The fortnightly Essential Research poll is one of the more encouraging sets of recent polling numbers for Labor, finding them up three on the primary vote to 32% with the Coalition up one to 34%, the Greens down two to 11%, One Nation down one to 7%, and the undecided component steady at 7%. Labor has its nose back in front on the pollster’s 2PP+ measure, up one to 47% with the Coalition down two to 46% and the remainder undecided. Anthony Albanese also improves on the monthly leadership ratings, up three on approval to 43% and down three on disapproval to 46%, while Peter Dutton is up one on approval to 42% and down one on disapproval 41%.
Also featured are some particularly interesting results on US politics, including a finding that Donald Trump was viewed more favourably in the survey period than he had been after the 2020 election (but before January 6). Trump was viewed favourably by 36% and unfavourably 56%, compared with 20% and 72% in 2020, and 23% felt Australia’s relationship with the United States would improve under Trump compared with 37% who felt it would worsen, the corresponding results last time being 7% and 63%.
A very occasional series of questions on unions suggests they are strongly supported, with 64% rating them important to working people today and 26% rating them unimportant, respectively up four points and two points, and a 63-37 split recorded in favour of them being good for the economy over bad. A third of respondents felt Labor was too close to the unions, another third felt the balance was about right, 10% thought they weren’t close enough, and the remainder weren’t sure. Labor scored higher than the Coalition on a series of questions involving the rights of workers, including a slight edge on the question of “ensuring unions are operating ethically”, with Labor favoured by 27% and the Coalition favoured by 23%. The poll was conducted Wednesday to Sunday from a sample of 1137.
The weekly Roy Morgan poll has Labor leading 50.5-49.5 on its respondent-allocated two-party measure, and by 51-49 when it applies preference flows from 2022. The primary votes are Labor 30.5% (down one), Coalition 37.5% (down two), Greens 13% (steady) and One Nation 6.5% (up one-and-a-half). The poll was conducted Monday to Sunday from a sample of 1652.
You give him too much credit Boerwar.
Thank god the only thing he ever went war against were some heritage listed buildings he and his Artie buddies took care of during wargame exercises …
Boerwarsays:
Friday, August 2, 2024 at 7:28 pm
Some peeps may have noticed. Others not.
The IDF is increasingly being penetrated by extreme religionists. These are aligned with the West Bank ‘settler/invaders’. The ethical codes that underpinned the old IDF, and upon which FUBAR bases his case, are under active threat.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/israel-military-religion/
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That’s a fairly accurate assessment of what i was trying to get across in some earlier posts. I suspect it is a bit of a lottery on the Gaza battlefield for the civilians. If you get an old IDF ideology unit. You probably will be ok. If you get a religious nutter unit. You should have risked running.
FUBAR says Friday, August 2, 2024 at 6:23 pm
Nope. And no one ever said being a soldier was easy, especially when operating in a complex and dangerous environment. But there does appear to be a pattern of behaviour.
Their ABC platforming a Tory shill ( he has done work for them and is a former head of the ABCC) deridiing the CMFEU. Guess what? Some bikies are members of the union? Guess what? Some member s have engaged in criminal behaviour? So, no business owners in the building industry are bikers? No business owners in the building industry have had crimainal convictions? Why is this not being investigated? Plus, if the union has been taking bribes, who has been offering them? This smacks of piss weak federal Labor. By default, the Grouper right have fallen into line supporting the right wing orthodoxy. Pathetic! The likes of the CMFEU have no need for federal Labor… they catch and kill their own,.
Borewar sribbled, “Some peeps may have noticed. Others not.
The IDF is increasingly being penetrated by extreme religionists. These are aligned with the West Bank ‘settler/invaders’. The ethical codes that underpinned the old IDF, and upon which FUBAR bases his case, are under active threat.”
No shit! Really?
Can those of you who haven’t been behaving yourselves please start doing so now.
You could bet your last $ the latest CFMEU atrocity is only the tip of the iceberg.
Tony Burke’s portfolio until the other day.
