The fortnightly Essential Research poll has a broadly static result on federal voting intention, with a two-point gain for Labor to 32% coming at the expense of the Greens (down two to 11%) rather than the Coalition (steady on 35%). One Nation is up a point to 8% and undecided is unchanged at 5%. The pollster’s 2PP+ measure reverses the last result in having the Coalition leading 48-47, with the balance undecided. Questions on government performance on various issues suggest support for its social media policies, as do findings that 45% favour “strong regulation” to “prevent online harms” against 24% for the offered alternative of “absolute freedom of speech on digital platforms”, and that large majorities are in favour of various limitations on free speech. Further questions find “reduced tariffs and regulation” viewed positively by 37% and negatively by 33%, and the government’s performance on affordable housing rated positively by 20% and negatively by 54%. The poll was conducted Wednesday to Sunday from a sample of 1123.
The weekly Roy Morgan poll has Labor down one-and-a-half to 30% and the Coalition up the same amount to 38.5%, with the Greens and One Nation steady on 12.5% and 6.5%. The Coalition leads 51-49 on two-party preferred, reversing last week’s result. The two-party measure using 2022 election preference flows is 50-50, where Labor led 51.5-48.5 last week. The poll was conducted Monday to Sunday from a sample of 1666.
The Australian National University’s Centre for Social Policy Research has results from the first survey of what promises to be a multi-wave series tracking changes in voting intention and related attitudes between now and the election. With due regard to the fact it was conducted in October, the survey records Coalition support at 38.2%, Labor at 31.8%, the Greens on 11.8% and 9.5% uncommitted, with a Sankey diagram on page 44 suggesting the Coalition’s gains have been in roughly equal measure from Labor and “other party”. The survey also finds 40% satisfied and 60% dissatisfied with the direction of the country, and similar results for the federal government. Still less trusted are political parties, traditional media, religious institutions and most especially social media. Asked to place themselves on a ten-point left-to-right spectrum, 47.0% of women and 37.3% of men chose the median option. The survey was conducted October 14 to 25 from a sample of 3622.
Paul Murray is here again.
Ignore the “at least” part of my previous post. It shouldn’t be there and makes it seem like Asha’s intelligence and good company is only a silver lining to him being here rather than it being the benefit.
A comment I heard in the past month that stuck with me.
“On the one hand, I’m all for the right of free speech for everyone, but on the other hand, I’m a bit concerned about all these malicious billionaires cynically using their power to abuse this right to entrench their own interests.”
It’s like a game of cricket where one team is able to use hand grenades instead of a ball (it comes to mind from a certain episode of The Goodies).
Stuart says:
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 5:51 pm
Our Israeli “allies” are not quite as nice as the major political parties and mainstream media would have us believe.
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Dutton has claimed on a number of occasions that Israel is our “ally”.
When I think of Australia’s allies, I tend to think of the
the Brittanica Dictionary definition –
‘a country that supports and helps another country in a war’
Or the Merriam-Webster definition:
‘a sovereign or state associated with another by treaty or league’
I really don’t see Israel coming to Australia’s aid if we get into a war.
Merriam-Webster does also say this:
‘often now used specifically of a person who is not a member of a marginalized or mistreated group but who expresses or gives support to that group’
But I also don’t really see how this applies to our relationship with Israel. In the context of the Gaza war, it seems to me that it is the people of Gaza who are being mistreated.
Dutton has accused Albanese of having “sold out” our ‘ally’ Israel, and Netanyahu has just stated that Australia having voting in favour of a UN resolution supporting a Palestinian state would increase terrorism and anti-Semitism.
Albanese has responded:
“Well, 157 countries voted for that resolution, including the Five Eyes partners: the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, as well as Australia”
It seems to me that it is Dutton, not Albanese, who is playing politics with the Gaza war.
Who paid homage to Lachlan and Rupert at their Christmas Party Thursday night? It seems both Albanese and Dutton were there as well as the NSW Premier.
I think both Albanese and Dutton got 5 minutes with Rupert alone. Hope they made their case well.
yabbasays:
. It reflects on your patent, pathetic stupidity.
Exactly what we would expect from you. A completely fuckwitted comment from a pathetic, drooling fuckwit.
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Despite what TM gets wrong, he’s an infinitely nicer person than you. If only I could give a full character assessment, but I’d get banned for sure.
I know politics matters. But f me it sucks.
I am at a black tie wedding of a dead girl. The DJ just played Khe Shan. I’m wearing the vest I wore at a wedding 30years ago where I first kissed my wife. And wearing a gorgeous tie I wore as best man to my best mates wedding who recently found a way to shoot himself with a rifle.
The dead girl is my niece who cardiac arrested by coincidence next to doctor well trained in cpr only 6min away from paramedics even better trained at it. More than 20 minutes of cpr. And here she is, embraced by her wonderful husband at a wedding long planned. Looking sensationally beautiful as she always does, only this time in a dress that drops jaws.
F politics.
New thread.
Taylormade @ #823 Friday, December 6th, 2024 – 8:17 pm
Dutton opportunistically taking one side.