The latest poll from Essential Research, which seems now to be monthly, has Labor steady on 36%, the Coalition up one to 27%, the Greens up two to 11% (reversing a dip in the previous poll) and One Nation steady on 15%, with the undecided component steady on 6%. The pollster’s 2PP+ measure has Labor’s lead unchanged at 50-44, with the balance undecided. Anthony Albanese is up two on approval to 47% and down one on disapproval to 43%, while Sussan Ley is down one to 31% and up one to 44%.
For the second month in a row (and in the immediate wake of a similar exercise from Newspoll), the pollster asked respondents to name their preferred Liberal leader, recording Sussan Ley at 14% (up one on last month), Jacinta Nampijinpa Price at 11% (up one), Andrew Hastie at 8% (down two), Angus Taylor at 5% (down two), Tim Wilson at 5% (up two), Allegra Spender at 2% (down two), somebody else at 10% (down two) and unsure at 45% (up three).
A regular national mood question has a steady 35% of the view that the country is headed in the right direction compared with 47% for wrong direction, up one. Fifty-two per cent rate the permanent migration cap of 185,000 as too high, down one from September, compared with 39% for about right, down one, and 9% for too low, up two. An even 42% rate immigration generally positive and generally negative for the country, with 16% unsure.
Further questions relate to climate change, with a question on Australia’s efforts to deal with the issue recording 20% of the view that too much is being done, which has steadily mounted from 11% when Labor came to power in May 2022. Thirty per cent rate that Australia is doing enough, and 36% not enough. The poll was conducted Wednesday to Monday from a sample of 1020.
Other recent poll findings:
• As well as featuring extensive results on the government’s proposed overhaul of environment laws, an MRP poll by YouGov for the Climate Council featured a federal voting intention result showing Labor on 34%, the Coalition on 26%, One Nation on 18% and the Greens on 12%. The poll was conducted November 12 to 17 from a sample of 3530.
• Nine Newspapers (print editions – can’t find an online report) reports last week’s Resolve Strategic poll found Vladimir Putin viewed favourably 10% and unfavourably by 63%, with the balance neutral or unfamiliar, and Volodomyr Zelensky favourably by 37% and unfavourably by 12%. Trade sanctions on Russia were supported by 57% and opposed by 8%. The Sun-Herald also reported that New South Wales component of the poll, which had a sample of 551, showed 58% reckoning immigration to be too high, 5% too low and 25% about right. Forty-four per cent rated that “immigration to Australia in recent years” had had a negative impact “on people like you in NSW”, compared with 24% apiece for positive and neutral.
“The Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee will report by 1 June 2026, and cover “Australia’s arrangements since 2022 with the Republic of Nauru”
Why since 2022?
The main allegations in the media recently involving the President of Nauru are said to have occurred prior to 2022, under Morrison.
Oh, right, so that’s why the Coalition only want to look since 2022.
But the rest of the crossbench going along with the Coalition’s cover-up by restricting the inquiry to since 2022? Pretty poor. Let’s remember that the next time Pocock and the Greens want to talk about transparency and integrity.
Pegasus is not a young person, nadia. I don’t know where you got that idea from. Also why no equivalent attention directed at the snarky comments Pegasus makes? If you want to be fair and reasonable.
C@tmomma says:
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 9:28 pm
Pegasus is not a young person, nadia. I don’t know where you got that idea from. Also why no equivalent attention directed at the snarky comments Pegasus makes? If you want to be fair and reasonable.
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She said about a month ago that she would be 46 in the year 2050, so I gather she was born around 2004.
Arky,
The government should be able to knock that inquiry of questionable legitimacy into a cocked hat for that very reason.
Get Hastie and price in firing and libs will get a huge tailwind as the fish and chipper vote gets deflated.
A interest rate increase this month is a very real possibility given the shocker inflation figures last week.Next reserve bank meeting after this months is in Feb, and is a risk to wait for given acceleration in inflation.
Cost of living is killing the fed labor government watch for electricity rebates to be returned.
nadia,
If that was true then Pegasus started posting on PB when she was a Tween because she has been posting since the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd days. Also, she must have married very young because she stated that she was taking her OH to the hospital last week.
