Federal polls: Roy Morgan and Spectre Strategy (open thread)

Two more federal polls with broadly familiar findings, plus a survey on social cohesion or the lack thereof.

Two more federal polls that have emerged this week:

• The fortnightly Roy Morgan poll has Labor down a point to 25.5%, One Nation up two to 24.5%, the Coalition down one-and-a-half to 22% and the Greens down half to 15%. Labor holds two-party leads over the Coalition of 52.5-47.5 (in from 53-47) on previous election preferences and 51-49 on respondent-allocated (in from 52.5-47.5), and of 52-48 (in from 53-47) over One Nation on respondent-allocated. The poll was conducted October 26 to November 8 from a sample of 2574.

• Spectre Strategy has published one of its occasional federal polls (its third for the year), which has Labor at 25%, One Nation at 28%, the Coalition at 24% and the Greens at 13%. The Coalition holds a 53-47 respondent-allocated two-party lead over Labor, while Labor holds a 52-48 lead over One Nation. Anthony Albanese has a combined favourable and very favourable rating of 29%, 14% for neutral and 54% for unfavourable and very unfavourable, while Angus Taylor is at 27%, 27% and 29%, and Pauline Hanson is at 41%, 12% and 44%. A three-way preferred prime minister result has Albanese at 34%, Taylor at 22% and Hanson at 30%. The poll was conducted October 28 to November 3 from a sample of 2093.

• Also, the annual Scanlon Foundation/Australian National University Mapping Social Cohesion survey finds 31% of the view that “government in Canberra can be trusted to do the right thing for the Australian people” almost always or most of the time, down from 54% in 2020, with the results heavily polarised on partisan lines, One Nation voters being the most distrustful. The sentiment that “multiculturalism has been good for Australia” is at 76%, down from 89% in 2023. Forty-three per cent confess to negative attitudes towards Muslims, up from 29% in 2022; 18% towards Hindus, up from 9%; 18% towards Jews, up from 8%; and 36% profess a negative attitude towards Israel.

Author: William Bowe

William Bowe is a Perth-based election analyst and occasional teacher of political science. His blog, The Poll Bludger, has existed in one form or another since 2004, and is one of the most heavily trafficked websites on Australian politics.

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  1. Boerwarsays:
    Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 9:05 am
    We will know we are in a global war on day 1 when all digital systems suddenly go black.

    **********

    Yep. I’m going to be pretty jumpy about any significant outages for quite some time. I don’t think Australia is even vaguely prepared for what could come, just how destructive a modern cyber attack could be.

  3. Nov. 13, 2026, 5:57 p.m. ET3 minutes ago
    Maggie Haberman

    In the middle of national aviation challenges, President Trump is posting on social media about his hopes for tax incentives to lure filmmaking to the United States.

  4. Apparently, according to Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi on CNN, who is on House Intelligence committee, The US National Weather Service (NWS) reported widespread nationwide internet and communications issues that may block users from accessing web products or display outdated information.
    • The Impact: Visitors to Weather.gov and local NWS office pages may experience missing data, slow loads, or old forecasts

  11. No-one should be surprised at Albo’s latest #gate given all the dumb shit this product of NSW Labor has dished up.

    The bigger worry this week was him standing by his support for Trumps war.

  12. I’m not sure the soldier who chastised Hegseth’s group deserved a medal, but he has diffused the situation somewhat, and he’ll still be impeached.

    ‘Coming out of the bruising the Republicans suffered in the midterms, this week was bearing up to be a bad one for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Many thought he’d be the first in the administration to be fired for his support of the Iran war, which proved unpopular with voters.

    Then a member of his own party called for a vote to impeach him and, in an embarrassing incident that went viral, he also got chastised for poor decorum when visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

    Still, he managed to survive the former – except for Thomas Massie, who sponsored the resolution to impeach him, all other Republicans in the House voted against it – and sought to turn the latter into a PR opportunity.

    The day after the impeachment effort, an incident occurred at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, one of America’s most sacred military sites. It happened when Hegseth, his wife, and staffers went to lay a wreath at the memorial just outside Washington D.C., to mark Veteran’s Day on Wednesday.

    Someone in the defense secretary’s group laughed loudly, prompting a sentinel on duty at Arlington National Cemetery to shout: “All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times!”

    As the video spread on social media, there was a flurry of condemnation online, with some dubbing Hegseth “the secretary of offense.”

