The Australian reports the latest Newspoll has the Coalition’s two-party lead unchanged at 51-49, with both major parties down a point on the primary vote, the Coalition to 42% and Labor to 34%. The Greens are up two to 12% and One Nation are down one to 4%. Scott Morrison’s approval is unchanged at 66%, and his disapproval is down one to 29%; Anthony Albanese is respectively down three to 41% and up one to 38%. Morrison’s lead as preferred prime minister is now 56-26, out from 56-29. The BludgerTrack leadership trends (see also on the sidebar) have been updated with these numbers. The poll was conducted online from Wednesday to Saturday, from a sample of 1512.
UPDATE: The Australian has helpfully published a PDF display of all the poll results, including for a suite of questions on coronavirus and its foreign policy implications. Opinion was divided as to whether the World Health Organisation (34% positive, 32% negative) and United Nations (23% positive, 21% negative) had had a beneficial impact on the crisis, but quite a lot clearer in relation to “Xi Jinping and the Chinese government” (6% positive, 72% negative) and “Donald Trump and the United States government” (9% positive, 79% negative). Further results are available through the link.
Greens up a solid 2. Bandt is on fire.
nath @ #1 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 9:42 pm
He thinks he is a Buddhist Monk!?!
Well, all I’ll say is, that looks like an election losing lead for the Coalition right there. 😀
Those who believe the Greens are imploding or will implode are kidding themselves.
C@tmomma says:
Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 9:45 pm
Well, all I’ll say is, that looks like an election losing lead for the Coalition right there.
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And that is one of the reasons why we will never team up and clean up in a Vegas raid.
Pegasus @ #4 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 9:46 pm
Labor supporters – whose vote share is going nowhere – have to believe this, or else acknowledge that their entire strategy is falling apart 🙁
https://www.smh.com.au/national/all-pain-no-gain-liberal-heartland-revolts-against-proposed-road-tunnel-20200604-p54zk3.html
Another bad idea gets built…
Why wasn’t Adam Bandt a choice for preferred PM in this poll?
William I’d like a thorough piece on why the Greens are so ascendant in Melbourne but have been so disappointing in Sydney. Especially considering that in 2004 the Sydney electorate recorded the highest vote for the party in the country. You could call it ‘A Tale of Two Cities’. Is it demographics, incumbency, wtf is going up there?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jun/07/renewable-energy-stimulus-three-times-as-many-australia-jobs-fossil-fuels-coronavirus-economic-recovery
Bleedin’ obvious…
Why wasn’t Adam Bandt a choice for preferred PM in this poll?
Because he can only be a candidate for PM if the Greens get over 25% of the vote and therefore the possibility of over a handful of seats.
“Greens up a solid 2. Bandt is on fire.”… Useless sacrifice, unless that 12% goes straight to the ALP on second preferences…
Tony Abbott has been made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) “for eminent service to the people and Parliament of Australia, particularly as prime minister, and through significant contributions to trade, border control, and to the Indigenous community” #auspol
A congaline of forelock tuggers …..
The list includes former prime minister Tony Abbot, former NSW premier Mike Baird, former Victorian premier Denis Napthine and former federal Liberal ministers Philip Ruddock and Bronwyn Bishop. The Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) list includes former Nationals senator Ron Boswell and one-time Liberal Party honorary treasurer Andrew Burnes, the chief executive of Helloworld Travel, it includes only one senior Labor figure, Graham Richardson.
So, ScuMo and his gang, with the help of the usual mainstream media, are working extra hard to make this government sound “brilliant” in their response to the bushfires, “brilliant” in their response to coronavirus, “brilliant” in their response to China…. I mean, according to the MSM it’s “brilliance” everywhere in the Coalition….. Result: just 51% in the 2PP….
Not very brilliant, actually….
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/06/nsw-government-abandons-plan-for-air-pollution-policy-after-five-years-of-planning
Hmmm…
Sort of reflective of the Liberal boys club…
Two out of the three Australians named Companions of the Order of Australia are female, but there are only 13 women compared with 37 men in the next category on the honours list, the Officer of the Order of Australia. As a result, women make up only 28 per cent of those in the top two categories of the civilian list.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/queen-s-birthday-2020-honours-the-full-list-of-this-year-s-winners-20200607-p550cd.html
sprocket_ @ #13 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 8:07 pm
What?????
No PoliPedal!!!!
“Tony Abbott has been made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)”…
Yep, it’s ScuMo’s message to Tony: Now that you have got your accolade, would you please just go away, never to be seen again?…. ScuMo knows that Tony can white-ant both from inside and outside Parliament….
https://www.smh.com.au/national/queen-s-birthday-2020-honours-the-full-list-of-this-year-s-winners-20200607-p550cd.html
nath @ #9 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 10:02 pm
We’re the Smart State. 🙂
sprocket_ @ #14 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 8:08 pm
They need a new category, an OR
Order of Rorters
Barney in Tanjung Bunga @ #22 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 10:14 pm
Well, it’s their country now.
Bronwyn Bishop, for services to the helicopter industry and killing the ratings on SkyFoxNews.
