The fortnightly YouGov Sky News Pulse poll joins RedBridge Group and DemoAU in recording a primary vote lead for One Nation, who have surged four points in the second such poll since the budget to 29%, with Labor down two for the second fortnight in a row, to 26%. The Coalition has more than lost the two-point gain it made in the post-budget poll, being down three to 20%, while the Greens are steady on 13%. Two-party measures have Labor leading One Nation 52.5-47.5, in from 53-47, and the Coalition 51.5-48.5, in from 52-48.
Anthony Albanese has taken a hit on his personal ratings, down three on approval to 34% and up four on disapproval to 60%. He holds a 47-41 lead over Pauline Hanson on preferred prime minister, in from 50-38, and 41-39 over Angus Taylor, in from 41-38. Forty-six per cent of all respondents said they believed the Coalition and One Nation should work together to form government with 31% opposed, breaking down to 45% and 28% among Coalition voters and 53% and 25% among One Nation voters. The poll was conducted last Tuesday through to yesterday from a sample of 1471.
The weekly Roy Morgan poll has One Nation drawing level with Labor on the primary vote at 27%, with Labor down half a point and One Nation up one-and-a-half, with the Coalition down three to 20% and the Greens steady on 13.5%. Labor’s lead over One Nation on respondent-allocated two-party preferred is unchanged at 53.5-46.5; against the Coalition, Labor’s lead improves from 53-47 to 55.5-44.5 on respondent-allocated preferences, and from 52-48 to 53.5-46.5 on previous election flows. The poll was conducted last Monday to Sunday from a sample of 1542.
Loved Scott comment at.6.31 that ON have a chance in Teal seats and specifically listed.Wentworth.
If ON wins Wentworth then it’s all over red rover and book a 1 way ticket to Auckland.
newy boy – simple q and simple a, and doesn’t need a recaptcha yet.
Disapprove on both counts from me.
newy I almost resisted the urge to say ‘that’s good because I don’t fit in my footy shorts any more’ but in the end I was not able to.
meher baba @ #410 Thursday, June 4th, 2026 – 8:07 am
I dont work in the academic stream within the university sector, but what is known as the ‘professional staff’ area, basically anyone actually running the joint.
From my perspective AI is both a curse and a blessing. Those of us who have 30 years of work expereicne behind us, grew up with Z80s as our first home computer in the 1980s, went through the early internet and now into AI seem to have a grasp on it. It’s a tool to help productivity, it certainty does not replace human insight, experience, and understanding.
That isnt what I am directly seeing it being used for. As an example in the recruitment space written applications have basically become useless. I’m back to pre-interview interviews, work tests, and presentations to try and weed out the people who solely rely on AI for their job applications.
Even this isnt working, the interviews I conducted yesterday had AI produces slides and scripts in their presentations, their work test (which because of reasons had to be 24hrs take home) had at least some if not all AI produced work. It shows up gaps I guess but I want to see the actual person.
nadia – me too. This is but one reason why I oppose ON and will not miss an opportunity to say why. Anyone else of the same mind should consider saddling up and doing likewise, whenever they can.
EDIT: nearly forgot to follow my own advice:
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR PAY RISE.
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR TAX CUT.
Omar – that ship sailed many decades ago for me so I hear you.
From the latest New Daily poll of readers I think we can assume that most Australians support the wage rise for those on minimum wages.
“Businesses and economists warn the latest rise in minimum wages could fuel inflation and more rate rises. Are you concerned?
* No – low-paid workers deserve to get more – 57%
* It’s because of inflation that workers need a pay rise – 31%
* Yes – the last thing we need is another rate rise – 12%
2890 votes”
GrannyAnny, Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 9:40 am:
GrannyAnny, I am absolutely not surprised at this poll result. What the 88% who support this pay rise need to be informed of is that Pauline Hanson and One Nation reject them, and instead line up with the 12% who disapprove this pay rise.
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR PAY RISE.
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR TAX CUT.
Drivers using medicinal cannabis to get legal defence under historic NSW road reforms
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/drivers-using-medicinal-cannabis-to-get-legal-defence-under-historic-nsw-road-reforms-20260603-p603jc.html
Michael Jackson: it’s bad, it’s bad…..
The closest Bill Pulte has come to having anything to do with national intellignce was when he watched Spy Hard and Top Secret! Get Smart was too highbrow for him.
The Democrats should run with this news and blame the Trumpians.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5908336-why-social-security-checks-could-be-500-less-each-month-by-2032/
So does that mean that 200 of of Hegseth’s 4,700 manly men marines and their free tickets will miss out? How does that hideous monstrosity compare to the Eiffel Tower?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5908763-trump-suggests-permanent-ufc-arena/
newy boy, all power to you. I might imbed this in my email signature! –
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR PAY RISE.