    Political opponents, including Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), as well as former GOP congressman Adam Kinzinger, criticized Hegseth and his group.

    “Pete Hegseth continues to demonstrate his utter lack of fitness for his office,” said Moore on X. “One day after narrowly avoiding impeachment, he shows his contempt for our men and women in uniform by disrespecting the sanctity of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.”

    On Thursday, the embattled Defense secretary tried to regain control of the narrative. He invited the soldier who bellowed at him, Spc. Thomas Iglesias, to the Pentagon, where he honored him with the “Joint Service Commendation Medal for the execution of his duties at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 2026.”

    – NPR

  13. Good morning All.

    THE LEAD
    Labor is having a rough week, and the calls for a reset are getting louder. Paul Sakkal looks inside the strained relationship between Albanese and Chalmers, which he says has been worn down by a grim economic outlook as well as factional and personality clashes. At the ABC, Jacob Greber (analysis) writes that the government’s early days have given way to grim realism. In the Guardian, Tom McIlroy (analysis) argues that, with house prices falling, Labor needs to start making the case for its tax changes.
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-fractured-albanese-chalmers-relationship-and-growing-calls-for-a-labor-reset-20261114-p61dtk.html
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/government-floundering-albanese-salad-days-wilted/107382680
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/13/abor-australia-tax-changes-house-prices-fall

    FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
    Albanese and Chris Bowen were caught on a hot mic at COP31, joking about where they keep their phones, reports Natassia Chrysanthos.
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-caught-in-hot-mic-gaffe-20261113-p61e33.html

    Tony Burke has confirmed changes to the backpacker crackdown after a backlash, report Matthew Knott, and Holly Tregenza and Olivia Thorn.
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/burke-flags-backpacker-backdown-after-backlash-20261113-p61dvm.html
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-13/backpacker-working-holiday-visa-immigration-uk-rethink/107381884

    Senior government figures are worried that immigration cuts are pushing universities towards insolvency. Leaked ANU figures point to a deficit three times bigger than forecast, reports Jason Koutsoukis.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/immigration/2026/11/14/evil-genius-immigration-changes-pushing-unis-insolvency

    NAB boss Andrew Irvine calls one tax “the most atrocious, abominable” drag on productivity, and compares it to taxing blood donors, reports Shane Wright.
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/like-taxing-blood-donors-bank-boss-reveals-biggest-gripe-20261113-p61dwt.html

    Bob Carr says the $368 billion AUKUS deal is “living a lie” and that Australia will never get its nuclear submarines, reports Tom McIlroy (exclusive).
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/13/bob-carr-aukus-deal-living-a-lie-australia-us

    Australia and the Philippines are about to sign a major defence cooperation agreement as tensions with China in the South China Sea continue, report Tim Swanston and Stephen Dziedzic.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/major-defence-deal-astralia-philippines-clashes-china/107381694

    AI AND TECH
    Toby Walsh (opinion) sets out the questions he thinks the government must answer on its new AI rules. His main question is what Canberra can actually do when a US or Chinese AI company refuses to submit to Australian safety tests.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/2026/11/14/questions-government-must-answer-ai

    After the Microsoft outage, experts say Australia needs to reduce its reliance on US tech giants, and that doing so will be expensive, reports Ahmed Yussuf.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/microsoft-outage-and-cloud-providers-tech-risk-in-australia/107383316

    Nvidia’s Jensen Huang has resigned, and the trail leads partly through Australia. Kate Lamb and Josh Butler try to work out what Megaspeed is, the company at the centre of the scandal.
    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/13/a-baffling-trail-from-australia-to-singapore-what-is-megaspeed-the-company-implicated-in-downfall-of-nvidias-jensen-huang

    OPPOSITION AND ONE NATION
    Karen Barlow writes that the Coalition is divided over what the US midterms mean for it, and the split shows how much sway the Nationals have.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2026/11/14/coalitions-lessons-midterms-were-losing-our-identity-nation

    Peter Hartcher (opinion) says the most revealing thing about One Nation’s website is what has been removed from it in the past week, though the deleted pages can still be found on the Wayback Machine.
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/look-closely-at-one-nation-s-website-what-s-no-longer-there-is-most-telling-20261114-p61dwv.html

    ECONOMY
    John Hewson (opinion) asks whether the RBA misread what the US midterms mean for the economy.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/economy/2026/11/14/rbas-misstep-us-midterms

