The monthly Resolve Strategic poll from Nine Newspapers is a little better for the Coalition than they have lately been accustomed to, recording a narrowing of Labor’s two-party lead from 55-45 to 53-47 on respondent-allocated preferences, though previous election preference flows would likely have produced a result of 54-46. Labor is down a point on the primary vote to 33% and the Coalition up one to 29%, with the Greens up a point to 12% and One Nation steady on 12%. Anthony Albanese is nonetheless up three on approval (combined response of very good and good on “performance in recent weeks”) to 44% and down three on disapproval (combined poor and very poor) to 44%, while Sussan Ley is steady at 33% and up three to 41%. Albanese’s lead as preferred prime minister narrows from 40-23 to 39-25.
Semi-regular questions on the cost-of-living find an ongoing worsening trend on the question of whether respondents would struggle to afford an unexpected major expense, 61% agreeing (up from 50% last November) and 24% disagreeing (down from 36%). Forty-two per cent held the federal government most responsible for rising living costs, up from 36% in October last year, with 16% blaming global factors, 11% state governments, 7% business and 7% the Reserve Bank. The poll was conducted Tuesday to Saturday from a sample of 1804.
pied piper says:
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 10:55 pm
The last poll had a bump up for the libs/coalition federally.
Global warming not in the top five issues for the electorate ..
Yup. Cost of living the #1 issue. It goes without saying that Labor’s focus on building renewables capacity is driving down electricity costs. The diffusion effects of cheaper energy will help with cost of living pressures. In the meantime of course the labour share of the economy is increasing, also easing pressure on household budgets.
And the Reactionaries? They want to protect a system that is not only obsolete but will also drive future energy costs persistently higher.
nath says Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 8:33 pm
While I’m sure hydrogen will have its place, I’m not sure it’s going to be a very big place.
I really can’t see it being used for large scale electricity generation, or much for transport. There might be a use in shipping if they can’t find something better. It could also replace some uses of gas in industrial applications.
Trump will do anything to get the Epstein files off the front page:
[‘Venezuela orders massive mobilization as U.S. aircraft carrier approaches.
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including its militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier has entered waters near Latin America, prompting Venezuela to put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, as the U.S. naval buildup fuels speculation that the Trump administration intends to dramatically escalate its deadly counternarcotics campaign there.
The Ford and its three accompanying warships arrived in the region Tuesday, the Navy said in a news release. The ships were not yet in the Caribbean Sea but had crossed into the U.S. Southern Command’s jurisdiction, a vast area that includes part of the Atlantic Ocean and drug smuggling routes in the Pacific used by cartels based in Colombia and neighboring Ecuador.
“These forces will enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle transnational criminal organizations,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.
The development, though forecast weeks ago, appeared certain to deepen the sense of unease felt in some corners of Congress since President Donald Trump began to ruminate about a potential regime change in Venezuela. Last week, administration officials hoping to quash bipartisan legislation aimed at restraining the president’s ability to unleash military force there told lawmakers no active preparations were underway for such an attack — a declaration that persuaded enough Republicans to vote down the measure.
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said Tuesday in a statement that Venezuela is preparing to set a maximum level of alert amid rising tensions with the U.S.
The objective is to place “the entire country’s military arsenal on full operational readiness,” Padrino López said. The preparations include “massive deployment of ground, aerial, naval, riverine and missile forces” with the participation of all security forces and militia.
Padrino said on national television that Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, ordered a massive deployment of soldiers — “almost 200,000,” he said — as part of the special operation.’]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/11/venezuela-aircraft-carrier-gerald-ford/
New thread.
SL @ #1747 Thursday, November 13th, 2025 – 9:11 pm
Unless you include our fossil fuel exports, of course.