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR TAX CUT.
DPRee, Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 9:56 am:
DPRee, you’re very welcome! 🙂
Does anyone have any context on the AFR editorial?
A very few Cartoons
Rowe
Megan Herbert
So muskiemp implies that a significant portion of Australians hate Australian citizens of Indian origin. Hence, they are flocking to ON. Nice to know muskiemp.
I wonder why. They have the lowest crime rate, if any, amongst any ethnic group inAustralia. They follow the rule of law religiously. They keep their head down and go about their business. They don’t get into fight with anyone.
Well hopefully we get a Newspoll this Sunday evening.
I’m tipping a very small drop in the ALP primary from 31 to 30, if we do get one.
Newspoll isn’t known for “helter skelter” movements, and it should settle down all the hysterical reporting which has been going on these past few weeks.
BT has been updated today. The ALP primary has dropped to 28.9%.
Overall it’s only dropped 1.1% since the Friday before budget week. All MOE turf.
2PP has dropped to 51.6% – still a lead.
Nothing “falling off the cliff”, despite what the newspapers are saying.
Newy boy at 9.45am.
The problem is that too many ON supporters aren’t aware that;
“PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR PAY RISE.
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR TAX CUT.”
And too many can’t see the connection between having your strings pulled by billionaires and not supporting societies battlers with deeds instead of words.
D&M
Dunno about context but you can see the whole blasted thing here
https://sh.reddit.com/r/friendlyjordies/comments/1tqx3mv/no/
From the West Australian, I hope this isn’t more than bluster:
“Angus Taylor says the opposition could join forces with the Greens to fight Labor’s proposed tax changes in the Senate as the government pushes to pass the contentious legislation before parliament breaks for its Winter recess early next month.”
Someone’s flipped a switch! 🙂
GrannyAnny says:
Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:07 am
From the West Australian, I hope this isn’t more than bluster:
“Angus Taylor says the opposition could join forces with the Greens to fight Labor’s proposed tax changes in the Senate as the government pushes to pass the contentious legislation before parliament breaks for its Winter recess early next month.”
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There certainly is a “uniparty” out here, just Labor ‘aint in it. I think all parties involved know the longer the tax changes take to change, the more “watered down” they become. Sadly the Greens are serving the LNP’s interests on this one.
HH DP
Nice work Donnie!
“Pauline has the attention span of a gnat for anything other than her”, headlines Amanda Vanstone’s classic assessment of Pauline Hanson.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9281372/pauline-hanson-one-nation-leaders-choices-and-strategy-explored/
“In a revealing sweep of arrogance and ignorance she says she doesn’t go to Senate estimates because the bureaucrats don’t answer her questions. What a joke she is. Doesn’t she realise that bureaucrats have never gone along to estimates in order to dob a government in. We have this wonderful committee process that allows bureaucrats to be cross examined. Getting the answers requires effort, patience and skill. She just can’t be bothered. She doesn’t take the job seriously enough. Or maybe she is incapable of an attention span that would allow her to succeed. ”
“She’s like the mum who makes a brief appearance at the fundraising cake stall. She stands out the front for a short time, spruiking the wares over which others have laboured. She gets her photo taken. She does neither the setting up or cleaning up. She contributes nothing. She’s a star in her own eyes.”
Just a couple of snippets from the article.
Racism is the most popular sport in the world in its different guises and variations.
Australians as is commonly observed, are very keen on sport and are very forgiving when it comes to the many foibles attributed to our sporting greats.
The rise of ON, and its use of a variety of logos, is a racism sport with many supporters prepared to forgive the assortment of foibles attributed to the ON sporting greats.
ON and its role models should enjoy it while they are vying for a chance to compete in the finals as the rampaging “orange dingos”.
mb, nadia et al…
I am beginning to have doubts about myself.
Descartes is all very well but he was a french migrant who sought intellectual freedom in Holland. And when a New Dutchman says something like ‘I think therefore I am’ we really need to look under the bonnet.
I wrote the above and then asked AI…
Cartoons Europe
Morten Morland @MortenMorland on #NigelFarage and his response to Henry Nowak’s murder #ReformUK#image.jpg
Morten Morland
Ben Jennings
Ella Baron
Christian Adams
Martin Rowson
Tjeerd Royaards
Guy Venables
Banx
Tom Gauld
Private Eye
Jonsey
Those who are boring us with the ON catch phrases.
You are still assuming that ON is supported by the poor white trash who are beneath Labor’s contempt but polling is beginning to show a different demographic.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/one-nation-support-surges-with-women-wealthy-city-voters-20260602-p6036c.html
And yet some on PB think he should be handled more gently than Putin and Xi because he is POTUS.