    VICTORIAN ELECTION
    After the first week of the Big Build royal commission:
    • Martin McKenzie-Murray covers the “direct line” to the premier’s office.
    • Adam Carey and Kieran Rooney report that a rail alliance was told to make peace with the union or never work in Melbourne again.
    • Michael Bachelard (analysis) says that under Andrews and Allan, the buck stopped in the CFMEU’s pockets.
    • An Age editorial says the commission is uncovering rot in government and has only just begun.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime/2026/11/14/cfmeu-inquiry-notes-direct-line-premier
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/bend-the-knee-rail-alliance-told-make-peace-with-union-or-never-work-in-melbourne-again-20261113-p61dwn.html
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/under-the-andrews-allan-government-the-buck-stopped-in-the-pockets-of-the-cfmeu-20261113-p61e0s.html
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/royal-commission-is-exposing-rot-in-government-and-it-s-just-getting-started-20261113-p61dop.html

    On the campaign trail:
    • Jess Wilson skipped the leaders’ debate and took the “Jess Express” to a Wodonga pub, reports Benita Kolovos.
    • In Nationals heartland, an “orange wave” has made a safe seat competitive, reports Benjamin Preiss.
    • Rachael Ward explains the competing housing plans (activity centres or a sprawling CBD) that are on the ballot.
    • Judd Boaz has a guide to the more than a dozen minor parties standing.
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/14/jess-wilson-wodonga-pub-vic-election-campaign-2026-ntwnfb
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/this-seat-was-safe-as-houses-now-the-political-script-has-been-flipped-by-an-orange-wave-20261113-p61apr.html
    https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/activity-centres-or-a-sprawling-cbd-voters-deliver-their-verdict-20261114-p61dl1.html
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/victoria-2026-state-election-independent-party-explainer/107342014

    A court has backed the Victorian government over “loophole logging,” reports Katherine Wilson.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2026/11/14/court-backs-victorias-loophole-logging

    OTHER STATES
    Queensland’s CFMEU inquiry has delivered its findings after months of hearings, eight million documents and more than 80 witnesses. Commissioner Stuart Wood KC calls for urgent action, reports Ciara Jones. Separately, nurses’ and teachers’ unions say the LNP’s proposed bargaining laws go further than Campbell Newman did, reports Matt Dennien.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/qld-cfmeu-inquiry-report-analysis/107377580
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/lnp-going-beyond-newman-to-squash-public-sector-bargaining-unions-say-20261113-p61dzj.html

    In NSW, Chris Minns has told angry Labor branches that the party is “not running a charity” and is standing by his captain’s picks, reports Jessica McSweeney. Bob Brown (opinion) accuses Minns of a “Trumpian” disregard for the damage coal does, citing the Rising Tide protest ban.
    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/not-running-a-charity-minns-defies-labor-branch-anger-over-captain-s-calls-20261113-p61e01.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/14/chris-minns-trumpian-disdain-climate-coalmining-rising-tide-protest-ban-ntwnfb

    HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY
    The chemical regulator has decided not to ban paraquat, a weedkiller that is banned in many other countries. Clare Watson reports that critics call this an “indefensible” failure to protect health.
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/2026/11/14/widely-banned-weedkiller-survives-australian-review

    A Herald editorial argues that the Family Court is meant to protect families but is being used as a weapon by abusers, and that it escapes the scrutiny other parts of the justice system face.
    https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-family-court-is-meant-to-protect-families-instead-abusers-are-weaponising-it-20261114-p61dsa.html

    Researchers warn that minimum accommodation standards on FIFO mine sites are slipping, despite years of scrutiny, report Alistair Bates and Bryn Wakefield.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-13/fifo-bare-minimum-standards-not-being-enforced/107341422

    HungryPanda delivery riders describe risky situations and financial penalties, report Bertin Huynh and Adeshola Ore.
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/14/delivery-riders-stolen-food-orders-what-happens-when-hungrypanda-ntwnfb

    CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
    As COP31 heads into its second week:
    • Laura Tingle (analysis) looks at whether the “35-by-35” target can hold.
    • Graham Readfearn says the PM’s coffee diplomacy can’t escape domestic politics.
    • Nick O’Malley and Natassia Chrysanthos say Bowen, a veteran of climate talks, faces his biggest task yet.
    • Oliver Milman reports that more than 100 groups linked to fossil fuels have sent delegations, outnumbering some of the most vulnerable countries.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/cop31-35-by-35-climate-change-target/107384386
    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/13/anthony-albaneses-coffee-diplomacy-cant-remove-shadow-of-domestic-politics-at-cop31
    https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/bowen-is-an-old-hand-at-climate-talks-this-time-he-faces-a-monumental-task-20261114-p61dvp.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/13/cop31-companies-and-groups-linked-to-fossil-fuels-delegations

