As reported by The Guardian, the Coalition has picked up a point on Essential Research’s fortnight rolling average for the second week in a row, reducing Labor’s lead to 52-48. On the primary vote, the Coalition is up one to 36%, Labor is down one to 36%, One Nation is up a point to 11% and the Greens are steady on 10% (UPDATE: No, actually it’s the Coalition steady on 38% and One Nation up one to 8% – the rest is okay). Further:
• On the question of who would be best to lead the Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull recorded 25%, up five since March; Julie Bishop 20%, down three; Tony Abbott 10%, unchanged; and 13% chose an unspecified “someone else” option. For Labor, Bill Shorten was on 20%, down one; Tanya Plibersek 13%, unchanged; Anthony Albanese 13%, up two; with someone else on 13%.
• Fifty-two per cent were of the view that economic inequality was worsening, with 26% saying it was stable and only 12% concurring with Scott Morrison’s suggestion that it was diminishing. No doubt relatedly, 82% supported forcing multinational companies to pay a minimum tax rate on their Australian earnings; 61% favoured a higher top-tier income tax rate; 71% a “Buffett rule” to force the wealthy to pay a minimum 30% tax rate; and 86% measures to inhibit the wealthy from minimising tax payments by sending funds offshore.
• Fifty-eight per cent expressed support for four-year terms, with only 24% opposed.
Another poll worth noting is a rare effort on voting intention in the Australian Capital Territory, conducted by ReachTEL for Anglicare and the Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance, which records Labor on 36.4% (down 2.0% since the 2016 election), the Liberals on 38.8% (up 2.1%) and the Greens on 13.3% (up 3.0%).
CTar1 @ #1145 Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 – 1:57 pm
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Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ
Yes, the Potato is absolutely right.
There’s no room for emotion when you’re talking about love.
And of course you would have to be completely devoid of emotion and compassion to deny equality to someone.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/03/marriage-equality-dutton-urges-coalition-to-rein-in-emotional-views
Turnbull is now telling people that due to his fine efforts in protecting us, we don’t need to be as alarmed as he told us we should be last week.
http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/prime-minister-malcolm-turnbull-expects-fewer-airport-delays-for-travellers/news-story/c621f8291180ceec4465784787a95530
I love my square brackets
Ohh, it is just so easy and quick and convenient
It was such a bummer not having them.
Laurie Oakes announces his retirement.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-03/laurie-oakes-to-retire/8771236
JOHN BOY
thanks again KayJay you amazing groover you xx
I will consult with Brown Bear and may have to announce our engagement.
The thanks are really for the work of BK
I simply repost his cartoon section later in the day.
❣ ☕
CTar1 @ #1145 Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 – 1:57 pm
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The Sphere of Influence to retire:
Laurie Oakes to retire
2:13PMROSIE LEWIS, STEPHEN BROOK
Veteran Nine political editor Laurie Oakes will retire in a fortnight.
Those Labor mps opposed to SSM
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-labor-mps-who-could-blow-up-rebel-liberals-samesex-marriage-plans-20170802-gxnkp7.html
This is sooo good. Does he know what he’s missing out on?
xxxx
Oh joy
I’ve been asleep.
Whoever restored the acting brackets, may you live in interesting times.
Hello
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Statement by Kristina Keneally on ICAC findings
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGRLLv_U0AADxNX?format=jpg&name=large
Why
[is it not working for me]
?
John Kelly can’t stop internal White House wars
The conservative Weekly Standard published a blockbuster expose on the escalating battle between National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.
There’s now open speculation as to whether Steve Bannon could be the next Trump staffer to be ousted.
“For some time, Steve Bannon has been considering leaving the White House. One of Bannon’s closest buddies in the West Wing was Reince Priebus, now gone,” the Weekly Standard revealed. “A newly emboldened H.R. McMaster, purging Bannonites with the backing of John Kelly (and the president), could hasten his exit.”
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/john-kelly-cant-stop-internal-white-house-wars-as-trump-factions-have-gone-to-the-mattresses/
mikehilliard @ #1165 Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 – 3:07 pm
Some of us just have it, dude.
Man, I was so frustrated by it that I was about to give up posting on PB. But now, its like I am born again!
A R / Kay Jay
Another try
Got it, I think. (very neat AR!)