Thanks Omar!
OC
Aren’t minimum age earners, who got 6% pay rise in latest round of FWC ruling ‘poor white trash’?
Oakeshott Country, Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:17 am:
OC – no worries. Let’s put our heads together and come up with catch phrases to appeal to those other demographics as well.
In the meantime, I also want people to know that Pauline Hanson is on the record saying minimum wage earners, as well as workers on awards tied to the same FWC wager determination process, do not deserve and should not get any pay rise this year. Pauline Hanson is also on the record saying she will vote against; the $250 WATO tax cut. These facts may be boring to you, but they are still information which is very relevant to anyone thinking of voting for One Nation.
(See – I refrained from my catchy couplet in phrasing this post for you.)
Omar
As I said yesterday and many times before that, media hates Albanese and his government.
The funnies were funny today
I think old mate rene was just trying to point out that you can’t be sure of its existence. Its comments on the matter aren’t relevant.
It is okay to use your catchphrase newyboy. I repeatedly used ‘Dutton is Trump mini-me] before 2025 election.
Re tobacco, I’ve long thought that the taxing of tobacco has been taken too far. The tax mostly affects people who are relatively poor who are mostly addicted, although on the plus side it probably deters teens from taking the habit up in the first place.
It doesn’t affect me personally, I’ve never smoked. When I was young, cigarette smoke was everywhere that humans gathered. Most boys and many girls started smoking while still at school or shortly after they left. I was asthmatic, so never took it up myself.
I’ve never heard of anyone aged 25 or 40 taking up smoking. If you don’t start by voting age you probably never do. It seems that every smoker was once a teen who wanted to be and look cool.
Now smoking’s pretty much restricted to consenting adults in private. That’s probably enough, together with a modest tax to help defray health costs, plus measures to help people quit and, critically, deter young people from starting in the first place. Counter any “cool” image that smoking might still have. To deter young people talk about yellow teeth, bad breath and so forth as much as long term health issues.
Cutting tobacco tax won’t help much now, unless its to near zero. The illegal trade is now just too established.
I haven’t been paying much attention to Australian politics lately, but when I see Albo and his ministers making mincemeat of Taylor and his Opposition in parliament particularly, I think, “You’re wasting your time Albo. You’ve already beaten the Coalition. Don’t get distracted bayoneting the wounded.” Write-off the Coalition by ignoring them.
The real enemy is (mostly) not in Parliament. One Nation is the new enemy. Get them fighting the Coalition for dominance for a start: “Dividé et conquero!”. Then ridicule their leadership and mock their policies (what policies they have, which are very thin). But make it analytical, not dismissive.
We have seen the mistake the Democrats (and to a great extent, the Republicans) made with Trump: they didn’t take him seriously as a potential rival. Don’t make that mistake here. Labor has two years to adapt to the new political reality. Use the time wisely.
Ven, Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:25 am:
Ven, thanks. I am appalled that a party which views migrants the way they do can be polling so highly in this country. I also wish those thinking of voting for them could be persuaded otherwise by appealing to the better angels of their nature, but I think that is a vain wish. Hence, they need to be alerted to the fact that One Nation is cynically exploiting their base prejudices not for their benefit, but for the benefit of the wealthy mining and property magnates who are pulling their strings. Hence, my taking every opportunity I can to put these two facts in front of people’s eyeballs:
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR PAY RISE.
PAULINE HANSON OPPOSES YOUR TAX CUT.
We are probably just starting to see the Labor response. They’ve been a little complacent, but perhaps with reason as they saw their key opponent being gobbled up.
I expect now wall to wall ON policy scrutiny. ON rashly put their heads over the parapet on abortion, that got peoples attention.
Ven says:
Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 10:23 am
Omar
As I said yesterday and many times before that, media hates Albanese and his government.
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Well it helps to understand that, right now because of recent budget changes and announcements prior, the current Labor government is:
– At war with the gas industry:
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/05/aussie-boganaires-spew-on-gas-reservation/
– At war with the Tech industry (at home)
https://www.afr.com/technology/tech-sector-tells-government-how-to-fix-its-cgt-policy-20260518-p5zyf9
– At war with the Tech industry (abroad)
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/meta-lashes-labor-s-news-incentive-in-fiery-blog-post-20260604-p603sg.html
– At war with the property industry
https://australianpropertyupdate.com.au/apu/housing-tax-changes-could-slash-supply-and-lift-rents-industry-warns
– At war with the finance industry
https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/tax/right-policy-liberal-joe-hockey-backs-negative-gearing-changes-predicts-death-taxes-are-coming/news-story/5130d88920203dee8d51d2fd903e0d70
– At war with … well, wealthy people in general
https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/take-a-breath-mp-allegra-spender-criticises-rushed-cgt-changes-20260531-p602dm
– At least manufacturing in kind of on board
https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/manufacturers-hail-scheme-to-reserve-east-coast-gas-20251222-p5npf0
What I’m really surprised is the lack of appreciation around PB at the broad industrial push-back against the recent budget – to say “its just the media” is really underselling it.