    Weipa on Cape York has had 39 days in a row above 36 degrees as Queensland’s heatwave sets more records, report Sharnie Kim and Brendan Mounter.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/cape-york-town-of-weipa-breaks-weather-records-in-prolonged-heat/107384870

    Under a Tasmanian government proposal, AI data centre developers would run their own community benefit funds, reports Josh Duggan.
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-13/tasmanian-data-centres-to-run-own-community-benefit-fund/107383452

    INTERNATIONAL
    The US aviation authority has stopped all departing flights nationwide, citing communication issues. It is only the third national ground stop in US history, and it affects thousands of flights. Michael Koziol, and Hannah Hammoud and Chris Zappone, report, and the ABC is running a live blog.
    https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/us-faa-grounds-all-departing-flights-due-to-extraordinary-circumstance-safety-reasons-20261114-p61e3z.html
    https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/the-us-has-grounded-all-flights-nationwide-here-s-what-we-know-so-far-20261114-p61e49.html
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/follow-live-us-aviation-authority-grounds-all-flights/107385742

    Compiled with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic, Claude Opus 5.5) and edited by Douglas and Milko.

  14. SL says:
    Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 10:25 am

    The oil market is showing tentative signs of rebalancing, with global oil supplies surpassing demand for the first time since the outbreak of the war in Iran. Observed oil inventories rose by 52 mb, or 1.7 mb/d, in October as Gulf exports recovered much faster than global oil demand.

    https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-market-report-november-2026

    Yep. If, and it is a big if, the US and the Iranians hold to their current war settings near the SoH, the US is looking increasingly like the ‘winner’. That is, the negotiated outcomes won’t nearly be equal to what the Iranians (and most of the rest of the world, including most bludgers) were confidently expecting six months ago.

  15. Omar Comin’

    A little troubling that the simulated discussion on this website appears to have neglected this important news.

    What can one really say about it? As far as I know, there is no suggestion that the Liberal Party was aware of the crimes with which Amon was charged prior to his being arrested. In the absence of any such suggestion, it’s not really a political issue IMO.

    The same applies for several comparable cases that have involved Labor politicians.

  16. Apparently the AI Software “Smart” is unlikely to be to blame for this Air Traffic outage as its focus is on routing of planes but the issue is with the communications systems – the Air traffic controllers talking to the planes. The system is involved is not involved in landing and taking off at airports but in control the planes once they are in airspace.
    If a plane can see a tower at an airport they can keep communicating with the ground. Therefore, the local airports are now controlling the traffic in their local areas. Additionally, the planes can still talk to each other and guide each other – like they do over the oceans.

  17. Steel production accounts for seven per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Shifting to lower emissions steel — so called green steel — will require massive new investment in new types of iron ore processing facilities, and massively large renewable energy supply. But putting this supply chain on a long-term low-emissions footing will make a difference for climate change.

    As the world’s largest steel producer, China has a strong interest in greener steel. And as China’s largest iron ore supplier, so does Australia.

    But neither Australia nor China can do this without the other, and the world’s steel sector cannot effectively decarbonise without China and Australia. Industry and governments in both countries know this, and so in Canberra this week the inaugural Australia-China Policy Dialogue on Steel Decarbonisation brought together major Chinese steelmakers and officials from China’s Ministry of Industry, Australian ore miners and steelmakers, officials from the Department of Industry, and experts from universities, research institutes and think tanks.

    https://theenergy.co/articles/australia-and-china-take-first-steps-towards-greener-steel

  18. Thank you D&M and A&I.

    A Herald editorial argues that the Family Court is meant to protect families but is being used as a weapon by abusers, and that it escapes the scrutiny other parts of the justice system face.
    https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-family-court-is-meant-to-protect-families-instead-abusers-are-weaponising-it-20261114-p61dsa.html

    Indeed.

    I have been exposed in significant detail to two cases wherein the female abusers of the system have, literally, between them gotten away with kidnapping, false and extremely damaging allegations, and an attempt to burn their partner and children to death.

    I am 100% certain that male abusers are also getting away with anything up to and including murder.

