Three new federal polls produce a range of movements for the leading parties, partly but not entirely due to their different time scales (weekly for one poll, fortnightly for another, monthly for a third). The fortnightly Sky News Pulse poll by YouGov, which was an outlier last time in failing to show a drop for One Nation, comes good this time with a four-point drop to 26%, while Labor is down a point to 28%, the Coalition are up three to 20% and the Greens are down one to 12%. Respondent-allocated two-party preferred measures have Labor’s lead out from 54-46 to 56-44 against One Nation, and in from 54-46 to 53-47 against the Coalition. Pauline Hanson also takes a hit on preferred prime minister against Anthony Albanese, whose lead is out from 49-40 to 54-35. Albanese is up two on approval to 38% and down one on disapproval to 56%, while Angus Taylor is down three to 33% and up two to 49%, and Albanese’s lead over Taylor as preferred prime minister is out from 44-35 to 45-34. The poll was conducted last Tuesday to this Tuesday from a sample of 1468.
The monthly DemosAU poll for Capital Brief has Labor down one to 26%, One Nation down one to 29%, the Coalition up three to 21% and the Greens up one to 14%. Anthony Albanese’s personal ratings are down one for positive to 25%, up two for neutral to 27% and and down one for negative to 48%; Angus Taylor is up two on positive to 24%, down one for neutral to 49% and down one for negative to 27%; and Pauline Hanson is down three on positive to 34%, steady on 23% neutral and up three on negative to 43%. A three-way preferred prime minister question has Albanese steady on 35%, Taylor up three to 22% and Hanson down two to 26%. Head-to-head ratings, which weren’t included last time, have Albanese and Taylor tied at 38-all, and Albanese leading Hanson 42-37. The poll was conducted July 3 to 8 from a sample of 2694.
As with the weekend’s Resolve Strategic poll, respondents were queried about their views on a range of statements advanced by Pauline Hanson during her National Press Club speech, with distinctly less favourable results – the most obvious explanation being that Resolve Strategic’s question specifically identified the views with Hanson whereas DemosAU did not. Resolve had 33% in favour and 39% opposed on the question of whether Australia “should be monocultural, rather than multicultural”, while an all but identically worded proposition from DemosAU has 25% in favour and 51% opposed. Hanson’s proposal for the ABC had 31% in favour and 40% opposed from Resolve, while DemosAU respectively has it at 21% and 54%. Where Resolve had 32% in favour and 36% against the contention that “it should be easier for companies to sack people”, DemosAU had 32% in favour and 43% opposed to the seemingly more gently worded “employers should have more flexibility to dismiss workers”.
After recording a nine-point slump for One Nation over its two previous polls, the weekly Roy Morgan series has them bouncing back five-and-a-half points to 28%, with Labor down half a point to 27.5%, the Coalition down one-and-a-half to 20% and the Greens down one-and-a-half to 12.5%. Labor’s respondent-allocated two-party lead over One Nation has duly narrowed, from 56-44 to 52.5-47.5, and its leads over the Coalition have narrowed from 55-45 to 54-46 on respondent-allocated preferences and from 54-46 to 52.5-47.5 on previous election preferences. The poll was conducted last Monday to Sunday from a sample of 1612.
Absolute farce. Where was Michaelia Cash’s whiteboard when it was needed? 😆
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/hanson-is-sweating-her-five-star-euro-summer-more-than-she-s-willing-to-let-on-20260719-p60gjc.html
Easiest way to fix soccer is to remove the offside rule like they did in field hockey
Any predictions for Newspoll?
I think we’ll see Labor sub 30, they have been the outlier till now
One Nation just behind
LNP back in the low 20’s
Greens in the teens
As a field hockey striker playing either side of the offside rule change, I prefer the old rule. IMO, the game became more structured, less exciting. But it wasn’t a huge loss to the game.
Soccer would be different. IMO, it would lose something very important if you remove the offside rule.
Team Katich, as someonr who grew up with the obstruction rule in hockey, when I went back after they removed that rule I felt that hockey had died and some other sport had taken its place.
I didn’t mind the offside rule going in hockey but the game looks very different now with less obstruction, the ball in the air a lot more plus other changes. It’s way too fast for me these days
I can fix soccer instantly. And bettered.
1. elongate the field.
2. make it oval
3. add at least 7 players per side.
4. allow multiple substitutions
5. get rid of the nets.
6. get rid of the cross bars.
7. put two posts over side of the goals.
8. make goals worth 6 points.
9. allow the players to touch and run with the ball.
10. get rid of offside.
11. penalise staging.
12. call it football.
fixed.
you’re welcome.
I don’t think anyone should apologize for their ethnicity, place of birth, religion or non-religion or for the sins carried out by previous generations. Definitely people should apologize for voting One Notion.