Must be Albo’s looming replacement.
clem attleesays:
Friday, August 2, 2024 at 7:40 pm
Their ABC platforming a Tory shill
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I saw that too. The reporter did ask the “Tory shill” what about companies paying the bribes. The “Tory shill” basically said it understandable they will pay bribes. The illegal activity is only really being carried out by those asking for the bribe. Unfortunately the reporter failed to follow up on that question and allowed his statement, excusing companies paying bribes to stand. No wonder the ABCC failed. With corrupt people like that Tory shill in charge. If you want to stamp out corruption both those giving and receiving bribes must be prosecuted. The idea that building companies paying bribes should be exempt. Smells of corruption and the old ABCC sounds like it was up to its neck init.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-04/australian-public-service-commissioner-john-lloyd-resigns/9832410
https://ipa.org.au/author/johnlloyd
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/corruption_at_the_apsc_john_lloy
clem attlee says:
This smacks of piss weak federal Labor. By default, the Grouper right have fallen into line supporting the right wing orthodoxy. Pathetic! The likes of the CMFEU have no need for federal Labor… they catch and kill their own,.
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‘We catch and kill our own’ was the motto of the Painters & Dockers, so probably appropriate in this case.
Clem at Lee-
“ Their ABC platforming a Tory shill ( he has done work for them and is a former head of the ABCC) deridiing the CMFEU. Guess what? Some bikies are members of the union? Guess what? Some member s have engaged in criminal behaviour? So, no business owners in the building industry are bikers? No business owners in the building industry have had crimainal convictions? Why is this not being investigated? Plus, if the union has been taking bribes, who has been offering them? This smacks of piss weak federal Labor. By default, the Grouper right have fallen into line supporting the right wing orthodoxy. Pathetic! The likes of the CMFEU have no need for federal Labor… they catch and kill their own,.”
+1
Anyhoo, I just dropped in to say that I would pull together the Dawn Patrol for BK. Unless anyone objects.
Today Albo was very concerned about a wider war in the Middle East. He said Hamas and Hezbollah should not escalate. Does he mean that they should not kill leaders and negotiators in other peoples counties.
C@tmommasays:
Friday, August 2, 2024 at 9:06 pm
Anyhoo, I just dropped in to say that I would pull together the Dawn Patrol for BK. Unless anyone objects.
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Go for it C@t. Big shoes, but am sure you will be a worthy replacement.
Butchersays:
Friday, August 2, 2024 at 9:09 pm
Today Albo was very concerned about a wider war in the Middle East. He said Hamas and Hezbollah should not escalate. Does he mean that they should not kill leaders and negotiators in other peoples counties.
No. Leaders and negotiators…give me a break.
Fears of another disastrous federal Liberal campaign in Victoria have sparked a push to dump state leader John Pesutto as he battles a $2m defamation action from expelled former colleague Moira Deeming.
Former tennis star turned MP Sam Groth, who is being mooted as a potential replacement, met former prime minister John Howard in Sydney on Friday as part of a series of meetings with party elders and high-profile community leaders, seeking advice on progressing his career.
There is dismay in the parliamentary Liberal Party about the impact of the Deeming court case but MPs are split over how to respond as Victoria crumbles under record debt, multibillion-dollar major project blowouts and soaring taxes.
Liberal powerbrokers said it was widely accepted Mr Pesutto would lose the leadership if the court case went against him. However, multiple sources said Mr Pesutto would fight on until the Federal Court judgment and had no plans to surrender the leadership.
His survival will hinge on whether he can successfully defend the case which was brought by Mrs Deeming after she was dumped for attending a women’s issues rally in Melbourne last year that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis.
The fallout from the rally, her expulsion and the legal action has crippled the Victorian Liberal Party for 18 months and was blamed for reducing support for the federal Coalition in the Aston by-election last year, a claim denied by Mr Pesutto and his supporters. The brouhaha has also reduced Mrs Deeming’s support in the parliamentary party, with MPs tired of their messaging being drowned out by the battle.
Mrs Deeming has strong support from many party members but if a vote among her former parliamentary peers were held today on her returning to the party-room, multiple sources said she would lose. “There is white hot anger about how this dispute has festered,’’ one MP said.