    Making justice systems abuser-proof is harder than it looks. Apparently.

  20. Herald Sun 14/11
    The embarrassing gaffe happened just before an Austrade business delegation roundtable to discuss renewables, and just hours before the PM was due to depart Turkey and head to his next international destination, the Philippines.
    _______________________
    OMG the Philippines.
    God knows what is going to come out of his mouth there.
    That would be the worst spot for him right now.

  22. Omar Comin’ says:
    Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 9:58 am

    Former Liberal MP Rory Amon found guilty of raping 13-year-old boy inside a toilet.

    https://www.smh.com.au/national/former-nsw-mp-found-guilty-of-rape-20261113-p61e2n.html

    A little troubling that the simulated discussion on this website appears to have neglected this important news.

    Some context: There are around 3,000 ex-pollies in Australia. What he did was terrible and I hope he spends some jail time for it. But it is hardly party-political.

  23. A few thoughts: Labor is on a long-term winner with her housing policy, but they need to start actually selling it. Don’t just leave it to Clare O’Neill. It’s doing what you’ve said it would do – making housing more affordable for first homebuyers. That’s good. Sell it!

    Gen Z will be absolutely loving it and Gen Z said is the future of electoral victory. What else can be done for them? Getting rid of the jobs ready graduate package is an obvious one.
    It was always a punitive shitshow, with zero policy justification, (arts employs more people than mining) and it brings as much intellectual heft to higher education policy as the cliched graffiti canard in a uni toilet (arts degrees, take one). The relevant voters know it’s simply to discourage critical thinking.

    The other good news for Labour is a slight poll rise for LNP probably keeps Angus in the seat in 2028 where I have no doubt he will demonstrate his innate ability to screw everything up.

    Great to see Matt Canavan take exactly the wrong lesson from the US midterms as well.

    The bad news is that labor seems totally clueless on policy direction otherwise. Take the hint from the US midterms. Actually defend a sustainable level of migration, on the ground that it’s good for the economy, comma stupid. Then change the conversation and move onto a bold reform agenda involving cost-of-living relief. Fund it by taxing gas exports for fark sake. Literally everyone who might conceivably vote under any circumstances supports it. And then stop nickel and dimeing old people in nursing homes. Who incidentally will need tens of thousands of age care workers.

    Also, the greens need to explain why they aren’t supporting dropping the private health insurance rebate for over 65s. I say that is someone who votes for you. Explain it to me. I don’t get it. It’s not progressive. Pensioners are better served by a well funded public system.

  24. Taylormade says:
    Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 10:51 am

    Herald Sun 14/11
    The embarrassing gaffe happened just before an Austrade business delegation roundtable to discuss renewables, and just hours before the PM was due to depart Turkey and head to his next international destination, the Philippines.
    _______________________
    OMG the Philippines.
    God knows what is going to come out of his mouth there.
    That would be the worst spot for him right now.

    Will your’s, Pauline’s and Gina’s soul mate Trump even bother to turn up in Manila?

    Over 1,000 US peeps are involved in getting him there and back safely. Cost to the US for Trump’s visit? That is five times the number of peeps Obama used when he traveled OS. The motorcade will be well over 50 vehicles long. Total cost to the CoL-beset US citizenry?

    Well over $US100 million.

    Enjoy!

  25. L-e

    …
    Also, the greens need to explain why they aren’t supporting dropping the private health insurance rebate for over 65s. I say that is someone who votes for you. Explain it to me. I don’t get it. It’s not progressive.

    Simples. Shoebridge is highly principled and honest and progressive. Until he is not.

  26. Lol, TM. Is the HUN complaining that their feigned outrage has stopped them reporting on Albo’s speech at the COP31 Investor Round Table, which included:

    Without question, the Paris Agreement has galvanised global efforts, changing what energy we use and, importantly, how we use it.

    It’s mobilised the biggest economic transformation since the Industrial Revolution, and in doing so, it’s unlocking global opportunities.

    We know that a lot of the focus of the COP is always, as it should be, of course, on the impact of climate change and the challenge that it represents to limit and restrict global warming.

    But it’s also an incredible opportunity.

    An opportunity for investment, an opportunity for growth, an opportunity for jobs creation as well.

    Trade and investment components of these annual climate meetings are absolutely critical.

    It’s how we turn the commitments that we want to make into actions and outcomes, and capitalise on the opportunity which is before us.