Hockey was improved immensely by removing offside.
It is true that it’s a very different game these days, but that’s due to a bunch of reasons, not just rule changes. I’d say the biggest change happened between the days of playing juniors on muddy grass pitches in the early 90s, to ten years later when it was all played on synthetic.
MI, yep, I couldn’t understand that, I too had been away from the game when it happened. There were some other minor changes I found equally baffling.
My favourite goal and assist memories come from slipping the offside trap. And I also loved watching other teams do it too. It adds to the excitement in both hockey and soccer.
zoom, a 3 cornered game sounds a lot of fun.
Live it up Ken, expect to be ripped to shreds by both sides of the AFL stadium debate.
“Tasmania have appointed Ken Hinkley as their inaugural head coach.”
https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/tasmania-set-to-appoint-ken-hinkley-as-head-coach-with-announcement-imminent/news-story/46b8dde0219b0a9c2f2b19c2bbcbf6ed
You guys forgot to mention Russ Hinze in QLD
Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Livable Cities in 2026
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-worlds-most-and-least-livable-cities-in-2026/
Understand that we are competing with cities like Zurich and Geneva
And yet HBG, Pegusu, P1, Rex et. tl whinge about Australia. 🙂
One young man I once appeared for pleaded not guilty, where the evidence against him was compelling. He was willing to do so to protect his dear mother’s opinion of him. Life’s not straightforward at times.
Just watching commercial telly for the first time this year, ch7, Jeebus it’s wall to wall incontinence pads, vaginal dryness cream and Kmart ads… anyway looks like channel 7 has turned on the monocultural crone, do they know something?
Looks like the self destruct button was accidentally pushed while traveling in her new jet.
Anyway Pauline at your summit only 30% of us were stupid.
Nathan Gill @ #1364 Sunday, July 19th, 2026 – 5:59 pm
Yep. Gina the Hutt is disappointed with her chew toy and has told Kerry to cut her loose. Sucks to be her – both hers.
In this article it states:
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/millions-of-solar-panels-go-to-landfill-why-aren-t-they-recycled-20260717-p60gah.html or https://archive.is/ebjpn
Technically that is true. Lead is used to make solder. Cadmium is used in ~5% of solar panels – the thin film types that are used in light weight applications and integrated into building products. However, these concerns are generally overstated:
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/solar/index.html#section-energy-projects-will-generate-a-tsunami-of-solar-panel-waste
This article mentions that the Victorian transmissions lines needed to close the coal-fired power stations are at risk due to the opposition of local communities:
https://www.afr.com/world/asia/how-australia-jumped-the-queue-for-the-world-s-scarcest-grid-equipment-20260714-p60f7v or https://archive.is/Q2Z4H
She’s referring to the ‘piss off Ausnet’ crew who have been stirred up by Coalition politicians, Bridget McKenzie in particular. The article neglects to mention the greatest risk to Victoria’s energy transition – the potential defeat of the Vic Labor govt.
The Victorian energy transition is important for a number of reasons, not least of which is keeping the lights on. Yallourn West, for example is 54 years old – well past the average retirement age of coal plants (44y), which become increasingly unreliable as they age.
In addition, rarely do you hear concerns expressed about the cadmium and other heavy metals produced by power stations such as Yallourn W:
https://openelectricity.org.au/facility/YALLOURN
Hey guys you might not care about this but I got my operation done for my eyes feeling better today than yesterday then the day before um don’t think pollings come back to later August for most of them but yeah and all the costs me to get my operation was a taxi ride
All the best Quentin
But if there is a news poll honestly I think Labor is probably gonna be stable nothing crazy is happened one nation’s probably gonna go down because well the shines of them and um think Coalition might pick up a couple of points but honestly I think it’s gonna be normal next big thing
Quentin
Glad to hear it. I hope you recover well.
Xanthippe had to have an operation on her eye (detaching retina) in the Adelaide RAH a few years ago. The public system doctors did a great job and saved her sight.
Its amazing how much we take for granted the most important things until we nearly lose them.
Best wishes, QR.
All the best with Quentin
Ven, there’s always room for improvement
I won’t watch it but apparent Spotlight, I think it’s called, on 7 tonight is a bit of a disaster for Pauline
The Tate Brothers have been arrested awaiting extradition to the UK. Trump can’t pardon them for crimes committed in foreign countries.
https://apnews.com/article/tate-brothers-social-influencers-arrest-82b6638219839dcf653c09309da66f16
Looks like a good outcome, Quentin!
Much as I disagree with Pauline Hanson on most things, on the evidence of recent comments made by herself, Barnaby Joyce, and Tony Abbott, I accept that there are some stupid Australians.
We only disagree on which ones they are.
