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:35 pm
Snappy
The fourth member, Neil’s reaction was to follow a “duck and cover” manual and set up a shelter under the kitchen table with the highly unlikely statement “I have a gun and I am not afraid to use it”
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And the provisions had to go in the ‘food zone’. Viv had just put them on the table.
Snappy Tom says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7:51 pm
Sceptic says:
Monday, March 13, 2023 at 7:50 pm
Dutton.. ex defence minister gets it so wrong..
He claimed Suffren nuclear needs to be refused after 6-7 years, it’s 10 years, he claimed refuelling takes 2 years, it takes 1 WEEK!
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Dutton was presenting Alternative Facts.
The reason it takes 1 WEEK to refuel is because they don’t have to cut the submarine in half to access the reactor..
I still believe it will all get too hard & we will just go on buying second hand boats… hopefully at significant discount