Newspoll: 54-46 to Labor

Malcolm Turnbull records an eight-point deterioration in his net approval rating, as Labor’s lead on voting intention widens still further.

Newspoll breaks out of its 53-47 straitjacket to record a 54-46 lead for Labor, from primary vote of Coalition 35% (down one), Labor 38% (up two), Greens 9% (down two) and One Nation 9% (up one). Leadership ratings also record substantial change for the first time a while, with Malcolm Turnbull down three on approval to 35% and up five on disapproval to 55%, and Bill Shorten down two to 34% and up three to 54%. Malcolm Turnbull leads 43-33 as preferred prime minister, down from 46-31 last time. The poll was conducted from a sample of 1675 from Thursday to Sunday. The Australian’s paywalled report here.

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. zoidlord
    Another one bites the dust:
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/21/liberal-mp-ann-sudmalis-lists-british-nationality-on-1966-passenger-card

    Thanks Zoidlord, you made my day!

    Just when you think that the Libs and Nationals couldn’t stuff it up any more, they prove you wrong.

    Another one bites the dust
    Another one bites the dust
    And another one gone, and another one gone
    Another one bites the dust
    Hey, I’m gonna get you too
    Another one bites the dust

    John Deacon, for Queen.

  4. Sorry but Shorten looks really shifty refusing to release documents. After Tony Jones finally got a “no” out of Shorten that he would not release his documents, Shorten adopted a classically defensive body posture.. arm across stomach, leaning forward. Terrible, terrible, terrible.


  6. alias
    Without the Internet very little of this S44(i) stuff would have surfaced.

    Indeed. The internet is the most empowering thing for the hoi polloi that we have ever enjoyed.

    It forever removes the ability of those ‘in control’ to manipulate information in any meaningful way.

  9. zoomster
    ‘Only one such claim at a time could be valid.’

    Historically, that was not so. There are numerous examples of lords holding two allegiances. For example, some English lords owned land in Scotland and were thus subjects of both the English and Scottish kings (pre unification, of course).

    The founding fathers of Federation would have been very much aware of these kinds of situations.

    Then it’s worth asking why did they not refer to such situations in 44(i). They were not mentioned in the discussions at the Convention either, where talk was of naturalised Subjects who had at some time made oaths of allegiance to a foreign power, or who were not described as British Subjects but as Foreign Subjects.

    It’s also notable that the question never arose in relation to any MP even though the people who drafted the Constitution sat in the Parliament. Whatever the situation for Scottish aristocrats in the 18th century had been, by 1901 nationality was a unitary estate here and remained so for many decades.

  15. What kind of a question is that? Some 9yos get their video published on Qanda and that’s justification for asking the LOTO if under 12s should get the vote?

  16. The last thing Shorten should be doing is jumping through Liberal hoops.

    A complete distraction that only serves the Liberal Party and their supporters.

  18. People asking shorten to release documents and claiming it is shifty are butt hurt greens and coalition supporters.

  20. If a wedding entertainer doesn’t want to play at a gay wedding, nobody is going to force them to. Seriously WTF?

    Qanda is channeling the crazy Republicans.

  28. PeeBee:

    The wedding entertainer needs to worry about his business after he’s made a total ass of himself on national TV! If he’s lucky he’ll be begging the gays to play at their weddings. 😆

  36. David Crowe @CroweDM
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    8m
    Abbott: “If you don’t like the direction of the country, vote no.”
    Shorten: “If you don’t like the direction of the country, vote Labor.”

  44. alias @ #754 Monday, August 21st, 2017 – 9:45 pm

    Sorry but Shorten looks really shifty refusing to release documents. After Tony Jones finally got a “no” out of Shorten that he would not release his documents, Shorten adopted a classically defensive body posture.. arm across stomach, leaning forward. Terrible, terrible, terrible.

    sounds like a bit of a train wreck

  45. Thanks everyone.

    I don’t understand why Labor can’t undo the Liberal mess of the NBN and revert to fibre, fibre, fibre.

  49. I appreciate Shorten is trying to not give one liners and empty slogans but I still would like to see him give some clearer answers.

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