Alpo @ #19 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 10:13 pm
In that case Mundo hopes he sticks around.
nath @ #5 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 9:56 pm
I know, I’m too cryptic. You’d never be able to read my hand signals. 🙂
Fyi, at 51-49, that was considered an election winning lead for Labor before the 2019 election. It turned out not to be. So, 51-49 for the Coalition, means they’re going to lose! 😉
“Greens up a solid 2. Bandt is on fire.”
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He sure is. Always nice to see One Nation on the slide too.
“Graham Frederick RICHARDSON
NSW
For distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Australia, to the media as a political commentator, and through philanthropic support for a range of community organisations.”
sprocket_ @ #24 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 10:16 pm
Don’t forget for services to kerosene and baths. 🙂
sprocket_ @ #24 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 8:16 pm
Were there any to kill?
nath @ #1 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 9:42 pm
Not burning as brightly as Albo though!!!!…oh, wait…
Good to see Richo get his 30 pieces of silver, for services to Rupert
“Those who believe the Greens are imploding or will implode are kidding themselves.”….
Who believes that exactly?…. The Greens are the party that most closely represents environmentalism, who in his/her mind is expecting that the environment will disappear from the conscience of the voters?
The Greens are not disappearing, but they won’t form government anywhere either…. They are important in the HofR through their second preferences, and they can grab a bit of power in the Senate.
Scrooter 56, Albo 26.
Steady as she goes.
Albo’s got this!!!!
Scrooter is toast!
Toast I tells ya!!!!
Denis Napthine, for services to the lobster industry through getting ‘boned’ by Matthew Guy
On the bright side, we can’t beat the fuckers but we can make fun of them!!! Nah nah nah!! Scrooter is a pooh face who eats snails!!!
Take that!!!! Bwahahahahahahhaha
Chutzpah:
“ Former prime minister Tony Abbott has praised his government’s tough budget savings for helping to prepare Australia for the coronavirus crisis, as he accepts the nation’s top civilian honour for his services to the country.”
Mike Baird, for services to the dishlickers and the Packer family
Why didn’t Andrew Robb get a gong?
‘Former prime minister Tony Abbott has praised his government’s tough budget savings for helping to prepare Australia for the coronavirus crisis, as he accepts the nation’s top civilian honour for his services to the country.’
Hello, Labor, see, that’s how it’s done.
sprocket_ @ #38 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 10:23 pm
No, for being a member of the ruling elite. The LNP.
Kerry Stokes and Gretel Packer get gongs – this is high society- with Morrison rubbing the nations nose in Imperial Honours
mundo is pushing for a gong, for services to tedious repetition of sardonic tropes
Night falls over Morristan.
Goodnight Morristanians.
Know that Scrooter watches over each and every one of us as we slumber. Even Albo…and Tanya, and Jim, and Penny, and Tony..they’re all precious to Scrooter.
Tomorrow is a new day!
A new glorious day,
in Morristan!
sprocket_ @ #43 Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 10:30 pm
Mundo copes in Mundo’s own way Sprocko.
This time the Newspoll article includes a pdf link embedded in it, which should open for you even if you can’t usually open The Australian’s articles.
https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/blob/78ef8082c2d09c33d549f553ad797bc1
Worth a look for the secondary topic questions.
Why Hawke government minister and Labor stalwart Graham Richardson voted Liberal
https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/why-hawke-government-minister-and-labor-stalwart-graham-richardson-voted-liberal/news-story/84e6ca7c19ceb42047f4d98e49e791d4
““For the first time in my life I voted one Liberal,” he revealed on Sky News last night.
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“We have to show people that there’s nothing like looking after people at home. There’s plenty of people who need looking after,” he told broadcaster Alan Jones.
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Richardson said politicians needed to prioritise the needs of people in Australia before shifting their attention to global or niche issues.
It was a reference to Dr Phelps, who fought for action on climate change and the treatment of offshore refugees during her brief stint in parliament.
Too much attention was being paid to “tales of woe from people who’ve never done a thing for this country”, Richardson said.
“That’s why I voted for Sharma in Wentworth and not for Phelps.”
Can anyone seriously see Labor governing in their own right ever again …?
34% primary suggests the knives will be out for Albanese…
mundo is but a hatchling compared to the parrot terror birds.
Pegasus says:
Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 10:38 pm
Why Hawke government minister and Labor stalwart Graham Richardson voted Liberal
https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/why-hawke-government-minister-and-labor-stalwart-graham-richardson-voted-liberal/news-story/84e6ca7c19ceb42047f4d98e49e791d4
““For the first time in my life I voted one Liberal,” he revealed on Sky News last night.
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“We have to show people that there’s nothing like looking after people at home. There’s plenty of people who need looking after,” he told broadcaster Alan Jones.
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Richardson said politicians needed to prioritise the needs of people in Australia before shifting their attention to global or niche issues.
It was a reference to Dr Phelps, who fought for action on climate change and the treatment of offshore refugees during her brief stint in parliament.
He certainly voted LibHeavy rather than LibLite or LibKin. I’m sure I heard him whisper ‘Fuck the LibKin’.