Supporters of Peter Dutton are scrambling to keep the federal leader away from the leadership turbulence in Victoria over the court case and some state MPs have bristled at the thought of Canberra “meddling” in Victorian matters. “Peter has no interest in being part of this,’’ a senior federal MP said. Another senior federal MP said: “They (state MPs) hate us putting the oar in.’’
Backers of Mr Groth have been canvassing senior Liberals but the 36-year-old is not guaranteed of majority party support, with any ballot likely to be contested by shadow treasurer Brad Rowswell, although he is not overtly pushing for change. A third possible leadership option is frontbencher Brad Battin, though he would want to be drafted into the position rather than being involved in a bloody execution.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/john-pesutto-peril-knives-poised-for-victorian-liberal-leader/news-story/36e07fede30d60d5a7104d1771585746?amp
Taylormade @ #716 Friday, August 2nd, 2024 – 9:14 pm
Thanks, Taylormade. I just thought I’d ask because I thought there’d be someone who’d object because it was me. 🙁
Have you been watching the Olympic Surfing events? That surf break in Tahiti is fantastic!
Can we please stop weaponising the Israel.Hamas war to slag off at ANY political party in Australia. Or Maybe William could start a separate thread for this issue. It’s getting very toxic on PB and putting some off engaging with the live thread. Just a suggestion. Don’t shoot the messenger.
I suspect our lord and saviour is very open to that sandman, as he has gently reminded us earlier tonight the rules and expectations on the conflict.
PB’s should read the Hamas doctrines. So much crazy…but Article 8 sums it up.
Article 8
Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes.
I am happy to put down my arms and post in peace. I will see how that goes.
I see not everyone got the message…
Whistle blower about racism against Collingwood ceo Craig Kelly gets sacked. Don’t blow the whistle in this country.
Butcher says:
Friday, August 2, 2024 at 9:09 pm
Today Albo was very concerned about a wider war in the Middle East. He said Hamas and Hezbollah should not escalate. Does he mean that they should not kill leaders and negotiators in other peoples counties.
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I note that President Joe Biden also remarked that the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh would “not help”. Mot surprisingly, the Netanyahu government is not interested in a ceasefire, bringing the hostages home or anything approaching a settlement. Netanyahu just wants to keep the fighting going for as long as possible.
I’m glad our foreign minister continued her attacks on the Israeli government over the deaths of the six aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankom. Penny Wong also repeated Albo’s statement that the crushing of Hamas should not be at the expense of killing thousands of innocent Gazans.
How disappointing, though not surprising, to hear Peter Dutton, just back from a suckholing visit to Israel, condemn the Australian government for inquiring into the deaths of the aid workers. Apparently we should have just taken the Israeli government’s word for what happened. Just like we should have just accepted Russia’s word for the downing of the MH17 over Ukraine.
Steelydan says:
Friday, August 2, 2024 at 9:51 pm
PB’s should read the Hamas doctrines. So much crazy…but Article 8 sums it up.
Article 8
Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes.
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Quite right Steelydan. Hamas and other Islamic extremists are a bunch of crazies.
But so too are some cabinet ministers in the Israeli government. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are members of a far right religious party who have advocated for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the West Bank and wholesale colonisation of those lands with Jewish settlers.
That’s largely why they have blocked whatever moves there have been to bring about a ceasefire and the return of Israeli hostages.
It’s unfortunate that extremist voices on both sides seem to be the loudest and clearest at the moment. Supporters of Israel and Palestine both have a responsibility to call for the rights of both peoples to be respected and advanced. The only path forward is a two-state solution, which must be worked for no matter how long or hard it takes.
Hey butcher….
You forgot to mention that the whistle blower was demanding 250K large to keep quiet about the alleged events……… otherwise I’ll tell
Mmmmm blackmail anyone.
Netanyahu wants to draw US into a major war against Iran. This is not new.
Butcher @ #726 Friday, August 2nd, 2024 – 9:51 pm
So will I.
Mr money –
How about craig Kelly puts you in a room with 250k and a possum
Has that got something to with extortion
I’m at a loss ………
Sandmansays:
Friday, August 2, 2024 at 9:36 pm
Can we please stop weaponising the Israel.Hamas war to slag off at ANY political party in Australia. Or Maybe William could start a separate thread for this issue. It’s getting very toxic on PB and putting some off engaging with the live thread.