    Global clean energy investment is expected to reach $2.2 trillion US this year, nearly double the amount that will be invested in fossil fuels.

    It is a global transition that is gaining momentum because the markets are speaking.

    Clean energy, we know, is the cheapest form of new energy in Australia, and that’s why clean energy, powered by renewables, improves energy security and economic resilience to global energy market shocks.

    And I think the conflict in the Middle East has given the whole world a reminder of the need to have resilience in our economic structures.

    https://www.pm.gov.au/media/cop31-australia-investor-roundtable

  27. meher baba – It works fine for a few dozen aircraft but the more planes that get in the air, the more complex it gets.
    At the moment, the FAA has started to let flights that are leaving coastal airports and flying out over the seas to take off. So planes from San Franciso and LAX flying to Hawaii, Asia or Australia have started taking off again and Planes from NY to Europe etc are doing the same. They can do this as they don’t use the affected system.

  28. B. S. Fairman says:
    Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 9:36 am

    I am sure that America will have no problem with it is transport issue with the Secretary of Transport, Sean Duffy – a former lumberjack and reality TV star – and Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullins – a former plumber – being in control.
    Trump only hires the best!

    He should have got himself some DEI hires.

  29. meher baba says:
    Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 9:28 am

    Of course the blessed inhabitants of Stooge City aren’t at all bothered about what Albo and Bowen might have said to each other.

    But I reckon the two gentlemen concerned are feeling a little annoyed with themselves today.

    It was undisciplined, especially on the part of Albo. And it was bad PR: something the Government simply doesn’t need more of right now. It will soon disappear from the public debate, but it adds to an overall impression that is not helpful.

    Yep. But the Get Albo squad will have it on endless repeat for years to come. Melons, for example, ditto.

    It beats having to acknowledge that Albanese has been the first and only Australian prime minister to enact substantial climate action.

    Action which the Hanson/Taylor* government will do their worst to undo.

    *Pursuant in part to the Greens’ Plan to Replace Labor.

  32. D&M DP

    INTERNATIONAL
    The US aviation authority has stopped all departing flights nationwide, citing communication issues. It is only the third national ground stop in US history, and it affects thousands of flights. Michael Koziol, and Hannah Hammoud and Chris Zappone, report, and the ABC is running a live blog.
    https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/us-faa-grounds-all-departing-flights-due-to-extraordinary-circumstance-safety-reasons-20261114-p61e3z.html
    https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/the-us-has-grounded-all-flights-nationwide-here-s-what-we-know-so-far-20261114-p61e49.html
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/follow-live-us-aviation-authority-grounds-all-flights/107385742

    As per CNNApparently 10000 flights are impacted and 3000 are cancelled.

    A source said the government still doesn’t know why it is happening.

  33. “In NSW, Chris Minns has told angry Labor branches that the party is “not running a charity” and is standing by his captain’s picks, reports Jessica McSweeney. ”

    Yeah but Chris you do expect charity in return from the branch members. You expect them to donate to campaigns, letterbox, hand out how to vote cards, and door knock for free.

    And for the Labor baggers the coalition pull the same crap (Warren Mundine, Roshena Campbell, Fiona Martin, and even Andrew Constance). Don’t pretend Gilmore was an actual Liberal preselection where all the competing Liberal nominations coincidencely all pulled out at the same time so Constance could run.

  34. From LGM, interesting interview transcript between Aaron Rupar and Timothy Snyder about Trump and Authoritarianism.

    https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/11/timothy-snyder-on-the-fundamental-attribution-error-of-the-trump-era

    Rupar: As a scholar of authoritarianism, what do you make of the fact that so many of the actions Trump has taken over the past couple years seem to be self-sabotaging — tariffs and the Iran war foremost among them. Wouldn’t he have had a better chance of consolidating autocracy had he basically just gone golfing for two years?

    Snyder: I’m going to pause on the counterfactual for a second and just point out that Mr. Trump is not physically fit enough to go golfing for two years. He can only do it in quick bursts.

    But seriously, the counterfactual is tough because then he wouldn’t have been Trump. The guy that got elected was the self-indulgent guy, the guy who just has to have another donut. That’s the guy people liked or wanted. And if he wasn’t that person, he wouldn’t have been elected. He’s this impulsive, incredibly self-centered person.

    The main reason we have this war in Iran is that he really enjoyed Venezuela. I’m sure you saw it because you see everything, but when he called into Fox & Friends, it was just really clear that he got an essentially erotic pleasure out of Venezuela and he was just itching to do it again.