Not sure the most successful and widely played sport in the world needs to be “fixed”. Bit presumptuous really.
Meanwhile I see The Age is seizing on the Comm Games approaching to run reminders of the Vic government’s comm games debacle even though there’s not anything new to report. Typical of them.
The fire at the Barrow shipyard that makes nuclear submarines for the RN back in 2024, delayed the completion of HMS Achilles by 18 months. This has cost 215M pounds to fix. No evidence of sabotage.
https://x.com/NavyLookout/status/2078419989770473820
Quentin Rountreesays:
Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Hey guys you might not care about this but I got my operation done for my eyes feeling better today than yesterday then the day before
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Of course we care. Maybe not as much as you do, but congrats!
rhwombat says:
Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 6:04 pm
Even George Brandis can’t polish the turd..
When Hanson’s supporters examine all her policies, what they find could ‘horrify’ them…
“Taylor’s decision to muscle up to One Nation came later than it should have done but, for all the reasons I argued in this column recently, it was absolutely the right call. “
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/when-hanson-s-supporters-examine-all-her-policies-what-they-find-could-horrify-them-20260719-p60gjg.html
Taylor tried to have it each way just like Howard, however there is no hiding the racism & intolerance
Getting out from under the load Howard dumped on Australia will take a few generations on “new “Liberals… Integration vs multiculturalism vs assimilation… just a cover. Taylor should never have countenanced ON in the first place, he won’ be opposition leader @ the next election.
When you’ve lost Gerard Henderson…
Thanks guys it’s my birthday yesterday so yeah got bought me a game and got me KFC for dinner last night now I’m just gonna get something for the weekend
Quentin Rountree
Glad to hear you’re doing well after the operation.
And happy birthday for yesterday bro !
Happy Birthday Quentin sounds like you had a good one mate 🙂
Kirsdarke – He can’t pardon the Tate brothers. But technically the Federal government could block the extradition on the grounds that the UK justice system is political motivated and they won’t face a fair trial. However, this would provoke an absolute pooh storm. For one thing the US justice system is based off the English common law system.
It’s a strange media landscape these days. While the ABC and GA go all in on the anecdotes from idiots genera, the AFR is doing serious reporting on IR:
https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/what-unions-want-next-after-four-years-of-labor-changes-20260717-p60g4w or https://archive.is/rDX9b
Looks like team Lib have reached a stage of acceptance that they can’t ride ON’s coattails.
Bragg referred to Labor today as communists and Bridget McKenzie’s speech at CPAC was very similar to Hanson’s and Abbott. It seems to me they are trying to steal ON’s coat.
Quentin Roundtree
Good to hear. Must be great to get that out of the way. Take care and enjoy a full and quick recovery.
Re SL @7:23.
One Nation just says aloud what many, possibly most of the Coalition base, including many that get elected, are actually thinking.
QR
It all sounds good. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Thomas Brian Muttersays:
Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 2:41 pm
I saw someone last night on this blog talk about the possibility of the new Newspoll having Labor’s primary vote on 35%.
I’ve been running simulations with Labor on that number, and I found that in that scenario, Labor wins with a seat count of between 93-99 seats with the median result being 96 seats.
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That was me Thomas B. Mutter. There seems to be a build up on this site tonight about a possible Newspoll, so I thought I’d have a go.
My only basis for Labor on 35% would be the Hanson speech in London about the “white Australia policy” and how this would not go down well in modern Australia. As for Hanson swanning around at some Italian resort with an obese W.A. miner – this doesn’t seem very “working class” to me.
The Malcolm Roberts nuttery late last week, is hardly going to boost her vote either, that is if Newspoll polled late last week.
If there is a newspoll tonight, I’ll stick with Labor on 35%, One Fraction down & the Fibs & Greens probably steady.
Sorry, what time will newspoll turn up here?
Did Taylor go to the $2,000 a night spa in Sicily with Gina and and the Flying Sock Puppet so that he could figure out how to work with Pauline but with a heavy heart, despite ON being a pillar of smoke?
I am just trying to help the Liberals by joining their ON dots.
What? No praising of the Vic government for saving billions for not hosting the ‘dinky toy’ Olympics?
I must admit that I am enjoying one particular element of the Joyce’s ride on the karma bus.
For decades we have had to listen to the world’s best retail politician doing endless gishgallops of vicious, ludicrous and irrational crap. And now he is trying to rein in his boss cos she is even worse than he is. But she won’t listen cos she is stuck in an endless loop of nasty and she likes it that way.
All the best QR, and a speedy return to good health.
Thel C, my guess is 9.30pm for Newspoll
Happy Birthday Quentin. A good day for birthdays. It was also my dear mum’s birthday, and my OH the day before. So lots of sweets this weekend. Lol
Good to hear you are doing well with your procedure!