I think a lot of the commentary here and in the media (MSM, new media and others) has been incredibly lazy about this, where are all the “critical of the news” types that supposedly exist?
IREN Announces First Australian Data Center Campus – 800MW in South Australia. Premier: “South Australia’s leadership in renewable energy, our record investment in higher education, our unashamed pro-jobs and pro-business outlook and appointing the nation’s first dedicated Minister for Artificial Intelligence means we are uniquely placed to seize the opportunities of AI. “IREN’s proposed Bundey campus represents a significant investment in our state, with the potential to create hundreds of construction jobs, support long-term skilled roles, and strengthen South Australia’s position as a technology and innovation hub for the Asia-Pacific region.”
Bundey is between Morgan and Burra – how are they going to power and cool it???
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/03/3305925/0/en/IREN-Announces-First-Australian-Data-Center-Campus-800MW-in-South-Australia.html
The USDA had spent millions of dollars getting rid of the New World Screwworm all the way down to the Darian gap in Panama. Then DOGE cut the program because the prevention campaign was occurring outside of America. Now it is back on the American border.
https://www.aol.com/articles/flesh-eating-world-screwworm-found-173603000.html
It causes extremely fly strike in domestic animals and humans. The impact of the brain dead Trump administration will take decades to repair.
MI but girls are not as good as boys!
My answer to a lifelong nicotine addiction (if I wasn’t smoking myself as an adult, I was breathing in my old man’s second-hand smoke as a kid) was to take up vaping. I don’t mean the disposable vapes that tobacconists now sell for $50 a pop. I invested in a rechargeable and refillable system to which I could add my own, measured amount of nicotine.
Without really planning to do so as some kind of deliberate strategy, over the next three years I gradually reduced the amount of nicotine I added from 10% to 0.5% of the basic liquid. Eventually I added no nicotine at all. I kept puffing away for the next 12 months, as an oral habit, but have given that up too.
Without preaching at them I helped others give up smoking using the above method, showing them where to obtain vaping supplies etc. and how to mix in the nicotine safely: the practicalities of vaping. It worked for about 40% of them, which disappointed me at first, but eventually I realised it wasn’t such a bad result at all, compared to other methods.
Nothing else had worked for me, despite my trying for 30 years to give up the fags. I was hopelessly addicted, but redirected my addiction in an easier (and far, far cheaper at 30¢ a day) direction, eventually leaving only the oral habit, and then getting rid of that. Sounds pathetic to non-smokers, I know. But to anyone who has been addicted, they’ll know what I mean.
Then the government banned vaping. It’s as if the bikie gangs had someone in high places put there to send business their way. Crazy, crazy, crazy…
That last paragraph is oddly phrased by Barnaby.
Did he just cock up the intent here? Did he mean that people should not be able to sex select via abortion because they (not he) female fetuses? Is he directly having a crack at the China experience during the, now defunct, one child policy?
The Labor Government and the Coalition Opposition are on a unity ticket in standing against Donald Trump’s imposition of a 12.5% tariff on Australian goods (among other nations) for what amounts to a spurious reason. But what about Pauline Hanson and One Nation?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/04/australia-politics-live-capital-gains-tax-property-prices-economy-budget-jim-chalmers-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-pauline-hanson-senate-estimates-question-time-ntwnfb?page=with%3Ablock-6a20ac828f08d10bbf391c0c#block-6a20ac828f08d10bbf391c0c
But from Pauline Hanson, we have heard … nothing. In fact, last March when Trump first threw international trade into turmoil with his ‘Trump tariffs’, Pauline Hanson actually agreed with him doing this, even though it would hurt Aussie companies which has invested in building a business exporting goods into the US.
PAULINE HANSON SUPPORTS TRUMP HURTING AUSSIE BUISNESSES.
MI is correct.
Joyce is quite rightly pointing out a massive phenomenon in some countries: the selective abortefaction of female fetuses.
Some examples:
India: 110 male to 100 female births.
China: 109 male to 100 female births.
Not only is the TFR falling in China, the proportion of male to female births further accelerates the population decline.
Australia: 105-6 male to 100 female births which is close to the natural ratio of male to female births.
my edit of my last post makes it even more incomprehensible.
BW is saying what i am trying to say.
I see the BCA drivel to support the Epstein class hasn’t got any smarter, apparently every regulation or tax not fully approved by that class is a war.
Omar comin
Did Barnaby Joyce really say that?