Many thanks.
SK
Rapture coming up?
Hope not, I have done bad things.
SK
Me too, but it’s looking like the bill is due.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HP04nfUi4g
Possibly the best song in the world*
*channelling Carlsberg larger here
https://www.crikey.com.au/2017/08/03/nbn-and-murray-darling-disasters-as-much-a-threat-to-turnbull-as-gay-marriage/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-03/snipes-turn-to-smiles-as-pm-and-wa-premier-gst-war/8770868
‘Before departing’ must mean as close to flight out time as possible!
The Rapture LU?
I was going to post a Primus track the other day when BigD and I were talking about Winona Ryder.
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Liberal MPs will return to Canberra a day early next week for a special partyroom meeting to discuss gay marriage
But that beaver was a porcupine?
Liberal MPs will return to Canberra a day early next week for a special partyroom meeting to discuss gay marriage
And the moderates finally get onto the scoreboard. Managing to keep the Nats out of the party room is a start.
Can the pigeons be coming home to roost at last?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fossil-fuel-companies-sued-for-climate-change-california-exxon-shell-chevron-a7871671.html
lizzie
Nats will hold their own party room meeting as well as the Libs having theirs.
Then they’ll have a Coalition Joint Party Room meeting.
It will be a big day.
CTar1
Can’t wait for the fireworks to start.
Clive on 24 saying his usual crap.
A reset!
Reset reset reset!
So much silliness so a bunch of people who are going to root each other anyway, live with each other anyway, have children and raise families together anyway are prevented from calling it a marriage. Just because some sad fucks with a prurient interest with what others get up to in the privacy of their bedrooms find the idea of a couple of poofs or lezzies going at it a bit ‘confronting’.
So sad we have to go through this before we can get onto some really important stuff. So much fun watching the wankers in the Coalition tearing themselves apart over it. Sickos, morons and gutless wonders the lot of em.
I can hear the drums beating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQxleg-5UCs
ratsak
The waste of time on this inevitable decision offends me.
Libertarian Unionist @ #1173 Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 – 3:23 pm
Before I heard that, I believed that no song featuring a cowbell could be all bad.
You learn something new every day : (
CTar1 @ #1187 Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 – 4:00 pm
Everything about this government is offensive. Why single out one element?
P1,
You’ve fallen in my estimation.
Shorten describes the postal vote: A very expensive way to do nothing.
Good afternoon all,
Interesting the angle the MSM are putting on the liberal party room meeting. ” Meeting a day early ” , ” recalled early ” etc etc.
Parliament resumes on Tuesday so ,as a matter of course, pollies would be returning to Canberra on Monday in any case so to ramp up the crisis meeting angle is very humerous and interesting. It would be interesting to find out who informed the MSM of this meeting and framed it as a emergency response. A bit of mischief may be at play.
Saying that, it is good to watch anything and everything Turnbull does on this issue written up as a crisis. Love it.
Cheers.
Libertarian Unionist @ #1190 Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 – 4:03 pm
I guess that was inevitable! : )
Simon and LU,
Looking for rapture I see.
Maybe this will help your search.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCdS7O248g
‘Before I heard that, I believed that no song featuring a cowbell could be all bad.’
You need more cowbell .
https://youtu.be/DLeNQKk4uuI
The Ashes are back on.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-03/cricket-australia-reaches-pay-deal-with-players/8765040
BigD
Big ✔
Well, of course it’s much more ‘fun’ to fight over an inevitable decision for SSM, or strut about assuring us we’re safe, than to do something concrete for the Murray Darling, or DV, or homelessness, or inequality, or…
SK,
What about Lisa? I thought you preferred brunettes?
I’m sure office workers with a knowledge of the ECQ disclosure rules can be picked up at any CentreLink office.
No need to train them.
It’s not my fault we employed people who didn’t know what they were doing and that we failed to address that fact by training them appropriately.
Hanson says her party’s Queensland branch hired office staff who were not up to the job of making sure it satisfied the state’s political disclosure laws.
Those workers have since been sacked and systems improved, she said on Thursday.
Did they follow the correct procedures when dismissing these workers.
It would be a shame if they went for unfair dismissal.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/03/pauline-hanson-blames-one-nation-staff-for-electoral-law-breaches