BludgerTrack is being heavily determined at present by the two new year data points from Essential Research, but for what those data points are worth, they suggest the government may have entered a new phase in its polling fortunes. The latest result has wrenched two-party preferred almost a full point in favour of Labor, although this has only yielded a gain of one on the seat projection. The change is a straightforward result of Labor taking primary vote share off the Coalition, with One Nation failing to gain further ground for the first time in a while.
In other news, two by-elections loom in New South Wales:
• Mike Baird’s departure from the premiership and the parliament will result in a by-election for his seat of Manly. Labor is not competitive in the seat, which corresponds with Tony Abbott’s federal seat of Warringah, but it was held by independents for 16 years until Baird unseated David Barr in 2007. Potential Liberal preselection nominees identified in media reports include James Griffin, KMPG director and former Manly deputy mayor; Alex Dore, NSW Young Liberals president and management consultant; Natalie Ward, a private legal practitioner who relinquished a job as a political staffer in 2013 amid controversy over her marriage to David Begg, a co-principal of the lobbying firm associated with moderate powerbroker Michael Photios; Ron Delezio, founder of a hospital charity and father of Sophie Delezio, who suffered horrific injuries when a car crashed into a childcare centre in 2003; and Walter Villatora, a local party identity and advocate for preselection reform.
• The second New South Wales by-election will follow today’s resignation by Health Minister Jillian Skinner as the member for North Shore, ahead of her anticipated demotion to the back bench. North Shore neighbours Manly to the west, and is similarly solid in its conservatism. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Liberal preselection contestants may include Felicity Wilson, a former Property Council executive, and Tim James, former chief of staff to Energy Minister Anthony Roberts.
University student charged over deadly Quebec mosque terrorist attack
FRENCH-Canadian man Alexandre Bissonnette, who is accused of orchestrating a deadly terror attack on a Quebec City mosque, reportedly dressed up as the Grim Reaper for Halloween – an ominous foreshadowing of the incident that was to come
It’s also been revealed Mr Bissonette was a “right-wing troll” who took anti-foreigner positions and supported US President Donald Trump, local media reported
http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/police-arrest-two-men-over-quebec-city-mosque-terror-attack/news-story/1c146a64c77f88396a58305da808cee0
P1,
You have to admit though, it’s the finest print money can buy!
zoomster @ #2193 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 3:39 pm
18 “official” outage notifications from NBN Co so far this year. Also, I just noticed that each outage notification can contain up to 5 different planned outage times, and many of them do seem to contain more than 1 outage – 2 or 3 seems common. This would explain why I seem to get outages even on days when I have had no notification.
So about 30-40 outages so far this year. And we are not even through January yet.
Briefly
Can I ask which seat are you working? After the success last year with Anne Aly I will watch with interest .
greensborough growler @ #2201 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 3:52 pm
Yes, but I thought I was getting more than just “fine print” for my money. Silly me!
New thread.
“It’s also been revealed Mr Bissonette was a “right-wing troll” who took anti-foreigner positions and supported US President Donald Trump, local media reported.”
I’m sure right wingers who support profiling will want all similar people rounded up for questioning 🙂
P1,
It’s like someone paying a subscription for a list of the 100 greatest hits of all time and getting a list of names with your name at the top.
Marika Shaub @marikatogo 2h2 hours ago
The last Attorney General to be fired was fired by Nixon. Let that sink in for a while.
Thanks Briefly. Much appreciated.
adrian @ #2176 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 3:27 pm
The Guardian articles on Trump or climate change get swamped by hard right ‘commentators’, and real quick too, typically they are among the first to comment. Almost any other article get very few in comparison.
Nothing coincident or spontaneous about it. Definitely well organised psy-ops going on. Nothing original about their language or claims either, drearily predictable, and clearly designed to provoke.
Fortunately, the regular commentators seem well aware of what is going on. Can only hope The G’s management are too.
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Phillip Coorey @PhillipCoorey 29m29 minutes ago
Bill Shorten flags federal corruption watchdog
Good. If Labor are serious about it, and prosecute the case properly, that alone will almost guarantee them the next election.
phoenixred @ #2197 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 3:46 pm
That’s under laboratory conditions. In reality that bandwith will be shared among the users in a cell.
Been a busy day for me but looking at the SMH when I came in to see this headline in bold print.
“What sort of government is too cowardly to stand up to naked fascism? Ours”
There can be no recovery for Mal, I can not recall a major media outlet in the past 50 years been so negative to a sitting PM. The LNP has to make a move if it is to limit the damage, with so many potential leaders to chose from should be no problem 😉
Evening all.
From page 2 of a free paper copy of the Australian, an article on the swearing in of our anew High Court judge Susan Kiefel.
She is pictured with our attorney general.
One of them is wearing a frock and a wig, and isn’t Kiefel.
I’ll try to find a link.
David Pope explores a parallel universe:
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/david-pope-20120214-1t3j0.html
The excellent George Monbiot:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-george-monbiot-misinformation?CMP=share_btn_tw
b.c. @ #2164 Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 3:20 pm
I have fixed wireless NBN from activ8me, there is a rectangular antenna on the roof. It is nominally 25/5, more often 20/4, but it works very reliably indeed.
It is ten times faster than the copper based adsl (something like that) which I had before, which fell over when it rained, and is one half the price. I’ve got VOIP phone service at very reasonable rates, but we may switch to mobile only pretty soon, which would be more economical.
Suits me pretty well.