Don’t know about the Pauline “fish ‘n’ chips” vote.
Bludgertrack was updated earlier today, and it’s now sitting at 17%. Getting a bit concerning, especially from where it’s coming from. Looks like she’s pulled about 8-10% off the LNP, so she must be lapping up SFF/Christians/Family First/UAP & Trumpets.
It will go up when/if WB plugs this latest poll in. Decent sample size too, so it will carry weight.
I’m guessing about 17.3%. Getting a bit out of hand.
pied piper,
The electricity rebates coming off is what has caused the inflation spike pretty much. But I can guarantee that if they are put back on in MYEFO you will start shrieking about ‘Debt and Deficit’. It’s the RW way.
C@tmomma says:
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 9:36 pm
nadia,
If that was true then Pegasus started posting on PB when she was a Tween because she has been posting since the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd days. Also, she must have married very young because she stated that she was taking her OH to the hospital last week.
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OK, no worries. I’ll back out. I thought she only turned up here early this year. I’m sure she mentioned something about turning 46 in the year 2050 about a month ago, but I can’t be bothered scrolling through the archives and perhaps I misread the thread.
The rise in One Nation is the entitled and displaced by tech – they are the bully vote. The difficulty is how they can be retrained and reintegrated to be useful and abide to societal norms and basic respect.
A real election was held in Queensland for the state seat of Hinchinbrook where a One Nation candidate was fielded against an LNP candidate and the ON result was ‘fairly modest’ per Mr Bowe. So maybe that was influenced by the LNP being in government, who knows, but it seems to happen to ON when people have to put pencil to ballot paper. Do people think that they just aren’t a party of government, or Opposition and so their final vote ends up coming down to the diehards?
Nadia, the post by Pegasus a while back where she said she would be 46 in 2004 caught my eye. But when I read it more carefully it appeared that she was quoting an article by someone else.
More generally, I reckon there’s been too much “piling on” going on lately in regards to some posters. Peg is one of these.
I don’t include PP in that because he deliberately sets out to provoke such responses. Why anybody bothers responding to him is a mystery to me. I made the mistake of doing it once and then realised it was better just to walk on by.
Reposting this article from a few weeks ago in how One Nation and the MAGA right in Australia seem to be at their happiest when they’re spreading hatred and abusing others.
https://medium.com/@iamhereforonepurpose/maga-abuse-as-politics-0eace30c3bd5?postPublishedType=initial
It’s more focused on MAGA in America but what we have here fits the pattern, along with Reform in the UK, AfD in Germany and Le Pen’s lot in France.
16 Years later we are still getting the same old lines.
Pegasus says:
Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 8:17 pm
“Rudd said he was pleased to be cooperating with the Greens”
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/wa-gets-45m-for-green-jobs-plan-20090902-f8ad.html
WA gets $4.5m for ‘green jobs’ plan
[Making the announcement with Greens senator Rachel Siewert and Employment Participation Minister Mark Arbib in Perth on Wednesday, Mr Rudd said the spend of $4.5 million will help the environment while combating the economic downturn. Mr Rudd said he was pleased to be cooperating with the Greens on the national building for economic recovery plan and said the cooperative effort contributed to the nation’s current positive economic outlook….”I am more than pleased to acknowledge constructive support where it’s been delivered….”It would be good if we saw more evidence of constructive and positive engagement in the national political process than we’ve seen so far from various other parties in the Australian parliament.”]
mjsays:
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 9:46 pm
[The rise in One Nation is the entitled and displaced by tech – they are the bully vote. The difficulty is how they can be retrained and reintegrated to be useful and abide to societal norms and basic respect.]
The One Nation vote comes from the “boganista”, poorly educated, disillusioned older voters and racists.
The One Nation representatives have tended to be opportunistic agents of the above.
James Ashby represents the “opportunistic” types.
Barnaby will be a good fit!
Pauline’s daughter and ambitions indicate the “trumpainistic” streak in the Hansons.
One Nation makes “flat earthers” look progressive!.
SL @ #1527 Monday, December 1st, 2025 – 7:53 pm
Who funds AEMO? Look it up.