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Agreed – Has been a toxic week on PB, but Israel/Hamas is not the reason.
We have our own domestic problems to worry about first primarily around housing and declining standards of living. We need to get our own house in order before we start bothering on problems on the other side of the world that we have no control or say over.
One for the early risers.
Mars and Jupiter are heading for a conjunction on August 15 (which probably means it will be cloudy.)
Still worth a look. e.g.:
https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240814_20_100&town=2147714
UK cartoons and other miscellany
Ben Jennings
Dennis Goris
Stokoe
Benjamin Slyngstad
Dave Brown
[After Al Jolson Orange face rather than black face]
See Swanee by Al Jolson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPEtnyg6sn0
Ben Jennings
Graeme Bandiera
[After many months refusing to lower interest rate #AndrewBailey throws caution to the wind, as inflation slows to 2%. It actually feels like summer. #RachelReeves must feel like a lucky gal #BankofEngland]
Christian Adams
[Christian Adams: More than twice as many Britons want #KamalaHarris rather than #DonaldTrump to be the next US #President according to a new poll.]
Andy Davey
Ella Baron
Banx
Banx
The triathlon finally held in the Seine
Martin Rowson
Leo Alcaraz
K.J. Lamb
Mike Seddon
Kent Tayler
Ellis Rosen
Mark Parisi
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Stolen from the internet
Private Eye
Simon Holmes à Court
“thanks @australianfor boosting this message.Maybe @LiberalAus should be suing
@lindareynoldswa for damning the party’s reputation?
C@t,
Bonjour de la France.
Thanks in advance for you taking in the dawn patrol.
I hope the move has worked well, and you are enjoying your new home.
NYT
Navalny Couldn’t Be Freed Until Gershkovich Was Kidnapped. Gershkovich Couldn’t Be Freed Until Navalny Was Dead.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/opinion/evan-gershkovich-release.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Lovely cartoons, D&M. 😀
“Hello, I wish to register a complaint.”
Saya Sakakibara has delivered an all-time ride to claim gold for Aus in the BMX racing.
Kaylee McKeown gold in the 200m backstroke.
Cam McEvoy Gold 50m free.
It’s not just Sussan Ley, Peter Dutton is also on a five day tour of WA.
The West’s newish editor Christopher Dore is all in a lather, labelling him ‘Dutton Mark 1.1’.
The Dawn Patrol (Substitute) class, is on its way. I just had to catch up with Australia’s 3 gold medals at the Olympics overnight. Go the Aussies! 😀
At least Vladimir Kara Murza wasn’t also murdered in the gulags by Putin.
“For Ramallah to Bethlehem, with no traffic for an Israeli Jew, it can be 35 minutes, no traffic.
No traffic, of course.
Yeah, nothing. Okay. For a Palestinian, you can’t go through Jerusalem, so you’re taking this what’s called Wadi Nahr, which is a terrible set of by-pass roads with hairpin turns, and you would go all the way around like this to get to Bethlehem.
Two hours. And it will be two hours. Whereas the Israeli is just going to go straight through.
We weren’t making small talk about the traffic. In the West Bank, which road you’re allowed to use, where you’re allowed to go, and what identification card you have, these are just some of the aspects of the Israeli occupation, the architecture of the occupation. With the airstrikes from Hezbollah this week, and the assassination of a Hamas leader in Iran, the war in Gaza threatens still to become an even wider regional conflict.
We’re going to talk about one of the most intractable sources of this conflict, Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. The occupation began after the Six-Day War in 1967, when Israel seized control of the West Bank and Gaza. And[…]”
From The New Yorker Radio Hour: Israel’s Other Intractable Conflict (Part 1), 3 Aug 2024
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/id1050430296?i=1000664168919
What a lovely bunch of cracker cartoons.
Thanks D&M
#weatheronPB
The noisy welcome,
of birds fills the empty sky.
“Hello sun!” they cry.
I like this welcome,
to yet another cold start,
to a brilliant day.
Gina’s money is bankrolling many of our Olympic sports.
She is in France getting a tan.
Brittany Higgins is a climate issue now?
But still being victimised by the Caring Classes, dignity and autonomy only for toffs, eh?
