As we pull into the final week of the campaign, it’s time to take a look at where various issues might be biting.
Electors
Same old same old: Morgan
The weekend before the party launches Coalition primary support was unchanged on 39% while Labor’s was up three points to 48, according to the latest face to face Morgan Poll, writes Christian Kerr.
Australia revealed: Punters pals
Today, we thought we’d drilling down into data from Roy Morgan Research to see which politicians are the punters’ pals – to see how the race-going public votes and compare their voting intentions with people who chose other entertainment option, writes Christian Kerr.
Then suddenly, the polls got interesting
To round off a day when too many polls are barely enough, a Morgan telephone poll shows the election announcement has boosted Coalition support.
Government regains some ground: Morgan poll
Coalition support is up, according to the latest face to face polling from Roy Morgan Research, but there won’t be much in the way of celebrations. They’ve only regained some lost ground. The Coalition camp is still besieged, writes Christian Kerr.
PM says he’s going, Coalition vote improves
The Coalition’s primary vote is up by 3.5 points in the wake of John Howard’s announcement he will hand over the prime ministership at some stage during the next term if he wins the forthcoming election, the latest Morgan Poll has found.
A hard look at the soft Labor vote
Just who are the soft Labor voters we list in every Morgan Poll – those voters who say they intend to support the ALP, but also believe that the country is headed in the right direction?
Labor leads 60/40: Morgan Poll
After last week’s swerve to the right, the latest Morgan Poll has Labor heading towards a solid election win.
Union power a party divide: Morgan
Union power and voting intentions - a new Morgan Poll puts the numbers together. By Christian Kerr.
Howard … you got us into this
An increased majority of Australian electors say John Howard should continue as Prime Minister and contest his fifth federal election as Liberal leader, a new Morgan Poll has found.
Leadership tension sinks government vote: Morgan
Coalition primary support is down significantly in the wake of leadership sniping and the recent interest rate rise, according the latest face to face Morgan Poll.
Rates up, government vote down: Morgan
The Labor Party would win in a landslide if an election was held now, according to the latest telephone Morgan Poll. Morgan’s is the first major polling since Wednesday’s interest rate rise. Christian Kerr investigates. Meanwhile, here also is Richard Farmer’s Crikey Federal Election Indicator.
ALP lead steady despite Haneef: Morgan
The numbers are in, but what do they tell us about today and the future? Well, the government’s primary votes support remains unchanged on 40.5%, six and a half points behind the ALP (47%, down 0.5%), according to the latest face-to-face Morgan polling.
4.5% gain: Morgan Poll puts government on the up
While it might offend our subscribers’ sensibilities, Crikey understands that Coalition polling has indicated the Haneef affair has been playing well with punters. That’s been backed up by the latest poll from Roy Morgan Research.
Time for a change: Morgan Poll
Why do electors choose the parties they choose? Some answers for what’s making the difference for voters, thanks to Morgan qualitative research.
Howard’s real emergency: Morgan Poll down 1%
The government’s primary vote has dropped 1% to 36%, in the first face-to-face Morgan Poll since Prime Minister John Howard declared indigenous child abuse in the Northern Territory a “national emergency” has found. Primary support for the ALP has risen 2.5% to 50.5%.
