The Australian reports the latest Newspoll has Labor’s lead at 51-49, in from 52-48 three weeks ago, from primary votes of Labor 32% (down one), Coalition 37% (up one), Greens 13% (up one) and One Nation 7% (up one). Personal ratings are little changed, with Anthony Albanese up one on approval to 44% and steady on disapproval at 51%, Peter Dutton steady at 37% and up one to 52%, and Albanese’s lead as preferred prime minister out from 47-35 to 48-34. The poll was conducted Monday to Friday from a sample of 1223.
Australia’s AUKUS $$ to create 1000 jobs!
In Britain.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/25/australia-aukus-funding-uk-jobs-rolls-royce
Kirsdarke says Monday, March 25, 2024 at 9:32 pm
How about this one?
“Australia’s AUKUS $$ to create 1000 jobs!
In Britain.”
It is a big big target they’ll be hoping Dutton doesn’t shoot at.
“Three guesses as to which one is the most fuel efficient.”
Not this one.
‘Slightly movement away from Labor on voting intention amid an overall static result from Newspoll.’
Guardian Essential poll now accentuates a movement away from Labor — not in a static way:
‘… the opposition appears to have retained an edge in two-party preferred terms with 50% of voters planning to vote for the Coalition versus 44% for Labor while 6% remain undecided.
‘Excluding undecided voters, the Coalition leads Labor 53% to 47%, up from 50-50 earlier in March, indicating the results are volatile but trending in the opposition’s direction.’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/26/guardian-essential-poll-only-29-of-voters-support-more-public-funding-of-election-candidates
(Interestingly, I think that’s the first time I’ve seen Essential’s ‘2PP plus’ number converted to a conventional 2PP result in a report: 50/44/6 becoming 53-47. Maybe they’re working their way back to the customary measure?)
More from Essential: line ball on leaders’ approval:
‘Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s approval ratings are largely unchanged. Both have a -3% net favourability rating, with 35% of people polled giving Albanese a negative rating of between 0 and 3 on a 10 point scale, and 32% a positive rating of 7 to 10. For Dutton, 34% rated him negatively and 31% positively.’
Also from Essential:
‘… respondents were asked about a suite of electoral reforms. A majority supported:
• Ensuring the content of political adverts is truthful (73%)
• Real time reporting of donations to political parties (64%)
• Caps on the value of donations companies or individuals can give to political parties (61%).’
***
‘Respondents weren’t enthusiastic about increased public funding to reduce reliance on donations, with 29% in favour, 35% opposed and 36% neither supporting nor opposing.’
Meanwhile, in the Deep North:
‘A controversial former One Nation candidate who has won the backing of conspiracy theorists and is banned from stepping foot in Queensland parliament is likely to become the next mayor of Townsville.’
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/26/backed-by-5g-truthers-exiled-from-one-nation-banned-from-parliament-now-troy-thompson-looks-set-to-be-townsvilles-mayor
‘A Texas man has legally changed his name to Literally Anybody Else and announced he is running for US president in the 2024 election.’
🙂
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/25/texas-name-change-election-candidate
And Rishi Rich hits a Blackpool rock:
‘Rishi Sunak is to face another tricky byelection in the coming weeks after the former Conservative backbencher Scott Benton quit parliament before the conclusion of a recall petition among his constituents.
‘The Blackpool South MP was facing likely ejection from the Commons after he was suspended for 35 days over his role in a lobbying scandal …’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/25/tory-mp-scott-benton-quits-triggering-new-byelection-headache-for-rishi-sunak
Essential translation : the bell is tolling for Albo!
New thread.
“ Essential translation : the bell is tolling for Albo!”
More pegging. I actually think SteelyDan might have to lend you a hand mate. Your bludging is now at that pitiful phase.