After the cards have been played, it is interesting to see which bludgers are happy with The Greens and Labor forging a deal, and which are not.
Upnorth says:
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10:06 pm
16 Years later we are still getting the same old lines.
Pegasus says:
Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 8:17 pm
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Ahhh, ok got it. Thanks UpNorth.
Complete misread of the Pegasus’ posts by me; I see she is one of the long long long termers here.
I’m sure i read something about 46 years of age etc etc the other month, but clearly a misread of that thread by me.
Gosh 2009! She’ll be heading into Mavis, Kirsdarke or muskiemp territory.
Thanks for your comments Saturday on the Hinchie thread too. Much appreciated.
Discussing earlier the compulsory acquisition of property, Channel 9 are showing “The Castle” tonight. Perhaps this movie gave the Russians encouragement with their Embassy problem.
https://thewest.com.au/politics/state-politics/commissioner-robert-kennedy-told-he-will-be-sacked-if-he-doesnt-quit-over-bungled-march-8-wa-election-c-20854926
Good news.
Ya had one job ya knob!
nadia says:
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10:27 pm
Upnorth says:
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10:06 pm
16 Years later we are still getting the same old lines.
Pegasus says:
Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 8:17 pm
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Ahhh, ok got it. Thanks UpNorth.
Complete misread of the Pegasus’ posts by me; I see she is one of the long long long termers here.
I’m sure i read something about 46 years of age etc etc the other month, but clearly a misread of that thread by me.
Gosh 2009! She’ll be heading into Mavis, Kirsdarke or muskiemp territory.
Thanks for your comments Saturday on the Hinchie thread too. Much appreciated.
中华人民共和国
All good cobber. Yeah I’m as guilty as most for “piling in”. I’ve been on the receiving end a few times but it’s water off a ducks back for me – but then some here, especially newbies might not take it so well.
We Labor folk are justifiably proud of what Albo and his team have done since elected, so we get a little defensive when others have a dig.
The RGR wars and then the horror years of Abott, Turnbull and ScoMo have made us quite cantankerous as have The Greens opposition in the last Parliament to needed changes. Hopefully after last week that has changed.
We will defend our turf when others try to intrude – we don’t want the “bad old days” back any day soon!
Pegasus could have been talking about Charlotte Walker.
Why all the vitriol towards Greens and Green supporters, ya nuffies?
We put you in power. Deal with it.
You’re like a bunch of middle aged balding white men / bullies.
Stop. Bullying.
The site is for the exchange of views and discussion on psephology. Thank WB for WB.
Thanks Nadia for your polling updates. Pegasus, ignore them. Keep posting.
Greetings from Rising Tide.
I hadn’t seen “The Castle” before. It was quite a good laugh. Bud Tingwell played a good part as
the pro bono QC. The robes of the HC judges were a bit slack. It made 13 times its production costs.
MABWM:
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 11:44 pm
Well said.
Well it being 12 midnight in the Southern States inflicted by the odious Daylight Saving
It’s Time to remind ourselves of two historic happenings on this day.
53 years ago December 2 1972 the first Whitlam Labor Government was elected.
36 years ago December 2 1989 the first Goss Labor Government was elected.
Both after long terms of Tory rule. Both destined to win another term but then fail to win a third term (well Goss Governed until the Mundingburra By-Election).
But both leaders ensured tremendous changes occurred in their respective constituencies. They were truly the only change for the better.
So take some time today, December 2 to remember 2 heroes. Gough Whitlam and Wayne Goss.
It’s Labor that makes the Political heroes and today marks the rise of two of them.
Upnorthsays:
So take some time today, December 2 to remember 2 heroes. Gough Whitlam and Wayne Goss.
It’s Labor that makes the Political heroes and today marks the rise of two of them.
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Don’t forget to light a candle. Politicians deserve more reverence in this country.
I don’t see how it is at all unbelievable that somebody born in 2004 might have been posting on internet forums since they were children or that they would use OH to refer to their partner.
nath says:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 12:22 am
Upnorthsays:
So take some time today, December 2 to remember 2 heroes. Gough Whitlam and Wayne Goss.
It’s Labor that makes the Political heroes and today marks the rise of two of them.