Re Goll @7:53. “ What a lovely bunch of cracker cartoons.
Thanks D&M”.
Seconded.
Former President Donald Trump’s newest excuse for why he won’t debate Vice President Kamala Harris just doesn’t have the numbers to back it up.
During an interview on Fox Business Friday morning, host Maria Bartiromo asked Trump if he would consider going head-to-head with Harris.
“Well, I want to. And we’re leading in the polls, it seems, by quite a bit, still. She’s better than he is, but ultimately I think she’ll be worse than him,” Trump said, referring to President Joe Biden.
“I mean, right now I say, why should I do a debate?” Trump said. “I’m leading in the polls. And, everybody knows her, everybody knows me.”
Good morning, Bludgers. This is your lot for today. 🙂
No smiling matter: Chalmers’ inflation reprieve is hiding some economic frowns. The government and the country is not out of the inflation woods yet:
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/no-smiling-matter-chalmers-inflation-reprieve-is-hiding-some-economic-frowns-20240801-p5jyeh.html
The death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom was a result of the Israeli Defence Force’s “serious procedural failures”, an Australian special adviser report has found.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/death-of-australian-aid-worker-zomi-frankcom-result-of-israel-s-procedural-failures-20240802-p5jyuo.html
Nearly one in 10 cars sold in Australia in the 12 months to the end of April was an electric vehicle (EV). They made up 9.4 per cent of new car sales compared to 8.4 per cent in the same period of 2023 and 3.8 per cent the year before, according to the federal government’s National Electric Vehicle Strategy update released on Thursday.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/it-s-not-an-inner-city-thing-bowen-reveals-the-suburbs-leading-the-charge-to-evs-20240802-p5jytv.html
Most states already have this so the threat is hollow but the NSW Labor government will delay introducing its legislation to ban no-grounds evictions until next month in a bid to sell the reforms to landlords, who are warning that some investors will flee the state’s property market if the long-promised changes are introduced.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/the-nsw-electorates-with-the-most-renters-revealed-20240801-p5jyil.html
‘It ends up just being a bloodbath’: Why plucky, third player Rex Airlines came unstuck
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/it-ends-up-just-being-a-bloodbath-why-plucky-third-player-rex-airlines-came-unstuck-20240801-p5jyin.html
In just three months Bonza has collapsed and Rex is on the brink. What’s gone wrong?
Australian aviation appeared vibrant in 2023. But headwinds, not seen by the public, soon hit the two airlines that were pushing down ticket prices
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/03/in-just-three-months-bonza-has-collapsed-and-rex-is-on-the-brink-whats-gone-wrong
Peter Hartcher thinks Australia will need its own nuclear weapons if Donald Trump wins the US election. A bit alarmist maybe, but there you are.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/if-trump-returns-to-the-white-house-australia-may-need-its-own-nukes-20240801-p5jym8.html
Farrah Tomazin from America says that since his national debut, however, JD Vance has struggled to such an extent that some are now comparing him to Sarah Palin, the polarising and often-ridiculed running mate of 2008 Republican presidential candidate, John McCain.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-s-never-trump-veep-pick-could-trouble-fickle-us-voters-20240801-p5jyct.html
Kamala Harris on Friday said she was “honored” to have secured enough votes from delegates to become the Democratic presidential nominee, making her the first Black woman and person of south Asian heritage to lead a major party ticket.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/02/kamala-harris-secures-nomination-democrats
Melbourne is the only Australian capital to see a drop in house prices. What’s going on?