    Iran was pitched to him as something that would go just as quickly. And because he’s an absolute child — actually, that’s insulting to children, so I’ll just say he’s an idiot — he doesn’t know anything about power, ironically.

    It’s the same with tariffs. He does not understand anything about economics at all. He can’t think ahead about economic war any more than he can with normal war in terms of second order or third order effects. He just thinks, “If I do this, they’re going to have to do what I want,” which isn’t true.

    Too many of us have trained him to think that we’re all pushovers. He’s been trained to think that everybody’s a coward, because so many people around him are cowards, and so many people who vote for him are cowards. He thinks everyone wants nothing less than to just be taught a lesson by him. But that doesn’t work on foreigners at all.

    It doesn’t work on Canadians. It doesn’t work on Iranians. It doesn’t work on Ukrainians. It doesn’t work on Russians. Regardless of which nation we’re talking about or what kind of government they have, nobody respects him. Nobody. And so as soon as he ventures outside of the United States and tries his Trump shtick, it’s going to end up having effects that are counterproductive.

  36. Just out for brunch at Highton Village in South Barwon.
    Lots of street campaigning going on.
    Was handed flyers for Independent, Greens and Socialist Alliance as i walked past.

  37. NAB boss criticises payroll tax.
    Is this the same NAB which went out of its way to reduce Payroll Tax, by defrauding staff out of their salary payments and entitlements over the past 20 years?

  39. Taylormade at 10.51am.

    “OMG the Philippines. God knows what is going to come out of his mouth there.”

    If he hangs around the girlie bars he might meet up with that god botherer and Member for Manila, former NP member G Christensen.

  40. Cartoons

    Rowe

    Pope

    Leahy

    Matt Davidson

    Edmund Iffland

    Oslo Davis (The Saturday Paper)

    Golding
    “Time for a royal commission into redacting (″⁣Redacted notes spur fierce rebuke at royal commission″⁣, 13/11).”

    Harry Bruce

    Mark David

    Tom Red

    Rod Emmerson NZ Herald

  41. Australia’s Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science, and the European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation signed the treaty-level Agreement in Brussels on 12 November 2026. This marks significant progress towards Australia’s association to Horizon Europe in 2027.

    Horizon Europe is the world’s largest pooled funding program for international research and innovation collaboration. Australia’s association opens the door to collaboration with European and other countries on major international research projects.

    From 1 January 2027, Australian researchers, scientists and industry partners will be eligible, under transitional arrangements, to apply to access Horizon Europe Pillar II funding. This will enable them to lead, and participate in, cutting-edge research to tackle complex global challenges.

    https://www.industry.gov.au/news/australia-signs-horizon-europe-agreement

    This is a ~$155 billion (AUD) fund.

  42. I remember when Trump ran for president in 2016 a tape emerged of sexual comments he made on video captured Trump speaking candidly on a bus with host Billy Bush while arriving on the set of Days of Our Lives. I generally thought that was the end of the U.S. election right there. But whether voters didn’t care or Trump was successfuly able to pivot it didn’t seem a detriment to his chances as many thought. I read though when James Comley reopened the email gate federal investigation against Hillary Clinton it created a surge to Trump’s vote. And all the votes fell the right way for Trump in the battleground states which won him the White House.

  43. “Albo & Bowen have probably enhanced their vote by 5% or more as they have shown themselves as real men and not media puppets.”

    Is this parody?

  44. The Greens looking out for Pensioners, hopefully they appreciate it and we get a lift in the polls from the old folk

    I listen to SEN on Saturday mornings, their news was leading with Dick Gate although they went with “the D word” lol

  46. Re the aircraft fun. Good to see in the midst of a crisis someone still cares about the “important” things.

    Asked whether Friday’s issues could be AI related, Mullin told a reporter: “We call it SI around here, remember.” The Trump administration has attempted to rename artificial intelligence to superintelligence.

  47. But it is hardly party-political.

    It’s a politics adjacent matter of substantial public interest and your editorial decision is itself a matter of some interest, or at least it would be if anyone read this site.

  48. Just wondering how we make housing available and affordable for young adults without increasing housing construction and at cost levels young Australians can afford. I just don’t see just squeezing the value of existing housing will achieve that aim unless construction costs for new housing can be contained.
    Where do you put people in existing housing if they can’t afford to buy new housing.
    Surely new housing at affordable cost is the long term answer?

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