_____________________________
Don’t forget to light a candle. Politicians deserve more reverence in this country.
中华人民共和国
Only the good ones cobber. Only the good ones.
You’re up late – you and Asha the Bald posting so close together too. The cooker in me could jump to conclusions.
Late? It’s not even 9pm.
I did not realise there still existed Australians who had not seen The Castle.
Upnorthsays:
You’re up late – you and Asha the Bald posting so close together too. The cooker in me could jump to conclusions.
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go ahead! I’m all ears.
Asha says:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 12:51 am
Late? It’s not even 9pm.
中华人民共和国
Late for Nath mate. Down Mexico way.
We more urbane users of Indochina Time are just finishing tea.
Are you in Da Nang? Hear there could be another Cyclone heading Vietnam’s way.
Keep safe cobber. This little black duck is hitting the sack.
Upnorthsays:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:00 am
Asha says:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 12:51 am
Late? It’s not even 9pm.
中华人民共和国
Late for Nath mate. Down Mexico way.
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Just working late on my manifesto.
nath says:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 12:58 am
Upnorthsays:
You’re up late – you and Asha the Bald posting so close together too. The cooker in me could jump to conclusions.
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go ahead! I’m all ears.
中华人民共和国
You know I never pictured you with big ears. Nose yes but ears has surprised me.
I imagine you have a fine mane of hair, unlike mine, but big ears has sort of knocked me for 6.
Upnorthsays:
中华人民共和国
You know I never pictured you with big ears. Nose yes but ears has surprised me.
I imagine you have a fine mane of hair, unlike mine, but big ears has sort of knocked me for 6.
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You are way off base, picture George Clooney’s slightly less attractive younger brother.
nath says:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:02 am
Upnorthsays:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:00 am
Asha says:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 12:51 am
Late? It’s not even 9pm.
中华人民共和国
Late for Nath mate. Down Mexico way.
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Just working late on my manifesto.
中华人民共和国
I think more like a Magnum Opus for a gentleman of your calibre – even with those ears.
“light a candle”
Fanatics still unable to escape their childhood indoctrinations and ceremonies, genuflections and whispering.
“the light on the hill”
[No Labour Minister or leader ever has an easy job. The urgency
that rests behind the Labour movement, pushing it on to do
things, to create new conditions, to reorganise the economy of
the country, always means that the people who work within the
Labour movement, people who lead, can never have an easy
job. The job of the evangelist is never easy.] Ben (Chifley 1949,)
nath says:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:04 am
Upnorthsays:
中华人民共和国
You know I never pictured you with big ears. Nose yes but ears has surprised me.
I imagine you have a fine mane of hair, unlike mine, but big ears has sort of knocked me for 6.
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You are way off base, picture George Clooney’s slightly less attractive younger brother.
中华人民共和国
Oh that’s better. I will sleep well now. Not that there is anything wrong with big ears mind you. Just didn’t fit my mental picture of you.
Asha also threw me a blinder the other day when he mentioned his mane (or lack thereof). Our PB personas are not always reflected in our physical manner.
Anyway I’m going to go out of my way to be nice to everyone here (except the Pied Piper).
MABWM is right. We should all take a chill pill and remember the common enemy (One Nation and the Neo Nazis).
Like Paul on the road to Damascus I shall save my vitriol for the above.
Let Peg cut n paste to the best of her ability. Let P1 moan about the Labor Government. Let Rex rabbit on about Airbus Albo and Superannuation. Hell Taylormade can have a dig at Melbourne for all I care.
I shall try my very best not to be cantankerous and let 1000 blossoms bloom.
Goodnight Nath and good luck with your manifesto.
I was once under the misapprehension that centrists couldn’t be fanatics.
Let Peg cut n paste to the best of her ability. Let P1 moan about the Labor Government. Let Rex rabbit on about Airbus Albo and Superannuation. Hell Taylormade can have a dig at Melbourne for all I care.
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That’s the spirit! Lets not chill free speech, particularly when it is opposed to your views.
Player One says:
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10:15 pm
Who funds defamatory crypto-reactionary trolling?
nathsays:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:17 am
[I was once under the misapprehension]
Only once ?
New thread.