The Victorian city seems to be on a different trajectory to others – what might that mean for housing affordability?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/03/melbourne-house-prices-fall-data-why
And South Aussies are benefiting as Adelaide home prices could soon surpass Melbourne as Victorian capital slumps. Fall of 4.4% since peak in 2022 bucks broader trend, PropTrack finds, with national real estate prices 6.3% higher than a year ago
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/01/adelaide-house-prices-rise-above-melbourne-data
Karen Middleton writes that Anthony Albanese’s move to split ASIO across two departments has laid security and political tensions bare
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/03/albaneses-move-to-split-asio-across-two-departments-has-laid-security-and-political-tensions-bare
The Guardian podcast with George Brandis on the politics of creating and dissolving ministries
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2024/aug/03/george-brandis-on-the-politics-of-creating-and-dissolving-ministries
‘We have to make a new path,’ Albanese vows, returning to Garma festival after voice defeat
Prime minister to tell gathering he remains ‘committed to Makarrata’, as Malarndirri McCarthy hits back against Peter Dutton’s rejection of truth telling
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/03/we-have-to-make-a-new-path-albanese-vows-returning-to-garma-festival-after-voice-defeat
Leave Lebanon, the Australian government has urged its citizens, but some are determined to get in
Lebanese-Australian Sam Youchaa says Lebanon’s mentality is to stay calm – even when tensions are boiling over at the southern border
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/03/australian-citizens-lebanon-government-leave-warnings-news
A report reveals secret US inquiry into alleged 2016 Egyptian $10m gift to Trump
A Washington Post report details that an Egypt-linked group withdrew funds days before Trump’s inauguration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/02/trump-campaign-2016-egypt-investigation
And here is The Washington Post report to read for free:
https://wapo.st/3SxAkvO
On the recent prisoner swap the Kremlin admits Vadim Krasikov is a Russian state assassin
Spokesperson hints killer exchanged in prisoner swap was linked to Putin’s personal guard
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/02/kremlin-admits-vadim-krasikov-is-an-russian-state-assassin
Peter Greste writes on the prisoner swap deal, freedom for those unjustly imprisoned is indisputably wonderful news, even if it is way overdue, and the Biden administration deserves credit for its work in negotiating the deal. But this case could also set up an international precedent: journalists can be used as geopolitical bargaining chips.
https://theconversation.com/the-us-russia-prisoner-swap-shows-how-journalists-risk-being-used-as-geopolitical-bargaining-chips-236052
Only 15 known underwater internet cables connect Australia to the world – and they’re under threat from fishing boats, spies and natural disasters
https://theconversation.com/only-15-known-underwater-internet-cables-connect-australia-to-the-world-and-theyre-under-threat-from-fishing-boats-spies-and-natural-disasters-235772
From microbes to mammals: experts in glacial geomorphology tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt
https://theconversation.com/from-microbes-to-mammals-we-tracked-the-rapid-rise-of-new-ecosystems-as-glaciers-retreat-and-ice-sheets-melt-235687
Michelle Grattan talks to Teal, Zoe Daniel on political donations, representing Jewish voters and Kamala Harris’ prospects
https://theconversation.com/politics-with-michelle-grattan-teal-zoe-daniel-on-political-donations-representing-jewish-voters-and-kamala-harris-prospects-235518
The New Daily reports on food price relief in supermarkets, but ‘sticker shock’ risks persist
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2024/08/02/food-prices-inflation-2024
Also in The New Daily a report says this week, Adelaide City Council announced plans to transform 100 vacant spaces above retail and commercial premises into residential properties over the next two years.
The Adaptive Reuse City Housing Initiative will offer grants of $500,000 to partially fund adapting buildings up to four storeys tall into residential properties. The grants would help with expenses such as feasibility assessments and construction costs.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2024/08/02/housing-cbd-adelaide
In The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno reports on inflation scares and Albanese’s reshuffle
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2024/08/03/inflation-scares-and-albaneses-reshuffle
John Hewson asks, can Australia still become the Clever Country?
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2024/08/03/can-australia-still-become-the-clever-country
Richard Dennis believes there are no more safe seats
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2024/08/03/there-are-no-more-safe-seats
And I’m sure this one will excite controversy today. Rick Morton reports on navigating Australia’s employment services
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2024/08/03/navigating-broken-employment-services-system
Finally, as Australian authorities battle to contain an outbreak of avian influenza, they are braced for the possible arrival of a subtype that is devastating bird and mammal populations overseas.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/2024/08/03/authorities-race-combat-the-threat-bird-flu
Not a lot in the way of cartoons but here’s what I could find:
Alan Moir
Jon Kudelka
Fiona Katauskas
David Rowe
And a couple from Simon Letch
Enjoy!
Re Douglas & Milko @5:11.
That cartoon with the cookies is a neat summary of the Right-wing business model.
Thanks for the chocolates C@t.